RCVS to host on-stand ‘Learning Zone’ at BSAVA Congress

This week, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is inviting delegates to attend its new ‘Learning Zone’ at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress in Manchester, to learn about a variety of the latest RCVS projects and initiatives from the members of Council and staff at the heart of the work.

The ‘Learning Zone’ – delivered in association with the RCVS Academy, the College’s free digital learning platform for the veterinary professions – will be situated on the RCVS stand (location C510) across the three days of Congress at Manchester Central from Thursday 23 March to Saturday 26 March.

Talks will cover a variety of current projects and will take place every half an hour (9:00am to 17:30pm on Thursday and Friday, and 09:00am to 13:30pm on Saturday). The bite-size sessions have been designed to provide clear, concise information to delegates in an easily digestible manner and will provide the opportunity for delegates to pose any further questions they may have about the projects.

‘Learning Zone’ session topics and speakers are as follows:

• The RCVS Academy: What it can offer you – Jennifer Ayers (RCVS Academy Manager)
• Workforce ambitions: The future is you – Angharad Belcher (Director for the Advancement of the Professions)/Melissa Donald MRCVS (President)
• PSS Sustainability – Sue Paterson FRCVS (Junior Vice President)
• VetGDP: Your questions answered – Britta Crawford (Senior Education Officer)/Jenny Soreskog-Turp (Lead for Postgraduate Education)
• 1CPD – How to record and reflect on your learning using 1CPD – Britta Crawford (Senior Education Officer)/Jenny Soreskog-Turp (Lead for Postgraduate Education)
• EMS Policy – Kate Richards MRCVS (Senior Vice-President/Chair of Education Committee)/Lizzie Lockett (CEO)

For the full schedule with times, please visit our BSAVA Congress 2023 page. RCVS Officers and staff will also be available on the stand for the duration of the congress to assist with any other queries.

In addition to the ‘Learning Zone’, off the stand, on Friday 24 March in the Exchange Auditorium, the RCVS Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) will be heading up the neurodiversity stream, consisting of a number of panel discussions and information sessions aimed at promoting a greater understanding of neurodivergence within the veterinary community.

MMI has also helped to create the programme for the Wellbeing Zone which will be located in the exhibition hall.

For more information on BSAVA Congress, please visit the BSAVA Congress website.