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Speakers
Pat O’Doherty quali昀椀ed in 1984 from UCD. Having worked in a variety of mixed and small animal
practices both in Ireland and the UK, he returned to Cork in 1990. While on a daily basis he is
involved in all aspects of veterinary medicine, his primary interest in recent years is in wildlife
medicine and exotics. He is currently the veterinary consultant to Fota Wildlife Park and will
speaking on his experiences of using capture equipment in Fota Wildlife Park.
PATRICK DOHERTY
V.S MVB MRCVS
Paula worked as a RVN for over 15 years and in that time she became the Cat Advocate in
her practice which prompted additional quali昀椀cations - ISFM Diploma in Feline Nursing, with
distinction and the ISFM Advanced Certi昀椀cate in Feline Behaviour. As well as these feline
studies, Paula completed a Diploma in Digital Media Marketing with Distinction and currently
works as a social media manager for veterinary practices. In 2019, Paula combined her two
passions - cats and social media marketing - and The Purrfect Nurse was created. Paula
promotes a feline friendly approach to cats, through one-to-one services and workshops.
PAULA SANFEY
Dip.Media Marketing,
ISFMDipFN RVN
ROSIE ELLIS
DVM GPCertDI MSc BA
SHANE GUERIN
MVB MACVSC Cert SAO DVCSC
DIPL ECVS MRCVS
She also offers social media consultancy for veterinary practices, who either want to begin
digital marketing or would like to improve on what they are already doing. Paula knows 昀椀rsthand the value of creating online engagement around your veterinary practice and building an
online community.
Rosie Ellis has had experience working as a GP and Imaging Veterinarian in Ireland and the
UK in both 昀椀rst opinion and referral practice. Prior to education in the Veterinary Sciences,
she worked as a Science Communicator and second level teacher in Ireland. Parallel to her
Veterinary studies, she obtained a position as an Anatomy demonstrator and lecturer in
private institutes and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest. An aptitude for
Anatomy paved the way for a career in Diagnostic Imaging and she applied this passion to
a radiology internship and commencement of a GP Certi昀椀cate in Diagnostic Imaging with
Improve International. Rosie is excited to deliver further lectures with the Duggan Veterinary
Group. She is an excellent speaker and her passion and enthusiasm for imaging is infectious.
She hopes you will join her for some interactive, case-based learning where she is keen to
foster a wealth of enthusiasm in the process!
Shane quali昀椀ed from UCD in 1986 and spent six years in private practice before heading to
New Zealand in 1993 to do a Small Animal Surgery Residency. During this period, he became
a Member of the Australian College of Veterinary Surgeons by examination, and gained a
Diploma in Veterinary Clinical Science from Massey university also by examination. He then
returned to UCD in 1997 as a clinical lecturer and really enjoyed the teaching experience during
this period. Shane obtained a Certi昀椀cate in Small Animal Orthopaedics and also became a
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2020. He then joined Gilabbey
Veterinary Hospital where he has worked hard to develop our primary/referral service with
a strong emphasis on teaching staff and visiting veterinary students. He has always had a
strong interest in small animal orthopaedics and neurosurgery and now has a renewed drive
to develop his skills in soft tissue surgery. His professional goal is to continue to do his best
and to be open to new ideas and learning.
Vilhelmiina completed her specialist training in UCD in 2012. Prior to starting the threeyear veterinary anaesthesia residency in Dublin, she worked in private practice in Finland,
completed a one-year small animal rotating internship in Helsinki University and a oneyear emergency and critical care internship in Tufts University (USA). Vilhelmiina became a
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2014.
VILHELMIINA
HUUSKONEN
Professionally Vilhelmiina’s major areas of interest include anaesthesia of critically ill patients
(both large and small) and anaesthesia of giraffes and other zoo/wild animals. She also enjoys
reading, cooking, travelling, decorating her house and learning new languages.
DVM, Dip. ECVAA
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