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Hong Kong Veterinary Association (HKVA)

c/o Hon Secretary HKVA
Medcom Limited
Room 504-5
Cheung Tat Centre
18 Cheung Tat Street
Chai Wan
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2578 3833
Fax: +852 2578 3929
E-mail: secretariat@medcom.com.hk
Website: www.hkva.org

President: Dr. Paolo Mertelli
E-mail: president@hkva.org

Vice President & FASAVA Representative: Dr. Veronica Leong
E-mail: vymleong@gmail.com

WSAVA Representative
Dr. Carla Chow
9 Lives (The Cat Hospital)
G/F, 37 Aberdeen Street, Central,
Hong Kong
E-mail: wsava_rep@hkva.org

Number of members: 199 (as of December 2008)

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HKVA Annual Report 2008 (posted August 2008)

Past WSAVA Seminars in Hong Kong:

� 21.9.07: Dr Colin Dunlop � Small Animal Anaesthesia
� 23.3.07: Dr Graeme Allen � Radiology Case Studies
� 28.9.06: Dr David Clarke � Veterinary Dental Case Studies
� 15.10.05: Dr Peter Irwin � Cardiorespiratory Disease in Small Animals

Continuing Education

The HKVA is actively involved in providing continuing education for its members, mainly as evening seminars and day workshops. A full list of CPD activities is available at: http://www.hkva.org/regionalseminars.htm

President’s Report (posted May 2009)

The HKVA has a new team of executive committee members elected at the AGM on 22 April 2009. Please visit www.hkva.org to see our new executive committee members. The HKVA has a healthy steady growth of members in 2008 through the efforts of our executive committee, with over 10% growth compared to the previous year.
Hong Kong hosted the 6th World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology in association with the HKVA, the Asian Society of Veterinary Dermatology and the Hong Kong Jockey Club on 19-22 November 2008. There were 1192 congress registrations and delegates from 52 countries. WCVD6 provided 20 hours of both basic and advanced level Continuing Education by 40 international speakers.

In 2009, the HKVA will provide more extension services to GZSAVA and SHSAVA in creating more practical veterinary continuous education. There will be a series of small animal oncology and cardiology lectures offered to GZSAVA in Guangzhou, China in 2009. With the support of the HKVA, veterinary specialists and veterinary surgeons, the HKVA stream of lectures has become part of the East & West Small Animal Veterinary Conference program in Shanghai in 2009.

The HKVA is now the biggest CPD provider in Hong Kong. In 2008, the HKVA Continuing Education Program became officially recognized and accredited by the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong. In 2008, the HKVA had our first CPD seminar in Chinese since 1982. In addition to a variety of Small animal veterinary lectures & day workshops, Animal welfare seminars, Equestrian seminars, Veterinary Public Health workshops and field trips have also been organized. We plan to continue to improve and add new elements to our CPD program in the coming future. A full list of CPD activities is available at: http://www.hkva.org/ceducation.htm

The HKVA also works closely with other Asian Small Animal Veterinary Associations, actively supporting and providing voluntary assistance for WSAVA, FASAVA and ESAVS in promoting continuing education in Asia.

The HKVA executive committee members have voiced at the Government Legco meetings, Central Policy meetings, RTHK Ad-Wiser radio program, and recommended members to the government for advisory committee candidates. To promote and voice for the veterinary profession is one of the HKVA most important goals.

Dr. Veronica Leong, DVM, MAM, Diplomate ACPV
HKVA Immediate Past President