VCS
Autumn/Winter Meeting 2003
5-6
December 2003, Burleigh
Court Conference Centre, Loughborough
| DRAFT
PROGRAMME Friday 5th December | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Registration | |
| 09:30-10:15 | Cerebrovascular
disease in small animals Fraser McConnell | |
| 10:15-11:00 |
An introduction to the pathophysiology, electrophysiology and pathogenesis of
atrial fibrillation in human patients Professor N. Peters | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee | |
| 11:30-12:15 | Atrial
fibrillation in horses. Clinical significance, pathophysiology and pathogenesis Gunther Van Loon | |
| 12:15-12:45 | AF
in dogs Serena Brownlie | |
| 12:45-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-14:45 |
Current techniques for the management of atrial fibrillation in human patients
and their rationale Professor N. Peters | |
| 14:45-15:15 | Atrial
fibrillation. Methods of treatment and new management techniques in horses Gunther Van Loon | |
| 15:15-15:40 | Use
of intravenous flecainide in horses with naturally-occurring atrial fibrillation Karen Blissitt | |
| 15:40-15:55 | Tea break | |
| 15:55-17:00 | ECG
panel discussion Jo Dukes McEwan, Mike Martin and Adrian Boswood | |
| 17:00-18:00 | AGM of the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society | |
| Saturday 6th December | ||
| 09:00-09:20 | Right
Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in a cat Jan Cormie | |
| 09:20-09:40 | Cardiomyopathy
with excessive moderator bands in a cat Jon Wray | |
| 09:40-10:00 | Diagnosis
of restrictive pericardial disease with the use of mitral inflow propagation Richard Woolley | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Pacemaker
case studies Nuala Summerfield | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Bradycardia
associated with hypoglycaemia Chris Little | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee | |
| 11:30-11:45 | ECG
studies in Alpacas Ogden DM | |
| 11:45-12:30 |
Tissue Doppler Imaging echocardiography. Findings in normal cats and cats with
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Babis Koffas | |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Reflections on the ACVIM Forum 2003 Peter Darke | |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Ongoing clinical trials - study descriptions and a call for enrolment Quest and
Novartis HCM study Adrian Boswood and Anne French | |
| 15:00-16:00 | ECG
panel discussion Jo Dukes McEwan, Mike Martin and Adrian Boswood | |
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