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Answers to our most frequently asked questions.

Annual Scientific Meeting

Relevant to: All
Where can I find the attendance certificate for the Annual Scientific Meeting?
Where and when will the next Annual Scientific Meeting(s) take place?

Abstracts

Relevant to: All
I am not a member of the ECVS. Can I still submit an abstract for the Annual Scientific Meeting?
I have submitted an abstract for the Annual Scientific Meeting. When can I expect to know whether it has been accepted or not?

Cancellation

Relevant to: All
I need to cancel my registration for the Annual Scientific Meeting. How can I do that?

Online congress

Relevant to: All
I signed up for the Annual Scientific Meeing online but cannot attend during the actual congress hours. When will the day's lectures become available?

Recertification

Relevant to: Diplomates
I attended the Annual Scientific Meeting online. Does this count towards recertification?

Registration

Relevant to: All
I am not a member of the ECVS. Can I still attend the Annual Scientific Meeting?
Relevant to: Residents
I have finished my residency training, but have not yet passed the exam. In which category shall I sign up for the Annual Scientific Meeting - as a Resident or as a non-member?

Registration fees

Relevant to: Residents
I will start my residency training later in the year and would like to profit from the early registration fee for the Annual Scientific Meeting. Can I sign up as a Resident?

Special rate

Relevant to: All
How do I know if I am entitled to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting at the reduced rate for Interns / students / veterinary nurses?

Courses and Events

Relevant to: All
We are running a course / congress / event which is of interest to ECVS Diplomates and Residents. Can we send this announcement to the ECVS members via email?

ECVS Documents

Relevant to: All
Where can I find document X, Y or Z?

Exam

Relevant to: Residents
I have signed up for the exam, but have not received a confirmation of my registration.

Credentials

Relevant to: Residents
My credentials have been accepted and I've been invited to take the exam next year, but I am unable to sign up through 'Your ECVS'.

Invoices / receipts

Relevant to: All
I need an invoice or receipt made out to a different address / to include additional company information / a VAT number.

Membership

Relevant to: All
How do I become an ECVS board-certified surgeon / ECVS Diplomate?
Relevant to: Diplomates
I currently have no use for my ECVS title and the ECVS as I work in a different line of business. Can I pause my membership and maybe re-activate it later in case I start working as a veterinary surgeon again?

ECVS Committees

Relevant to: Diplomates
I would like to become a member of an ECVS committee. How can I join?

ECVS Logo

Relevant to: Diplomates
Can I use the ECVS logo in my email signature / on my stationery / on the clinic's website to represent my ECVS Diplomate status?

Membership Fee

Relevant to: Diplomates
Where can I find a current overview of ECVS membership fees?
I would like to pay my membership fee via bank transfer. Can you please give me the ECVS's account details?

Invoices / receipts

Relevant to: Diplomates
Can you please send me an invoice for my annual membership fee / congress registration fee / Resident's annual report fee so that my employer can pay it?

Recertification

Relevant to: Diplomates
Do I still have to pay the membership fee if I do not recertify?

Senior Diplomates

Relevant to: Diplomates
I have retired from my job. Can I retire my ECVS membership as well now?

Personal Data Protection

Relevant to: Diplomates
I am receiving strange emails from an ECVS Board member. How can I verify whether these requests are legitimate?
I think I am getting spam mail in relation to my status or activities as an ECVS Diplomate. Has my email address been released to third parties?

Professional conduct

Relevant to: All
How do I raise a matter of concern about a Diplomate, a Resident or an exam candidate?

Recertification

Relevant to: Diplomates
I have recertified in 20xx, but my recertification certificates indicates the period 5 years prior to that. Can this please be adapted to represent my current status?
I have recertified in 20xx and understand that my recertification is valid for 5 years. However, in 'Your ECVS', it says that my submission is due 4 years later (by 31st July). Can you please explain?
Can you please send me a confirmation of my recertification?

Recertification

Relevant to: Diplomates
Where can I find the online form for my recertification submission?

Training

Relevant to: Residents
Which title can I use as Resident in training or former Resident who yet has to pass the exam?
Where can I find a list of open ECVS residency positions?

Annual Reports

RED

Relevant to: Residents
I have started my training as an ECVS Resident, but have not yet received the login details for my RED account to log my activities. When can I start logging my activities?

Change of staff

Programme director

Relevant to: Programme Directors
We have changes at our training centre to communicate. How do we do that?

Credentials

Relevant to: Residents
My credentials have been rejected and I need to re-submit next year. Do I have to pay the credentials evaluation fee again?
I am in my final year and plan to submit credentials. Do I need to submit an annual report by the 31st of July and then credentials by 15th August?

Annual Scientific Meeting

Relevant to: Residents
My abstract has been accepted for poster presentation at the ECVS Annual Scientific Meeting. Can I use that as my major presentation towards my credentials?

Credentials Committee

Relevant to: Residents
I have asked a question about my training / reporting to the Credentials Committee, but have not heard anything back. When can I expect a reply?

Membership Fee

Relevant to: Residents
Are Residents required to pay an annual fee until they become Diplomates?

Veterinary Surgery

Relevant to: Diplomates
How can I access Veterinary Surgery online?
How can I adjust my subscription for Veterinary Surgery Journal to receive paper copies?