In this section you can find links to speakers' presentations from the BVA Congress held in September 2009
In addition to the Power Point presentations below you can find a summary of some of the speaker's main points in the news section.
Contentious issues
Questions of breeding - Prof Steve Dean, Prof Mike Herrtage
Time out on extramural studies (EMS) - Mr Ian Beamish, Dr Barry Johnson
Horses, a species apart? - Mr Chris House, Mr Gavin Ross
Pets and politics - Dr Hélène Klein, Dr Dilys Morgan
Finding the right structure for welfare and health - Mr Gavin Ross, Mr Iain Richards
Pick-and-mix on medicines - Mr Peter Morris, Mr Neil Sargison
Bovine TB: where do we go from here? - Dr Robbie McDonald, Mr Andrew Biggs
Who will take the high road? - a summary of the main points made by the four chief veterinary officers' (Mr Nigel Gibbens, Mr Simon Hall, Dr Christianne Glossop, Mr Bert Houston)
CPD and partner sessions
Partner organisations were BCVA, SVS, SPVS, BVA Overseas Group, BEVA, VDS, VBF
TB issues: limitations of diagnostics and vaccination - Mr Andrew Biggs, Prof Glyn Hewinson
Vector-borne disease in Europe: Asian tigers, polka fever, West Nile Virus and yellow jack - Prof Paul Reiter
Four decades of Commonwealth Veterinary Association activity - Dr Abdul Rahman
Unlocking the potential of Africa's livestock keepers - a new approach to veterinary service delivery - Dr Christie Peacock
Working together to improve animal health, integration and cooperation of NGOs - Mr Stephen Blakeway
Bluetongue: perspective from industry - Mr David Bartram
Bluetongue: stakeholders' experiences and the way forward - Mr Paul Roger
Recession-proofing: managing the top line - Mr Mark Beaney
Medicines: anthelmintics and resistance - responsible approaches to control - Dr Frank Jackson
Medicines: responsible use of available controls - Ms Lesley Stubbings
Motivation in a credit crunch - Ms Val McGarrel
Ophthalmology in small animals and equines - Prof Sheila Crispin
The 2007 equine flu outbreak in Australia - Mr Barry Smyth, Mr Mark Riggs
Professional indemnity: it shouldn’t happen to a vet… but it does - Mr Julian Wells
Suicide and mental health in the profession - Mr David Bartram, Ms Rosie Allister, Ms Rachel Dean
Financial advice for recent graduates - Mr Daniel James