AVA Annual Conference

26 AVA Annual Conference | 2018 Conference Handbook | #AVAConference 6.00-8.00 Pleanary Doors 1 & 8 Mezzanine M3 Mezzanine M4 Mezzanine M1 Small Animal Behaviour Business Equine 8.15-9.15 Approach to IMHA in the dog and cat Practitioner-oriented diagnostic approach to immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia in the dog and cat Andrew Mackin Aggressive dogs: Reading the signs Canid body language is often an overlooked indicator of fear and potential for aggression Theresa DePorter Making your health care messages consistent, engaging the team in clear messages. Yes you need to be clearer Mixed messages result in lower compliance and confused clients, which is neither good for business nor for the animal Alison Lambert Equine Cushing’s Disease/PPID – what do we know now? Updates on pathophysiology and epidemiology of PPID and current best practice in diagnosis of PPID Cathy McGowan 9.15-10.15 Immune supressive drugs: do we need more than prednisolone? Although prednisolone is an attractive immune suppressor, use is limited by numerous side effects. What are other options? Julien Dandrieux Aggressive dogs at the veterinary hospital Strategies to mitigate and reduce the risk of aggression to staff members while addressing the dog’s distress Theresa DePorter Creating a values-based culture ….how to get to your values and how to make them mean something All practices deliver veterinary care, successful ones stand out through a clear USP that's built on core values Alison Lambert Getting the old guys back on track: Management of PPID Treatment, monitoring and management of PPID including nutritional management and considerations for the geriatric horse Cathy McGowan 10.15-10.45 10.45-12.15 12.15-1.30 Small Animal Behaviour sponsored by Vetoquinol Business Equine 1.30-2.30 Allergy: Diagnosis: atopic disease versus contact allergy An update of the diagnostic tests of relevance for the discrimination of atopic dermatitis versus contact allergy in the dog and cat Mandy Burrows A tale of two tails: Causes of tail chasing Tail chasing may not be a psychological problem. Two cases are contrasted highlighting differences in diagnosis and treatment Jacqui Ley Living the dream values of education and communication for happy healthy veterinary staff Ilana Mendels 2 types of ponies Knowledge of feedstuff starch and sugar level is fundamental to prevention of laminitis, IR, EMS, DOD and tying-up Jen Stewart 2.30-3.30 Allergic disease: diagnosis: cutaneous adverse food reaction Diagnostic methods for the confirmation of cutaneous adverse food reactions in dogs and cats Mandy Burrows Panel Discussion: Psychopharmacology Three specialists discuss the how and why of psychotropic medication use Theresa DePorter, Kersti Seksel, Jacqui Ley Panel Discussion: State of the Market The veterinary business landscape has changed significantly in the past 5-10 years. Join us within the business stream for our panel discussion with industry experts to explore the state of the game today, including corporatisation, recruitment and the new modes of delivering veterinary services and how all these may impact the future Panel Feeding Healthy Older Horses Senior’ feeds are rarely necessary for healthy horses in their 20’s. However ongoing research shows vitamin E and polyphenols can slow the hands of time Jen Stewart 3.30-4.00 4.00-6.00 6.00-7.00 8/4/18 ** This program was accurate at the time of printing but is subject to change. For the latest program visit http://conference.ava.com.au/ Sunday 13 May 2018 Monday 14 May 2018 Welcome Reception and Exhibition Opening Happy Hour President's welcome Plenary - The boundaries between human and technological evolution and intelligent technologies Jordan Nguyen Morning Tea Lunch Afternoon Tea AVA Annual General Meeting and Awards Ceremony