Harold Davis is a veterinary practice educational consultant and the former Manager of the Emergency and Critical Care Service at the UC Davis William R Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. He is a RECOVER CPR certified instructor. Harold has been in the profession for 50 years. He is a co-founder of the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians, the first recognized Veterinary Technician Specialty Academy. He is also a charter member of the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia and Analgesia. He is the past president of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. Harold is the first non-veterinarian elected to this position of this 5000 plus member organization. He is the immediate past Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America. In addition, he is a past President of the Board of Directors for the North American Veterinary Community. Harold is the recipient of many awards and honors; most recently the 2020 Continuing Educator of the Year Award - Veterinary Technician at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. Harold is an honorary member of the Veterinary Nursing Council of Australia. He is an international speaker haven spoken in 16 countries. Harold has published several book chapters and journal articles. The second edition of his co-edited book entitled Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care was recently published.

Anita started working in a general practice and moved to speciality in 2001. In 2017, Anita managed a speciality practice before moving into her current role of Employee Engagement Officer for Veterinary Specialist Services. Anita qualifications include a Certificate IV in Vet Nursing, Diploma in Surgery and ECC, and is an Accredited Vet Nurse and a Registered Vet Nurse. Anita’s overseas qualifications include obtaining a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner (CVPP) and Veterinary Technician Specialty (VTS) in Anesthesia and Analgesia. She is also the proud recipient of the Dr Steve Haskin’s scholarship award, Vet Nurse of the Year and the Dr Earl Rippie scholarship award. Anita’s passion is to increase the skill and knowledge of all nurses and technicians, and she does this with lecturing locally, nationally and internationally, and writing up training programs within her practice. Anita volunteers on numerous committees including the AVTAA, VNCA and VSS. In Anita’s spare time, she likes to relax on the couch with her fur babies.

Trish Farry is a registered veterinary nurse with specialist qualifications in emergency/critical care and anaesthesia/analgesia. She is a lecturer and clinical instructor in anaesthesia at The University of Queensland. Her areas of teaching include emergency medicine, anaesthesia, analgesia and clinical practices for undergraduate veterinary and veterinary technology students. Professional positions held include: Past-President of the Academy of Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses (AVECCTN) and past Board member of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Anesthetists (AVTAA), the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM) and VNCA. In 2018 she was honoured to receive the VNCA Veterinary Nurse of the Year and the AVECCT Speciality Technician of the Year awards. Trish is a passionate advocate of lifelong learning and is active in the development of CPD opportunities for nurses and technicians both nationally and internationally. Her belief is that fundamental to the future of veterinary nursing is having a strong national association that is active in recognising the challenges faced by our profession and is proactive in discussions and collaboration with the membership and other stakeholders.