Sessions will give delegates the chance to learn about current projects.
The RCVS is inviting delegates at this year’s BSAVA Congress to attend its new Learning Zone, as the event kicks off today (23 March) in Manchester.
Delegates will be able to find the Learning Zone, which is being delivered in association with the RCVS Academy, at the RCVS stand (number C510).
As part of the Learning Zone, bite-size talks on a variety of current projects will take place every half an hour, from 9am to 5:30pm on Thursday and Friday and from 9am to 1.30pm on Saturday.
Each session has been designed to be easily digestible and delegates will get the chance to ask any questions they have about the projects.
The following following sessions have been planned:
- 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) and Melissa Donald MRCVS (president)
- PSS Sustainability – Sue Paterson FRCVS (junior vice-president)
- VetGDP: Your questions answered – Britta Crawford (senior education officer) and Jenny Soreskog-Turp (lead for postgraduate education)
- 1CPD – How to record and reflect on your learning using 1CPD – Britta Crawford (senior education officer) and Jenny Soreskog-Turp (lead for postgraduate education)
- EMS Policy – Kate Richards MRCVS (senior vice-president and chair of education committee) and Lizzie Lockett (chief executive officer).
A full list of the times of each session is available online.
As well as the Learning Zone, the RCVS will also be running a neurodiversity stream as part of its Mind Matters Initiative (MMI). The event, which will consist of panel discussions and information sessions promoting a better understanding of neurodivergence in the veterinary profession, will be held in the Exchange Auditorium on Friday, 24 March.
MMI has also collaborated with other organisations, including BVLGBT+, Vetlife and BVA, to put together a wellbeing programme as part of the Wellbeing Zone, located in the exhibition hall.
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