Program
Our in-depth program focuses on providing you with the latest practically relevant information on a wide variety of topics in small animal gastroenterology. To this end, several sessions outline a logical diagnostic approach to challenging but common problems, while others will help you formulate better treatment plans. The final hour of each day will be an interactive session, covering complex or controversial topics. Audience participation is very much encouraged, and we anticipate some great discussions.
Printable Programs (these needs to made)
Monday 13th Oct
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 8.00 am – 8:50 am | Nutrition assessment essentials: how to pick the best diet for GI disease | Tolbert |
| 9:00 am – 9:50 am | Diagnostic & therapeutic approach to acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome | Tolbert |
| 10:20 am – 11:10 am | The aging GI tract: considerations for both dogs & cats | Gould |
| 11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Fecal microbiota transplantation | Suchodolski |
| 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Panel discussion: fecal microbiota transplantation | Suchodolski, Tolbert, Gould |
Tuesday 14th Oct
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 8.00 am – 8:50 am | Tritrichomonas foetus/blagburni: diagnostic and treatment challenges | Gookin |
| 9:00 am – 9:50 am | Cats are not small dogs: challenges with feline chronic enteropathy | Gould |
| 10:20 am – 11:10 am | Feline triaditis syndrome | Lim |
| 11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Feline GI/hepatology case studies | Lidbury |
| 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Panel discussion: the value of intestinal biopsy in working up chronic enteropathy cases | Jablonski, Gould, Gookin |
Wednesday 15th Oct
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 8.00 am – 8:50 am | Decision dilemmas in chronic enteropathy: what to do when the first diet fails | Tolbert |
| 9:00 am – 9:50 am | Canine protein-losing enteropathy: diagnostic decisions and therapeutic dilemmas | Jablonski |
| 10:20 am – 11:10 am | Canine protein-losing enteropathy: what to do with “non-responsive” cases | Jablonski |
| 11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Diagnosis of pancreatitis in dogs and cats | Lim |
| 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Panel discussion: the use/misuse of antibiotics in small animal GI disease | Suchodolski, Tolbert, Jablonski |
Thursday 16th Oct
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 8.00 am – 8:50 am | Demystifying portal hypertension: definitions and case examples | Jablonski |
| 9:00 am – 9:50 am | Gallbladder mucocele: insights into diagnosis & management | Gookin |
| 10:20 am – 11:10 am | From diagnosis to treatment: copper-associated chronic hepatitis in dogs | Aicher |
| 11:20 am – 12:10 pm | From diagnosis to treatment: immune-mediated chronic hepatitis in dogs | Aicher |
| 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Panel discussion: the role of diet in copper-associated chronic hepatitis | Aicher, Tolbert, Lidbury |
Friday 17th Oct
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 8.00 am – 8:50 am | Role of bacteria in the pathogenesis of hepatobiliary disease | Gookin |
| 9:00 am – 9:50 am | An update on the treatment of pancreatitis in dogs & cats | Steiner |
| 10:20 am – 11:10 am | Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency | Steiner |
| 11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Canine hepatology case studies | Lidbury |
| 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Panel discussion: controversies in the treatment of pancreatitis | Lim, Steiner, Lidbury |
Social Events
| Welcome reception | Sunday 12th October | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm |
| Cocktail party | Thursday 16th October | 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
| Conference lunch | Friday 17th October | 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm |