Outstanding CPD Assured As Dynamic Programme Announced For VET Festival 2017

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20th January, 2017 12h43

VET Festival has announced its 2017 conference programme, which now comprises of over 100 lectures of world-class CPD, covering 10 streams by over 30 international speakers. This unique outdoor CPD event on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June at Loseley Park, Surrey continues to challenge how CPD is delivered with each and every lecture and speaker carefully considered to be relevant for every member of the veterinary practice.

Still only in its third year, VET Festival has listened intently to delegate feedback and as a result, 2017 promises world-class CPD delivery, huge diversity in lecture subjects and stronger interaction and engagement. Designed by vets for vets, the conference theme for VET Festival 2017 is Wellness to reenergise and rekindle the passion in veterinary professionals in response to increasing levels of dissatisfaction and concern in the industry.

Highlights of the conference programme include:

-        Dr Richard Nap, Director of Vet Coach in Buenos Aires, will be lecturing in the ‘Wellness and Team Building’ stream to talk about wellness in your patients, clients and practice as well as your own wellness.

-        Andy McCreadie, MD of Sandler Training, is also lecturing in the ‘Wellness and Team Building’ stream sponsored by Centaur Services

-        Dr Lowri Davies, President of the British Veterinary Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Association is lecturing in the Rehabilitation steam on Saturday 10th.

-        Professor Tim Hackett, Director of Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University USA, is lecturing both days of the conference, covering Emergency & Critical Care in the Internal Medicine stream.

-        Professor Brian Saunders, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Texas A&M University USA, is also lecturing both days in the Orthopaedics stream.

-        Dr Kerry Simpson, UK feline expert, is presenting 3 lectures in the dedicated Feline Medicine stream on Saturday 10th.

-        VETFest™ Interactive Sessions provide you with the opportunity to have your own case study reviewed by the experts in a relaxed and convivial environment.

In support of this announcement Founder, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick adds: “VET Festival is a veterinary education event which is intended to synchronise the feelings of joy we experience at a music festival with the academic punch of the best conferences and symposia.

The speakers are asked by me personally to take part and I consider them to be among the best in the world for delivery of subject material of direct relevance to primary care small animal veterinary practice in the UK and beyond. We have listened to what the delegates say they really want to hear about. Each and every speaker is deeply passionate about sharing their knowledge with fellow professionals for the greater good of all. The information shared will be totally unique to this festival and I’m proud to stand beside them to forge a new platform for veterinary education which is directly applicable to everyday practice life, is innovative and can’t be sourced in books on online, and is delivered in a fresh interesting way that brings real joy and fulfilment. We have a breadth of speakers, subjects and talent like never before.

A central core theme for this year is ‘Wellness’ – for the animals of course – but also for those of us looking after them. Our vocation can be stressful and extraordinarily demanding. We selflessly give of ourselves, we worry and we take failure very personally. We often have the weight of the world on our shoulders and sometimes our daily lives do not match up to our expectations when we came into the profession and we get disenchanted. So this year, VET Festival will try to bring a sense of wellness and fulfilment at a deeply core level, emotionally and mentally to delegates. It's no coincidence that Saturday 10th June is also 'Global Wellness Day' and we greatly look forward to bringing new understanding and perspective to this vital and deeply emotive subject.

We are independent and this event will help support the care of animals via The Humanimal Trust charity which aims to give all animals a fair deal by promoting the concept that One Medicine should inform both animal and human clinical practice at the same time.

It’s extremely important to me that VET Festival really is Veterinary Education for Tomorrow with direct applicability from today. There is quite literally something for every veterinary professional to take home and apply the following day. I guarantee you will leave the festival field more energised, more empowered, buzzing with ideas and with new knowledge and a renewed passion for our amazing profession. I look forward to seeing you there.”

Centaur Services are the Official Partner for VET Festival 2017, and sponsor the brand new Wellness & Team Building stream. Professor Noel Fitzpatrick continues: “I am delighted that Centaur Services have once again agreed to be a key partner for VET Festival 2017.  This is a real and tangible endorsement of the power of this new style CPD veterinary conference and the belief we all have in it. It's also particularly pleasing to have on board such a committed and supportive sponsor partner, and we are united in our desire to deliver exemplary a unique learning, sharing and networking experience.”

The full speaker line-up and conference programme is available on the VET Festival website: www.vetfestival.co.uk.

An Early Bird 20% discount rate is available if you purchase your tickets before 31st January 2017. Tickets are available to buy on Eventbrite: https://vetfestival2017.eventbrite.com/?aff=PR

A video for VET Festival 2017 is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axb6m-qjWfg

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