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6:45am AEST

Boehringer Ingelheim breakfast session Foyer EBoehringher Ingelheim

8:15am AEST

Respiratory examination and diagnostics Central B/CLynelle Johnson Feline and canine tooth resorption Room 8Curt Coffman Major body system assessment in the small animal emergency patient Central ADez Hughes The ethics of exotics Room 9Anne Fawcett Rational approach to the vomiting dog and cat Arena 1Stanley Marks • Hill's Pet Nutrition Do dogs have strokes? Cerebrovascular disorders Room 5Richard LeCouteur Treating cancer in pet animals: The 'one cancer' concept Room 7Rod Straw What is current in wound management and wound reconstruction in small animals? Room 6Daniel Brockman

9:10am AEST

Changing views on treatment of preclinical mitral valve disease in dogs Central B/CNiek Beijerink Feline gingivo-stomatitis: Diagnosis and treatment options Room 8Curt Coffman Environmental emergencies: The potentially lethal effects of the elements of the environment and how to manage them in dogs and cats Central ATerry King Desexing of small mammals: A practical approach Room 9Brendan Carmel Oesophageal disease: The forgotten organ Arena 1David Twedt Motor unit disease: Polyneuropathies and junctionopathies Room 5Georgina Child Treatment of mammary cancer in dogs Room 7Tony Moore Urinary tract surgery: From dribbly bums to blocked bladders Room 6Andrew Marchevsky

10:00am AEST

Morning tea Exhibition Hall

10:40am AEST

Congress opening ceremony Arena 1

11:35am AEST

Management of incidental heart murmurs in cats Central B/CNiek Beijerink To extract or not to extract Room 8Ruth Barthel Helpful hints in small animal emergencies: A plethora of tips and guidelines to aid decisions on the run Central ATerry King Reptile anaesthesia: Cardiorespiratory anatomy, physiology and clinical management Room 9Tegan Stephens The chronic vomiting cat Arena 1David Twedt Motor unit disease: Myopathies, the oft forgotten and misdiagnosed Room 5Georgina Child Canine lymphoma: New perspectives on treatment Room 7Tony Moore Which liver lobe is that? The dos and don'ts of hepatobiliary surgery Room 6Andrew Marchevsky

12:25pm AEST

Lunch Exhibition Hall

1:25pm AEST

Canine nasal disease Central B/CLynelle Johnson Surgical extractions Room 8Ruth Barthel Getting the most from your cardiovascular and respiratory assessment Central ADez Hughes Chlamydia testing in pet birds Room 9Alexandera Rosenwax Roadmap to chronic refractory diarrhea in dogs and cats Arena 1Stanley Marks Seizures and epilepsy I: Diagnostic approach Room 5Richard LeCouteur Treating cancer in pets: The diagnosis and surgical oncology Room 7Rod Straw Developments in understanding of congenital portosystemic shunt disease and its treatment in dogs Room 6Daniel Brockman

2:20pm AEST

Approach to stridor and stertor Central B/CLynelle Johnson Diagnosing and staging oral tumours in an orderly fashion Room 8Loic Legendre Emergency approach to the acute abdomen Central ADez Hughes When the CAT meets unusual and avian pets: Computerized tomography as a diagnostic tool Room 9Shangzhe Xie What’s the latest on canine hemorrhagic gastroenteritis? Arena 1Stanley Marks Seizures and epilepsy II: Treatment and management update Room 5Richard LeCouteur Treating cancer in pets: Medical and radiation oncology from a surgeon’s perspective Room 7Rod Straw Portosystemic shunts in cats: Are they different? Room 6Daniel Brockman

3:10pm AEST

Afternoon tea Exhibition Hall

3:50pm AEST

Diagnostic strategy in heart disease Central B/CFiona Meyers Mandibulectomies: Variations on a theme Room 8Loic Legendre Common respiratory emergencies Central ASarah Haldane Floppy rabbit syndrome: A case series Room 9Gerry Skinner Acute pancreatitis in dogs: What is really new? Arena 1Caroline Mansfield Localising the lesion: Where to start looking and what’s on the list Room 5Sam Long Why is treating lymphoma in cats so hard? Room 7Tony Moore Medial patella luxation Room 6Phil Moses

4:45pm AEST

Optimising management of congestive heart failure in practice Central B/CFiona Meyers Commonly seen malocclusions and treatment options Room 8Anthony Caiafa Monitoring the critical patient: What do you really need? Central ASarah Haldane Canine chronic hepatitis Arena 1David Twedt The movers and shakers: The latest from the world of seizures and epilepsy Room 5Sam Long Histiocytic diseases in dogs Room 7Tony Moore Cruciate disease: Where is the evidence? Room 6Phil Moses

5:35pm AEST

International Stand Up Dinner Exhibition HallHill's Pet Nutrition

7:30pm AEST

UPAV Exotics Dinner and Unusual Quiz Night Foyer EOxbow

8:00pm AEST

ASAV Recent Graduate Dinner Central AHill's Pet Nutrition

6:45am AEST

Hill’s Pet Nutrition breakfast session Foyer EHill's Pet Nutrition

8:15am AEST

Tracheal collapse and bronchomalacia Central B/CLynelle Johnson Crown lengthening Room 9Ruth Barthel Emergency approach to the blocked cat Central ADez Hughes Differentiation of feline GI lymphoma from IBD: Does it really matter? Arena 1Stanley Marks Shakes, tremors and twitches I: Overview of movement disorders of dogs and cats Room 5Richard LeCouteur Soft tissue sarcomas Room 7Rod Straw Surgical management of congenital and acquired mitral valve disease in dogs Room 6Daniel Brockman Global approach to critical patient management Room 8Terry King

9:10am AEST

Bacterial pneumonia: Diagnosis and therapy Central B/CLynelle Johnson Dental radiology: Interpretation and cases Room 9Ruth Barthel Clinical use of plasma lactate measurement Central ADez Hughes Medicine and surgery of mythological beasts Foyer EDavid Neck Demystifying bacterial-associated diarrhea in dogs Arena 1Stanley Marks Shakes, tremors and twitches II: Update on therapy for movement disorders Room 5Richard LeCouteur Mast cell tumours Room 7Rod Straw Update on surgical options for congenital pulmonic stenosis Room 6Daniel Brockman Advanced fluid therapy in acute emergencies Room 8Terry King

10:00am AEST

Morning tea Exhibition Hall

10:40am AEST

Feline heart disease, hypertension and hyperthyroidism: Putting it all together Central B/CFiona Meyers Does periodontal disease affect the rest of the body? Room 9Anthony Caiafa Management of small animal intoxications: What’s new, what’s old, what works Central ATerry King Melioidosis in captive Lumholtz’s tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) Foyer EAnnabelle Olsson Emerging newer liver diseases Arena 1David Twedt Mononeuropathies: The idiopathic and the bad Room 5Georgina Child Imaging the cancer patient: When is advanced imaging needed? Room 7Peter Bennett TPLO, TTA, MMTTA, CBLO, TTO, ECCR, TR: Alphabet soup? Or is there a correct stifle stablisation for you? Room 6Andrew Marchevsky Advanced nursing care of the surgical cancer patient Room 8Rod Straw

11:35am AEST

Challenging cardiac case studies Central B/CFiona Meyers Maxillectomies: Variations on another theme Room 9Loic Legendre Cats are not small dogs: How cats handle their critical diseases Central ATerry King A practical guide to the bloated rabbit: Diagnosis and management of small intestinal obstruction (bloat) in rabbits Foyer ELizzie Selby Feline liver diseases and triaditis syndrome Arena 1David Twedt My approach to the patient presenting with spinal cord disease Room 5Georgina Child When and why do I need to order immunohistochemistry? Room 7Peter Bennett GIT surgery: Making it easier in practice Room 6Andrew Marchevsky Advanced anaesthesia management of the compromised patient Room 8Philip Judge

12:25pm AEST

Lunch Exhibition Hall

1:25pm AEST

Pulmonary hypertension: Recognition and management Central B/CLynelle Johnson Flap design: A tension releasing process Room 9Loic Legendre New concepts in fluid therapy: How to feel comfortable NOT using colloids Central ADez Hughes An update on Macrorhabdus ornithogaster Foyer EHamish Baron Probiotics: What’s the evidence for their benefit in diarrheic dogs and cats? Arena 1Stanley Marks Inflammatory CNS diseases of dogs: GME, NME, or NE? Room 5Richard LeCouteur Osteosarcoma Room 7Rod Straw “Look mum, it’s a twister”: Gastric, splenic, intestinal, hepatic and lung torsion Room 6Daniel Brockman Occupational stress and compassion fatigue in the ECC and referral setting Room 8Rebekah Scotney

2:20pm AEST

Plenary: From frocks to crocs: One vet’s journey - Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition Arena 1Annabelle Olsson

3:10pm AEST

Afternoon tea Exhibition Hall

3:50pm AEST

The ABCs of ECG interpretation Central B/CNiek Beijerink Dental nerve blocks and pain management for the dental patient Room 9Curt Coffman Analgesia in the small animal emergency patient Central ASarah Haldane Avian paediatrics Foyer EDr Robert Doneley Chronic pancreatitis in dogs and cats: Diagnostic and treatment dilemmas Arena 1Caroline Mansfield Getting into the right headspace: Intracranial disease and what to do about it Room 5Sam Long How can we use the immune system to help us treat cancer? Room 7Peter Bennett Hip luxation: Key strategies for effective treatment (and errors to avoid) Room 6Phil Moses Advanced resuscitation: More than just fluid therapy Room 8Robert Webster

4:45pm AEST

Arrhythmia management in dogs and cats Central B/CNiek Beijerink Advanced periodontal disease: Treatment and options Room 9Curt Coffman Transfusion medicine Central ASarah Haldane Anne Martin and Stephen Ross scholarships. Applicant case reports and reviews: J Whinfield, T Vowell, C Gaches Foyer E Copper associated liver diseases Arena 1David Twedt Ataxia and unsteady gaits: An update on spinal cord disease Room 5Sam Long How to monitor and manage the sick cancer patient Room 7Peter Bennett Locking plates: What are they and how will they change your life Room 6Phil Moses ICU nursing: The ins and outs of the job Room 8Lisa Partel

5:45pm AEST

Australiana Night - Aussie Party Night Paradise CountryBoehringher Ingelheim

6:30am AEST

Dermcare Scrub Run Kurrawa Park, Gold CoastDermcare

6:45am AEST

Royal Canin breakfast session Foyer ERoyal Canin

8:15am AEST

Dental extractions in rabbits and rodents Room 9Loic Legendre Is this dog atopic? Diagnosis of atopy Room 5Ralf Mueller Hyperadrenocorticism: How to optimise management Central ADavid Church Feline aspergillosis: An overview Arena 1Vanessa Barrs Pearls of the ophthalmic exam Central B/CDavid Maggs Advances in general surgery: Principles and practices Room 6Catriona M MacPhail Advanced anaesthetic monitoring techniques Room 8Anita Parkin

9:10am AEST

Bone augmentation: Why and how Room 9Loic Legendre Treatment of atopic dermatitis: What if glucocorticoids fail? Room 5Ralf Mueller Hypoadrenocorticism: Diagnosis and management in 2017 Central ADavid Church Adrenal disease in cats: Getting more than you bargained for Arena 1Vanessa Barrs Technical radiography: Excellence at every stage Room 7Zoe Lenard The seven colours of corneal pathology Central B/CDavid Maggs Advances in general surgery: Toys, tools and implants Room 6Catriona M MacPhail Blood transfusion medicine Room 8Anita Parkin

10:00am AEST

Morning tea Exhibition Hall

10:40am AEST

Basic endodontic techniques Room 9Curt Coffman MRSP in canine pyoderma: Challenges of diagnosis and treatment Room 5Linda Vogelnest Hypercalcaemia in dogs and cats: Diagnosis and treatment Central ADennis Chew Insights into feline mycobacterial infections Arena 1Carolyn O'Brien Optimising image quality in digital imaging Room 7Zoe Lenard Cataracts and other lens problems Central B/CAnna Deykin Arthritis in small animals: Is there more that we can do? Room 6Stephen Fearnside Chemotherapy: Possibilities and precautions Room 8Patricia Newton

11:35am AEST

Introduction to veterinary prosthodontics: Crown restoration Room 9Curt Coffman Skin cytology techniques: Maximising value of this vital diagnostic tool Room 5Linda Vogelnest Idiopathic hypercalcaemia in cats Central ADennis Chew Feline geriatrics Arena 1Carolyn O'Brien Thoracic radiology: The pulmonary parenchyma Room 7Cathy Beck Surgery of the eyelids and third eyelid Central B/CAnna Deykin Canine arthroscopy: Is it worth the effort? Room 6Stephen Fearnside Hypotension and hypothermia under anaesthesia Room 8Tinika Gillespie

12:25pm AEST

Lunch Exhibition Hall

1:25pm AEST

How composites work Room 9Ruth Barthel Practical diagnosis of canine papules and pustules Room 5Sonya Bettenay PU/PD: When the blood and urine tests are normal-ish Central ADarren Merrett Dealing with dermatophytes Arena 1Vanessa Barrs Thoracic radiology: The cardiovascular structures Room 7Cathy Beck Ocular signs of systemic disease Central B/CMark Billson Minimally invasive surgery for the practitioner Room 6Catriona M MacPhail Mechanical ventilation and nursing care Room 8Lisa Partel

2:20pm AEST

Feeding tubes Room 9Ruth Barthel Pododermatitis in dogs and cats Room 5Sonya Bettenay Canine hypothyroidism Central ADarren Merrett Feline idiopathic cystitis: Urological, neurological or psychological? Arena 1Andrea Harvey Thoracic radiology: Interactive cases Room 7Cathy Beck Neuro-ophthalmology Central B/CMark Billson Complex fracture management Room 6Stephen Fearnside Surgical pain management Room 8Trish Farry

3:10pm AEST

Afternoon tea Exhibition Hall

3:50pm AEST

Dental homecare: Does it work and where is the evidence? Room 9Anthony Caiafa All you wanted to know about dermatophytes Room 5Sonya Bettenay Diabetes mellitus: What’s new and important in 2017 Part I Central ADavid Church Management of feline hyperthyroidism: What's new? Arena 1Andrea Harvey Imaging round cell neoplasia in the cat: A close look at ultrasound Room 7Zoe Lenard Breed approach to ophthalmology Central B/CAnna Deykin New approaches and methods in external fixation for long bone fractures Room 6Jason Beck What RECOVER has taught us Room 8Trish Farry

4:45pm AEST

When should we use antimicrobials in dentistry? Room 9Anthony Caiafa Demodicosis in small animal practice Room 5Ralf Mueller Diabetes mellitus: What’s new and important in 2017 Part II Central ADavid Church Approach to the jaundiced cat Arena 1Andrea Harvey CT of the feline head: Why we should skip radiography Room 7Zoe Lenard My approach to non healing ulcers Central B/CDavid Maggs Intervertebral disc disease: The best ways to diagnose and treat Room 6Jason Beck The road to becoming a veterinary technician specialist Room 8Trish Farry

7:00pm AEST

Gala Awards Dinner Arena 2Hill's Pet Nutrition

8:15am AEST

Surgical management of palatal defects Room 9Anthony Caiafa My clinical approach to the alopecic patient Arena 1Sonya Bettenay Infectious causes of diarrhoea in cats: Diagnosis Room 7Michael Lappin The patient's eye is red, now what? Central B/CDavid Maggs Controversies in gastric dilation-volvulus syndrome Room 6Catriona M MacPhail Chronic kidney disease in dogs and cats I: Staging and initial management Central ADennis Chew

9:10am AEST

Haematology: Maximising the yield from the results Room 5Graham Swinney Prosthodontics II: Tooth preparation, crown fabrication and cementation Room 9Curt Coffman Do dermatologists still use cortisone? Arena 1Sonya Bettenay Infectious causes of diarrhoea in cats: Treatment Room 7Michael Lappin Glaucoma in dogs Central B/CDavid Maggs Pleural space disease Room 6Catriona M MacPhail Chronic kidney disease in dogs and cats II: Control of secondary hyperparathyroidism and progressive renal inflammation Central ADennis Chew

10:00am AEST

Morning tea Exhibition Hall

10:40am AEST

We’re all teachers now I: Thinking and learning styles and their relevance to supporting students in practice Room 5Jill Maddison Dental embryology and tooth development Room 9Curt Coffman What's new in management of otitis externa and media? Arena 1Linda Vogelnest Infectious causes of cancer in the cat Room 7Julia Beatty Surgical management of canine glaucoma Central B/CMark Billson Rehabilitation of the spinal patient Room 6Stephen Fearnside Acute kidney injury: Not just dialysis Central ADavid Senior

11:35am AEST

We’re all teachers now II: Using and teaching problem based clinical reasoning skills in practice Room 5Jill Maddison Oronasal fistula repair and selected palatal surgeries Room 9Ruth Barthel How to get the most out of a skin biopsy Arena 1Ralf Mueller Parvovirus infections in cats: Old and new Room 7Vanessa Barrs Ocular neoplasia Central B/CMark Billson Advances in open wound management Room 6Stephen Fearnside Proteinuria: Manageable or a death sentence Central ADavid Senior

12:25pm AEST

Lunch Exhibition Hall

1:25pm AEST

What does a positive test mean? Room 5Sue Foster Vital pulpotomy Room 9Ruth Barthel The treatment of feline allergic dermatitis Arena 1Sonya Bettenay Diagnosing feline leukaemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infections Room 7Julia Beatty Vision loss Central B/CRobin Stanley Pelvic fractures: When to operate and when to not Room 6Jason Beck Managing prostatic disease in dogs Central ADavid Senior

2:20pm AEST

Practical urinalysis: Getting the most out of a seemingly easy test Room 5Sue Foster Fracture repairs: Leaving a smaller footprint Room 9Loic Legendre Adverse food reactions: What has changed? Arena 1Ralf Mueller Bugs and drugs: Understanding rational antibacterial therapy Room 7Jill Maddison Eye problems in older dogs and cats Central B/CRobin Stanley Pelvic fractures: Surgical management Room 6Jason Beck Incontinence: From wet to dry Central ADavid Senior

3:10pm AEST

Afternoon tea Exhibition Hall

3:50pm AEST

The diagnostic dilemma of hepatic and pancreatic disease: What do the numbers really mean? Room 5Jill Maddison TMJ: Imaging, pathology and treatment Room 9Loic Legendre Could this be autoimmune? Diagnosis of autoimmune skin disease Arena 1Ralf Mueller Infectious upper respiratory disease in the cat Room 7Michael Lappin Ophthalmic emergencies Central B/CDavid Maggs Advances in management of upper airway obstruction Room 6Catriona M MacPhail Pandora syndrome (feline interstitial cystitis): Beyond the bladder and LUT signs Central ADennis Chew

4:45pm AEST

Closing ceremony Arena 1

5:30pm AEST

Farewell Drinks Foyer EVetpay

8:00am AEST

Dental Symposium Room 6

8:15am AEST

Clinical case studies of canine odontogenic cysts Room 6Crystal Loh

9:10am AEST

Exotic endodontics and prosthodontics Room 6Barron Hall

10:00am AEST

Morning Tea Exhibition Hall

10:40am AEST

Feline chronic gingivostomatitis: What we know and what we can do about it Room 6Milinda Lommer

11:35am AEST

Paedodontics: Juvenile dentistry for general practice. Room 6Tara Cashman

12:25pm AEST

Lunch Exhibition Hall

1:25pm AEST

Feline oral swellings and growths Room 6Angelica Bebel

1:50pm AEST

Case report: An odontogenic mass in a 10 year old feline patient Room 6Angelica Bebel

2:20pm AEST

Senior dental care: They’re not too old! Room 6Heidi Lobprise

3:10pm AEST

Afternoon tea Exhibition Hall

3:50pm AEST

Practical periodontal therapy Room 6Heidi Lobprise

4:45pm AEST

Ask a guru-panel discussion Room 6