Friday 13th - Saturday 14th November, Burleigh Court, Loughborough
| FRIDAY 13th NOVEMBER |
| 9.00 - 9.30 |
Registration and coffee |
| 9.30 - 10.15 |
ACVIM Update
Stephen Collins Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists, Hants |
| 10.15 - 11.00 |
Use of beta blockers in canine congestive heart failure
Dr Bruce Keene North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine |
| 11.00 - 11.30 |
COFFEE |
| 11.30 - 12.15 |
Bacterial endocarditis in humans
Prof W. Littler Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Edgbaston |
| 12.15 - 12.35 |
Reverse PDA
Mike Martin Martin Referrals, Kenilworth |
| 12.35 - 12.55 |
Case report
Jordi Lopez-Alvarez SAH, Liverpool |
| 12.55 - 14.00 |
LUNCH |
| 14.00 - 14.45 |
FORTEKOR STATE OF THE ART LECTURE
Bacterial endocarditis in dogs
Dr Bruce Keene North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine |
| 14.45 - 15.10 |
Case Report
Gemma Fraga R(D)SVS, Edinburgh |
| 15.15 - 15.45 |
COFFEE |
| 15.45 - 16.30 |
Murmurs in apparently healthy cats
Dr Virginia Luis-Fuentes RVC, London |
| 16.30 - 17.00 |
RCVS CertVC exam update
Rob Thomas Barton Veterinary Hospital and Surgery, Canterbury
Update on BVA/KC/VCS scheme for heart testing
Simon Swift Rutland House Referrals, S. Helens |
| 17.00 - 18.00 |
AGM |
| 18.00 - 18.30 |
Breed-related conditions sub committee meeting |
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| SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER |
| 9.30 - 10.15 |
ECVIM update
Kieran Borgeat Zetland Veterinary Hospital, Bristol |
| 10.15 - 11.00 |
Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac dimensions and mechanical function in horses: recent developments and current investigations
Dr C. Schwarzwald Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich |
| 11.00 - 11.25 |
COFFEE |
| 11.25 - 11.45 |
Angiostrongylosis in a dog
Emily Dutton Cranmore Veterinary Referral Services, Chester |
| 11.45 - 12.30 |
Update on pathophysiology and treatment of atrial fibrillation in horses
Dr C. Schwarzwald Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich |
| 12.30 - 12.50 |
3rd degree AV block in a cat
Sonja Fonfara SAH, Liverpool |
| 12.50 - 13.50 |
LUNCH |
| 13.50 - 14.35 |
An overview of biomarkers
Sarah Smith Ashbourne, Derbyshire |
| 14.35 - 15.20 |
Exercise induced collapse in Labrador retrievers: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management
D. Luca Ferasin Specialist Veterinary Cardiology Consultancy, Newbury |
| 15.20 - 15.50 |
COFFEE |
| 15.50 - 16.10 |
HCM in Persian cats
Jo Arthur Downland Veterinary Group, Bognor Regis |
| 16.10 - 16.55 |
Cardiac stem cells
Hannah Geere R(D)SVS, Edinburgh |
| 16.55 - 17.00 |
Chairman's final remarks
Simon Swift Rutland House Referrals, St. Helens |
| 17.00 |
CLOSE |