Preliminary Programme

PRE-ECVIM-CA CONGRESS MEETING MAASTRICHT, WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2012
The program topic consists of ‘Analgesia and anaesthesia of the canine and feline cardiac patient’ and international key-note speakers are invited. The official language will be English. The room has place for 120 attendees.  The congress venue is in Maastricht at the MECC (www.mecc.nl), room EURO. The Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC) is an ultramodern, dynamic organisation that organises and provides accommodation for fairs, conferences and major cultural and sporting events.

The preliminary program is as follows, the exact time table still needs to be defined:

Preparation and sedation of the cardiac patient: discussion of the need for withdrawal of cardiac medications (ACEI, betablockers), sedation for minor interventions, for positioning to obtain good quality thoracic radiographs, as an aid for thoraco- and pericardiocentesis, and to achieve anxiolysis during acute cardiac decompensation in the ICU.

General anaesthesia of the canine and feline cardiac patient: from basic anaesthesia  for the mitral insufficiency patient that needs a dental, the feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathic cat that needs a small surgery, the young congenital heart disease patient that needs to be neutered to more complex situations like GDV surgery in the giant breed dog with DCM, interventional cardiology for major inflow/outflow tract obstructions and anaesthesia for the thoracic surgery patient.

Acute analgesia of the cardiac patient: from the intra and post-operative pain management (with and without thoracic drains) to the painful feline patient with acute arterial thrombo-embolism.

Chronic analgesia of the cardiac patient: the use of NSAIDs in cardiac dogs and cats (often receiving treatment like ACEI and diuretics) with concurrent painful conditions like degenerative joint disease.

Fluid therapy for the cardiac patient: during anaesthesia but also with concurrent conditions that require ICU management (post GDV, FATE, renal insufficiency).

Oxygen therapy for the cardiac patient in acute decompensation: from cage to mechanical ventilaton.

The speakers are:

Elizabeth Welsh BVMS CertVA CertSAS PhD MRCVS
Liz graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1989. Following graduation she was employed as a House Surgeon at the University of Glasgow where she subsequently undertook studies leading to the award of a PhD on the analgesic effects of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in 1993. After working as a general surgeon in an urban small animal practice she joined The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and worked first as a senior clinical scholar in small animal surgery and then as a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in small animal soft tissue surgery. Although Liz is still an
Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, she is currently working at Vets Now Referrals (Glasgow Hospital) accepting referrals in all areas of soft tissue surgery. She has a major interest in cardiovascular surgery.

Roberto Rabozzi Med Vet
Roberto achieved his DVM degree with honours in 2002. After having followed several training programs in Italy and Europe, he is currently the medical director of his own business. Since 2008 he also performs research activity as a fellow at the Cardiac Surgery division of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Chieti. From 2010 he is one of
the Study Coordinators in the RED-CABG (Reduction in Cardiovascular Events by AcaDesine in Subjects Undergoing CABG) promoted by the Schering-Plough Research Institute. He is author or coauthor of many publications in major journals both concerning human medicine (Heart, Atherosclerosis, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg) as veterinary medicine (Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia). From 2010 he is a speaker at the postgraduate courses in veterinary anaesthesia (University of Padova, University of Pisa). His current research topics include coronary flowmetry in man, clinical applications of cardiac surgery risk indexes in man, the study of cardiovascular function of dogs and cats during anaesthesia, the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous anaesthetic agents in cats and dogs.

Registration fees
ESVC member also attending main congress: € 60 (lunch ticket fee)
ESVC member not attending main congress: € 90
Non-ESVC member also attending main congress: € 160
Non-ESVC member not attending main congress: € 190

Note: PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO ESVC MEMBERS IN CASE OF OVERBOOKING (max 120 places available). It is cheaper to become a member and additionally pay the lunch ticket fee. To become a member please enroll before July 1st 2012 to be able to benefit of this reduction (but preferably before March the 1st to have main congress fee reduction and the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology delivered on time). ESVC membership costs 75 €/year and gives you the additional benefit of a reduced registration fee at the main ECVIM-CA congress (440 instead of 570 € for the whole congress) and you will receive the Issues of the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology for free. For more info and subscription: www.esvcardio.org

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