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| Feline diagnostics for practitioners with ISFM in Budapest |
Jan
Budapest, considered the most beautiful city in central Europe, provides the stunning backdrop for the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) European Congress, June 13–17, 2012. The theme will be feline diagnostics – clinical pathology and imaging for the practitioner. Main sponsors are Hill’s, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, MSD Animal Health, Novartis and Merial, with support also from Agria, CEVA, and Idexx. The aim is to provide an event that is the perfect balance between learning, culture and fun.
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‘How I manage…’: Tips from the top at the ISFM feline symposium in Birmingham |
Nov
The 2012 International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) feline symposium, to be held pre-BSAVA Congress in Hall 5 of the International Convention Centre, Birmingham on April 11, is packed to the brim with practical information for the feline practitioner. Sponsored by Hill’s Pet Nutrition and MSD Animal Health, this year’s programme has 11 half-hour sessions given by experts who have been asked to answer the question ‘How I manage…’
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New expert level feline nursing distance learning course |
Sept
In 2009 the Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB), in partnership with Purina and in association with the Centre of Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE), launched two Feline Friendly Nursing Courses – one at Foundation and one at Advanced level (Open College Network (OCN) level 3). Over 150 nurses have completed or are currently working on these courses. Now an Expert level course is available to nurses who have completed the Advanced level course and have their feline friendly credentials.
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ISFM gets cat friendly at the London Vet Show |
August
For the first time, the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) will be hosting a seminar at the London Vet Show, on Thursday 24 November from 9.00am to 1.00pm. It will be the first opportunity practitioners will have to take a close look at the latest initiative from ISFM – the ISFM Purina Wellcat for Life Programme – and it will be free to those who register to attend.
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Register now for the ANZCVS Medicine of cats qualification 2012 |
July
In 2012, veterinarians in Europe will, for the first time, be able to sit the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS) Membership examination in Medicine of Cats.
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| ISFM Feline Symposium pre-SEVC, Barcelona |
July
The International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) is holding a pre-SEVC Feline Symposium on Thursday, September 29 at the Barcelona Conference Centre, Spain. The event is sponsored by Nestlé Purina.
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| Angels and demons at ISFM congress! |
June
The ‘blue devil’, aka Mike Brampton, managing director of Thames Medical, and Estonian veterinary surgeon Olga Sjatkovskaja, took the prizes for this best male and female outfits at the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) ‘Elegance to decadence’ theme party. The party, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, was held....
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| ISFM/Hill's Award goes to feline Specialist Professor Danièlle Gunn-Moore |
June
The 2011 winner of the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM)/Hill's Pet Nutrition Award for outstanding contributions to feline medicine is Professor Danièlle A Gunn-Moore BSc BVM&S PhD FHEA MACVSc MRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine and Professor of Feline Medicine at Edinburgh University.
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| 'Last year's congress got me addicted and now I am hooked!' |
June
Andy Sparkes, veterinary and scientific advisor to ISFM, sets the tone of the 10th International Society of Feline Medicine European Congress held on June 23–26 with a brilliantly crafted video showing the many facets of the Feline Advisory Bureau, the parent body of ISFM, set to the tune of 80s hit ‘Vienna’ by Ultravox.
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| IFCW symposium free to ISFM delegates in Vienna |
April
The International Fund for Cat Welfare (IFCW) will be holding a half-day symposium in the Hilton Vienna on June 23 prior to the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) European Congress.
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| New surgical tips sessions at the ISFM feline symposium in Birmingham |
January
The extremely popular International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) feline symposium, to be held pre-BSAVA Congress in Hall 5 of the International Convention Centre, Birmingham on March 30, will provide practitioners with plenty of useful, practical advice on the management of feline clients. Sponsored by Hill’s and Intervet, this year’s symposium includes simplified, expert advice on a series of challenging surgical procedures.
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Places at Vienna ISFM Congress filling fast! |
January
Registrations are up 56% for the annual International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) congress, compared to this time last year. The popularity ....
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December
The 10th ISFM feline congress follows two themes, feline ophthalmology and feline respiratory disease, and is to be held in the stunning city of Vienna, Austria, in one of the city’s premier conference centres, the Hilton Vienna Hotel, on June 23-26. Key speakers are David Maggs and Lynelle Johnson of UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, US.
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November
The 2010 winner of the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM)/Hill's Pet Nutrition Award for outstanding contributions to feline medicine is Dr Antony Stewart Moore BVSc, MVSC, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology), Director of Veterinary Oncology Consultants, Australia. This award was presented at the ISFM/Hill’s feline day held during the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM) Congress in Toulouse, France.
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July
Everyone recognises that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a very valuable class of drugs, crucial for providing pain relief in many situations. Until recently, NSAIDs had only been licensed for short-term use in cats, but with changing licensing indications and recommendations, these are now also increasingly used for long-term treatment of cats, for example in the management of osteoarthritis.
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June
The opportunity to learn from top-flight speakers in feline dentistry and pain relief and to party in Amsterdam proved a popular combination for the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM, formerly the European Society) Congress (June 18 – 20). Twenty-six countries were represented by the 452 delegates attending from as far afield as the US, China and Korea...
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March
In conjunction with the European Society of Feline Medicine (ESFM) Congress on dentistry and pain management in Amsterdam (June 17-20), the European Veterinary Dental Society is running dental wetlabs on Thursday, June 17 at the University of Utrecht.
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The European Society of Feline Medicine, the veterinary wing of the Feline Advisory Bureau, is changing its name and widening its scope because of a huge interest in feline information worldwide. ESFM is morphing to ISFM – the ‘European’ becoming ‘International’. The new logo unveiled at BSAVA Congress (FAB stand 107) in April, still incorporates the familiar typeface and pink colour of the charity.
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Two of the main pain management speakers at ISFM’s congress in Amsterdam this June (17-20) have published joint papers on long term pain in cats and DJD-associated pain in cats in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS)...
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Delegates who have attended the feline congresses run by the European Society of Feline Medicine (now the International Society – ISFM) have always been game for a dinner theme challenge. Over past congresses there have been colour themes – gold, black and white, aqua; and glamour themes – glitter and sparkle, and masquerade...
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April
For the third consecutive year, the pre-BSAVA Congress feline symposium organised by the veterinary wing of the Feline Advisory Bureau had a capacity audience of 300 vets - a good omen for the charity’s first symposium under the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) banner...
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