Now entering its 10th year, Virtual Congress has quickly gained its reputation as THE place to go for online CPD/CE for vets globally. It’s the world’s largest and longest running online veterinary congress, with some of the best speakers on the most relevant veterinary topics.
As a huge thank you for being a part of our community, this year, you can look forward to a brand new free online veterinary festival from 17th – 22nd January. We can’t wait to share all of the amazing sessions with you.
Mon 17th Jan
19:00-20:00
RCVS – Mind Matters Initiative
Understanding the mind body link and how we can learn from it.
Dr Claire Gillvray
20:00-21:00
RCVS – Mind Matters Initiative
Living with the climate crisis: what do we need to know about eco anxiety, nature, wellbeing and resilience?
Catriona Mellor
Tue 18th Jan
20:00-21:00
Developing emotional intelligence in puppies
Sarah Heath BVSc Dip.ECAWBM(BM) CCAB FRCVS
Wed 19th Jan
14:00-17:00
Green Toolkit
How To Get Started
IVC Evidensia Sustainability Session
RCVS and Vet Futures Sustainability Webinar
19:00-21:00 Sustainability – The Green Awards and Keynote Speakers
Anthony Chadwick | Sponsored by Nationwide and IVC Evidensia
Thu 20th Jan
19:00-20:00 Hypercalcaemia in Dogs & Cats
Dr Stacey Newton | Sponsored by Nationwide
20:00-21:00 Basic Cytology
Trevor Whitbread | Sponsored by Nationwide
Fri 21st Jan
19:00-20:30
WikiVet – 101 Ways to Use Your Vet Degree!
Various
Sat 22nd Jan
10:00-12:00
Interactive case studies in diagnostic imaging
Mike Herrtage
Available from 10:00 A clinical perspective of foot and mouth disease.
Neil Sargison
Available from 10:00 Feline Lower Respiratory Tract disease – practical case-based treatment options
Danielle Gunn-Moore BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS, FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist
Available from 10:00 Feline Lower Respiratory Tract Disease – a practical look at the causes and diagnosis, including the increasingly prevalent infectious causes
Danielle Gunn-Moore BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS, FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist
Available from 10:00 Practical approach to neonatal lamb health.
Kate Hovers BVSc CertSHP MRCVS
Available from 10:00 Reducing feed wastage – keeping your clients in business
John Carr BVSc PhD DPM DiplECPHM MRCVS
Mark Howells M.A., Vet.M.B., D.B.R. (Dist.), M.R.C.V.S., Director
| Date | Time (GMT) | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 17th Jan | 19:00-20:00 |
RCVS - Mind Matters Initiative
Understanding the mind body link and how we can learn from it. |
Dr Claire Gillvray
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| 20:00-21:00 |
RCVS - Mind Matters Initiative
Living with the climate crisis: what do we need to know about eco anxiety, nature, wellbeing and resilience? |
Catriona Mellor | |
| Tue 18th Jan | 19:00-20:00 | Royal Canin Conversation Series: Cognitive dysfunction in the ageing pet – differences and similarities between cats and dogs | Florence Vessieres and Nathalie Dowgrey |
| 20:00-21:00 | ROYAL CANIN® Vet Services: Renal Detect - Early Detection of Cats at Risk of CKD | Marie Anne Hours | |
|
Wed 19th Jan Sustainability Summit |
14:00-17:00 |
Sustainability in Practice – using the Greener Veterinary Practice Checklist and making your pledge! Upskilling your practice IVC Evidensia Positive Pawprint Strategy Vet Futures - Sustainability in practice: how to reduce the environmental impact of veterinary surgery |
Justine Shotton and Becky Sedman April Sotomayor Sarah Heath & Alastair Cliff Zoe Halfacree, Ellie West & Susan Paterson |
| 19:00-21:00 | The Green Awards | Anthony Chadwick Sponsored by Nationwide and IVC Evidensia | |
| Thu 20th Jan | 19:00-20:00 | Hypercalcaemia in Dogs & Cats | Dr Stacey Newton Sponsored by Nationwide |
| 20:00-21:00 | Basic Cytology | Trevor Whitbread Sponsored by Nationwide | |
| Fri 21st Jan | 19:00-20:30 | WikiVet - 101 Ways to Use Your Vet Degree! | Various |
| Sat 22nd Jan | 10:00-12:00 | Interactive case studies in diagnostic imaging | Mike Herrtage |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | A clinical perspective of foot and mouth disease. | Neil Sargison | |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | Feline Lower Respiratory Tract Disease – a practical look at the causes and diagnosis, including the increasingly prevalent infectious causes | Danielle Gunn-Moore BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS, FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist | |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | Feline Lower Respiratory Tract disease – practical case-based treatment options | Danielle Gunn-Moore BSc(Hon), BVM&S, PhD, MANZCVS, FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist | |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | Practical approach to neonatal lamb health. | Kate Hovers BVSc CertSHP MRCVS | |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | Developing emotional intelligence in puppies | Sarah Heath | |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | Reducing feed wastage – keeping your clients in business |
John Carr BVSc PhD DPM DiplECPHM MRCVS Mark Howells M.A., Vet.M.B., D.B.R. (Dist.), M.R.C.V.S., Director |
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| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | A Practical guide to Equine abdominal ultrasonography | Zoe Gratwick | |
| Available from 10:00 | Cryptorchid surgery – which approach to take? | Carolyn E. Arnold | |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | The paradoxical sleep effect | Mike Scanlan | |
| Available from 10:00 to Sunday 23rd Jan | Antimicrobial resistance on farms; What do we know so far? | Andrea Turner |
An online festival of veterinary learning from 17th - 22nd January 2022, with daily CE/CPD sessions you can tune in LIVE for.
Guaranteed veterinary expert speakers delivering new, up to date knowledge. You'll be learning from the best.
VC2022 includes webinars delivered on a huge variety of veterinary topics. There's something for everyone to enjoy!
Download personalised certificates of completion of any of the webinar sessions you attend.
You don't need to worry about purchasing an expensive ticket. All the LIVE sessions are free to watch.
You'll be able to enjoy a brand new student veterinary content! With thanks to WikiVet.
Over 7,000 vets signed up for the event, and we were joined by vets from 86 countries around the world.
This year, it’ll be bigger and better! You don’t need to worry about purchasing an expensive ticket. All of the LIVE sessions are free to watch. More information about the programme and sessions is coming soon, so watch this space!
Expert speakers will be presenting live sessions on sustainability. Helping to combat climate change is incredibly important to us, and we want to showcase what industry leaders are doing to promote sustainability both personally and professionally.
We will also be hosting an awards ceremony in the evening, where the Green Award for Most Green Practice and Most Green Individual will also be announced.
We invite members of our community to enter to win, giving examples of what they are doing to be green, sustainable, and combat climate change!
Prizes:
– Most Green Practice – £2,000 prize
– Most Green Individual – £1,000 prize
Nominations for the Green Awards have now closed.
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Speaker – Kathryn Bell
All Speakers: Katie Ford, Daniella Dos Santos, Natalie Scroggie, Dr Tshidi Gardiner and Marissa Robson
All Speakers: Katie Ford, Daniella Dos Santos, Natalie Scroggie, Dr Tshidi Gardiner and Marissa Robson
Prepared Questions
– Have you used allies and mentors to excel in your career?
– What career development strategies have you used and what tips would you give our audience?
– Self-promotion or acting as your own career champion can sometimes feel quite uncomfortable for some people, what tips can you give people to overcome this?
– Last question to each panellist: what is the best piece of career advice you have received?
All Speakers: Katie Ford, Daniella Dos Santos, Natalie Scroggie, Dr Tshidi Gardiner and Marissa Robson
All Speakers: Katie Ford, Daniella Dos Santos, Natalie Scroggie, Dr Tshidi Gardiner and Marissa Robson
Networking
