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2011 Scientific Programme & Abstracts
2011 BEVA Congress took place between 7-10th September at the ACC in Liverpool. 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.
Muscle Disorders (Fran Henson)
- 08.30 Aetiology and pathogenesis of recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis - Richard Piercy
- 08.55 Practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of muscle disease - Katie Snalune
- 09.20 Atypical myopathy - Dominique-Marie Votion
- 09.45 Advances in PSSM - Rosie Naylor 10.10
- Practical use of Dantrium - Charlie Schreiber
- 11.15 Plenary Lecture on the back of the horse - from evolution to athletic performance - Leo Jeffcott
The Foot (Matthew Smith)
- 13.30 Foot conformation - Jane Boswell
- 14.00 Diagnostic analgesia of the foot - Sarah Boys Smith
- 14.30 Radiography and radiology of the equine foot - Renate Weller
- 15.00 Imaging of the foot: Ultrasonography - Roger Smith
Imaging of the Foot: Radiology (Jane Boswell)
- 16.00 Magnetic resonance imaging of the foot: What have we learned a decade further on? - Meredith Smith
- 16.25 CT assisted fracture repair (cheating with CT) - Dean Richardson
- 16.50 Endoscopic evaluation of the navicular bursa - Matthew Smith
News Hour (Bruce Bladon)
- 09.00 Bruce Bladon, Tim Brazil, Malcolm Morley, Jonathan Pycock
Clinical Pathology (Keith Chandler)
- 13.30 The use of PCR in clinical practice - Alastair Foote
- 13.55 How to diagnose: Neurological EHV - Andy Durham
- 14.10 How to diagnose: EHV abortion/foal death Alastair Foote 14.25 How to diagnose: Strangles - Richard Newton
- 14.40 How to diagnose: Atypical myopathy - Dominique-Marie Votion
- 14.55 How to diagnose: Cushing's disease/metabolic syndrome - Andy Durham
- 15.10 How to diagnose: Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals - Kenneth Hinchcliff
- 15.25 How to diagnose: Lawsonia - Annalisa Barrelet
Clinical Pathology Interactive Panel (Tim Brazil)
- 16.15 Annalisa Barrelet, Andy Durham, Alastair Foote, Kenneth Hinchcliff, Dominique-Marie Votion
How To: (Andrew Harrison)
- 09.00 Perform ophthalmic nerve blocks - Brian Gilger
- 09.25 Perform nerve blocks for dental procedures - Henry Tremaine
- 09.50 Use treatment devices for ocular disease - Brian Gilger
Upper Respiratory Diagnosis (Henry Tremaine)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 13.30 Laryngeal ultrasonography - Katherine Garrett
- 13.55 Overground endoscopy in the diagnosis of disorders of the equine URT - Mark Hillyer
- 14.20 Assessment of upper respiratory conditions: Radiography and CT - Pete Ramzan
- 14.45 Sinoscopy - Justin Perkins
Upper Respiratory Treatment (Mark Hillyer)
- 16.00 Techniques for correcting laryngeal collapse - Norm Ducharme
- 16.25 Surgical techniques for idiopathic headshaking - Veronica Roberts
- 16.50 Techniques for dealing with dorsal displacement of the soft palate - Norm Ducharme
Emerging Diseases (Andy Durham)
Sponsored by Equine Veterinary Journal
- 08.30 The 2006 outbreak of equine infectious anaemia in Ireland: New insights into an old disease - Ann Cullinane
- 08.55 Glanders Ulrich Wernery 09.20 Piroplasmosis Paul Phipps 09.45 Hendra and related viruses - James Wood
Orthopaedic Outcomes (Nigel Woodford)
- 13.30 Surgical management and outcome of stifle disorders - Mike Ross
- 13.55 Medical management and outcome of stifle disorders - Lisa Fortier
- 14.20 Management and outcome of ulnar fractures - Dean Richardson
- 14.45 Tearing of the calcaneal insertions of the superficial digital flexor tendon: Treatment and outcome - Ian Wright
Orthopaedic Outcomes (Nigel Woodford)
- 16.00 Management and outcome of septic synovitis in the foal - Richard Payne
- 16.25 Sacroiliac conditions - management and outcome - Leo Jeffcott
- 16.50 Management and outcome of upward fixation of the patella - Oliver Crowe
Clinical Research (Mark Bowen)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 08.30 Cardio-Respiratory Medicine
Clinical Research (James Wood)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 13.20 Epidemiology
Clinical Research (Mark Bowen)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 15.50 General Medicine
Lameness Diagnosis (Ellen Singer)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 08.30 How to: Recognise a subtle lameness - Sue Dyson
- 08.55 How to: Perform cervical joint injections - Marcus Head
- 09.20 How to: Untangle the multi-limb lameness - Mike Ross
- 09.45 How to: Perform tarsal and metatarsal analgesia - Andy Bathe
- 10.10 Provocative tests for lameness evaluation -Ellen Singer
Lameness: Keeping the Competition Horse Sound (Ellen Singer)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 11.05 Training regimes to minimise injury and maximise recovery in the performance horse - Rachel Murray
- 11.30 Options for managing performance limiting back pain - Marcus Swail
- 11.55 Palmar metacarpal soft tissues - what changes are compatible with continued competition? - Staffan Lidbeck
- 12.20 Quick fixes - what can be done in the 24 hours before competition? - Marcus Swail
Lameness: Medicating/Treating the Competition Horse (Leo Jeffcott)
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
- 13.45 Medicating/treating the competition horse: Historical perspective - Leo Jeffcott
- 14.10 Rationale and practicalities of drug testing - Lynn Hillyer
- 14.35 Managing fetlock pain in the racehorse - Rob Pilsworth
- 15.00 Maintaining cartilage integrity - Lisa Fortier
Lameness: Medicating/Treating the Competition Horse (Leo Jeffcott)
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
- 16.00 Practical chondroprotective drug use - Lisa Fortier
- 16.25 Practical use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in competition horses - Catherine Kohn
- 16.50 Practical autologous product use - IRAP/PRP/ Stem cells - Lisa Fortier
- 17.15 Practical corticosteroid use - Andy Bathe
Dermatology (Derek Knottenbelt)
- 08.30 Managing urticaria - Janet Littlewood
- 08.55 Equine pastern dermatitis, an unsolved problem? - Marianne Sloet
- 09.20 Use of allergy testing in skin disease - Janet Littlewood
- 09.45 Managing pruritus - Derek Knottenbelt
Equine Dermatology Panel (Marianne Sloet)
Sponsored by Equine Veterinary Journal
- 10.40 Derek Knottenbelt, Janet Littlewood, Rob Pilsworth 12.15 AGM 12.30
Ophthalmology (Josh Slater)
Sponsored by Animal Health Trust
- 13.30 Equine corneal ulcers - Brian Gilger
- 13.55 Recurrent uveitis: Diagnosis and management - Claudia Hartley
- 14.20 Insignificant fundic lesions - Andrew Matthews
- 14.45 Pathological fundic lesions - Brian Gilger
Ophthalmology Panel (Josh Slater)
Sponsored by Animal Health Trust
- 16.00 Brian Gilger, Claudia Hartley, Andrew Matthews
Reproduction: Mare Fertility and Infertility (Michael Sadlier)
Sponsored by Dechra Veterinary Products
- 08.30 Early season breeding and induction of ovulation - Stefania Bucca
- 08.55 Ovulation failure and abnormal cycles - Jonathan Pycock
- 09.20 Diagnosis and treatment of acute endometritis - Jesper Møller Nielsen
- 09.45 Diagnosis and treatment of chronic endometrial disease - Madeleine Campbell
Visualising the Reproductive Tract (Madeleine Campbell)
- 11.00 Uterine hysteroscopy - Jonathan Pycock
- 11.25 Laparoscopic evaluation of oviducal patency - Huw Neal
- 11.50 Human laparoscopic evaluation of fallopian tubes - Sarah Gull
Stud Medicine: Neonates and Infectious Diseases (Michael Sadlier)
- 14.00 Herpesvirus abortion and perinatal mortality - Alastair Foote
- 14.25 Managing Rhodococcus equi on the stud farm - Kenneth Hinchcliff
- 14.50 Rotavirus: Treating the individual and managing the outbreak - Sarah Stoneham
- 15.15 Parasite challenges on stud farms - Jane Hodgkinson
Stud Medicine: Neonates and Infectious Diseases (Sarah Stoneham)
- 16.00 Proliferative enteropathy in horses - Kenneth Hinchcliff
- 16.25 Antimicrobial use in the neonate - Emily Haggett
- 16.50 Strangles in the stud environment - Richard Newton
Nursing (Dawn McHugh)
- 08.30 Advanced diagnostic imaging: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging - Sarah Powell
- 09.00 Wound management: Use of dressings - Georgie Hollis
- 09.30 Wound management: The use of casts - Greg Quinn
- 10.00 Nursing the ophthalmic patient - Brian Gilger
Nursing (Jane Devaney)
- 11.00 Care of the neonatal foal on the stud - Philippa O‘Brien
- 11.30 Emerging diseases: That unusual case, could it be EIA/AHS/EVA? - Emily Haggett
- 12.00 Maintaining hospital biosecurity - Celia Marr
Nursing (Sue Badger)
- 13.30 Update on the Register of Veterinary Nurses, their disciplinary procedures and the new Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing - Peter Jinman and Liz Branscombe
- 14.00 Clinical efffectiveness: How good is your practice? - Rachel Dean
- 14.30 Care of the neonate in the hospital - Emily Haggett
- 15.00 Nursing the geriatric patient - Nicky Jarvis
Nursing (Sue Badger)
- 16.00 Dealing with the difficult owner - Belinda Johnston
Clinical Research (Fran Henson)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 08.30 General Medicine
Clinical Research (Lynn Hillyer)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 10.30 Head/Neck Orthopaedic Research
Clinical Research (Chris Pearce)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 14.00 Head and Neck
Clinical Research (Charlie Schreiber)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 15.45 Sports Medicine
Cartilage Repair (Fran Henson)
- 09.00 The influence of exercise on cartilage in health and disease - Pieter Brama
- 09.25 Cartilage imaging - what the future holds - Peter Milner
- 09.45 Human cartilage repair and condracite grafting - Tim Briggs
- 10.05 New therapies in cartilage repair in the dog - John Innes
- 10.25 New therapies in cartilage repair in the horse - Peter Clegg
Lameness Panel (Sue Dyson)
Sponsored by Equine Veterinary Journal
- 11.15 Sarah Boys Smith, Pieter Brama, Mike Ross
MRI/CT: Expectations and Limitations (Rachel Murray)
- 14.00 MRI for bone lesions in the distal limb - Meredith Smith
- 14.30 MRI for soft tissue lesions in the distal limb - Tim Mair
- 15.00 Computed tomography of the distal limb - Sarah Powell
Imaging Panel (Renate Weller)
- 16.00 Andy Bathe, Bruce Bladon, Jennifer Kinns, Mike Ross
Neurology (Catherine Kohn)
- 09.00 Ataxia - the rough guide - Caroline Hahn
- 09.25 Equine cervical vertebral compressive myelopathy - Kenneth Hinchcliff
- 09.50 Medical management of ataxia - Tim Brazil
- 10.15 Surgical treatment of ataxia - John Walmsley
Thoracic Medicine: Lung Disease (Rosie Naylor)
- 11.15 Equine interstitial pneumonia - Bettina Dunkel
- 11.40 Pleuropneumonia - Imogen Johns
- 12.05 Thoracic neoplasia and pulmonary fibrosis - Bruce McGorum
Backs (Leo Jeffcott)
- 13.30 Back pathology and a technique for post mortem examination - Leo Jeffcott
- 14.00 Clinical examination for back pathology - Emmanuel Engeli
- 14.30 Imaging of the equine back - Fran Henson
- 15.00 Treatment of back pathology - Marcus Head
Backs (Fran Henson)
- 16.00 Role of the allied professionals in the care of the horse’s back - Tony Nevin
Back and Pelvis Panel
- 16.25 Sue Dyson, Emmanuel Engeli, Marcus Head, Tony Nevin
Standing Surgery: Head/Chest/Abdomen (Nigel Woodford)
09.00 Dental extraction in the standing horse - Chris Pearce
09.25 Laparoscopy of the urogenital tract - David Lloyd
09.50 Laparoscopy of the GI tract in the horse - Hans Wilderjans
Standing Surgery (Nigel Woodford)
- 11.00 Standing condylar fracture repair - Warren Schofield
- 11.25 Orthopaedic procedures in standing horses - Dean Richardson
- 11.50 Laser surgery in the upper respiratory tract - Norm Ducharme
- 12.15 Sinus surgery in the standing horse - Henry Tremaine
Respiratory Medicine (Rachel Conwell)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 14.00 Systemic antibacterial therapy for lower respiratory tract disease - Catherine Kohn
- 14.30 Systemic anti-inflammatory therapy for LRT disease - Bruce McGorum
- 15.00 Inhalation therapy for LRT disease - Andy Durham
Thoracic Medicine: Cardiology (Celia Marr)
- 16.00 Pros and cons of the equine athletic heart - Lesley Young
- 16.25 Exercise-associated sudden death - Catriona Lyle
- 16.50 Human athletic heart syndrome - Keith George
- 17.15 Cardiomyopathy - does it exist in horses? - Celia Marr
Hyperinsulinaemia (Andy Durham)
- 09.00 The role of hyperinsulinaemia in the development of laminitis - Catherine McGowan
- 09.25 Managing weight loss in the hyperinsulinaemic pony - Alexandra Dugdale
- 09.50 Inter-relationships of hyperinsulinaemia and PPID - Andy Durham
Gastrointestinal Medicine (Tim Greet)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 10.45 A tribute to Professor G. Barrie Edwards - Tim Greet
- 10.55 The contribution of Barrie Edwards to the treatment of colic in the horse - David Freeman
- 11.40 Clinical use of epidemiology in the management of colic - Chris Proudman
- 12.10 Latest concepts in the management and treatment of colic - David Freeman
How To Deal With: (Chris Pearce)
- 14.00 How to deal with: Skin wounds of the upper limb - Patrick Pollock
- 14.25 How to deal with: Skin wounds of the lower limb - David Lloyd
- 14.50 How to deal with: Penetrating injuries to the foot - Matthew Smith
- 15.15 How to manage suspected synovial sepsis - Bruce Bladon
How To Deal With: (Deidre Carson)
- 16.15 How to manage a difficult foaling - Andrew McGladdery
- 16.40 How to deal with colic - Debra Archer
- 17.05 How to approach the horse with choke - Tim Brazil
SATURDAY HALL 12 - Clinical Research
Clinical Research (Michael Sadlier)
Sponsored by University of Liverpool
- 09.00 Reproduction/Foal Medicine
SATURDAY HALL 12 - Other Sessions
Welfare (Michael Crane)
- 11.00 Welfare: The Irish perspective - Joe Collins
- 11.25 Improving the welfare of working animals through collective action - Joy Pritchard
- 11.50 Donkey welfare internationally - current research - Andrew Trawford
- 12.15 The role of the attending veterinary surgeon in equine welfare cases - Peter Green
Practice Management (Chris Shepherd)
- 14.00 Communication and concordance - Geoffrey Little
- 14.25 Looking after your most valuable asset - Patrick Wall
- 14.50 From intern to owner - career routes in equine practice - David Rowlands
- 15.15 Negotiating the right employment package - Nick Acworth
Practice Management (Chris Shepherd)
- 16.00 Conflict resolution - Geoffrey Little
- 16.25 Results of 2011 survey on equine practice financial performance - Mark Beaney
- 16.50 Improving your bottom line - A practitioner discussion Mark Beaney, David Rowlands, Nick Acworth, Chris Shepherd
