Program

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.

Printable Program

Monday 9^th 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 10^th October, 2023

Time	Title	Speaker
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 11^th 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 12^st 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 13^th 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.