PROGRAM

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Saturday the 11th & Sunday the 12th of March 2023 - Hilton Brisbane                                    - Registration and Breakfast

TimeSpeakerTopic

7:00 - 7:30

 

Conference Registration

7:30 - 8:30

 

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday

 

 

8:30 - 9:15

Dr Luke Johnston

Help with approaching the chronic GIT patient

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Sophie Wyatt

Cobalamin disorders in cats and dogs

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Lisa Singer

Cannabinoids in dogs and cats; what we know and what is just blowing smoke.

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Chris Halman

Urinary incontinence in dogs

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Ann Thompson

Long-term management of animals on immunosuppressants

12:45 - 13:30

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall

13:30 - 14:15

Dr Ninette Keller

Updates on managing acute Pancreatitis

14:15 - 15:00

Dr Vicki Liddle

Canine Uveitis

15:00 - 15:30

Break

Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Hall

15:30 - 16:15

Dr Peter Barron

Management of Chronic Nasal Disease: It snot that bad

16:15 - 17:00

Dr Peter Barron

Internal Medicine Trivial Pursuit - Come and win prizes

17:00 - 19:00

Break

Cocktail Party in Exhibition Hall

Sunday

 

 

7:30 - 8:00

Break

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

8:00 - 9:00

Plenary

Dr Terry King & Dr Peter Barron - Emergency medicine / internal medicine. Where are we 40+ years later?

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Terry King

Gallbladder Mucocoele - a diagnostic & therapeutic dilemma

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Sam Wong

The Approach to the Lower Motor Neuron Dog

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Josh King

Pyrexia of unknown origin

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Gemma Spinoglio

FreeStyle Libre Sensors for Diabetics

12:45 - 13:30

Dr Ingrid Goodman

Thoracic radiographs - case discussions

13:30 - 14:15

Break

Conference Close

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday

 

 

8:30 - 9:15

Dr Abbie Tipler

Conversations with clients about desexing pros, cons and age.

9:15 - 10:00

Dr James King

A practical approach to the regurgitating French Bulldog

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Lincoln Chau

Common Growth Plate Fractures and tips for repair

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Jason Hoon

Tail pull injuries - what are the current options and what is the evidence?

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Daren Roa

Tips, Tools and Techniques for the Practicing Veterinarian

12:45 - 13:30

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall

13:30 - 14:15

Dr Nick Cleland

Neurological assessment and how it relates to prognosis

14:15 - 15:00

Dr David Cook

Practical Urinary Tract Surgery

15:00 - 15:30

Break

Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Hall

15:30 - 16:15

Dr Grace Wicks

Septic Peritonitis

16:15 - 17:00

Dr Gordon Corfield

Advances in osteoarthritis management

17:00 - 19:00

Break

Cocktail Party in Exhibition Hall

Sunday

 

 

7:30 - 8:00

Break

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

8:00 - 9:00

Plenary

Dr Terry King & Dr Peter Barron - Emergency medicine / internal medicine. Where are we 40+ years later?

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Tania Banks

Achilles tendon injuries

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Jun Ren Loh

Hip luxations - Diagnosis, treatment and prognostic indicators

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Jon Sirash

Wounds - when to treat, when to leave and when to explore

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Jamie Fu

Liver Shunts: diagnosis, treatment and prognosis

12:45 - 13:30

Adj Prof Philip Moses

Brachycephalic dogs - what are we doing to change these breeds? - panel discussion

13:30 - 14:15

Break

Conference Close

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday

 

 

8:30 - 9:15

Dr Kristy Stone

Vaccination of immunocompromised cats

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Kristy Stone

Infectious disease testing in cats

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Luke Johnston

FIP: Diagnosis

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Cat Chan

How to approach a cat with a gastrointestinal mass

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Nick Cleland

Surgical approach to gastrointestinal cancer

12:45 - 13:30

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall

13:30 - 14:15

Dr Cat Chan

Skin masses in cats

14:15 - 15:00

Dr Cormac O'Brolchain

Surgical approach to skin mass removals in cats

15:00 - 15:30

Break

Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Hall

15:30 - 16:15

Dr Fiona Meyers

Feline aortic thromboembolism: Diagnosis, treatment and prevention

16:15 - 17:00

Dr Brad Gavaghan

A review of ACVIM feline cardiomyopathy guidelines: What's new?

17:00 - 19:00

Break

Cocktail Party in Exhibition Hall

Sunday

 

 

7:30 - 8:00

Break

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

8:00 - 9:00

Plenary

Dr Terry King & Dr Peter Barron - Emergency medicine / internal medicine. Where are we 40+ years later?

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Alison Jukes

Updates in the treatment in FIP - all the new antivirals

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Raelene Wouda

Cats are NOT small dogs: a comparison of feline and canine cancers.

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Gordon Corfield

Osteoarthritis management in cats

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Rachel Korman

Hyperthyroidism in cats; introducing our new radioactive iodine facility

12:45 - 13:30

Dr Rebecca Tucker

Feline Oral Inflammatory Diseases

13:30 - 14:15

Break

Conference Close

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday

 

 

8:30 - 9:15

Dr Lisa Singer

Cannabinoids in dogs and cats; what we know and what is just blowing smoke.

9:15 - 10:00

Natalie Hunt

Cats are not small dogs: the basics of feline nursing

10:00 - 10:45

Natalie Hunt

"You're not my real mum": Tips on reading feline behaviour

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Jess Gray

Nursing consideration for tick paralysis patients

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Kisa Baldwin

Mechanical Ventilation

12:45 - 13:30

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall

13:30 - 14:15

Kate Atkinson

Intro to emergency anaesthesia and analgesia

14:15 - 15:00

Briska D'Souza

From Table to Stable

15:00 - 15:30

Break

Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Hall

15:30 - 16:15

Anita Parkin

All about Catheters

16:15 - 17:00

Kim Weir

Nursing chemotherapy patients

17:00 - 19:00

Break

Cocktail Party in Exhibition Hall

Sunday

 

 

7:30 - 8:00

Break

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

8:00 - 9:00

Plenary

Dr Terry King & Dr Peter Barron - Emergency medicine / internal medicine. Where are we 40+ years later?

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Renee Huggard

Bandaging

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Kieren Maddern

Problem-based management of hypotension during anaesthesia

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Brydee Maroney Vita

Preparing for emergencies

12:00 - 12:45

Anita Parkin

Critical intervention values for anaesthesia

12:45 - 13:30

Dr Sascha Pilz

Nursing the diabetic patient

13:30 - 14:15

Break

Conference Close

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday

 

 

8:30 - 9:15

Dr Vicki Liddle

Eye problems in brachycephalic cats

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Aaron Forsayeth

Dentistry in Brachycephalics

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Chris Lam

Diet-associated Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) - What Do We Know?

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Rae Wooda

The emergence of atypical and indolent lymphomas in dogs

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Rebecca Tucker & Dr Aaron Forsayeth

Getting started with Dental Radiology

12:45 - 13:30

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall

13:30 - 14:15

Lindsey Connell

Rehabilitation post cruciate ligament surgery

14:15 - 15:00

Dr Fiona Meyers

The coughing dog conundrum: Heart or lungs?

15:00 - 15:30

Break

Afternoon Tea in Exhibition Hall

15:30 - 16:15

Dr John Mackie

Bugs and drugs: common lab questions on bacteriology and antimicrobial resistance

16:15 - 17:00

Dr Louise Sullivan and Dr Abbie Tipler

Surgical Margins - what is a margin, where is a margin, and do you have the margin you think you do. Practical tips for cancer removal.

17:00 - 19:00

Break

Cocktail Party in Exhibition Hall

Sunday

 

 

7:30 - 8:00

Break

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

8:00 - 9:00

Plenary

Dr Terry King & Dr Peter Barron - Emergency medicine / internal medicine. Where are we 40+ years later?

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Michelle Rebelo

Respiratory emergencies: localising the lesion and stabilising the patient

10:00 - 10:45

Dr Angela Webster

Treatment of shock

10:45 - 11:15

Break

Morning Tea in Exhibition Hall

11:15 - 12:00

Dr Kaila Leidreiter

Dry eye in Dogs: A proactive approach for general practitioners

12:00 - 12:45

Dr Tom Donnelly-Newton

Advanced Ophthalmic Surgeries - from referral to restoration

12:45 - 13:30

Dr Tom Donnelly-Newton

Blink of an Eye: Rapid Response to Veterinary Eye Emergencies for GP Vets

13:30 - 14:15

Break

Conference Close

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