ISFM International Feline Congress: An Innovation in CPD – Katzenworld
The ISFM International Feline Congress is the world’s very first complimentary virtual feline congress for veterinarians, veterinary nurses and service technicians, which will provide over 30 hours of high quality CPD at no cost to participants. Registration is open from today, June 10th, and the Congress starts on Saturday August 8thfor 3 days of lectures and interactive occasions, with the content staying available on-demand until September 11th.
This online event is the current in a long stream of innovations from the International Society of Feline Medication (ISFM), and its moms and dad charity International Feline Care (iCatCare), in distributing high quality details on feline medication and welfare to as large an audience as possible. The topics covered have actually been carefully chosen to represent the existing locations of useful interest for veterinary professionals, and span from ethics and behaviour to critical care and discomfort assessment.
Over sixty years ago, when the charity was established, an obvious way to press feline medication forward as a discipline was making the literature readily available and accessible to those who wanted to find out more. This was done through a physical loaning library of documents, which in spite of the huge amount of labour, was essential in spreading out knowledge. As technology has advanced, so too have the ways in which the charity conveys details, and this state-of the art virtual occasion is testimony to its forward-thinking method.
ISFM is associated with high standard CPD. Its events are praised for their subject matter, social atmosphere and worth as a networking chance for veterinary experts. Due to COVID 19, the annual European Congress was cancelled, but rather than scrapping the lectures and occasions that a lot of individuals anticipate, the virtual congress has actually been developed with support from our partners to offer even greater global reach. It’s free to gain access to for ISFM members and non-members alike, and as it’s an online event, those who would not typically have the opportunity to participate in an ISFM congress can accompany a community of veterinary experts from across the world who share a dedication to improving feline care.
There will be 2 separate lecture streams, one for vets and one for veterinary nurses and service technicians, along with several sponsor-led seminars, live question and response sessions, and a virtual exhibit hall. In recognition of attendance, CPD certificates will be readily available to download from the platform.
In the veterinarian stream, topics covered will be the evaluation and management of discomfort in felines, ethics, analgesia and anaesthesia, point of care ultrasound, nutrition and vital care, and worldwide specialist speakers will provide the newest research in their particular fields, whilst making sure that their talks and lectures remain useful, with ‘take-home’ information suitable in clinics.
In the veterinary nurse and professional stream, lectures will cover pain evaluation and anaesthesia, geriatric cats, ethical predicaments, specific to veterinary nurses and techs. Furthermore, there will be two emergency situation and vital care lectures. All of this is matched by a range of other speakers, who will give talks on behaviour, dentistry, neurology, endocrinology plus numerous more subjects to reflect the diverse and essential role veterinarian nurses have in centers.
It’s thanks to the kindness of our partners, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ceva, Hill’s, Purina, Idexx and Royal Canin, that ISFM can provide this congress completely free of charge, and this shows uniformity with, and support for, the veterinary neighborhood in this difficult time which is completely supported by ISFM.
See below for links to the congress page where the event program, speaker information, and instructions for how to register are readily available.