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===About===
===About===
WikiVet LIVE! 2018 sponsored by Mars PetCare, was the first ever FREE, LIVE, 24 hour, ONLINE e-learning event for veterinary students around the world. It was held on '''10th March 2018''', and was streamed live for 24 hours.
WikiVet LIVE! 2018 sponsored by '''[https://www.mars.com/global/brands/petcare Mars PetCare]''', was the first ever FREE, LIVE, 24 hour, ONLINE e-learning event for veterinary students around the world. It was held on '''10th March 2018''', and was streamed live for 24 hours.
===Partners===
WikiVet and the '''[http://www.ivsa.org International Veterinary Students' Association (IVSA)]''' were the major partners for WikiVet LIVE! 2018. The '''[https://www.cve.edu.au Centre for Veterinary Education - University of Sydney]''', '''[https://www.rvc.ac.uk Royal Veterinary College, (RVC), University of London]''' and '''[https://www.vetmedteam.com/home.aspx Vet Med Team]''' were the three regional academic partners.
===Programme===
===Programme===
There were three 8 hour regional streams, coordinated by three time zone centres:
There were three 8 hour regional streams, coordinated by three time zone centres:
*GMT -8 (Eastern Stream) - to cater for Oceania and Asia
*GMT -8 (Eastern Stream) - to cater for Oceania and Asia
*GMT+8 (Western Stream) - to cater for North and South America
*GMT+8 (Western Stream) - to cater for North and South America
===Eastern Stream===
====Eastern Stream====
WikiVet LIVE! 2018 got off to a very strong start, with our Eastern Stream, co-ordinated and hosted by the Centre for Veterinary Education (CVE), from the University of Sydney. Their diverse and engaging programme included '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/new-age-spay-and-neutering 'Neutering in Dogs - commonly performed but not necessarily routine']''' from Arthur House, '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/animal-disease-in-shelters 'Disease in animal shelters - where to send animals to get sick']''' by Mark Westmann and the novel and innovative talk '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/crisis-management-in-anaesthesia 'Crisis management in anaesthesia - What can we learn from airline pilots?']''' from veterinary anaesthetist Colin Dunlop and Vet turned airline pilot, Nathan Kock.
WikiVet LIVE! 2018 got off to a very strong start, with our Eastern Stream, co-ordinated and hosted by the '''[https://www.cve.edu.au Centre for Veterinary Education (CVE), from the University of Sydney]'''. Their diverse and engaging programme included the '''[https://www.karlstorz.com/gb/en/index.htm Karl Storz]''' sponsored '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/new-age-spay-and-neutering 'Neutering in Dogs - commonly performed but not necessarily routine']''' from Arthur House, '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/animal-disease-in-shelters 'Disease in animal shelters - where to send animals to get sick']''' by Mark Westmann, sponsored by '''[https://www.cve.edu.au CVE]''' and the novel and innovative talk '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/crisis-management-in-anaesthesia 'Crisis management in anaesthesia - What can we learn from airline pilots?']''' from veterinary anaesthetist Colin Dunlop and Vet turned airline pilot, Nathan Koch, kindly sponsored by '''[http://www.provet.com.au Provet]''' .
===Central Stream===
====Central Stream====
The Royal Canin sponsored, Central stream was co-ordinated and hosted by the [[UK - Royal Veterinary College, London | Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London]]. A fantastic IVSA Student Live hosted event, WikiVet LIVE! 2018's flagship student even was also hosted at the RVC, with workshops from Vetlife, meet and greet with some of the speakers, and laughter yoga. Live student hosted viewing events were also held across the UK, in Bristol, Cheshire, Scotland, Nottingham and Sussex, as well as further afield in Belgium, Nigeria, Kenya and many more.
The '''[https://www.royalcanin.com Royal Canin]''' sponsored, Central stream was co-ordinated and hosted by the '''[[UK - Royal Veterinary College, London | Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London]]'''. A fantastic IVSA Student Live hosted event, WikiVet LIVE! 2018's flagship student even was also hosted at the RVC, with workshops from Vetlife, meet and greet with some of the speakers, and laughter yoga. Live student hosted viewing events were also held across the UK, in Bristol, Cheshire, Scotland, Nottingham and Sussex, as well as further afield in Belgium, Greece, Nigeria, Kenya and many more.
The fantastic line up in the Central stream included '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/what-does-the-liver-do 'What does the Liver do, and what happens when it doesn't']''' by Professor Jill Maddison, and '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/clients-behaving-badly Clients behaving badly]''', by Kim Whittlestone and Ruth Serlin and '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/guts-rabbit 'Guts -Understanding the fundamentals of rabbit health and disease']''' with Charlie Pignon.
The fantastic line up in the Central stream included '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/what-does-the-liver-do 'What does the Liver do, and what happens when it doesn't']''' by Professor Jill Maddison, and '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/clients-behaving-badly Clients behaving badly]''', by Kim Whittlestone and Ruth Serlin and '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/guts-rabbit 'Guts -Understanding the fundamentals of rabbit health and disease']''' with Charlie Pignon.
===Western Stream===
====Western Stream====
The final stream of the event was the Royal Canin sponsored Western Stream, which was coordinated and hosted by Vet Med Academy in the USA.
The final stream of the event was the '''[https://www.royalcanin.com Royal Canin]''' sponsored Western Stream, which was coordinated and hosted by Vet Med Academy in the USA.
Some of their top rated sessions in this stream were [https://www.wikivetlive.com/pediatric-pharmacology 'Paediatric pharmacology'] from Melissa Clarke, the fantastically named [https://www.wikivetlive.com/rhythm-and-blues Rhythm and Blues; a story of arrhythmias and cyanosis'] from Maureen McMichael and [https://www.wikivetlive.com/when-the-dip-has-no-zip When the dip has no zip'] a talk on anthelmintic resistance from David Villar, from University of Antioquia, in Columbia.
Some of their top rated sessions in this stream were '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/pediatric-pharmacology 'Paediatric pharmacology']''' from Melissa Clarke, the fantastically named '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/rhythm-and-blues Rhythm and Blues; a story of arrhythmias and cyanosis']''' from Maureen McMichael, sponsored by '''[https://www.sonosite.com/uk Fujifilm Sonosite]''' and '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/when-the-dip-has-no-zip When the dip has no zip']''' a talk on anthelmintic resistance from David Villar, from University of Antioquia, in Columbia.
===Student Sessions===
====Student Sessions====
Within each stream, there was session called 'Student Experiences', where students from all over the world shared their diverse and fascinating experiences on their journeys to becoming qualified vets.
Within each stream, there was session called 'Student Experiences', where students from all over the world shared their diverse and fascinating experiences on their journeys to becoming qualified vets.
WikiVet LIVE! 2018 could not have happened without the generosity and commitment of our '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/virtual-trade-fair sponsors]''', whom we would like to thank unreservedly.
WikiVet LIVE! 2018 could not have happened without the generosity and commitment of our '''[https://www.wikivetlive.com/virtual-trade-fair sponsors]''', whom we would like to thank unreservedly.
Extra special thanks go to Mars PetCare, a longstanding friend of WikiVet who were our Gold Sponsor, for sponsoring the whole event and supporting us every step of the way.
Extra special thanks go to '''[https://www.mars.com/global/brands/petcare Mars PetCare]''', a longstanding friend of WikiVet who were our Gold Sponsor, for sponsoring the whole event and supporting us every step of the way.
Royal Canin kindly sponsored both the Central and Western Streams, as a Silver Sponsor.
'''[https://www.royalcanin.com Royal Canin]''' kindly sponsored both the Central and Western Streams, as a Silver Sponsor.
We had 5 Bronze Sponsors, who sponsored individual sessions, who we would also like to thank.
We had 5 Bronze Sponsors, who sponsored individual sessions, who we would also like to thank.
[https://www.cve.edu.au Centre for Veterinary Education - University of Sydney]
'''[https://www.cve.edu.au Centre for Veterinary Education - University of Sydney]'''
[http://www.provet.com.au Provet]
'''[http://www.provet.com.au Provet]'''
[http://www.tcvm.com Chi Institute]
'''[http://www.tcvm.com Chi Institute]'''
[https://www.karlstorz.com/gb/en/index.htm Karl Storz]
'''[https://www.karlstorz.com/gb/en/index.htm Karl Storz]'''
[https://www.sonosite.com/uk Fujifilm Sonosite]
'''[https://www.sonosite.com/uk Fujifilm Sonosite]'''
[https://www.crcpress.com/veterinary-medicine CRC Press]
[https://www.crcpress.com/veterinary-medicine CRC Press]
[http://collab8.com Collab8]
[http://collab8.com Collab8]
===Recordings===
Many of the live talks were recorded for viewing at a later date. These may be accessed via the '''[www.wikivetlive.com WikiVet LIVE! website]'''
===Attendance & Post Event Statistics ===
1183 people registered for the event, with 428 individual participants from 33 different countries around the globe attending on the day, plus an additional unknown number of students viewing at more than 10 live hosted events all over the world with between 10-50 students attending each one, likely increasing total live attendees to > 650 participants.