Vet Heather Bacon and vet nurse Hayley Walters have just
returned from a 3 day veterinary education workshop in Beijing, China.
Organised in conjunction with Chinese veterinary education
company ‘We Care Pet’, over 30 delegates (who were mostly vets) attended
the event. Anaesthesia, pain recognition, animal welfare, patient care
and a hands-on clinical skills workshop were just some of the subjects that
were taught.
The subject which received the most positive feedback though was
dog and cat behaviour. Almost no animal behaviour teaching is taught in Chinese
vet schools despite it being of huge importance when it comes to improving
welfare, recognising pain and noting if animals are improving or deteriorating
in the clinic.
Prizes were given to the most outstanding delegates who
demonstrated a huge willingness to increase their knowledge and improve patient
care in their clinics.
Hayley said, “We were very impressed with the dedication
the delegates showed to learning during this workshop and are hopeful that
improvements to animal welfare will be made now they have returned home. An
understanding in why an animal behaves the way it does and that body language
and facial expressions are all forms of communication, is of paramount
importance when treating animals. Too much focus is placed on teaching about
physical health only when mental health is equally as important”.
Heather and Hayley will be returning to China later this
month along with Professor Nat Waran to deliver another veterinary education
workshop in Jilin, this time to veterinary lecturers.
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