Annual Scientific Meeting

15:30 - 16:20

Possibilities and future perspectives of robotic surgery

Speaker(s): Alexandre Mottrie

16:20 - 16:30

Welcome and introduction to online congress

Speaker(s): Annick Hamaide

08:30 - 09:30

Publishing in Veterinary Surgery - Tips and Tricks

Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon

13:45 - 14:05

Veterinary Regenerative Medicine - what we know: a canine perspective

Speaker(s): Richard Meeson

14:05 - 14:25

Veterinary Regenerative Medicine - what we know: an equine perspective.

Speaker(s): Walter Brehm

14:25 - 15:45

What's up: Regenerative medicine strategies for canine and equine patients

14:25 - 14:55

Orthogen (GER)

Speaker(s): Julien Troillet

14:55 - 15:15

VetBioBank (FR)

Speaker(s): Stéphane Maddens

15:15 - 15:45

Boehringer Ingelheim (BE)

Speaker(s): Jan Spaas

15:45 - 16:00

COFFEE BREAK

16:00 - 16:30

Adjunct regenerative therapy in Spinal Surgery

Speaker(s): Frank Steffen

16:30 - 17:00

Regenerative therapy for tendon disorders: equine and human

Speaker(s): Roger Smith

17:00 - 17:30

New Frontiers in human stem cell therapy of osteoarthritis

Speaker(s): Christian Jorgensen

17:30 - 17:45

Q&A

17:45 - 18:00

COFFEE BREAK

18:00 - 18:45

Awards and Closing Remarks

Speaker(s): Timothy R.C. Greet

16:40 - 17:00

Ex vivo comparison of a UV-polymerizable methacrylate adhesive versus a two-layer hand-sewn jejuno-jejunal anastomosis in horses

Speaker(s): Augustin Lenoir

Discussant: Dylan Gorvy

17:00 - 17:20

Prevalence and characteristics of osteochondrosis in Lusitano Purebred horses

Speaker(s): Ana Sofia Coelho Ramos

Discussant: Paul René Van Weeren

17:20 - 17:40

A standardized protocol for optimum volume of iodinated contrast at a constant concentration for use in computed arthrography of the equine antebrachiocarpal and middle carpal joints.

Speaker(s): Siobhan McQuillan

Discussant: Antonio M. Cruz

17:40 - 18:00

Ninety one Ovariectomies for Granulosa Cell Tumor: Breeding Performance of the Mares and Histopathological Features of the Ovaries.

Speaker(s): Rabea Haddad

Discussant: Ann Martens

18:00 - 18:20

Ex vivo comparison of single layer interrupted, single layer continuous and double layer suture techniques for equine jejunal end-to-end anastomosis.

Speaker(s): Eva Dieterman

Discussant: Denis Verwilghen

18:20 - 18:40

Bilateral Castration with Electrosurgical Scrotectomy and Primary Closure in the Horse.

Speaker(s): Endrigo Pompermayer

Discussant: Jessica Kidd

18:40 - 19:00

Outcome analysis of 95 harness racehorses with confirmed dorsal displacement of the soft palate treated with laryngeal tie-forward surgery

Speaker(s): Hanna Vermedal

Discussant: Timothy Paul Barnett

19:00 - 19:20

Evaluation of villous synovium from unaffected metacarpophalangeal joints of adult and juvenile horses

Speaker(s): Simone Della Tommasa

Discussant: Jeroen Declercq

19:20 - 19:40

Electromyographic study of the sternomandibularis muscle ahead of laryngeal reinnervation with the spinal accessory nerve

Speaker(s): Ariane Campos Schweitzer

Discussant: Bruce Murray Bladon

19:40 - 20:00

Cannabinoid receptor are expressed in equine synovium and upregulated with synovitis

Speaker(s): Ludovic Miagkoff

Discussant: Peter Clegg

08:30 - 08:55

When and how to use intestinal bypass techniques

Speaker(s): Debra Catherine Archer

08:55 - 09:25

Does laparoscopy have a place in the management of horses with colic?

Speaker(s): Sigrid Grulke

09:25 - 09:45

Inguinal hernias: Pre, intra and post op decision making

Speaker(s): Michael Meulyzer

09:45 - 10:10

Prevention and management of midline incisional complications

Speaker(s): Gal Kelmer

10:10 - 10:20

Q&A

Speaker(s): Michael Meulyzer, Debra Catherine Archer, Sigrid Grulke, Gal Kelmer

10:20 - 10:35

COFFEE BREAK

10:35 - 10:55

Assessment of the acute traumatic eye

Speaker(s): Magda Grauwels

10:55 - 11:15

Ophtalmic surgery in the standing patient

Speaker(s): Richard J. McMullen Jr.

11:15 - 11:35

Surgical Management of corneal ulcers

Speaker(s): Magda Grauwels

11:35 - 11:55

Reconstructive surgery of the eye

Speaker(s): Hanneke Hermans

11:55 - 12:15

An update on intra-ocular surgery

Speaker(s): Richard J. McMullen Jr.

12:15 - 12:30

Q&A

Speaker(s): Magda Grauwels, Richard J. McMullen Jr., Hanneke Hermans

12:30 - 13:30

LUNCH BREAK

13:30 - 13:50

Extremity-mounted gait analysis systems

Speaker(s): Antonio M. Cruz

13:50 - 14:10

Pitfalls of objective gait analysis

Speaker(s): Maarten Oosterlinck

14:10 - 14:30

Objective gait analysis under saddle

Speaker(s): Felipe Bragança

14:30 - 14:50

Shoeing for soft tissue conditions

Speaker(s): Jenny Hagen

14:50 - 15:10

Mechanics of the equine spine: surgical implications

Speaker(s): Anna Ehrle

15:10 - 15:25

Q&A

Speaker(s): Jenny Hagen, Anna Ehrle, Antonio M. Cruz, Maarten Oosterlinck, Felipe Bragança

15:25 - 15:40

COFFEE BREAK

15:40 - 16:00

Comminuted proximal phalanx fractures: Transfixation cast vs Human Femoral Plate

Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol

16:00 - 16:20

Treatment of radial fractures

Speaker(s): Alan Nixon †

16:20 - 16:40

Surgical fixation of carpal bone fractures

Speaker(s): Wayne McIlwraith

16:40 - 17:00

An update on fetlock arthrodesis

Speaker(s): Dean W. Richardson

17:00 - 17:20

Internal fixation of intraarticular fractures

Speaker(s): Wayne McIlwraith

17:20 - 17:35

Q&A

Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol, Alan Nixon †, Wayne McIlwraith, Dean W. Richardson

17:35 - 17:50

COFFEE BREAK

17:50 - 18:10

Arthroscopic management of full-thickness cartilage defects

Speaker(s): Alan Nixon †

18:10 - 18:30

Recent Advances on Arthrosocpic techniques of the human knee

Speaker(s): Krik Heusdens

18:30 - 19:50

Case Scenarios: Panel Discussion Hans Wilderjans

Speaker(s): Krik Heusdens, Wayne McIlwraith, Alan Nixon †

08:30 - 08:50

Recognising a surgical complication

Speaker(s): Luis Manuel Rubio-Martinez

08:50 - 09:10

Complications of synovial endoscopic surgery

Speaker(s): Jessica Kidd

09:10 - 09:30

Complications of reproductive surgery

Speaker(s): Tom O'Brien

09:30 - 09:50

Complications of tendon surgery

Speaker(s): Roger Smith

09:50 - 10:00

Q&A

Speaker(s): Luis Manuel Rubio-Martinez, Jessica Kidd, Tom O'Brien, Roger Smith

10:00 - 10:15

COFFEE BREAK

10:15 - 10:35

Approaches to management of RLN: discipline-based differences

Speaker(s): Caroline Tessier

10:35 - 10:55

Reinnervation of the larynx: where are we in 2021?

Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol

10:55 - 11:15

Standing Laryngoplasty

Speaker(s): Bruce Murray Bladon

11:15 - 11:35

Update on treatment methods for DDSP

Speaker(s): Safia Zarin Barakzai

11:35 - 11:55

Sinoscopy: an update on outcomes

Speaker(s): Timothy Paul Barnett

11:55 - 12:15

Q&A

Speaker(s): Timothy Paul Barnett, Safia Zarin Barakzai, Bruce Murray Bladon, Fabrice Rossignol, Caroline Tessier

12:15 - 13:15

LUNCH BREAK

13:15 - 13:35

Limb deformities in farm animals

Speaker(s): Karl Nuss

13:35 - 13:55

Congenital respiratory tract malformations

Speaker(s): Patrick J. Pollock

13:55 - 14:15

Overjet and Overbite

Speaker(s): Denis Verwilghen

14:15 - 14:35

Surgical management of gastrointestinal malformations

Speaker(s): Peter Wiemer

14:35 - 15:05

3D printed innovations in human reconstruction

Speaker(s): Maurice Mommaerts

15:05 - 15:15

Q&A

Speaker(s): Maurice Mommaerts, Peter Wiemer, Denis Verwilghen, Patrick J. Pollock, Karl Nuss

15:15 - 15:30

COFFEE BREAK

15:30 - 15:50

Computed tomography of the neck

Speaker(s): Mads Kristoffersen

15:50 - 16:10

Repair of cervical subluxations and fractures

Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol

16:10 - 16:30

Arthroscopy of the cervical intervertebral facet joints

Speaker(s): Thomas Hughes

16:30 - 16:50

Cervical intervertebral fusion for the treatment of CVM - an update

Speaker(s): Alan Nixon †

16:50 - 17:20

Diagnosis and management of occupational neck pain in human athletes

Speaker(s): Niki Fransen

17:20 - 17:30

Q&A

Speaker(s): Mads Kristoffersen, Fabrice Rossignol, Thomas Hughes, Alan Nixon †

08:30 - 08:45

Back movement and muscle activity changes in horses with induced fore- and hindlimb lameness at trot

Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers

08:45 - 09:00

Outcome and Racing Performance of 194 horses undergoing standing fracture repair (2007-2018)

Speaker(s): Victoria Colgate

09:00 - 09:15

Bone edema in equine stifles – A real threat?

Speaker(s): Martin Waselau

09:15 - 09:30

Outcome following traumatic pelvic fracture involving the acetabulum in Thoroughbred racehorses trained in Newmarket, UK

Speaker(s): Joshua Davison

09:30 - 09:45

Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery in horses

Speaker(s): Christoph Koch

09:45 - 10:00

Tenoscopic desmotomy of the accessory ligament of the superficial digital flexor tendon (AL-SDFT) to treat superficial digital flexor tendonitis (SDFTs) in 19 FEI event horses

Speaker(s): Neal Matthew Ashton

10:00 - 10:15

BREAK

10:15 - 10:30

Meniscal Disruption in 3 Neonatal Foals Associated with Septic Arthritis

Speaker(s): Jessica Johnson

10:30 - 10:45

Arthroscopic removal of palmar intermediate carpal bone fracture fragments in four horses using a transthecal approach through the carpal sheath of the flexor tendons

Speaker(s): Charlotte Hewitt-Dedman

10:45 - 11:00

Indications, Technical Aspects and Pitfalls with the Use of Absorbable Bone Screws in Equine Surgery

Speaker(s): Florent David

11:00 - 11:15

Efficacy of tiludronate: retrospective study on 343 horses

Speaker(s): Adeline Tischmacher

11:15 - 11:30

Temporary Pan-carpal Arthrodesis as a Treatment of Distal Radial Fracture in a Pony

Speaker(s): Rabea Haddad

11:30 - 11:45

Ex vivo CT diagnosed degenerative articular changes in the equine thoracic spine.

Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers

11:45 - 12:45

LUNCH BREAK

12:45 - 13:00

Effect of Topical Oxygen Therapy on guttural pouch mycotic lesions: an experimental and clinical study in horses

Speaker(s): Olivier Lepage

13:00 - 13:15

Efficient Immunotherapy of Equine Sarcoids Using Live-Attenuated Recombinant Influenza Viruses Co-Expressing Shuffled Bovine Papillomavirus Type 1 Oncogenes

Speaker(s): Sabine Brandt

13:15 - 13:30

Computer-Assisted Dental and Sinus Surgery in Horses

Speaker(s): Micaël Klopfenstein Bregger

13:30 - 13:45

Laparoscopic configuration of the nephrosplenic space in horses and its influence on left dorsal large colon displacement

Speaker(s): Janne Stael

13:45 - 14:00

Equine prosthetic laryngoplasty technique and case management: A survey of veterinary surgeons

Speaker(s): Christian Byrne

14:00 - 14:15

Endoscopic Progression of Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy in an Uniform Population of Warmblood Horses

Speaker(s): Olivier Brandenberger

14:15 - 14:30

BREAK

14:30 - 14:45

Surgical Management of Comminuted Fractures of the Proximal Phalanx using a Biological Bridge Plating Technique with an LCP Femoral Plate

Speaker(s): Maelle Farfan

14:45 - 15:00

Maintenance of Arytenoid Cartilage Abduction With the Use of Metallic Suture Buttons on the Cricoid After Laryngoplasty in 78 Horses

Speaker(s): Olivier Brandenberger

15:00 - 15:15

Effect of Bio-Electro-Magnetic-Energy-Regulation (BEMER)-horse therapy on Cardiopulmonary Function and Recovery Quality after isofluran anesthesia in 100 horses subjected to pars-plana vitrectomy

Speaker(s): Olivier Brandenberger

15:15 - 15:30

Hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopy surgery (NOTES) to perform bilateral ovariectomy in mares

Speaker(s): Ana Velloso Alvarez

15:30 - 15:45

BREAK

15:45 - 16:00

Peri-operative antimicrobial treatment and antimicrobial susceptibility in horses with surgical site infections in the United Kingdom

Speaker(s): Cajsa Marie Isgren

16:00 - 16:15

Evaluation of the Airway Mechanics of Modified Toggle Laryngoplasty Constructs using a Vacuum Chamber Airflow Model

Speaker(s): Santiago D. Gutierrez-Nibeyro

16:15 - 16:30

Lamellar neutrophil myeloperoxydase infiltration in hyperinsulinemic-induced laminitis

Speaker(s): Nazaré Storms

16:30 - 16:45

Probability of and factors influencing horse owner’s decision to consent to exploratory laparotomy

Speaker(s): Kate Averay

16:45 - 17:00

Laparoscopic partial suturing of the vaginal ring in 10 mature stallions

Speaker(s): Julien Racine

17:00 - 17:15

Benefits of superglue mesh closure following exploratory laparotomy in horses

Speaker(s): Janine Astrid Terschuur

13:15 - 13:30

Challenging surgical treatment by tendinoplasty of an Achilles tendon rupture in a goat.

Speaker(s): Nicolas Giraud

13:30 - 13:45

Arthroscopic Fragment Removal for Treatment of Equine Cervical Articular Process Joint Osteochondrosis

Speaker(s): Christoph Lischer

13:45 - 14:00

The radiographic assessment of medial femorotibial periarticular osteophytes is most reliable at the equine femoral condyle for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis

Speaker(s): Louis Kamus

14:00 - 14:15

Immediate pre-operative computed tomography for surgical planning of equine fracture repair: a retrospective review of 55 cases.

Speaker(s): Camilla Pudney

14:15 - 14:30

Microstructural changes at the osteochondral junction in naturally occurring osteoarthritis of the equine medial femorotibial joint

Speaker(s): Mathilde Ducrocq

14:30 - 14:45

BREAK

14:45 - 15:00

A scoping review to identify factors associated with treatment outcome following synovial sepsis

Speaker(s): Therese de Souza

15:00 - 15:15

Retrospective Study on Surgical Management of Laryngoplasty Complications and Associated Outcome

Speaker(s): Maelle Farfan

15:15 - 15:30

Use of passive surveillance of multidrug-resistant organism to improve infection control program

Speaker(s): Nora Biermann

15:30 - 15:45

One-stage standing laparoscopic gonadectomy and genitoplasty in an equine male pseudohermaphrodite with XX karyotype.

Speaker(s): Endrigo Pompermayer

15:45 - 16:00

Internal Fixation of Type II Distal Phalangeal Fractures in 51 Horses

Speaker(s): Lauren Smanik