View our recent Webinars

The South African Veterinary Foundation recently hosted a series of three webinars aimed at veterinarians, veterinary nurses, managers and receptionists.

The webinars were presented by our diverse board members to create awareness among our colleagues of the work done by the SAVF.

Attending a Webinar
 

The webinars, presented on Saturday afternoons in October 2020, November 2020 and January 2021 each consisted of two presentations and qualified for CPD points. Three lucky participants who could correctly answer questions about the content of each webinar, also received a R2000 prize!

You are welcome to watch the webinars at the links provided here. You will need to register to view the webinars.

The topics of the webinars were:

17 October 2020:
Connecting with your client
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14 November 2020:
Rabies pitfalls in private practice
Authentic empathy – no need to fake it till you make it!
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16 January 2021:
The AfriCanis dog: Myths and truths
The co-production of veterinary services: Practical communication tips for the whole practice
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The webinars were well attended and the SAVF would like to thank the following sponsors:

• VetProtect – Visit website
• Zoetis and – Visit website
• Afrivet – Visit website

— Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

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