Talks

	Talks - Lent 2008 \| Back to Talks We hold talks most Wednesday evenings at the vet school. Everyone is invited and the talks offer a great opportunity to come to the vet school and enjoy pizza and beer, while a guest speaker talks about their chosen subject. The talks cover large, small and exotic animals, and they give you the chance to hear about subjects not necessarily covered in the lectures. All talks, unless otherwise stated, are in Lecture Theatre 2 (the comfy one) at the Vet School at 7.30pm, with refreshments from 7pm. Talks are free to members and £1 to those who aren't. Talks are organised by the Committee's Vice President.
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	March 5th 2008	New graduate work in Australia and New Zealand Amy Nicholls from Vetlink will be flying over from Australia to talk to us about working over there and in New Zealand. She is going to mention everything from locum work to visa applications. If you're thinking that you might like to go and work in this area of the world at some point in the future, it is well worth coming along for a listen (and some pizza). For more information see the posters up and around the vet school. Kindly sponsored by Vetlink.
	March 3rd 2008 Nb. Mon lunchtime 12.45	Charity work abroad Sophia McMillan will be talking about her work with two charities she has been involved with since graduating. Both are abroad: SPANA in Morocco (mostly equine), and ACE (Animal Care in Egypt) (all species). Working with these charities has exposed exposed Sophia to a high number of varied caseloads, as well as exposure to dealing with conditions we rarely would encounter in the UK. The talk will highlight the value of providing veterinary care in developing countries. This may be of particular interest to horsey people because SPANA run a volunteer program which you can get involved in.
	February 29th 2008 Nb. Fri lunchtime 12.45	Ethical control of wild animal populations - should we still be using snares? Bill Swann will be speaking on the above subject. Until recently he was chairman of the Animal Welfare Science Ethics and Law Veterinary Association, Vice President of WSPA and a Council Member of the Companion Animal Welfare Council. This is going to be a very interesting talk designed to get you thinking about the control of animal populations, and should be a good way to sit down over the lunch hour. 4th years especially come along to support your year-mate's dad!
	February 27th 2008	Basic veterinary business skills Adrian Pratt will talk about surviving your first few years in practice from a business perspective. The aim of this is to get young graduates thinking about where basic veterinary costs come from, such as consult fees etc. This is something not approached in the course and should be very useful. This is particularly aimed at the 5th and 6th years but everyone else is of course welcome. Kindly sponsored by Hills.
	February 20th 2008	BEVA Student Clinical Club Tour Disaster Medicine and the BEVA Emergency Services Protocol David Dugdale, BEVA President, and Jim Green, from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. Jim has been working very closely with BEVA to help create the newly set up Emergency Services Protocol. This hopes to more effectively co-ordinate rescue efforts between those parties involved in equine RTAs, including vets, the fire service, police, RSPCA, ILPH inspectors and any other relevant bodies. Jim will hopefully let us know a little bit more about it and where vets fit into the picture. We have been promised lots of gory pictures and entertaining stories so hopefully it should be interesting and relevant for each of the years. There will also be an introduction from David Dugdale, the BEVA president, to introduce everyone to the work of BEVA. Nadias will be available from 7pm. Organised by Cambridge BEVA Rep Cat Holmes. Kindly sponsored by BEVA.
	February 6th 2008	The pathophysiology and management of canine cushings syndrome Greg Williams. Kindly sponsored by Dechra Veterinary Products.
	February 12th 2008 Nb. Tuesday this week	The management of arthritis in small animals Johnathan Lambert from Pfizer. This is a common problem of older animals in practice, and Jonny promises to have some useful tips on how best to reduce progression of this condition and minimise discomfort to the animal. Kindly sponsored by Pfizer.
	January 30th 2008	The healthy feet project Lameness in farm animals by Nick Bell from Bristol. Kindly sponsored by Elanco Animal Health.
	January 23rd 2008 Note 7pm this week only	Foal clinical pathology Professor Sidney Ricketts, senior partner from Rossdale & Partners and head of their Beaufort Cottage Laboratories.
	January 16th 2008	BVA Student Talk Some veterinary psychoanalysis Nick Blayney, BVA President, is coming to give the annual student BVA presentation. More details to follow. 7pm PIZZA for 7.30pm talk (as always).

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