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Fellows in Focus

We introduced 'Fellows in Focus' talks at Fellowship Day in 2017, to help showcase the breadth and depth of knowledge and expertise within the RCVS Fellowship.

Dr Luke Gamble speaking at RCVS Fellowship Day 2018

Each Fellow is invited to talk about a subject close to their heart in just ten minutes, from the floor of the world-famous Faraday Lecture Theatre (home of the 'Christmas Lecture') at The Royal Institution in London.

If you are an RCVS Fellow and would like to share your knowledge and experiences on a topic of interest, please register here and we will be in touch to further discuss.

Fellows in Focus talks

You can watch videos and reports of all the Fellows in Focus talks so far using the links below.

Fellowship Day 2019

The following talks were given by Fellows at Fellowship Day 2019:

Nature’s wings and their passengers

Brian Coles BVSc Hon.Mem.ECZM HonFRCVS

High mortality in a sheep flock caused by tick-born diseases - a diagnostic challenge

Dr Roger Daniel BSc BVSc FRCVS

One Pain: how pets can contribute to translational research

Dr Duncan Lascelles BVSc BSc CertVA PhD DipECVS DSAS(Soft Tissue) DipACVS FRCVS

The hidden curriculum: why it matters

Professor Liz Mossop BVM&S PhD FRCVS

Bridging gaps through distance mentoring: training, career development and outreach 

Dr Nicola Parry BVSc BSc MSc DipACVP FRCVS

Rare or Well Done? 

Professor Stuart Reid CBE BVMS PhD DVM DipECVPH FRSE FRSB FRCVS

Fellowship Day 2018

The following talks were given by Fellows at Fellowship Day 2018:

International vet work – methods, mayhem and madness

Dr Luke Gamble BVSc DVM&S FRCVS

Is the art of the physical exam dying?

Professor Gayle Hallowell MA VetMB CertVA DipACVIM PhD DipACVECC PFHEA FRCVS

Dealing with the worm that turned

Professor Jacqui Matthews BVMS PhD DipEVPC FRCVS

Complexity of common diseases

Professor Peter Muir BVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS FRCVS

Why 99% of the world’s equine vets treat only 10% of the world’s equines. How can we start to redress this imbalance?

Dr Gigi Kay BVM&S CertAVP(EM) FRCVS

Whose best interests?

Dr Polly Taylor MA VetMB PhD DVA DipECVAA MRCA FRCVS

Leadership – observations and learnings during a clinical, academic and commercial career

Dr Simon Wheeler BVSc CertVR PhD DipECVN MBA FRCVS

Fellowship Day 2017

The following talks were given by Fellows at Fellowship Day 2017:

Mission Rabies

Ian Battersby BVSc FRCVS

The health of corals, and their importance for society

Robert Gilbert BVSc MMedVet FRCVS

All structures great and small: is the profession coping with the rapid changes in the veterinary sector? 

John Innes BVSc PhD CertVR DSAS(Orth) FRCVS

Do badgers kill cows or cows kill badgers?

Dick Sibley BVSc HonFRCVS

A personal perspective of the medical-veterinary relationship

Brian Summers BVSc MSc PhD FRCPath FRCVS

General practice is the most important veterinary specialism

Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc(VetGP) DProf FRCVS

Causes and cures for cataracts

David Williams MA VetMB CertVOphthal PhD CertWEL VetMD DipECABM(AWSEL) FRCVS