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Press Releases - 2007

BVA Congress 27th - 29th September 2007
Pulling Together

Welcome to the virtual press room of BVA Congress 2007, held at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Below you will find news releases and speeches as well as many presentations. 

For the full programme click here (.pdf 3.36MB)


News releases and speeches:

New BVA Presidential Team

Mr Nick Blayney - BVA President

Mr David Catlow - BVA Past President 

Mrs Nicky Paull - BVA President-Elect

Awards Recipients 

Mr Peter Jinman - Chiron Award

Prof Bob Michell - Dalrymple-Champneys Cup and Medal

Prof John E Cooper - Trevor Blackburn Award 

Mr Joseph Neary - Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Scholarship

BVA Overseas Travel Grants

William Hunting Award

Key Note Speeches

Wooldridge Memorial Lecture: Making Headway in Europe 

   - Wooldridge speech

   - Wooldridge presentation 

   - for a short biography of Mrs Avril Doyle MEP click here

Presidential Opening Remarks (David Catlow) - news release on 27th September

Presidential Address  (David Catlow) - 29th September

Other
BVA Congress news release (26th September)

High Suicide Rates Among Vets Prompts Launch of New Support Website - Vetlife
VBF news release issued through BVA (29th September)

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Presentations

PLEASE NOTE: While these papers may be quoted from they cannot be reprinted in full without the permission of the author and the BVA

Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practising In NI   

Periparturient emergencies in the mare and foal (Hugh Dillon)

Assessment and management of wounds and management of wounds of the lower limb of the horse 
A practical approach to veterinary aspects of dairy cow production, management and nutrition - presentations by Colin Mason and Jimmy Goldie
Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work 

Containing national disease outbreaks - Latest issues (Joe Brownlie) 

British Cattle Veterinary Association
Managing the biosecurity risks on cattle units and the tools currently available - presentations by David Harwood and Neil Cutler
IBR - the disease and its eradication (David Graham)
Is eradication of BVD virus in the UK a realistic goal at farm, regional and national level?

Prospects for herd level control of Johne's disease in the UK  

British Small Animal Veterinary Association NI
Investigation of the chronic GI case - endoscopy, laparoscopy and simpler things (Penny Watson) 
Gastrointestinal motility in dogs and cats: does it matter and how can I alter it? (Penny Watson)
Inflammatory bowel disease and food allergies in dogs and cats: over-rated or under-diagnosed? (Penny Watson) 
Update on acute and chronic pancreatitis in dogs - have I been missing all these cases? (Penny Watson)
Small Animal/Liverpool University
Approach to the cancer case: which tests and when?

Managing osteoarthritis - a multimodal approach for primary care practitioners

BVA Contentious Issues
Europe - a driving force (Eric Martin)

Bovine TB - learning from others - presentations by Graham Smith and Simon More

Making the CAHP fit (Stewart Houston)  

Animal Welfare: getting the act together (presentations by Jackie Ballard, Sean Wensley & Peter Jinman)


BVA Overseas Group: vets in the wider world
Keeping things moving
Working in rural communities (Jack Reece)
Managing natural disasters (Tess Sprayson) 

Dealing with disasters which are man-made/ Vets in the wider world (Karen Jones)

Mixed Topics 
(Friday, 28th Sept 2007)

A veterinary adventure in a blue pasture (Marian McLoughlin)

Improving the mental wellbeing of the veterinary profession

Take control of your life and work - or events control you!

Sheep Veterinary Association

Parasitic gastroenteritis in sheep and goats (Bob Coop) 

Scrapie in sheep and goats (Mike Dawson)

Caseous lymphadenitis in sheep and goats (Frank Malone)  
Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons
Consultation skills (Mei Ling Denney's handout)
Modular certficates in general practice (Sheila Crispin)
Certificate in Advanced General Practice (Bradley Viner)
Health and safety legislation: getting it right (Fiona McKay) 

Why being satisfied is not enough for today's veterinary consumer

Veterinary Public Health Association
(Saturday, 29th Sept 2007)
The same only different - meat hygiene delivery in Northern Ireland
On-line recording - The final frontier. Northern Ireland's animal & public health information system
AFBI Food research notes: Map (Michael Rowe)
Campylobacter in humans and animals (Bob Madden)
Meat hygiene research issues on-line clipping 
Break a bone, there's nandrolone - The role of stress in residues 
Dioxins and PCBs in milk from the Cork Harbour Area - Trends over 15 years (Jim O'Donovan)

Zoonoses and veterinary public health. Evolution and revolution. The bugs change, why can't we? (Micheál O'Mahony)

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