Here at SAT we take mental
health very seriously. It’s a big, big deal. So we’re very pleased to hear that
the first international symposium for veterinary mental health and suicide
prevention is happening in Brisbane on May 29.
Speakers will include Jodie
Wilson, Oliver Liyou, Julanne Frater, Peter Hatch, Jim Wilson, Jenny Weston,
Brian Mc Erlean and David Bartram.
If you can’t make it to
Brisbane on the day, you can attend the conference at home via live-streaming
(don’t you love technology?) for the same fee.
For registration, click
here.
In other news…
Dr Phil McDonagh completed a
PhD in feline virology. Among other things he found that field strains of
calicivirus could be inhibited with short-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) in vitro. That’s good news for cats. Until
May 29 you can download the full text of his article for free here.
Declaration: I assisted Dr
McDonagh in his research and am an author on the paper.
Fish vets and other
aquatically oriented individuals won’t want to miss this free webinar on water
quality. It’s hosted at a slightly awkward time if you’re not a night owl and
you live on the Eastern seaboard of Australia but it promises to be an
excellent webinar. For more info and registration click here.
Finally, my dad sent thislink. Honestly, when you watch something like this you wonder what dogs really
think about us. Everyone needs a friend like this GSD.