VNJ Volume 41 (4) August 2026 | Page 5

BVNA CPD EVENT

LUNGWORM IN THE UK – THE ROLE OF THE RVN
Date 12 August 2026 Time 19:30 – 20:30 Location Online
• Speaker: Jenny Helm, BVMS, Cert SAM, Dip ECVIM-CA, FHEA, MRCVS, European specialist in small animal internal medicine, clinician in veterinary oncology
• Focus on the Angiostrongylus vasorum( lungworm) parasite, including preventing, diagnosing and treating infection. Worth 1 hour of online CPD
• Understand how to prevent and assess the risk factors for Angiostrongylus vasorum infection
• Recognise the common presenting clinical signs and disease patterns associated with infection
• Understand the methods available to diagnose lungworm infection, including in-house testing
Visit https:// bvna. org. uk / events / for further details of this course and other BVNA events
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