The Veterinary Nurses Track will also host the annual Veterinary Nurses of South Africa (VNASA) annual congress.

Abstracts are invited (but not limited) to the below categories:

  1. Nursing facilities /  Adjusted Rules
    1. Managing my own business – financially / HR skills / sustainability
    2. Communication and conflict management
    3. Business responsibilities – insurance, law and legislation,etc
    4. Nursing clinics: Fear free facilities – Ester Klok?
    5. Nursing clinics: Physical rehabilitation
      1. Small animals
      2. Equines
    6. Nursing clinics: Palliative care / Bereavement
    7. Nursing clinics: Puppy socialisation
    8. Nursing clinics: Geriatric health management
    9. Nursing clinics: Diabetic and other chronic disease management 
    10. Nursing clinics: Weight management
    11. Nursing clinics: Wound management
    12. Nursing clinics: Companion animal behaviour
  2. Mental health for nurses – Desire Reece?
    1. Handling conflict
    2. Professional burnout
    3. Resilience and adversity for the vet nurse
    4. Workshop: to establish the mental wellness of vet nurses
    5. Mentorship SAVA
  3. TEAMWORK: The role of the nurse in: (How can nurses add value to…) 
    1. Veterinary TEAM of the future – Allison?
    2. Community clinics
    3. Production animal facilities – 
      1. Dr Inge-Marie Petzer (udder health)?
      2. Dr Dave Midgely (vet shop)?
      3. Community engagement – 
    4. Equine facilities
    5. Companion animal facilities
    6. Animal welfare – SANCOB? other rehab facilities / individuals @ Cape Town?
    7. Pathology – dr Didi Claassen / Janse van Rensburg
    8. One health – Sr Erika?
  4. Other:
    1. IVNTA – International veterinary Nurses and Technicians Association – Sr Linda Muller
    2. History of Veterinary Nursing
    3. Teaching / Education
      1. Feedback on BVetNurs programme
      2. How to educate your clients – specific info days / workshops
    4. Latest on:
      1. Pain management
      2. Sedation and GA Protocols
      3. Parvo treatment
    5. Success stories from nurses – interesting case presentations
      1. Rehab cases
      2. Bad wound to healed wound
      3. wildlife rehabilitation
  5. Workshops and brainstorming:
    1. CPR workshop
    2. Skin sutures
    3. Bandage challenge
    4. Andrology – sperm morphology, etc
    5. Vet nursing is in trouble – how do we bounce back?
    6. Are Vet nurses in trouble? – How to bounce back?