BVNA (The British Veterinary Nursing Association)

BVNA (The British Veterinary Nursing Association) BVNA is a membership organisation that supports and represents veterinary nurses

Mission Statement - To empower veterinary nurses to develop as individuals and increase their impact on the profession, animal health and welfare.

VNJ Live at BVNA Congress 2026Following the recent digital transformation of BVNA’s membership publication, the Veterina...
07/06/2026

VNJ Live at BVNA Congress 2026

Following the recent digital transformation of BVNA’s membership publication, the Veterinary Nursing Journal (VNJ), this year’s BVNA Congress will welcome back the VNJ in a live format.

With interactive and friendly discussion sessions taking place on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October, potential future researchers, authors and speakers will be encouraged to discuss their ideas and showcase their work.

BVNA is now inviting submissions across four categories:

✅ Case reflection (SVN)
✅ Case reflection (RVN)
✅ Research project
✅ Clinical audit
(Plus – Submission of ideas for future research)

More information and the submission form can be found on the BVNA website here; https://loom.ly/5bPQnCc

4 hours of online CPD! Learn to Love Nurse Clinics - Webinar Series: Part 2 - Preventative Healthcare📆 Saturday 4th July...
07/06/2026

4 hours of online CPD!

Learn to Love Nurse Clinics - Webinar Series: Part 2 - Preventative Healthcare
📆 Saturday 4th July 2026, 10:00 - 14:30
🔗 Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/otnbSX8
💷 £25.00 for BVNA members | £65.00 for non-members

10:00 - 11:00 - "Age is just a number: Senior pet nursing consultations"
🗣️ Lewis Knox RVN NCert (Medical Nursing) ISFM DipFN

11:00 – 12:00 - "Food for thought: Mastering nutrition conversations"
🗣️ Georgia Woods-Lee BSc(Hons) RVN CertCFVHNut VTS(Nutrition)

12:30 -13:30 - "A nurse’s guide to pre neutering clinics and pre breeding health"
🗣️ Kathryne Wrigley RVN
💚 Kindly sponsored by Royal Canin

13:30 - 14:30 - "Preventative behavioural guidance for puppies and kittens"
🗣️ Nikki McLeod PGDip(CAB) BSc(Hons) RVN NCert(Behav) ISFM CertFN & AdvCertFB

⚠️ We are also offering a bundle ticket for parts 1, 2 and 3, providing you with 13.5 hours of online CPD! Find out more here - https://loom.ly/jPMgzQ8

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via; [email protected]

"Exotic Animal Anaesthesia Basics"💻 One hour of online CPD📆Tuesday 4th August 2026, 19:00 - 20:00🗣️ Tawny Kershaw MSc BS...
06/06/2026

"Exotic Animal Anaesthesia Basics"

💻 One hour of online CPD
📆Tuesday 4th August 2026, 19:00 - 20:00
🗣️ Tawny Kershaw MSc BSc (Hons) RVN DipVNZS APVN(Zoo) NCert(AnaesthNsg) AFHEA
👉 Register here; https://loom.ly/PImnWDw

Veterinary nurses are always striving to provide the best care to their patients but how can we do this when presented with an unfamiliar species? Providing high quality contextualised care should be second nature to veterinary nurses whether a cat, dog, rabbit, bird or reptile. This talk will walk through the anatomical and anaesthesia challenges relating to commonly seen exotic species in veterinary practice. Attendees will be equipped with the knowledge required to mitigate peri-anaesthetic mortality in exotic species, how to apply hands-on monitoring techniques, and how best to utilise machine-based monitoring for a variety of species.

Learning Points:
✅ To be able to identify peri-anaesthetic risks associated with a variety of species
✅ To be able to provide first aid and follow up nursing care to a range of species
✅ To be able to collate an equipment list tailored to your practice and feel confident identifying the practice’s additional needs

"Monoclonal antibodies – Therapeutic by design" - Kindly sponsored by Zoetis 💚1 hour of FREE online CPD for BVNA members...
06/06/2026

"Monoclonal antibodies – Therapeutic by design" - Kindly sponsored by Zoetis 💚

1 hour of FREE online CPD for BVNA members*!
(*Non-members are also welcome to join this webinar but tickets will be charged at £15.00)

📆 Monday 15th June 2026, 19:30 - 20:30
🗣️ Laura Morgan BVM&S MRCVS
👉 Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/YpPb52U

This webinar empowers veterinary nurses to elevate their understanding of what Monoclonal Antibodies are and how they work. Participants will learn about the current Monoclonal therapeutics we have available in veterinary medicine, with a specific focus on the role the veterinary nurse can play in supporting patients who are on these therapies during nurse clinics.

✅ Understand what monoclonal antibodies are
✅ Understand the benefits of monoclonal antibodies
✅ Utilise nurse injection clinics for Librela/Solensia to improve quality of life for the pet
✅ Utilise nurse injection clinics for Cytopoint to improve quality of life for the pet

Ali Heywood is an RVN with over 25 years’ experience in education leadership, and quality assurance. She is passionate a...
06/06/2026

Ali Heywood is an RVN with over 25 years’ experience in education leadership, and quality assurance. She is passionate about shaping the future of veterinary nursing through quality education, compassionate leadership, and ensuring that the women in our profession can enjoy long, fulfilling, and sustainable careers.

Ali will be writing a series of blogs throughout 2026 linking to the BVNA Presidential theme of compassion and empathy. This month's blog is titled "When Feedback Feels Like a Punch in the Gut", and you can read more here; https://loom.ly/HyLkxu8

Check out Ali’s previous blogs here for the series so far; https://loom.ly/0K00hU8

5.5 hours of online CPD! Learn to Love Nurse Clinics - Webinar Series: Part 3 - Advanced Consults📆 Saturday 5th Septembe...
05/06/2026

5.5 hours of online CPD!

Learn to Love Nurse Clinics - Webinar Series: Part 3 - Advanced Consults
📆 Saturday 5th September 2026, 09:00 - 15:30
🔗 Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/UcUFTQY
💷 £32.50 for BVNA members | £87.50 for non-members
💚 Kindly sponsored by Nutravet

09:00 - 10:00 - "Weighing in on nurse-led pet obesity clinics"
🗣️ Joy Shutt BSc(Hons) C-SQP RVN Cert&DipNCS(RVNCons)

10:00 – 11:00 - "Diabetic nurse clinics"
🗣️ Sophie McMurrough RVN VTS (SAIM)

11:00 – 12:00 - "From assessment to action: Practical osteoarthritis management in nursing clinics"
🗣️ Emily Ashdown RVN ADIPPHYS ISFMCert CSMCert Cert CanineHydro L3AET MRAMP MIRVAP AHPR VMLSO

12:30 - 13:00 - "Overview of supplement range"
🗣️ Nutravet

13:30 - 14:30 - "Protocols, patients and practice growth: Building an RVN skin clinic"
🗣️ Leona Anderson BSc(Hons) NCert(AnaesthNsg) MISAP RVN

14:30 - 15:30 - "Optimising outcomes in cushing’s syndrome through nurse-led endocrine clinics"
🗣️ Nicola Lakeman MSc BSc(Hons) RVN VTS(Nutrition) CertVNECC CertSAN

⚠️ We are also offering a bundle ticket for parts 1, 2 and 3, providing you with 13.5 hours of online CPD! Find out more here - https://loom.ly/jPMgzQ8

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via; [email protected]

Nominations for our 2026 BVNA awards are still open! 🤩 Find out more and nominate someone here; https://loom.ly/pk4bS2o📅...
05/06/2026

Nominations for our 2026 BVNA awards are still open! 🤩 Find out more and nominate someone here; https://loom.ly/pk4bS2o

📅 Nominations will close on 31st July 2026, and our finalists will be announced shortly after.

The three finalists in each award category will be chosen and invited to attend BVNA Congress 2026 at Telford International Centre on Friday 9th of October – The awards ceremony will take place in the evening from 6.30pm.

✍️ VNJ Writer of the Year Award 2026 - This award is for articles which have encouraged discussions, positive change or improved clinical standards in practice. Whose article has inspired you?

🩺 Jean Turner Memorial Award: RVN of the Year 2026 - Do you know a veterinary nurse who has gone out of their way to show compassion, and/or empathy, either towards patients, clients or colleagues?

👥 The Des Thompson Award: Team Member of the Year 2026 - This award is for a team member, who is not a veterinary nurse, who has made a real difference in their role for showing compassion and/or empathy within the practice setting.

👩‍🎓 Jennifer Townson Award: SVN of the Year 2026 - This award is for a student veterinary nurse who is currently undertaking training and has contributed to the support of clients and patients by showing compassion and/or empathy during their training.

If you have any questions, please email us via; [email protected].

The BVA’s Ethics and Welfare Advisory Panel (EWAP) plays a key role in the development of BVA policy across a wide range...
05/06/2026

The BVA’s Ethics and Welfare Advisory Panel (EWAP) plays a key role in the development of BVA policy across a wide range of animal health and welfare, public health, and veterinary professional issues, by providing ethical and welfare advice. They currently have an RVN vacancy on the panel - 👉 Find out more here; https://loom.ly/A-jlvns

📆 Applications close at 9am on Monday 15 June

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Are you looking for help funding your training, CPD or research?Our BVNA bursary applications for 2026 are now open! Fin...
04/06/2026

Are you looking for help funding your training, CPD or research?

Our BVNA bursary applications for 2026 are now open! Find out more and apply here; https://loom.ly/MuvdGtA

Applications close 31st July 📆

✅ BVNA Educational Bursary - A bursary fund of £500 may be awarded each year to BVNA members who are, at the time of application, engaged in veterinary nursing or veterinary nursing training in the UK.

✅ Louise O’Dwyer Life-Long Learner Bursary - The BVNA Life-long Learner Bursary was set up in memory of Louise O’Dwyer whose passion centred around the continuous enhancement of the veterinary nursing profession. The BVNA will support registered veterinary nurses by contributing up to 50% of a course fee, up to the value of £2,000.

✅ Nick Taylor Student Bursary - A bursary offering student veterinary nurses the chance to attend BVNA Congress. Nick Taylor embarked on VN career in 1985, qualifying in 1988 and working predominantly in small animal and mixed practices and hospitals for 18 years. Nick wants to encourage SVN’s to attend BVNA Congress for the wide range of lectures and workshops, to network, to catch up with friends, and inspire future training and career options.

1 hour of FREE online CPD for BVNA members*! (*Non-members are also welcome to join this webinar but tickets will be cha...
04/06/2026

1 hour of FREE online CPD for BVNA members*!
(*Non-members are also welcome to join this webinar but tickets will be charged at £15.00)

"Lungworm in the UK – The role of the veterinary nurse"
📆 Wednesday 12th August 2026, 19:30 - 20:30
🗣️ Jenny Helm, BVMS Cert SAM Dip-ECVIM CA FHEA MRCVS, European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine, Clinician in Veterinary Oncology

Kindly sponsored by: Zoetis 🧡

This presentation on Angiostrongylus vasorum will begin with an overview of the parasite and how it differs from other respiratory parasites commonly seen in dogs, followed by a brief discussion of its distribution and epidemiology within the UK. Ways in which the parasite may arise during nursing consultations, will then be explored, including considerations for risk assessment and prevention strategies. The presentation will then focus on the clinical signs associated with this lungworm, highlighting the different groups of clinical signs that may aid recognition in practice. Subsequently, the role of A. vasorum in preoperative patients will be discussed. Finally, the presentation will cover diagnostic approaches, including in-house testing, treatment options, and the importance of ongoing prevention strategies.

✅ Understand prevention and risk assessment strategies for Angiostrongylus vasorum
✅ Recognise the common presenting clinical signs and disease patterns associated with A. vasorum infection in practice
✅ Understand the methods available to diagnose Angiostrongylus vasorum, including in-house testing options

👉 Register and find out more here; https://loom.ly/HnmXIsY

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