10 Irresistible Reasons Why You Can’t Miss BEVA Congress
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With just a month left to benefit from super early bird rates for BEVA Congress (13-16 September 2023 at the ICC Birmingham) the BEVA Council members and the Congress committee, who are all equine vets, are sharing their own reasons why this legendary event is irresistibly unmissable, especially for vets at the coal face.
This year BEVA Congress is providing a phenomenal scientific programme of 90 hours of live and on demand CPD over three days, covering just about every aspect of equine medicine, surgery and practice. For downtime, delegates can dip into the legendary social scene and enjoy the benefits of networking in a friendly and informal environment.
The event is designed and produced by equine vets for equine vets, to deliver a unique, pertinent and practical programme from a true equine veterinary perspective.
The BEVA Congress Committee has picked five favourite standouts in this year’s programme that are especially useful for those in clinical practice:
· Sarah Freeman on human behaviour: Frustrated by owners who seem to ignore your treatment plans but are happy to follow the ‘back man’ or to spend a fortune on referring? Sarah will provide valuable insights into understanding and changing client behaviours.
· David Rendle on the realities of wonder drugs: Ertugliflozin may sound like the silver bullet for treating EMS/laminitis-prone natives. But is it? David will discuss the research, pinpointing the successes and the potential pitfalls.
· Louisa Taylor on feeding recurrent colic cases: We all want to stop the nightmare of repeated conversations, inconclusive tests, feed trials and diary keeping, to identify a cause of recurrent colic and Louisa should deliver some interesting answers.
· Philip Ivens, Sarah Smith, Tamzin Furtado on respiratory medicine: A useful recap on BALs, the practicalities of diagnostic possibilities in the field and how we can help owners comply to manage equine asthma, will be discussed by this trio of experts.
· Bronwen Williams, Jonathon Withers, Mark Parbhoo and Tim Mair on optimising surgical performance: The stress factor can get to us all and Bronwen, Jonathon, Mark and Tim will provide some revealing insights.
From a broader perspective the BEVA Council is proud that BEVA Congress is the only event in the world where you can you get all this under one roof:
· Teaching from all the top speakers in their fields giving presentations and leading practical sessions, which leave you feeling enthused and ready to form your own views and tackle the subjects there and then.
· Interactive sessions that explore the opinions and moral mazes that exist within our profession, through live debates and Q&As which fire up the brain, encourage us to question what we do, and fuel innovation within our profession.
· Demonstrations and displays in the exhibition hall of the new technologies and pioneering businesses that support our industry and ensure we remain at the forefront of equine veterinary provision, providing the best for our workforce and patients alike.
· Networking opportunities amongst colleagues, business partners and clinical support, whether it’s reinforcing existing relationships or forging new ones to help us grow as practices and individuals.
· Friends from the days of work experience, college, vet school, internships, residencies, first jobs, last jobs… catching up with old house mates over a glass of something, reminiscing about old practices with previous colleagues at Happy Hour, or having coffee with that person you met on a CPD course last year… there is a chance to see anyone and everyone who may have been part of your life professionally and socially. BEVA Congress has always been and will always be the annual reunion for equine vets around the world!
Super early bird tickets for BEVA Congress are available until 31st May 2023. Tickets provide access to all lecture and exhibition halls as well as full access to the virtual congress hub. Delegates will have access to all Congress content for six months after the event via the hub.
Individual super early bird BEVA members prices are £499 for vets and £137 for vet nurses for all three days (with concessionary prices available for those in their first three years of graduation or earning less than £25,000). Day tickets are also available.
Practices can save on their Congress tickets with our practice passes. Option one is £1,475 providing two vet tickets, one nurse ticket and three on-demand tickets. Option two is £2,950 and provides four vet tickets, two nurse tickets and six on-demand tickets.
To find out more and to book your tickets visit http://www.bevacongress.org/
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