DATE: 1 -3 November 2022

VENUE: 26 Degrees South Hotel, Muldersdrift, South Africa

PRESENTED BY:  African Association of Veterinary Education Establishments (2A2E-V) in collaboration with the Council on Veterinary Medical Education (CIVME) and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)

PROGRAMME
Time Title Language First author Institution
07h30 – 08h15: Registration and morning coffee      
08h15 – 08h20: Word of welcome English Dietmar Holm President: African Association of Veterinary Education Establishments (2A2E-V)
08h20 – 08h30: Opening remarks English James Wabacha African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Agricultural Resources (AU-IBAR)
08h30 – 09h15: Keynote: Innovation in clinical skills training English Annett Annandale Murdoch University, Australia
09h15 – 09h45: Tea break      
09h45 – 11h15: Workshop session 1      
Limit space to 25 per workshop
 To maintain or not to maintain? English Liezl Kok Anatomoulds, South Africa
Clinical communications workshop English Kate May University of Pretoria, South Africa
Using a checklist to implement and run a communication skills simulation class in Africa French Francois-Xavier Laleye Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et MédecineVétérinaires (EISMV), Senegal
Association Twinning track: Developing a clinical training programme as part of the harmonised veterinary curriculum for Africa English Dietmar Holm University of Pretoria, South Africa
Developing and assessing professional (non-technical) and employability skills English Martin Cake Murdoch University, Australia
11h15 – 11h30: Comfort break      
11h30 – 13h00: Workshop session 2      
Limit space to 25 per workshop
 Association Twinning track: Establishment and Development of Continental Quality Assurance in Veterinary Education, Assessment, Training and Research English Mohamed Ghanem Benha University, Egypt
A One Health Education Workshop: Teaching Design French Arouna Njayou Ngapagna Universite des Montagnes, Cameroon
Designing and publishing effective educational research in a resource-limited setting English Regina Schoenfeld Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME), United States of America
13h00 – 14h00: Lunch      
14h00 – 15h15 Short presentation session 1      
  Devinekoi® an innovative simulation-based game to increase students clinical abilities French Francois-Xavier Laleye Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et MédecineVétérinaires (EISMV), Senegal
  Community-based learning to improve student clinical skills and confidence: A case study of the Veterinary Student Community Outreach (VETSCO). English Daniel Qekwana University of Pretoria, South Africa
  Action Learning (AL) in the veterinary curriculum: a case study of the Onderstepoort Feedlot Challenge and the UNAM Feedlot Challenge English Andreas Hentzen University of Pretoria, South Africa
  Introducing a Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Curriculum and integration on a One Health placement in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia at the University of Melbourne (UoM) English Joanna Aitken University of Melbourne, Australia
15h15 – 15h45 Tea break      
15h45 – 17h00 Short presentation session 2      
  Association between fine motor skill levels & acquisition of suturing skills in pre-clinical veterinary students English Annett Annandale Murdoch University, Australia
  Let’s do it together –engaging students in the process of model development and building English Julia Dittes Leipzig University, Germany
  Keep it simple – teaching Veterinary Clinical Skills with everyday materials English Julia Dittes Leipzig University, Germany
  Mimi® the lambing model made in Africa French Francois-Xavier Laleye Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et MédecineVétérinaires (EISMV), Senegal
  Using flipped classrooms to make the most of clinical skills practicals by improving student preparation English Luisa Mitchard University of Bristol, United Kingdom
17h00 – 18h00 Comfort break      
18h00 – 21h00 Braai Dinner      
Day 2: Theme: Clinical skills assessment | 2 NOVEMBER 2022
        
Time Title Language First author Institution
08h00 – 8h30: Registration and morning coffee      
08h30 – 09h15: Keynote: Clinical Skills Assessment in Veterinary Education English Sarah Baillie University of Bristol, United Kingdom
09h15 – 09h45: Tea break      
09h45 – 11h15: Workshop session 1 (Repeat)      
Limit space to 25 per workshop
 To maintain or not to maintain? English Liezl Kok Anatomoulds, South Africa
Clinical communications workshop English Kate May University of Pretoria, South Africa
Using a checklist to implement and run a communication skills simulation class in Africa English Francois-Xavier Laleye Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et MédecineVétérinaires (EISMV), Senegal
Association Twinning track: Developing a clinical training programme apart of the harmonised veterinary curriculum for Africa English Dietmar Holm University of Pretoria, South Africa
Developing and assessing professional (non-technical) and employability skills English Martin Cake Murdoch University, Australia
11h15 – 11h30: Comfort break      
11h30 – 13h00: Workshop session 2 (Repeat)      
Limit space to 25 per workshop
 Association Twinning track: Establishment and Development of Continental Quality Assurance in Veterinary Education, Assessment, Training and Research English Mohamed Ghanem Benha University, Egypt
A One Health Education Workshop: Teaching Design French Arouna Njayou Ngapagna Universite des Montagnes, Cameroon
Designing and publishing effective educational research in a resource-limited setting English Regina Schoenfeld Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME), United States of America
13h00 – 14h00: Lunch      
14h00 – 15h00 Short presentation session 3      
  The contribution of a competency-based mentoring framework to postgraduate veterinary education in Kenya. English James Kithuka Brooke East Africa, Kenya
  Developing Programs for a Well-Trained African Aquatic Veterinary Workforce English Gillian Taylor University of Pretoria, South Africa
  Student and Institutional Achievements during a WOAH Veterinary Education Twinning Project Collaboration between Sokoine University of Agriculture and Kansas State University English Wahabu Kimaru Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
  Experiences of University of Gondar-Ohio State University veterinary education twinning for the enhancement of veterinary education in Ethiopia English Tsegaw Fentie University of Gondar, Ethiopia
15h00 – 15h45 Tea break      
15h45 – 16h45 Short presentation session 4      
  VetBox: A platform used to manage, record and assess veterinary clinical training at the University of Pretoria English Shaun van der Hurk University of Pretoria, South Africa
  Newly qualified veterinarians’ opinions impacting core competency and skills training in Veterinary Core Practice English Sanet Haupt University of Pretoria, South Africa
  Identifying the most important clinical skills to include in DVM training in Bangladesh by surveying veterinarians and students English Sarah Baillie University of Bristol, United Kingdom
16h45 – 18h30 Comfort break      
18h30 – 23h30 Braai dinner      
         
Time Title Language First author Institution
08h00 – 08h30: Registration and morning coffee      
08h30 – 09h15: Keynote: Establishment of a Veterinary academic hospital in Namibia Anna Marais   University of Namibia, Namibia
09h15 – 09h45: Tea break      
09h45 – 11h15: Short presentations session 5      
  An Online Platform for Day 1 Competencies English Hilari French Ross University, St. Kitts
  A transdisciplinary approach to One Health in undergraduate curricula. English Melvyn Quan University of Pretoria, South Africa
  Integrating One Health core competencies at the universities in Cameroon. French Arouna Njayou Ngapagna Universite des Montagnes, Cameroon
  Process of implementing community-based surveillance of zoonotic diseases in animal health according to the “one health” approach in Cameroon French Jean-Marc Feussom Kameni Direction des Services Vétérinaires, Cameroon
  One Health education in Sudan: Problems and solutions English Adil Salman One Health centre, Sudan
  Perception and Knowledge of Veterinary and Medical Students in Ghana on Zoonoses. English Benjamin Emikpe Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
11h15 – 11h30 Comfort break      
11h30 – 12h45 Workshop session 3: Twinning and collaboration      
  Establishment of a twinning project between AAVMC and 2A2E-V for the advancement of veterinary education in Africa and the United States of America English Jennifer Hammond and Dietmar Holm CIVME and 2A2E-V
  Contribution of EISMV activities to the development of the livestock and of the livestock and fisheries sectors in the member states and prospects: the case of Senegal from 1968 to 2021 French KabkiaDieudoné Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et MédecineVétérinaires (EISMV), Senegal
12h45 – 12h55 Closing remarks English Andrew Maccabee American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
12h55 – 13h00 Word of appreciation English Dietmar Holm  
13h00 – 20h00: Packed lunch and post-symposium tour      
  Site visit to the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria      


Providing professional development specific to  veterinary education establishments across Africa.

Teaching and assessment of Clinical Skills

FOCUS

The focus of the symposium will be on veterinary clinical skills training and assessment and One health Education, needs identified by 2A2E-V.  

This initiative will be an opportunity to bring veterinary educators together and build a community of practice (CoP) to support long-term collaboration in the design and delivery of veterinary educational approaches.

 GOAL 

The goal of VetEd Africa2022 is to provide professional development specific to veterinary education  establishments across Africa.  

The symposium will be modelled after the VetEd symposia that have been successful elsewhere in the world.

THEME

 This year’s theme will be:

Veterinary clinical skills training and assessment

One Health Educatio

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As part of our joint missions to promote collaboration and enhance dissemination of innovations and good practice among veterinary education establishments, the American Association of Veterinary Medical College’s Council on International Veterinary Medical Education (CIVME) and the African Association of Veterinary Education Establishments (2A2E-V) joined forces in planning a veterinary medical education symposium at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) from 1 – 3 November 2022.

The goal of the symposium is to provide professional development specific to veterinary education to faculty at veterinary education establishments across Africa. The symposium will be modeled after the VetEd symposia that have been successful elsewhere in the world.

The focus of the symposium will be on teaching and assessment of clinical skills and One Health Education,  needs identified by 2A2E-V. We anticipate 3-5 attendees from each of the five regions of Africa with an additional 10 CIVME attendees and 20 faculty from the University of Pretoria for a total of 40-60 participants. The joint organising committee hopes that this initiative will be an opportunity to bring veterinary educators together and build a community of practice (CoP) to support long-term collaboration in the design and delivery of veterinary educational approaches

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Service de traduction en français disponible au symposium via Zoom 

French Translation service available at the symposium via Zoom

Scientific Committee

Dietmar holm

Deputy Dean, Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria

Noursaid Tligui 

Head of the Department of Pathology & Dean of the Veterinary School at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine

Kate May

Senior Lecturer, Manager of the Clinical Skill's Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria

Caroline A. Cantner

VMD, Director for Professional Development American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)