Nowegian Small Animal Veterinary Association(NSAVA) P.O. Box 6781
St Olavs Plass
N-0130 Oslo
Norway
Tel: +47 22 99 46 00
Fax: +47 22 99 46 01
E-mail: dnv@vetnett.no
Website: www.vetnett.no
President: Torill Moseng
Phone: +47 222 18658
Fax: +47 226 51297
E-mail: vet@torillmoseng.com
WSAVA Representative
Professor Dr. Ellen Bjerkaas
Olaf Bulls vei 1c
0765 Oslo
Norway
Tel:+47 2249 4521
E-mail: ellen.bjerkaas@veths.no __________________________________ Norwegian Small Animal Veterinary Association Annual Report (posted June 2007) NSAVA is an association under the Norwegian Veterinary Association. The mission of NSAVA is to maintain the interests of companion animal veterinarians regarding scientific, political and social matters linked to the profession. President: Sigbjörn Storli (skstorli@online.no) Members
Membership number is 456 medlemmer, including 6 honorary members and 15 retired veterinarians æresmedlemmer og 15 pensjonister. In additionn, 14 students were members of NSAVSA. The membership number has been steadily increasing. Honorary members
Jorunn Grøndalen, Kristian Lande, Ulf Erik Gustavsen, Tor Lie Ulstein, Torunn Knævelsrud and Petter Heim. Strategy
The strategic plan for 2007 has been revised and is available to all members through the association’s website. Work descriptions
Work descriptions have been developed for all board members Contact with members
The website consists of two parts, the information site and the discussion forum. The discussion forum has proven to be a good and popular site for colleagues for discussion of matters of interest, both scientific, as well as questions related to the profession. Information from the Board is also posted on the discussion forum for rapid dissemination of info to members. Webmasters have been Eivind Arntzen og Ellen Eide Kjellman. From 2007 Marte Grotnes will replace Arntzen. At the end of the year, 538 members were registered on the discussion forum. In addition, the NSAVA has a printed newsletter, with 4 issues per year. The editor is Ellen Eide Kjellman. Priority matters
Specialization
Accreditation of companion animal clinics
The Blue Dog
Emergency care – availability of veterinarians
Cooperation with users’ organisations
Continuing education courses:
November 2006: Emergency care. Main speakers: Lesley King and Nicole Van Israel.
March 2007: Feline medicine. Main speaker: Andrew Sparkes
March 2007: Dentistry. Main speaker: Cecilia Gorrel
April 2007: Radiology HD/AD. Main speaker: Magnus Rørvik
June 2007: Reproduction and obstetrics. Main speakers: Autumn Davidson and Tomas Baker
Annual Report for the period May – December 2005
Board
President: Torill Moseng
Vice president: Niels Henrik Thaning Lund
Board members: Ole Harald Johnsen, Hege Dagestad and Eva Heldal Monsen Secretary: Ellef Blakstad
Desisor: Ernst-Otto Ropstad
WSAVA representative: Ellen Bjerkås At present there is a total number of 455 members of the NSAVA Contact with members
The website as an active forum for discussion and exchange of opinions and is run by Eivind Arntzen and Ellen Eide Kjellman.
Ellen Eide Kjellman also edits the written newsletter, which is distributed four times yearly. Continuing education activities
October 2005: Practical surgery. Lecturers: Prof. Jolle Kirpensteijn, Dipl. ECVS and Henry L’Eplattenier, Dipl. ECVS,, Utrecht University, The Netherlands CE activities for Cuban colleagues, lecturer paid for by the NSAVA: General surgery. Lecturer: Henry L’Eplattenier. The cooperation between the NSAVA and the Cuban veterinary associations will be continued. The President of the NSAVA attended the 2005 Cuban meeting. Present activities
An annual activity plan is worked out by the board and distributed to the members through both the website and the newsletter. The activity plan for 2005 includes the following main matters:
Guidelines for referral practice
Emergency practice – contact with the authorities for drawing up guidelines regarding responsibility and payment
Sale of practices
Continuous control of NVA-approved small animal clinics
Drugs: Routines for vaccination, drug costs, availability of veterinary vs human medicines.
An agreement has been reached to merge the microchip databases in The “Dyreidentitet” owned by the Norwegian Veterianry Association and the Norwegian Kennel Club
Contact with users’ organisations: Permanent contact is established with the Norwegian Kennel Club and the Norwegian Pedigree Cats’ Association
Ellen Bjerkås
WSAVA representative for NSAVA
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