Archive for category: Past Activities

FAVA attending the 1st International Conference and Annual Meeting of Myanmar Veterinary Association, MVA, 2-3 February, 2014, Yangon, Myanmar

Dr. Shane Ryan, FAVA, President Elect and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Achariya Sailasuta, FAVA, Secretary General attended and gave the key note speaker, entitled “Potential of Veterinary Education and Profession Toward ASEAN 2015” in the “1st International Conference and Annual Meeting of Myanmar Veterinary Association”, MVA Annual Conference, during 2-3 February, 2014 at Myanmar Convention Center (MCC) Yangon, Myanmar. This is the first activity of MVA on the starting point collaborating with ASEAN veterinarians. The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Myanmar presided over the opening ceremony. There are about 200 participants which are the members of Myanmar Veterinary Association. The theme of the conference was focused on the strengthening the network of Veterinary profession among ASEAN countries to 2015.

Online course to FAVA members

Starting in September 2014, World Animal Protection is hosting an online course focused on the understanding of the basic concepts behind animal welfare science, ethics and law, and how these concepts are relevant to veterinarians in Asia. The course also looks at how to assess animal welfare and involves a hands on workshop.

The course is hosted in partnership with the following:
· The Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations
· The Center for Veterinary Continuing Education, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University
· The College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines Los Banos
· Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education, the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, the University of Edinburgh
Find out more about this exciting new course and how to sign up by
Visiting http://www.animalmosaic.org/education/onlinecourses/

Dr. Shane Ryan, President-elected of FAVA and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Achariya Sailasuta, Secretary General of FAVA, collaborated in the workshop on “The Development and Implementation of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program in the Royal University of Agriculture Cambodia, during 19-20 June, 2013. The workhop has been successfully conducted with astrong professional network in ASEAN.