The conference programme covers small animal medicine and surgery, equine health, farm animal medicine, veterinary nursing, anaesthesia, dentistry, diagnostics, emergency care, and veterinary business management. The programme includes sessions across multiple theatres and workshops. This summary excludes sponsor names and sponsored promotional details.
The show also focuses on equine medicine, farm animal health, exotic animal care, rehabilitation, animal welfare, and improvements in veterinary practice. Attendees can participate in expert-led presentations, interactive discussions, practical workshops, and educational sessions designed to support professional learning and improve patient care.
Thursday, November 19
RVC Clinical Theatre 1
9:15 AM – 10:05 AM
Peeking through the shadows – how to make sense of thoracic radiographs
Speaker
• Cathy Beck, BVSc(Hons), DipVetClinStud, GCUT, MVS, PhD, FANZCVS (Radiology), Veterinary Radiologist
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
What three things? Cognitive dysfunction – detect, differentiate, optimise
Speaker
• Holger Volk, PhD DipECVN FHEA FRCVS
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM
Is haemangiosarcoma always a death sentence? Strategies for successful management in general practice
Speaker
• Andy Yale, BVMedSci (Hons) BVM BVS (Hons)
RVC Clinical Theatre 2
1:45 PM – 2:35 PM
Pets are good for you…until they aren’t: Recognising and reducing caregiver burden in owners
Speakers
• Zoe Belshaw, MA Vet MB PhD CertSAM Dip ECVIM-CA AFHEA FRCVS
• Rowena Packer, BSc (Hons) PhD PGCert(VetEd) FHEA
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Brucella canis: An emerging threat in UK dogs – what every vet needs to know
Speaker
• Katherine Clarke, BVSc BSAVA PGCertSAM MRCVS DipECVIM-CA
RVC Clinical Theatre 3
3:35 PM – 4:25 PM
Mass movements: Surgical and oncological principles in the management of skin and other masses
Speakers
• Lynda Rutherford, BVM&S MVetMed DiplECVS PGcert(VetEd) FHEA MRCVS
• Sandra Guillen, DVM DipECVIM-CA (Oncology) PGCert (VetEd) FHEA MRCVS
4:50 PM – 5:40 PM
An introduction to exotics ophthalmology
Speakers
• Serena Maini, BVSc DipECVO PGCertVetEd FHEA MRCVS
Friday, November 20
RVC Clinical Theatre 1
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
Challenges and controversies in endocrinology - can there be more than one right answer?
Speakers
• David Church, BVSc PhD MACVSc FHEA MRCVS
• Stijn Niessen, DVM, PhD, DECVIM, PGCertVetEd, FHEA, MRCVS
10:05 AM – 10:55 AM
Prescribing pimobendan – do I really have to do an echo to diagnose Stage B2 Mitral Valve Disease?
Speaker
• Dave Dickson, Specialist in Cardiology
RVC Clinical Theatre 2
10:35 AM – 11:25 AM
What do I treat first? The complicated endocrine patient
Speaker
• David Church, BVSc PhD MACVSc FHEA MRCVS
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
Saving the planet – how to improve environmental sustainability in the OR
Speakers
• Zoë Halfacree, MA VetMB CertVDI CertSAS FHEA DipECVS FRCVS
• Aoife Ryan, Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Analgesia
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Do we really need antibiotics? Evidence-based approaches to GI disease
Speaker
• Katherine Clarke, BVSc BSAVA PGCertSAM MRCVS DipECVIM-CA
RVC Clinical Theatre 3
2:45 PM – 3:35 PM
Your communication toolkit – how to use it to help reduce clinical errors and save lives
Speaker
• Charlotte Dawson, BVetMed MVetMed PGCertVetEd FHEA DipECVO MRCVS
3:50 PM – 4:40 PM
Cat bones do not necessarily heal if in the same room - feline fracture repair tips
Speaker
• Sorrel Langley-Hobbs, BVetMed(RVC), CertSAO, DSAS(0), ECVS, MA(Cantab.), ILTM, FHEA, PGCert
