Amalia is graduated and PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) and a Diplomate from the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (DipECVDI). She is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery (Diagnostic Imaging) and Head of the Diagnostic Imaging Service of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Murcia (Spain). She has done several stayed for her training in Diagnostic Imaging in several centres and Universities in the United Kingdom, in addition to the University of Sydney (Australia). She has been a member of the Board of the ECVDI and Associate Director of the International Veterinary Radiology Association (IVRA). Nowdays she is President of AVEPA (Asociación Veterinaria Española de Especialistas en Pequeños Animales). Editor of the journal “Clínica Veterinaria de Pequeños Animales,” official journal of the AVEPA from 2009-2020. She has presented papers and talks at national and international meetings and seminars. She has published several articles in national and international journals and is the author and co-author of books on radiology and diagnostic imaging in small animals. Her research subjects are mainly ultrasonography in small animals.

Graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in 1994. I worked in the Referral Hospital Ars Veterinaria (Barcelona), where I grew up as a veterinarian. Active member of AVEPA and accredited in Internal Medicine by the association. I have participated in projects such as the launching of the e-learning knowledge platform and in numerous Continuous Education of AVEPA. I worked as an emergency veterinarian at the Ars Veterinaria hospital, and I became in charge of the hospitalization and emergency service. I completed a rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Ontario Veterinary College in 2016. I also worked at the primary health care center at the OVC and as a seasonal lecturer in the internal medicine department. I participated in the study ‘A multicenter observational study investigating care errors, staffing levels, and workload in small animal intensive care units’ published in J Vet Emerg Crit Care in Sep 2020 I have worked as a veterinarian in the Emergency Service of the VCA Toronto Veterinary Emergency Hospital since 2018. My curiosity and passion for medicine keep me constantly linked to continuous education as a receptor and lecturer. In my leisure time, I enjoy my family and the nature of this country kayaking and hiking.

Valentina Aybar Rodríguez Nacida en Chile, se licenció en Veterinaria por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Acreditada en Medicina Felina por AVEPA. Certificada en Medicina Felina por la European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ESVPS): General Practitioner Certificate in Feline Medicine –GPCert (Feline Medicine). Socia fundadora del Hospital Felino Madrid, donde tiene una especial dedicación a la medicina interna, enfermedades infecciosas y diagnóstico por imagen. Actualmente, es miembro del Comité Científico de AVEPA (Asociación de Veterinarios Españoles Especialistas en Pequeños Animales), miembro de la Junta Directiva de AVEPA. Ha participado como ponentes en congresos nacionales e internacionales así como publicado libros y artículos sobre Medicina Felina.