Pre-Conference Workshops
Elevate Your Learning Experience!
Get ready for an exciting and enriching experience at ANZCVS Vet Science Week 2025! This year, in addition to our highly anticipated Conference, we are thrilled to offer a series of Pre-Conference Workshops taking place on Wednesday 23rd July, just one day before the commencement of our main event.
Our workshops promise a diverse range of topics to cater to your interests and professional development needs. To keep you fueled and focused, we will provide morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea throughout the day. As for pricing, it varies depending on the specific workshop you choose, so please view the workshop information below. Get ready to embark on a knowledge-packed journey with us at ANZCVS Vet Science Week 2025 Pre-Conference Workshops!

Pre Conference Workshops – Wed 23 July ’25
Event Details Programs and Speakers
Clinical Research Skills Workshop
Clinical Research Skills Workshop: Study Design and Statistics
Date: Wednesday 23 July 2025
Time: 0800 – 1700
Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, QLD
Cost: $350
You asked for more stats and you got it! This year’s Research Skills Workshop for interns, residents and early-career clinical researchers will focus on study design and basic statistics for clinical research. Bring your own hypothesis, study design and/or data to get hands-on advice for refining your methodology and data analysis. This workshop will have short didactic sessions, as well as break out sessions for individual discussion and practice. You will need to bring your own laptop that can access the internet so that you can use the ‘R’ statistical program. We can also provide practice data sets for learning how to use ‘R’. Numbers will be limited so get in quick (last year’s workshop sold out!).
To register for the Clinical Research Skills Workshop please register for Vet Science Week and select this Pre Conference Workshop in your form during your registration. If you are not attending Vet Science Week and would like to register for the Research Skills Workshop only please click here:
https://arinex.eventsair.com/anzcvsvsw2025/workshop/Site/Register
Workshop Speakers
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Lisa Smart BVSc PhD DACVECC
– Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care, SASH Central Coast
– Adjunct Associate Professor, Murdoch University -
Ristan Greer BA(Maths) BVSc MVSc PhD MANZCVS
– Epidemiologist, Torus Research
– Honorary Associate Professor, University of QLD -
Corrin Boyd BSc BVMS(Hons) GradDipEd DACVECC MVetClinStud PhD MANZCVS
– Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
– Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
Registrations Open! Workshop Program Available
Clinical Research Skills Workshop Program available. To view the flyer and program please click below.
Surgery Chapter
Advanced Surgery Preliminary Day
Date: Wednesday 23 July 2025
Time: 0830 – 1700
Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach Gold Coast
Cost: $750 Member Rate
Robots, Cameras and Interlocking nails. From cutting edge technology and hardware to tips and tricks for arthroscopy and interlocking nails. Two powerhouse speakers Loic Dejardin and Brian Beale, share their orthopaedic wisdom. From application to revision surgery, we even touch on those complications that keep you up at night. Includes demo application of an interlocking nail for distal femoral osteotomy along with access to I-LOC kits from Knight Benedikt. Once the day is finished, let your hair down, join us for an ice cold beverage or two at our Knight Benedikt sponsored event.
To register please select this Pre Conference Workshop in your form during your registration. If you are not attending Vet Science Week and would like to register for the pre conference workshop only please click here
https://arinex.eventsair.com/anzcvsvsw2025/workshop/Site/Register
Workshop Speakers
- Loic Dejardin
- Brian Beale
Sponsored by:
Knight Benedikt
Registrations Open! Workshop Program Available
Advanced Surgery Workshop Program available. To view the flyer and program please click below.
Small Animal Medicine and Radiology
Neurology Masterclass
Date: Wednesday 23 July 2025
Time: 0830 – 1700
Venue: Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, QLD
Cost: Member- $450, Non-Member – $550, and Residents – $280
To register for the Neurology Masterclass , please register for Vet Science Week and select this Pre Conference Workshop in your form during your registration. If you are not attending Vet Science Week and would like to register for the Neurology Masterclass only please click here
https://arinex.eventsair.com/anzcvsvsw2025/workshop/Site/Register
Workshop Speaker
- Christine Thomson
- Patrick Kenny
- Sam Long
- Marjorie Milne
Sponsored by:
Animal Referral and Emergency Network
Registrations Open! Workshop Program Available
Small Animal Medicine and Radiology – Neurology Masterclass program available. To view the flyer and program please click below.
Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Chapter (VSMR)
If I Only Had a Brain: NeuroFacilitation and NeuroPlasticity Techniques in Small Animal Rehabilitation
Date: Wednesday 23 July 2025
Time: 0800 – 17:30
Venue: Tallebudgera Community Centre Please
Cost: Members: $550, Non-Members: $650
The VSMR chapter is very excited to welcome Amie Hesbach to Australia to share her knowledge and skill in canine neurologic rehabilitation. This one day workshop will be a combination of lecture and hands on practical sessions focussing on NeuroPlasticity & Techniques (Sensory Stimulation Focus) and NeuroFacilitation & Techniques (Active Motor Focus). There will also be time for a couple of case discussions, so bring one or two cases you wish to share (short videos, history & a synopsis of what you are stuck on) for input from Amie & other attendees!
To register for this workshop please register for Vet Science Week and select this Pre Conference Workshop in your form during your registration. If you are not attending Vet Science Week and would like to register for this workshop only please click here
https://arinex.eventsair.com/anzcvsvsw2025/workshop/Site/Register
Workshop Speaker
- Amie Hesbach
Registrations Open! Program Available!
VSMR – Canine Workshop Program available now. Click below to see information on the speaker and program.
Residents’ Day Workshop – Veterinary Behaviour
Residents' Day Workshop
Date: Wednesday 23 July 2025
Time: 0900 – 17:00
Venue: Kurrawa Surf Club, Old Burleigh Rd, Broadbeach QLD 4218
Cost: Invitation Only
The Veterinary Behaviour Chapter Residents’ Day is an invitation-only workshop event for residents, supervisors of residents, and key specialists. The program is packed with interactive talks and roundtable sessions designed to complement residency training programs and bring the cutting edge of veterinary behavioural knowledge to the next generation of specialists. Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea are provided – plus a party bag from our sponsors.
If you have not received an invitation but are interested in attending, please contact Dr Melanie Rockman at educationvetbehaviour@anzcvs.org.au
Workshop Speaker
- Sara Bennett
- Kersti Seksel
- Jacqui Ley
- Gabrielle Carter
Program Available!
The Veterinary Behaviour Chapter Residents’ Day is an invitation-only workshop event for residents, supervisors of residents, and key specialists.