Plan for small animal congress

Thirty-third WSAVA Congress
14th European FECAVA Congress
August 20-24 2008, Dublin, Ireland

THE Veterinary Ireland Companion Animal Society (VICAS) will host the world's companion animal veterinarians to the 33rd World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Congress and 14th Federation of European Companion Animals Veterinary Association (FECAVA) Congress in 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.

VICAS welcomes all international friends, especially French colleagues, to Ireland. Ireland has a population of 4 million of which 2000 are veterinarians. VICAS is a growing organisation with over 400 members and wishes to take this opportunity to invite all overseas colleagues to an exceptional congress.

The congress will have a distinctive Irish flavour, making your stay in Ireland a valuable and informative experience. The social programme promises to give participants a chance to enjoy legendary Irish hospitality! Why not schedule a holiday with your family in Ireland in sunny August; visit the Discover Ireland website for more information.

Scientific programme
The 2008 WSAVA/FECAVA Congress will be held in the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Convention and Exhibition Centre. The RDS was founded in 1731 to promote the development of agriculture, arts, science and industry. It is fitting that a veterinary congress promoting the advancement of veterinary medicine, veterinary nursing and veterinary management should be held here. The Congress aims to cater for veterinarians from three areas: (i) those who are primarily in small animal practice, (ii) specialists and (iii) veterinarians who have a rural background with an increasing small animal case load.

Topics for lectures will be current and will be divided into three streams - refresher, 100percent small animal practice, and specialist. We will explore interesting subjects in the areas of canine and feline medicine and surgery, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Neurology, Exotics, Oncology, Infectious Diseases and animal behaviour and welfare. There will be a day of surgery presented by well known French lecturers.

Management
There will also be a full programme devoted to management topics such as: Stress and the Vet, Human Resource Management, Worklife Balance, current international concepts on Veterinary Nurses Working in Practice, Starting a Small Animal Practice, Entrepreneurship and Marketing.

FECAVA Symposium
The FECAVA Symposium will take a brave step and look at why the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions have such a high incidence of stress and suicide and what can be done to prevent this.

Veterinary nursing conference
On Saturday and Sunday, veterinary nurses can attend a conference which will be practical as well as informative for the backbone of every small animal practice. There will be "How To” sessions, sessions on marketing, ideas on what to do to grow the practice, refresher courses that would also interest trainees studying for exams and much more.

Register interest
SIGN UP for more information and enter the draw for a FREE congress registration. To register your interest in attending WSAVA 2008, or for more information, visit the WSAVA 2008 website www.wsava2008.com.

Contact information:
WSAVA 2008 Congress Secretariat,
Ovation Group,
1 Clarinda Park North,
Dun Laoghaire,
Co. Dublin, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 280 2641
Fax: +353 1 280 5405
E-mail: wsava2008@ovation.ie