3rd July 2025 - 5th July 2025
Note: All indicated times are CET.
Main Programme (Small Animal, Large Animal)
Thursday, 3rd July
Opening Session
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Chair: Barbara Kirby
16:30 - 17:30
Reflections on a Career in sports Surgery : Key Breakthroughs that Changed the Game
Speaker(s): Toon Claes
Friday, 4th July
Disaster session II: The impending antibiotic apocalypse
11:00 - 11:30
Antibiotic resistance - what does the future hold?
Speaker(s): Denis Verwilghen
11:30 - 12:00
Monitoring SSI
Speaker(s): Denis Verwilghen
12:00 - 12:30
How to manage MDR wounds
Speaker(s): Tim Nuttall
12:30 - 12:45
Discussion
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
for Small and Large Animal delegates
13:00 - 14:00
"Studying: Evidence Based Practice"- special for residents
Speaker(s): Michael Farrell
13:00 - 14:00
The ethics of surgery
Speaker(s): Joachim Nieuwland
13:15 - 14:15
Environmental Sustainability in Surgery
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
13:15 - 14:15
Avoiding antibiotic disasters
Speaker(s): Tim Nuttall
Business Meeting
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Chair: Barbara Kirby
18:10 - 19:30
ECVS Annual Business Meeting (mandatory for Diplomates)
Residents' Talk and Discussion
Room: Darwin Hall
(Small and Large Animal Residents)
18:15 - 19:15
Things to consider when starting your clinical research
Speaker(s): Nicola de Girolamo
Saturday, 5th July
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
for Small and Large Animal delegates
13:00 - 14:00
How to design and write case series effectively
Speaker(s): Nicola de Girolamo
Veterinary Surgery
Room: Bird Rooms
13:00 - 14:00
Publishing in Veterinary Surgery - updates and tips
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
Closing session
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Chair: Caroline Tessier
17:45 - 19:00
History of Belgian chocolate, its health benefits, and the new trends
Speaker(s): Laurence Koutny
Opening Session
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Chair: Barbara Kirby
16:30 - 17:30
Reflections on a Career in sports Surgery : Key Breakthroughs that Changed the Game
Speaker(s): Toon Claes
Disaster session II: The impending antibiotic apocalypse
11:00 - 11:30
Antibiotic resistance - what does the future hold?
Speaker(s): Denis Verwilghen
11:30 - 12:00
Monitoring SSI
Speaker(s): Denis Verwilghen
12:00 - 12:30
How to manage MDR wounds
Speaker(s): Tim Nuttall
12:30 - 12:45
Discussion
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
for Small and Large Animal delegates
13:00 - 14:00
"Studying: Evidence Based Practice"- special for residents
Speaker(s): Michael Farrell
13:00 - 14:00
The ethics of surgery
Speaker(s): Joachim Nieuwland
13:15 - 14:15
Environmental Sustainability in Surgery
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
13:15 - 14:15
Avoiding antibiotic disasters
Speaker(s): Tim Nuttall
Business Meeting
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Chair: Barbara Kirby
18:10 - 19:30
ECVS Annual Business Meeting (mandatory for Diplomates)
Residents' Talk and Discussion
Room: Darwin Hall
(Small and Large Animal Residents)
18:15 - 19:15
Things to consider when starting your clinical research
Speaker(s): Nicola de Girolamo
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
for Small and Large Animal delegates
13:00 - 14:00
How to design and write case series effectively
Speaker(s): Nicola de Girolamo
Veterinary Surgery
Room: Bird Rooms
13:00 - 14:00
Publishing in Veterinary Surgery - updates and tips
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
Closing session
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
Chair: Caroline Tessier
17:45 - 19:00
History of Belgian chocolate, its health benefits, and the new trends
Speaker(s): Laurence Koutny
Small Animal Stream 1
Thursday, 3rd July
Resident Forum
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
17:45 - 20:15
Small Animal Resident Forum - orthopaedic
Friday, 4th July
Humeral Intracondylar Fissure
08:30 - 09:00
Breed dependent management considerations
Speaker(s): Andy Moores
09:00 - 09:30
Can we get HIF to heal?
Speaker(s): Barbro Filliquist
09:30 - 10:00
Choice of Implants and Supplementary Procedures
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford
10:00 - 10:15
Panel discussion
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
Other Insufficiency or Stress Fractures
10:45 - 11:15
Patellar fracture and dental anomaly syndrome in cats
Speaker(s): Sorrel Langley-Hobbs
11:15 - 11:45
Stress fractures in horses
Speaker(s): Christopher Riggs
11:45 - 12:15
Stress fractures in racing greyhounds
Speaker(s): Michael Guilliard
12:15 - 12:45
Insufficiency and stress fractures - how are they different?
12:45 - 13:00
Panel discussion
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
13:15 - 14:15
Revision Strategies for HIF Complications
Speaker(s): Andy Moores
13:15 - 14:15
Chronic humeral condylar fractures: Preoperative planning and surgical management
Speaker(s): Barbro Filliquist
Improving the evidence base in veterinary medicine
14:30 - 15:00
Challenges in veterinary research and how we can address them
Speaker(s): Philipp Alexander Schmierer
15:00 - 15:30
Adding one more asset to your research: understanding systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Speaker(s): Nicola de Girolamo
15:30 - 16:00
Classifying complications - do we need a new classification scheme?
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break
Short Communications
16:30 - 18:00
Orthopaedic Short Communicaitons
Saturday, 5th July
Toy Breed Radius/Ulna Fractures
08:30 - 09:00
Does breed matter?
Speaker(s): Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg
09:00 - 09:30
tbc
09:30 - 10:00
Revision strategies for failed radius and ulna fractures
Speaker(s): William Marshall
10:00 - 10:15
Panel discussion
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
Meniscal Treatment
10:45 - 11:15
Is meniscal treatment warranted during high tibial osteotomy
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford
11:15 - 11:45
Current state of management of meniscal injuries in vet med; meniscectomy, meniscal repair and biologic augmentation
Speaker(s): Sebastian Knell
11:45 - 12:15
Management of meniscal injury in humans
12:15 - 12:45
Discussion
12:45 - 14:15
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
13:00 - 14:00
Foot problems in sighthounds. Dealing with digital fractures and instabilities, and an update on the tendon cutting techniques for corns
Speaker(s): Michael Guilliard
Poster Session
14:15 - 15:30
Eight posters will be selected for oral presentation
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
Short Communications
16:00 - 17:30
Orthopaedic Short Communications
Resident Forum
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
17:45 - 20:15
Small Animal Resident Forum - orthopaedic
Humeral Intracondylar Fissure
08:30 - 09:00
Breed dependent management considerations
Speaker(s): Andy Moores
09:00 - 09:30
Can we get HIF to heal?
Speaker(s): Barbro Filliquist
09:30 - 10:00
Choice of Implants and Supplementary Procedures
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford
10:00 - 10:15
Panel discussion
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
Other Insufficiency or Stress Fractures
10:45 - 11:15
Patellar fracture and dental anomaly syndrome in cats
Speaker(s): Sorrel Langley-Hobbs
11:15 - 11:45
Stress fractures in horses
Speaker(s): Christopher Riggs
11:45 - 12:15
Stress fractures in racing greyhounds
Speaker(s): Michael Guilliard
12:15 - 12:45
Insufficiency and stress fractures - how are they different?
12:45 - 13:00
Panel discussion
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
13:15 - 14:15
Revision Strategies for HIF Complications
Speaker(s): Andy Moores
13:15 - 14:15
Chronic humeral condylar fractures: Preoperative planning and surgical management
Speaker(s): Barbro Filliquist
Improving the evidence base in veterinary medicine
14:30 - 15:00
Challenges in veterinary research and how we can address them
Speaker(s): Philipp Alexander Schmierer
15:00 - 15:30
Adding one more asset to your research: understanding systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Speaker(s): Nicola de Girolamo
15:30 - 16:00
Classifying complications - do we need a new classification scheme?
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford
16:00 - 16:15
Discussion
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break
Short Communications
16:30 - 18:00
Orthopaedic Short Communicaitons
Toy Breed Radius/Ulna Fractures
08:30 - 09:00
Does breed matter?
Speaker(s): Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg
09:00 - 09:30
tbc
09:30 - 10:00
Revision strategies for failed radius and ulna fractures
Speaker(s): William Marshall
10:00 - 10:15
Panel discussion
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break
Meniscal Treatment
10:45 - 11:15
Is meniscal treatment warranted during high tibial osteotomy
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford
11:15 - 11:45
Current state of management of meniscal injuries in vet med; meniscectomy, meniscal repair and biologic augmentation
Speaker(s): Sebastian Knell
11:45 - 12:15
Management of meniscal injury in humans
12:15 - 12:45
Discussion
12:45 - 14:15
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
13:00 - 14:00
Foot problems in sighthounds. Dealing with digital fractures and instabilities, and an update on the tendon cutting techniques for corns
Speaker(s): Michael Guilliard
Poster Session
14:15 - 15:30
Eight posters will be selected for oral presentation
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
Short Communications
16:00 - 17:30
Orthopaedic Short Communications
Small Animal Stream 2
Friday, 4th July
ECVS + VSSO
08:30 - 09:05
Near infra-red fluorescent imaging of pulmonary parenchyma / primary neoplasia
Speaker(s): Valery Scharf
09:05 - 09:40
Minimally invasive surgery for thoracic neoplasms
Speaker(s): Valery Scharf
09:40 - 10:15
Maximally invasive open thorax surgery
Speaker(s): Owen Thomas Skinner
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Endocrine
11:00 - 11:35
Resectable or non resectable thyroid tumors
Speaker(s): Owen Thomas Skinner
11:35 - 12:10
Radiation for non resectable thyroid tumors
Speaker(s): James Elliott
12:10 - 12:45
Radiation for adrenal tumours
Speaker(s): James Elliott
12:45 - 13:00
Discussion
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch break
Synergistic oncological therapies
14:30 - 15:10
Optimising outcome: neoadjuvant radiation therapy
Speaker(s): James Elliott
15:10 - 15:50
Optimising outcome: surgery after radiation therapy
Speaker(s): Nicholas Bacon
15:50 - 16:15
Case based discussion
Speaker(s): James Elliott, Nicholas Bacon
Saturday, 5th July
Neurological Injuries Associated with Pelvic Fractures
08:30 - 09:00
Pre-operative neurological assessment and impact on decision-making
Speaker(s): Steven de Decker
09:00 - 09:30
Decision-making with vertebral fractures
Speaker(s): Sebastian Knell
09:30 - 09:50
Tail-pull injuries
Speaker(s): Steven de Decker
09:50 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Spinal Deformities
11:00 - 11:30
When should congenital spinal deformities be corrected?
Speaker(s): Sheila Carrera-Justiz
11:30 - 12:00
Creating a pre-operative plan for correction of spinal deformities (advanced imaging, 3D printing etc.)
Speaker(s): Alejandro Luján Feliu-Pascual
12:00 - 12:30
What results can be anticipated following correction of spinal deformities?
Speaker(s): Alejandro Luján Feliu-Pascual
12:30 - 13:00
Panel discussion
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
13:00 - 14:00
Improving strategies for management of spontaneous pneumothorax
Speaker(s): Valery Scharf
13:00 - 14:00
How I approach Frenchies: an update on the neurosurgical diseases of the French bulldog
Speaker(s): Sheila Carrera-Justiz
Short Communications
16:00 - 17:30
ECVS + VSSO
08:30 - 09:05
Near infra-red fluorescent imaging of pulmonary parenchyma / primary neoplasia
Speaker(s): Valery Scharf
09:05 - 09:40
Minimally invasive surgery for thoracic neoplasms
Speaker(s): Valery Scharf
09:40 - 10:15
Maximally invasive open thorax surgery
Speaker(s): Owen Thomas Skinner
10:15 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Endocrine
11:00 - 11:35
Resectable or non resectable thyroid tumors
Speaker(s): Owen Thomas Skinner
11:35 - 12:10
Radiation for non resectable thyroid tumors
Speaker(s): James Elliott
12:10 - 12:45
Radiation for adrenal tumours
Speaker(s): James Elliott
12:45 - 13:00
Discussion
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch break
Synergistic oncological therapies
14:30 - 15:10
Optimising outcome: neoadjuvant radiation therapy
Speaker(s): James Elliott
15:10 - 15:50
Optimising outcome: surgery after radiation therapy
Speaker(s): Nicholas Bacon
15:50 - 16:15
Case based discussion
Speaker(s): James Elliott, Nicholas Bacon
Neurological Injuries Associated with Pelvic Fractures
08:30 - 09:00
Pre-operative neurological assessment and impact on decision-making
Speaker(s): Steven de Decker
09:00 - 09:30
Decision-making with vertebral fractures
Speaker(s): Sebastian Knell
09:30 - 09:50
Tail-pull injuries
Speaker(s): Steven de Decker
09:50 - 10:30
Discussion
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Spinal Deformities
11:00 - 11:30
When should congenital spinal deformities be corrected?
Speaker(s): Sheila Carrera-Justiz
11:30 - 12:00
Creating a pre-operative plan for correction of spinal deformities (advanced imaging, 3D printing etc.)
Speaker(s): Alejandro Luján Feliu-Pascual
12:00 - 12:30
What results can be anticipated following correction of spinal deformities?
Speaker(s): Alejandro Luján Feliu-Pascual
12:30 - 13:00
Panel discussion
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
13:00 - 14:00
Improving strategies for management of spontaneous pneumothorax
Speaker(s): Valery Scharf
13:00 - 14:00
How I approach Frenchies: an update on the neurosurgical diseases of the French bulldog
Speaker(s): Sheila Carrera-Justiz
Short Communications
16:00 - 17:30
Small Animal Stream 3
Thursday, 3rd July
Resident Forum
Room: Darwin Hall
17:45 - 20:15
Small Animal Resident Forum - soft tissue
Friday, 4th July
Disaster I: Learning from my mistakes
08:30 - 09:15
My take on disaster
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
09:15 - 10:00
“Learning from my mistakes" TECA LBO
Speaker(s): John Williams
10:00 - 10:45
Complications in Laryngeal Paralysis Surgery: a 3D animated explanation of the importance of understanding functional anatomy
Speaker(s): Richard A.S. (Dick) White
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
Averting disaster: Wellbeing
14:30 - 15:05
Gender Equality in Veterinary Medicine
Speaker(s): Kathryn M. Pratschke
15:05 - 15:40
Neurodiversity at work: my story
Speaker(s): Tim Nuttall
15:40 - 16:15
Sleep patterns and effect on work performance
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break
Short Communications
16:30 - 18:00
STS and Oncology Short Communications
Saturday, 5th July
Diplomate Showcase: Speaker's Corner
08:30 - 09:00
Management of cholesteatomas
Speaker(s): Rachel Hattersley
09:00 - 09:30
Fluorescence guided oncological surgery
Speaker(s): Mirja Christine Nolff
09:30 - 10:00
Sustainability in surgery: where are we now and what does the future hold?
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
10:00 - 10:30
Laparoscopic cisterna chyli ablation
Speaker(s): Sebastiaan Van Nimwegen
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Speaker Corner (Lifelong learning)
11:00 - 11:30
What can surgeons learn from fighter pilots?
Speaker(s): Claire Robinson
11:30 - 12:00
What is the future for near infrared surgery – where do we see it going in 10 years?
Speaker(s): Mirja Christine Nolff
12:00 - 12:30
Studying: Evidence Based Practice
Speaker(s): Michael Farrell
12:30 - 13:00
Conducting impactful research as a surgeon
Speaker(s): Kelly Lisa Bowlt Blacklock
Short Communications
16:00 - 17:30
STS and Oncology Short Communications
Resident Forum
Room: Darwin Hall
17:45 - 20:15
Small Animal Resident Forum - soft tissue
Disaster I: Learning from my mistakes
08:30 - 09:15
My take on disaster
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
09:15 - 10:00
“Learning from my mistakes" TECA LBO
Speaker(s): John Williams
10:00 - 10:45
Complications in Laryngeal Paralysis Surgery: a 3D animated explanation of the importance of understanding functional anatomy
Speaker(s): Richard A.S. (Dick) White
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
Averting disaster: Wellbeing
14:30 - 15:05
Gender Equality in Veterinary Medicine
Speaker(s): Kathryn M. Pratschke
15:05 - 15:40
Neurodiversity at work: my story
Speaker(s): Tim Nuttall
15:40 - 16:15
Sleep patterns and effect on work performance
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break
Short Communications
16:30 - 18:00
STS and Oncology Short Communications
Diplomate Showcase: Speaker's Corner
08:30 - 09:00
Management of cholesteatomas
Speaker(s): Rachel Hattersley
09:00 - 09:30
Fluorescence guided oncological surgery
Speaker(s): Mirja Christine Nolff
09:30 - 10:00
Sustainability in surgery: where are we now and what does the future hold?
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
10:00 - 10:30
Laparoscopic cisterna chyli ablation
Speaker(s): Sebastiaan Van Nimwegen
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Speaker Corner (Lifelong learning)
11:00 - 11:30
What can surgeons learn from fighter pilots?
Speaker(s): Claire Robinson
11:30 - 12:00
What is the future for near infrared surgery – where do we see it going in 10 years?
Speaker(s): Mirja Christine Nolff
12:00 - 12:30
Studying: Evidence Based Practice
Speaker(s): Michael Farrell
12:30 - 13:00
Conducting impactful research as a surgeon
Speaker(s): Kelly Lisa Bowlt Blacklock
Short Communications
16:00 - 17:30
STS and Oncology Short Communications