AVSPNI Spring Conference 2024
Filippo de Bellis
Filippo graduated in 2001 from the University of Bari in Italy. In 2003, he moved to the UK and worked at veterinary charity PDSA, followed in 2006 by a veterinarian residency at the Royal Veterinary College in dermatology. He was awarded the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ (RCVS) Certificate in Veterinary Dermatology in 2009 and went on to become a European College of Veterinary Dermatology Diplomate the following year.
Fiona McKeever
Fiona is completing a Residency in Veterinary Ophthalmology, and once she passes her Board exams she will be Ireland’s second specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology.
Natasha Mitchell
Natasha holds the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Ophthalmology. She is also a Veterinary Council of Ireland Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology, and a BVA eye panellist.
Jessica Herley
Jessica is a Veterinary Technician Specialist in emergency and critical care. Jessica’s main areas of interest include stabilisation of the emergency patient, to include management of the respiratory patient, patients in shock, anaesthesia for the critical patient & CPCR. Jessica also has an interest in human factors within veterinary medicine.
Laura Jones
Laura began nursing in 2007 in a small, GP branch clinic and became an RVN in early 2010. After working in a variety of first opinion, surgical referral and emergency clinics, Laura joined the internal medicine team at a newly opened referral centre as deputy head medicine nurse in 2015. Here, she fell in love with medicine, leading her to become a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2019. That same year, Laura moved to join The Ralph Referral Centre, where she now works as senior medicine nurse, leading and supporting the team of medicine nurses. After completing her VTS, Laura began a social media page and blog, Veterinary Internal Medicine Nursing. Through this platform, Laura provides accessible CPD to registered and student VNs, via her website, podcast, and social media. She lectures internationally, has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals, and created the Medical Nursing Academy – a community learning platform for nurses interested in medicine – in February 2023.
Jack Pye
Jack began his career in a “first opinion” practice where he developed a passion for progression. After successfully qualifying in 2018 Jack decided to pursue a new challenge at a small animal hospital in Norfolk, he worked solely in an emergency and critical care setting out of hours which is an area he enjoys. He gained his certificate in ECC in 2022 and has developed a passion to support other veterinary professionals to grow and enhance their skill sets. He has a specialist interest in ultrasonography and currently is an IMV Imaging ambassador and vet nurse consultant speaker. Jack regularly shares his experiences and new learnings by engaging with others on his social media platforms @Pye_rvn.
