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8
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27 May 2015
Veterinary & Paraveterinary Congress
8th Veterinary &
Paraveterinary
Congress
2015
27-30 July 2015
Champagne Sports
Resort, Drakensberg
Additional registration
required for NVCG
Pre-Congress Day & Rhino
workshop
Preliminary Programme
Monday 27 JULY 2015
8:30
NVCG Pre-Congress Day
SAVA Rhino treatment Workshop
08:00 – 08:30
Registration and tea
07:30
Registration and tea
08:00 – 08:10
Welcome — Henk Basson
08:10 – 08:40
Poached rhino as a crime scene,
post mortem and taking of samples
— Pierre Nel
08:40 – 08:50
Discussion and questions
08:50 – 09:30
Organised environmental crime
— Antoinette Ferreira
09:30 – 09:40
Discussion and questions
09:40 – 10:20
Anatomy of the head of the rhino
— Johan Marais
NVCG Pre-Congress Day
Sponsored by:
Appointed distributor of
Eukanuba, Iams, Welch
Allyn and S+B medVET
08:30 – 09:15
Richard
LeCouteur
Neurological
examination
10:20 – 10:30
Discussion and questions
10:30 – 11:00
Rhino anaesthesia — Pierre Nel
09:20 – 10:05
Richard
LeCouteur
Diagnostic plan
for neurological
patients
11:00 – 11:10
Discussion and questions
10:10 – 10:45
Tea
11:10 – 11:40
Tea
10:45 – 11:30
Richard
LeCouteur
11:35 – 12:20
Richard
LeCouteur
Seizures, Epilepsy, 11:40 –12:10
Anti-epileptic
drugs
Inflammatory
CNS diseases
Treatment of injured rhino – bullet
wounds — Johan Marais
12:10 – 12:40
Treatment of injured rhino – face
injuries — Gerhard Steenkamp
12:40 – 12:50
Discussion and questions
12:50 – 13:25
Dealing with calf survivors
— Karen Trendler
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12:20
AGM
13:25 – 13:35
Discussion and questions
13:10-14:00
Lunch
13:35 – 14:35
Lunch
14:00-14:45
Richard
LeCouteur
Spinal cord
disorders of small
breed dogs
14:35 – 15:10
Permanent dehorning as an option
— Gerhard Steenkamp
Spinal cord
disorders of large
breed dogs
15:10 – 15:20
Discussion and questions
15:20 – 15:50
The role of veterinarians in wildlife
response — Karen Trendler
15:50 – 16:00
Discussion and questions
16:00 – 16:45
Closing – Motivation and support
— Johan Marais
14:50-15:30
15:30-16:00
Tea
16:00-16:45
Richard
LeCouteur
16:45-17:30
18:00
Clinical
Neurology –
Case Challenges
CocktailS in Exhibition Hall
TUESDAY 28 JULY 2015
TIME
SMALL ANIMAL 1 SMALL ANIMAL 2 WILDLIFE
EQUINE
WELLNESS
8:30
Fracture repairPins & Wires
— Greg IrvineSmith
Markers of
neoplasia
in routine
haematology
and biochemistry
panels
— Fred Reyers
Are captive
cheetahs
suffering
from major
depression?:
New insights
from the field of
metabolomics
— Adrian Tordiffe
Pitfalls of local
anaesthesia in
horses
— Johan Marais
The power of
the mind and
thoughts in every
day life
— Hermann
Liebenberg
9:10
Introduction to
plates and screws
for fracture repair
— Greg Irvine
Smith
Haemopoietic
cell neoplasia
— Fred Reyers
An outbreak of
Toxoplasmosis
in a herd of
dassies (Procavia
capensis)
— Rick Last
Diagnostic
approach to
nodular skin
disease in the
horse
— Michael
Hewetson
—
9:50
Decision-making
in fracture repair.
Choosing the
correct fixation
method
— Greg Irvine
Smith
Update on
musculo-skeletal
tumours
— Nicky Cassel
Exposing the
myths of captive
felid nutrition
— Adrian Tordiffe
Managing
piroplasmosis and
complications in
horses
— Patrick Page
My relationships
and effect that
my work have on
the people I love
the most
— Carien Human
10:30
EXHIBITION & TEA
11:00
Welcome: Dr Henk Basson, President of the SAVA
11:05
Wellness Talk
11:35
Product Showcase 1
11:55
South African Veterinary Foundation
TIME
SMALL ANIMAL 1 SMALL ANIMAL 2 WILDLIFE
EQUINE
WELLNESS
12:00
Emerging and
under-diagnosed
musculoskeletal
conditions
— Nicky Cassel
(Sponsored by
S+BMedVet)
The horse with a
cough and nasal
discharge
— Patrick Page
Secondary
trauma and the
effects it have on
you
— Hermann
Liebenberg
Full mouth
extractions: The
why and how
— Gerhard
Steenkamp
The prolonged
anaesthesia of
megaherbivores
— Adrian Tordiffe
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12:40
Clinical approach
to the forelimb
lameness in
young dogs
— Greg IrvineSmith
13:20
LUNCH TIME
Why did my
oronasal fistula
flap fail?
— Gerhard
Steenkamp
Echinococcosis in
a warthog
— Rick Last
Colic: When to
refer and when
you cut
— Michael
Hewetson
—
SMALL ANIMAL 1 SMALL ANIMAL 2 WILDLIFE
EQUINE
WELLNESS
14:20
Rational use of
antimicrobials
— Marlies Böhm
Your lab results
are only as good
as your sample
— Emma
Hooijberg
Malignant
Cattarhal Fever in
African Buffalo
— Rick Last
Treatment of
sarcoids in horses
— Yolande Smit
Am I the only
stranger?.
Personality
influences in the
workplace
— Carien Human
15:00
Maxillofacial
trauma:
Diagnostics and
support
— Gerhard
Steenkamp
How to make the
most from your inclinic laboratoryclinical chemistry
— Emma
Hooijberg
—
Basic neurological —
examination of
the horse
— Michael
Hewetson
TIME
SMALL ANIMAL 1 SMALL ANIMAL 2 SMALL ANIMAL 2 EQUINE
WELLNESS
15:40
Maxillofacial
trauma:
Treatment
principles
— Gerhard
Steenkamp
—
16:20
EXHIBITION & TEA
16:30
SAVA AGM 19:30
Vets Got Talent Feline idiopathic
cystitis
— Tanya
Schoeman
Understanding
Nutrition in
cardiac disease
— Martin de
Scally
(Sponsored by
Pack Leader)
Nutraceuticals
in the horse – do
they work?
— Johan Marais
WEDNESDAY 29 JULY 2015
TIME
SMALL ANIMAL Production
1
Animals
Specialist
Session
WELLNESS
TIME
ANIMAL
WELFARE
8:30
Laboratory
approach to
renal disease
— Emma
Hooijberg
Neuromuscular disorders of
dogs and cats
— Richard
leCouteur
Secondary
trauma and the
effects it have
on you
— Hermann
Liebenberg
08:30
Tail-docking in
dogs – a divided
profession?
Making heads
or tails of animal
ethics in the
veterinary
profession
— J C Austin
09:10
Animal ethics
and welfare in
the veterinary
curriculum – what
you missed at OP
— Q Sonntag
Practical "on
farm" genetic
selection
— Ariena
Shepherd
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Am I the only
09:30
stranger?
Personality
influences in the
workplace
09:50
— Carien
Human
So your patient
is azotaemic,
what else do
you need to
know
— Marlies Böhm
Impact of
feeding
management
and behavior
on productivity
and health of
dairy cows
— Emiliano
Raffrenato
Neuropathies of
dogs and cats
— Richard
LeCouteur
9:50
Prostate disease
— Remo Lobetti
(Sponsored by
Virbac)
The The
veterinarian’s
role in humane
slaughter and
transport Part 1
— Dr Lynette
Bester
Myopathies of
dogs and cats
— Richard
LeCouteur
10:30
EXHIBITION & TEA
11:00
PLENARY 11:02
The future of Veterinary Education in SA — Dean of Faculty of Veterinary
Science, UP: Prof Darrell Abernethy
11:35
Product Showcase 2
11:50
SAVA Animal Welfare
TIME
SMALL ANIMAL Production
1
Animals
SMALL ANIMAL WELLNESS
2
TIME
ANIMAL
WELFARE
12:00
Management
of CRF for a
client who
wants more
than a diet and
ACEI
— Marlies Böhm
Perplexing
placentas
and puzzling
phylogeny
— Geoff Brown
Changing
to Triennual
Vaccination
Strategies (TVS)
and Increasing
Patient Service
Part 1
— Martin de
Scally
(Sponsored by
Pack Leader)
The power of
the mind and
thoughts in
every day life
— Hermann
Liebenberg
11:45
Animal welfare
advocacy and
the veterinary
profession
— J Austin
12:40
ARF
managementthe devil is in
the details
— Marlies Böhm
The eterinarian’s
role in humane
slaughter and
transport Part 2
— Lynette
Bester
Changing
to Triennual
Vaccination
Strategies (TVS)
and Increasing
Patient Service
Part 2
— Martin de
Scally
(Sponsored by
Pack Leader)
—
12:00
—
13:20
LUNCH
14:3017:00
Life Coach Workshop — Dr Mats AbaTzidis
14:20
LEISURE TIME
19:30
SAVA GALA DINNER page 4
My relationships
and effect that
my work have
on the people I
love the most
— Carien
Human
10:10
The NSPCA 60 years and
onwards
— E Kotze
The impact of
forthcoming
Compulsory
Community
Service on animal
welfare in South
Africa
— D Kenyon
Managing animal
welfare in disaster
situations
— P van der
Merwe SANDF
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THURSDAY 30 JULY 2015
TIME
SMALL ANIMAL
1
PRODUCTION
ANIMALS
exotic
animals
Veterinary
Education
WELLNESS
8:30
Interpreting the
leukogram
— Fred Reyers
Successful
application
of distributive
training
— Pete Irons/Ken
Pettey
Incorporating
exotic animals
into private
practice – Part1
— P Stapelberg
Distributive
training Question and
answer session
— Pete Irons/Ken
Pettey
Am I the only
stranger?
Personality
influences in the
workplace
— Carien Human
9:10
Interpreting red
cell parameters
and indices
generated by
modern cell
counters
— Fred Reyers
Possible strategies
to improve
transition cows’
health
— Giulia Esposito
Avian
hepatology
and overview of
the physiology,
diagnosis and
treatment
— B Gardner
Faculty of
Veterinary
Science:
Question and
answer session
— Darrell
Abernethy
(Dean) and Linda
van Ryneveld
—
9:50
“Snuffles” in cats
— Tanya
Schoeman
Local anaesthetic
in cattle – a
refresher
— Lynette Bester
Incorporating
exotic animals in
private practice –
Part 2
— P Stapelberg
—
The power of
the mind and
thoughts in every
day life
— Hermann
Liebenberg
10:30
EXHIBITION & TEA
11:00
PLENARY: House Rules — Prof Ken Pettey
11:02
Meet the patients in the Onderstepoort Skills Lab — Dr Annett Annandale
11:35
Product Showcase 3
11:50
SAVA-CVC
12:00
LUNCH
13:00
EXHIBITION BREAKDOWN
Time
Small Animal
1
Production
Animals
Exotic
Animals
Poultry
Wellness
13:00
Radiological
idiosyncrasies of
cats
— Nicky Cassel
Vaccination of
male animals
breeding:
Informed choices
in agent selection
& timing of
vaccination
— Geoff Brown
The avian
respiratory system
with the focus
on anatomy
and physiology
relevant to
anaesthesia,
surgery and
diagnostics
— B Gardner
Common
diseases of
poultry Part 1
— Charlotte
Nkuna &
Nokuthula Ntseki
My relationships
and effect that
my work have on
the people I love
the most
— Carien Human
13:40
Digital
radiography
artifacts
— Nicky Cassel
Relationship
between
carbohydrate
nutrition and
rumen health
— Emiliano
Raffrenato
Rabbits – looking
from the inside
out
— P Stapelberg
Common
diseases of
poultry Part 2
— Charlotte
Nkuna &
Nokuthula Ntseki
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Feline diabetes
mellitus
— Tanya
Schoeman
Practical pain
management
protocols in
ruminaninterts
— Lynette Bester
Basic procedures
and surgery of
the chelonian
patient & An
introduction to
reptile surgery
— B Gardner
Internal and
external parasites
of poultry Part 1
— Charlotte
Nkuna &
Nokuthula Ntseki
Secondary trauma
and the effects it
have on you
— Hermann
Liebenberg
15:00
Feline infectious
peritonitis
— Tanya
Schoeman
Interaction
between
negative energy
balance,
metabolic and
uterine health
and immune
response in
transition dairy
cows
— Giulia Esposito
Bearded dragons
– most common
conditions
— P Stapelberg
Internal and
external parasites
of poultry Part 2
— Charlotte
Nkuna &
Nokuthula Ntseki
—
15:40
Biomechanical
comparison between pins and
polymethylmethacrylate to the
“String-Of-Pearls”
interlocking plate
system to stabilise
canine lumbosacral fractureluxation
— Johan Nel
Research themes
in crocodile
reproduction
— Geoff Brown
Avian toxicosis –
an overview
— B Gardner
—
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