2 Jul 2021
Tickets are now available for the 2021 congress (3 to 6 November), which will once again will be held online following the success of last year’s first virtual event.
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Vets Now has today (2 July) opened bookings for the UK’s only dedicated emergency and critical care (ECC) congress for the veterinary professions.
The event will run from 3 to 6 November 2021 in a virtual conference centre, with organiser Vets Now sticking with the online format to ensure more places for delegates and exhibitors, as well as an expanded CPD offering.
Last year’s event – the first Vets Now ECC Congress to be hosted virtually in its 16-year history – welcomed 1,227 visitors from 37 countries. This year’s iteration will see more than 70 hours of CPD across eight themes, as well as speakers and networking opportunities.
Vet professionals Megan Brashear and Helen Wilson – clinical lead for ECC at Langford Vets, University of Bristol – are among several high-profile speakers at this year’s congress.
RCVS president Mandisa Greene will open congress with reflections from the past year, while keynote speaker Marie Holowaychuk – joining in from Calgary, Canada – is an ECC specialist and a passionate advocate for veterinary team well-being. She will be sharing her knowledge and experience around health and well-being.
On the nursing stream – planned by Arlene Connor, head of clinical operations for Vets Now referral hospitals – Amy Newfield from Massachusetts will focus on nursing skills and leadership, and congress will welcome back Ms Brashear, from Indiana, with her ever-popular nursing and leadership lectures.
Vets Now ECC specialist Dan Lewis, who has planned the veterinary congress programme, said: “The interactive platform we’re using is cutting edge and it provides so much more than just webinars. Like last year, there will be live content, an interactive exhibition hall and more opportunities than ever for delegates to network and learn from some of the world’s leading veterinary experts discussing ECC.
“Our programme again this year has been carefully tailored to provide an inclusive learning experience for vets and vet nurses no matter what stage they’re at in their career, from students through to specialists.
“All being well, we will be back in Leeds for the ECC Congress in November 2022.”
Other highlights on the congress programme include Elly Russell, an expert in organisational communication from The Veterinary Defence Society Training, with top tips on how to handle difficult situations and complaints – including payments.
Vet Times is the headline media partner for the event.
Full four-day tickets for delegates will range from £60 to £199 and ticket holders will be able to access all the sessions on demand for up to a month following the event. To book tickets, visit the congress website.
