21 Jul 2017
Are you a bright spark at your practice? The RCVS is looking for vet and VN innovators to share their ideas on social media, with prizes up for grabs.
David Woodmansey
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The RCVS has launched a social media competition to highlight the best practice-based innovation from both vets and VNs.
The competition, launched today (21 July), encourages vets and VNs to post pictures on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – using the hashtags #VetInnovator and #VNinnovator, respectively – to showcase something innovative they have done in their practice that has led, for example, to improved methods of working, a better service to clients or improved clinical outcomes.
Tickets to the first RCVS Innovation Symposium will be awarded to the top five vet and top five VN entries.
Anthony Roberts, director of leadership and innovation at the college, said: “We’d love to hear about the latest technology being used in veterinary practice. But innovation isn’t only about high-tech equipment or scientific discovery – it can also be how business are organised, the services they offer and how they are marketed to clients.
“If you, or someone you know, has developed a new product or service, established a business model that provides a better serves to clients or accesses new client groups, improved processes or methods of working to make a practice operate more efficiently, or you have found a novel way to market veterinary service, we want to hear from you.”
The RCVS’ inaugural Innovation Symposium – which takes place at The Shard in London on 20 September – is an invitation-only event bringing together thought leaders from the veterinary and VN professions, and those involved in innovative veterinary technologies or business models.
Competition entries should be submitted by 16 August, and will be judged by Mr Roberts and senior vice-president Chris Tufnell.
