VN May 2021

Regional Branch Congress 2021 www.vetlink.co.za support@vetlink.co.za 012 346 1590 CONFERENCE ORGANISER Eastern Cape & Karoo CPD Submitted Event 28-29May 2021 O N L I N E E V E N T Dr Ariena Shepherd (Janse van Rensburg) Veterinary Surgeon Dorianne Elliott Head Veterinarian at Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital at Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital, University of Pretoria Prof. Dr. Holger Volk Professor of Small Animal Diseases and Head of Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover (TiHo), GermanySpecialist in Neuropharmacology, Neurology and Neurosurgery Dr Peter Oberem B.Sc.; B.V.Sc.; B.V.Sc. (Hons.) Managing Director & CEO of AFRIVET Prof. Dr. med. vet. Martin Schmidt Professor of Veterinary Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology and Clinical Neurology. Small Clinic for Animals and Birds Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany. Remo Lobetti BVSc, MMedVet, PhD, DECVIM. Veterinary Internal Medicine Prof. Dr. Dr. Stefan Arnhold Professor of Functional Veterinary-Anatomy, -Histology und Embryology & Dean of Study Affairs, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus- Liebig-University Giessen, Germany PRESENTERS Eastern Cape and Karoo INTERESTING FACTS 1. Birthplace of President Nelson Mandela, the first president of the Democratic South Africa 2. Cradle of the Veterinary profession in South Africa 3. Birthplace of Dr Tiyo Soga (1st South African to qualify as a veterinarian) 4. Birthplace of Dr Griffiths Bawuti (One of the two first black South African Veterinarians to be trained in South Africa, MEDUNSA) 5. Home of the Merino Sheep 6. We have the biggest Livestock Populations in the country 7. We have the Wild Coast, the Karoo, Coega, and East London - the only River Port in South Africa SAVE THE DATE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION FEES REGISTER / MORE INFO www.bit.ly/sava-ec21 SAVA Member (2 days): R850 Non SAVA Member (2 days): R1150 Pensioner/Student: R450 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Late fee surcharge of R300 from 10 May 2021