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Continuing Education 2019Annual Report

WSAVA CE in 2019

In 2019, Continuing Education (CE) was delivered in 22 countries, benefitting 2800 veterinarians in

- Central & South America

- Eastern Europe & Middle East

- Southern & West Africa

- South Asia & South East Asia

Africa8

Europe5

Asia & Oceania2

Latin America6

Events per region

Participants

Africa385

Europe442

Asia & Oceania

1196

Latin America777

Total participants per region

Overview of WSAVA CE 2019General Overview

WSAVA CE 2019 in Africa

# of events 8 (multiple) day events in 8 countries

# of delegates 385 veterinarians

Total expenses $ 20,265.86

Kenya58

Zambia30

Namibia30

Madagascar85

Zimbabwe43

Mozambique34

Botswana21

Malawi39

Tanzania45

Number of delegates per country

Total 385 veterinarians

In Africa, Dr Lawson Cairns again worked incredibly hard to ensure a full programme of events, and funding from BSAVA, NACAM and MSD ensured that we continued to provide world-class educational support for both member & non-member associations in 8 countries.

Dr Cairns worked with Prof Moritz van Vuuren to deliver CE on One Health and AMR in 5 different countries. We published a brief interview with Prof van Vuuren after these African events, which you can find here on our website.

Due to Dr Cairns’ support and the quality of the CE events, we hope to welcome Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique as WSAVA Members in 2020.

Dr Olatunji Nasir and Dr Derick Chibeu have been supporting Dr Cairns and will be overseeing and initiating CE events in Africa from 2020 onwards

https://wsava.org/news/committees/meet-a-wsava-volunteer-prof-moritz-van-vuuren/

WSAVA CE 2019 in Asia




India1096

Sri Lanka100



In Asia, Dr Chaiyot Tanrattana and Dr Mackarand Chavan were selected to join the committee in June 2019. The following months, they built relationships with local organizers and started planning strategically for the CE events over the next few years.

Only 2 events were organized in the Asian region in 2019; Sri Lanka and India.

We hope to have CE events in many countries in Asia in theupcoming years including; Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, China and Mongolia.

Setting up quality CE events that will benefit the veterinarians in that country the most can take several years and we are working hard to set up a sustainable program.

WSAVA CE 2019 in Latin America




Costa Rica24

Colombia300

Cuba43

Ecuador300

Mexico60

Venezuela50



In Latin America, Dr Oscar Umaña worked hard to continue his previous and his predecessors’ work in the region. Diverse CE programs were delivered in 6 differentcountries; Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia and Cuba.

The regional Latin American meetings have proven valuable and support the initiatives for CE programs in several countries in the region. We are working hard to establish a curriculum in the region and deliver CE in more countries, including non-member countries.

WSAVA CE 2019 in EasternEurope




Albania 68

Bulgaria 112

Montenegro18

Serbia74

Ukraine 170



In Europe, Dr Lowell Ackerman was selected and joined the CE Committee in June 2018. Full motivation, he continued the work of his predecessors and succeeded in supportingevents in 5 countries; Albania, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia and the Ukraine.

He has been focusing on delivering face-to-face CE that is also recorded, to help develop the WSAVA Online Academy in the form of online CE.

We hope to deliver CE in more countries next year and we hope to welcome Kosovo as a new member in 2020.

Overview of WSAVA CE 2019Financial Overview

Country Expenses

Africa $ 20,265.86

Asia $ 6,450.90

Europe $ 10,903.69

Latin America $ 14,342.17

Operational $ 6,213.97


Expenses 2019

Events 2019Overview per country

Africa

Gaborone, Botswana

Topic One Health

Speaker Prof Moritz van Vuuren (South Africa)

Prof van Vuuren spoke on the role of a Vet in One Health, antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship.

Local organizer, Dr Ditiro Coyne said: “The CE meeting was highly relevant and greatly appreciated by all who attended. A lot of the attendees really learned from the presentations given by Prof, Van Vuuren and were able to notice mistakes they had been making in practice based on the latest research in the field of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship.

Professor Moritz Van Vuuren was an excellent presenter and made the topics very relevant to all Vets, both in private practice and in state services. The attendees made it abundantly clear that this was an extremely important topic and it fit well into the mission of the Botswana Department of Veterinary Services to address the issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).”

July 6

21 delegates

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Topic Surgery

Speaker Prof Sandra Corr (UK)

Prof Sandra Corr covered several topics as well as skills labs in surgical principles and techniques.

She said: “I was hugely impressed by the level of interest and engagement of the students with the lectures and material. The stayed enthusiastic throughout the two days, asking many smart questions at the end of each lecture, or following things up with me over lunch or at the end of the day. Their enthusiasm to learn, and their own knowledge, was really impressive, and it’s great that WSAVA supported them in this.

However the need for continuing education is clear. One of the qualified vets brought two problem cases for me to examine with the students on one afternoon, both of which had sadly been badly mismanaged over a prolonged period. One of the cases, a lovely Dalmatian which has not been able to open its jaws more than 1-2cms for the last 2 years and has been syringe-fed liquid food all this time, and was very, very thin, really should be euthanized on humane grounds. I broached that with the vets as respectfully and tactfully as I could, but while the vet and owner clearly cared for the dog, I’m not sure they really understood how very poor the animal’s welfare was. This refined my ideas a little - it’s not so much about different levels of experience or facilities, but rather a real need to understand when things are irretrievable, and treatment should stop, which I sensed was lacking.”

June 10 - 11

76 delegates

Lilongwe, Malawi

Topic One Health


Prof van Vuuren delivered CE on One Health, antibiotic stewardship and AMR.

Local organizer, Dr Pat Boland, said: “The event was a success well beyond our expectations. Prof Moritz van Vuuren is not only an expert in his field but a very engaging speaker. He held the attention of the participants for the entire time. The subject area spans a wide spectrum of disciplines which attracted a correspondingly wide spectrum of participants.”

June 10

39 delegates

Lilongwe, Malawi

Prof van Vuuren gave the following, valuable feedback:

“The attending group of 40 people was big by Malawian standards. It was particularly positive and encouraging that the whole final year veterinary class (about12 students) attended. They represent the first group of students from the new school that will qualify later in the year as veterinarians. It was a great opportunity for me to introduce them to the One Health concept and antimicrobial resistance, and during the day’s lectures I made a point of involving them in the discussion. In those countries with veterinary schools that may still be visited this year, it may be a good idea to also encourage their committees to involve final year veterinary students for the day.

I can report that both in Zambia and Malawi, a number of vets spoke to me during breaks and emphasized that they think that these CE meetings are very valuable and they have great appreciation for the contribution of the WSAVA. I started my lectures in both cities with a few slides that focus on the WSAVA and its CE programme, and will continue doing so if the African meetings continue for the rest of the year”

June 10

39 delegates

Mozambique & Swaziland

Topic One Health


Prof van Vuuren delivered CE on One Health, antibiotic stewardship and AMR. The event was held in Maputo, Mozambique but was attended by both veterinarians from Mozambique as well as Swaziland.

Local organizer, Dr Denise Fonseca, said: “In general, the course was entirely successful and the participation was good with an excellent feedback from all the participants.”

November 16

34 delegates

Windhoek, Namibia

Topic Opthalmology

Speaker Dr Antony Goodhead (South Africa)

Local organizer, Dr Lyndsay Scott, said:

“The event consisted of both theoretical and practical components. The theoretical component entailed lectures on approaches to the eye examination, the uvea, the cornea, ocular emergencies and opthalmic surgical procedures (just to name a few). The practical component was held at the end of the theoretical lectures and involved 6 opthalmic clinical cases from veterinarians attending the course.

Dr Goodhead was an ideal lecturer and the lectures he presented were practical, easy to follow and easy to apply in every day practice. All the attendees were very interactive during lectures, asking questions and giving relevant comments. Attendees also appreciated learning from the clinical cases. Overall the feedback received from the event was positive and all the attendees were looking forward to the next event.”

July 8

30 delegates

Arusha, Tanzania

Topic One Health


Prof van Vuuren delivered CE on One Health, antibiotic stewardship and AMR. He said:

“I got the impression from the personal interactions I had during and after the course, that the attendees found the day’s proceedings enjoyable and beneficial. There was a lot of participation form the audience.”

November 26

45 delegates

Lusaka, Zambia

Topic One Health

Speaker Prof Moritz van Vuuren

Prof van Vuuren delivered CE on One Health, antibiotic stewardship and AMR. His lecture were held during the 2019 Zambia regional scientific conference and annual general meeting.

Local organizer, Dr Ntombi Mudenda, said: “All in all, the feedback from delegates was positive, and it was hoped that the event would grow and encourage more international visitors and speakers. It was hoped that holding it again in Livingstone next year would also create more of an attraction and allow for more extra-curricular events.”

May 8-10

30 delegates

Harare, Zimbabwe

Topic Small Animal Medicine

Speaker Dr. Martin de Scally (South Africa)

Dr. de Scally delivered 1 and 1/2 days of lectures focussing on Diagnostics and medicine of lung disease, heart disease, FIP, pre-renal and post-renal azotemia, vomiting in felines. This meeting follows the CE delivered by Dr de Scally last year on Small Animal Medicine (different topics).

Local organizer, Dr Alice Stamps, said: “Dr de Scally is a very knowledgeable and experienced veterinarian and a great teacher. All attendees were very happy and appreciative.

The night before, a smaller session with 17 veterinarians was held at a different venue in Harare where ultrasound of the heart and general abdomen was demonstrated. This was very good with most being able to practise the techniques”

September 27-28

43 delegates

South Asia & South East Asia

Mumbai, India

Topic Internal and Avian Medicine

Speaker Dr Larry Tilley, Dr Bruno Peirone, Dr Daniel Dammur, Dr Matthias Frank, Dr Lorenzo Crosta

The WSAVA CE program was a combined event: the 11th FSAPAI CE Event on Companion Animal Practice & the 18th WSAVA CE Program. This successful event focused on different topics in internal medicine (cardiology, orthopedic surgery) and avian medicine.

Local organizer, Dr Mackarand Chavan said the event was a great success and positive feedback was received from the participants as well as the sponsors.

November 20 - 24

1096 delegates

Thalawathugoda, Sri Lanka

Topic General Practice, Surgery and Wound Management

Speaker Prof Jill Maddison and Dr Bryden J. Stanley

The CE event was held in conjunction with the SCAP annual conference. Dr Shane Ryan, WSAVA President, joined for a virtual message and Dr Siraya Chunekamrai, WSAVA Vice President attended the event as a guest speaker.

Local organizer, Dr Nalinika Obeyesekere, received positive feedback from the participants.

October 7-8

100 delegates

Eastern Europe

Tirana, Albania

Topic Emergency and Critical Care

Speaker Dr Kris van Gommeren

Dr van Gommeren worked closely with local organizer, Dr Kladji, to understand the resources available and needs of veterinarians in Albania. He tailored his lecture to best benefit the local veterinarians and experienced that the participants were very engaged and interactive.

Dr van Gommeren said “I must say I appreciated the fact that these veterinarians still base a lot of their diagnosis on history and clinical examination, at least they still value their hands, eyes and ears... So it was fun to be able to point out that indeed, in clear cases very advanced technology is not always required to help patients. Many veterinarians expressed they felt empowered at the end of the day, understanding that we too, still teach our students to start from the basic approach of signalment, history and clinical examination... And that each complementary examination is only valid if it were to change anything in the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. In the end, I think this day seems to have been very helpful for the participating veterinarians.”

December 14

68 delegates

Stara Zaroga, Bulgaria

Topic Oncology

Speaker Dr Natalia Ignatenko

October 26-27

112 delegates

Podgorica, Montenegro

Topic Emergency and Critical Care

Speaker Prof Luis Tello

March 27

18 delegates

Belgrade, Serbia

Topic Dermatology

Speaker Dr Nao Hensel and Dr Patrick Hensel

Dr Nao Hensel and Patrick Hensel delivered a CE program on Dermatology, which was also translated to Serbian and recorded for future use. Local organizer, Dr Denis Novak, organised a high quality and smooth running event that has benefitted many veterinarians in the country. Dr Patrick Hensel said “The CE in Belgrade, Serbia, went very well and we enjoyed the event. The participants seemed very interested until the end and based on the feedback we got, they liked it a lot.”

May 18

74 delegates

Kiev, Ukraine

Topic Dermatology

Speaker Dr Nao Hensel and Dr Patrick Hensel

A full day of lectures was organized, covering a range of dermatology topics; ear infections, superficial skin infections, dermatological emergencies and much more. The second day included a workshop focusing more on the skills needed for dermatology examination and treatment.

December 6-7

170 delegates

Latin America

San Jose, Costa Rico

Topic Emergency Ultrasound

Speaker Dr Gregory Lisciandro

This CE event was held in collaboration with FASTVet.

Local organiser, Dr Carolina Rodriguez Guarin said: “The

event was excellent, it allowed the learning of useful

techniques to implement daily. Attendees showed

satisfaction with the new knowledge and practice. The

speaker managed to transmit knowledge and was very

pleasant and willing to engage in dialogue.”

June 6

24 delegates

Cali, Colombia

Topic Oral Surgery

Speaker Dr Juan Mangieri and Dr Juanjo Kraus

This CE event was held in collaboration with the

VEPA annual congress. The CE program included 7

hours of different oral surgery topics; oral

melanoma, surgery in mastocytoma, feline oral

disease, minimally invasive surgery resolution in jaw

fractures and much more.

May 31

300 delegates

Cuba

Topic One Care

Speaker Dr Ellen van Nierop and Dr Juanjo Krauss

In Cuba, this year the CE program was combined with the One Care initiative to establish a foundation and a better understanding of the needs in the country. Dr Ellen van Nierop wrote a detailed report of the situation and level of education in the veterinary profession in Cuba and said “As a conclusion I think this workshop helped to start a different communication path within the veterinary community, whether any of the good ideas are actually put into practice, we will need to find out next year.”

November 4-7

43 delegates

Quito and Cuenco, Ecuador

Topic Emergency and Critical CareSpeaker Dr Adriana Lopez Quintana, Dr Jose

Julian and Dr Gilberto Segnini

Local organisers Dr Roberto Rueda and German Fierro said “The day was very productive and I think the attendees took advantage of it. The were very dynamic and showed a lot of audiovisual material. At the end of the day attendees were grateful and happy with this educational experience.”

October 27

300 delegates

Acapulco, Mexico

Topic Vaccination and Preventive Medicine

Speaker Dr Marta Hervera Abad and Dr Ellen van Nierop

May 16

60 delegates

Caracas, Venezuela

Topic Soft tissue surgery

Speaker Dr Yomaira Abraham

This was the first CE event held in Venezuela in 3 years, due to the unstable situation in the country. Local organiser and speaker, Dr Yomaira Abraham said: “It was a very symbolic and important event for our guild and association, since it was the first event held after 3 years without continuing education in our country (allowing us to reactivate our association) and although the diaspora has affected us in that period with the withdrawal of many colleagues from other countries, the event was received with great interest from the attendees who are still in Venezuela”

November 1

50 delegates

Conclusion

WSAVA CE in 2020

In 2020 our face-to-face CE program has had to be aborted or postponed until further notice due to COVID19, but we are working diligently to get online CE to the homes of each of our veterinarians around the world. The WSAVA Academy videos are being used here as a first available resource, and work on our interactive Nutritional Guidelines Digital course is underway. As we are all getting back on our feet and adapting to the new situation, we will be trying to create new online courses and have webinars with experts so questions on these topics can be dealt with around the world.

In 2020, we aim to:

• Finish the CE curriculum

• Polish the plan to move from 100% face-to-face, to 50% face-to-face and 50% online CE

• Make sure that face-to-face events that do happen include (where possible) a train the trainer component.

https://academy-wsava.thinkific.com/

AcknowledgementsThe WSAVA would like to extend a special thank you to those that have made the CE events possible in 2019

WSAVA Continuing Education Committee (CEC)

All local organisers and speakers

Partners & Sponsors of the WSAVA CE

Thank youIf you’d like to find out more about supporting WSAVA CE, please

contact WSAVA CEO Arpita Bhose at [email protected]

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