About this event
- Date and time Mon 12 May 2025 from 9:45am to 4:00pm
- Location Online
- Organised by Comparative Medicine
This symposium bridges human and veterinary healthcare to tackle shared challenges, encourage innovative thinking, and foster collaboration. Gain actionable insights, practical solutions, and new professional connections, helping improve healthcare for both humans and animals.
This dynamic conference brings together veterinary and human health experts as they share real-world challenges and explore collaborative solutions to enhance care quality across sectors.
By attending the meeting, you will:
- Gain an understanding of interdisciplinary healthcare challenges in veterinary and human fields.
- Develop critical thinking skills to analyse shared healthcare challenges.
- Identify innovative solutions transferable between veterinary and human health.
The agenda is subject to change at any time.
Tickets
Standard pricing available until 11 May 2025.
Member
| RSM Fellow | RSM Associate | RSM Retired Fellow | RSM Trainee | RSM Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £36.00 | £27.00 | £27.00 | £27.00 | £18.00 |
Non - Member
| Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors | AHP / Nurse / Midwife | Trainee | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| £66.00 | £50.00 | £50.00 | £33.00 |
Agenda
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Introduction by chair
Professor Philippe B. Wilson, Professor and Academic Commercial Lead, Medical Technologies Innovation Facility, Nottingham Trent University
Title to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed
Optimising medicine use in food-producing animals: Progress, challenges, and the importance of One Health
Dr Gwen Rees, Lecturer in Veterinary Science, Aberystwyth University
Panel discussion
Comfort break
A companion animal veterinarian’s role in One Health
Mr Ian Battersby, Global Pharmaceutical Stewardship Lead, Mars Veterinary Health
One Health in practice and research: Useful convenience or essential collaboration
Professor Darrell Abernathy, Professor and Head of Veterinary School, Aberystwyth University
Lunch break
AGM - for section members only
Afternoon session opens
Why culture matters for One Health
Professor Lisa Boden, The University of Edinburgh
Female Health Across the Tree of Life: One Health insights for women’s health
Dr Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Cardiologist and Evolutionary Biologist, Harvard University
Panel discussion
Closing remarks by chair
Optional networking breakout rooms
Location
Online