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TIPS TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMON OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES Renee Carter, DVM, DACVO 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Ballroom A This one hour lecture will highlight steps that can be taken to assist the clinician in avoiding complications and improve healing rates for patients undergoing common ophthalmic procedures such as indolent ulcer managment, cherry eye repair, eyelid repair and orbital drainage. DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CANINE CORNEAL DISORDERS Renee Carter, DVM, DACVO 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Ballroom A Diagnosis and managment of various canine corneal disorders commonly encountered in clinical practice will be presented in a case-based format. DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF FELINE CORNEAL DISORDERS Renee Carter, DVM, DACVO 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Ballroom A Diagnosis and managment of various feline corneal disorders commonly encountered in clinical practice will be presented in a case-based format. NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGIC DERMATOSES Craig Datz, DVM, MS, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition) 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Ballroom B Nutrition plays a major role in the development and maintenance of a healthy skin and haircoat. A variety of dermatologic disorders may also respond to diet or specific nutritional interventions. While practitioners often focus on systemic drugs and topical therapies for dogs and cats with skin disease, there is ample evidence and clinical experience that nutrition can be an important adjunctive therapy. This presentation includes an overview of the nutritional management of cutaneous adverse food reaction (food allergy) and atopic dermatitis in dogs and cats along with a brief discussion of the potential benefits of fatty acids and supplements. THE EXPANDING ROLE OF NUTRITION IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS Craig Datz, DVM, MS, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition) 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Ballroom B Gastrointestinal upset is one of the most common disorders seen in dogs and cats. Dietary management is often recommended as part of the treatment strategy. The traditional advice of simply recommending a “bland diet” has become confusing as there are now dozens of pet foods claiming to help with GI disease. This presentation will attempt to sort through claims and help practitioners select appropriate diets for common acute and chronic GI disorders. NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE DISORDERS IN CATS Craig Datz, DVM, MS, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition) 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Ballroom B It is not uncommon for cats, especially seniors, to have two or more medical disorders or concerns. The increased use of diagnostic screenings such as annual labwork can lead to identification of comorbidities, even when cats appear clinically healthy and asymptomatic. In some cases, the comorbidities require different treatment approaches and those can involve nutritional considerations. Unfortunately, there are very few studies about the effect of dietary management of multiple disorders. This presentation will review some of the more common problems seen in senior cats and offer suggestions when there is more than one nutritional target. LARGE AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY DISEASES IN CATS Large airway diseases of the cat include asthma, chronic bronchitis, parasitic bronchitis, and secondary bacterial bronchitis. In order to discriminate between these disorders, consideration must be given to signalment, historical signs, physical examination findings, thoracic radiography, testing for infectious causes, analysis of lavage fluid cytology and response to therapeutic trials. Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 200
SMALL AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY DISEASES IN CATS Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 200 Small airway diseases or bronchiolar disorders are a newly described group of respiratory disorders in cats. The small airway diseases are defined as disorders affecting the bronchioles less than 2mm in diameter and lacking cartilage in their walls. Clinical features and imaging correlates will be described in a series of cats presenting to a veterinary teaching hospital. CLINICAL APPROACH TO ACUTE COUGH IN THE DOG Acute cough is a common clinical sign in dogs which may occur secondary to cardiac or respiratory disease. Infectious causes of acute cough are common and because these dogs are highly contagious, early suspicion/recognition is critical. Developing an understanding of the most likely differentials based on signalment, history, physical examination and initial diagnostic testing will help streamline an appropriate therapeutic plan THE CLINICAL APPROACH TO ABNORMAL LIVER ENZYMES David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Ballroom C Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 200 This session will provide a practical approach on how to work up your patient having abnormal liver enzymes. Case examples will be used. The participant will gain an understanding why liver enzymes become abnormal, when to perform bile acids and what do they tell you and when a liver biopsy would be indicated and what you do with the results. THE COMMON LIVER CONDITIONS IN THE DOG; THE This session will provide insights into diagnosis and management of the three most common liver conditions encountered in clinical practice including secondary reactive hepatopathies, copper associated hepatopathies and chronic hepatitis. Case examples will highlight the discussion. The participant will learn that the liver often reacts to many extrahepatic insults such as gastrointestinal, infectious, metabolic disease and endocrine disease. Further, copper associated hepatitis has become a common inflammatory condition that is secondary to diet while chronic hepatitis is often silent until the disease is quite advanced. The participant will DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Ballroom C This session will cover basic therapy for liver disease including treatments for chronic hepatitis, acute liver toxicity and general liver support therapy. Case examples will be included. The participant will learn when and how to use immunosuppressive therapy and how to prevent liver fibrosis and when ursodiol would be beneficial. Acute liver failure from toxic agents or drugs requires antioxidant support including glutathione replacement and hepatocyte membrane support. The participant will learn when and what to use in these cases including some nutraceuticals and herbals. At the conclusion of this session one should become comfortable in managing various types of liver disease. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 CANINE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Julie Andrie, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Ballroom A This lecture will cover the diagnosis and medical management of pulmonary hypertension and will address the 2019 consensus statement recommendations for diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension in canine patients. Sponsor: A CURE FOR WHAT AILS YOU: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Julie Andrie, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Ballroom A This lecture will discuss the physiology of congestive heart learn how to identify these conditions. LIVER DISEASE; HOW YOU TREAT ‘EM David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Ballroom C
failure as well as the medical management of congestive heart failure in small animals. Sponsor: BORN THIS WAY: COMMON CONGENITAL CARDIAC DISEASES IN SMALL ANIMALS Julie Andrie, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Ballroom A This lecture will introduce the most common congenital cardiac defects seen in small animal patients. The lecture will cover the prevalence, physiology, diagnosis, and management of each condition. Sponsor: DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY: GENETICS AND BEYOND Julie Andrie, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Ballroom A This lecture will discuss causes of dilated cardiomyopathy in small animals. This lecture will discuss diagnosis and medical management of dilated cardiomyopathy in small animal patients. A large portion of this lecture will be devoted to looking at nutritional cardiomyopathy secondary grain free and boutique diets. Sponsor: CLINICAL NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY Peter Brofman, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Neurology & Internal Medicine) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 200 In this session we will discuss the clinically relevant neuroanatomy associated with evaluation of vision, pupillary light reflex, and ocular movements. The information will be discussed as it pertains to neuro-localization, differential diagnoses, and diagnostic considerations. Real case examples will be presented with video, schematics, advanced imaging, and diagnostic results. ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS: WHAT? WHEN? WHY? Peter Brofman, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Neurology & Internal Medicine) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 200 In this session we will discuss the more commonly used AEDs in patients with seizure disorders in both emergent and chronic cases. The discussion will address the science and pharmacology of commonly used drugs, available studies (or lack thereof) to support drug selection, and the pros and cons of individual drugs. SHAKESPEARIAN NEUROSURGERY: TO CUT OR NOT TO CUT Peter Brofman, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Neurology & Internal Medicine) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 200 In this session we will discuss the pathophysiology of spinal trauma, particularly related to intervertebral disk herniation. The most recent data and studies will be reviewed to aid in evidence- based decision-making for managing these cases. CLINICAL EVALUATION OF TETRAPARESIS Peter Brofman, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Neurology & Internal Medicine) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 200 This two-part session will review the neuroanatomy and pathophysiology of gait generation. The discussion will aid in clinical distinction between patients with upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron tetraparesis, as well as being able to recognize the three main types of ataxia. The discussion will be reinforced with video and clinical cases. ANALYZING ANALYTES: GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR LAB WORK. Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP (Feline Practice) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Ballroom C Lab work is an integral component of contemporary feline medicine. Interpreting values is more than looking at the “highs” and “lows.” In this lecture, we will review the common and not-so-common analytes in reference panels, understand the limitations of reference ranges and use lab work to “treat the patient and not the lab work.”
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