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  • VetGrad guides new grads

    Vetgrad logo.

    ‘IF YOU feel like things are getting on top of you, don't suffer alone! The transition from student to working life is a real shock to the system, so you must not feel like you have failed if you're finding it difficult to cope.'…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 15 Aug 2010
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  • Take Me to Your Leader...

    Standing out from the crowd.

    One of the bonuses of modern-day journalism, especially that based upon the electronic media, is the serendipitous nature of the material that enters one's portals, so to speak.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 01 Jul 2010
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  • So what was new at the BSAVA congress commercial exhibition this year?

    BSAVA Congress 2010 commercial exhibition.

    For me the commercial exhibition at the BSAVA Congress in Birmingham, UK, always provides endless hours of discovery and this year was no exception as I drifted from stand to stand asking the age-old question, much beloved of veterinarians the world over:…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 11 Apr 2010
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  • First members of new ABVP board for exotic species

    Chinchilla. (Photo: Isabelle Francais/BowTie Inc.)

    In January 2010, the first certifications were granted to eight veterinarians in a new Exotic Companion Mammal subspecialty of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.…

    By: Peter Beaumont
    Published: 15 Mar 2010
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  • Focus on practical tips at ESFM Birmingham symposium

    Sharing practical tips.

    Aimed at the practitioner, the one-day European Society of Feline Medicine (ESFM) symposium has recruited world renowned speakers to share their expertise on essential techniques and provide practical tips for the ‘in and outs' of treating feline patients…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 08 Feb 2010
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  • Will you be an ABCD & Merial young scientist award winner in 2010?

    ABCD   Merial Young Scientist Award Winner 2009  Dr Jonas Wensman.

    The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases (ABCD) is inviting entries for the ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award 2010 before the deadline closes on 1 February 2010.…

    By: David Watson
    Published: 28 Nov 2009
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