Positive Vet Visits & the role of pre visit medication
Date Added: 28/04/26
Description
Positive Vet Visits & the role of pre-visit medication
Learning Objective
By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
- Explain the rationale for positive veterinary visits and the justification for pre-visit medication
- Identify patients who may benefit from pre-visit behavioural support or medication
- Understand the principles, indications and limitations of commonly used PVM options
- Integrate PVM into a wider low-stress an cooperative care strategy
- Communicate effectively with clients about preparation, expectations and follow-up
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Speaker Bio
Presented By:
Dr. Emma Brown, BVSc PGDip MRCVS CCAB RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Companion Animal Behaviour
Emma qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon in 2001. She spent 15 years in mixed practice before moving to small animal practice in 2016. Emma is particularly interested in the links between disease and animal behaviour and especially how an understanding of behaviour can improve the welfare of the animals that share our lives.
In 2014 Emma completed a post graduate diploma in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare at Newcastle University. Emma is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Companion Animal Behaviour. She is is a Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CCAB), independently accredited by the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) and a certificated member of the Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Clinicians (FABC). Emma is an Animal Behaviour & Training Council (ABTC) Registered Veterinary Behaviourist.
