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VSS CONFERENCE
SPEAKERS
Keynote Speaker
Cat Walker is a Veterinary Mediator & Conflict Coach, Lawyer, Registered Veterinary Nurse, International Speaker, Veterinary Mental Health Peer Worker and Associate Lecturer at the University of Queensland’s School of Veterinary Science. With extensive experience spanning clinical practice and practice management, Cat has successfully owned and managed both general practice and emergency hospitals. She is a published author on clinical communication for veterinary professionals and is currently completing her Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Neuroscience, further deepening her expertise in these areas.
Cat is the founding director of a veterinary complaints outsourcing and consulting service dedicated to partnering with clinics to develop effective strategies for reducing client conflicts and complaints. She is also the founder of a specialized mediation and conflict coaching service tailored for veterinary professionals. Passionate about empowering veterinary teams, Cat focuses on enhancing patient outcomes and team wellbeing by equipping teams with evidence-based conflict resolution and clinical communication strategies grounded in conflict theory, neuroscience and mental health principles.
Medicine Stream
BVSc FANZCVS
Specialist Small Animal Internal Medicine
BVSc (Hons I) MANZCVS (Small Animal Medicine)
Registrar Internal Medicine
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (ECC)
Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc
Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc BSc(Vet) MANZCVS
Fellow of Small Animal Internal Medicine
BVSc (Hons)
Resident Emergency
and Critical Care
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (Emergency & Critical Care) MVS BAppSc (Hons)
Emergency & Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc (Hons) DipACVIM
Specialist Small Animal Internal Medicine
Operations Manager
Animal Emergency Australia
BSc (Hons I) DVM MANZCVS
(Small Animal Medicine)
Internal Medicine Resident
BVSc MS GCHEd MANZCVS DACVIM - SAIM
Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist
BVBiol/BVSc (Hons 1)
Owner of Zoo Veterinary Services
Zoo Veterinarian for Dreamworld
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (Emergency and Critical Care)
Surgery Stream
BVSc FANZCVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
BVSc FANZCVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
DVM, DACVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
BVSc FANZCVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
BVSc (Merit) FANZCVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
BVSc MACVSc (Small Animal Med) MACVSc (Small Animal Surg) MVetClinStud (Neurology)
Small Animal Surgery Clinician
BSc (Vet Bio) DVM MANZCVS
Resident in Small Animal Surgery
BVSc, MANZCVS (SAS), DipECVS
EBVS Registered Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
MVB FANZCVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
BVSc (Hons), MVS, MVetClinStud, MANZCVS (Small Animal Surgery), Diplomate ECVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
BVetBiol, BVetSc, MANZCVS (SAS)
Registrar Small Animal Surgery (Residency Trained)
BVSc (Hons) MACVSc
Advanced Animal Dentistry
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (Small Animal Surgery)
Small Animal Surgeon
BVSc MS Diplomate ACVS
Specialist Small Animal Surgeon
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery Diplomate, American Veterinary Dental College™ Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™ Registered Specialist
Feline Stream
BVSc MANZCVS (Internal Medicine) FANZCVS (Feline Medicine)
Specialist in Feline Internal Medicine
BVSc BPharm CertAVP PGCertVPS MANZCVS (Small Animal Medicine)
Small Animal Internal Medicine Resident
BSc (Hons 1) BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats)
Resident in Small Animal Internal Medicine
BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS
Specialist Feline Internal Medicine
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (ECC)
Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS (Medicine of Cats)
Feline Resident
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS
Dermatology Resident
BVSc MANZCVS FANZCVS DipACVD
Dual Boarded Veterinary Dermatology Specialist
BVSc BSc(Vet) MANZCVS
Fellow of Small Animal Internal Medicine
BVSc (Hons)
Feline Emergency Veterinarian
BA BVSc (Hons), DipACVIM (Cardio)
Specialist Veterinary Cardiologist
Nursing Stream
RVN, AVN, Dip (Surgery & ECC), VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), CVPP, TAE
BVetTech
Senior Veterinary Technician
BVSc (Hons)
Rotating Medicine and Surgery Intern
RVN, AVN, Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing
Veterinary Nurse
BAppSc (Vet Tech) RVT VTS (SAIM) Nursing Manager
Ophthalmology Veterinary Nurse
Cert IV VN - Ophthalmology
RVN, Cert IV
Veterinary Nurse
Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing
Veterinary Nurse
RVT, Bachelor of Veterinary Technology
Veterinary Nurse
Cert IV Veterinary Nursing, Cert VN ECC
Veterinary Nurse
BAppSc (Vet Tech), VTS (Anaesthesia & Analgesia)
Veterinary Nurse
Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing
Veterinary Nurse
BappSc-VT
Nurse Manage
Cat Specialist Services
Advanced Nursing Stream
BAppSc (Vet Tech) RVT VTS (SAIM) Nursing Manager
RVN, AVN, Dip (Surgery & ECC), VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), CVPP, TAE
BAppSc (Vet Tech), VTS (Anaesthesia & Analgesia)
Veterinary Nurse
RVN, AVN, VTS (ECC & Anes) GCHEd, RVN, AVN, Dip (Surgery & ECC),VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), CVPP, TAE
BGS (Ed), Cert IV VN, VTS (Nutrition)
VTS (Emergency & Critical Care)
RVN, Cert IV VN, Dip VN (Dental)
VTS (Dentistry), Cert IV TAE
Multi-disciplinary Stream
BVSc (Hons) MACVSc
Advanced Animal Dentistry
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery Diplomate, American Veterinary Dental College™, Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™, Registered Specialist
BVSc (Hons) DACVIM MANZCVS
Veterinary Oncology Specialist
Bsc BVMS MANZCVS MVSc DipECVO
Specialist Veterinary Ophthalmology
BVSc MANZCVS FANZCVS DipACVD
Specialist Veterinary Dermatologist
OTR, BCN, CCRP
Certified Canine Rehab Practitioner
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS
Dermatology Resident
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS FANZCVS (Cardiology)
Specialist Veterinary Cardiologist
BVSc (Hons) PhD MANZCVS DipACVIM (Cardio)
Specialist Veterinary Cardiologist
BVSc (Hons), MVS (Clinical Medicine and Surgery)
BSc (Hons), Diplomate, ABVP (Reptile and Amphibian Practice)
MANZCVS (Zoo and wildlife), BVSc (Hons), BSc (Hons)
Head Veterinarian at Village Roadshow Theme Parks
BVSc(Hons) MANZCVS(ECC) FANZCVS(Ophthalmology)
Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology