NVCG PRE-CONGRESS DAY Monday 19 August 2013 PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME Theme: Gastroenterology and hepatology 07:00-08:30 Registration 08:30-09:15 Vomiting and Haematemesis (Part 1) 09:20-09:25 Break (5 min) 09:25-10:10 Vomiting and Haematemesis (Part 2) 10:10-10:40 Tea break 10:40-11:25 Chronic Small Bowel Diarrhoea (Part 1) 11:25-11:30 Break (5 min) 11:30-12:10 Chronic Small Bowel Diarrhoea (Part 2 ) 12:10-12:15 Break (5 min) 12:15-13:00 NVCG AGM 13:00-14:00 Lunch 14:00-14:45 Hepatobiliary Tract Disease (45 min) 14:45-14:50 Break (5 min) 14:50-15:45 Chronic Hepatic Disease (55 min) 15:45-16:15 Tea break 16:15-17:15 Regurgitation (60 min) 17:15-17:45 Case Studies (30 min) 17:45 for 18:00 Cocktail Function in Exhibition Hall International guest speaker: Dr Mike Willard is a 1975 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University. He did his internship and Masters degree at Kansas State University and his internal medicine residency at Michigan State University. After that, Dr Willard held faculty appointments at Michigan State University, Mississippi State University, and now at Texas A&M University. He has also consulted and worked at a private referral practice. He is currently a professor of Small Animal Clinical Science and specialises in gastroenterology, hepatology, pancreatology and endoscopy (flexible and rigid). Dr Willard has given over 2,600 hours of post-graduate continuing education lectures (nationally and internationally), has over 80 refereed publications, and has over 120 book chapters in print. He has worked extensively on sled dogs as well as with the World Small Animal Veterinary Association GI biopsy workgroup. He is currently an Associate editor for the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Ve terinary & Paraveterinary Congress 19-22 AUGUST 2013 Boardwalk Conference Centre Port Elizabeth To register go to click on 7 th Congress logo. Special rates for registrations before 30 May 2013 Organised by: Petrie Vogel Tel: +27 12 346 0687 petrie@savetcon.co.za 1
PRELIMINARY programme TUESDAY 20 August 2013 Sessions Small Animal 1 Small Animal 2 Equine Practice Rural Practice Poultry Practice Veterinary Nurses 07:30-08:30 Registration VENUE 08:15-09:45 Welcome Plenary: Challenges in the veterinary practice Mike Willard Sponsored Product showcase: MSD Animal Health 09:45-10:15 Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break 10:15-10:55 The paretic Dachsund Neels du Digital vs film radiology Lynelle Sweers Recent African horse sickness outbreaks with the emphasis on the Eastern Cape Dr S Varrie Colic back to basics Problems on a poultry farm? Questions you should ask before you phone your poultry colleague for help! Dr Roger Horner 11:00-11:40 Spinal decompression Neels du Ultrasound evaluation of the kidneys and urinary tract Lynelle Sweers and diagnosis of recent interesting equine cases at OP: Horses with neurological signs. Part I Dr June Williams Use of Antibiotics in Horses On-farm monitoring for food-borne pathogens of poultry Dr Roger Horner 11:45-12:25 Cervical vertebral instability Fanie Naude Lameness and diagnostic nerve blocks Ultrasound evalaution of abdomenal tumours Sheryl van Staden and diagnosis of recent interesting equine cases at OP: Horses with neurological signs. Part II Dr June Williams The poultry processing plant: Analyzing the hygiene of the slaughter process Dr Rick Last 12:30-13:10 Bascics of fracture repair Fanie Naude Does nutraceuticals work? Radiological challenges in daily practice: Case Studies I Sheryl van Staden and diagnosis of recent interesting equine cases at OP: Other cases Dr June Williams The poultry processing plant or retail outlet: Product shelf life and safety from food-borne pathogens Dr Rick Last 13:10-14:10 Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break 2
14:10-14:50 Indications for hip replacement Louis Coetzee Radiological challenges in daily practice: Case Studies II Lynelle Sweers Dr Johan Novel / newly emerging heredity conditions of sheep Rhoda Leask Post mortem technique and sample taking in poultry Professor Neil Duncan 14:55-15:35 Introduction to hip replacement Louis Coetzee Dr Johan Radiological challenges in daily practice: Case Studies III Sheryl van Staden Discussion of results of biosecurity practices survey dealing with small ruminant farms Rhoda Leask Common diseases of poultry and how to confirm your diagnosis Professor Neil Duncan 15:35-16:05 Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break 16:05-16:45 Oncological Dealing with Dr Johan An aid to Outbreak Greg Irwin- Smith incidental adrenal tumours Frank Kettner assist with the eradication of Brucella abortus Ken Pettey response: The correct procedures to follow when disease strikes Dr I Lwanga-Iga 16:50-17:30 Limb sparing techniques Greg Irwin- Smith Diagnosing and managing Feleuk and FIV Marlies Böhm 17:30-18:30 Happy hour in Exhibition Hall 17:30-18:30 SAVA AGM 19:00 SOCIAL EVENT Dr Johan An abortion storm in Suffolk ewes attributed to Arcobacter skirrowii infection in South Africa D Coetzee WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST Information : Where to send the reports and what happens with the information Dr S Kroll- Lwanga-Iga Sessions Small Animal 1 Small Animal 2 Rural Practice The Food Chain Vet nurses 07:30-08:30 Registration VENUE 08:15-09:45 Welcome Plenary: Zoonoses and the veterinary practitioner Dr Lucille Blumbergh Sponsored Product showcase: Medpet 09:45-10:15 Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break 10:15-10:55 Wound Neels du Diagnosing and managing Feleuk and FIV Marlies Böhm Bovine reproduction problems: Practitioner reports The effect of Avian Influenza and Foot and Mouth Disease on the export of ostrich and game meat: Where to from here? Dr Roaul Strydom Radiology Dr Sheryl vanstaden 3
11:00-11:40 Closure of large skin defects Neels du Use of Snap Tests in practice Amelia Godhard Pre-calving The real effects on the postpartum period (Part 1) Application of European Standards for Health and Quality control of game meat on ranches in South Africa Maretha van der Merwe 11:45-12:25 Exploratory laparotomy Greg Irwin- Smith A new perspective on coagulopathies in disease Amelia Godhard Pre-calving The real effects on the postpartum period (Part 2) Two techniques used for bacteriological sampling of game meat Maretha van der Merwe Surgery talk Dr Greg Irvine-Smith Wound care Equines Dr Johan 12:30-13:10 Gastropexy techniques Louis Coetzee Diagnosing IMHA Amelia Godhard Evidence-based of uterine (Part 1 RFM, metritis and pyometra) Primary meat inspection for game Dr Shashi Ramrajh Contagious equine metritis in South Africa Sr Esther Botha 13:10-14:10 Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break 14:10-14:50 Intestinal Fanie Naude Treating IMHA Frank Kettner Evidence-based of uterine (Part 2 First Vet Check What now? Dealing with endometritis and endometrosis To douche or not to douche ) Improving food security and safety through use of edible byproducts from wild game Dr Shashi Ramrajh 14:55-15:35 Monitoring and practice for anaesthesia Kenneth Joubert Managing splenic tumours Alain Carter Dealing with the non-cyclers and the 90 days in milk and still not pregnant Perspective on the incidence of rabies in the Eastern Cape Dr G Akol update Dr Gerhard Near drowning Dr Yolandi Rautenbach 15:35-16:05 Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break 16:05-16:45 Chronic pain program for osteo-arthritis Kenneth Joubert Canine blood transfusions Frank Kettner Sponsored sessions Diagnosing Rift Valley Fever Dr L Odendaal Break Break Break Break BREAK Break Break Veterinary Nursing - what are the risks? Sr Esther Botha 4
16:50-17:30 Ventilation, when, why and what? Kenneth Joubert Feline blood transfusions Frank Kettner 17:30-18:30 Happy hour in Exhibition Hall 19:30 SAVA Awards Dinner Early embryonic death: We ve got her pregnant, let s keep her pregnant THURSDAY 22 AUGUST Contagious Abortion Dr A Fischer Production animal talk Dr Roda Leask Sessions Small Animal 1 Small Animal 2 Rural Practice Rural Practice General Vet Nurses 07:30-08:30 Registration VENUE 08:15-09:45 Welcome Plenary: Good news on rhino poaching Dr William Fowlds Sponsored Product showcase: 09:45-10:15 Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break 10:15-10:55 Feline hyperthyroidism Johan Schoeman Gerhard Drugs, darts and darting back to basics Dr Peter Brothers Food-borne pathogens of ruminants Dr Musafiri Karama Clinincal pathology Dr Elrien Scheepers 11:00-11:40 Canine hypothyroidism Johan Schoeman Gerhard Saving the rhino, one case at a time: The veterinary impact can be more than clinical Dr William Fowlds Food of animal origin: Food safety auditing according to international standards Annelie Coetzee 11:45-12:25 Feline diabetes mellitus Johan Schoeman Gerhard Preventative Health Care in Captive Carnivores Dr Peter Caldwell Food of animal origin: Export certification according to international standards Dr Hein Nel 12:30-13:10 Basics of reading an ECG Richard Burchell Gerhard Common diseases, disease and clinical In Captive Carnivores - A brief overview Dr Peter Caldwell Abattoir waste and disposal in the Eastern Cape Dr V Rozani Motivational talk Dr Elrien Scheepers Diagnosis of Protozoal gut Prof Penzhorn Sr Linda Muller 13:10-14:10 Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break Lunch break 5
14:10-14:50 Pericardial effussion Marlies Böhm Feline babesiosis: new species, new problems Banie Penzhorn Diagnosing and Preventing Nutrition Related Diseases In Captive Carnivores Dr Peter Caldwell Guidelines for waste disposal: a pilot project in KZN in compliance with the NEMA Act Dr Shashi Ramrajh Diagnosis of Protozoal gut Prof Penzhorn Break Break Break BREAK Break Break Break 14:55-15:35 Canine dilated cardiomyopathy Richard Burchell Practice Katja Bier The Veterinary of wild and captive elephant Dr Brendan Tindall Ritual slaughter: Practises in South Africa Dr Nenene Qekwana 15:35-16:05 Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break 16:05-16:45 Diagnosing and managing pulmonic hypertension Marlies Böhm Practice Katja Bier Bovine Tuberculosis in wildlife Dr Roy Bengis Ritual slaughter and the Meat Safety Act: Implications for human health Dr Nenene Qekwana 16:50-17:30 Update on mitral Valve disease Richard Burchell Practice Katja Bier Practical epidemiology for the wildlife practioner Dr Roy Bengis Ritual slaughter: The way forward Dr Nenene Qekwana For registrations go to click on 7 th Congress logo. Special rates for registrations before 30 May 2013 Accommodation options available on Organised by: Petrie Vogel Tel: +27 12 346 0687 petrie@savetcon.co.za 6