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Programme

Your complete guide to BEVA Congress, packed with expert speakers discussing the issues that matter and over 50 sessions to choose from across the programme.

Moral maze: equine welfare - our constant

Chair: Chris Tuffnell

16:00 Is everyday welfare our constant Witnesses: Karen Hiestand, Pete Morresey, Ben Sykes Panellists: Imogen Burrows, Phil Cramp, Andrew Van Eps, Malcolm Morley, Gemma Pearson

16:00

Hall 1

Thursday

Lasers in equine practice

Chair: Russell Parker

16:00 An introduction to laser surgery and types of laser Jeremy Kemp Symonds 16:15 CAT: is laser surgery effective for treatment of cutaneous neoplasia Mattie McMaster 16:35 Transendoscopic laser surgery: indications and potential complications Safia Barakzai 16:55 Therapeutic lasers: facts or fiction Rachel Murray 17:15 Discussion

16:00

Hall 5

Thursday

Employers

Chair: Anna Hammond

16:05 How to manage underperforming employees and help them change Rob Williams 16:25 Discrimination in veterinary practice: confronting reality and changing it Navaratnam Partheeban 16:40 How to support career development and retain team members Dr Poppy Mackie 17:00 How can flexible working work in equine practice Vicky Jux 17:20 Discussion

16:05

Hall 9

Thursday

Pre-purchase imaging: how much is too much?

Chair: Lucy Grieve

15:55 Should we radiograph the pleasure horse for PPEs Jane Boswell 16:10 Radiography in international sales 16:30 Ultrasound, should we do it? Can we interpret it remotely? Natasha Werpy 16:50 Prepurchase MRI and CT - worthwhile investment or a can of worms? Filip Vandenberghe 17:10 Discussion

15:55

Hall 10

Thursday

Clinical Research

Chair to be confirmed

Abstracts presented to be confirmed

16:00

Hall 8b

Thursday

Lameness diagnosis: to block or not to block

Chair: Filip Vandenberghe

8:40 Limitations and pitfalls of diagnostic analgesia Annamaria Nagy 9:05 Why do I block horses religiously? 9:25 Why I don't block most cases Jean-marie Denoix 9:50 How much do I rely on objective gait analysis when blocking horses? Stefan Cokalaere 10:10 Discussion

8:40

Hall 1

Friday

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