8th July 2021 - 10th July 2021
Note: All indicated times are CET.
Channel 1 Small Animal Large Animal
Thursday, 8th July
Opening Session
Chair: Annick Hamaide
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
Friday, 9th July
On demand (always on)
08:30 - 09:30
Publishing in Veterinary Surgery - Tips and Tricks
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
Saturday, 10th July
Canine/Equine Regenerative Medicine
Chair: Susanne Lauer
Regenerative Medicine
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
Canine/Equine Regenerative Medicine II
Chair: Jessica Kidd
Regenerative Medicine
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
Closing Session
18:00 - 18:45
Awards and Closing Remarks
Speaker(s): Timothy R.C. Greet
Opening Session
Chair: Annick Hamaide
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
On demand (always on)
08:30 - 09:30
Publishing in Veterinary Surgery - Tips and Tricks
Speaker(s): Dominique Griffon
Canine/Equine Regenerative Medicine
Chair: Susanne Lauer
Regenerative Medicine
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
Canine/Equine Regenerative Medicine II
Chair: Jessica Kidd
Regenerative Medicine
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
Closing Session
18:00 - 18:45
Awards and Closing Remarks
Speaker(s): Timothy R.C. Greet
Channel 2 Small Animal Orthopaedic (live)
Thursday, 8th July
Resident Forum Orthopaedic
Chair: Sandra Corr
16:40 - 17:00
Biomechanical Comparison of Locking and Non-locking Constructs in a Feline Ilial Fracture Model – an ex vivo Cadaveric Study
Speaker(s): Lutz Paulick
Discussant: Thomas Sissener
17:00 - 17:20
Long-term clinical outcome and osteoarthritis score for 54 dogs affected by osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral head treated with arthroscopic debridement or not: a retrospective multi-center study.
Speaker(s): Chloé Job
Discussant: Eithne Comerford
17:20 - 17:40
Micro-computed tomographic (Micro-CT) assessment of different contrast preparations for canine cadaveric microangiographic assessment of the hindlimbs
Speaker(s): Philip Inness
Discussant: Pilar Lafuente
17:40 - 18:00
Comparison of canine femoral torsion measurements using the axial and biplanar methods on 3-dimensional volumetric reconstructions of computed tomography images
Speaker(s): Boris Serck
Discussant: Ulrich Rytz
18:00 - 18:20
Effect of working length and plate-bone distance on 2.0mm locking construct stiffness in a diaphyseal fracture gap model
Speaker(s): Alecia Evans
Discussant: Andy Moores
18:20 - 18:40
Effect of Osteotomy and Plate Orientation on Rock-Back Following Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Using a Tibial Gap Model
Speaker(s): Edyta Bula
Discussant: Sorrel Langley-Hobbs
18:40 - 19:00
CT evaluation of completeness of arthroscopic subtotal coronoidectomy for treatment of canine medial coronoid disease
Speaker(s): Carina Renner
Discussant: Dylan Clement
19:00 - 19:20
Modified Fulkerson Procedure (MFP): A potential new osteotomy technique to treat concurrent cranial cruciate ligament disease and medial patella luxation in dogs
Speaker(s): José Luis Fontalba Navas
Discussant: Rico Vannini
19:20 - 19:40
Mechanical contribution of the fibula to torsional stiffness and strength of the canine crus
Speaker(s): Pierre Picavet
Discussant: Elvin Kulendra
19:40 - 20:00
Comparative kinematic evaluation of TPLO and TPLO combined with extra-articular stabilization: a biomechanical study
Speaker(s): Benjamin Andrea Husi
Discussant: Richard Meeson
Friday, 9th July
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation I
Chair: Susanne Lauer
08:30 - 09:00
Shoulder injuries in canine athletes
Speaker(s): Pilar Lafuente
09:00 - 09:30
Shoulder instability: myth or reality
Speaker(s): Bernadette Van Ryssen
09:30 - 10:00
Rehabilitation of canine athletes with injuries in the shoulder girdle complex
Speaker(s): Lowri Davies
10:00 - 10:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Bernadette Van Ryssen, Pilar Lafuente, Lowri Davies
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation II
Chair: Elvin Kulendra
10:30 - 11:00
Muscular injuries in the hind limb
Speaker(s): Pilar Lafuente
11:00 - 11:30
Distal extremity injuries of tendons and ligaments
Speaker(s): Rico Vannini
11:30 - 12:00
Rehabilitation and orthotics for distal extremity injuries
Speaker(s): Darren C. Barnes
12:00 - 12:45
Round Table Discussion
Speaker(s): Pilar Lafuente, Rico Vannini, Darren C. Barnes
12:45 - 13:45
LUNCH BREAK
Current strategies for:
Chair: Karen Perry
Current strategies for:
13:45 - 14:15
Dealing with critical bone defects / non-unions
Speaker(s): William Marshall
14:15 - 14:45
Dealing with cartilage defects
Speaker(s): Peter Böttcher
14:45 - 15:15
Shearing injuries and open fractures
Speaker(s): Elvin Romesh Kulendra
15:15 - 15:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Elvin Romesh Kulendra, Peter Böttcher, William Marshall
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
Short Communications - Orthopaedics
Chair: William Marshall
15:45 - 16:00
Outcomes and complications reported from a multi-centre canine total hip replacement registry over a ten-year period
Speaker(s): Eithne Comerford
16:00 - 16:15
Biomechanical evaluation of a novel barbed suture pattern with epitendinous suture augmentation in a canine flexor tendon model
Speaker(s): Rachel McKay
16:15 - 16:30
Biomechanical analysis of accessory tendon graft augmentation for primary gastrocnemius tendon reconstruction in dogs
Speaker(s): Rachel McKay
16:30 - 16:45
Effect of Sedation on Patellar and Withdrawal Reflexes in Healthy Dogs
Speaker(s): Kristen Horsley
16:45 - 17:15
BREAK
Residents Talk and Discussion
17:15 - 18:15
The usefulness of physiotherapy in occult lameness
Speaker(s): Bernadette Van Ryssen
Saturday, 10th July
Orthopaedic Complications
Chair: Heidi Radke
Infection
08:30 - 09:00
Perioperative and postoperative antibiotic use
Speaker(s): Andy Moores
09:00 - 09:30
Septic arthritis
Speaker(s): Ulrich Rytz
09:30 - 10:00
Fracture Revision Surgery
Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin
10:00 - 10:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Andy Moores, Ulrich Rytz, Loïc M. Déjardin
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
Postoperative Complications
Chair: Andy Moores
10:30 - 11:00
Dealing with complications after ulna osteotomy
Speaker(s): Peter Böttcher
11:00 - 11:30
Dealing with complications after patella luxation
Speaker(s): Heidi Radke
11:30 - 12:00
Dealing with complications after total hip replacement
Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin
12:00 - 12:30
Dealing with complications after cruciate surgery
Speaker(s): Ulrich Rytz
12:30 - 12:45
Q&A
Speaker(s): Ulrich Rytz, Heidi Radke, Peter Böttcher
12:45 - 13:45
LUNCH BREAK
Resident Forum Orthopaedic
Chair: Sandra Corr
16:40 - 17:00
Biomechanical Comparison of Locking and Non-locking Constructs in a Feline Ilial Fracture Model – an ex vivo Cadaveric Study
Speaker(s): Lutz Paulick
Discussant: Thomas Sissener
17:00 - 17:20
Long-term clinical outcome and osteoarthritis score for 54 dogs affected by osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral head treated with arthroscopic debridement or not: a retrospective multi-center study.
Speaker(s): Chloé Job
Discussant: Eithne Comerford
17:20 - 17:40
Micro-computed tomographic (Micro-CT) assessment of different contrast preparations for canine cadaveric microangiographic assessment of the hindlimbs
Speaker(s): Philip Inness
Discussant: Pilar Lafuente
17:40 - 18:00
Comparison of canine femoral torsion measurements using the axial and biplanar methods on 3-dimensional volumetric reconstructions of computed tomography images
Speaker(s): Boris Serck
Discussant: Ulrich Rytz
18:00 - 18:20
Effect of working length and plate-bone distance on 2.0mm locking construct stiffness in a diaphyseal fracture gap model
Speaker(s): Alecia Evans
Discussant: Andy Moores
18:20 - 18:40
Effect of Osteotomy and Plate Orientation on Rock-Back Following Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Using a Tibial Gap Model
Speaker(s): Edyta Bula
Discussant: Sorrel Langley-Hobbs
18:40 - 19:00
CT evaluation of completeness of arthroscopic subtotal coronoidectomy for treatment of canine medial coronoid disease
Speaker(s): Carina Renner
Discussant: Dylan Clement
19:00 - 19:20
Modified Fulkerson Procedure (MFP): A potential new osteotomy technique to treat concurrent cranial cruciate ligament disease and medial patella luxation in dogs
Speaker(s): José Luis Fontalba Navas
Discussant: Rico Vannini
19:20 - 19:40
Mechanical contribution of the fibula to torsional stiffness and strength of the canine crus
Speaker(s): Pierre Picavet
Discussant: Elvin Kulendra
19:40 - 20:00
Comparative kinematic evaluation of TPLO and TPLO combined with extra-articular stabilization: a biomechanical study
Speaker(s): Benjamin Andrea Husi
Discussant: Richard Meeson
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation I
Chair: Susanne Lauer
08:30 - 09:00
Shoulder injuries in canine athletes
Speaker(s): Pilar Lafuente
09:00 - 09:30
Shoulder instability: myth or reality
Speaker(s): Bernadette Van Ryssen
09:30 - 10:00
Rehabilitation of canine athletes with injuries in the shoulder girdle complex
Speaker(s): Lowri Davies
10:00 - 10:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Bernadette Van Ryssen, Pilar Lafuente, Lowri Davies
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation II
Chair: Elvin Kulendra
10:30 - 11:00
Muscular injuries in the hind limb
Speaker(s): Pilar Lafuente
11:00 - 11:30
Distal extremity injuries of tendons and ligaments
Speaker(s): Rico Vannini
11:30 - 12:00
Rehabilitation and orthotics for distal extremity injuries
Speaker(s): Darren C. Barnes
12:00 - 12:45
Round Table Discussion
Speaker(s): Pilar Lafuente, Rico Vannini, Darren C. Barnes
12:45 - 13:45
LUNCH BREAK
Current strategies for:
Chair: Karen Perry
Current strategies for:
13:45 - 14:15
Dealing with critical bone defects / non-unions
Speaker(s): William Marshall
14:15 - 14:45
Dealing with cartilage defects
Speaker(s): Peter Böttcher
14:45 - 15:15
Shearing injuries and open fractures
Speaker(s): Elvin Romesh Kulendra
15:15 - 15:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Elvin Romesh Kulendra, Peter Böttcher, William Marshall
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
Short Communications - Orthopaedics
Chair: William Marshall
15:45 - 16:00
Outcomes and complications reported from a multi-centre canine total hip replacement registry over a ten-year period
Speaker(s): Eithne Comerford
16:00 - 16:15
Biomechanical evaluation of a novel barbed suture pattern with epitendinous suture augmentation in a canine flexor tendon model
Speaker(s): Rachel McKay
16:15 - 16:30
Biomechanical analysis of accessory tendon graft augmentation for primary gastrocnemius tendon reconstruction in dogs
Speaker(s): Rachel McKay
16:30 - 16:45
Effect of Sedation on Patellar and Withdrawal Reflexes in Healthy Dogs
Speaker(s): Kristen Horsley
16:45 - 17:15
BREAK
Residents Talk and Discussion
17:15 - 18:15
The usefulness of physiotherapy in occult lameness
Speaker(s): Bernadette Van Ryssen
Orthopaedic Complications
Chair: Heidi Radke
Infection
08:30 - 09:00
Perioperative and postoperative antibiotic use
Speaker(s): Andy Moores
09:00 - 09:30
Septic arthritis
Speaker(s): Ulrich Rytz
09:30 - 10:00
Fracture Revision Surgery
Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin
10:00 - 10:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Andy Moores, Ulrich Rytz, Loïc M. Déjardin
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
Postoperative Complications
Chair: Andy Moores
10:30 - 11:00
Dealing with complications after ulna osteotomy
Speaker(s): Peter Böttcher
11:00 - 11:30
Dealing with complications after patella luxation
Speaker(s): Heidi Radke
11:30 - 12:00
Dealing with complications after total hip replacement
Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin
12:00 - 12:30
Dealing with complications after cruciate surgery
Speaker(s): Ulrich Rytz
12:30 - 12:45
Q&A
Speaker(s): Ulrich Rytz, Heidi Radke, Peter Böttcher
12:45 - 13:45
LUNCH BREAK
Channel 3 Small Animal Soft Tissue (live)
Thursday, 8th July
Resident Forum Soft Tissue
Chair: Chris Shales
16:40 - 17:00
Comparison of conventional ligatures and a vessel sealing device during open ovariohysterectomy in rabbits
Speaker(s): Caroline Dumartinet
Discussant: Kelly Bowlt Blacklock
17:00 - 17:20
Effect of patient positioning on retrieval of cystoliths by percutaneous cystolithotomy in dogs.
Speaker(s): Rebekah Knight
Discussant: Stéphanie Noël
17:20 - 17:40
Histologically tumour-free margins following planned marginal excision of soft-tissue sarcomas and mast cell tumours with intent for radiotherapy
Speaker(s): David Haine
Discussant: Annick Hamaide
17:40 - 18:00
Comparison of a single-access glove port with a SILS™ port in a surgical simulator model using MISTELS
Speaker(s): Ulrike Strohmeier
Discussant: Sebastiaan Van Nimwegen
18:00 - 18:20
Comparison of outcome between dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus syndrome surgically treated immediately after a brief resuscitation or after a prolonged fluid resuscitation.
Speaker(s): Eloïse Lhuillery
Discussant: Jon Hall
18:20 - 18:40
Long-term outcome of surgical treatment of perineal hernia in 36 cats (2013-2019)
Speaker(s): Mike Hubers
Discussant: Kathryn Pratschke
18:40 - 19:00
Comparison of median sternotomy closure-related complication rates using wire and suture in dogs: a multicentric retrospective study
Speaker(s): Mariette Aurélie Pilot
Discussant: Poppy Bristow
19:00 - 19:20
Intraoral approach for zygomatic sialoadenectomy in dogs: an ex-vivo study
Speaker(s): Joni Viitanen
Discussant: Claire Deroy
19:20 - 19:40
Outcome for septic peritonitis in cats treated surgically in the United Kingdom
Speaker(s): Tom Anderson
Discussant: Cyrill Poncet
19:40 - 20:00
Long-term outcomes following cholecystectomy in cats
Speaker(s): Matthew Simpson
Discussant: Stéphanie Claeys
Friday, 9th July
ECVS + VSSO
Chair: Jonathan Peter Bray
08:30 - 09:05
Sentinel lymph node mapping in the clinical staging of oncological patients: indications, techniques and results
Speaker(s): Hervé Brissot
09:05 - 09:40
Practical guidelines for the management of canine low-grade mast cell tumours
Speaker(s): Laurent Findji
09:40 - 10:15
Conservative approach of the management of soft tissue sarcomas - guidelines and controversies
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco
10:15 - 10:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco, Laurent Findji, Hervé Brissot
10:30 - 10:45
COFFEE BREAK
Round Table Discussion
Chair: Stephen Baines
10:45 - 11:15
The role of electrochemotherapy in multimodal cancer treatment
Speaker(s): Enrico Spugnini
11:15 - 11:45
The role of immunotherapy in multimodal cancer treatment
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco
11:45 - 12:15
The role of metronomic chemotherapy in multimodal cancer treatment
Speaker(s): Enrico Spugnini
12:15 - 12:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco, Enrico Spugnini
12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH BREAK
ECVS + VSSO
Chair: Paolo Buracco
13:30 - 14:10
Canine apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma - a clinical staged-based approach for optimizing treatment options and prognosis
Speaker(s): Julius Michael Liptak
14:10 - 14:40
Prosthetic reconstruction in oncological surgery - design and clinical perspectives
Speaker(s): Jan Klasen, Julius Michael Liptak
14:40 - 15:15
Surgical margins: past, present and future
Speaker(s): Jonathan Peter Bray
15:15 - 15:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Julius Michael Liptak, Jan Klasen, Jonathan Peter Bray
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
Small Animal Soft Tissue
Chair: Pieter Nelissen
15:45 - 16:30
Hot topics in antimicrobial resistant surgical site infections
Speaker(s): Fergus Allerton
16:30 - 17:15
Important clinical concepts for infection prevention
Speaker(s): Fergus Allerton
17:15 - 17:30
Q&A
Saturday, 10th July
Stenting and coiling as an alternative to surgery: where are we now?
Chair: Guillaume Chanoit
08:30 - 09:00
Tracheal stenting - where are we now?
Speaker(s): Gerard McLauchlan
09:00 - 09:30
Ureteral stenting: still relevant?
Speaker(s): Cyrill Poncet
09:30 - 10:00
Coiling abnormal large vessels - where are we now?
Speaker(s): Ivan Doran
10:00 - 10:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Ivan Doran, Cyrill Poncet, Gerard McLauchlan
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
Skin surgery: reconstructive and infection
Chair: Ian Nicholson
10:30 - 11:00
Acute traumatic wound management – is this evidence based medicine?
Speaker(s): Davina Anderson
11:00 - 11:30
A review of strategies and innovations to improve skin flap survival
Speaker(s): Davina Anderson
11:30 - 12:00
Tissue expansion
Speaker(s): Guillaume Chanoit
12:00 - 12:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Davina Anderson, Guillaume Chanoit
12:15 - 13:15
LUNCH BREAK
Pain Management
Chair: Davina Anderson
13:15 - 13:45
Pain scoring and assessment
Speaker(s): Jaime Viscasillas Monteagudo
13:45 - 14:15
Analgesic strategies for chronic pain
Speaker(s): Jaime Viscasillas Monteagudo
14:15 - 14:45
Local anesthesia: how the surgeon can improve the comfort after surgery
Speaker(s): Jaime Viscasillas Monteagudo
14:45 - 15:00
Q&A
15:00 - 15:15
COFFEE BREAK
Short Communications - Soft Tissue
Chair: Annick Hamaide
15:15 - 15:30
Clinical waste audit in a specialist small animal veterinary operating room: what is the environmental impact?
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
15:30 - 15:45
Use of Radiofrequency Volumetric Tissue Reduction for the Treatment of Nasal Turbinate Hypertrophy in Brachycephalic Dogs.
Speaker(s): Marie-Cécile von Doernberg
15:45 - 16:00
Comparing near infrared fluorescent image guided sentinel lymph node dissection to unguided locoregional lymph node resections for the treatment of dogs with mast cell tumors: a retrospective study
Speaker(s): Patricia Beer
16:00 - 16:15
Sensitivity and specificity of different blood tests to assess absence of portosystemic shunting in dogs surgically treated for an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Speaker(s): Nausikaa Devriendt
16:15 - 16:30
Should clean but close margins be considered as tumor free in dogs with cutaneous soft-tissue sarcomas?
Speaker(s): Lavinia Elena Chiti
16:30 - 16:45
A retrospective review of dogs and cats undergoing total lung lobectomy using circumferential ligatures
Speaker(s): Ioana Craciun
16:45 - 17:00
Q&A
Resident Forum Soft Tissue
Chair: Chris Shales
16:40 - 17:00
Comparison of conventional ligatures and a vessel sealing device during open ovariohysterectomy in rabbits
Speaker(s): Caroline Dumartinet
Discussant: Kelly Bowlt Blacklock
17:00 - 17:20
Effect of patient positioning on retrieval of cystoliths by percutaneous cystolithotomy in dogs.
Speaker(s): Rebekah Knight
Discussant: Stéphanie Noël
17:20 - 17:40
Histologically tumour-free margins following planned marginal excision of soft-tissue sarcomas and mast cell tumours with intent for radiotherapy
Speaker(s): David Haine
Discussant: Annick Hamaide
17:40 - 18:00
Comparison of a single-access glove port with a SILS™ port in a surgical simulator model using MISTELS
Speaker(s): Ulrike Strohmeier
Discussant: Sebastiaan Van Nimwegen
18:00 - 18:20
Comparison of outcome between dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus syndrome surgically treated immediately after a brief resuscitation or after a prolonged fluid resuscitation.
Speaker(s): Eloïse Lhuillery
Discussant: Jon Hall
18:20 - 18:40
Long-term outcome of surgical treatment of perineal hernia in 36 cats (2013-2019)
Speaker(s): Mike Hubers
Discussant: Kathryn Pratschke
18:40 - 19:00
Comparison of median sternotomy closure-related complication rates using wire and suture in dogs: a multicentric retrospective study
Speaker(s): Mariette Aurélie Pilot
Discussant: Poppy Bristow
19:00 - 19:20
Intraoral approach for zygomatic sialoadenectomy in dogs: an ex-vivo study
Speaker(s): Joni Viitanen
Discussant: Claire Deroy
19:20 - 19:40
Outcome for septic peritonitis in cats treated surgically in the United Kingdom
Speaker(s): Tom Anderson
Discussant: Cyrill Poncet
19:40 - 20:00
Long-term outcomes following cholecystectomy in cats
Speaker(s): Matthew Simpson
Discussant: Stéphanie Claeys
ECVS + VSSO
Chair: Jonathan Peter Bray
08:30 - 09:05
Sentinel lymph node mapping in the clinical staging of oncological patients: indications, techniques and results
Speaker(s): Hervé Brissot
09:05 - 09:40
Practical guidelines for the management of canine low-grade mast cell tumours
Speaker(s): Laurent Findji
09:40 - 10:15
Conservative approach of the management of soft tissue sarcomas - guidelines and controversies
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco
10:15 - 10:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco, Laurent Findji, Hervé Brissot
10:30 - 10:45
COFFEE BREAK
Round Table Discussion
Chair: Stephen Baines
10:45 - 11:15
The role of electrochemotherapy in multimodal cancer treatment
Speaker(s): Enrico Spugnini
11:15 - 11:45
The role of immunotherapy in multimodal cancer treatment
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco
11:45 - 12:15
The role of metronomic chemotherapy in multimodal cancer treatment
Speaker(s): Enrico Spugnini
12:15 - 12:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Paolo Buracco, Enrico Spugnini
12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH BREAK
ECVS + VSSO
Chair: Paolo Buracco
13:30 - 14:10
Canine apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma - a clinical staged-based approach for optimizing treatment options and prognosis
Speaker(s): Julius Michael Liptak
14:10 - 14:40
Prosthetic reconstruction in oncological surgery - design and clinical perspectives
Speaker(s): Jan Klasen, Julius Michael Liptak
14:40 - 15:15
Surgical margins: past, present and future
Speaker(s): Jonathan Peter Bray
15:15 - 15:30
Q&A
Speaker(s): Julius Michael Liptak, Jan Klasen, Jonathan Peter Bray
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
Small Animal Soft Tissue
Chair: Pieter Nelissen
15:45 - 16:30
Hot topics in antimicrobial resistant surgical site infections
Speaker(s): Fergus Allerton
16:30 - 17:15
Important clinical concepts for infection prevention
Speaker(s): Fergus Allerton
17:15 - 17:30
Q&A
Stenting and coiling as an alternative to surgery: where are we now?
Chair: Guillaume Chanoit
08:30 - 09:00
Tracheal stenting - where are we now?
Speaker(s): Gerard McLauchlan
09:00 - 09:30
Ureteral stenting: still relevant?
Speaker(s): Cyrill Poncet
09:30 - 10:00
Coiling abnormal large vessels - where are we now?
Speaker(s): Ivan Doran
10:00 - 10:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Ivan Doran, Cyrill Poncet, Gerard McLauchlan
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
Skin surgery: reconstructive and infection
Chair: Ian Nicholson
10:30 - 11:00
Acute traumatic wound management – is this evidence based medicine?
Speaker(s): Davina Anderson
11:00 - 11:30
A review of strategies and innovations to improve skin flap survival
Speaker(s): Davina Anderson
11:30 - 12:00
Tissue expansion
Speaker(s): Guillaume Chanoit
12:00 - 12:15
Q&A
Speaker(s): Davina Anderson, Guillaume Chanoit
12:15 - 13:15
LUNCH BREAK
Pain Management
Chair: Davina Anderson
13:15 - 13:45
Pain scoring and assessment
Speaker(s): Jaime Viscasillas Monteagudo
13:45 - 14:15
Analgesic strategies for chronic pain
Speaker(s): Jaime Viscasillas Monteagudo
14:15 - 14:45
Local anesthesia: how the surgeon can improve the comfort after surgery
Speaker(s): Jaime Viscasillas Monteagudo
14:45 - 15:00
Q&A
15:00 - 15:15
COFFEE BREAK
Short Communications - Soft Tissue
Chair: Annick Hamaide
15:15 - 15:30
Clinical waste audit in a specialist small animal veterinary operating room: what is the environmental impact?
Speaker(s): Zoë Jane Halfacree
15:30 - 15:45
Use of Radiofrequency Volumetric Tissue Reduction for the Treatment of Nasal Turbinate Hypertrophy in Brachycephalic Dogs.
Speaker(s): Marie-Cécile von Doernberg
15:45 - 16:00
Comparing near infrared fluorescent image guided sentinel lymph node dissection to unguided locoregional lymph node resections for the treatment of dogs with mast cell tumors: a retrospective study
Speaker(s): Patricia Beer
16:00 - 16:15
Sensitivity and specificity of different blood tests to assess absence of portosystemic shunting in dogs surgically treated for an extrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Speaker(s): Nausikaa Devriendt
16:15 - 16:30
Should clean but close margins be considered as tumor free in dogs with cutaneous soft-tissue sarcomas?
Speaker(s): Lavinia Elena Chiti
16:30 - 16:45
A retrospective review of dogs and cats undergoing total lung lobectomy using circumferential ligatures
Speaker(s): Ioana Craciun
16:45 - 17:00
Q&A
Channel 5 Small Animal Short Communications (pre-recorded)
Saturday, 10th July
Short Communications
08:30 - 08:45
3D kinematic evaluation of lateral suture stabilization in an in vitro canine cranial cruciate deficient stifle model
Speaker(s): Isabela Del Carpio
08:45 - 09:00
Evaluation of hindlimb deformity in dogs with grade 2 medial patellar luxation by naturally standing computed tomography imaging
Speaker(s): Yuma Tomo
09:00 - 09:15
Mechanical evaluation of two hybrid locking plate designs for canine pancarpal arthrodesis
Speaker(s): Ivan Zderic
09:15 - 09:30
Mechanical evaluation of two hybrid locking plate designs for canine pancarpal arthrodesis under fatigue loading
Speaker(s): Ivan Zderic
09:30 - 09:45
BREAK
Short Communications - Soft Tissue
09:45 - 10:00
Laser lithotripsy of penile urethral stones in toy breed male dogs
Speaker(s): Peter Pantke
10:00 - 10:15
Proximal perineal urethrostomy in 11 cats: technique and short-term outcome
Speaker(s): Paul Garnier
10:15 - 10:30
Long-term and quality of life assessment following treatment of congenital intrahepatic shunts in dogs by percutaneous transcatheter embolization technique
Speaker(s): Guillaume Chanoit
10:30 - 10:45
Outcome and postoperative complications in 73 dogs with thyroid carcinoma with gross vascular invasion managed with thyroidectomy
Speaker(s): Max Latifi
10:45 - 11:00
BREAK
11:00 - 11:15
Feline salivary mucocele: clinical presentation, treatment and outcome in 23 cases
Speaker(s): Diego Bobis Villagrá
11:15 - 11:30
Owner assisted recovery after surgical treatment of canine brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS)
Speaker(s): Juan José Camarasa Evaristo
11:30 - 11:45
Submucosal resection via a transanal approach for treatment of rectal tumors - a multicentric study
Speaker(s): Juan Carlos Jimeno Sandoval
11:45 - 12:00
ACVS Resident Award winner Soft Tissue
12:00 - 13:00
LUNCH BREAK
Short Communications
08:30 - 08:45
3D kinematic evaluation of lateral suture stabilization in an in vitro canine cranial cruciate deficient stifle model
Speaker(s): Isabela Del Carpio
08:45 - 09:00
Evaluation of hindlimb deformity in dogs with grade 2 medial patellar luxation by naturally standing computed tomography imaging
Speaker(s): Yuma Tomo
09:00 - 09:15
Mechanical evaluation of two hybrid locking plate designs for canine pancarpal arthrodesis
Speaker(s): Ivan Zderic
09:15 - 09:30
Mechanical evaluation of two hybrid locking plate designs for canine pancarpal arthrodesis under fatigue loading
Speaker(s): Ivan Zderic
09:30 - 09:45
BREAK
Short Communications - Soft Tissue
09:45 - 10:00
Laser lithotripsy of penile urethral stones in toy breed male dogs
Speaker(s): Peter Pantke
10:00 - 10:15
Proximal perineal urethrostomy in 11 cats: technique and short-term outcome
Speaker(s): Paul Garnier
10:15 - 10:30
Long-term and quality of life assessment following treatment of congenital intrahepatic shunts in dogs by percutaneous transcatheter embolization technique
Speaker(s): Guillaume Chanoit
10:30 - 10:45
Outcome and postoperative complications in 73 dogs with thyroid carcinoma with gross vascular invasion managed with thyroidectomy
Speaker(s): Max Latifi
10:45 - 11:00
BREAK
11:00 - 11:15
Feline salivary mucocele: clinical presentation, treatment and outcome in 23 cases
Speaker(s): Diego Bobis Villagrá
11:15 - 11:30
Owner assisted recovery after surgical treatment of canine brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS)
Speaker(s): Juan José Camarasa Evaristo
11:30 - 11:45
Submucosal resection via a transanal approach for treatment of rectal tumors - a multicentric study
Speaker(s): Juan Carlos Jimeno Sandoval
11:45 - 12:00
ACVS Resident Award winner Soft Tissue
12:00 - 13:00
LUNCH BREAK
Meet the Expert (Small Animal)
Friday, 9th July
Orthopaedic
12:45 - 13:45
Meet the Expert: Canine athletes: optimising biomechanics to improve performance and minimise injury
Speaker(s): Lowri Davies
Soft Tissue
18:00 - 19:00
Meet the Expert: Surgical Margins, Histologic Margins … Trying to Make Sense of it All
Speaker(s): Julius Michael Liptak
Orthopaedic
18:00 - 19:00
Meet the Expert: Feline Orthopaedics
Speaker(s): Karen Lisette Perry
Saturday, 10th July
Orthopaedic
12:45 - 13:45
Meet the Expert: Injuries in Agility Dogs
Speaker(s): Rico Vannini
Soft Tissue
19:30 - 20:30
Meet the Expert: Managing complications in intrahepatic portosystemic shunt embolisation
Speaker(s): Ivan Doran
Orthopaedic
19:30 - 20:30
Meet the Expert: Fracture Management: Thinking Outside of the Box
Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin
Orthopaedic
12:45 - 13:45
Meet the Expert: Canine athletes: optimising biomechanics to improve performance and minimise injury
Speaker(s): Lowri Davies
Soft Tissue
18:00 - 19:00
Meet the Expert: Surgical Margins, Histologic Margins … Trying to Make Sense of it All
Speaker(s): Julius Michael Liptak
Orthopaedic
18:00 - 19:00
Meet the Expert: Feline Orthopaedics
Speaker(s): Karen Lisette Perry
Orthopaedic
12:45 - 13:45
Meet the Expert: Injuries in Agility Dogs
Speaker(s): Rico Vannini
Soft Tissue
19:30 - 20:30
Meet the Expert: Managing complications in intrahepatic portosystemic shunt embolisation
Speaker(s): Ivan Doran
Orthopaedic
19:30 - 20:30
Meet the Expert: Fracture Management: Thinking Outside of the Box
Speaker(s): Loïc M. Déjardin