Rachel Lumbis , MSc , BSc ( Hons ), PGCertMedEd , CertSAN , RVN , FHEA

WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee

Rachel qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2002 . She developed an interest in companion animal nutrition and completed the City & Guilds Certificate in Small Animal Nutrition in 2006 . She is a passionate advocate for correct nutrition and educates veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses on the subject , in the UK and overseas , as a member of the WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee and a past member of the European Veterinary Nutrition Educators Group . Rachel is a former lecturer in veterinary nursing and Course Director for the BSc and FdSc VN degree programmes at the Royal Veterinary College . She is currently embarking on a PhD .

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