b'EMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE, ACHIEVE AND LEAD TOGETHEREMPOWERED TO INSPIRE,VETERINARY WOMAN CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGEACHIEVE & LEAD TOGETHERAlice MooreSMALL ANIMAL VET AT GARSTON VETERINARY GROUP, PROJECT MANAGER ON SUSTAINABLE WORKING PRACTICES, XLVETS COMMUNITY, CHAIR OF THE BVA POLICY COMMITTEE, ALSO CENTRAL TO THE VETERINARY WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP TEAMAlice was nominated by Flexee founder Silvia Janska, who said, Alice is super passionate about helping the vet profession change for the better. She has been working as a project manager for the flexible working project between Flexee, XLVets and their independent practices to inspire improved flexibility in clinical practice. While flexible working supports all staff, it is very desirable for the increasing number of working mothers. Read on to find out more about how Alice is championing change. Please summarise how you are working towards changeduring the Covid-19 lockdowns and working with cross-in the veterinary professions and why do you feel this issectional groups to develop positions on complex topics such important? as under care, the remote provision of veterinary services, Alongside my clinical role at Garston Veterinary Group, I amenhancing the role of the RVN as part of wider legislative S U M M A R Y heavily involved in the running of our sustainability team afterreform, and a review of non-traditional companion animals. co-founding it in 2019 with a group of like-minded colleagues.As chair of the committee, I have worked hard to amplifyI graduated as a veterinary surgeon fromTogether, we have already made huge leaps forward inthe voices of my committee members in order to help them the University of Cambridge in 2015 andreducing the practices carbon footprint by streamlining ourdrive progress, most importantly within equality, diversity and spent my first year in practice at Eastcottwaste and heating processes, reducing our electricity andinclusion at BVA.Veterinary Hospital in Swindon. paper consumption, and phasing out the use of nitrous oxide.On completing their 12-month graduateAs well as facilitating change in-house, our efforts have been programme, I took a few months off toaimed at engaging the wider veterinary community, with travel around Asia. Garston featuring as one of the first online case studies forShortly after returning, I started myVet Sustain. We were awarded Green Veterinary Practice of current position as a small animal vet atthe Year (The Webinar Vet) in March 2023, before achieving Garston Veterinary Group, a large practicesilver accreditation with Investors in the Environment (IIE) and based in Somerset where I have workedwinning the Best Carbon Reduction Award (IIE) later that year. for the past 7 years.As a member of BVAs Policy Committee I have been involved in the development of multiple policy positions, lobbying members of parliament and advising BVA council on policy matters. Together with my fellow committee members, Ive been tasked with making evidence-based decisions and providing constructive and realistic solutions to a wide range of different issues. My most notable contributions include assisting with the development of professional guidance 32www.veterinarywoman.co.uk'