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Giving and receiving feedback can be challenging, when done poorly it can negatively impact team morale, learning, and even patient safety. 

A panel discussion exploring the term ‘appraisal’ and taking a very practical look at how performance reviews can be a positive and valued experience for both employers and employees alike. 

Writing an ultrasound report shouldn’t feel harder than doing the scan - yet for lots of first-opinion vets it is. Between “NAD,” vague shorthand, not knowing what to say about normal organs, and never having enough time, report writing becomes a source of stress, doubt, and inconsistency.

Understanding the common causes of anaemia in cats - and how to reach a definitive diagnosis and implement effective treatment - is key to improving clinical outcomes. Following her In Practice article on diagnosing and managing this condition, Dr Emi Barker, RCVS and EBVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine, invites you to join this CPD webinar to develop your understanding of this condition. 

In order to navigate the CMA remedies, BVA President Rob Williams guides you through managing complaints.

In order to navigate the CMA remedies, BVA President Rob Williams guides you through providing information and policies on treatments.

In order to navigate the CMA remedies, BVA President Rob Williams guides you through offering cremation services.

Veterinary leadership should reflect the diversity, values, and realities of the profession it serves - but does it? In this session, a panel of veterinary leaders share their personal journeys, exploring what representation means to them and why it matters. 

In order to navigate the CMA remedies, BVA Senior Vice President Liz Mullineaux guides you through providing general information on prescribing veterinary medicines.

This panel explores the potentially harmful tradition of expecting new veterinary professionals to endure the same hardships as their predecessors.

In order to navigate the CMA remedies, BVA Senior Vice President Liz Mullineaux guides you through providing general information on ownership, prices and services.

In the complex world of veterinary practice, things don’t always go as we plan or intend, despite the greatest effort and care. But what are the impacts of these events for all involved? And how could they become valuable opportunities to learn and improve?

This session promises to be an interesting discussion about an important topic poorly understood in the veterinary workplace; the interaction between the demographics of the veterinary workforce and how veterinary work and the workplace are designed.

Join Mark Lowrie, Director of Movement Referrals: Independent Veterinary Specialists, for the first BVA and In Practice CPD webinar, where he will provide a step-by-step, clinically focused, practical guide to recognising and classifying abnormal movements in dogs and cats.

Traditional wellbeing initiatives in veterinary workplaces often miss the real drivers of staff wellbeing and performance. This session challenges the mental health paradigm and introduces the Psychologically Healthy Organisation (PHO) model: a practical, evidence-based framework grounded in psychological science.

In this session we will discuss the common misconceptions about being a parent and a veterinary professional, and the challenges this dual role presents for a successful return to work.

Understand why reasonable adjustments are required. What they could look like and the tools available to you.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final decision following more than two and a half years of investigation into the UK veterinary services market. The measures it has laid out will bring about significant changes to how we as vets deliver our services to clients. So, what is going to change and what steps will you need to take to comply with the new rules?