The Program
Our in-depth program focuses on providing you with the latest practically relevant information on nephrology and urology in dogs and cats. 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.
Monday 9th October, 2023
Time | Title | Speaker |
8.00 am – 8:50 am | Approach to the patient with polyuria and polydipsia | JD Foster |
9:00 am – 9:50 am | Urinary incontinence | JD Foster |
10:20 am – 11:10 am | Fluid therapy for patients with kidney disease | JD Foster |
11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in cats | Jonathan Elliott |
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Controversies in laboratory testing of the renal system | Panel discussion |
Tuesday 10th October, 2023
Time | Title | Speaker
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8.00 am – 8:50 am | Phosphate and renal health | Jonathan Elliott |
9:00 am – 9:50 am | Managing the clinical consequences of CKD | Sheri Ross |
10:20 am – 11:10 am | Managing the clinical consequences of advanced CKD | Sheri Ross |
11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Management of anemia of CKD | Jonathan Elliott |
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Controversies in the management of CKD | Panel discussion |
Wednesday 11th October, 2023
Time | Title | Speaker |
8.00 am – 8:50 am | Feline hypertension – an update | Jonathan Elliott |
9:00 am – 9:50 am | Hyperthyroidism and the kidney – diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas | Jonathan Elliott |
10:20 am – 11:10 am | Proteinuria and glomerular disease: part 1 | JD Foster |
11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Proteinuria and glomerular disease: part 2 | JD Foster |
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | The role of angiotensin-2 receptor blockers in treating renal disease | Panel discussion |
Thursday 12st October, 2023
Time | Title | Speaker |
8.00 am – 8:50 am | Feline urethral obstruction | Jody Lulich |
9:00 am – 9:50 am | Lower urinary tract infections | Jody Lulich |
10:20 am – 11:10 am | Managing complicated urinary tract infections | Sheri Ross |
11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Intro to extracorporeal therapies in veterinary medicine | Sheri Ross |
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | ISCAID guidelines for the management of bacterial urinary tract infections | Panel discussion |
Friday 13th October, 2023
Time | Title | Speaker |
8.00 am – 8:50 am | Utility of cystoscopy in lower urinary tract disease | Sheri Ross |
9:00 am – 9:50 am | Urolithiasis | Jody Lulich |
10:20 am – 11:10 am | Simple and advanced procedures for managing LUTD | Jody Lulich |
11:20 am – 12:10 pm | Urologic logic – case presentations that cause you to think logically | Jody Lulich |
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Controversies in the management of urolithiasis in dogs and cats | Panel discussion |
CE Accreditation & Certificates
The Internal Medicine Conference is approved for veterinary continuing education credits by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. A veterinarian may earn up to 25 hours of CE credit. In order for veterinarians licensed in Texas to receive CE credits, we will have the following procedures in place. Each registrant will sign an attendance roster at the beginning of the conference. Registrants will receive a preprinted checklist in their packets so that they may conveniently record which sessions they attend. Remember that in order to document attendance at the meeting in the case of an audit by TBVME, attendees must present both the CE certificate and the checklist. In order to be compliant with the regulations of the TBVME, we may not distribute certificates prior to the end of the Symposium or until the registrant is leaving the Symposium. Don’t forget to pick up your CE certificate before you leave because certificates that are mailed to participants are not considered proof of attendance by the TBVME.