Webinars
2023
Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action - The Power of 'ish'
Jen Gale, Dr Iain Price, Malcolm Morley (BVA)
January 2023
In the first session of the Good Veterinary Workplaces: Taking Action webinar series, Jen Gale, author of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide, shares her experience of how small steps and getting started with a new concept is more beneficial, and achievable, than striving for perfection...
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Greener Veterinary Practice - Helping others make greener choices
Justine Shotton (BVA), Ruth Clements (Vet Sustain), Gudrun Ravetz (Vet Sustain), Jen Gale
September 2022
In the final session of the Greener Veterinary Practice webinar series, we looked at how veterinary teams can use their role as trusted advisers to help others make 'greener' choices. We discussed the importance of communicating the positive changes you've already made with clients and how to make sure you have a good understanding of key sustainability topics to answer queries. We also highlighted how animal welfare is a key part of sustainability and how we can influence sustainable food production and consumer food choices, the main elements of the carbon pawprint.
Greener Veterinary Practice - Reducing your carbon footprint
Justine Shotton (BVA), Carolyne Crowe, Alice Sotomayor (Vet Sustain, iiE)
July 2022
In the fifth of the Greener Veterinary Practice Webinar Series, we take a closer look at greenhouse gas emissions and explain how to measure your practice’s carbon footprint, and why it’s important to do so. We highlight some of the key carbon-producing areas in veterinary practice and provide practical tips for you and your colleagues to make impactful changes that benefit you and the environment.
Greener Veterinary Practice - Using medicines responsibly
Jen Gale, Malcolm Morley (BVA), Laura Higham (Vet Sustain)
June 2022
In the fourth of the Greener Veterinary Practice webinar series, we discuss the key principles for purchasing, prescribing and disposing of medicines responsibly, why it’s important, and the conversations you can have that will encourage positive behaviour change. We also highlight UK and global initiatives that are leading to improvements in medicine usage worldwide and explore how you can contribute towards them.
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Greener Veterinary Practice - Sustainable surgery and use of consumables
Jen Gale, Justine Shotton (BVA), Zoë Halfacree (Vet Sustain)
May 2022
In the third of the Greener Veterinary Practice webinar series, we explore the environmental impact of a veterinary operating theatre and commonly used consumables. We’ll discuss how to buy equipment ethically, use surgical textiles responsibly, and dispose of consumables correctly and also look at how we can balance maintaining standards of patient care whilst considering the environment.
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Greener Veterinary Practice - Using water and energy responsibly
Jen Gale, Justine Shotton (BVA), Becky Sedman (Vet Sustain)
April 2022
In the second of the Greener Veterinary Practice webinar series, we discuss why it’s important to consider our use of water and energy and why it’s everyone’s responsibility to do so. We also explain how to measure what you use and provide tips to help make your practice more efficient and environmentally friendly.
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