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Speakers
AIDAN McALINDEN
Aidan holds the ECVS Diploma in small animal surgery and is an ECVS & RCVS recognised
specialist in small animal surgery. He has worked in several large multi-disciplinary referral
hospitals across the U.K and gained extensive experience in soft tissue, orthopaedic and
neurosurgery. Aidan was previously Assistant Professor of Veterinary Surgery at University
College Dublin and continues to provide postgraduate education through his role as Associate
Tutor with the University of Chester and CPD Solutions. He holds a Masters degree in Clinical
Oncology and is actively involved in clinical research in this area.
MVB, MSc, CertSAS,
DipECVS, MRCVS
Ciarán obtained his veterinary degree at University College Dublin in 2014 and completed
a small animal rotating internship at Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Saskatchewan in 2015. Following his internship year, he moved to Washington State University
where he completed a three year ACVS surgical residency and masters programme and was
awarded numerous scholarships including for teaching and for his research in exercise
science.
CIARÁN JONES
MVB, MS, Dipl. ECVS,
Dipl. ACVS. MRCVS
Ciarán became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgery (DACVS) in Small
Animal Surgery and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgery (DECVS) in
Small Animal Surgery in 2019. Ciaran has worked as a specialist surgeon in North America, the
UK and Ireland and currently works at MyVet Referrals, Dublin.
Claire is the Senior Dentistry Nurse in the Dentistry and Oral Surgery referral department at
the Hospital for Small Animals, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh. She
has previously worked in general veterinary practice and veterinary dental referral practice.
Claire gained her Veterinary Technician Specialty (Dentistry) in 2013 and is an active member
of the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians (AVDT). Currently, she is the only UK RVN
to hold a VTS (Dentistry). Claire is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and
enjoys teaching vets, nurses and students.
CLAIRE HARRISON
BSc (Hons) RVN VTS
(Dentistry) AFHEA
Her interests in small animal dentistry include preventative oral healthcare, endodontics,
maxillofacial surgery and promoting the important role of the veterinary nurse in dentistry.
Georgina Murphy RVN Dip AVN (Surgical) PGDip Vet Anaesthesia and Analgesia, has recently
joined Village Vets Clinical Support Team as Nurse Mentor. Georgina worked for many years in
昀椀rst opinion practice in the UK before moving to Ireland. She was senior nurse in Anaesthesia
in UCDVH for over 10 years.
GEORGINA MURPHY
RVN Dip AVN (Surgical)
Grainne graduated from University College Dublin in 2013 with a BSc Hons degree in Veterinary
Nursing. After 1 year of working as part of UCD Veterinary Hospital nursing team, she moved
to Davies Veterinary Specialists in the UK where she spent 3 years as a rotating nurse and in
2017, she became a Patient Care Supervisor. In September 2017 she gained her Certi昀椀cate in
Emergency and Critical Care. In 2019 she helped set up Northern Ireland Veterinary Specialists
in Hillsborough, a soft tissue, orthopaedic and cardiology referral practice.
GRAINNE KELLY
BSc Cert VN ECC RVN
Her main interests include post-op management of soft tissue cases with a speci昀椀c interest
in septic patients.
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