VSS CONFERENCE

PROGRAM

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BREAKFAST PLENARY SESSION
Saturday 7 March | 8:00am - 9:00am | Keynote Speaker

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday 7 March

 

 

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Peter Barron

Liver Disease Diagnosis

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Peter Barron

How I Treat Liver Disease

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Dr Sophie Wyatt

Update on Canine Pancreatitis

12:10 - 12:55

Dr Sophie Wyatt

Managing Tricky Chronic Enteropathic Cases

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Dr Angela Webster

RECOVER to the Rescue: Optimising Outcomes in Veterinary CPR

14:30 - 15:15

Dr Else Jacobson

Practical Approach to Liver Enzymes in Dogs

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

15:45 - 16:30

Dr Ben Hooper

TBC

16:35 - 17:20

TBC

TBC

17:20 - 18:30

Break

Pre-Conference Dinner Drinks - Exhibition Hall

18:30 - 23:30

Break

Conference Dinner - Grand Ballroom

   

Sunday 8 March

 

 

8:00 - 9:00

Break

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Claire Madden (Sea World)

Case Series: Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of a Concentrated Formulation of Alfaxalone (40mg/kg) in Conjunction with Midazolam and Pethidine for Immobilizing Pinnipeds

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Hannah Schneider 

Immunosuppressant Therapy

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Dr Whitney Hansen (AES)

Rethinking AKI: Individualised Care Beyond 2x Maintenance Fluids

12:10 - 12:55

Dr Matt Hollindale (AES)

Acute Kidney Injury - Beyond Fluid Therapy

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Dr Philippa King & Dr Sonja Ceri (AEA)

Sustainability as Smarter Medicine: Future-Proofing Veterinary Hospitals

14:30 - 15:15

Dreamworld

TBC

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Sponsor Raffle Draws

15:45 - 16:30

Dr Peter Barron

Quiz

16:35 - 17:20

Dr Peter Barron

Quiz

17:20

Close

 

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday 7 March

 

 

9:15 - 10:00

Dr David Cook

TBC

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Mitchell Graham

To Close or Not to Close, that is the Question: Approach to Traumatic and Open Wounds

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Dr Jason Hoon

Laparoscopy 101

12:10 - 12:55

Dr Stephanie Colthurst

Put That Thing Back Where it Came From: Hernias in Small Animal Practice

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Dr Abbie Tipler

TBC

14:30 - 15:15

Dr Abbie Tipler

TBC

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

15:45 - 16:30

Dr Gordon Corfield

TBC

16:35 - 17:20

Dr Gordon Corfield

TBC

17:20 - 18:30

Break

Pre-Conference Dinner Drinks in the Exhibition Hall

18:30 - 23:30

Break

Conference Dinner in the Grand Ballroom

   

Sunday 8 March

 

 

8:00 - 9:00

Break

Breakfast in Exhibition Hall

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Gordon Corfield

TBC

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Jack Davey

TBC

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Dr Julian Lunn

Getting into Orthopaedics

12:10 - 12:55

Dr Julian Lunn

Consulting in the New Millenium 

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14: 25

Dr Nick Cleland

TBC

14:30 - 15:15

Dr Cormac O'Brolchain

TBC

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Sponsor Raffle Draws

15:45 - 16:30

Dr Daren Roa

TBC

16:35 - 17:20

TBC

TBC

17:20

Close

 

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday 7 March

 

 

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Tessa Clark

FeLV & FIV Infection

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Evie Knight (Dermatology)

Approach to Otitis Externa in the Cat

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Dr Alison Jukes

Fun Fungal Infections in Cats

12:10 - 12:55

Dr Gail Jackson

Hospital Hygiene: The Good, the Bad and the MRSA

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Dr Alison Jukes

Top to Tail: GI Infectious Disease in Cats

14:30 - 15:15

Dr Alison Jukes

Case Study: Unusual Infectious Diseases in Cats

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

15:45 - 16:30

Veterinary Cardiology Australia

TBC

16:35 - 17:20

Round Table: Dr Rachel Korman, Dr Alison Jukes, Dr Clare Thomson, Dr Wan Ju Jao

Thinking Outside the Litterbox: Approach to Recurrent, Difficult Cystitis in Cats 

17:20 - 18:30

Break

Pre-Conference Dinner Drinks in the Exhibition Hall

18:30 - 23:30

Break

Conference Dinner in the Grand Ballroom

   

Sun 8 March

  

8:00 - 9:00

Break

Breakfast in the Exhibition Hall

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Clare Thomson

Cat Flu: The Acute Infections

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Rachel Korman

Chronic Rhinitis

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Dr Rachel Korman

Investigation of Anaemia

12:10 - 12:55

Dr Else Jacobson

Infectious Causes of Anaemia in Cats

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Dr Cindy Hung

Blood Transfusion in Cats

14:30 - 15:15

Vetnostics (TBC)

Cytological Diagnosis in Infectious Disease

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Sponsor Raffle Draws

15:45 - 16:30

Dr Else Jacobson

Lower Airway Disease Management in Cats (Focus on Infectious Disease)

16:35 - 17:20

Dr Wan Ju Jao

Neurological Infectious Disease

17:20

Close

 

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday 7 March

 

 

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Victoria Hudson (AES)

Anaesthesia and Perioperative Management of the Paediatric Patient

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Arnav Kunder

Don't be Shocked: A Nurse's Approach to Stabilisation

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Lucy Evans

Ventilation: Learning and Loving the Basics

12:10 - 12:55

Clare Ogilvie

Every Breath Counts: Capnography in Veterinary Anaesthesia

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Natalie Hunt

Highs, Lows and Everything in Between: A Nursing Perspective on Feline Blood Pressure

14:30 - 15:15

Bridgette Atkins

Anaesthesia in Greyhounds:  Navigating the Breed-Specific Challenges

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

15:45 - 16:30

Samantha Burton

Nurse Advocacy: Being the Voice for Our Patients

16:35 - 17:20

Kimberley Weir

Trouble in the Kidneys: Navigating AKI and CKD in Dogs and Cats

17:20 - 18:30

Break

Pre-Conference Dinner Drinks in the Exhibition Hall

18:30 - 23:30

Break

Conference Dinner in the Grand Ballroom

   

Sunday 8 March

  

8:00 - 9:00

Break

Breakfast in the Exhibition Hall

9:15 - 10:00

Kimberley Weir

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Practice: The Veterinary Nurse’s Role in Combating Resistance

10:05 - 10:50

Tia Harris

Chemotherapy in Practice

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Natasha Darroch

The Cardiac Cat

12:10 - 12:55

Natasha Darroch

Canine Cardiology

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Monique Davenport

Understanding the Pain Pathways: Multimodal Analgesia in Dogs

14:30 - 15:15

Stephanie Trembath

Nursing the Ophthalmic Patient

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Sponsor Raffle Draws

15:45 - 16:30

Anita Parkin & Briska D'Souza

Code Blue! Test Your Knowledge Before You Clock Out

16:35 - 17:20

Anita Parkin & Briska D'Souza

Code Blue! Test Your Knowledge Before You Clock Out

15:20

Close

 

Time

Speaker

Topic

Saturday 7 March

  

9:15 - 10:00

Dr Raelene Wouda (Oncology)

TBC

10:05 - 10:50

Dr Raelene Wouda (Oncology)

TBC

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Dentistry - TBC

TBC

12:10 - 12:55

Dentistry - TBC

TBC

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Dentistry & Vetnostics

TBC

14:30 - 15:15

Dr Evie Knight (Dermatology)

TBC

15:15 - 15:45

Break

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

15:45 - 16:30

Dr Elisa Dennis (Dermatology)

Feline Reaction Patterns

16:35 - 17:20

Dr Elisa Dennis (Dermatology)

Canine Atopic Dermatitis

17:20 - 18:30

Break

Pre-Conference Dinner Drinks in the Exhibition Hall

18:30 - 23:30

Break

Conference Dinner in the Grand Ballroom

   

Sunday 16th March

  

8:00 - 9:00

Break

Breakfast in the Exhibition Hall

9:15 - 10:00

Veterinary Cardiology Australia - TBC

TBC

10:05 - 10:50

Veterinary Cardiology Australia - TBC

TBC

10:50 - 11:20

Break

Morning Tea in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

11:20 - 12:05

Janet Roa (Canine Rehabilitation Centre)

TBC

12:10 - 12:55

Janet Roa (Canine Rehabilitation Centre)

TBC

12:55 - 13:40

Break

Lunch in the Exhibition Hall Poster Session

13:40 - 14:25

Dr Johana Premont

The Red Eye Diagnostic Dilemma in Dogs and Cats

14:30 - 15:15

Dr Johana Premont

Clinical Approach to the Canine Blue Eye

15:15 - 15:45

Break

AAfternoon Tea in the Exhibition Hall Sponsor Raffle Draws

15:45 - 16:30

Dr Vicki Liddle

Eye Spy an Emergency

16:35 - 17:20

TBC

TBC

17:20

Close

 

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