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2010 Scientific Programme & Abstracts
2010 BEVA Congress took place between 8-11th September at the ICC in Birmingham. The scientific programme content is listed below, if you are interested in reading the abstracts simply click on the relevant links below (n.b. Abstracts are not generally included for panel and workshop sessions)..
Disclaimer: The authors, editors and publishers do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from actions or decisions based on information contained in the abstract publications. Ultimate responsibility for the diagnosis and treatment of patients and interpretation of published material lies withthe veterinary surgeon managing a case.
Dentistry (Chris Pearce)
Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health
Routine Dental Care
- 08.30 Oral examination in the field - Rob Pascoe
- 08.55 Routine floating - performance or mastication? - Torbjörn Lundström
- 09.20 Evaluation and extraction of wolf teeth - Tom Johnson
- 09.45 ‘Seating the bit’ - necessary or nonsense? - Jack Easley
Dentistry - Interactive Panel (Chris Pearce)
- 11.10 Interactive panel discussion - to include all topics presented above, plus other aspects of routine dental care; case presentations Rob Pascoe, Torbion Lundstrom, Tom Johnson and Jack Easley
Head Imaging (Pete Ramzan)
Sponsored by BCF Technology Ltd
- 14.00 How to obtain quality radiographs of the head and teeth - Safia Barakzai
- 14.25 Normal anatomical radiographic anatomy of the equine head - Renate Weller
- 14.50 Radiographic interpretation of disease of the head and teeth - Henry Tremaine
Advanced Dentistry Session (Henry Tremaine)
- 15.45 Advantages and limits of computed tomography in the diagnosis of equine dental disease - Hubert Simhofer
- 16.10 ‘Idiopathic’ CT fractures - Paddy Dixon
- 16.35 The management of diastema and periodontal disease - Henry Tremaine
- 17.00 Incisor lesions: equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis - Carsten Staszyk
Cardiology (Celia Marr)
- 08.30 Diagnosing arrythmias - Lesley Young
- 08.55 Latest treatments in atrial fibrillation - Colin Schwarzwald
- 09.15 Human AF treatments - Conn Sugihara
- 09.35 Assessing cardiac murmurs - Sophy Jesty
- 10.00 Treatment of acute cardiac cases - Colin Schwarzwald
Cardiology - Interactive Panel (Celia Marr)
- 11.10 Interactive case discussions - to include poor performance cases, prepurchase exam cases, is it safe to ride? Sophy Jesty, Colin Schwarzwald, Lesley Young and Conn Sugihara
Endocrinology (Alex McSloy)
- 14.00 Diagnosis and treatment of PPID and metabolic syndrome - Nicola Menzies-Gow
- 14.25 Metabolic syndrome in humans - aetiology and treatment - Jeremy Tomlinson
- 14.50 Cardiovascular complications of obesity in humans - Caroline Wheeler-Jones
- 15.10 Vascular complications of obesity - Nicola Menzies-Gow
Neurology (Richard Piercy)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 16.20 ‘How to ’interpret equine cervical radiographs and other imaging modalities - Richard Piercy
- 16.40 ‘How to’ inject cervical vertebral facets, using US guidance - Richard Hepburn
- 16.50 Diagnosing and treating dysphagia - Simon Peek
- 17.10 Diagnosing and managing the severely ataxic horse - Celia Marr
Topical Issues I (UK) (Malcolm Morley)
- 08.30 Clinical negligence: what is it and how to avoid being sued - Tim Phillips
- 08.55 The Veterinary Medicines Regulations and the cascade - Steve Dean
- 09.20 EU Working hour regulations - what they mean for your Practice - Jacqui Molyneux
- 09.40 Mental wellbeing: results from the RCVS survey of the profession 2010 - David Bartram
Topical Issues II (Europe) (Sandro Barbacini)
- 11.10 Believe it or not we are all Europeans now - Sandro Barbacini
- 11.20 Disease control: recognising exotic disease and what to do next - Panel discussion Lead: Marianne Sloet. Speakers: Richard Newton, Paul Jepson and Nigel Gibbens
- 12.05 Comparative approaches to complaints against vets - Panel discussion Lead: Malcolm Morley. Speakers: Emile Welling, Sandro Barbacini, Richard Stephenson and Michael Paar
Management Workshop (Rita Dingwall)
Sponsored by Vetstream
- 14.00 Open forum on topics such as: How to set prices; How to know if you can afford an extra assistant/new equipment; How to identify and retain your most important clients; How to market your practice without wasting money - Susan Werner and Alison Lambert
Management Workshop (Rita Dingwall)
- 16.00 cont’d from above Maximise revenue raised by non veterinarians within the practice How to manage the introduction of a new assistant to the practice Bring your own topics to the discussion table - Susan Werner and Alison Lambert
Ethics in Nursing (Bonny Millar)
- 08.30 Coping with nursing sick horses - when is enough enough? - James Yeates
- 08.50 Managing conflict: how to get your point across - Rita Dingwall
- 09.10 Bereavement management - supporting the grieving owner - Belinda Johnston
- 09.30 What it means to be a Registered Veterinary Nurse - Liz Branscombe and Andrea Jeffrey
- 09.45 Equine Veterinary Nurses and the Law? - Tim Greet
- 10.00 Open Forum: Pushing boundaries in equine veterinary medicine dilemmas faced by the EVN
Complementary Therapeutics and Rehabilitation (Frances Henson)
- 11.10 An introduction to the Allied Professionals - Frances Henson
- 11.30 The use of machines for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries - Sonya Nightingale
- 11.50 Osteopathy - its use in musculoskeletal injuries - Tony Nevin
- 12.10 Acupuncture - Dietrich Graf von Schweinitz
- 12.30 Returning the horse to work - rehabilitation techniques - Victoria Spalding
Medical Nursing (Katherine King)
- 14.00 Interpreting ECGs - Lesley Young
- 14.20 Working up a colic, from beginning to the end - Fran James
- 14.40 Interpreting biochemistry and haematology panels - case example based discussions - Imogen Johns and Rosie Naylor
- 15.20 Reading blood gases - case based examples - Sophy Jesty
Nutrition and Supportive Care (Katherine King)
Sponsored by The Donkey Sanctuary
- 16.00 Nutrition: from racehorse to ancient Shetland - Catherine Dunnett
- 16.20 Fluid therapy and monitoring - Alex McSloy
- 16.50 Nutritional support for hospitalised cases, incl. TPN - Alex McSloy and Imogen Johns
Clinical Research Abstracts (Marianne Sloet)
Sponsored by HBLB
- 08.30 Laminitis
- 09.45 Epidemiology
Clinical Research Abstracts
Sponsored by HBLB
- 11.10 Epidemiology continued
Clinical Research Abstracts (Frances Henson)
Sponsored by HBLB
- 13.30 Orthopaedics
Clinical Research Abstracts (Frances Henson)
Sponsored by HBLB
- 15.45 Imaging
Ophthalmology - looking beyond the ophthalmoscope (Derek Knottenbelt)
- 08.30 Use of direct and indirect ophthalmoscope and slit lamp - Josh Slater
- 08.55 Use of ocular ultrasound - Nicola Menzies-Gow
- 09.20 Colours and shapes - where to start with making a diagnosis - Derek Knottenbelt Discussion
- 11.00 Plenary Lecture: Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) in the horse - a review from artificial insemination to cloning - Angus McKinnon
- 12.25 The legal aspects of assisted reproductive technologies - Justin Turner
Ophthalmological Surgery (Derek Knottenbelt)
- 14.00 Surgical management of corneal disease - David Wilkie
- 14.30 Why is equine intra-ocular surgery feared - is it paranoia or is the fear justified? - Derek Knottenbelt
- 14.50 Adnexal surgery - David Wilkie
Ophthalmology Panel - Surgery vs. medical (Derek Knottenbelt)
Sponsored by Animal Health Trust
- 15.45 Case examples and debate on whether to operate or treat medically. Primarily surgery based cases - David Wilkie, Josh Slater and David Donaldson
Specialist Stifle Session (John Walmsley)
Sponsored by Genitrix
- 08.30 Radiography and ultrasonography of the stifle - Sarah Powell
- 08.55 Meniscal and ligament injuries of the stifle - John Walmsley
- 09.20 Management of medial femoral condyle OCLs - enucleation vs. injection? - Lisa Fortier
- 09.45 Management of upward fixation of the patella - Richard Payne
State of the Art (Roger Smith)
- 14.00 Regenerative therapy for equine joint disease - where are we at? - Lisa Fortier
- 14.30 Bone marrow-derived stem cells for tendon and ligament injuries - Roger Smith
- 15.00 Regenerative therapy - needs in man and animals - Allen Goodship
Lameness (Jane Boswell)
Sponsored by Genitrix
- 16.15 Proximal metacarpal lameness - what has MRI taught us? - Sarah Powell
- 16.40 The challenge of successful management of proximal suspensory desmitis in hildlimbs - Sue Dyson
- 17.00 Diagnosis and management of SL branch injuries - Gaynor Minshall
Reproduction - Stallion session (Michael Sadlier)
- 08.30 Examination of the stallion for breeding soundness - what a five stage vetting doesn’t tell you - Sandro Barbacini
- 09.00 Diagnosis and treatment of various scrotal pathologies in stallions - Malgorzata Pozor
- 09.30 Loss of libido - how to cope! - James Crabtree
- 09.50 New developments in ultrasound evaluation of the stallion’s reproductive system - Malgorzata Pozor
Reproduction (Caroline McGregor Argo)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 14.30 Twin management in mares - Angus McKinnon
- 15.00 Management of twin pregnancy in women - Gordon Smith
- 15.30 Caudal reproductive tract surgery in mares - Angus McKinnon
Reproduction Core Skills (Sandro Barbacini)
- 16.30 How to manage a mare for AI with chilled or frozen semen - Caroline McGregor Argo
- 16.50 Management of the mare in the post breeding period - Huw Neal
- 17.10 How to scan a mare for pregnancy diagnosis - Caroline McGregor Argo
Wound Management (Luisa Smith)
- 08.30 Interactive case discussions to lead you through many different types of wounds and wound management, from dressing, bandaging and casting to graft techniques, use of drains and tension suture patterns - Fran James, David Bolt and Tom Hughes
Anaesthesia (Eddie Clutton)
- 14.00 Setting up the anaesthetic equipment: avoiding disaster - Elizabeth Leece
- 14.25 Using our eyes: can intraoperative problems be detected early enough? - Mark Senior
- 14.50 Perioperative analgesia... avoiding further complications - Lori Bidwell
Anaesthesia - Advanced Techniques (Elizabeth Leece)
- 16.00 Anaesthetising the pregnant woman - Poppy Mackie
- 16.30 Anaesthetising the pregnant mare and techniques for caesarean operation - Eddie Clutton
- 17.00 Foal anaesthesia - Lori Bidwell
Clinical Pathology (Ken Smith)
- 08.30 Equine synovial fluid: synoviocentesis and analysis - Matt Smith
- 08.50 Peritoneal fluid capture and analysis - Julie Ross
- 09.10 Tracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage: sampling technique and fluid interpretation - Shaun McKane
- 09.30 Bone marrow sampling and evaluation - Julie Ross
Clinical Genetics Forum - Interactive discussion on the latest clinical testing (Mark Vaudin)
- 14.00 The equine genetics programme - a study of musculoskeletal disease in the Thoroughbred - Sarah Blott
- 14.15 Genetics of performance - Emmeline Hill
- 14.30 Genetics of myopathies - Richard Piercy
- 14.45 Fell (and Dales) Pony Immunodeficiency Syndrome - Stuart Carter
- 15.00 Interactive discussion to include the ethics of testing. Should we test? Handling the results of testing and involvement of insurance companies All above speakers
Welfare (Nathaniel White)
- 16.00 Long distance transportation of horses to slaughter in Europe - Hannah Westen
- 16.20 What is the destiny of horses that cannot be slaughtered in the US? - Nathaniel White
- 16.40 Effect of different surfaces on injuries in dressage horses - Rachel Murray
- 17.00 Rollkur - discussion of a training technique - Graeme Cooke
Lameness Panel (Sue Dyson)
Sponsored by Genitrix
- 09.00 Filip Vandenberghe, Thomas Weinberger and Chris Whitton
Foot Session - Management and Treatment (Tom Hughes)
- 11.00 Hoof mapping - locating internal anatomy structures using external references - Gene Ovnicek
- 11.20 Medical treatment options in foot lameness - Marcus Head
- 11.40 Radial pressure wave or extracorpeal shockwave therapy and foot pain: is there any evidence of efficacy? - Sue Dyson
- 12.00 Formulating a treatment plan: based on leverage testing evaluation - Gene Ovnicek .
The Alastair Nelson Imaging Panel (Renate Weller)
Sponsored by BCF Technology Ltd
- 14.00 “To buy or not to buy” an Imaging Panel specifically focusing on prepurchase - presales radiographs - Sue Dyson, Chris Rea, Thomas Weinberger and Rob Pilsworth In memory of Alastair Nelson
Regional Anaesthesia (Sarah Boys-Smith)
- 16.00 Anaesthesia of the carpus/metacarpus and hock/metatarsus - Tom Hughes
- 16.20 Regional anaesthesia of the head - Henry Tremaine
- 16.40 Anaesthesia of the proximal limb - Marcus Head
- 17.00 Human ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia - Ian Taylor
Perinatology - Where Theriogenologists and Neonatologists Meet I (Arno Werners)
- 09.00 Dealing with a dystocia in the field - Peter Ravenhill
- 09.30 Dealing with a dystocia in a referral hospital - Tom Hughes
- 10.00 Recognition and control of multi-drug resistant P. equorum infections in foals - Wendy Vaala
- 10.30 Post partum complications in the mare - Peter Ravenhill
Perinatology - Where Theriogenologists and Neonatologists Meet II (Arno Werners)
- 11.30 Identification and management of the high risk mare - Wendy Vaala
- 11.55 Identification and management of the high risk foal in practice - Peter Morresey
- 12.20 Neonatal intensive care: what it involves and is it worth it? - Wendy Vaala12.40
Late Pregnant Mare/Neonate Discussion Panel (Wendy Vaala)
- 14.00 Peter Morresey, Malgorzata Pozor, Peter Ravenhill, Sarah Stoneham and Tom Hughes
Neonatology (Peter Morresey)
- 16.00 Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) - Bettina Dunkel
- 16.20 Diagnosis and treatment of immune mediated disease in the neonate - Sarah Stoneham
- 16.50 Nutrition of the neonatal orphaned foal - Bettina Dunkel
- 17.10 Diagnosing and treating colic in the neonate - Sarah Stoneham
Abdominal Disease (Catherine McGowan)
- 09.00 Diagnosis and practical treatment of hepatic disease - Imogen Johns
- 09.30 Diagnosis and practical treatment of renal disease - Simon Peek
- 10.00 Inflammatory bowel diseases - Andy Durham and David Rendle
Abdominal Disease - Workshop (Simon Peek)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
10.45 Case based workshop. Discussions to include blood work Andy Durham, Imogen Johns and Tim Mair Practical Core Skills - Medicine-based (Tim Mair)
- 14.00 ‘How to’ perform a liver, kidney and rectal biopsy - Simon Peek
- 14.40 Abdominal ultrasound - using practice based machines - Alex McSloy
- 15.00 Thoracic ultrasound - Imogen Johns
Practical Core Skills - Surgery-based (David Bolt)
- 16.00 Dealing with complications of castration - Mark Hillyer
- 16.30 Diagnosing and dealing with a rig - Patrick Pollock
- 17.00 ‘How to’ manage angular limb deformities: surgical options and timing - Matt Smith
Colic Surgery (Henry Tremaine)
- 09.00 Post operative ileus - can we prevent it? - Mark Hillyer
- 09.25 Incisional complications following colic surgery - how can we minimise them? - Tim Phillips
- 09.50 Management of post operative ileus - Mark Hillyer
News Hour
- 11.15 Bruce Bladon (Surgery), Mandi de Mestre (Reproduction), Catherine McGowan (Medicine) and Bill Reilly (Current Affairs)
Infectious Disease and Immunity (Josh Slater)
- 14.00 Making a return for BEVA Congress, this interactive and practice-focused session will equip delegates with the tools to deal with outbreaks of equine contagious disease. The international panel of facilitators is made up of the world’s leading experts in contagious disease science, practical epidemiology and biosecurity. The session will be based around a series of real-life examples. The panel will lead an interactive discussion on the appropriate use of diagnostic testing, practical epidemiology, decision making for control measures, vaccination and responsible management of the outbreak. James Gilkerson, Paul Morley and Richard Newton
Infectious Disease and Immunity 2 (Josh Slater)
- 16.00 As above. Packed with practical tips and advice, including reference to the Codes of Practice and Consensus Statements on infectious diseases, we are confident these sessions will equip you with a range of approaches and strategies next time you have to deal with an outbreak. James Gilkerson, Paul Morley and Richard Newton
Clinical Research Abstracts
Sponsored by HBLB
- 09.00 Cardio Respiratory 10.30
Clinical Research Abstracts (Malcolm Morley)
Sponsored by HBLB
- 11.00 Head and Neck
Clinical Research Abstracts (Deidre Carson)
Sponsored by HBLB
- 14.00 Gastroenterology
- 15.15 General Surgery
- 15.30 Reproduction
Clinical Research Abstracts (Ben Mayes)
Sponsored by HBLB
- 16.15 General Medicine
