Launch party celebrates our rebrand and EBVM focus
12 June 2014
On 21 May we opened our doors to members of the veterinary community for a launch party, to celebrate our new logo and identity as an international charity focused on promoting evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) and providing clear and accessible evidence to veterinary healthcare teams.
Our new direction is focused on three main streams – the Historical Collection; the Library and Information Service; and our work to promote EBVM throughout the profession.
The launch gave us the opportunity to unveil our refurbished Library, which, thanks to a generous donation in memory of Dr May Gwek Beng Lim, now provides a dynamic meeting and event space.
A consultation with the practising veterinary community about its information needs is now underway, ensuring that our Library and Information Service will continue to provide the profession with timely evidence to help deliver high-quality veterinary care.
Nick Royle, our Executive Director, said: “We were delighted with the attendance of a real cross-section of the profession, which emphasised how welcome our work is in the veterinary world.
Guests included government representatives, such as the Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (pictured), representatives from veterinary charities, practitioners, and faculty and researchers from the veterinary schools.”
During the event Mr Royle also gave an update on the EBVM Network, which now has around 500 members from across the globe and will meet for the first time at the International EBVM Network Conference.
He added: “EBVM needs international collaboration to succeed at helping practitioners make better-informed decisions at the point of care which is why our new logo is a globe-shape, with a speech bubble that represents an open dialogue on the needs of the profession – much like we had at our launch party.
“We hope that this event is only the beginning of getting people talking and making connections that will take evidence-based veterinary practice forward.”