3rd July 2025 - 5th July 2025
Note: All indicated times are CET.
Large Animal pre-congress courses
Wednesday, 2nd July
generously supported by Arthrex Vet Systems and Covidien
Room: University of Ghent
08:30 - 18:00
Update on Tenoscopic Resection Technique
Speaker(s): Maria Fugazzola, Andrea Noguera Cender, Andrew Bathe, Bruce Murray Bladon
Room: University of Ghent
08:30 - 18:00
Intestinal Anastomosis of Large and Small Intestine
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant, Maarten Haspeslagh
Thursday, 3rd July
sponsored by AO VET
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:00 - 12:00
How to best deal with head fractures in horses
Speaker(s): Felix Theiss, Jan M. Kümmerle, Ann Martens
generously supported by Arthrex Vet Systems and Covidien
Room: University of Ghent
08:30 - 18:00
Update on Tenoscopic Resection Technique
Speaker(s): Maria Fugazzola, Andrea Noguera Cender, Andrew Bathe, Bruce Murray Bladon
Room: University of Ghent
08:30 - 18:00
Intestinal Anastomosis of Large and Small Intestine
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant, Maarten Haspeslagh
sponsored by AO VET
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:00 - 12:00
How to best deal with head fractures in horses
Speaker(s): Felix Theiss, Jan M. Kümmerle, Ann Martens
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 Di 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 Di 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 Di 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 Di 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 pre-congress courses
Wednesday, 2nd July
sponsored by Arthrex Vet Systems
Room: ORSI Academy, 9090 Merelbeke-Melle
08:30 - 16:30
Medial Patella Luxation Treatment & Distal Femur Osteotomies
Speaker(s): Philipp Alexander Schmierer, Georg Haimel
sponsored by Fusion Implants
Room: ORSI Academy, 9090 Merelbeke-Melle
08:30 - 17:00
Cervical Distraction and interbody Fusion for Canine CSM
Speaker(s): Colin Driver
sponsored by Intrauma
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 17:00
Masterclass Trochlear Resurfacing
Speaker(s): Jan Hnizdo, Jorge Leite
sponsored by Novetech Surgery
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 17:30
Multi ligaments injuries of the stifle
Speaker(s): Rosario Vallefuoco, Philippe Buttin
sponsored by neuromed
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:45 - 16:00
Pedicle Screw Fixation
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford, Bob Bergman
sponsored by Fusion Implants
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
09:00 - 17:00
Humeral Condyle Course
Speaker(s): Ben Walton
sponsored by Movora
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
09:30 - 15:15
Mastering Patellar Luxation
Speaker(s): Luca Vezzoni, Peter Vandekerckhove, Robert Daems
Thursday, 3rd July
sponsored by AO VET
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:00 - 13:30
Learning from mistakes - avoidance and management of orthopedic complications
Speaker(s): Toby Jonathon Gemmill, Lisa Adele Piras, Stephen Clarke
sponsored by Orthomed
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:00 - 12:00
External Skeletal Fixation Laboratory (KEFS)
sponsored by Fusion Implants
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 14:15
Feline pelvic trauma
Speaker(s): Rosario Vallefuoco
sponsored by Versavet, generously supported by Karl Storz and Surgical Science
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 14:00
Progressing and Advanced Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery
Speaker(s): Manuel Jimenez Pelaez, Federico Massari
sponsored by Arthrex Vet Systems
Room: ORSI Academy, 9090 Merelbeke-Melle
08:30 - 16:30
Medial Patella Luxation Treatment & Distal Femur Osteotomies
Speaker(s): Philipp Alexander Schmierer, Georg Haimel
sponsored by Fusion Implants
Room: ORSI Academy, 9090 Merelbeke-Melle
08:30 - 17:00
Cervical Distraction and interbody Fusion for Canine CSM
Speaker(s): Colin Driver
sponsored by Intrauma
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 17:00
Masterclass Trochlear Resurfacing
Speaker(s): Jan Hnizdo, Jorge Leite
sponsored by Novetech Surgery
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 17:30
Multi ligaments injuries of the stifle
Speaker(s): Rosario Vallefuoco, Philippe Buttin
sponsored by neuromed
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:45 - 16:00
Pedicle Screw Fixation
Speaker(s): Scott Rutherford, Bob Bergman
sponsored by Fusion Implants
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
09:00 - 17:00
Humeral Condyle Course
Speaker(s): Ben Walton
sponsored by Movora
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
09:30 - 15:15
Mastering Patellar Luxation
Speaker(s): Luca Vezzoni, Peter Vandekerckhove, Robert Daems
sponsored by AO VET
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:00 - 13:30
Learning from mistakes - avoidance and management of orthopedic complications
Speaker(s): Toby Jonathon Gemmill, Lisa Adele Piras, Stephen Clarke
sponsored by Orthomed
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:00 - 12:00
External Skeletal Fixation Laboratory (KEFS)
sponsored by Fusion Implants
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 14:15
Feline pelvic trauma
Speaker(s): Rosario Vallefuoco
sponsored by Versavet, generously supported by Karl Storz and Surgical Science
Room: Flanders Meeting & Convention Centre in Antwerp
08:30 - 14:00
Progressing and Advanced Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery
Speaker(s): Manuel Jimenez Pelaez, Federico Massari
Large Animal Stream 1
Thursday, 3rd July
Large Animal Resident Forum
Room: Okapi 2+3
generously sponsored by ECG Medical Care
17:45 - 18:00
Racing and sales performance in Thoroughbred yearlings after carpal osteochondral fragment removal
Speaker(s): Daria Debald
18:00 - 18:15
Gross anatomy, computed tomographic contrast tenography, and needle endoscopy of the equine medial deep digital flexor tendon sheath
Speaker(s): Pieternel Kerbert
18:15 - 18:30
Relationship between arthroscopic evaluation, histopathological changes, and synovial biomarkers in horses with inflammatory synovitis disease versus septic synovitis
Speaker(s): Anna Charbonnel
18:30 - 18:45
A full-laparoscopic nephrosplenic space closure with barbed knotless suture in horses with nephrosplenic entrapment at time of surgery without colon repositioning
Speaker(s): Tuur Willems
18:45 - 19:00
Comminuted fractures of the proximal phalanx in horses: a multi-center retrospective review of 159 cases with long-term outcome (2002–2024)
Speaker(s): Charles de Chaisemartin
19:00 - 19:15
The applicability of Manuka Honey in the antibacterial therapy against common pathogens in equine ulcerative keratitis
Speaker(s): Myrthe Barvelink
19:15 - 19:30
Accuracy of computer-assisted drilling of equine cervical vertebral bodies using a purpose-built frame - an experimental cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Thimo Maurer
19:30 - 19:45
Microscopic assessment of the threaded portion in a model of lateral condylar fracture repaired using 4.5 millimetre cortical screws inserted in neutral versus lag fashion
Speaker(s): Roberta Rocchi
19:45 - 20:00
Standardized arthroscopic evaluation of the equine tarsocrural joint: the importance of plantar wear-line assessment in OCD cases
Speaker(s): Janne Stael
20:00 - 20:15
Multicenter study investigating return to athletic function following synovial lavage of septic synovial structures in horses presented to 10 UK referral hospitals
Speaker(s): Elise Rodden
Friday, 4th July
In depth: Surgery of the hoof
08:30 - 09:00
Septic osteitis P3
Speaker(s): Michael C. Schramme
09:00 - 09:30
Therapeutic shoeing after foot surgery
Speaker(s): Eugenio Cillán Garcia
09:30 - 10:00
Diagnosis and management of wounds involving the hoof capsule
Speaker(s): Stine Jacobsen
10:00 - 10:30
Managment of hoof deformeties - foal to adult
Speaker(s): Jessica Kidd
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
In depth: Updates on surgeries of the foal
11:00 - 11:30
Current management techniques for angular deformities in foals and yearlings
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
11:30 - 12:00
Laparoscopy of the foal
Speaker(s): Sigrid Grulke
12:00 - 12:30
Management of inguinal hernias in foals
Speaker(s): Michael Meulyzer
12:30 - 13:00
Fracture repair in the foal: preparing for the future equine athlete
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch break
In depth: Surgery of the geriatric patient - Age is not a disease
14:00 - 14:30
Decision making and prognostication for colic surgery in the geriatric patient
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant
14:30 - 15:00
Treatment of periocular neoplasms: what's new?
Speaker(s): Hanneke Hermans
15:00 - 15:30
Osteoarthritis
Speaker(s): Ellen R. Singer
15:30 - 16:00
Better off with or without teeth?
Speaker(s): Richard Reardon
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
In depth: Suspensory ligament session
16:30 - 16:55
Surgical management of chronic suspensory disease in sport horses
Speaker(s): Neal Matthew Ashton
16:55 - 17:15
Endoscopy of the proximal suspensory ligament with minimally invasive fasciotomy in the horse
Speaker(s): Anna Ehrle
17:15 - 17:35
Case selection for PSD surgery
Speaker(s): Andrew Bathe
17:35 - 17:55
Evidence based diagnostics for pathologies of the suspensory apparatus
Speaker(s): Michael C. Schramme
Saturday, 5th July
Short Communications
08:30 - 08:45
Influence of the Vertek aiming device on the surgical accuracy of computer-assisted drilling of the equine distal sesamoid bone – an experimental cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Mathieu de Preux
08:45 - 09:00
Mesenteric rents in the ascending mesocolon as cause of colic in horses
Speaker(s): Nicole Verhaar
09:00 - 09:15
Endoscope-assisted transcutaneous guttural pouch catheterization in horses: a new surgical approach for local treatment
Speaker(s): Olivier Lepage
09:15 - 09:30
Ex Vivo Bursting Pressure Evaluation of Three Suture Methods in Equine Small Colon Enterotomy
Speaker(s): Federico Fonte
09:30 - 09:45
Anatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Injection of the Deep Branch of the Lateral Palmar Nerve in the Horse: A Cadaveric Study
Speaker(s): Chiara Enriques
09:45 - 10:00
Use of Polyamide Cable-ties for the management of incisional hernia repair and acute celiotomy dehiscence in horses
Speaker(s): Nicolás Ansoleaga Pérez
10:00 - 10:15
Ventral cervical fusion using novel 3D printed titanium cervical implants: Retrospective study
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol
10:15 - 10:30
Coffee break
In-depth: Tenoscopy
10:30 - 11:00
Tarsal sheath and calcaneal bursal
Speaker(s): Ian Malcolm Wright
11:00 - 11:30
Navicular burscopy - updates
Speaker(s): Bruce Murray Bladon
11:30 - 12:00
Carpal sheath
Speaker(s): Ian Malcolm Wright
12:00 - 12:30
DFTS - chronic and challenging cases
Speaker(s): Andrew Bathe
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
12:45 - 13:45
OCD stifle joint: re-attachment of osteochondral flaps in the FP joint
Speaker(s): Hans Wilderjans
12:45 - 13:45
Orthopaedic infections in foals - when to stop therapy
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
Poster Session
14:00 - 14:15
ACVS RESIDENT AWARD WINNER: Racehorses After Stifle Arthroscopy for OCD
Speaker(s): Adrienne Rhodes
14:15 - 15:10
Eight posters will be selected for oral presentation
15:10 - 15:30
Coffee break
In depth: The equine pelvis and hip
15:30 - 16:00
Management of acute trauma to the pelvic area - diagnostic options
Speaker(s): Mads Kristoffersen
16:00 - 16:30
Computer-assisted surgery for placing toggle constructs across the coxofemoral joints of small equids
Speaker(s): Christoph Koch
16:30 - 17:00
Coxofemoral joint conditions
Speaker(s): John David Stack
17:00 - 17:30
Sacro-Iliac joint region
Speaker(s): John David Stack
Large Animal Resident Forum
Room: Okapi 2+3
generously sponsored by ECG Medical Care
17:45 - 18:00
Racing and sales performance in Thoroughbred yearlings after carpal osteochondral fragment removal
Speaker(s): Daria Debald
18:00 - 18:15
Gross anatomy, computed tomographic contrast tenography, and needle endoscopy of the equine medial deep digital flexor tendon sheath
Speaker(s): Pieternel Kerbert
18:15 - 18:30
Relationship between arthroscopic evaluation, histopathological changes, and synovial biomarkers in horses with inflammatory synovitis disease versus septic synovitis
Speaker(s): Anna Charbonnel
18:30 - 18:45
A full-laparoscopic nephrosplenic space closure with barbed knotless suture in horses with nephrosplenic entrapment at time of surgery without colon repositioning
Speaker(s): Tuur Willems
18:45 - 19:00
Comminuted fractures of the proximal phalanx in horses: a multi-center retrospective review of 159 cases with long-term outcome (2002–2024)
Speaker(s): Charles de Chaisemartin
19:00 - 19:15
The applicability of Manuka Honey in the antibacterial therapy against common pathogens in equine ulcerative keratitis
Speaker(s): Myrthe Barvelink
19:15 - 19:30
Accuracy of computer-assisted drilling of equine cervical vertebral bodies using a purpose-built frame - an experimental cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Thimo Maurer
19:30 - 19:45
Microscopic assessment of the threaded portion in a model of lateral condylar fracture repaired using 4.5 millimetre cortical screws inserted in neutral versus lag fashion
Speaker(s): Roberta Rocchi
19:45 - 20:00
Standardized arthroscopic evaluation of the equine tarsocrural joint: the importance of plantar wear-line assessment in OCD cases
Speaker(s): Janne Stael
20:00 - 20:15
Multicenter study investigating return to athletic function following synovial lavage of septic synovial structures in horses presented to 10 UK referral hospitals
Speaker(s): Elise Rodden
In depth: Surgery of the hoof
08:30 - 09:00
Septic osteitis P3
Speaker(s): Michael C. Schramme
09:00 - 09:30
Therapeutic shoeing after foot surgery
Speaker(s): Eugenio Cillán Garcia
09:30 - 10:00
Diagnosis and management of wounds involving the hoof capsule
Speaker(s): Stine Jacobsen
10:00 - 10:30
Managment of hoof deformeties - foal to adult
Speaker(s): Jessica Kidd
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
In depth: Updates on surgeries of the foal
11:00 - 11:30
Current management techniques for angular deformities in foals and yearlings
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
11:30 - 12:00
Laparoscopy of the foal
Speaker(s): Sigrid Grulke
12:00 - 12:30
Management of inguinal hernias in foals
Speaker(s): Michael Meulyzer
12:30 - 13:00
Fracture repair in the foal: preparing for the future equine athlete
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch break
In depth: Surgery of the geriatric patient - Age is not a disease
14:00 - 14:30
Decision making and prognostication for colic surgery in the geriatric patient
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant
14:30 - 15:00
Treatment of periocular neoplasms: what's new?
Speaker(s): Hanneke Hermans
15:00 - 15:30
Osteoarthritis
Speaker(s): Ellen R. Singer
15:30 - 16:00
Better off with or without teeth?
Speaker(s): Richard Reardon
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
In depth: Suspensory ligament session
16:30 - 16:55
Surgical management of chronic suspensory disease in sport horses
Speaker(s): Neal Matthew Ashton
16:55 - 17:15
Endoscopy of the proximal suspensory ligament with minimally invasive fasciotomy in the horse
Speaker(s): Anna Ehrle
17:15 - 17:35
Case selection for PSD surgery
Speaker(s): Andrew Bathe
17:35 - 17:55
Evidence based diagnostics for pathologies of the suspensory apparatus
Speaker(s): Michael C. Schramme
Short Communications
08:30 - 08:45
Influence of the Vertek aiming device on the surgical accuracy of computer-assisted drilling of the equine distal sesamoid bone – an experimental cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Mathieu de Preux
08:45 - 09:00
Mesenteric rents in the ascending mesocolon as cause of colic in horses
Speaker(s): Nicole Verhaar
09:00 - 09:15
Endoscope-assisted transcutaneous guttural pouch catheterization in horses: a new surgical approach for local treatment
Speaker(s): Olivier Lepage
09:15 - 09:30
Ex Vivo Bursting Pressure Evaluation of Three Suture Methods in Equine Small Colon Enterotomy
Speaker(s): Federico Fonte
09:30 - 09:45
Anatomy and Ultrasound-Guided Injection of the Deep Branch of the Lateral Palmar Nerve in the Horse: A Cadaveric Study
Speaker(s): Chiara Enriques
09:45 - 10:00
Use of Polyamide Cable-ties for the management of incisional hernia repair and acute celiotomy dehiscence in horses
Speaker(s): Nicolás Ansoleaga Pérez
10:00 - 10:15
Ventral cervical fusion using novel 3D printed titanium cervical implants: Retrospective study
Speaker(s): Fabrice Rossignol
10:15 - 10:30
Coffee break
In-depth: Tenoscopy
10:30 - 11:00
Tarsal sheath and calcaneal bursal
Speaker(s): Ian Malcolm Wright
11:00 - 11:30
Navicular burscopy - updates
Speaker(s): Bruce Murray Bladon
11:30 - 12:00
Carpal sheath
Speaker(s): Ian Malcolm Wright
12:00 - 12:30
DFTS - chronic and challenging cases
Speaker(s): Andrew Bathe
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break
Meet the Expert
Room: Bird Rooms
12:45 - 13:45
OCD stifle joint: re-attachment of osteochondral flaps in the FP joint
Speaker(s): Hans Wilderjans
12:45 - 13:45
Orthopaedic infections in foals - when to stop therapy
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
Poster Session
14:00 - 14:15
ACVS RESIDENT AWARD WINNER: Racehorses After Stifle Arthroscopy for OCD
Speaker(s): Adrienne Rhodes
14:15 - 15:10
Eight posters will be selected for oral presentation
15:10 - 15:30
Coffee break
In depth: The equine pelvis and hip
15:30 - 16:00
Management of acute trauma to the pelvic area - diagnostic options
Speaker(s): Mads Kristoffersen
16:00 - 16:30
Computer-assisted surgery for placing toggle constructs across the coxofemoral joints of small equids
Speaker(s): Christoph Koch
16:30 - 17:00
Coxofemoral joint conditions
Speaker(s): John David Stack
17:00 - 17:30
Sacro-Iliac joint region
Speaker(s): John David Stack
Large Animal Stream 2
Friday, 4th July
Disaster session I: Learning from my mistakes
08:30 - 09:00
Equine anaesthesia, what can go wrong? Lessons from CEPEF4
Speaker(s): Miguel Gozalo Marcilla
09:00 - 09:30
Technical failures in equine fracture repair: avoiding and mitigating mistakes in surgery
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
09:30 - 10:00
Technical failures in equine colic surgery: learning from mistakes
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant
10:00 - 10:30
How your attitude, team interaction and manners affect your results, no blame culture
Speaker(s): Luis Manuel Rubio-Martinez
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Short Communications
14:00 - 14:15
Ultrasonographic and computed tomographic imaging of the pelvis and lumbo-sacral unit in adult cattle (Bos taurus): Technique and normal images
Speaker(s): Karolina Kalka
14:15 - 14:30
Neurostimulation to modulate severe hindlimb pain in horses: Initial safety and efficacy
Speaker(s): Brad Nelson
14:30 - 14:45
Feasibility, safety, and outcome of percutaneous ultrasonic debridement and adjunctive therapy in 33 horses with superficial digital flexor tendon or suspensory ligament injuries.
Speaker(s): Violette Cassiers
14:45 - 15:00
Long-term assessment of the nephrosplenic space closure, and comparison with ultrasonographic and rectal findings
Speaker(s): Camila Cantarelli
15:00 - 15:15
Racing performances of juvenile Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses after colic surgery: a retrospective study of 55 cases (2015-2024)
Speaker(s): Louise Lafin
15:15 - 15:30
Gross anatomy of the equine intervertebral foramina and spinal nerves from C3-C7
Speaker(s): Emanuël Stas
15:30 - 15:45
Combined normograde and retrograde endoscopic swallowing test to assess post-laryngoplasty dysphagia in horses.
Speaker(s): Anouk Vercherin
15:45 - 16:00
Biomechanical comparison of Distal Femoral Plate, Transfixation Pin Casting and Standard Casting on cadaver specimens with highly comminuted fracture of the proximal phalanx.
Speaker(s): Maelle Farfan
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Parallel Session: Ruminants and Camelids Update
16:30 - 16:55
Fractures in Racing Camels
Speaker(s): Cedric Chi-Ho Chan
16:55 - 17:15
Septic arthritis in ruminants
Speaker(s): Tanja Schmid
17:15 - 17:35
Facilitated ankylosis and arthrodesis
Speaker(s): Emma Marchionatti
17:35 - 17:55
Limb amputations
Speaker(s): Emma Marchionatti
Saturday, 5th July
In depth: Surgery of the back
08:30 - 09:00
The old and new story about clinical significance of imaging findings
Speaker(s): Francesca Beccati
09:00 - 09:30
Spinous process - to operate or not to operate?
Speaker(s): Joanna Suthers
09:30 - 10:00
Pathology of the nuchal and withers bursae: acute and chronic management
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break
What is the evidence?
10:30 - 11:00
Desmotomy of check ligaments DDFT and SDFT
Speaker(s): Maarten Oosterlinck
11:00 - 11:30
Neurectomy of DBLPN
Speaker(s): Christoph Klaus
11:30 - 12:00
Large colon resection
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant
12:00 - 12:30
Treatment of SCL - to screw, to fill or to drill?
Speaker(s): Michelle A. Jackson
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break
Parallel session: Management of Trauma
15:30 - 16:00
Management of trauma to the head
Speaker(s): Henry Tremaine
16:00 - 16:30
Managent of thoracic trauma
Speaker(s): Maarten Haspeslagh
16:30 - 17:00
Trauma to the abdomen
Speaker(s): Anna Katharina Rötting
17:00 - 17:30
Trauma of the shoulder region
Speaker(s): Roger Smith
Disaster session I: Learning from my mistakes
08:30 - 09:00
Equine anaesthesia, what can go wrong? Lessons from CEPEF4
Speaker(s): Miguel Gozalo Marcilla
09:00 - 09:30
Technical failures in equine fracture repair: avoiding and mitigating mistakes in surgery
Speaker(s): Alan Ruggles
09:30 - 10:00
Technical failures in equine colic surgery: learning from mistakes
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant
10:00 - 10:30
How your attitude, team interaction and manners affect your results, no blame culture
Speaker(s): Luis Manuel Rubio-Martinez
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
Short Communications
14:00 - 14:15
Ultrasonographic and computed tomographic imaging of the pelvis and lumbo-sacral unit in adult cattle (Bos taurus): Technique and normal images
Speaker(s): Karolina Kalka
14:15 - 14:30
Neurostimulation to modulate severe hindlimb pain in horses: Initial safety and efficacy
Speaker(s): Brad Nelson
14:30 - 14:45
Feasibility, safety, and outcome of percutaneous ultrasonic debridement and adjunctive therapy in 33 horses with superficial digital flexor tendon or suspensory ligament injuries.
Speaker(s): Violette Cassiers
14:45 - 15:00
Long-term assessment of the nephrosplenic space closure, and comparison with ultrasonographic and rectal findings
Speaker(s): Camila Cantarelli
15:00 - 15:15
Racing performances of juvenile Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses after colic surgery: a retrospective study of 55 cases (2015-2024)
Speaker(s): Louise Lafin
15:15 - 15:30
Gross anatomy of the equine intervertebral foramina and spinal nerves from C3-C7
Speaker(s): Emanuël Stas
15:30 - 15:45
Combined normograde and retrograde endoscopic swallowing test to assess post-laryngoplasty dysphagia in horses.
Speaker(s): Anouk Vercherin
15:45 - 16:00
Biomechanical comparison of Distal Femoral Plate, Transfixation Pin Casting and Standard Casting on cadaver specimens with highly comminuted fracture of the proximal phalanx.
Speaker(s): Maelle Farfan
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Parallel Session: Ruminants and Camelids Update
16:30 - 16:55
Fractures in Racing Camels
Speaker(s): Cedric Chi-Ho Chan
16:55 - 17:15
Septic arthritis in ruminants
Speaker(s): Tanja Schmid
17:15 - 17:35
Facilitated ankylosis and arthrodesis
Speaker(s): Emma Marchionatti
17:35 - 17:55
Limb amputations
Speaker(s): Emma Marchionatti
In depth: Surgery of the back
08:30 - 09:00
The old and new story about clinical significance of imaging findings
Speaker(s): Francesca Beccati
09:00 - 09:30
Spinous process - to operate or not to operate?
Speaker(s): Joanna Suthers
09:30 - 10:00
Pathology of the nuchal and withers bursae: acute and chronic management
Speaker(s): Tijn J.P. Spoormakers
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break
What is the evidence?
10:30 - 11:00
Desmotomy of check ligaments DDFT and SDFT
Speaker(s): Maarten Oosterlinck
11:00 - 11:30
Neurectomy of DBLPN
Speaker(s): Christoph Klaus
11:30 - 12:00
Large colon resection
Speaker(s): Julie E. Dechant
12:00 - 12:30
Treatment of SCL - to screw, to fill or to drill?
Speaker(s): Michelle A. Jackson
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break
Parallel session: Management of Trauma
15:30 - 16:00
Management of trauma to the head
Speaker(s): Henry Tremaine
16:00 - 16:30
Managent of thoracic trauma
Speaker(s): Maarten Haspeslagh
16:30 - 17:00
Trauma to the abdomen
Speaker(s): Anna Katharina Rötting
17:00 - 17:30
Trauma of the shoulder region
Speaker(s): Roger Smith
Small Animal Stream 1
Thursday, 3rd July
Arthrex Live Surgical Demonstration
Room: Gorilla 3
sponsored by Arthrex
15:00 - 16:00
Small Animal Resident Forum - orthopaedic
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
17:45 - 18:00
Needle and conventional arthroscopy of the feline stifle joint, a cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Chiara Köcher
18:00 - 18:15
Machine learning accurately detects canine humeral intracondylar fissure from plain radiographs of the elbow: a case-control study of 454 radiographs
Speaker(s): Daniel Low
18:15 - 18:30
Minimally invasive repair of feline sacroiliac luxation using computer navigation - a cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Nicole Diana Wolf
18:30 - 18:45
The Use of CBD Oil for Osteoarthritis in Cats
Speaker(s): Liza Mulder
18:45 - 19:00
Ex vivo biomechanical evaluation and comparison of lateral femoro-fabella ligament suture and lateral suture with bone anchor for cranial cruciate ligament repair in cats
Speaker(s): Anika de Witt
19:00 - 19:15
Prevalence and Incidence Rate of Infection After Partial Tarsal Arthrodesis in 93 Dogs
Speaker(s): Erik Brudevold-Iversen
19:15 - 19:30
A retrospective multicenter study of outcomes and complications in dogs undergoing total hip arthroplasty using a BFX collared stem
Speaker(s): Viktoria Brandstetter
19:30 - 19:45
Anconeal Process Osteophyte Fractures in Nine Dogs
Speaker(s): Emma Deards
19:45 - 20:00
Comparison of Unilateral and Bilateral Surgery of Humeral Intracondylar Fissures & Humeral Condylar Fractures
Speaker(s): Barbora Malá
20:00 - 20:15
Establishment of CT based femoral joint reference angles in the French Bulldog and evaluation of their reliability
Speaker(s): Diana Gander Soares
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?
Speaker(s): Toon Claes
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 Di 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
Orthopaedic Short Communications
16:30 - 16:45
Minimally invasive osteosynthesis or total hip replacement for the treatment of femoral capital physeal dysplasia in cats.
Speaker(s): Miranda de la Vega
16:45 - 17:00
Evaluation of a force plate treadmill for kinetic gait assessment in normal cats
Speaker(s): Danielle Marturello
17:00 - 17:15
Maintenance of Patient Position During Total Hip Arthroplasty Using a Vacuum Bean Bag Positioner
Speaker(s): Jake (Robert) Barnett
17:15 - 17:30
Accuracy of rigid patient positioning device for experienced total hip replacement surgeons vs. veterinarians inexperienced in total hip replacement
Speaker(s): Jake Tidwell
17:30 - 17:45
Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery: A Prospective Study of Standard Fluoroscopic Approach vs. DelphiVet Surgical Navigator with Cone Beam CT Support.
Speaker(s): Filippo Maria Martini
17:45 - 18:00
Evaluation of the accuracy of preoperative templating for canine total knee replacement
Speaker(s): Laurent P. Guiot
Saturday, 5th July
Toy Breed Radius/Ulna Fractures
08:30 - 09:00
Does breed matter?
Speaker(s): Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg
09:00 - 09:30
Implant selection and compression: Do they make a difference?
Speaker(s): Joshua Milgram
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
Orthopaedic Short Communications
16:00 - 16:15
A mechanical model of Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy fixation failure based on imaging data from five clinical cases.
Speaker(s): Christos Nikolaou
16:15 - 16:30
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) description of the cranial tibial artery in 94 stifles with or without cranial cruciate ligament rupture, a clinical interest in proximal tibial osteotomies in dogs
Speaker(s): Mathieu Moinard
16:30 - 16:45
Bone marrow lesions affect most cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifles in dogs and are significantly associated with meniscal and cartilage lesions
Speaker(s): Mathieu Jourdain
16:45 - 17:00
Detection of intra-articular implant penetration of the canine stifle with plain radiography
Speaker(s): Ryan Philips
17:00 - 17:15
In Vitro Evaluation of Interfragmentary Compression Patterns Using Various Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Plate Designs
Speaker(s): Rodrigo Alvarez Ventura
17:15 - 17:30
Implant removal rate and contributing factors following pancarpal arthrodesis in dogs: a retrospective study
Speaker(s): Hélène Dosseray
Arthrex Live Surgical Demonstration
Room: Gorilla 3
sponsored by Arthrex
15:00 - 16:00
Small Animal Resident Forum - orthopaedic
Room: Queen Elizabeth Hall
17:45 - 18:00
Needle and conventional arthroscopy of the feline stifle joint, a cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Chiara Köcher
18:00 - 18:15
Machine learning accurately detects canine humeral intracondylar fissure from plain radiographs of the elbow: a case-control study of 454 radiographs
Speaker(s): Daniel Low
18:15 - 18:30
Minimally invasive repair of feline sacroiliac luxation using computer navigation - a cadaveric study
Speaker(s): Nicole Diana Wolf
18:30 - 18:45
The Use of CBD Oil for Osteoarthritis in Cats
Speaker(s): Liza Mulder
18:45 - 19:00
Ex vivo biomechanical evaluation and comparison of lateral femoro-fabella ligament suture and lateral suture with bone anchor for cranial cruciate ligament repair in cats
Speaker(s): Anika de Witt
19:00 - 19:15
Prevalence and Incidence Rate of Infection After Partial Tarsal Arthrodesis in 93 Dogs
Speaker(s): Erik Brudevold-Iversen
19:15 - 19:30
A retrospective multicenter study of outcomes and complications in dogs undergoing total hip arthroplasty using a BFX collared stem
Speaker(s): Viktoria Brandstetter
19:30 - 19:45
Anconeal Process Osteophyte Fractures in Nine Dogs
Speaker(s): Emma Deards
19:45 - 20:00
Comparison of Unilateral and Bilateral Surgery of Humeral Intracondylar Fissures & Humeral Condylar Fractures
Speaker(s): Barbora Malá
20:00 - 20:15
Establishment of CT based femoral joint reference angles in the French Bulldog and evaluation of their reliability
Speaker(s): Diana Gander Soares
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?
Speaker(s): Toon Claes
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 Di 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
Orthopaedic Short Communications
16:30 - 16:45
Minimally invasive osteosynthesis or total hip replacement for the treatment of femoral capital physeal dysplasia in cats.
Speaker(s): Miranda de la Vega
16:45 - 17:00
Evaluation of a force plate treadmill for kinetic gait assessment in normal cats
Speaker(s): Danielle Marturello
17:00 - 17:15
Maintenance of Patient Position During Total Hip Arthroplasty Using a Vacuum Bean Bag Positioner
Speaker(s): Jake (Robert) Barnett
17:15 - 17:30
Accuracy of rigid patient positioning device for experienced total hip replacement surgeons vs. veterinarians inexperienced in total hip replacement
Speaker(s): Jake Tidwell
17:30 - 17:45
Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery: A Prospective Study of Standard Fluoroscopic Approach vs. DelphiVet Surgical Navigator with Cone Beam CT Support.
Speaker(s): Filippo Maria Martini
17:45 - 18:00
Evaluation of the accuracy of preoperative templating for canine total knee replacement
Speaker(s): Laurent P. Guiot
Toy Breed Radius/Ulna Fractures
08:30 - 09:00
Does breed matter?
Speaker(s): Andrea Meyer-Lindenberg
09:00 - 09:30
Implant selection and compression: Do they make a difference?
Speaker(s): Joshua Milgram
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
Orthopaedic Short Communications
16:00 - 16:15
A mechanical model of Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy fixation failure based on imaging data from five clinical cases.
Speaker(s): Christos Nikolaou
16:15 - 16:30
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) description of the cranial tibial artery in 94 stifles with or without cranial cruciate ligament rupture, a clinical interest in proximal tibial osteotomies in dogs
Speaker(s): Mathieu Moinard
16:30 - 16:45
Bone marrow lesions affect most cranial cruciate ligament deficient stifles in dogs and are significantly associated with meniscal and cartilage lesions
Speaker(s): Mathieu Jourdain
16:45 - 17:00
Detection of intra-articular implant penetration of the canine stifle with plain radiography
Speaker(s): Ryan Philips
17:00 - 17:15
In Vitro Evaluation of Interfragmentary Compression Patterns Using Various Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Plate Designs
Speaker(s): Rodrigo Alvarez Ventura
17:15 - 17:30
Implant removal rate and contributing factors following pancarpal arthrodesis in dogs: a retrospective study
Speaker(s): Hélène Dosseray
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 - 16:15
Distraction Fusion in Small Breed Dogs with Multiple Cervical Disc Protrusions
Speaker(s): Daniele Corlazzoli
16:15 - 16:30
Computed tomography evaluation of subsidence following surgery in dogs with Disc Associated Cervical Spondylomyelopathy
Speaker(s): Daniele Corlazzoli
16:30 - 16:45
Comparison of plain radiographs with CT scan to evaluate postoperative lag screw fixation of sacroiliac luxation in cats and observer variability
Speaker(s): Vinciane Mertz
16:45 - 17:00
In-Silico Development of the Feline Universal Sacroiliac Luxation Guide (FUSIG): A Study of 61 Hemisacra
Speaker(s): Ignacio Quinonero Reinaldos
17:00 - 17:15
Bolt number and positioning influence the immediate stability of an I-Loc construct in the canine distal femur
Speaker(s): Agnieszka Fracka
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 - 16:15
Distraction Fusion in Small Breed Dogs with Multiple Cervical Disc Protrusions
Speaker(s): Daniele Corlazzoli
16:15 - 16:30
Computed tomography evaluation of subsidence following surgery in dogs with Disc Associated Cervical Spondylomyelopathy
Speaker(s): Daniele Corlazzoli
16:30 - 16:45
Comparison of plain radiographs with CT scan to evaluate postoperative lag screw fixation of sacroiliac luxation in cats and observer variability
Speaker(s): Vinciane Mertz
16:45 - 17:00
In-Silico Development of the Feline Universal Sacroiliac Luxation Guide (FUSIG): A Study of 61 Hemisacra
Speaker(s): Ignacio Quinonero Reinaldos
17:00 - 17:15
Bolt number and positioning influence the immediate stability of an I-Loc construct in the canine distal femur
Speaker(s): Agnieszka Fracka
Small Animal Stream 3
Thursday, 3rd July
Small Animal Resident Forum - soft tissue
Room: Darwin Hall
17:45 - 18:00
Outcomes and complications of deep circumflex iliac axial pattern flaps in dogs (17 cases)
Speaker(s): Hannah Badham
18:00 - 18:15
Indicators for short-term prognosis in dogs after exploratory laparotomy and incisional gastropexy after gastric dilatation-volvulus in 355 dogs (2003-2024)
Speaker(s): Marloes Jubbega
18:15 - 18:30
Evaluation of serum C-reactive protein in dogs following uncomplicated digestive surgery
Speaker(s): Maxime Le Baut
18:30 - 18:45
Outcome of dogs with intraperitoneal dissemination of bladder uroliths and septic uroabdomen: a case series
Speaker(s): Giovanni Mattioli
18:45 - 19:00
Effect on prophylactic antiseizure medication on the incidence of postattenuation neurologic signs in cats undergoing surgical attenuation of single congenital portosystemic shunts: 121 cases (2007-2023)
Speaker(s): Ignacio Otero Balda
19:00 - 19:15
Novel prognostic indicators for perioperative and short-term outcomes in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy for gallbladder mucocele
Speaker(s): Giovanni Pagani
19:15 - 19:30
Ex vivo comparative evaluation of feline hilar lung lobectomy using linear stapler, pre-tied ligature loop and double-shank titanium clips
Speaker(s): Kadi Ritson
19:30 - 19:45
Incidence of bile peritonitis was not increased following application of a single Endoloop ligature to the cystic duct during cholecystectomy in dogs
Speaker(s): Moira Watkins
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): Valery Scharf
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break
STS and Oncology Short Communications
16:30 - 16:45
Antimicrobial peptide-functionalized hydrogels for wound care application
Speaker(s): Saba Atefyekta
16:45 - 17:00
Acute postoperative complications and their relationship to preoperative CT findings in dogs undergoing BOAS surgery in 209 dogs
Speaker(s): Peter James Delisser
17:00 - 17:15
Prediction of the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus based on preoperative blood parameters
Speaker(s): Nausikaa Devriendt
17:15 - 17:30
Percutaneous Cystolithotomy for the Removal of Bladder Uroliths in Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 103 Cases
17:30 - 17:45
Enhanced tumor imaging using EGFR-targeted fluorescence-guided surgery
Speaker(s): Nayra Herreira do Valle
17:45 - 18:00
Antimicrobial resistant surgical site infections: predictive factors and clinical outcomes in cats and dogs
Speaker(s): Serena Lee
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
STS and Oncology Short Communications
16:00 - 16:15
Analysis of perioperative use of Cell Saver Device in 177 dogs and cats from 2019 to 2024
Speaker(s): Anna Michalska
16:15 - 16:30
Tunneling deep to the digastricus muscle is not required to visualise the lingual nerve during mandibular-sublingual sialadenectomy via ventral or lateral approach in cats but does ...
Speaker(s): Ronan Mullins
16:30 - 16:45
Quantification of the environmental impact and sustainability of providing breed-specific surgical care to dogs attending the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Hospital for Small Animals over a 12 month period
Speaker(s): Rachel Nixon
16:45 - 17:00
Adherence of malignant cells to gloves and instruments used intra-operatively on canine patients.
Speaker(s): Ebba Orjefelt
17:00 - 17:15
Assessment of the long term outcomes of compartmental excision for treatment of infiltrative lipomas
Speaker(s): Catherine Tindale
17:15 - 17:20
ACVS RESIDENT AWARD WINNER: NIRF Accuracy of SLN Detection in Canine MCT
Speaker(s): Natalie Worden
Small Animal Resident Forum - soft tissue
Room: Darwin Hall
17:45 - 18:00
Outcomes and complications of deep circumflex iliac axial pattern flaps in dogs (17 cases)
Speaker(s): Hannah Badham
18:00 - 18:15
Indicators for short-term prognosis in dogs after exploratory laparotomy and incisional gastropexy after gastric dilatation-volvulus in 355 dogs (2003-2024)
Speaker(s): Marloes Jubbega
18:15 - 18:30
Evaluation of serum C-reactive protein in dogs following uncomplicated digestive surgery
Speaker(s): Maxime Le Baut
18:30 - 18:45
Outcome of dogs with intraperitoneal dissemination of bladder uroliths and septic uroabdomen: a case series
Speaker(s): Giovanni Mattioli
18:45 - 19:00
Effect on prophylactic antiseizure medication on the incidence of postattenuation neurologic signs in cats undergoing surgical attenuation of single congenital portosystemic shunts: 121 cases (2007-2023)
Speaker(s): Ignacio Otero Balda
19:00 - 19:15
Novel prognostic indicators for perioperative and short-term outcomes in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy for gallbladder mucocele
Speaker(s): Giovanni Pagani
19:15 - 19:30
Ex vivo comparative evaluation of feline hilar lung lobectomy using linear stapler, pre-tied ligature loop and double-shank titanium clips
Speaker(s): Kadi Ritson
19:30 - 19:45
Incidence of bile peritonitis was not increased following application of a single Endoloop ligature to the cystic duct during cholecystectomy in dogs
Speaker(s): Moira Watkins
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): Valery Scharf
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee break
STS and Oncology Short Communications
16:30 - 16:45
Antimicrobial peptide-functionalized hydrogels for wound care application
Speaker(s): Saba Atefyekta
16:45 - 17:00
Acute postoperative complications and their relationship to preoperative CT findings in dogs undergoing BOAS surgery in 209 dogs
Speaker(s): Peter James Delisser
17:00 - 17:15
Prediction of the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs with gastric dilatation volvulus based on preoperative blood parameters
Speaker(s): Nausikaa Devriendt
17:15 - 17:30
Percutaneous Cystolithotomy for the Removal of Bladder Uroliths in Dogs: A Retrospective Study of 103 Cases
17:30 - 17:45
Enhanced tumor imaging using EGFR-targeted fluorescence-guided surgery
Speaker(s): Nayra Herreira do Valle
17:45 - 18:00
Antimicrobial resistant surgical site infections: predictive factors and clinical outcomes in cats and dogs
Speaker(s): Serena Lee
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
STS and Oncology Short Communications
16:00 - 16:15
Analysis of perioperative use of Cell Saver Device in 177 dogs and cats from 2019 to 2024
Speaker(s): Anna Michalska
16:15 - 16:30
Tunneling deep to the digastricus muscle is not required to visualise the lingual nerve during mandibular-sublingual sialadenectomy via ventral or lateral approach in cats but does ...
Speaker(s): Ronan Mullins
16:30 - 16:45
Quantification of the environmental impact and sustainability of providing breed-specific surgical care to dogs attending the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Hospital for Small Animals over a 12 month period
Speaker(s): Rachel Nixon
16:45 - 17:00
Adherence of malignant cells to gloves and instruments used intra-operatively on canine patients.
Speaker(s): Ebba Orjefelt
17:00 - 17:15
Assessment of the long term outcomes of compartmental excision for treatment of infiltrative lipomas
Speaker(s): Catherine Tindale
17:15 - 17:20
ACVS RESIDENT AWARD WINNER: NIRF Accuracy of SLN Detection in Canine MCT
Speaker(s): Natalie Worden