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| | '''World Conference on Veterinary Education in Lyon''' | | '''World Conference on Veterinary Education in Lyon''' |
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| − | [[Nick Short]] and Dr Prisca Noble represented WikiVet at the World | + | {{#tag:imagemap|Image:Nottingham Workshop{{!}}center{{!}}400px |
| − | Conference on Veterinary Education in Lyon (http://www.vet2011.org/).
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| − | This event was part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the
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| − | veterinary profession. The world's first veterinary school was founded
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| − | in Lyon, France, in 1761, shortly followed by the Alfort veterinary
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| − | school, near Paris, in 1764, both of them at the initiative of French
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| − | veterinarian Claude Bourgelat.
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| − | The conference organisers kindly agreed to distribute literature about
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| − | WikiVet to all delegates attending the event. In subsequent discussions
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| − | with Heads of Schools from around the world, there was real interest in
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| − | collaborating on the development and sharing of online resources through
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| − | WikiVet. The [http://www.oie.int/ OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health)] was enthusiastic
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| − | about the potential to help standardise year 1 competencies through the
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| − | use of e-learning and the WikiVet platform.
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