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NIVA hosting ‘A Day at the Races’ – 2nd May!

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Are you and your team fed up with fighting the crowds for a bit of over-priced dried up turkey and ham at Christmas?  Why not show your appreciation to your team by treating them to a summer outing instead? Our perhaps its a good opportunity to catch up with friends.  The glorious, glamorous NIVA Day at the Races at the Down Royal ticks all the boxes.Come along to the Down Royal Race Course, Lisburn on the 2nd May for a great day out and you’ll receive:

*Full National Hunt Race Card

*£100 House of Fraser voucher for best dressed person

*Private suite for the use of our guests

*Tote betting facility & Guest Tipster

*Sweepstake in aid of charity

*2 course meal

Gates open 1 pm – First race 2.20pm

£65 per ticket To reserve individual tickets or a table of 10 please email [email protected] stating your name and number of tickets you require.  click here for full details and to view the flyer for this event

NIVA day at the races

 

David Church will be lecturing at the AVSPNI congress in May

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On Saturday 14th May David Church will be delivering lectures on Diabetes for both vets and nurses at the Small Animal congress at Lough Erne Resort, Enniskillen.  He will also speaking in some of the advance lectures on Understanding Calcium Disorders and Hypoadrenocorticism – the great pretender.

See David’s profile below:

David Church photo

David Church BVSc, PhD, MACVSc, MRCVS

David obtained his veterinary degree from The University of Sydney and after graduation and a short spell in practice he was appointed as a small animal clinical instructor there before enrolling in a PhD programme in the Faculty of Medicine looking at various aspects of the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus. He is now the Vice-Principal (Learning and Student Experience) at the Royal Veterinary College. He is an internationally recognised specialist in disorders of the endocrine system in dogs and cats. David’s current research interests are varied but include the underlying mechanism for the development and resolution of diabetes mellitus.

This is just a snapshot of David’s career here, to find out more visit the RVC website for a full profile.

To find out how to book this conference or to view the brochure click the links below:

click here to view brochure             SA Conf 16 Delegate Registration Form

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TB Strategic Partnership Group Interim Report

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For those of you that haven’t already seen it, here is the link to the TBSPG Interim Report.  The TB Strategic Partnership Group (TBSPG) is an independent high level advisory group which has been tasked by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development with developing a strategy and implementation action plan to effect a progressive and sustained reduction of TB in the cattle population here, with a view to eventual eradication. The Group is chaired by Mr Sean Hogan and is made up of five independent industry and stakeholder representatives plus two DARD ex-officio members.  The TBSPG was due to have produced its final report by now but has requested, and been granted, an additional extension on its deadline to submit its TB eradication strategy and implementation action plan.  The group wishes to secure input from external consultants, in particular to provide independent analysis of possible options and recommendations. The acquisition of the necessary consultancy advice requires advertisement at European level and the observation of specified time periods in the procurement process. This will mean that the consultants appointed will now be unlikely to complete their work before late May 2016.

https://www.dardni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/consultations/dard/tbspg-interim-report.pdf

If you have never been to Lough Erne Resort, this might be your opportunity!

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Come along to the AVSPNI Small Animal Conference on 13th & 14th May and enjoy a spot of luxury at Lough Erne Resort!

This beautiful resort style hotel has all the space that we need for the AVSPNI small animal conference in May, with a range of conference accommodation options to suit most budgets and location, food and service second to none.  As well as the beautiful hotel rooms Lough Erne has to offer, you may opt to stay in the luxury lodge style accommodation very close to the hotel itself which offers guests spacious rooms with excellent views, all with en suite bathrooms and large lounge areas.

Take a peek at the photos below to see what the luxurious lodge accommodation has to offer you.

How can I book? For more information on how to book this great weekend and to find out more about the lectures on offer for both Vets and Nurses click on the Brochure and registration form links below;

click here to view brochure

Delegate Registration Form

 

If you have never been to Lough Erne Resort, this might be your opportunity!

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Come along to the AVSPNI Small Animal Conference on 13th & 14th May and enjoy a spot of luxury at Lough Erne Resort!

This beautiful resort style hotel has all the space that we need for the AVSPNI small animal conference in May, with a range of conference accommodation options to suit most budgets and location, food and service second to none.  As well as the beautiful hotel rooms Lough Erne has to offer, you may opt to stay in the luxury lodge style accommodation very close to the hotel itself which offers guests spacious rooms with excellent views, all with en suite bathrooms and large lounge areas.

Take a peek at the photos below to see what the luxurious lodge accommodation has to offer you.

How can I book? For more information on how to book this great weekend and to find out more about the lectures on offer for both Vets and Nurses click on the Brochure and registration form links below;

click here to view brochure

Delegate Registration Form

 

A great turnout for Sue Randell’s Endocrine talk at VSSCo on 3rd March – notes from this talk available here!

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A full house at VSSCo last Thursday evening for Sue Randell’s talk on ‘Getting the Most Out of Your Blood Test Results in Dogs and Cats with Endocrine Disease.’
Diagnosing endocrine disease is seldom as easy as simply running an ACTH stimulation, T4/TSH level or a fructosamine level. Diagnosis requires astute interpretation of these results in the context of the clinical history, physical exam and minimum data base changes. There are many clues to be found in the minimum data base. Sue discussed some useful tips about what changes to look for, what these changes mean and when to worry about them.

Click here to view Sues’s notes from this talk – Biochemistry Changes in in Small Animals with Endocrine

Date of next meeting: 7th April—Stick injuries by Aidan McAlinden.  Don’t forget to register early as these meetings have limited spaces and places are allocated on a first come basis, if demand exceeds venue capacity we may move talk to a larger venue a few miles from VSSCo to ensure everyone gets hear this popular speaker!
E-MAIL: [email protected] to register now and don’t miss out!