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On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of ALTIUS, we launched a project dedicated to achieving excellence in veterinary medicine: VETS - Veterinary Excellence Through Science.
VETS Congress is an event that aims to bring veterinary medicine in Romania to the highest level by delivering quality scientific content, both through the presence of established international lecturers and national opinion leaders.
Dr. Joya Griffin, DVM, DACVD
Dr. Alessio Vigani, DVM, Dipl. ACVAA, ACVECC, ECVECC
Dr. John Williams, MA VetMB LLB CertVR CertMedLaw DipECVS FRCVS
Dr. Andrew H Sparkes BVetMed PhD DipECVIM MANZCVS MRCVS
Dr. Sarah Endersby BVetMed (Hons) MRCVS
Alan Robinson B.V.Sc. MRCVS DMS
Nicola Lakeman MSc BSc(Hons) RVN CertSAN CertVNECC VTS(Nutrition)
Claire Woolford RVN VTS Anesthesia and Analgesia
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contact us (0040) 021 310 88 80 or marketing@altius.ro
Day 1
Friday, 10 May
Day 2
Saturday, 11 May
Feline Medicine Conference
Speakers: Andy Sparkes / Sarah Endersby
Moderator: Tache Epure
08:30
09:00
Participants registration
09:00
09:45
Management and Stress Reduction in the Hospitalised Cat
09:45
10:30
Managing Common Feline Behaviour Problems
10:30
11:00
Coffee break
11:00
11:45
Current Thoughts on the Diagnosis and Management of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis
11:45
12:30
Uses and Abuses of Pheromone Therapy in Cats
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
14:30
What’s new in Feline Medicine – Editors Top Picks from The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
14:30
15:30
Chronic Rhinitis in Cats – Investigation and Management
15:30
16:00
Coffee Break
16:00
17.30
1. Systems: Improving Business Efficiency, Leveraging Staff, Client Compliance
2. Corporatisation – Updates from the UK
16:00
17.30
Preventive Healthcare in Cats – What, Why and When?
Surgery Conference
Speaker: John Williams
Moderator: Laszlo Dane
08:30
09:00
Participants registration
09:00
09:45
Triage and Open Wound Management (including choice of dressings)
09:45
10:30
How to Close That Hole – Principles of Wound Reconstruction – Part 1
10:30
11:00
Coffee break
11:00
11:45
How to Close That Hole – Principles of Wound Reconstruction – Part 2
11:45
12:30
Free Skin Grafts
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
14:30
Simple Flaps
14:30
15:30
Managing Penetrating Body Cavity Wounds
15:30
16:00
Coffee break
16:00
17.30
1. Systems: Improving Business Efficiency, Leveraging Staff, Client Compliance
2. Corporatisation – Updates from the UK
16:00
17:30
Reconstruction of Challenging Wounds Using Axial Pattern Flaps and Other Advanced Techniques
Emergency Conference
Speaker: Alessio Vigani
Moderator: Cosmin Mureșan
08:30
09:00
Participants registration
09:00
09:45
Renal Replacement Therapy and Blood Purification Techniques in Critically Ill Patients: Introduction and Practical Applications
09:45
10:30
Managing Acute Kidney Injury using Renal Replacement Therapy
10.30
11.00
Coffee break
11:00
11:45
The Role of Blood Purification Techniques and Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Poisonings / Intoxications
11.45
12.30
Management of Volume Overload (fluid balance / fluid overload) by Renal Replacement Therapy
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
14:30
Extracorporeal Blood Purification in Sepsis
14:30
15:30
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for the Treatment of Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA)
15:30
16:00
Coffee break
16:00
17.30
Profitability: Understanding Vet Finance, Pricing Professional Time, Invoicing Strategies and Pricing Procedures
16:00
17.30
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for the Treatment of immune-mediated Neurological Disorders: Myasthenia gravis and acute polyradiculoneuritis
Dermatology Conference
Speaker: Joya Griffin
Moderator: Ana-Maria Boncea
08:30
09:00
Participants registration
09:00
10:00
Cytology Skill for Skin Cases
10:00
11:00
Leveraging and Utilizing Your Staff for Efficient Dermatologic Work-ups
11.00
11.30
Coffee break
11:30
12:30
Beyond Skin Deep: Utilizing Histopathology as Part of Your Dermatologic Work Up
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
14:30
End-Stage Otitis: When to Treat, When to Refer
14:30
15:30
Beyond the Bubbles: Barrier Repair Therapy in Atopic Dermatitis
15:30
16:00
Coffee break
16:00
17:30
Profitability: Understanding Vet Finance, Pricing Professional Time, Invoicing Strategies and Pricing Procedures
16:00
17:30
Dermatologic Conundrums: Immune-Mediated Diseases
Dermatologic Conundrums: Challenging Feline Cases
Veterinary Nurses Conference
Day 1
Friday, 10 May
Day 2
Saturday, 11 May
Speaker: Claire Woolford (Clinical Stream)
08:30
09:00
Participants registration
09:00
09:45
Taming the Tigers – Feline friendly handling
09:45
10:30
What does your Anesthetic Monitor tell you? ECG; Capnography; Pulse oximetry; NIBP techniques; Troubleshooting
10.30
11.00
Coffee break
11:00
11:45
Anesthesia – stages and planes
11:45
12:30
Introducere în monitorizarea anestezică – monitorizare de bază fără „jucării”!
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
14:30
Is your Anesthetic Machine ready to use? Does your Anesthetic Circuit have a Leak? Everything around the Anesthesia Machine
14:30
15:30
Basic Life Support – dealing cardiopulmonary arrest
15:30
16:00
Coffee break
16:00
16:45
Airway Management – Principle of intubation/extubation for cats and dogs
16:45
17:30
Anaesthetic Recovery – Care for recovering patients
Speaker: Nicola Lakeman (Nonclinical Stream)
08:30
09:00
Participants registration
09:00
09:45
Understand how to increase Client Compliance in Clinics
09:45
10:30
Communication in Clinics
10:30
11:00
Coffee break
11:00
11:45
Consultation Skills
11:45
12:30
A Guide for Triage: Asking The Right Questions (phone/on arrival)
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
14:30
Lifestage Clinics…puppy, kitten
14:30
15:30
Lifestage Clinics… adult, senior
15:30
16:00
Coffee break
16:00
16.45
Weight Clinics
16:45
17.30
Mobility Clinics
19:30