AVA Annual Conference

10 AVA Annual Conference | 2018 Conference Handbook | #AVAConference Breakfast Sessions Kindly supported by: Kindly supported by: Kindly supported by: Kindly supported by: Workshops and Field Trips Royal Canin breakfast Monday 14 May 2018, 6.45am for 7.00am-7.50am Plaza P6-P8, Grey Street Entrance ‘From junior to senior: weight management for life’ with Dr Meredith Wall – BVSc (Hons I), BA - Massey Royal Canin Clinical Nutrition Resident Hill’s Pet Nutrition breakfast Tuesday 15 May 2018, 6.45am for 7.00am-7.50am Plaza P6-P8, Grey Street Entrance “Help mate, I’m stuck”: Frustrations and solutions for the management of obstructive/non-obstructive feline lower urinary tract disease with Dr Lisa Singer Zoetis breakfast Wednesday 16 May 2018, 6.45am-8.00am Plaza P6-P8, Grey Street Entrance Advancing Solutions in Dermatology: An introduction to Cytopoint – targeted sustained relief from atopic dermatitis Australian Christian Veterinary Fellowship (ACVF) breakfast Tuesday 15 May 2018, 6.45am-8.00am Arbour Meeting Room 2, Grey Street Entrance Our theme is music and mental health and we will hear about the Australian Veterinary Orchestra. Australian Small Animal (ASAV) Innovation, Research and Development Symposium Sunday 13 May 2018, 1.00pm–4.00pm Great Hall, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre The ASAV will be hosting a pre-conference symposium with 15 minute paper presentations by fellow Veterinarians. 3 VetEd POINTS 3 VetEd POINTS 3 VetEd POINTS Australian Veterinarian Behaviour Interest Group (AVBIG) - The Behaviour Case: From diagnosis to successful long-term management Friday 18 May 2018, 9.00am-12.00pm Plaza P10, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Diagnosis of behaviour cases is just the first step in a lengthy process working towards reduced anxiety and normalised behaviour in our patients. The life of behaviour cases are complex and rarely smooth. Join Drs Theresa De Porter, Kersti Seksel and Jacqui Ley to work through behaviour cases from start through several revisits to see how cases change and are managed. Australian Veterinary Conservation Biology Field Trip “Wildlife Care and Treatment, Captive Breeding” Friday 18 May 2018, 8.00am-5.30pm RSPCA Wacol, Hidden Vale Sanctuary, UQ Gatton, Veterinary Hospital & Food & Agriculture Hosted by well-known wildlife vets Drs Vere Nicholson, Andrew Tribe & Bob Doneley. Visit wildlife care and captive breeding centres including RSPCA’s Wacol, Hidden Vale Sanctuary and UQ campus Gatton. Lunch at the spectacular Spicers Lane. Space is limited to 15. AVA member: $150 AVA student / new graduate member: $100 Non-member: $300 If you have registered and cannot attend, please return your ticket to the registration desk as there is a waiting list. For more information about the sessions visit conference.ava.com.au/program/breakfast sessions. Visit the ‘workshops and field trips’ page at conference.ava.com.au AVA member: $200 SIG member: $150 AVA student: $75 AVA member/SIG member / AVA student /new graduate: Free of charge Non-member: $200 Non-member: $400