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3 BSAVA News Latest from your Association 4–7 Congress in Pictures An update and photos from World Congress 2012 8–11 Notifiable and Zoonotic Disease for Companion Animal Practitioners Guidance on the obligations we face as a profession 12–15 Clinical Conundrum Consider the approach to a tachypnoeic older Labrador retriever 16–20 How To… Select and collect: feline blood donation 21 Scottish Congress 2012 Now head north for a Summer Congress 22–23 What ‘Jones’s’ has to Offer The latest edition of the BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing 24–25 Nursing History Early proposals for the qualities required in a veterinary nurse 26–27 Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs How PetSavers funding has helped vital research 28–29 WSAVA News The World Small Animal Veterinary Association 30–31 The companion Interview Andrew Trawford 33 Focus On… East Anglia region 34–35 CPD Diary What’s on in your area Additional stock photography Dreamstime.com © Alexandru Vladoiu; © Bogdan Carstina; © Isselee; © Jagodka; © Matthewgore; © Pavel Hodorogea companion is published monthly by the British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Woodrow House, 1 Telford Way, Waterwells Business Park, Quedgeley, Gloucester GL2 2AB. This magazine is a member-only benefi t. Veterinary schools interested in receiving companion should email companion@ bsava.com. We welcome all comments and ideas for future articles. Tel: 01452 726700 Email: companion@ bsava.com Web: www.bsava.com ISSN: 2041-2487 2 | companion Your new President Editorial Board Editor – Mark Goodfellow MA VetMB CertVR DSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Past President – Grant Petrie MA VetMB CertSAC CertSAM MRCVS ■ CPD Editorial Team Ian Battersby BVSc DSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Simon Tappin MA VetMB CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS Patricia Ibarrola DVM DSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS ■ Features Editorial Team Caroline Bower BVM&S MRCVS Andrew Fullerton BVSc (Hons) MRCVS Mathew Hennessey BVSc MRCVS ■ Design and Production BSAVA Headquarters, Woodrow House Mark Johnston qualified from the RVC and runs a three vet practice in South-East England. companion caught up with him for a few minutes at Congress as he took the helm as President of BSAVA… “ I’m really looking forward to the challenge and am very proud to be representing the Association. The BSAVA is a huge organisation of more than 7,000 vets, nurses and students so there is a leadership role, a figurehead in a sense, and for me it is about guidance and working with the Officer team to ensure the profession moves forward. “There is no doubt the economic situation is challenging to vets at the moment, but we are a unique and hard-working profession. We have to be good business people as well as good vets, so I’m very pleased to see our Vet Schools are improving business education every year and Congress has now introduced an excellent business stream, plus there is the new management manual on its way. “Over the past year I’ve been learning a lot more about One Health. As vets we have always learned about the risks of diseases spreading from viruses jumping species, but I’m concerned that doctors don’t fully understand the risks. Rarely do doctors ask if people have pets, but they should – it is a good soft opening question to build a good relationship with patients and it can establish if there is a reason for disease. It would be useful for the two professions to work together.” ■ No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Views expressed within this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Editor or the British Small Animal Veterinary Association. For future issues, unsolicited features, particularly Clinical Conundrums, are welcomed and guidelines for authors are available on request; while the publishers will take every care of material received no responsibility can be accepted for any loss or damage incurred. BSAVA is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its publications wherever possible and companion is printed on paper made from sustainable resources and can be recycled. When you have finished with this edition please recycle it in your kerbside collection or local recycling point. Members can access the online archive of companion at www.bsava.com .
Surveillance – now is the time With BSAVA joining the team at University of Liverpool for the SAVSNET project, now is the time for the profession to get ambitious about data gathering – so we began by taking that message to Congress Researchers at Liverpool University have shown it is possible to extract priceless epidemiological data on companion animal diseases from practice computer records. Now it is up the profession as a whole to make sure that the process continues and that the data produced is effectively and ethically used. This is why BSAVA made increasing awareness of SAVSNET a priority at Congress. Delegates were told by Dr Alan Radford, principal investigator, how the original pilot study had considered gastrointestinal diseases using data from both commercial laboratories and private first opinion practices. Now SAVSNET plans to collect information on a much broader range of conditions including dermatological, respiratory, neurological, oncological and endocrine diseases, Dr Noble told the meeting. Initially, SAVSNET gathered data from a limited number of practices and only those using a particular practice management system from Vet Solutions. Now the organisers hope to collect information on routine consultations from as many practices as possible, all around the country. “If you are using that system already in your practice, then you can sign up immediately. If not, then please join us as we encourage other providers to produce the software that will allow it to be embedded in the SAVSNET system,” said Dr Radford. The ambition is to make data available at different levels – for the public to learn about the prevalence of their pet’s condition, for practitioners to find out how their practice compares with others (anonymously), and for researchers to use the raw data in further studies. “I would find it incomprehensible for any member of the profession not to want to contribute to this project,” suggested one interested observer, Professor David Church of the Royal Veterinary College. For more information about becoming part of the project email savsnet@bsava.com. ■ Vets lead on One Health One of the key themes running through BSAVA Congress was One Health – with BSAVA’s Junior Vice-President Michael Day leading the call for the veterinary profession to take the lead and work with human health and environment agencies. At a series of lectures, and in the press conference, leaders from WSAVA, FECAVA and BSAVA discussed how global collaboration is essential if we are to meet the key objectives set by the One Health ideal. For the ambitious WSAVA One Health initiative this means rabies – it is one of the first focus areas and the team believe now is the time to address the fact that an estimated 55,000 rabies-related deaths occur every year – mostly in children in the developing world. Jolle Kirpensteijn of WSAVA, Simon Orr of FECAVA and Michael Day, who chairs the One Health project all agree – it is possible to eradicate this disease, and we have both the ability and responsibility to do so. ■ POISONS PICK-UP The loyalty benefi t for 2012 (available to renewing members) was a big hit at Congress. Eligible members were keen to be the fi rst to collect their BSAVA/ VPIS Guide to Common Canine and Feline Poisons on the BSAVA Balcony. All those members who did not collect at Congress will be sent their copy during May and June. companion | 3
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