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LYNN HUGHES
MVB, DiplECVAA, DVA,
FCARCSI, MRCVS
Speakers
JOE COLLINS
Joe will illustrate the importance for welfare NGOs to listen to the true needs and experiences
of equines and how vital it is to keep these at the heart of what vets do; and how we can use
a novel tool to assess donkey welfare and the impact of the work we do. He will encourage
and assist colleagues to treat donkeys as the species they are. By highlighting their key
differences – behaviour, physiology, nutrition, medication and anatomy he’ll show how
approaches must differ from those used with their larger relatives. Pulling from his years of
experience in equine clinical practice and welfare organisations in Europe, Asia, Africa and
Central America, Joe will add insights as to how vets should better assess quality-of-life and
make end-of-life decisions that are both principled and pragmatic.
Lynne Hughes, MVB, DiplECVAA, DVA, FCARCSI, MRCVS graduated as a veterinary surgeon
from Trinity College Dublin in 1979 and worked in general small animal practice in Dublin for
many years before joining UCD in 1995. While at UCD she gained specialist diplomas from both
the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
(London) and is now a recognised European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia. In 2001
she was awarded a Fellowship (by election) of the College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland (FCARSCI). Her research interests include anaesthesia and analgesia of all
species with a particular interest in total intra-venous anaesthesia and anaesthetic breathing
systems. She has research collaborations with colleagues in veterinary medicine in Ireland
and the UK, with scientists in UCD and with medical doctors in Ireland. Successful funding to
date includes BSAVA Petsavers (‘40,600), Bayer (‘130,000) and EU Leonardo da Vinci funding
(‘366,588). She has supervised to completion 10 post graduate specialist Diploma students
(ECVAA), 1 PhD student and 1 Masters student, and is currently training four veterinary
anaesthetists to reach specialist status. She was assistant editor of Veterinary Anaesthesia
and Analgesia from 2003 to 2005 and acts as peer reviewer to several veterinary journals.
She has acted as an examiner for the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary
Anaesthesia and Analgesia since 2004 and as Chief Examiner from 2011 to 2014. She was
elected Vice-President of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
2014-2017 and President in 2017.
NORA SCHWITZER
Dipl. Tier., Phd, MRCVS,
GPCert(SADen&OS)
Nora graduated from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich Germany in 2004. She
conducted a two year 昀椀eld study on Lemur ecology in Sahamalaza, North Northwest
Madagascar and gained her PhD from the Justus-Liebig University Gießen Germany in 2007.
She moved to England, where she worked 10 years in small animal 昀椀rst opinion practice,
spending more and more time focusing on veterinary dentistry. For the last four years Nora
has worked as “Dental Consultant” for several small animal vet practices and Zoos in the
UK and in Ireland and has also recently been awarded the ISVPS Certi昀椀cate in Small Animal
Dentistry & Oral Surgery. Nora has achieved this by studying the Improve International Dental
& Oral Surgery Course. She moved with her husband and three children to Ireland in Summer
2020, lives in Dublin Zoo and is currently studying for the Improve International Certi昀椀cate to
become and advanced practitioner in Dentistry and Oral-facial surgery.
Liv graduated in 2016 from the university Poland and shortly after graduation moved to
the United Kingdom to undergo surgical training. During her career development, Liv was
exposed to various workplace environments and worked with veterinary professionals of
diverse backgrounds, cultures and nationalities.
OLIVIA OGINSKA
DVM MRCVS PgCertSAS MSc
Positive Psychology
Along the years of her professional training, Liv has been mentoring and providing mental
health support to her colleagues. The passion for veterinary wellbeing led her to undertaking
the Masters degree programme in Applied Positive Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, UK,
where Liv received the emotional intelligence and appreciative inquiry coaching credentials.
Based on several years of veterinary and peer-support experience, combined with Positive
Psychology and EQ training, Liv created the Vet Gone Real platform, through which multiple
individuals and veterinary teams receive coaching and mental support. Liv specialises in
the veterinary wellbeing, emotional intelligence, psychological safety and building thriving
workplace cultures.
Liv presented her innovative approach to building human-friendly veterinary practices on the
international congresses and she puts her teachings into practice through serving veterinary
teams as their Clinical Wellbeing Coach. She is also a certi昀椀ed workplace con昀氀ict mediator.
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