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RVC students organise the first

global interprofessional symposium

isheartened with social schools and nursing institutions to set up ultrasound, and debunking the myths on
isolation due to COVID-19, their own version of an interprofessional owning a vet practice as a vet or nurse.
on 24th April, RVC vet and vet club – especially those that train both
Dnursing students delivered an professions together. A vet nurse student commented:
online symposium to bring the global “It has been so educational and
student veterinary community together. The line-up consisted of; Elliot Kneba eye-opening, and I can’t wait to go into
and Amy Lyburn (The Ralph Veterinary work on Monday and explain everything
The Vet and Nurse Interprofessional Referral Centre), Jack Pye (Taverham I’ve learnt.”
Society was established by students Vets), Sophie White (Veterinary
at the RVC in 2018, with support from Behaviour Support), Helen Manning A vet student also commented: “Thank
the Interprofessional Education Team (Swaffham Veterinary Centre), Jenny you so much to everyone involved, it was
(IPET), a group of like-minded lecturers. Reason (Bury St Edmunds Veterinary a huge success from an attendee point
The society aims to encourage students Centre), Nai-Chieh Liu (Cambridge BOAS of view! Incredibly well run, organised,
on both courses to learn with, from and group) and Sam Duffy (IVC Evidensia). professional yet friendly and ended on
about each other and understand each such a good note.”
other’s roles in clinical practice, as formal Over 60 students from the UK and as
teaching is delivered separately. far afield as Slovakia and Pakistan tuned There were prize giveaways after every
in for talks and interactive discussions. talk with sponsorship and prize donations
The all-day symposium coincided with Topics included how both vets and from; IVC Evidensia, PitPat, VetWings,
World Veterinary Day and the main aims vet nurses can support each other in Burns, Hugo & Hudson, Awkward Paws,
were to highlight the benefits of vet and dealing with animal behaviour issues, Nursing Knowhow, Company of Animals,
vet nurse teams and to inspire other vet empowering vet nurses interested in VetYogi and ScrubcapsByJillShop.

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