Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing some of our lectures from BVNA Congress 2024 – It’s the perfect way to relive some of the highlights (or catch up if you missed out) and get inspired for what’s to come at BVNA Congress 2025!

The veterinary nursing event of the year – Join us at BVNA Congress 2025

📅 Friday 10th October – Sunday 12th October | 📍 Telford International Centre

  • Diamond celebrations – Our social events enable delegates to unwind with friends
  • Tackling the biggest issues impacting the VN profession – Join us for ‘In Conversation’ debates
  • ‘Progression’ for all career pathways – Twenty lecture streams with expert speakers
  • VNJ Live – Authors and speakers will present their ideas and showcase their work
  • Progression – Each morning includes a headline ‘Progression’ stream
  • Practical learning – A selection of varied hands-on workshops, including Burtons’ dedicated clinical teaching and product demonstration zones

Feel inspired, empowered and supercharged as part of the veterinary nursing profession – For more information and to register, visit the BVNA website.

Linda is a Registered veterinary nurse (RVN), a veterinary technician specialist (VTS) in both behaviour and oncology, a Certificated clinical animal behaviourist (CAB) for cats and dogs, and a certified animal trainer.

Linda has been a veterinary nurse since 2000, and has spent many years working in both general practice and specialty referral clinics. She now runs her clinical animal behaviour practice, ‘Inspiring Pet Teaching’, and loves helping pets and their people, as well as collaborating with veterinary colleagues. Her passion is bringing behavioural health into veterinary care, and regularly teaches on this subject.

Synopsis:

The “gut brain connection” is an emerging “hot topic”, which we are learning more about all the time. Gastrointestinal health (or lack of it) has a real impact on the global physical and mental health of our patients. This talk explores what, how and why, as well as taking a look at some real-life case examples.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Understand the gut-brain axis
  2. Evaluate the bilateral impact of gut and behavioural health
  3. Recognise the importance of an “holistic” approach to patient care
  4. Reflect on case presentations that involve GI and/or behavioural components