AVSPNI Autumn Conference 2026 brings specialist CPD and a weekend of veterinary networking to Lough Erne
Veterinary professionals from across Northern Ireland and beyond are invited to Lough Erne Resort, County Fermanagh,
from 23–25 October 2026 for the AVSPNI Autumn Conference 2026
– a weekend combining specialist farm and small animal CPD with networking, a vibrant trade exhibition and a packed social programme.
Set against the spectacular lakeside surroundings of Lough Erne Resort, this year’s conference offers dedicated lecture streams for both farm and small animal practitioners, delivered by recognised specialists with extensive clinical, academic and industry experience.
Farm vets can explore the theme of Transition, Nutrition & Herd Efficiency with RCVS Recognised Specialists in Cattle Health & Production John Cook and Jonathan Statham. The programme takes a practical look at the challenges that directly influence modern herd performance, from transition-cow management and heifer fertility to feeding strategies, herd efficiency and monitoring transition and resilience.
Cook brings extensive experience working directly with large dairy farms to identify barriers to health, fertility, and productive performance, while Statham combines three decades in clinical veterinary practice with senior academic, research, industry and animal health and welfare roles.
For small animal vets, the focus turns to Immune Mediated Disease & Blood Transfusions, led by Karen Humm, Associate Professor in Transfusion Medicine and ECC, and Craig Breheny, RCVS & European Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine.
The programme addresses the clinical questions practitioners face when managing some of their most challenging patients: how to investigate anaemia, when to transfuse red cells, how to monitor transfusions, when to use plasma and platelets, and what’s new in feline transfusion medicine. Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, immunosuppressive medication, anaphylaxis, pyrexia of unknown origin and rarer immune-mediated diseases are also on the agenda.
But the AVSPNI Autumn Conference is about more than time in the lecture theatre.
Delegates will have the opportunity to catch up with colleagues and exhibitors before enjoying a Saturday evening drinks reception, four-course dinner with wine and ceilidh with live band Haste to the Wedding.
Lough Erne Resort also offers golf, Watersports, spa, and gym facilities, while a children’s programme incorporating crafts, pizza making, golf and a Marble Arch Cave trip means delegates can turn their conference visit into a family weekend away.
With specialist CPD for two very different areas of veterinary practice, opportunities to meet colleagues and industry partners, and time to enjoy one of County Fermanagh’s best-known resort settings, AVSPNI Autumn Conference 2026 offers vets the chance to learn, reconnect and recharge – all in one weekend.
AVSPNI Autumn Conference 2026
23–25 October 2026
Lough Erne Resort, County Fermanagh
Registration is available via the conference QR code or through the Autumn Conference listing on the VetNI Events page.
Accommodation can be booked directly with Lough Erne Resort. Call 028 6632 3230, quoting AVSPNI Conference
Click HERE for Conference Brochure
Thanks to the Conference Partners
| Thanks to the Premium Sponsors | Thanks to all Exhibitors
