Behavioural Medicine for General Veterinary Practice

There are only 50 available places and registrations close on 8th November, so if you plan to come please register as soon as you can.

Veterinary staff are invited to Wangaratta to enjoy an evening with peers learning about incorporating behavioural medicine into general veterinary practice.

A light supper will be provided. Thank you to Ceva and Mavlab Animal Health for their sponsorship, making this event possible.

What will be discussed:

• Behaviour problems can be due to underlying physical and/or mental health issues.
• Many cases can be well-managed in general veterinary practice.
• Veterinarians are the only regulated source of information for caregivers, and can provide information that helps the health and welfare of the animal.

For some veterinary staff, discussions about animal behaviour can be daunting. However, discussing behaviour can provide you with opportunities to significantly help your patients, and identify problems early.

On 16th November, we will provide you with an opportunity to learn about offering behavioural medicine services in your practice, how to help clients meet their animal’s needs, and we will also debunk about some common myths so that you don’t inadvertently provide outdated advice.

We look forward to seeing you there!

About the presenters:

Dr Kersti Seksel BVSc (Hons) MRCVS MA (Hons) FANZCVS DACVB DECAWBM FAVA

Kersti is Sydney University veterinary graduate and has a BA in Behavioural Science (major in psychology) and MA (Hons). She is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine.

Kersti is an adjunct Professor at University of Queensland, adjunct Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University, head tutor for the CVE DE course in Behavioural Medicine, regularly presents at conferences nationally and internationally, has written many text book chapters, a book, Training Your Cat, is a regular presenter on radio and is a consultant on VIN. She created Puppy Preschool® and Kitten Kindy®.

Dr Sally Nixon BVSc MANZCVS

Dr Sally Nixon graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Melbourne in 2000 and is a Resident in behavioural medicine in both the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists under the mentorship of Dr Jacqui Ley, and the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists under the mentorship of Dr KerstiSeksel. 

As well as owning and seeing behaviour consultations at Animal Progress, Sally also sees behaviour consultations at the Essendon Fields clinic of the Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre under the supervision of Dr Jacqui Ley. 

Sally is a co-tutor for the Centre for Veterinary Education Veterinary Behavioural Medicine distance education course, developed the CVE OnDemand canine aggression course, teaches the Melbourne Polytechnic’s Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing students in small animal behaviour, is a consultant on VIN, and regularly presents at conferences.