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Speakers - VICAS

Speakers - VICAS

  • Darragh O' Hanlon

    B.A. Int., M.V.B, Cert. Vet. Derm.

    Darragh is a veterinary dermatologist, actively involved in the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology.  Darragh enjoys all things dermatology, with a special interest in immune-mediated dermatoses such as allergies.  Darragh accepts dermatology referrals from all over Ireland, performing advanced dermatological procedures such as intradermal testing and otoendoscopy.

  • Georgina Murphy

    RVN Dip AVN (Surgical) PgDip Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

    Georgina Murphy RVN Dip AVN (Surgical) PgDip Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, qualified as a Vet Nurse in 1988 in the UK. She worked for over 20 years in the UK in first opinion practice and veterinary hospitals. Following a move to Ireland in 2006, she worked in first opinion practice before pursuing an interest in anaesthesia by becoming Senior Nurse in Anaesthesia in UCDVH for 12 years. Recently, she has combined working part-time as a lecturer, locum, and nurse mentor with studying for a post graduate qualification in veterinary anaesthesia.

  • Jennyfer Thibaud

    DVM, ECVS Resident

    Jennyfer graduated from the University CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain, in 2020. After her graduation, Jennyfer underwent a small animal rotating internship in a private practice in the South of France (CHV Saint Martin), followed by a surgical internship in Paris (CHV des Cordeliers). Jennyfer then moved to Ireland and to Veterinary Specialists Ireland to perform a second surgical internship. She started an ECVS Residency in small animal surgery in July 2023 and has a strong interest for mini-invasive surgeries.

  • Jerry O'Riordan

    MVB Cert SAS MRCVS DipL ECVS

    Jerry graduated from University College Dublin in 1997. He obtained a Small Animal Surgery Certificate (an initial indicator of interest in the field of small animal surgery) and has previously worked as a specialist surgeon in both soft tissue and orthopaedics in two of the leading referral practices in the UK – Fitzpatrick Referrals and Wear Referrals. He has lectured domestically and internationally and has been involved in the development of new techniques to improve the management of a number of conditions. He was one of the first Irish qualified surgeons to train and perform TPLOs and arthroscopy. 

    Following a period of time working in the Veterinary Hospital in UCD, he obtained his European College of Veterinary Surgery Diploma and became one of the few EBVS specialists in small animal surgery in Ireland. 

    He has worked in universities in Ireland, Scotland, France and America and in private clinics in New Zealand and England. Jerry is offering specialist services in small animal surgery (soft tissue and orthopaedics) and spinal / neurological surgery.

  • Laura Cuddy

    MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR DECVSMR MRCVS

    American, EBVS®, RCVS and VCI Specialist in Small Animal Surgery 

    American and EBVS® Specialist in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation 

    Laura graduated from University College Dublin in 2008 with a first-class honors degree in Veterinary Medicine. She completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery, followed by a Masters of Science and residency in small animal surgery at the University of Florida (UF) in 2013. 

    Laura is a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons and the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Laura co-founded Veterinary Specialists Ireland in 2019 and Veterinary Specialists Cork in 2024. She continues to maintain a high clinical caseload, consisting of orthopaedic, neurologic, soft tissue and sports medicine cases. Laura is actively involved in teaching and regularly delivers lectures and practical workshops, both nationally and internationally. Her research interests include orthopaedic biomechanics, specifically relating to medial coronoid disease in dogs, arthrology, and teaching and proficiency assessment in minimally invasive procedures. 

  • Dr Robert Foale 

    BSc BVetMed CertSAM DSAM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS 

    Rob qualified from the RVC in 1996, having previously completed a joint honours degree in Physiology and Pharmacology at King's College, London.He spent four years in mixed practice in Hertfordshire and Sterlingshire, before joining the medicine service at the University of Cambridge as an ECVIM-CA Resident in small animal medicine, where he remained until the end of 2003. He then joined Dick White Referrals in 2004, founding the internal medicine and medical oncology services and served as Head of the Medicine Service from 2004 to 2016, before becoming Clinical Director, Director and a Partner, roles he held until 2021 when he left DWR. Rob worked as part of the clinical team at Virtual Veterinary Specialists from 2022 to 2024 but is now a Director and co-owner of the newly founded independent referral centre, Granta Veterinary Specialists, near Cambridge, UK. Since 2020, Rob has also held the role of Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Nottingham and now teaches the renal disease and infectious disease modules on the University advanced practitioners course, as well as various CPD courses.He obtained his CertSAM in 2001, his DSAM in 2003, his DipECVIM-CA in 2005 and became a Fellow of the RCVS in 2019.

    His main clinical interests are endocrinology, haematology and medical oncology. His active research interest is in the development of a gene therapy treatment for insulin-deficient diabetic dogs, which has been in clinical trial and has, so far, led to five abstracts and two papers being published.

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Privacy policy

Privacy policy

Definitions:

GDPR: The General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) is the new EU Regulation on Data Protection, which will come into force on the 25th May 2018.

Personal Data: Information relating to a living individual who is, or can be, identified by that information, including data that can be combined with other information to identify an individual. This can be a very wide definition, depending on the circumstances, and can include data which relates to the identity, characteristics or behavior of an individual or

influences the way in which that individual is treated or evaluated.

 
Processing: means performing any operation or set of operations on personal data, including:

a. obtaining, recording or keeping data;

b. organising or altering the data;

c. retrieving, consulting or using the data;

d. disclosing the data to a third party (including publication);

e. erasing or destroying the data.


Data Controller: A Data Controller is the person or organisation who decides the purposes for which, and the means by which, personal data is processed. The purpose of processing data involves ‘why’ the personal data is being processed and the ‘means’ of the processing involves ‘how’ the data is processed.


Data Processor: A person or organisation that processes personal data on the behalf of a data controller.


Data subject: A Data subject is the individual the personal data relates to.

 
1. Application

1.1 This applies to all data handled by IFP Media as a processor on behalf of our clients as data controllers. It also applies to IFP Media in the circumstances where we are the data controllers.

 
2. Purpose of Processing

2.1 The Data Processor shall process the Data it receives from the Data Controller solely for the purpose agreed and listed and for no other purpose.

2.2 The subject matter of the mailing, purpose of processing the mailing, type of personal data utilised in the mailing and category of data subject shall all be outlined prior to the mailing and a record of such kept by the Data Processor.

2.3 The Data Processor shall only act on the written instructions of the Data Controller and the Data Controller shall only provide data to the processor that is covered within the above specifications.

2.4 The Data Controller confirms that only data required to fulfil the processing shall be provided to the Data Processor and no excess personal information will be shared unnecessarily. The Data Controller confirms shall only transfer data in a secure manner agreed with the Data Processor.

 
3. Security, Confidentiality & Accessibility of Data

3.1 The Data Processor shall use its best endeavors to safeguard the Data from unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage and acknowledges that it has implemented technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss or destruction of the Data.

3.2 The Data Processor shall ensure that each of its employees, agents or subcontractors are made aware of its obligations regarding the security and protection of the Data and shall require that they enter into binding obligations with the Data Processor in order to maintain the levels of security and protection provided for in this Agreement.

3.3 The Data Processor shall not divulge the Data whether directly or indirectly to any person, firm or company without the express written consent of the Data Controller except to those of its employees, agents and subcontractors who are engaged in the processing of the Data and are subject to the binding obligations referred to in 3.2.

3.4 The Data Processor shall ensure by written contract that any agent or subcontractor employed by the Data Processor to process data to which this Agreement relates also provides the Data Processor with a plan of the technical and organisational means it has adopted to prevent unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss or destruction of the Data.

3.5 The Data Processor shall assist the controller in meeting its GDPR obligations in relation to the training of staff, security of processing, the notification of personal data breaches and data protection impact assessments

3.6 The Data Controller shall be responsible for subject access requests. The Data Processor shall, where possible, assist the Data Controller in providing subject access and allowing data subjects to exercise their rights under the GDPR.

3.7 The Data Processor shall not access or send personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). If a need arises for data to be sent outside the EEA, a contract including at least the EU model contract clauses (as amended or replaced from time to time) shall be entered into between the parties. The Model Contract, if required, shall be completed and incorporated into the Agreement.

3.8 In line with Article 33 of the GDPR, in the event of a data breach, both the Data Processor and Data Controller shall need to assess to determine whether the mandatory breach notification obligations of the GDPR are triggered. Where no notification obligation arises, the facts relating to the breach as well as its effects and any remedial action taken should be documented and agreed by both the Data Processor and the Data Controller. In the case of data breaches which require notification, the notification will be made to the supervisory authority by the Data Controller without undue delay, and no later than 72 hours of the Data Controller becoming aware of the issue. Notifications to data subjects will also need to be made without undue delay if required, in line with Article 34 of the GDPR. The Data Processor agrees to notify the Data Controller of any data breach without undue delay after becoming aware of it, and commit to assisting the Data Controller in meeting the breach notification obligations under GDPR.

3.9 The Data Processor shall retain the data for 90 days following payment of the invoice pertaining to the job the data was processed for.

 
4. Recording of Processing Activities

4.1 The Data Controller and the Data Processor shall maintain a record of processing activities in line with the requirements of Article 30 of the GDPR.

 
5. Liability

5.1 The Data Processor’s liability to the Data Controller for any loss or damage of whatsoever nature suffered or incurred by the Data Controller or for any liability of the Data Controller to any other person for any loss or damage of whatsoever nature suffered or incurred by that person shall be to the extent permitted by law.

 
6. Termination

6.1 Any data held on the Data Processors system will be deleted in line with clause after a period of 90 days following the balancing of the account of the Data Controller. A Data Destruction Certificated will be issued at this point.


7. Jurisdiction

7.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the Republic of Ireland and the parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Ireland.

There is a no refund policy, but individual circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Ticketing guidelines

Ticketing guidelines

Ticketing pricing

  • Member ticket Weekend including Wet Labs (Limited Availability) Delegate Rate

    €425.00 (early bird) / €475.00 (Late bird)

  • Member ticket Weekend excluding Wet Labs Delegate Rate

    €300.00 (early bird) / €350.00 (Late bird)

  • Non-member ticket including Wet Labs (Limited Availability)

    €775.00 (early bird) / €810.00 (Late bird)

  • Non-member ticket excluding Wet Labs

    €590.00 (early bird) / €625.00 (Late bird)

  • Recent Graduate Member including Wet Labs (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

    €275.00 (early bird) / €300.00 (Late bird)

  • Recent Graduate Member excluding Wet Labs (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

    €150.00 (early bird) / €175.00 (Late bird)

  • Non-member state vet

    €440.00 (early bird) / €490.00 (Late bird)

  • Students excluding Wetlabs

    €65.00 (early bird) / €90.00 (Late bird)

  • Gala Dinner

    €65.00 (early bird) / €90.00 (Late bird)

REGISTRATION FEES FOR EARLY BIRD UNTIL OCT. 4th 2024 AND LATE BIRD FROM OCT. 5th 2024.

There is a no refund policy, but individual circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

What are wet labs?

Wet/Dry Labs play an important role in the development of surgical and practical skills for veterinary professionals though the means of small group teaching. Vet24 will host food animal vets in two locations, Wetlab A on Lameness at Mark O Leary’s farm, Countess Road, V93 N268, and Wetlab B on Calf Housing at John and Catherine Fleming’s farm, V93 HF9P with various practical and interactive demonstrations taking place across the facilities. Companion animal vets will attend a Drylab at MOD2 in the Gleneagle Hotel & INEC Arena in Killarney with the focus on CPR. Meanwhile, the Equine vets will visit Holmoak Stables, Tralee,  V92 W3PW with the emphasis on lameness and soundness.

Preferred stream

If you wish to attend different streams over the course of the event, please let us know, in order of preference, which streams are of interest to you to ensure that we can facilitate you in the different talks as space is limited for each session.  If attending the Wet Labs, please put the specific Stream as your first choice in the Preferred Stream Question.

VCI Number

In order to attain your CVE Credits, please ensure to include your VCI Number. Delegates MUST check in at the beginning of each day with the registration team.

Friday social event

BBQ and social event

A BBQ and social event with live music will take place in the Backstage Bar creating an opportunity for delegates, colleagues and friends to come together in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
  • Weekend delegate tickets includes Friday night social event.
  • Students, please contact us for Friday social event tickets.

Gala dinner

Join us in the Gleneagle Hotel and INEC Arena on Saturday 12th October for a magnificent 3-course meal. A great opportunity to mingle and network with delegates, speakers and exhibitors. For after dinner entertainment, The Stars Band will be joining us after the food. Please be advised that semi-formal dress code is essential to attend this social event, i.e. dress, trousers, blazer, shirt, formal footwear.
* Tickets can be purchased on the booking system.

Veterinary Ireland membership

To join Veterinary Ireland and avail of the Veterinary Ireland member’s rate above, please contact Veterinary Ireland Headquarters on 01-457 7976.

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Social events

Social event

BBQ and social event
Friday, 11th October, 2024

A BBQ and social event with live music will take place in the Backstage Bar creating an opportunity for delegates, colleagues and friends to come together in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
  • Weekend delegate tickets includes Friday night social event.
  • Students, please contact us for Friday social event tickets.

Smart casual dress code.

Gala dinner
Saturday, 12th October, 2024

Join us in the Gleneagle Hotel and INEC Arena on Saturday 12th October for a magnificent 3-course meal. A great opportunity to mingle and network with delegates, speakers and exhibitors. For after dinner entertainment, The Stars Band will be joining us after the food. Please be advised that semi-formal dress code is essential to attend this social event, i.e. dress, trousers, blazer, shirt, formal footwear.
* Tickets can be purchased on the booking system.

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