VETERINARY CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY AUTUMN MEETING

Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, FRIDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2024

 

8.30 – 9.00        Registration and coffee
9:00 – 9:45 Cardiac CT for Congenital Heart Disease

Brian Scansen

Colorado State University

9:50 – 10:35 Advances and Updates on Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

Brian Scansen

Colorado State University

10:40 – 11:10  COFFEE BREAK & SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
11.10 – 11.55 Post-ablation Injury

Steven Williams

The University of Edinburgh

12:00 -12:15 Mr Blobby: an unfortunate case of feline endocarditis

Alex Brown

Paragon Veterinary Referrals

12:20 – 12:50 ECVIM update

Kyriacos Georgiadis

Alex Brown

12:55 – 14:00   LUNCH BREAK & SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
14:00 – 14:45 Rate control in Atrial Fibrillation – highlights from the ORCA study

Brigite Pedro

Virtual Veterinary Specialists

14:50 – 15:30 Proposal for establishing consensus on medical management of ventricular arrhythmias in dogs 

Ruth Willis

Sarah Smith Cardiology

15:35 – 16:00   COFFEE BREAK & SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
16:00 – 17:00 AGM (VCS members only)
17:00 – 18:00 Cheese and wine session with sponsors and poster session
19.00 – 19.30    PRE-DINNER DRINKS
19.45 – Late       DINNER

 SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2024

 

8:30 – 9:00            REGISTRATION FOR DAY ATTENDEES
9:00 – 9:45 New Interventions in Veterinary Cardiology

Brian Scansen

Colorado State University

9:50 – 10:35 Decision making in interventional cardiology

Dr. Chetan Metha

Birmingham Children’s Hospital

10.40– 11.10      COFFEE BREAK & SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
11.10 – 11.40 “Pierce de résistance”: left atrium decompression for heart failure treatment

Fabio Sarcinella

Willows Veterinary Centre and referral service

11:45 – 12:15 Advances in equine interventional cardiology: from 3D models to echocardiographic guidance

Ingrid Vernemmen

Ghent University

12:20 – 12:50 Predictors of progression of B1 MMVD to B2

Wearable devices and exercise tolerance in dogs with MMVD

Melanie Hezzell

Brooke Bennett

University of Bristol

12:55 – 14:10      LUNCH BREAK & SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION, POSTER JUDGING
14:10 – 14:40 “The suicide right ventricle – a catalogue of errors (a case series)”.  Jo Harris

HeartVets

Pippa Tucker

Cave Vet Specialists

14:45 – 15:00 RAPID CAT 2

Dave Dickson

HeartVets

15:05 – 15:35 ACVIM update

Nekesa Morey

Sergio Lombardo

15.35 – 16:05      COFFEE BREAK & SPONSORS’ EXHIBITION
16:05 – 17:00 Panel discussion – Cardiac case presentations and discussion

–        Chair: Dave Dickson

–        Brian Scansen

–        Brigite Pedro

–        Dr. Chetan Metha

17.00                      CLOSE