Congress on Demand 2021: free lectures

Canine hyperadrenocorticism is the third most common canine endocrinopathy in the UK, affecting an estimated 1 in 400 dogs. 85% of dogs with hyperadrenocorticism have a pituitary tumour, resulting in high circulating adrenocorticotropic hormone that stimulates excessive cortisol production by the adrenal gland. The reported treatment of choice for pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism is hypophysectomy, but the availability of this technique is limited. Medical treatment with trilostane is the most common treatment. Trilostane treatment aims to reduce cortisol production in the adrenal gland, but it is associated with a 16% rate of adverse effects and requires lifelong treatment and ongoing hormone testing. Bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy is presented as a safe and valid, alternative treatment option for pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism, with case examples and surgical videos.

Philip Lhermette and Elise Robertson, editors of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Endoscopy and Endosurgery 2nd edition, discuss endoscopy in clinical practice. A recording of a live Q&A session held with Philip Lhermette during BSAVA Congress is also provided.

Histiocytic proliferative disorders are the source of some confusion, given their complex nomenclature and nonspecific clinical presentations. These diseases occur in both dogs and cats and derive from Langerhans cells, dendritic cells and macrophages. This presentation provides an overview of histiocytic diseases in dogs (histiocytoma, cutaneous Langerhans cell histiocytosis, cutaneous histiocytosis, systemic histiocytosis, histiocytic sarcoma and dendritic cell leukaemia) and in cats (progressive histiocytosis, histiocytic sarcoma and pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis), including their cellular origins and clinical presentation. An overview of their diagnosis, including the use of cytology, histopathology and immunohistochemistry is also provided.

Join ultrasonography educator Dr Camilla Edwards DVM CertAVP MRCVS as she teaches how to perform common ultrasound scanning techniques and pathology interpretation. You’ll discover how easy and affordable it is to add wireless ultrasound to your veterinary clinic or animal hospital. This lecture explores: How to improve care with first opinion ultrasound on the first visit; Performing ultrasound exams to rapidly identify the presence of abnormalities; Ultrasound techniques for characterizing masses, sludge and free fluid; Honing interpretation, taking measurements and building quality reports.

How shelter medicine can cross over to a private practice setting.

This presentation reviews the role of NGF in joint pain, provides an overview of the medications that have been available for osteoarthritis (OA) pain over the past 30 years and moves on to introduce anti-NGF monoclonal antibody as a new therapeutic class for the management of OA pain.

A presentation from Vetlife.

With the release of Mirataz, veterinary practices have more choices in the management of the feline weight loss patient. This session covers the pathology of inappetence, the consequences of weight loss and how Mirataz can help optimise management of our feline weight loss patient.