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Resources for if you need help or wish to offer assistance to flood-affected veterinarians in Victoria.

The wait is over! This week, the AVA is launching the AVA Chartered Veterinary Practitioner™ (AVA CVP).

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has commended the Australian Government for adding veterinary nurses to the National Skills Commission’s Priority Skills List, acknowledging the dire skills shortage facing the profession.

Australia’s first National Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) Action Plan was released on 13 October 2022.

Friday 14 October is Veterinary Nurse and Technician Appreciation Day 2022, and this year’s theme is about how vet nurses and technicians live their values every day.

The AVA Counselling Service, Converge International, have created resources for veterinary professionals to share with colleagues and employees.

As part of the AVA’s THRIVE Initiative, which promotes veterinary wellness and the wellbeing of all veterinary practitioners, the Veterinary Wellness Roundtable is to be held on the 26th of October 2022.

Our THRIVE milestones April 21 to October 22

Michael Laurence worked in the UK during the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that caused a crisis in British agriculture and tourism

The Australian Greyhound Working and Sporting Dog Veterinarian’s (AGWSDV) 2022 Conference was held on 6 – 7 October, with veterinarians coming from all over the country to learn about the latest innovations in working and sporting dog practice.

October is National Safe Work Month and Safe Work Australia has compiled resource kits to support Safe Work Month this year.