Altavoz:
Alison Young
DipAVN (Surgery), VTS (Surgery), RVN
In 2007 she became Head Theatre Nurse and in 2012 became the first nurse in the UK to study for and pass the Veterinary Technician Specialist (Surgery) qualification in the USA.
Alison has co-written the theatre chapters in the BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing and the BSAVA Manual of canine and feline Advanced Veterinary Nursing. She has written articles for the VNJ and The Veterinary Nurse and spoken at BSAVA and BVNA conferences.
On a daily basis Alison manages seven operating theatres and a team of specialised theatre nurses in the multidisciplinary hospital. She enjoys all aspects of hands on theatre nursing and in particular the cardiothoracic patients undergoing open heart surgery.