Veterinary Public Health Association

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British Veterinary Association

• National representative body for the veterinary
  profession
• Over 11,000 members
• 30 territorial divisions
• 21 specialist divisions

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British Veterinary Association

• BVA mission
• Represent the veterinary profession
• Help members fulfil their professional roles

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British Veterinary Association

• BVA Objectives
• Represent the profession and be the first source
  of informed opinion on veterinary issues for
• government
• veterinary surgeons
• the media
• the public
• Be a leading provider of veterinary information
• Provide services that are valued by members
• Be fully engaged with our divisions
• Grow our membership

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VPHA

• Specialist division of BVA
• Formed in 1960
• Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists
• New name in 1963

• VPHA Aim
• Further the advancement of veterinary public
  health within the UK and abroad

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VPHA

• VPHA Activities
• Promotion of Veterinary Public Health
• Represent members and profession
• Influencing Government EU policy
• Promotion of animal welfare
• Participation in FVE
• Delivery of CPD
• Scientific seminars
• Study tours

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VPHA

• VPHA Membership
• Veterinarians
• Allied professions
• Over 350 members (UK and overseas)

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VPHA - University

• VPHA meets its objectives by working in close
  co-operation with
• Veterinary Teaching Establishments
• National Veterinary Chambers
• Veterinary Authorities and Associations

VPHA seeks to improve understanding and promote
veterinary public health from veterinary
undergraduates to consumers and industry alike
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VPHA - Scientific seminars

• Twice a year
• Spring
• Summer
• Different locations
• Excellent speakers programme
• Well recognised social event
• Incomparable value for money

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VPHA - Scientific seminars
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VPHA - Study Tours

• Approximately every 2 years
• Different locations
• Spain (1999)
• Ireland (2000)
• Poland (2002)
• Croatia (2003)
• Macedonia (2007)
• Ukraine (2008)
• Great experience
• Opportunity to establish links
• Good value for money

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VPHA - Study Tours
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VPH
Definition The sum of all contributions to the
physical, mental and social well-being of humans
through an understanding and application of
veterinary science Core domains Veterinary
public health is an essential part of public
health and includes various types of cooperation
between the disciplines that link the health
triad, people-animals-environment, and all of its
interactions WHO, 1999
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VPH

• Diagnosis, surveillance, epidemiology, control,
  prevention and elimination of zoonoses (e.g.
  rabies, brucellosis, leishmaniasis,
  echinococcosis)
• Food protection (e.g. salmonellosis,
  campylobacteriosis, listeriosis)
• Management of health aspects of laboratory
  animal facilities and diagnostic laboratories
• Biomedical research
• Health education and extension
• Production and control of biological products
  and medical devices
• WHO, 1999

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VPH
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VPH Disease surveillance

• Avian Influenza
• Leishmaniasis
• Lyme borreliosis
• Rabies
• Tuberculosis
• West Nile fever
• West Valley Fever
• Japanese encephalitis
• Bovine spongiform encephalitis

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VPH Disease surveillance
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VPH Disease surveillance
West Nile virus circulation since 1960
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VPH Food Protection

• Salmonella spp.
• Campylobacter spp.
• Listeria spp.
• Escherichia Coli O157H7
• Brucella abortus
• Clostridium spp.
• Norwalk-like virus
• Giardia
• Toxoplasma gondii

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VPH Food Protection
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VPH Job opportunities

• European Commission
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural
  Affairs (DEFRA)
• Border Inspection Posts (BIPs)
• Home Office
• University (research teaching)
• Biotechnology/food technology
• Primary production
• Pharmaceutical Industry

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