2017 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 Programme

Topic	Speaker (s)
Diagnosing and managing Canine Hyperadrenocorticism	Yvonne McGrotty
How do we manage epileptic patients? VHD2 Laser Therapy and Regenerative Medicine	Pablo Amengual Jenna Richardson Stephen Barabas
Update on Canine Addison’s Disease Welfare cases: are we failing to deliver adequate veterinary attention?	Yvonne McGrotty Mike Radford & Harry Haworth

Topic	Speaker (s)
Shades of Violence: does the vet have a role in tackling abuse in animals and humans?	Freda Scott-Park
Managing the respiratory consequences of brachycephaly: a practical guide Difficult extractions made easy IMHA/IMTP Bleeding Disorders	Liz Welsh Norman Johnston Craig Breheny
Common Cancers in Cats Small animal cardiac cases – Interpretation of thoracic radiographs and ECGs	Juan Carlos Serra Anne French

Topic	Speaker (s)
Headshaking: where are we now?	Dave Rendle
Neurology: how to perform a confident clinical examination Neurology: common cases in practice Penetrating wounds:decision making down a black hole	Caroline Hahn Caroline Hahn Yvonne Elce
Degloving wounds: how to promote effective healing Welfare cases: are we failing to deliver adequate veterinary attention?	Yvonne Elce Mike Radford & Harry Haworth

Topic	Speaker (s)
Shades of Violence: does the vet have a role in tackling abuse in animals and humans?	Freda Scott-Park
Prevention of calf diarrhoea Ticks and the diseases they carry-what is the research telling us? Fluid therapy in calf diarrhoea	Dai Grove-White Nick Jonsson Dai Grove-White
Recent trends in liver fluke disease in the UK Infectious abortion in sheep-is it still a serious problem?	Phil Skuce Heather Stevenson

Topic	Speaker (s)
Rabbit and Guinea Pig Anaesthesia	Madonna Livingstone
Life through a Lens – Blood and Urine Microscopy VHD2 General Anaesthesia – Understanding ECG/CO2	Yvonne McGrotty Jenna Richardson Laura Parker
Nursing the Oncology Patient and Palliative Care Welfare cases: are we failing to deliver adequate veterinary attention?	Sam Fontaine Mike Radford & Harry Haworth

Topic	Speaker (s)
Shades of Violence: does the vet have a role in tackling abuse in animals and humans?	Freda Scott-Park
Handling difficult client and colleague situations How times have changed! Why marketing in veterinary practice is a must	Nick Steele Darren Mackintosh
Getting the best out of your team – A simple yet important approach to managing your team The importance of training and development in a veterinary practice	Darren Mackintosh Sally Clarke