JMICAWE organised a two day Animal Behaviour and Welfare
CPD event last week. The event was aimed at veterinary nurse lecturers to help
improve their teaching to the next generation of veterinary nurses (VNs) in dog
and cat behaviour and animal welfare.
20 delegates from all over the UK enjoyed
the CEVA sponsored event which was attended by VNs, VN lecturers, student VNs
and vets.
Hayley Walters said, “Much needs to be done to improve veterinary education
in animal behaviour. The event was inspired by speaking to several student VNs
who didn’t feel confident in advising owners about problem behaviours in their
pets at home. Some of them had also learned about dog and cat behaviour through
external lectures or whilst in practice. This is worrying as not being able to
recognise what an animal is saying to us through its body language or facial
expressions can potentially be dangerous for the VN and also lead to a
deterioration in welfare for the patient”.
The feedback from the delegates was very positive and we
hope to run events like this again in the future.
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