Emergency and Critical Care UK Congress
7-8 November 2024
Leeds, UK
That’s a wrap for Congress this year! We’re excited to see you again in 2025!
What to expect at Congress
- Up to 70 hours of CPD: An amazing choice of lectures and interactive workshops over two days.
- Six learning streams: With someone for everyone you can choose from, ‘Advanced’, ‘General’, ‘Foundations of ECC’ ‘Advanced Nursing, ‘Abstracts and case reports’, ‘Catastrophic case conversations’ and ‘Limited enrolment’.
- Inspirational speakers: Hear from 34 leading industry experts including Ken Yagi, Helen Wilson, Amanda Curtis and Ashton Hollwarth.
- Networking opportunities: Connect and engage with your peers in a dynamic environment.
- NEW for 2024: Purchase a full Congress recording to access the entire two-day event.
- Gala Dinner: Join us for our famous Gala Dinner – prepare to be amazed by what we have planned!
Sponsorship
As well as world renowned speakers and gripping content, Congress provides two days access to a selection of handpicked exhibitors, wholly focused on the needs of you, our delegates.
A friendly conference and exhibition in a unique setting with a diverse CPD offering, the Vets Now ECC Congress aims to attract even more veterinary professionals to what is the UK’s largest event dedicated to emergency & critical care.
If you are interested in exhibiting with us, get in touch here to find out more →
Speakers
Our speakers are renowned for their expertise, experience and engaging presentation skills, and they are dedicated to sharing their knowledge and insights with other veterinary professionals.
A vast range of topics related to ECC care will be covered, including anaesthesia, advanced surgical techniques, toxicology and more. You’ll learn about the latest research, real world case studies, and practical tips to help you provide the best possible care to your patients.
Agenda
We listened to your feedback from last year’s event and have focused on bringing you the best ECC agenda to date via six insightful learning streams. We have brought back some firm favourites including our ‘advanced’ and ‘general’ streams, expanded ‘advanced nursing’ to cover both days and introduced a new stream, Catastrophic case conversations.
We are confident our 2024 programme offers something for everyone, no matter what stage of your ECC career you are at.
Our speaker spotlights
Julie Burnage on her POCUS sessions at ECC Congress
Julie Burnage spent decades working with and teaching ultrasound scanning and she’ll be sharing her knowledge with vets and vets nurses in joint sessions at ECC Congress.
Marios Charalambous on his three neurology-focussed sessions
Marios Charalambous is a Neurology Specialist at IVC Evidensia’s new £10million Blaise Referral Hospital. Here, he gives an insight into what to expect.
Efa Llewellyn and David Owen on their ‘Controversies’ session
Efa and David speaking together at one of our renowned controversies sessions where they take opposing sides to debate a clinically relevant topic.
Steph Timmons on her CPR sessions at ECC Congress
Steph Timmons, a Area Clinical Manager with Vets Now, is one of the speakers will hear from. She tells us what her sessions will involve.
Renowned Veterinary Nurse Ken Yagi shares expertise at ECC Congress
New York-based Ken Yagi tells us what delegates can expect from each of the four sessions he’ll be taking part in. And why he’s still passionate about sharing his knowledge at conferences around the world.
Get ready for ECC Congress 2024 with our Congress app
It’s your ultimate source of information, helping you navigate every aspect of the event. With the app, you can plan your daily agenda, learn about speakers, sponsors, and more.
Here’s why you should make the app your primary Congress companion:
- Full Agenda – Access the full agenda to organise your schedule and never miss a moment.
- Speaker Info – Explore detailed biographies of speakers to enhance your experience and learn what to expect from each session.
- Venue Information – Find interactive floorplans and detailed venue insights for easy navigation.
- Digital Course Notes – The app conveniently stores all course notes as PDFs, saving time and ensuring easy access.
- Exhibitor and Sponsor Resources – Access exclusive content and insights from sponsors and exhibitors at the tap of a button.
Make the Congress app your go-to source for up-to-the-minute information, resources, and tools. It’s the key to staying informed and prepared for a smooth, enjoyable Congress experience!
Stream Descriptions
Delegates can choose from over 70 hours of quality CPD and several new streams.
• General – this stream is suitable for GP vets dealing with emergencies, vets starting out in ECC or RVNs with some ECC experience.
• Foundations of ECC – this stream is suitable for new graduates interested in ECC, ACAs, student RVNs or RVNs just starting in ECC.
• Advanced – this stream is suitable for experienced ECC vets – those enrolled in or in possession of an ECC certificate, as well as vets pursuing specialist training programs. This stream is also highly suitable for RVNs pursuing a VTS(ECC).
• Abstracts and case reports – a stream is dedicated to presentations by our junior colleagues.
• Catastrophic case conversations – this new stream is suitable for vets and RVNs with ECC experience interested in reflecting upon more complicated cases and contributing to discussions. There is limited seating/room capacity available, so it’s first come, first served.
• Advanced nursing – this session is aimed at RVNs already working at a high level, especially those involved in referral work or studying for advanced qualifications.
• Limited enrolment – this stream consists of more practical small group sessions, aimed at enhancing delegates’ skillsets in the more technical aspects of ECC. These sessions would in general be suitable for both vets & RVNs.
With thanks to...
Headline Sponsor
Woodley are committed to helping veterinary practices & laboratories provide the very best patient care by developing/supporting the latest laboratory diagnostic analysers, point of care and critical care products.
Having been involved since the 1st Vets Now Congress and sharing similar values we’re delighted to be headline sponsor again this year.
Media Partner
Vet Times is the market-leading news and clinical features publication for the veterinary profession. VN Times is the market-leading monthly title exclusively for veterinary nurses.
With national reach and a loyal following, this trusted brand brings the latest news, features and reader content to the audience in a colourful and vibrant way.