Speakers

Alan is a Partner of the St David’s Poultry Team Ltd based in Exeter. This is a National Practice with bases in the UK and Ireland. Alan has focussed his veterinary career within the game bird sector for the last fourteen years. His approach is very holistic with attention to controlling disease through improved management rather than solely focussing on treatment strategies.

Alasdair Hotston Moore is Head of Referral Surgery at Bath Veterinary Referrals.

He qualified from Cambridge in 1990. Following graduation, he joined Bristol Vet School, first as Intern in Small Animal Medicine and subsequently as CSTF Resident in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery. He was Lecturer and latterly Senior Clinical Fellow in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery at Langford from 1997 until leaving in 2009.

Alasdair accepts cases in all areas of Soft Tissue Surgery. He speaks on his subject area nationally and internationally and has published widely in academic and professional journals.

Alison is an RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, having gained the ECVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2005. She works part time in private referral practice for Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists near Winchester, Hampshire and spends the rest of her time as a CPD Lecturer. She is Associate Editor for JSAP and secretary for AVSTS, both of which are voluntary roles.

Alix qualified from the University of Glasgow in 2002 and then spent two years in small animal practice in south Wales. After finishing a rotating internship at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket she returned to the Vet School in Glasgow in 2005 to do a residency in Internal Medicine. She obtained her RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Medicine in 2007 and her European Diploma in Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2011. She also has a Masters in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Glasgow for her work in hearing testing in companion animals. She has worked as a referral clinician in both Internal Medicine and Oncology and joined the University of Glasgow Internal medicine service as a clinician/teacher in 2013. She enjoys all aspects of internal medicine and in particular the investigation of swallowing disorders and kidney diseases.

An graduated from the University of Ghent (Belgium) in 2004. In 2005 she obtained a certificate (CEAV) in small animal internal medicine in France. After a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the National Veterinary School of Alfort in France, An returned to the University of Ghent to complete a residency in veterinary neurology. Finally, she joined the QVSH in 2009 and successfully passed the examination for the diploma of the College of Veterinary Neurology in 2011.

Andrew qualified from Bristol University in 2002 and spent 4 years in mixed practice in Devon. He then spent 5 years at Edinburgh University, completing a rotating internship, a research fellowship, and a residency in cardiopulmonary medicine. He was awarded the RCVS certificate in Veterinary Cardiology in 2007, and the ECVIM-CA diploma in Cardiology in 2012. Having spent three years working in Industry, he is now one of two European Specialists in Small Animal Cardiology at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists near Winchester.

Balazs trained in Budapest (DVM and internship), Missouri (Fulbright scholarship) and Kansas (ACVP) and currently is a senior lecturer in clinical pathology at the Royal Veterinary College. He is responsible for the clinical service and the residency training programme. He is active in undergraduate, graduate (both vet med and vet nursing), and continuing education.

Ben graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2001 and soon after, he started work for St David’s Equine Practice. After spending thirteen years working with horses, he decided to turn to a new challenge and develop his poultry knowledge and skills taking on a role with St David’s Poultry Team.

Bob is the Clinical Director of the Oak Beck Veterinary Hospital in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. His special interest is dentistry and he has concentrated on this field for over 25 years. He was a founder member of the British Veterinary Dental Association. He is a RCVS Council member and Past President of the Hospital Association, but is best known as the creator of Pet Smile Month with over 1600 practices taking part.

Brian Faulkner has worked in over 100 veterinary practices, both in corporate and independent practice, over the past 18 years.He set up, developed and sold a cluster of veterinary practices in the Woodbridge area of Suffolk between 2002 and 2009.He was voted the UK Vet of the Year in 2008.He holds a masters degree in business as well as psychology.He is particularly interested in the mindsets which foster confidence and mastery within veterinary practice.

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Catherine graduated from the University of Liege, Belgium, in 2005. She then completed a small animal internship there before moving to the UK in 2006. She spent three years as a senior clinical fellow in small animal internal medicine at the Animal Health Trust, a referral centre in Newmarket, seeing canine and feline medical referral cases. Catherine obtained the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Medicine in 2009, and after three months in general practice in Birmingham she joined the small animal medicine team of the University of Bristol as a Small Animal Medicine Resident in 2010. Her main interests are hyperthyroidism and lower urinary tract disease in cats.

Chris graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2007. After 2 years in small animal practice, he started his postgraduate first as an intern and then a resident in Veterinary Cardiology at the University of Liverpool. Chris is a European Specialist in Small Animal Cardiology and has been an RCVS recognised specialist in Veterinary Cardiology since 2016. He is currently working at Willows Referral Service in the West Midlands, U.K. His research and clinical interests are around interventional procedures and congenital heart disease.

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Claire qualified many years ago as a RANA (now VN) and worked in small animal and mixed practice. After 16 years she joined Hill’s Pet Nutrition as a sales representative, Part of her work included an involvement in the Veterinary Healthcare Advisor programme aimed at supporting business development in practice. After 15 years with Hill’s she moved to Onstream, which included mystery shopping veterinary practices and providing training for the staff. Currently she is a territory manager for NVS.

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Damian Chase BVSc MACVSc(Surgery) Dip ECVS MRCVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery.Damian graduated from Massey University, New Zealand in 1997. He spent three years in New Zealand, working mainly with dairy, sheep and beef.He then spent three years as a locum in England doing mixed work. Damian then moved back to New Zealand to study for his Australian College membership exams in small animal surgery. He completed an Internship at Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire, and then a Residency in Small Animal Surgery at Glasgow University. He is interested in all aspects of surgery especially complex fracture fixation and surgical oncology.

Dan qualified from the RVC in 1991. He has spent the majority of his professional life working in anaesthesia, emergency medicine and intensive care, both in academia and private practice. He holds RCVS & European College diplomas in Veterinary Anaesthesia, and the RCVS certificate in Small Animal Medicine. Since 2005 he has worked in his own first-opinion & referral practice in Somerset.

Dan Ogden qualified from Bristol in 2004. Following graduation he completed a rotating internship at the Royal Veterinary College subsequently moving to America to complete a surgery residency at Cornell University. He spent a further 3 years in the USA as faculty and head of small animal surgery at Louisiana State University before returning to the UK in 2012 to take up his current position at Bath Veterinary referrals. He is a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, is published and has acted as a reviewer for multiple peer reviewed journals and has spoken at events in the USA and UK.

David Harwood is currently chairman of the Goat Veterinary Society, and regularly lectures on goats at UK vet schools and at the London Vet Show. He is a former veterinary investigation officer at APHA and has an interest in infectious disease control in all ruminants. He is the author of “Goat Health and Welfare – A Veterinary Guide,” and of a recent In Practice article on Goat Health Planning.

David qualified from Cambridge in 1988, knowing he wanted to devote his professional life to ophthalmology. Having worked at the AHT and RVC gaining his CertVOphthal and PhD, he returned to Cambridge, studied for his FRCVS, CertWEL and VetMD. He now teaches ophthalmology as well as exotics and animal welfare. David has particular interests in ocular immunology,exotic animal ophthalmology and age-related cataracts.

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Dick is widely regarded as one of European’s leading small animal soft-tissue and cancer surgeons. After a career at Cambridge University Veterinary School, Dick has built a thriving referral facility which offers a wide range of specialist services.

Don graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 with a BSc in Biology and attained his BVSc from the University of Liverpool in 1995. Following graduation he worked for the PDSA in Liverpool for 6 months. After a further three years in first opinion small animal practice he moved to the Animal Medical Centre Referral Services in Manchester, where the obtained his Certificate in Small Animal Surgery. In 2005 he took up a post as Lecturer in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery at the University of Glasgow. Don now works at a referral centre after achieving his Diploma in 2011.

Donna is a RVN who wanted to specialise in rehabilitation. She qualified in this field with distinction and set up her company Animal Physiotherapy Limited in 2005. Since then she has grown and developed physiotherapy programs to many clients. She has clinics hosted in four veterinary practices along the M4 corridor and is also the animal physiotherapist for Harrods department store.