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NOVEMBER 8th - 12th, 2023
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WEVA 2023 WORLD CONGRESS
November 8 - 11, 2023
It’s an honour for ACHVE and WEVA team to invite you all to joining us on the 17th WEVA Congress, in Chile.
It has been a long time since the last WEVA Congress in Verona 2019 and we are thrilled to see you all again at the biggest event for Equine Veterinary Medicine.
In this website you are going to find the information in order to participate and be part of this major event, as an Sponsor, Attendee, Student, or Speaker.
This website is in working progress an every day you will find more and more details about the event
LET’S MEET IN CHILE!!!!
ORGANIZERS
SPONSORSHIP
PRODUCED BY
WEVA 2023 REGISTRATIONS
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
REPRODUCTION
STATION 1
RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: RYAN FERRIS
Diagnostic reproductive sampling procedures in mares and interpretation
DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE
DVM. JAMES CRABTEE | Supported by: BOVA UK – Equine Reproductive Services – MSD Animal Health
DVM. FRANCISCA BELMAR
09:00 - 13:00 hrs.
REPRODUCTION
STATION 2
RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: JUAN C. SAMPER
DESCRIPTION
1) Learn how to perform an ultrasonographic examination of the stallion’s
Internal and extrernal reproductive organs with conventional and doppler ultrasonography.
2) Will be able to calculate testicular volume and interpret its significance
While evaluation the stallion and relate it to daily sperm production (DSP) and daily sperm output (DSO)
3) Observe the evaluation the penile and pelvic urethra as well as the coliculus seminalis using video endoscopy
Physical Examination of the Stallion
DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ
09:00 - 13:00 hrs.
REPRODUCTION
STATION 3
RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: JAMES CRABTREE
Ultrasonographic examination in advanced pregnant mares
DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE
DVM. RYAN FERRIS
DVM. FRANCISCA BELMAR
14:30 - 18:30 hrs.
REPRODUCTION
STATION 4
RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: MARCO ALVARENGA
Practical semen evaluation under field conditions and preparation for cooling
DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER
DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ
14:30 - 18:30 hrs.
SESSION AM - WELFARE
Supported by: The Donkey Sanctuary - Boehringer Ingelheim
- Departure from Hotel W
- Introduction to hybrids
- The importance of working equids in Latin America
- The specific case of the use of mules by the Chilean Army
- Practical session on health and welfare of working equids
DVM. TAMARA TADICH
DVM. EDUARDO SANTURTUN
DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES
Assistants: João Rodrigues – Tamara Tadich – Joe Collins – Eduardo Santurtun
08:00 - 11:30 hrs.
BREAK
SESSION PM - WELFARE
- Practical session on health and welfare of working equids (cont.)
- Round table with all the participants
- Q&A session with all the participants / feedback session
- Final remarks and return to Santiago de Chile.
DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES
DVM. TAMARA TADICH
DVM. EDUARDO SANTURTUN
Assistants: Joe Collins
13:30 - 16:00 hrs.
SPORT MEDICINE WETLAB 1
09:00 - 12:30 hrs.
Station 1
Ultrasound: Neck and stifle
DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI – DVM. FELIPE LARA
Station 2
Ultrasound: Suspensory ligament and Digital Tendon Sheath
DVM. ELLEN SINGER – DVM. TRACY TURNER
BREAK
SPORT MEDICINE WETLAB 3
14:00 - 17:30 hrs.
Station 1
Nerve blocks on anatomical preparations
DVM. ELLEN SINGER – DVM. TRACY TURNER
Station 2
Lameness examination and investigation
DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI – DVM. FELIPE LARA
AIRWAYS WETLAB 2
09:00 - 12:30 hrs.
STATION 1
Resting upper and lower endoscopy
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN
STATION 2
TW/BAL cytology
DESCRIPTION
Resting upper and lower airway endoscopy including guttural pouches, BAL (different techniques: endoscopic, BAL tube), TW/BAL cytology (sample preparation, cytological interpretation)
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN
BREAK
AIRWAYS WETLAB 4
14:00 - 17:30 hrs.
STATION 1
Resting upper and lower endoscopy
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN
STATION 2
TW/BAL cytology
DESCRIPTION
Resting upper and lower airway endoscopy including guttural pouches, BAL (different techniques: endoscopic, BAL tube), TW/BAL cytology (sample preparation, cytological interpretation)
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN
DENTISTRY DRYLAB 1
DESCRIPTION
Radiology techniques and interpretation (molars, incisors and sinus). Oroscopy technique and diagnostics.
Radiology and Oroscopy of the Equine Head (Sponsor Horse Dental Equipment)
DVM. SEBASTIAN GUERRA
DVM. CESAR LORENZO
09:00 - 11:00 hrs.
BREAK
DENTISTRY DRYLAB 4
DESCRIPTION
Radiology techniques and interpretation (molars, incisors and sinus). Oroscopy technique and diagnostics.
Radiology and Oroscopy of the Equine Head (Sponsor Horse Dental Equipment)
DVM. SEBASTIAN GUERRA
DVM. CESAR LORENZO
14:00 - 16:00 hrs.
CARDIORESPIRATORY DRYLABS 5
Heart Murmurs in the Horse
DVM. SAMANTHA FRANKLIN
14:00 - 16:00 hrs.
Cardiorespiratory triage with US (POCUS): Case Discussions
DVM. CRISTOBAL NAVAS
16:00 - 18:00 hrs.
MUSCLESKELETAL DRYLABS 3
Tendinophaties of SDFT and Desmophaties of Suspensory Ligament
DVM. ROGER SMITH
09:00 - 11:00 hrs.
OCD and chip fractures : Key Radiographic projections and how to interpret the stifle radiographs
DVM. ALVARO BONILLA
11:00 - 12:30 hrs.
BREAK
MUSCLESKELETAL DRYLABS 6
Tendinophaties of SDFT and Desmophaties of Suspensory Ligament
DVM. ROGER SMITH
14:00 - 16:00 hrs.
OCD and chip fractures : Key Radiographic projections and how to interpret the stifle radiographs
DVM. ALVARO BONILLA
16:00 - 18:00 hrs.
REPRODUCTION: THE MARE & THE STALLION
Chairperson: María Paz Zúñiga / Karen Wolfsdorf
Histeroscopic approach of the problem mare
DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ
Owner and Director of BIOTEQ
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Histeroscopic approach of the problem mare
DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ
Owner and Director of BIOTEQ
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Biofilm: is it real and how do we manage it in equine reproduction
DVM. RYAN FERRIS
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
Biofilm: is it real and how do we manage it in equine reproduction
DVM. RYAN FERRIS
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
09:30 - 09:45 hrs.
Common Reproductive problems in Stallions
DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Common Reproductive problems in Stallions
DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
How to process semen from difficult Stallions
DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
How to process semen from difficult Stallions
DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 hrs.
What’s new for embryo transfer?
DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO
DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
What’s new for embryo transfer?
DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO
DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Ovulation induction and failure in mares: What´s new?
DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO
DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Ovulation induction and failure in mares: What´s new?
DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO
DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Real world approaches to ART in practice
DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE
Associate Prof of Equine Theriogenology
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Real world approaches to ART in practice
DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE
Associate Prof of Equine Theriogenology
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 hrs.
LUNCH
13:00 - 14:30 hrs.
REPRODUCTION: PREGNANT MARE
Chairperson: Karen Wolfsdorf / María Paz Zúñiga
How to recognize and manage the high risk pregnancy mare?
DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER
DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
How to recognize and manage the high risk pregnancy mare?
DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER
DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
Update on Placentitis
DVM. KAREN WOLFSDORF
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Update on Placentitis
DVM. KAREN WOLFSDORF
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Field solutions for dystocia management
DVM. JAMES CRABTREE
BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited
Supported by: BOVA UK – Equine Reproductive Services – MSD Animal Health
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Field solutions for dystocia management
DVM. JAMES CRABTREE
BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited
Supported by: BOVA UK – Equine Reproductive Services – MSD Animal Health
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
How to manage retained fetal membranes: updated
DVM.
KAREN WOLFSDORF
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
How to manage retained fetal membranes: updated
DVM. KAREN WOLFSDORF
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Beyond retained fetal membranes: managing conditions affecting the postpartum mare
DVM. JAMES CRABTREE
BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited
Supported by: BOVA UK – Equine Reproductive Services – MSD Animal Health
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.
Beyond retained fetal membranes: managing conditions affecting the postpartum mare
DVM. JAMES CRABTREE
BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited
Supported by: BOVA UK – Equine Reproductive Services – MSD Animal Health
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.
How to manage the anovulatory mare during breeding seasson
DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER
DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
How to manage the anovulatory mare during breeding seasson
DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER
DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Q&A
18:00 - 18:15 hrs.
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
18:15 - 19:00 hrs.
LOWER LIMB AND LAMENESS
Chairperson: Christopher Riggs
Achieving a definitive diagnosis of pain in the foot
DVM. ELLEN SINGER
BA, DVM, DVSc, Diploma ACVS/ECVS, FRCVS American, European and RCVS Specialist in Equine Surgery Surgeon at Sussex Equine Hospital
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Achieving a definitive diagnosis of pain in the foot
DVM. ELLEN SINGER
BA, DVM, DVSc, Diploma ACVS/ECVS, FRCVS American, European and RCVS Specialist in Equine Surgery Surgeon at Sussex Equine Hospital
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Managing hoof wall defects
DVM. STEPHEN O’GRADY
DVM, MRCVS
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
Managing hoof wall defects
DVM. STEPHEN O’GRADY
DVM, MRCVS
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
09:30 - 09:45 hrs.
Description of most common sport induced foot injuries in Chilean Rodeo Horses
DVM. DAVID PARRA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Description of most common sport induced foot injuries in Chilean Rodeo Horses
DVM. DAVID PARRA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Diagnosis of lameness associated with the Digital flexor tendon sheath
DVM. ROGER SMITH
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
Diagnosis of lameness associated with the Digital flexor tendon sheath
DVM. ROGER SMITH
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 hrs.
Podiatric managment for lower limb lameness conditions
DVM. TRACY TURNER
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Podiatric managment for lower limb lameness conditions
DVM. TRACY TURNER
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Soft tissue lesions of the digit
DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Soft tissue lesions of the digit
DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
How to treat deep digital flexor tendon injuries more accurately and effectively
DVM. DAVID PARRA
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
How to treat deep digital flexor tendon injuries more accurately and effectively
DVM. DAVID PARRA
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 hrs.
LUNCH
13:00 - 14:30 hrs.
SIMPOSIO
WVS Emergency Management and Preparedness (WVS-EMP)
DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA – DVM. JORGE LOHSE
13:00 - 14:00 hrs.
ORTHOPAEDICS / LAMENESS
Chairperson: Phiroz Khambatta
Where to go when nerve blocks don't reveal the source of pain
DVM. TRACY TURNER
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
Where to go when nerve blocks don't reveal the source of pain
DVM. TRACY TURNER
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
Lameness after synovial sepsis
DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ
DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Lameness after synovial sepsis
DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ
DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Managing Proximal Suspensory Desmitis (fore & hind limbs)
DVM. ANDY BATHE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Managing Proximal Suspensory Desmitis (fore & hind limbs)
DVM. ANDY BATHE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Managing osteoarthritis in the tarsus
DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ
DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Managing osteoarthritis in the tarsus
DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ
DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Understanding biomechanics of the stifle
DVM. JAIRO CÁRDENAS
DVM, MSC, PhD. ISELP CERTIFIED
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.
Understanding biomechanics of the stifle
DVM. JAIRO CÁRDENAS
DVM, MSC, PhD. ISELP CERTIFIED
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.
Stifle lameness: Update of subchondral bone cyst management
DVM. ÁLVARO GARCÍA BONILLA
DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS – Equine Surgeon at Tennessee Equine Hospital
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Stifle lameness: Update of subchondral bone cyst management
DVM. ÁLVARO GARCÍA BONILLA
DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS – Equine Surgeon at Tennessee Equine Hospital
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Q&A
18:00 - 18:15 hrs.
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
18:15 - 19:00 hrs.
WELFARE
Chairperson: Francesca Compostella
Supported by: The Donkey Sanctuary – Boehringer Ingelheim
The impact of animal neglect on human welfare
DVM. JULIA WILSON
DVM, DACVIM
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
The impact of animal neglect on human welfare
DVM. JULIA WILSON
DVM, DACVIM
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Equine Activities - Social License to Operate
DVM. JOE COLLINS
Chief Veterinary advisor. MVB, PhD, CSci, C Biol, FRSB, MRCVS, Cert EP, Cert VR
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
Equine Activities - Social License to Operate
DVM. JOE COLLINS
Chief Veterinary advisor. MVB, PhD, CSci, C Biol, FRSB, MRCVS, Cert EP, Cert VR
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
09:30 - 09:45 hrs.
Practical approach to working equids welfare
DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ
MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Practical approach to working equids welfare
DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ
MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Working mules welfare
DVM. TAMARA TADICH
MSc in Equine Science, Doctor in Veterinary Science. Associate Professor
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
Working mules welfare
DVM. TAMARA TADICH
MSc in Equine Science, Doctor in Veterinary Science. Associate Professor
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 hrs.
Innovative approaches for a better health and welfare of working donkeys.
DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES
DVM, PhD, Senior Lead Welfare Assessment, The Donkey Sanctuary (United Kingdom)
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Innovative approaches for a better health and welfare of working donkeys.
DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES
DVM, PhD, Senior Lead Welfare Assessment, The Donkey Sanctuary (United Kingdom)
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Behaviour as a tool to improve the welfare of horses, mules and donkeys
DVM. JULIA WILSON
DVM, DACVIM
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Behaviour as a tool to improve the welfare of horses, mules and donkeys
DVM. JULIA WILSON
DVM, DACVIM
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Biomechanics in Working Equids
DVM. REBECCA PARKES
BVetMed PhD Cert AVP PGCert (Vet Ed) FHEA MRCVS Assistant Professor
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Biomechanics in Working Equids
DVM. REBECCA PARKES
BVetMed PhD Cert AVP PGCert (Vet Ed) FHEA MRCVS Assistant Professor
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 hrs.
LUNCH
13:00 - 14:30 hrs.
DENTISTRY
Chairperson: Henry Tremaine / Sebastián Guerra
Clinical diagnosis of dental disease
DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
Clinical diagnosis of dental disease
DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
Odontoplasty - are we rasping too much?
DVM. LEENA KARMA
DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Odontoplasty - are we rasping too much?
DVM. LEENA KARMA
DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Periodontal disease: are we making any progress?
DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Periodontal disease: are we making any progress?
DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
How radiographs can help with dental disease
DVM. LEENA KARMA
DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
How radiographs can help with dental disease
DVM. LEENA KARMA
DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Oral extractions in the field - when and how
DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.
Oral extractions in the field - when and how
DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA
DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.
Dental problems that get complicated
DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Dental problems that get complicated
DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Q&A
18:00 - 18:15 hrs.
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
18:15 - 19:00 hrs.
NEUROLOGY / ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES (ART)
Chairperson: María Paz Zúñiga
How to perform a Neurological exam in the horse
DVM. MONICA ALEMAN
DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
How to perform a Neurological exam in the horse
DVM. MONICA ALEMAN
DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Headshaking in the Horse: what do we know?
DVM. MONICA ALEMAN
DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
Headshaking in the Horse: what do we know?
DVM. MONICA ALEMAN
DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
09:30 - 09:45 hrs.
Management of Neuropathic pain
DVM. SHEILAH ROBERTSON
BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Management of Neuropathic pain
DVM. SHEILAH ROBERTSON
BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Diagnosis and treatment of neck pain
DVM. RAQUEL BACCARIN
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
Diagnosis and treatment of neck pain
DVM. RAQUEL BACCARIN
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 hrs.
Reproductive managment of donkeys under productive programmes
DVM. LUIS LOSINNO
DVM, PhD- Full Professor of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rio Cuarto National University, Rio Cuarto, Argentina
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Reproductive managment of donkeys under productive programmes
DVM. LUIS LOSINNO
DVM, PhD- Full Professor of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rio Cuarto National University, Rio Cuarto, Argentina
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
In Vitro production of Equids (horses, donkeys, zebras)
DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI
Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
In Vitro production of Equids (horses, donkeys, zebras)
DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI
Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Cloning Updated/ICSI in the practice
DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI
Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Cloning Updated/ICSI in the practice
DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI
Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 hrs.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Clinical Research Award and Lecture
13:00 - 13:45 hrs.
LUNCH
13:45 - 15:00 hrs.
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Chairperson: Kate Savage
A thorough ophthlamic examination in the field
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
A thorough ophthlamic examination in the field
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Identfying corneal disease and first aid
DVM. BRIAN GILGER
DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Identfying corneal disease and first aid
DVM. BRIAN GILGER
DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Ocular diseases affecting vision in working equids
DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT
OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Ocular diseases affecting vision in working equids
DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT
OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Managing ocular trauma
DVM. BRIAN GILGER
DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology
16:30 - 17:00
Managing ocular trauma
DVM. BRIAN GILGER
DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology
16:30 - 17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 . 17:30 hrs.
Eye diseases in foals
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Eye diseases in foals
DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Uveitis
DVM. BRIAN GILGER
DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology
18:00 - 18:30 hrs.
Uveitis
DVM. BRIAN GILGER
DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology
18:00 - 18:30 hrs.
Q&A
18:30 - 18:45 hrs.
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
18:45 - 19:15 hrs.
WOUND MANAGEMENT AND SKIN ONCOLOGY
Chairperson: Beatriz Montero (ACHVE)
Wound first aid
DVM. ELENA GARCÍA
Associate Professor
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Wound first aid
DVM. ELENA GARCÍA
Associate Professor
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Making the best of limited resources for difficult wounds
DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA
Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
Making the best of limited resources for difficult wounds
DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA
Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
09:30 - 09:45 hrs.
The infected wound
DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH
Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
The infected wound
DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH
Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Clinical management of fistulous tracts
DVM. RUBÉN ANGUIANO
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
Clinical management of fistulous tracts
DVM. RUBÉN ANGUIANO
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 hrs.
Unusual but possible: Tumours to consider when wounds don't heal
DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT
OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Unusual but possible: Tumours to consider when wounds don't heal
DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT
OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Which skin tumours need surgery?
DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT
OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Which skin tumours need surgery?
DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT
OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Oncology cases in Chile
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN
DVM, MVetSc, PhD, DACVIM
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Oncology cases in Chile
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN
DVM, MVetSc, PhD, DACVIM
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 hrs.
Boehringer Ingelheim Clinical Research Award and Lecture
13:00 - 13:45 hrs.
LUNCH
13:45 - 15:00 hrs.
THE ABDOMEN
Chairperson: Julia Wilson
Risk factors for colic
DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA
DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Risk factors for colic
DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA
DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Managing horses with colic on the farm
DVM. MACARENA SANZ
Associate Professor Equine Medicine
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Managing horses with colic on the farm
DVM. MACARENA SANZ
Associate Professor Equine Medicine
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
When does it make sense to refer a colic?
DVM. JAMES CARMALT
MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
When does it make sense to refer a colic?
DVM. JAMES CARMALT
MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Practical fluid therapy
DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA
DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Practical fluid therapy
DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA
DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 . 17:30 hrs.
Post surgical management after enterotomy, expectations and outcome
DVM. JAMES CARMALT
MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Post surgical management after enterotomy, expectations and outcome
DVM. JAMES CARMALT
MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Post surgical feeding after colic surgery
DVM. ELENA GARCÍA
Associate Professor
18:00 - 18:30 hrs.
Post surgical feeding after colic surgery
DVM. ELENA GARCÍA
Associate Professor
18:00 - 18:30 hrs.
Q&A
18:30 - 18:45 hrs.
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
18:45 - 19:15 hrs.
PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
Chairperson: Mauro Rodríguez (ACHVE)
Antimicrobial strategy for respiratory diseases
DVM. KATE SAVAGE
BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Antimicrobial strategy for respiratory diseases
DVM. KATE SAVAGE
BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
How to manage allergic respiratory disease
DVM. VINZENZ GERBER
Professor Dr.
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
How to manage allergic respiratory disease
DVM. VINZENZ GERBER
Professor Dr.
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
09:30 - 09:45 hrs.
Understanding the risk of intra-articular medication in racehorses
DVM. CHRIS WHITTON
BVSc FANZVCS PhD, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, Specialist in Equine Surgery, Head of Equine Centre Melbourne Veterinary School
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Understanding the risk of intra-articular medication in racehorses
DVM. CHRIS WHITTON
BVSc FANZVCS PhD, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, Specialist in Equine Surgery, Head of Equine Centre Melbourne Veterinary School
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Rational antimicrobial use and resistance
DVM. KATE SAVAGE
BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
Rational antimicrobial use and resistance
DVM. KATE SAVAGE
BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 hrs.
Addressing (or managing) acute diarrhea in horses
DVM. MACARENA SANZ
Associate Professor Equine Medicine
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Addressing (or managing) acute diarrhea in horses
DVM. MACARENA SANZ
Associate Professor Equine Medicine
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Alternatives to antimicrobial use in the uterus
DVM. RYAN FERRIS
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Alternatives to antimicrobial use in the uterus
DVM. RYAN FERRIS
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Bisphosphonates - Is their use worth the problems?
DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS
VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Bisphosphonates - Is their use worth the problems?
DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS
VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 hrs.
LUNCH
13:45 - 15:00 hrs.
SOFT-TISSUE SURGERY
Chairperson: Henry Tremaine
Treatment options for RLN (Recurrent larigeal neuropathy)
DVM. NICOLA LYNCH
MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Treatment options for RLN (Recurrent larigeal neuropathy)
DVM. NICOLA LYNCH
MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Complications of Prosthetic laryngoplasty
DVM. NICOLAS ERNST
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Complications of Prosthetic laryngoplasty
DVM. NICOLAS ERNST
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Advances in the approach to DDSP (Dorsal displacement of soft palate)
DVM. NICOLA LYNCH
MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Advances in the approach to DDSP (Dorsal displacement of soft palate)
DVM. NICOLA LYNCH
MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Hernia repairs
DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA
Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Hernia repairs
DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA
Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 . 17:30 hrs.
Surgical treatment of cryptochidism
DVM. TIMOTHY GREET
Prof. BVMS, MVM, Cert EO, DESTS, Dip ECVS, FRCVS
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Surgical treatment of cryptochidism
DVM. TIMOTHY GREET
Prof. BVMS, MVM, Cert EO, DESTS, Dip ECVS, FRCVS
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.
Penile surgery
DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH
Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland
18:00 - 18:30 hrs.
Penile surgery
DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH
Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland
18:00 - 18:30 hrs.
Q&A
18:30 - 18:45 hrs.
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
18:45 - 19:15 hrs.
EQUINE NUTRITION
Chairperson: Paula Soza (ACHVE)
Basis of equine nutrition
DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN
Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Basis of equine nutrition
DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN
Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.
Feeding the equine athlete
DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN
Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
Feeding the equine athlete
DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN
Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.
ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
09:30 - 09:45 hrs.
Feeding the orphan foal
DVM. MACARENA SANZ
Associate Professor Equine Medicine
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Feeding the orphan foal
DVM. MACARENA SANZ
Associate Professor Equine Medicine
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.
Feeding old horses
DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL
PhD Equine Nutricionist
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
Feeding old horses
DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL
PhD Equine Nutricionist
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:15 hrs.
Keys of nutrition in growing horses
DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN
Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Keys of nutrition in growing horses
DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN
Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology
11:15 - 11:45 hrs.
Nutrition for the pregnant and postpartum mare
DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ-GIL
MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Nutrition for the pregnant and postpartum mare
DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ-GIL
MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.
Management of metabolic diseases
DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL
PhD Equine Nutricionist
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Management of metabolic diseases
DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL
PhD Equine Nutricionist
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.
Q&A
12:45 - 13:00 hrs.
LUNCH
13:00 - 14:30 hrs.
CHALLENGES IN THE EQUINE INDUSTRY
Chairperson: Tamara Tadich
The relevance of pain mitigation for equine welfare
DVM. SHEILA ROBERTSON
BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
The relevance of pain mitigation for equine welfare
DVM. SHEILA ROBERTSON
BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida
14:30 - 15:00 hrs.
When is it time to quit?
DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS
VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
When is it time to quit?
DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS
VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.
Biosecurity in Equestrian Activities
DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING
DVM, MS, PhD; Professor
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Biosecurity in Equestrian Activities
DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING
DVM, MS, PhD; Professor
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.
Relevance of Equine Doping for Welfare
DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS
VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
Relevance of Equine Doping for Welfare
DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS
VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 - 17:00 hrs.
Outbreak Management
DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING
DVM, MS, PhD; Professor
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.
Outbreak Management
DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING
DVM, MS, PhD; Professor
17:00 - 17:30 hrs.