16 Aug 2012 ... Quiz Night - Book your table now! 31 August 2012. The 2012 AVA South
Australia Quiz Night is only two weeks away… •. Have you got your ...
16 August 2012
www.ava.com.au Division Gold Supporters
Dear Member, This week the AVA has launched a comprehensive framework detailing a national policy solution for dog bite prevention. ‘Dangerous dogs – a sensible solution’ can be accessed on the AVA website here. There are a number of events coming up in the next couple of months. Our 2012 AVA South Australia Quiz Night will kick off on 31 August and in September Dr Robin Stanley is coming to South Australia to deliver ophthalmology evening seminars. There are also still places available for the Rural Vet Seminar in the Coonawarra this weekend. Details for all these events are below. Kind regards Graham Pratt Executive Officer AVA SA/NT
Quiz Night - Book your table now! 31 August 2012 The 2012 AVA South Australia Quiz Night is only two weeks away…
Have you got your team together? Have you come up with a team name? Have you booked your table?
Proceeds from the Quiz to go to assisting the work of Vets Beyond Borders – an organisation that co-ordinates and runs veterinary based animal welfare and public health programs in developing communities in Asia and the Pacific region. Follow this link for more information
Rural Vet Seminar in the Coonawarra 18-19 August 2012 Places are still available for the Rural Veterinary Seminar this weekend. The seminar is being held in the Coonawarra and promises to be a fantastic event. Presentations will include topics on Hendra, ruminant haematology and biochemistry, farm level mastitis management, lame sheep, plant nephrotoxins in sheep, sheep fertility investigations, neospora diagnosis, beef herd health and production management programs, and an update on the South Australia Footrot Control Program.
Follow this link for registration
Robin Stanley – Ophthalmology Seminars 19-20 September 2012 In September Dr Robin Stanley will be visiting South Australia to present two ophthalmology evening seminars. The first will focus on ‘Ophthalmology for Veterinary Nurses’ and the second on ‘Red Eye for Vets’. The ‘Red Eye for Vets’ seminar is being sponsored by Mefin Finance. Robin obtained his Fellowship of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in the field of ophthalmology. He is registered as a Veterinary Eye Specialist, and has been a Board of Examiners member for the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists. Contact Barbara in the AVA office (
[email protected]) to reserve your place.
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Rural Vets needed for the Royal Adelaide Show 5-15 September 2012 Are you interested in doing a veterinary shift at the Royal Adelaide Show? Places are available from Wednesday 5 September to Saturday 15 September. Rostered shifts start at 8.30 each morning and run for a 24 hour period. Payment is $600 plus your fees for consult and procedures and drugs.
You’re required to supply your own vehicle, drugs and equipment - a list of recommended supplies will be provided. Accommodation is provided with basic facilities behind the dairy pavilion. Meals, mobile phone and internet are also supplied. For more information contact Colin Trengove at
[email protected]. Expressions of interest should be sent to Colin or to the AVA office (
[email protected]) by Monday 20 August.
Obituaries Dr Richard Willson and Dr Peg Christian In the past month we have mourned the loss of two members of the profession. Dr Richard Willson It is with considerable sadness that we note the passing of Dr Richard (Dick) Willson. Throughout his life he made an extraordinary contribution to the profession and the communities in which he lived. Dick was a life member of the AVA – an honour that was well deserved. Speaking at his funeral, Dr Tim Kuchel summed up eloquently in saying, Dick and his exploits were larger than life and he was our own home-grown real James Herriot. He could tell a marvelous story, embellished with flair and great humour. He was great company, in any company. Dick was in many ways a complicated but complete person. Enigmatic in the depth of his compassion for others, unwilting in his love of family, untiring in his community spirit, gifted in his ability to entertain and to inform, boyish in his enthusiasm, and highly skilled in his chosen Profession. Read more online Dr Peg Christian Peg Christian passed away at the age of 92. Peg began her studies in veterinary science in 1938, th she was the 12 woman to qualify as a veterinary surgeon in Australia. Her work with native animals was formally acknowledged when she was awarded an Order of Australia Merit (OAM) in 1983. She accepted it to underline and make important the work that was being done in the field of marsupials and native animals. Dr Ian Hough wrote of Peg, Peg was an enormously generous person with her time and advice to anyone who cared to ask. She was driven to see Australian fauna receive the same level of care and attention production and pet animals received. Her appreciation of the interconnectedness of the environment preceded the popularist movements of today. A truly unique and inspirational woman. Read more online
Diary Dates SAVEM Workshop Sunday 26 August –Dr Anne Fowler Burns course - Healesville Sanctuary Further information: www.savem.org.au
Rural Vet Practitioners Branch Seminar 18-19 August 2012 - South East Follow this link for registration VNCA Evening Seminar - Diagnostic Imaging Tuesday 28 August – Education Development Centre Follow this link for registration AVA SA Quiz Night Friday 31 August 2012 - Unley Community Centre Click here for a booking sheet Ophthalmology for Veterinary Nurses Wednesday 19 September – Dr Robin Stanley – Education Development Centre Reserve your place:
[email protected] Red eye for Vets Thursday 20 September – Dr Robin Stanley – Education Development Centre Reserve your place:
[email protected] Rural Vet Practitioners Branch Seminar 13-14 October 2012 - Roseworthy More details to come Graham Pratt Executive Officer 08 8344 9572
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