Episode 4 - Dr Simon Doherty - Livestock Health & Welfare, Sustainability & One Health

Dr Mary Fraser BVMS MRes PhD CertVD MAcadMEd MIoD PGCHE FHEA FRSPH FRSB FRSM FRCVS

Mary has had a varied career, starting out in mixed practice, then focussing on veterinary dermatology, veterinary nursing, medical education, animal welfare, owner support and clinical decision making. She was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2017 for Meritorious Contributions to Practice and is a past Chair of the RCVS Fellowship Science Advisory Panel.
Working both as a clinician and academic, Mary has a PhD in immunological aspects of canine atopic dermatitis and the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Dermatology, worked in referral practice, and also set up her own first opinion/referral small animal practice in rural Perthshire.
In between this, she had the opportunity to work in veterinary nursing at both FE and HE levels becoming a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Member of the Academy of Medical Educators, and alongside Simon Girling, setting up the Advanced Programme in Veterinary Nursing of Exotics a postgraduate training programme for veterinary nurses that has now been running for over 20 years and trained over 1000 vet nurses.
She is a accomplished researcher and author, with over 100 published articles, book chapters, books and papers. Areas of work include veterinary dermatology, medical education, preparing students for practice, the challenges of clinical decision making, providing better support in practice for clients with sight loss, and the application of evidence based medicine in practice.
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Dr Simon Doherty BVMS CertAqV CBiol FRSB FHEA ARAgS FRCVS is based at the Institute of Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, Simon is a veterinarian with interests in livestock health & welfare, One Health & sustainability, and international trade & investment in the animal health & veterinary sectors. He is co-lead for the QUB AMR and One Health Lab (microbiome, AMR & One Health).
Prior to his presidency of the British Veterinary Association in 2018-19, he was Animal Health & Aquaculture Sector Specialist for the Department for International Trade and has experience in veterinary practice, industry, academia and professional representation.
Simon was a Founding Director of Vet Sustain and was the Founding Chair of the UK One Health Coordination Group. He previously served as a trustee of the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. He was recently appointed as Co-Chair of the FVE Veterinary Public Health & Sustainability Working Group. Simon regularly speaks at national and international conferences on livestock health & welfare, One Health and sustainability topics.