What have this year's Congress Committee got in store for you in Birmingham this September?.' with Nicola Lynch and April Lawson

"Nicola and April talk us through the Scientific Programme for this year's Congress. New approaches to orthopaedic pain, PPE findings, pregnancy complications, imaging abnormalities and the use of PET, changes facing the industry, moral maze on horses in sport, minimising injuries, advances in the approach to rehabilitation, managing cases where referral isn't an option, head-scratching skin cases, worrisome worms, cardiac conundrums, dental detective work, positive interaction with patients, metabolic mysteries, lameness evaluation, career conversations, and highlights from all the latest research!

In this series of BEVApod Life, Marketing Executive Fiona chats to the winners of our new member of the month campaign. This month we get to know our August winners, Antonia Milner and Stuart Altoft from Summerleaze Equine Vets. Recently returning from many years in the charity sector to join Summerleaze, a new recruit at the practice nominated Antonia and Stuart for going above and beyond to support them as they made the career change.

Think you know someone who deserves a pat on the back? Put them forward as our member of the month - https://www.beva.org.uk/Home/My-Membership/Member-of-the-month

BEVA President, Bruce Bladon, and Chair of the 2025 Congress Committee, Rose Tallon, talk us through what is on offer this year in Birmingham. From the President's Reception at The Alchemist, and the President's Choice stream on Excellence in Surgery, to the industry wide moral mazes on horses in sport and working together in cross-disciplinary teams. There are practical's and panel discussions, workshops and clinical research presentations covering all the topics and fields you could ask for. Something for everyone, whether you're an vet or a nurse, ambulatory GP or seasoned surgeon, student or retiree... grow your brain and grow your social network within the community that is BEVA!

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

In this series of BEVApod Life, Marketing Executive Fiona chats to the winners of our new member of the month campaign. This month we get to know our July winner, Deirdre Baird from McGonnell & Gillatt Horse Vets. Deirdre was nominated by her colleague as an out of hours superhero who despite having the worst luck when on call, always gets the job done with a smile on her face!

Think you know someone who deserves a pat on the back? Put them forward as our member of the month - https://www.beva.org.uk/Home/My-Membership/Member-of-the-month

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

BEVA News

BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham

MonitorME

Test to exclude West Nile Virus in Horses - GOV.UK

EIDS

BEVA Grand Prix

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

BEVA CPD

Congress send a chocolate

LIHS 2025

BEVApod

Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts

EVJ Racehorse Safety online collection

Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

BEVA Webshop

Most of us have grown up being told it's rude to talk about money, but is that helping us or hindering us? Council member Sophie Eaden talks to, equine vet and personal finance expert, Alice Barker about how to have better conversations about our salaries and why that's important. They also discuss the dreaded salary negotiation conversations and how to handle them like a pro. Then finish up with some top tips for handling your finances once you get that salary that you're hoping for.

Attached are links to Alice's social media where she shares conversations with vets from all over the UK about their salaries, as well as the salary spreadsheet and negotiation guide that are mentioned.

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A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as a veterinary professional including:

BEVA News

BEVA Congress 2025 - 10th-13th September in Birmingham

MonitorME

EIDS

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

BEVA CPD

BEVApod

Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts

Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

Talking about our feelings may still seem a bit fluffy to many of us in the equine veterinary profession but did you know it can improve patient safety as well as team cohesion and retention? Sarah Emptage from Bell Equine shares how they conduct "wellbeing rounds", what these are and how to set them up as well as the beneficial effects that running them has had on the team. With a growing evidence base in the medical profession to support these sorts of discussions listen in to hear how you can implement them within your practice.

Following on from the publication of BEVA's Schedule 3 guidelines in 2023, Marie and the BEVA Nurse Committee have been working hard with Jim Green at BARTA to understand the role of the equine RVN in emergency rescue situations. The new guidelines being published jointly by BEVA and BARTA aim to highlight the role of the RVN during these high stress and challenging situations to further improve animal welfare, client communication and team work with other professionals. It is hoped that these guidelines will help to empower RVNs to utilise their skills and develop new and rewarding roles within the equine veterinary profession.

Check out the guidance here.

Sign up to our Hands-On Nursing: Take Your Skills Further course and our Role of the Equine RVN in Response to Civil Emergencies (BEVA/BARTA Guidelines) course.