Russian Federation About us Bird Pets Cattle Pig breeding Distributors Nobivac service Vacancies Home News2009-08-10 - WSAVA2009: San Paolo WSAVA International Congress 2009, Sao Paolo (Brazil) 21 - 24 July 2009 Brazil From 21 to 24 July, the 34th Congress of the World Veterinary Association (WSAVA) was held in Sao Paolo (Brazil). The congress was held at the Transamerica San Paolo hotel. More than 120 lecturers from Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, USA, Great Britain, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Australia took part in the congress. For 4 days of the Congress, more than 340 lectures on neurology, ophthalmology, dermatology, infectious diseases, surgery, endocrinology, oncology, immunology, cardiology and other areas of veterinary medicine were delivered. More than 3,500 people from all over the world attended the congress as listeners. At the end of the first day of the Congress, the opening ceremony took place. In his opening remarks, WSAVA President David Wadsworth noted the enthusiasm of the congress participants in continuing education in small animal veterinary medicine and cordially thanked the lecturers for their participation in the congress work program. The President also noted that the 34th World Congress marks the beginning of the 50th anniversary year of WSAVA. Chairman of the 34th International Congress Zohair Saliem Sayegh pointed out the high importance of WSAVA congresses in the context of high dynamics of changes taking place in veterinary medicine and requiring a systematic revision of the concepts of work of veterinary specialists. В завершение официальной части церемонии открытия 34 Конгресса Всемирной Ветеринарной Ассоциации были вручены награды WSAVA за особые заслуги в области ветеринарии. В частности, компания Интервет, учредитель номинации «За службу профессии» (WSAVA Intervet \Schering-Plough Animal Health AWARD for Service to the Profession) вручил памятную награду доктору Ларри Ди (Larry G. Dee DVM, DABVP) за выдающиеся заслуги в области обмена научной информацией между ветеринарными специалистами всего мира. В дни работы конгресса в Экспоцентре отеля Transamerica проходила выставка Pet South America. На выставке была представлена продукция крупнейших мировых производителей товаров для животных, а также локальных производителей Латинской Америки: ветеринарные препараты, корма, аксессуары, медицинское оборудование и оборудование для груминга. At the stand of Intervet \ Schering-Plow Animal Health, one could see the range of animal health products offered by the company in the Latin American market. In addition, being an active participant in educational activities aimed at improving the qualifications of veterinarians around the world, Intervet held a number of poster seminars on leishmaniasis and protection against dangerous infectious diseases. Intervet Site Map