Cytology & fear free handling

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 Thursday 19 September 2024    

Ellie Clark, Registered Veterinary Nurse
Ellie is originally from the southwest of England where she started her veterinary nursing career in 2001. She qualified with a diploma in veterinary nursing from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2004 and worked in a busy first opinion practice as head nurse. She has always had a passion for travel and has volunteered and worked with a wide range of species in Africa, Namibia and Australia. Travel brought Ellie to New Zealand in 2009 which she now calls home. She has worked in two small animal practices in New Zealand and also in a canine hydrotherapy centre. For two years she also taught the veterinary nursing qualification to students and has been working with Dr Debbie Simpson at The Skin Vet since it opened in 2016. Ellie continues to keep up to date with new innovative ways to improve the profession, always interested and excited about new research that is coming out as she increases her knowledge of dermatology which she uses both in her work and when presenting talks to veterinarians and nurses. She is always keen to be involved with, promote and encourage CPD courses and talks for nurses. She has a keen interest in animal behaviour and is passionate in promoting low stress and fear free handling within the veterinary profession. In 2018 Ellie won the prestigious title of the Hills “Veterinary Nurse of the Year” Award and is now on the NZVNA executive committee, promoting this honourable title and making veterinary nurses know what an amazing a job they do and giving them the recognition they deserve. In her spare time Ellie is a fitness fanatic, who enjoys trail walks and mountain biking and is a qualified as a personal trainer. She shares her home with her partner and their gorgeous old rescue cat Blossom and most treasured rescue puppy Dotty.