In recent years we've talked a lot about how we try to get clients to change their behaviours but how do we make changes in our practice or the profession? Realistically the method is the same but for both it can be really easy to fall into doing what's known in the behaviour change world as an "ISLAGIATT" (it seemed like a good idea at the time) approach. Listen in as Melissa, equine vet turned researcher turned behaviour change specialist, tells us about a useful framework and strategy to help us not waste our time and energy on doing things that are unlikely to have the impact we want them to.

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

Links

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

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 October winner, John Pate from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. John was nominated by his colleague for his unwavering support to students and inspirational manner. Not only does he encourage students from all backgrounds to consider equine, but he's dedicated himself to raising money for Marie Curie in memory of his Mum.

You can donate to John's London Marathon fund here - https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/john-pate

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

Kate wasn't sure she wanted to be a vet and without the required subjects for traditional course entry, she embarked on Nottingham's 'prelim' course. She took her time exploring options with mixed practice, first opinion equine, before undertaking an internship. Following this she used her 'veterinary passport' to make the most of seeing the worlds and has settled for an antipodean life as a repro vet... for now! Currently she is working towards her Diploma with the American College of Theriogenologists via the alternate pathway, and has hopes for furthering assisted reproductive techniques in New Zealand's South Island.

Links

BEVA Career Support for Vet Students

BEVA Career Support for New Grads

BEVA Career Support for Vets

BEVA Guide to Residencies

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Preliminary Year BVM BVS with BVMedSci

Imogen is a first opinion practitioner at Bell Equine, in Kent. With unwavering passion she chairs the Ethics & Welfare Committee, heads projects which focus on welfare, and has started planning Congress 2026 with welfare forefront and centre. Far from covering the obvious ways in which our profession should consider welfare, her approach to 'everyday welfare' is set to provoke us into considering welfare as a concept in everything we do, both for ourselves and our patients.

Links

BEVA Ethics & Welfare Committee

BEVA Welfare Case Toolkit

BEVA Projects

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

BEVA Newshour session is on Wiley Online Library

MonitorME

EIDS

EQDSR Q2 Focus Article

WNV Test to Exclude

BEVA Trust volunteering opportunities

BEVA CPD

BEVApod

Equine Veterinary Journal Podcasts

Equine Veterinary Education Podcast

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

Rosina and Marie talk us through the practical teaching offerings for vets and nurses at Congress this year. From suturing, bandaging, radiography and ultrasound, to nerve and joint blocks, including practical sessions with the Arthrex team in their bespoke mobile teaching laboratory. There is also sessions with BARTA exploring the role of vets and nurses in civil emergencies. And we have the nursing practicals which form part of Friday's Nursing Stream. All made possible thanks to our wonderful sponsors and supporters!

Sponsors:

Altano

Arthrex

IMV

Celtic SMR

Podoblock

Essity

Johnson & Johnson

Kruuse

BARTA

Junior Vice President, Kate Blakeman, and farm vet and RCVS Council member, Paddy Gordon, discuss the new 'One To Watch' award which BEVA has launched this year. The winner will be announced at Congress and presented with a trophy, one year's BEVA membership, a fully paid Congress experience and exclusive career-boosting opportunities. All finalists will receive a one-day ticket to Congress... we can't wait to find out who they are!

Links

One To Watch Award launched

Farm Vet of the Future

BEVA Congress 2025

BEVA Leg Up one-to-one career coaching

BEVA Back In The Saddle group career coaching