Veterinary Events and Conferences
SPVS and VPMA launch Congress 2018
Registration is now open for the SPVS and VPMA 2018 Congress, returning to Celtic Manor Resort, Newport on 25-27 January 2018, supported by Boehringer and Citation.
Highlights in the ground-breaking CPD programme include:
- Congress Opener Benjamin Mee, motivational speaker, journalist and the man behind the bestselling book and Hollywood blockbuster “We Bought A Zoo”
- Canadian vet, Jonathan Bloom, introducing us to the Fear Free Practice approach – Having It All in Practice: Happy Pets and People, Healthier Pets and Profits
- In Conversation with Sally Hopson, CEO of The Vet Group (Vets4Pets and Companion Care)
- Mind Matters Stream in partnership with RCVS chaired by psychiatrist, journalist and author, Dr Max Pemberton
- Dr Mandy Bertram on the Chimp Paradox, a mind management model first devised by Dr Steve Peters and applied to his work with elite athletes
- A repeat of the popular Ownership Options and New to Management streams
- Brand new for 2018, a Large Animal stream in addition to our popular Equine Stream

The exhibition offers a wide range of suppliers with advice on marketing, management and business development.
This year’s Presidents’ banquet the theme will be a touch of Moulin Rouge, with high energy festival and party band, RPJ, headed by Rick Parfitt Jnr. Congress will start on Thursday with a Congress Cabaret night, featuring Edinburgh Fringe regulars, Peablossom Academy.
To register and for full details of the programme and our sponsors, visit www.spvs-vpma-events.co.uk
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