CPD Series brought to you by Ascendis - meet our speakers:

Dr Carrie Milton

Carrie grew up in Cape Town, graduated from the University of Pretoria in 2014 and started practising in a mixed practice in Lephalale, Limpopo, while studying Clinical Pathology part time. She moved back to Cape Town in 2016, where she locumed in various settings, including an after-hours emergency clinic, VetDiagnostix and the Two Oceans Aquarium. She has been an associate veterinarian at Sunset Beach Veterinary Clinic, a private practice on the West Coast, since 2017 and currently works predominantly on small animals. She is also qualified as a copy editor and proofreader, and her hobbies include adventure sports, dancing and gardening.

Dr Megan Wassung

I’m a practising small animal veterinarian that should be following an academic path, due to my interests in research. I like my patients however, and am subsequently doing both.

Dr Aileen Pypers

Aileen obtained her Veterinary degree from the University of Pretoria in 2010 and served as a state veterinarian with the Western Cape government for seven years where she gained extensive experience in disease control, export certification primary animal health and dog population management. She also lectured at Elsenburg college and managed the CCS programme for the Western Cape. During this time, she completed an honours level module in clinical behaviour medicine through the University of Pretoria and a Diploma in Higher Education: Teaching and Learning through Stellenbosch University. In 2018, she left the state to pursue a fulltime career in veterinary behaviour medicine. Her veterinary behaviour consultancy, Pets at Play, receives referrals from veterinarians and behaviourists throughout the Western Cape and Gauteng and she has seen over 400 behaviour cases. She has also spoken on behavioural medicine topics at multiple conferences and CPD events. Aileen is currently enrolled in a Masters in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law through Edinburgh University.