Wed 13th Jan (6pm): CUVS Welfare ‘Top 7 Tips to Ensure You Are Thriving and Not Just Surviving’ – Vets Stay Go Diversify

Mon 18th Jan (7pm): ‘The Itchy Dog’ – Hills

Tues 19th Jan (7pm): CFAVS ‘Transition Cow Management’ – Kate Heller, Elanco

Wed 20th Jan (6pm): CUVS ‘How to Avoid a Bloody Disaster – Anaemia and Transfusion Medicine for Your First Year in Practice – Anna Threlfall, Linnaeus

Thurs 21st Jan (TBC): AVS ‘CV of Failures’ – Josh Slater

Sat 23rd Jan (10am): IVSA ‘Making the Olympics and World Equestrian Games Happen –Biosecurity at International Equestrian Competitions’ – Josh Slater

Mon 25th Jan (7pm): CEVS ‘Life as a Racing Vet’ – Andy Hamilton

Tues 26th Jan (7pm): CFAVS ‘The Path to Sustainable Farming – An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021-2024’ – Becky Briggs

Wed 27th Jan (6pm): CUVS ‘Supporting New Graduates – How Veterinary Telemedicine is Evolving to Specifically Support New Graduates in the Post Covid Period’ – Victoria Johnson, VetCT

Mon 1st Feb (TBC): CEVS ‘The Most Commonly Asked Questions About Feeding’ – Katie Williams, Dengie

Tues 2nd Feb (TBC): CUVS Keith Entwhistle Memorial Lecture – Alison Cronin

Wed 3rd Feb (6pm): CUVS ‘Pheromatherapy and Dog and Cat Behaviour’ – Charlotte Carr, CEVA

Sat 6th Feb (10am-4pm): CUVS Careers Day

Mon 8th Feb (6pm): CEVS Euthanasia Talk – Sara Barker, Dechra

Tues 9th Feb (7pm): CFAVS ‘Sheep Reproduction’ – Tom Searle

Wed 10th Feb (TBC): CUVS ‘The Veterinary Consult – A Day in the Life of a Vet’ – Open Student Talk with Cambridge Veterinary School Clinicians

Thurs 11th Feb (TBC): CUVS Welfare ‘Transitioning to Practice’ – Rosie Allister, Vetlife

Mon 15th Feb (6pm): CEVS ‘Introduction to Vetting Horses During Endurance GB Races’ – Antonia Milner-Matthews

Wed 17th Feb (6pm): CUVS x CUVZS Case Series – Exotic Cases with John Chitty

Mon 22nd Feb (TBC): CEVS ‘How To Do a Comprehensive Clinical Assessment of a Lame Horse’ – Sue Dyson

Wed 24th Feb (7pm): CUVS Case Series – Small Animal Cases with Julian Norton

Mon 1st March (6pm): CEVS ‘Interning in Kentucky’ – Catherine Hollins

Wed 3rd March (6pm): CUVS ‘StreetVet in Cambridge – An Insight’ – Jo Brand

Tues 6th Oct (7pm): CFAVS “Cattle Reproduction and Case Based Discussion” – Tom Searle

Wed 7th Oct (6pm): CUVS ‘A Whistle-stop Tour of Ocular Emergencies’ – David Williams

Wed 14th Oct (6pm): CUVS ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’

Mon 19th Oct (6pm): CEVS ‘Intro to the Equestrian Disciplines’

Wed 21st Oct (1pm): CUVS Veterinary Marketing Part 1: ‘Marketing Planning in Veterinary Practice’ – Lucy Chadwick, Forte Healthcare

Wed 21st Oct (6pm): CUVS ‘The Importance of Behavioural Medicine in General Veterinary Practice’ – Sarah Heath, Behavioural Referrals

Mon 26th Oct (6pm): CEVS ‘Internships and Making the Most of Your First Few Years in Practice’ – Sandy Shanklin

Tues 27th Oct (6pm): CUVS x CFAVS Case Series – Farm Cases with Jon Goodson

Wed 28th Oct (6pm): CUVS ‘Otitis Externa’ – Chris Pennelegion, Elanco Animal Health

Mon 2nd Nov (6pm): CEVS ‘Obesity – Feeding Tips and Tricks’ – Dengie

Tues 3rd Nov (6pm): Hills Talk on Nutrition

Wed 4th Nov (1pm): CUVS Veterinary Marketing Part 2: ‘Digital Marketing Tools in Veterinary Practice’ – Lucy Chadwick, Forte Healthcare

Wed 4th Nov (6pm): CUVS ‘How Nutraceuticals Can Help to Maintain Hepatic Health in Dogs and Cats’ – Jackie Marshall, VetPlus

Mon 9th Nov (6pm): CEVS ‘The Racing Industry Explained’ – Ed Walker

Wed 11th Nov (6pm): CUVS x CEVS Case Series – Equine Cases with Ashley Baker

Mon 16th Nov (6pm): CEVS ‘Embryo Transfer’ – Prof Pat McCue

Wed 18th Nov (6pm): CUVS ‘Managing the Arthritic Patient’ – Lucy Chadwick, Forte Healthcare

Mon 23rd Nov (6pm): CUVS Case Series – Small Animal Cases

Wed 25th Nov (6pm): CUVS ‘Setting up a Conservation Project in Indonesia’ – Jane Hopper, Wildlife Vets International

Although many of us will not be in Cambridge this term, CUVS still has lots to offer:

Friday 24th April 5:30pm Vet Yoga CUVS with Katie Bland Zoom – check FB event for more details!

Monday 27th April 8:30pm Cocktail (not-so-master) Class CUVS Live on Instagram @cuvetsoc

Wednesday 29th April 6:30pm UK Vet School: Virtual Pub Quiz CUVS Live on Instagram @cuvetsoc

Thursday 30th April 11am Osteoarthritis CUVS Talk: Chris Pennelegion (Elanco) Zoom – check FB event for more details!

Monday 4th May 8:30pm Cocktail (not-so-master) Class CUVS Live on Instagram @cuvetsoc

Thursday 14th May 4pm Ants to Zebrafish – An Alphabet of Animal Eyes CUVS Talk: Dr David Williams Panopto – check FB event for more details!

Thursday 4th June 7pm Q&A with Julian Norton, TV’s ‘The Yorkshire Vet’. See weekly e-mail for Zoom details.

Take a look at what we’ve got planned for this term:

15^th January: Managing the Patient with Osteoarthritis and Obesity – Hills’

25^th January: Careers & EMS Day

Speakers will be talking about CV writing, job interviews, specialisation, working in emergency medicine, the Army and the Government. Colin Whiting, a former referral orthopaedic surgeon will be speaking about how to succeed as a new grad and how to overcome common obstacles in primary practice

29^th January: Graduate Academy and EMS at Independent VetCare – Samantha Duffy

5^th February: LGBT+in the Veterinary Profession Talk

12^th February: Welfare and Veterinary Issues Surrounding the Dangerous Dogs Act – Peter Madden, Dangerous Dogs Advisor for the police

19^th February: Talk by Pen Farthing from Nowzad, a charity in Afghanistan providing shelter and veterinary care

26^th February: Talk by a rep from theLinneaus group, topic TBC

2^nd March: Keith Entwistle Memorial Lecture & Dinner

Dr. Emma Milne,TV vet, author, animal welfare enthusiast and founder of Vets Against Brachycephalismwill be speaking about breeding extreme conformation in animals and how it has influenced her career choices

13^th March: Dinner Dance

Have a look at what’s coming up this term!

9^th October: ‘Beneficial Bacteria or Dysbiosis and Disease: what is the microbiota and why is it relevant to our patients?’ – Gemma Ives, Protexin

13^th October: Vet sports, 11am on Parker’s Piece

15^th October: Freshers’ Bar Craw

16^th October: ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ – sponsored by Tails

18^th October: Cherry Party

23^rd October: Lunchtime talk – VetsGoWild

Evening talk – Martin Barrow, Federation of Independent Veterinary Practices

30^th October: ‘Confused About Raw Feeding: a review of the pros, cons and evidence base’ – Sean McCormack, Tails

13^th November: Parasitology talk – Teen Presnail, Boehringer

20^thNovember CUVS +CUVZS: ‘A Career in Exotic and Zoo Medicine’ – William Lewis, Medivet

3^rd-5^th December: Panto!

The Keith Entwistle Memorial Lecture was held on the 26th February, with Doug Allan speaking about his experiences as a renowned wildlife cameraman who has been at the head of some of the top BBC documentaries, including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet and Frozen Planet. It was a fantastic event and we were all gripped listening to his stories of filming humpback whales, polar bears and their cubs in the Arctic and weddle seals in the Antarctic! Thank you so much to Doug for travelling to come speak to us, you have inspired us all!

CUVS are putting on a FREE WELFARE LUNCH for all clinical years this Friday!

A lovely speaker from VetLife will be coming to give us a short talk about what they do for the vet profession, and there will also be a bake sale (yay cake!) so bring your pennies along so we can support their amazing work.

What?: FREE LUNCH!

Where?: LT2

When?: This Friday (26th)

What time?: 12:45pm for lunch and cake, 1pm for the talk