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Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association (PSAVA)

c/o Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Agricultural University of Lublin
ul.Gleboka 30a
20-612 Lublin, Poland
Tel: +48 81 445 61 58
Fax: +48 81 445 50 00
Email Address: pslwmz@poczta.onet.pl
Secretary - Zbigniew Blimke
Email Address: sekretariat@plwmz.org.pl
Website: www.pslwmz.org.pl

President: Dr. Jerzy Gawor
E-mail: jgawor@pp.com.pl

WSAVA representative
Dr. Jerzy Gawor
Klinika Weterynaryjna Arka
ul. Chlopska za
30-806 Krakow
Poland
Tel: +48 12 6588365
Fax: +48 509 390 887
E-mail: jgawor@pp.com.pl

Members:320
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Polish Small Animal Veterinary Association 2008/2009 Report (posted June 2009)

General information

Number of members – 318
President: Dr Jerzy Gawor
Representative for WSAVA Dr Jerzy Gawor and FECAVA: Dr Roman Aleksiewicz

The number of veterinarians working with small animals in Poland is approximately 3000. It is much larger figure than PSAVA members, however most of them participate in events organized by Association i.e. in last two PSAVA Congress took part over 1500 participants. In 2008 PSAVA joined 22 new members.

PSAVA Board activities:

1. 2008 Meetings: 6 times, 2009 – 2 times so far
2. Negotiations and final contract with PSAVA Prime Partner : Hillspet Nutrition
3. Preparations for starting PSAVA e-newsletter finally started on May 2009
4. Launch of the Blue Dog Project in Poland

The working groups of PSAVA:

Dermatology: workshop JAN 8th 120 delegates
Oncology: Conference 100 delegates
Cardiology:
Dentistry: Pet Smile Campaign
Surgery: 2 Conferences and workshops 250 delegates
Reproduction:
Imaging :4 workshops 130 participants
Ophthalmologists:
Neurologists:
Gastroenterologists: one conference 150 participants

Activity outside Poland

- Attending in FECAVA Council meeting, WSAVA Assembly meeting,
- More active contribution in European structures. FECAVA Board
- Official Delegates to many foreign veterinary events ( Sao Paulo, Dublin, Birmingham, Hong Kong )

Additional Activity of PSAVA in Poland:

- CPD work together with UEVP i FECAVA
- Preparation for establishing “Polski Rejestr Nowotworowy” : “Neoplasms database in Poland”
- Standards for hereditary disorders in ophthalmology and Dentistry. Outline and proposal for Kennel Club in Poland.
- “Blue Dog” project

Continuing education meetings:

Above mentioned 2008 activities which gathered 750 participants. In 2009 planned 17 events. So far in 2009 10 events had happened and 900 veterinarians took part in them

PSAVA Congress

2008 Annual congress was in 17-19 October in Wisła. Over 650 participants took part in it. The main motive of the congress was Diagnostic Imaging. Saturday had 2 sessions and the speakers: were Dr John Mattoon (USA), Dr Brook Niemiec (USA) DR Tom Scavelli (USA). Sunday had 5 parallel sessions : Oncology with Dr Martin Kessler (Germany) Dermatology with dr Jan Declercq, Dentistry - Dr B.Niemiec, Surgery – Dr Tom Scavelli and Imaging with John Mattoon.

2009 pSAVA Congress will be held in 23-25 October, called as Small Animal Medicine Congress. We invited 25 speakers and the character will be interdisciplinary. On Friday there will be wetlabs and pre-congress conference. Saturday will contain 3 sessions and Sunday 7 parallel sessions. Speakers covering: Ophthalmology, Surgery, Feline Medicine, Reproduction, Dermatology, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Traumatology, Imaging, Management in Veterinary Business, Laboratory Diagnostics and Oncology will present 50 CE hrs. This tendency is required by our members and veterinary community in Poland.