Peter Ihrke new WSAVA President
(24.03.2012) The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) will introduce its new President, Dr. Peter Ihrke, Professor of Dermatology at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, at this year's World Congress in Birmingham. The event takes place between 11-15 April 2012.
Dr Ihrke originally graduated from and completed a Residency in Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD).
In addition to his role at the University of California, he is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
An umbrella organisation focused on enhancing the clinical care of companion animals around the world, the WSAVA represents 180,000 veterinarians globally through 92 member associations, including the BSAVA.
It is expanding rapidly, having welcomed 13 new member associations during 2011. These included The American Veterinary Medical Association and The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association. The Society of Japanese Companion Animal Practitioners and The Japanese Board of Veterinary Practitioners also joined long-standing WSAVA member, The Japan Small Animal Veterinary Association in membership.
During WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA Congress, the WSAVA’s Executive Board, headed by Peter Ihrke, and its key committees will meet to drive forward initiatives in areas including the development of global CE programmes; the creation of tools to enable common approaches and standards of care and promoting the importance of veterinary medicine within the global matrix of One Health.
He comments: “I’m honoured and delighted to take up the presidency of the WSAVA at this exciting time. The global ‘connectivity' offered by the WSAVA gives us a great base from which to improve companion care around the world. We’re looking forward to meeting our global colleagues at World Congress and continuing our important work to drive the profession forward and to strengthen the human/animal bond.”
Future World Congress dates are as follows:
6-9 March 2013, Auckland, New Zealand
15-19 September 2014, Cape Town, South Africa
18-21 May 2015, Bangkok,Thailand.
For more information on the WSAVA visit www.wsava.org.
