ACV Conference 2023

Saturday 4th February 9am - 5pm

Main conference day comprising lectures, workshops, poster and abstract presentations, and AGM. Topics include ophthalmology (to be confirmed), dermatology presented by Sue Paterson, rabbit nursing, enrichment for kennels and catteries, cytology, eye examinations, and how to be an expert witness. Followed by drinks and nibbles from 5pm onwards.

There will be a conference dinner at 7.45pm - buy your ticket separately here Cambridge Brew House Booking by 17 January.

• 9 – 9.15 am  Welcome Chair: Ian Futter
• 9.15 - 10 am  Lecture 1 - Chronic diarrhoea in cats for the charity vet Adam Gow
• 10.10 - 11 am Lecture 2 - Dermatology on a shoestring: Allergic Skin Disease on a Budget Sue Paterson
• 11 - 11.30 am Coffee break
• 11.30 - 12.30 pm Workshops - Session 1 
• 12.30 - 1.30 pm Lunch and posters
• 1.30 - 2:00 pm AGM for members
• 2.00 - 2.50 pm What’s new in charity and shelter medicine? Chair: Jocelyn Toner 
• 2.50 - 3.50 pm Workshops - Session 2 
• 3.50 - 4:15 pm Tea break
• 4.15 - 5 pm Panel discussion - Neutering Protocols Chair: Ian Futter Panel: Caroline Allen, Fiona Brockbank, Runa Hanaghan, Bree Merritt
• 5 pm Poster prize presentation and drinks reception

Workshop options:

1. Using inhouse cytology for charity medicine Sue Paterson
2. Geriatric screening: what to do and what to do about it Adam Gow
3. Help! I've been asked to be an expert witness Ian Futter and Vanessa Whitfield-Pateman
4. Enrichment for Kennels and Catteries Nicky Trevorrow and Daniel Warren-Cummings
5. Rachel Radwell Nursing Workshop: Rabbit anaesthesia and recovery in the shelter setting Heidi Barringer

Sunday 5th February 9:30am - 3pm

Interactive sessions to discuss big topics in veterinary medicine, with a charity lens. 

• 9.15 - 9.30am Introduction
• 9.30 - 10.15am Forensic casework Ian Futter, Vanessa Whitfield-Pateman
• 10.15 - 10.30am Coffee break
• 10.30 - 11.15am Communicating about euthanasia Caroline Allen and Laura Davies
• 11.15am - 12pm Contextual care
• 12 - 1pm Lunch
• 1 - 1.30pm Workshop: discuss a case related to this morning's sessions
• 1.30 - 2.30pm Case discussion
• 2.30 - 3pm Open forum: Wellness within charity medicine Paul Eynon

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Lots of details on where and how to find us on the document here: (pdf opens on this link)

There is no designated conference hotel. The committee are staying at Premier Inn Arbury Camp, Ring Fort Road, Cambridge, CB4 2GW