2013 PiVE Conference Program


Pain Management and Osteoarthritis, 18 & 19 July 2013

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Day 1:  Thursday, 18 July 2013  
8.15 am Conference registration opens  
8:45 am Conference welcome  
9:00 am Physiology / pathophysiology of acute (surgical) pain Christina Dart
10:00 am Techniques for managing pain in the surgical patient Christina Dart
11:30 am Morning Tea  
12:00 pm Overview of the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis for the practising veterinarian Chris Little
1:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm, Practitioners Interactive Forum: DVM have your say on the new curriculum
Tony Mogg
2:00 pm Chronic pain: The osteoarthrtitis story and recent research developments Sanaa Zaki
3:00 pm Stem cells – what are they and how do they work Chris Little
4:00 pm Afternoon Tea  
4:30 pm Stem cell therapy in animals – are there applications? Chris Little
5:30 pm Conference closing remarks Andrew Dart
6:30 pm PiVE Awards Dinner
Rydges Hotel, 9 Missenden Road Camperdown
 
Day 2:  Friday, 19 July 2013  
8.15 am Conference registration opens  
9:00 am Techniques for managing acute and chronic pain in large animals Marta Wereszka
10:00 am Techniques for managing acute and chronic pain in small animals Alastair Franklin
11:00 am Morning Tea  
11:30 am

Hills Pet Nutrition Session:
Nutrigenomics
Nutraceuticals for the treatment of osteoarthrtitis in companion animals –
how does research translate into practice

Delisa Appleton
1:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm, Practitioners Interactive Forum: Outcomes of 2013 Partner Site Visits
Geoff Scarlett
2:00 pm Idexx Session: Monitoring the patient on analgesic therapy Fred Metzger
3:30 pm Afternoon Tea  
4:00 pm Conference closing remarks Andrew Dart