"Challenges and innovations in teaching veterinary surgery"

Educators of veterinary students are faced with the daunting task of ensuring new graduate veterinarians are ‘practice-ready’, and imparting appropriate surgical proficiency is perhaps one of the most intimidating goals. Advanced training following graduation can take place in widely varying forms, levels of intensity and complexity, ranging from short courses to residency and fellowship programs. All of these scenarios are associated with unique sets of challenges. This plenary lecture will discuss these challenges, including methods of measuring technical proficiency, concurrent pressures on students and teachers in veterinary school, rapidly evolving and expanding knowledge, ethics of different methods of teaching, client expectations, ethics of learning ‘on the job’, and quality of teaching. An introduction to current and future innovations will also be covered, such as use of technology for student-teacher interactions and surgical simulation.

Podium Room 4 - Please note there is only capacity for 80 delegates for this session. Delegates will be seated on a first come, first served basis.

"Brachycephalic dogs - What other problems do they have?"

Podium Room 2

"The diagnosis and treatment of gastro-intestinal obstructions"

How to decide when to operate, tips for a good clinical outcome and post operative care.

Podium Room 2

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"Cerebrovascular Disease: Do dogs have Strokes?"

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The term “cerebrovascular disease” is defined as any abnormality of the brain resulting from a pathologic process compromising its blood supply.  Pathologic processes of the blood vessel include occlusion of the lumen by a thrombus or embolus, rupture of a blood vessel wall, lesion or altered permeability of the vessel wall, and increased viscosity or other changes in the quality of the blood.  Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), also known as stroke, is the most common clinical presentation of cerebrovascular disease, defined as a sudden onset of non-convulsive and non-progressive focal brain signs secondary to cerebrovascular disease.  By convention, these signs must remain for more than 24 hours to qualify for the diagnosis of CVA, which is usually associated with permanent damage to the brain.  If the clinical signs resolve within 24 hours, the episode is called a transient ischemic attack (TIA).  From a pathologic point of view, the lesions affecting the cerebral blood vessels are divided into 2 broad categories:  ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke. This presentation will review the current recommendations for diagnosis and therapy of these frequently occurring disorders.

Podium Room 2

"Medial coronoid disease: Interpreting the latest evidence"

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This presentation is constructed from the perspective of a surgeon without any more expertise in managing medial coronoid process disease (MCPD) than other specialist surgeons; the speaker has limited experience with surgical treatment, does not see a large caseload of dogs seeking specialist care for the condition, and does not have any primary research experience in the field. As a clinician-scientist, however, the speaker does have reasonable insight into critiquing and quantifying the quality of evidence available, which can then directly used towards logical clinical decision-making. The intention of the presentation is to describe an evidence-based approach to constructing treatment algorithms using MCPD as an example; concurrently, the management of this frustrating condition will be discussed.

Podium Room 2

"Otitis - How are we best to approach these cases - when is it Dermatology and when do we consider Surgery ?"

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"Thoracic limb lameness in young dogs - elbows, shoulders and the rest"

Podium Room 2

"Fractures in Young Dogs and Cats"

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"Joint replacements- are they worth it?"

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Joint replacement is a highly specialised procedure that is becoming more widely available for a variety of different joints. Because the procedure is performed by few specialists, many general practitioners may not be familiar with the decision-making process for electing joint replacement. Many factors are involved, including the severity of disease, severity of clinical signs, surgeon capabilities, and owner perceptions. The general practitioner is a critical member of any care team, but this is particularly true for animals that are candidates for joint replacement. The purpose of this talk is to inform the general practitioner of the pros and cons with the latest options for joint replacement. There will be a focus on optimal screening of cases, as well as addressing common myths and misconceptions (both positive and negative) associated with joint replacement for companion animals.

Podium Room 2

"Successful Management of Simple Fractures"

Podium Room 2

Proudly sponsored by Royal Canin

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Enjoy being amongst great company while enjoying Spanish tapas all within the exciting atmosphere of the South bank restaurant strip. Only minutes walk from the conference venue, this will be an evening not to be missed.

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$50pp includes dinner and drinks

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