Harrie Phillips is the founder of Veterinary Nurse Solutions and the Australian College of Veterinary Nursing. Harrie is an Australian Veterinary Nurse as well as a UK registered veterinary nurse. She completed her Diploma of Veterinary Nursing (Surgical) in 2009, and her Diploma of Veterinary Nursing (Emergency & Critical Care) in 2012 and has worked in a variety of clinics from general practice, emergency and critical care, specialist centres and in universities. She is also a very experienced educator and instructional designer, holding her Bachelor of Adult & Vocational Education (Vocational Education & Training), Diploma of Training Development & Design, various non-accredited e-learning and instructional design certificates, and currently is finishing up her Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education.Harrie also has qualifications in management, human resources, and training & assessment. In addition, she is qualified in human hospital level sterilisation and infection control, applying this knowledge to improving procedures in veterinary clinics. She regularly publishes articles in veterinary nursing publications and you’ll probably see her at various conferences lecturing on foundation and surgical nursing skills. In 2009 she was awarded the VNCA’s Professional Development Scholarship, which allowed her to travel to the UK to further study rehabilitation and physiotherapy for neurological patients. She has also volunteered as a veterinary nurse for Vets Beyond Borders in India.