ECVDI Newsletter - March 2026

Newsletter Highlights

• Message from the President
• ECVDI Grants
• ITEC Mock Boards 2026
• RIVDI Update
• Diplomate Interview with Sumari Dancer
• New Book Launch - Diagnostic Imaging of Abdominal Vascular Diseases in Small Animals"
• Dates for the Diary

Message from the President

The theoretical and practical examinations took place as usual at the end of January.  Congratulations to all those who were successful in these.

The theoretical (part one) exam candidates sat from their respective exam centres.  The successful candidates are listed below, and to them I extend my congratulations.  For you, success is an irreversible step on your journey to becoming a Diplomate.  

The successful candidates for the theoretical examination were:

Large Animal:

Adam Northwood, Connie Bowkett-Pritchard

Small Animal:

Lucia Atkinson, Ana Bach, Manuela Baldinetti, Sophie Bellekom, Rémi Bellon, Sam Boulton, Elsbeth Burgers, Foteini Chrysanthakopoulou, Fabrice Conchou, Dario Costanza, Eleonora D’Inecco, Jean Desbordes, Romi Dittmann, Elsa Estoueigt, Madeline Forissier, Chloé François, Sonia Gonzaléz Rellán, Nick Goody, Jinjing He, Monika Hoppe, Eva Ingelaere, Wiktoria Jamont, Coleen Jones, Réjane Kerbrat-Copy, Stefan Kohl, Laura Librán Ferreira, Vincent Mariaud, Boris Masnov, Jessica Milne, Caterina Nanni, Maria Navarro Carrillo, Linda Negro, Charlotte, Nix, Elsa Penel, Simone Perfetti, Diego Pulido, Sophia Roumelioti, Anders Schrøder, Chris Staudinger, Isabelle, Tan, Marta Villuendas, Anna Vondra

For the successful candidates in the practical examination I hope you find working environments which allow you to gain in experience and knowledge. Our specialization is constantly evolving, feeding off advances led by our own Diplomates, and by others who contribute to our science.  Quickly your role will have changed from a candidate hoping to fulfil the requirements of the College to being a Diplomate of the College and a representative of our specialization.  I encourage you to contribute to the workings of our College, and to the science and clinical practice of our specialization. 

The successful candidates for the part practical (certifying) examination were:

Large Animal:

Owen Fletcher, Elisabetta Giorio, Ellen Law, Anna Pelli, Linda Rutigliano

Small Animal:

Elisabeth Ball, Carli Bentley, Magdalena Brzozowska, Juliette Burg-Personnaz, Lea Carish, Tatjana Chan, Philippe Colombe, Giulia Dalla Serra, Moniek Dekkers, Stuart Eddy, Joy Einwaller, Nicoletta Fantaconi, Beatrice Gianni, Magdalena Gracz, Florian Graf, Isabella Guarnera, Bethany Guy, Carolina Hamm Vinga, Iris Hummel, Ingrid Isaac, Kevin Kang, Faye Kormpou, Ohad Mann, Roberto Marazzi, Chiara Massarenti, Maria Miguel Garces, Dario Nappo, Thomas Natsiopoulos, Clara Pagá, Anna Palomares, Carles Planos Padrós, Maria Prüllage, Jonathan Raue, Inês Rei, Riccardo Rossi, Martina Rosto, Laura Ruiz de Alejos, Domenico Sainato, Julien Sapet, Anna Vincek, Bas Wetzels, Mason White

We should be grateful to all involved.  These include the Examination Director and Examination Committees who created the exam and evaluated the candidates; they deserve a special thanks for their hard work.   But our certifying process is a product of the work of many College committees as they set study guides, ensure exam quality, check credentials, assist in training and examination preparation through RIVDI events, and support resident welfare. We should be grateful to all of these and to the residency directors and supervisors who work with our residents daily. 

My thanks go to Catherine Barclay who is on the front line coordinating these activities and manages to keep all parties in contact and informed. We are lucky also to have the continued examination support of Rob Malinowski who through his technical assistance and skill in providing examination metrics allows us to have a well-documented and validated examination procedure.   The Radiology Department of the Veterinary University of Zurich hosted the practical examination as has been the practice for many years now. Again we are grateful.

This year, as is often the case, some candidates will have to resit the theoretical examination.  To those individuals I encourage you to keep your spirits up.  Some of the most able radiologists and active members of our College are individuals who have taken repeated exam sittings on their path to become Diplomates.

Winter Board Meeting

Next week we will hold the Winter Executive Board Meeting. I have mentioned some of our committees above with respect to the examination but other committees for example the AI Committee, Selection Committee, to name just two are vital to ensure the continued success of the College.  All will be contributing to the meeting which will be on online. Each of the College Committees reports on their activities and communicate any needs or developments that they foresee.  The outcome often results in changes that are proposed to the members, perhaps as bylaw alterations or additions that are ultimately put to a vote. 

I will be presenting a draft strategic plan for the College at the Board meeting and this will be part of my report to members at our next Annual General Meeting which will take place this year in the UK.  More information of course will follow in that regard.

Fintan McEvoy
President, ECVDI

ECVDI Grant Fund

The first round of the new grant fund applications was completed at the end of 2025 following the call for applications at the AGM. We received many very worthy applications highlighting the many varied activities of college members with applications for research, travel and presentations, outreach work and furthering individual development. 

While we would have loved to fund all the applications we received the committee did have to whittle the applications down and following the review there were 17 total successful applications with the successful and unsuccessful applications all notified by the end of December. Congratulations to all the successful applicants!

Now that the first year has been completed we will be making a second call for applications later in the year with applications in October 2026 and we will be publishing some guidance and an example of an application later this year to help guide future applications and we will look forward to round 2!

As always a huge thanks to all the committee members for getting this off the ground this year.

Chris Warren-Smith
Chair, ECVDI Grant Fund Commmittee

ITEC Mock Boards 2026

Please see below the timetable for the ITEC mock boards for 2026.

RIVDI Update

'Thank You' from the RIVDI committee

The RIVDI committee would like to extend their thanks on behalf of the committee members and the residents to all the presenters who have participated in the training of our ECVDI residents in 2025, we could not deliver such an extensive training programme without you! 

Thank you to Gabriel Manso Diaz, Federica Rossi, Rhiannon Morgan, Silke Hecht, Stijn Hauspie, Zoë Joostens, Megan Murphy, Dagmar Berner, Jonny Hughes, Gaynor Minshall, Edouard Cauvin, Hervé Brissot, Tommaso Gregori, Louis Vandekerckhove, Pete Mantis, Christoph Lischer, Anna Ehrle, Marlène Finck, Valeria Busoni, Yilin Tan, Maia Vanel, Federico Vilaplana Grosso, Christopher Lamb, Fintan McEvoy, Gawain Hammond, Merle Toom, Francisco Llabres-Diaz, Elisabet Dominguez, Kerstin von Pückler, Andrea Giavitto, Florian Willmitzer, William Robinson, Alison Talbot, Dominique Penninck, Ceri Sherlock, Jennifer Kinns, Becca Baumruck, Olivia Eberlé, Celia Marr, Seamus Hoey, Fraser McConnell, Nico Mauri, Jonathon Dixon, Ilva Drumm.

We already have a busy schedule and look forward to welcoming some exciting new presenters in 2026!

The RIVDI committee is delighted to announce that both Idexx Telemedicine and Vets Choice Radiology have renewed their RIVDI sponsorship for 2026 and we very much look forward to continuing these partnerships going forwards as the positive impact of their generous support is felt across the entire resident community!

The RIVDI committee is extremely grateful for the generous and valued involvement of our platinum sponsors Idexx Telemedicine and Vets Choice Radiology, which enabled RIVDI to offer ECVDI residents extensive on-line and face-to-face learning opportunities in 2025, including the EVDI Congress Resident Day in Barcelona and the ECVDI Mock Board in Paris.

New Resident Welcome Meeting (online)

Our next New Resident Welcome Online Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 18th March 2026 from 15:00 to 19:00 (London time). 

This is an opportunity for us to introduce our RIVDI training programme to all ECVDI residents, but is specifically targeted at those who are early in their residency programme. We aim to share some useful recommendations and technical tips that diplomates wish they had known at the start of their ECVDI residency!

Please can we ask Programme Directors or Supervisors to allow new residents to get on board to support this event, especially for first year residents and if there are any further questions please contact the RIVDI team at rivdi@ecvdi.eu . We hope to see many of our new residents there!

RIVDI Diplomate 2026 Calendar

• RIVDI LA DIPLOMATE session on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 at 20:00 (London time) presented by Marianna Biggi.

• RIVDI SA DIPLOMATE session on Wednesday 25th November 2026 at 20:00 (London time) presented by Nuria Corzo-Menendez.

We hope that many ECVDI diplomates will join us on Zoom for these exciting RIVDI sessions. Please save these dates and an invitation, including the cases and zoom link, will be sent out approx. two weeks before the session.

The RIVDI committee is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to offer future Diplomate sessions for either large or small animals. If you would be happy to share 3 interesting cases then we would really appreciate your participation and support. You could come solo or with 1 or 2 other friends/colleagues to divide the work! Please contact us at rivdi@ecvdi.eu to register your interest or for more information.

ECVDI RIVDI Mock Board Exams 2026

The RIVDI committee is delighted to announce that the ECVDI RIVDI Mock Board Exams 2026 will be hosted at the DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City on Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October 2026.

All residents who have passed the ECVDI theoretical exam qualify to participate in this ECVDI Mock Board Practical exam. Kindly note that the Mock Board does not take into account the credentials, which have to be fulfilled in order to sit the official exam in January 2027. An invitation to attend will be sent out to all eligible candidates in late June 2026.

ECVDI RIVDI Resident Day

The RIVDI committee will be hosting a RIVDI Resident Day at The Studio, Birmingham, on Thursday 5th November 2026, ahead of the EAVDI-BID meeting.

We will host two separate small and large animal streams throughout the day, and will offer a series of lectures in the morning, followed by case readings after lunch and an event dinner in the evening.

Media Committee Diplomate Interview

In this newselleter, we are pleased to introduce the ECVDI’s new Secretary - Sumari Dancer, who has recently taken on this key role within the College. In this short interview, we invite our members to get to know her better, learn about her background, and hear her perspectives on her work and her experiences.

To read more please click on the link:  https://www.ecvdi.org/ecvdi-interview-sumari-dancer-2026

New Book Launch - Diagnostic Imaging of Abdominal Vascular Diseases in Small Animals"

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the super early-bird pre-sale of our new book:

Diagnostic Imaging of Abdominal Vascular Diseases in Small Animals

This comprehensive reference is dedicated to abdominal vascular diseases in small animals, with a strong focus on practical imaging approaches, multimodality correlation, and clinical applicability.

The book will be available for purchase exclusively through:

www.updatable-book.com

📅 Important Dates:

Super Early-Bird Window (15% discount):

March 1 – March 29, 2026

First printed copies shipped:

January 2027

Online version available:

February 1, 2027

About the Online Version

The online edition is designed as a dynamic, evolving resource. For those purchasing the digital version:

• Annual updates with new articles, images, and videos
• Updates provided once per year for 3 years
• Integrated AI-powered search within the book
• 3–5 videos per chapter

Our goal is to create not just a textbook, but a continuously improving educational platform that supports daily diagnostic practice.

We sincerely hope this work will serve as a valuable resource for residents, diplomates, and colleagues involved in advanced imaging of small animals.

With best regards,
Swan Specchi
Andrew Parry

Dates for the Diary

2026

• 17 March 2026:  EAVDI-BID Spring Meeting - York, UK
• 18 March 2026:  ECVDI/RIVDI New Resident Welcome Meeting (Zoom)
• 21-22 April 2026:  EBVS General Assembly - Zagreb
• 8-10 May 2026:  Sonopath Summit - Vienna, Austria
• 2 June:  Theoretical Exam resit
• 3 June:  RIVDI Diplomate Session (LA) - Zoom
• 15-19 June 2026:  Vet Meet Summer Camp - Sao Miguel, Azores
• 12-16 July 2026: IVRA Conference - Fukuoka, Japan
• 14-17 October 2026: ACVR Annual Scientific Conference - New Orleans, USA
• 17-18 October 2026:  RIVDI Mock Exam (practical)  - Brussels, Belgium
• 5 November 2026:  RIVDI Resident Day - Birmingham, UK
• 6-7 November 2026:  EAVDI-BID Meeting - Birmingham, UK
• 7 November 2026:  ECVDI AGM - Birmingham, UK
• 25 November:  RIVDI Diplomate Session (SA) - Zoom

2027

• w/b 25 January 2027: ECVDI Exams week