2019 Conference

The Conference

The conference aims to provide topical and useful education targeted at Veterinary Surgeons in practice in a setting where there is ample opportunity to meet informally with speakers, colleagues, pharmaceutical and equipment representatives.  Bookings may be made for the full conference, one day or a half day.  Practices may opt to mix and match, by paying the full conference fee and sending delegates on different days or half days.  Partners are welcome to join delegates at the conference dinner on Tuesday evening.

The Venue

Stirling Court Hotel is set in 300 acres of parkland with the spectacular backdrop of wooded hillsides and the Wallace Monument. The centre is a member of the Conference Centres of Excellence Consortium, providing high quality service and delivery.   With the National Swimming Academy’s 50m swimming pool, a state of the art fitness suite and 9-hole golf course all located within the spacious grounds of ‘the most picturesque university campus in Europe’, delegates can exercise their bodies as well as their minds during their stay.

Stirling is within easy reach of Glasgow and Edinburgh.  The town has been at the centre of Scotland’s history for 1,000 years and is known as the “Gateway to the Highlands”.  For more details visit the website: www.explore-stirling.com.  

The main aims of this charitable organisation are to:

• organise the annual CPD Conference in Stirling
• award grants to vets to allow CPD attendance
• support local CPD initiatives

The Trust is indebted to its membership and to pharmaceutical companies’ support to continue its work.

The Programme

Sessions	Topic	Speaker (s)
9.30 -10.30	Plenary: Antimicrobial stewardship in Humans and Animals – where are we and where are we going?	Tim Nuttall and William Malcolm
11.00 –12.00 12.00 – 1.00	Wildlife Medicine in First Opinion Practice Radiography – tricky cases in Practice	Romain Pizzi Caroline Gordon
2.00 – 3.00	Approach to the diagnosis of weight loss: what to do when the clinical exam gives you no clues?	Sarah Caney
3.30 – 4.20 4.30 – 5.10	Canine & feline behaviour in practice – a whistle-stop tour Arthritis: The canine chronic pain epidemic.    Essentials in management.	Kevin McPeake Hannah Capon

Sessions	Topic	Speaker (s)
9.30 -10.30	Plenary: Imagine a World without Antibiotics and Practical Antimicrobial stewardship	Tim Nuttall and William Malcolm
11.00 –12.00 12.00 – 13.00	Dealing with difficult wounds Small Animal Zoonosis – Healthy pets, healthy people	Richard Coe Susana Ramos
2.00 – 3.00	ECG interpretation for dummies like me	Geoff Culshaw
3.30 – 4.15 4.15 – 5.00	The brachycephalic anaesthetic Neurotoxicities	Andrew Bell Efa Llewellyn

Sessions	Topic	Speaker (s)
9.30 -10.30	Plenary: Antimicrobial stewardship in Humans and Animals – where are we and where are we going?	Tim Nuttall and William Malcolm
11.00 –12.00 12.00 – 1.00	PPE disasters, a case-based discussion Update on Skin Tumours	Malcolm Morley Derek Knottenbelt
2.00 – 3.00	Management of acute colic in the field: when to refer	Malcolm Morley
3.30 – 4.20 4.20 – 5.10	The non-weight bearing horse Euthanasia options	Jamie Christie Derek Knottenbelt

Sessions	Topic	Speaker (s)
9.30 -10.30	Plenary: Imagine a World without Antibiotics and Practical Antimicrobial stewardship	Tim Nuttall and William Malcolm
11.00 –12.00 12.00 – 1.00	Help there’s a chicken in the waiting room! Where are we now with Johne’s disease control?	Barbara Watson Karen Stevenson
2.00 – 3.00	Getting the best out of farm animal vaccines	Alex Corbishley
3.30 – 4.30 4.15 – 5.00	Unpleasant surprises – why farm vets should never forget notifiable disease Panel discussion – where have all the farm vets gone?	Sheila Voas Graham Baird

Sessions	Topic	Speaker (s)
9.30 -10.30	Plenary: Antimicrobial stewardship in Humans and Animals – where are we and where are we going?	Tim Nuttall and William Malcolm
11.00 –12.00 12.00 – 1.00	Preventative healthcare in older cats Geriatric anaesthesia	Sarah Caney Claire Roberts
2.00 – 3.00	Optimising geriatric patient care through nutritional support	Susan Campbell
3.30 – 4.30 4.30 – 5.15	Canine and feline behaviour in practice –  a whistle- stop tour Arthritis: The canine chronic pain epidemic.    Essentials in management.	Kevin McPeake Hannah Capon

Sessions	Topic	Speaker (s)
9.30 -10.30	Introduction to the customer journey, understanding key touch points	Alison Lambert
11.00 –12.00 12.00 – 13.00	The Digital touch point and the role of digital engagement. Introducing web chat. Delivering #FirstCallResolution – top tips to making the phone count	Susie Samuel Alison Lambert
2.00 – 3.00	Delivering #FirstCallResolution – defining a good consult	Alison Lambert
3.30 – 4.30 4.30 – 5.00	The Vital Role of word of mouth – reputation management and Net Promoter Scores Practical action planning for each Customer Journey quadrant	Susie Samuel Alison Lambert and Susie Samuel