Congress 2024- Friday

Anaesthesia basics in birds

• Attendees will appreciate how the range of anaesthetic drugs currently authorised can be applied to different species
• Methods of sedation/induction will be discussed
• Physiological changes resulting from anaesthetic drugs and their effects on monitoring will be clarified

Anaesthesia basics in reptiles

• Attendees will appreciate how the range of anaesthetic drugs currently authorised can be applied to different species
• Methods of sedation/induction will be discussed
• Physiological changes resulting from anaesthetic drugs and their effects on monitoring will be clarified

Analgesia in birds

• Attendees will appreciate the range of clinical signs that may indicate pain in a range of species from different orders
• Attendees will gain an appreciation of how different classes of drugs may act differently in different orders and species
• Attendees will develop a practical strategy for evaluating and treating pain in a range of pet animals

Analgesia in reptiles

• Attendees will appreciate the range of clinical signs that may indicate pain in a range of species from different orders
• Attendees will gain an appreciation of how different classes of drugs may act differently in different orders and species
• Attendees will develop a practical strategy for evaluating and treating pain in a range of pet animals

VetPlus will be running a session in the Exhibition Theatre where Rachel James will explain the basics of ECGs

The Veterinary Client Mediation Service will be running a session in the Exhibition Theatre where Jennie Jones explains how to build confidence in cost related complaints

Current thoughts on treatment of chronic enteropathy

• List the different types of usual treatment for animals with chronic enteropathy
• Justify the reasons to consider a diet trial as first strategy in an otherwise well animal
• Differentiate the animal that requires further work up prior to a diet trial

so many diets to chose from: where to start?

• Assess the diet history to determine implementation and response to previous dietary strategies.
• Summarize the scientific literature available for each diet strategy in dogs and cats with chronic enteropathies.
• Select a diet strategy based on pros and cons of different nutritional options available for an individual animal

The importance of supporting workplace mental health.

Ottis externa

• Attendees will learn to assess and diagnose both external and middle ear disease in rabbits
• Medical options will be discussed, including the importance of correlating cytology and culture results
• Surgical options will be discussed

Ottis media

• Attendees will learn to assess and diagnose both external and middle ear disease in rabbits
• Medical options will be discussed, particularly with respect to the limitations of these
• Surgical options and diagnostics will be discussed

Ethics of keeping exotic pets in the UK

• Discussion on welfare issues surrounding captivity for some species
• Discussion of the contribution of pet ownership to global attempts at species preservation
• Discussion of assessment of quality of life and our ability as pet owners to support a suitable environment for pets with complex requirements.

What is the effect of education on antibiotic use?

• Understand the literature concerning how veterinary education affects antibiotic prescribing
• Outline how education in the practice and classroom can change antibiotic prescribing

New guidelines for antibiotic use

• Discover the new PROTECTME guidelines and how they should be used
• Identify big-win areas in your practice where you (and your colleagues) can optimise your antibiotic use
• Learn about the new surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis recommendations

Top tips to make a faecal microbiota transplant in dogs and cats

• Compare the different routes of administration of faecal microbiota transplant
• Explain the steps involved in rectal delivery of a faecal microbiota transplant
• List the possible complications from faecal microbiota transplant

Where to next to treat chronic enteropathies?

• Define difficult to treat chronic enteropathies
• Discuss future possibilities for advancement of nutritional management, such as exclusive enteral nutrition and dietary supplementation
• Discuss future possibilities for treatment such as biologics and small molecules

Is diet change and microbiome manipulation the panacea?

• Identify the key elements to improve success of a diet trial
• Understand the limitations of the current literature to support faecal microbiota transplant
• Outline what are the key features of a donor for faecal microbiota transplant

A panel discussion on the future of medicines stewardship in small animals.

A panel discussion on OCD, lived experience and workplace support.

A panel discussion on PTSD, lived experience and workplace support.

Patellar luxation in cats: is it the same as dogs?

• Cats generally do not have major limb malalignment
• Cats have wide parapatellar fibrocartilages
• Influence of hip dysplasia on patellar luxation

Surgical options for patellar luxation

• Understanding when surgery is appropriate
• Trochleoplasty techniques
• Limb alignment, antirotational sutures

Dental imaging

• Attendees will have an appreciation of the physiology and function of the rabbit mouth- how soft tissues and dental elements need to work together
• Key interpretation points of radiographs will be highlighted
• Attendees will gain an appreciation of why dental imaging is important in planning dental interventions

Dental intervention

• Attendees will learn how to approach basic dental techniques confidently
• Advanced interventions will be discussed so that options are clear in complex cases

A recording of the clinical abstract presentations from BSAVA Congress 2024.

Cardiovascular stabilisation of the trauma patient

• Understanding the fluid therapy options available
• How to best administer fluid therapy in a trauma patient

Analgesia for the trauma patient

• Understanding analgesic options in the trauma patient
• How to use CRIs in the trauma patient
• Understanding differences between cats and dogs in analgesic options

The nurses role in managing nutrition in the patient with GI disease

• GI conditions causing malnutrition
• Which diet should you chose and how do you decide on the best diet?
• The nurses role in supporting the client and pet with chronic GI disease

Panel discussion on what to do when presented with a traumatic brain injury.

How long does a bacterial infection need to be treated?

• A new dogma ‘shorter is better’ is emerging in human medicine. Learn how this can be applied in pets
• Understand the current literature – and its limitation
• Learn about the new studies on antibiotic treatment duration

When do abscesses need antibiotics?

• Learn about scientific studies that have looked at treating abscesses without antibiotics
• Know the risks of not treating abscesses with antibiotics and how to communicate those risks to clients
• Know which bacterial infections need, and which do not need, antibiotics

The view from the clinic

• Consider what clinicians need from their laboratory to help them prescribe more effectively
• Learn how to improve the communication with the laboratory to optimise the information from samples.
• Learn when AST should be perfomred and how to interpret it.

The view from the laboratory

• Consider what the laboratories can offer clinicians to help them prescribe more effectively

What are the risks, if any, of feeding raw diets?

• Explain the possible microbiological and zoonotic risks of raw feeding
• Summarize the potential risk of nutritional imbalance of raw feeding.
• Appraise the evidence-based strengths and weaknesses of raw feeding

What is the place of antibiotics in the treatment of chronic enteropathy?

• Appraise the evidence-based literature on the use of antibiotics for dogs with chronic enteropathy
• Discuss the different types of antibiotics reported to treated animals with chronic enteropathy
• Explain the patho-mechanism in granulomatous colitis of boxer that supports the use of antibiotic