19 Oct 2020
Registration closes on 1 November for the UK’s biggest emergency and critical care veterinary congress.
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The 2020 Vets Now ECC Congress will take place from 4 to 7 November.
The countdown is on for the UK’s leading emergency and critical care (ECC) veterinary congress — with less than three weeks until the event kicks off virtually for the first time.
Organiser Vets Now says holding its ECC Congress online has resulted in a surge in interest from international delegates, with vets and vet nurses from more than 20 countries – including Kuwait, Hong Kong and Australia – due to attend.
Running from 4 to 7 November and taking place in a virtual conference centre, the event will give delegates an unrivalled opportunity to take part in presentations, lectures, debates and much more.
Internationally renowned vet professionals Dan Fletcher, Megan Brashear and Claire Sharp are among several high-profile speakers at this year’s congress.
A world-leading expert in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Dr Fletcher is hoping to ensure far fewer pet owners get devastating news that their pet has not come through by sharing his resuscitation expertise during the congress.
Dr Fletcher, co-chairman of the pioneering RECOVER – Reassessment Campaign on Veterinary Resuscitation – initiative, will deliver four lectures at the four-day event.
He said: “There is a pervasive feeling in veterinary medicine that when it comes to CPR, it’s futile and not worth trying as we just never get them back.
“But the data we have from the subset of patients who have acute arrests due to some external factor shows they have a very good prognosis. If people come away from my lectures feeling they will give it a shot, then we can make a big difference.”
Dr Fletcher added: “And that means saving lives. How great would it be if we didn’t have to call that client who owns a two-year-old Labrador retriever who had an anaesthetic event during a mass removal to say she passed away?
“Instead you could call to say ‘I had a little trouble under anaesthesia, but we got her back and she’s doing great right now’.
“If we can avoid 70% of those bad news calls, I think we’ll have made a real impact.”
Specialist vet Dan Lewis, Vets Now’s national ECC lead, devised the virtual congress programme. He said: “We’re hugely excited about the opportunities it will bring for delegates, exhibitors and speakers, who are joining us from across the world.
“The interactive platform we’re using is cutting edge and it provides so much more than just webinars. 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.”
Full information is online now, including booking details. Registration closes on 1 November.
Full four-day tickets for delegates range in price from £60 to £175, and ticket-holders will be able to access all the sessions on-demand for up to a month following the event.
