We would like to invite you to join us on Wednesday 20th May for the Gastrointestinal Virtual Congress: Make every mouthful count.
During this one day event, we welcome a number of highly recognised speakers to discuss topics from working up the gastrointestinal patient to the importance of nutrition for the critical care patient.
Scientific speakers from Royal Canin will also provide informative updates on our range of Gastrointestinal Tract diets. The event is equivalent to 1 full day of CPD, see below the full agenda for the event, you will be able to watch all of these webinars LIVE or as a recording after the live event.
AGENDA
09:00 – 09:15 BST – Welcome from Royal Canin
09:15 – 10:00 BST – An update on the ROYAL CANIN® GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT products – Part 1
Florence Vessieres, DMV, DACVIM, DipECVIM, MRCVS. Royal Canin Veterinary Scientific Communications Manager
Synopsis: During this session, we will discuss the prevalence of gastrointestinal diseases in first opinion practices, as well as nutritional solutions for cats and dogs suffering with acute vomiting and diarrhoea, pancreatitis, fibre-responsive diarrhoea and constipation.
10:00 – 11:00 BST – Working up the gastrointestinal patient and clinical cases from practice
Break 11:00 – 11:30 BST
11:30 – 11:45 BST – An update on the ROYAL CANIN® GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT products – Part 2
Clare Hemmings Cert CFVHNut, Royal Canin Scientific Communications Manager
Synopsis: In this session, we will take a brief look at the ROYAL CANIN® products for the nutritional support of hospitalised patients for both short and long-term care.
11:45 – 12:45 BST – Nutritional support in hospitalised patients: Preventing malnutrition
Cecilia Villaverde BVSc, PhD, DACVN, DECVCN
Synopsis: Hospitalised dogs and cats, especially those with critical illness, are prone to malnutrition due to a combination of decreased food intake and increased energy and nutrient needs, the latter especially concerning in patients with intestinal disease. Providing nutrition as soon as possible will help prevent this problem and result in a better outcome for our patients. In this webinar we will discuss how to develop a feeding plan, including: when to start, how to choose the best route of feeding, navigating diets, feeding schedule and monitoring.
Lunch 12:45 – 13:30 BST
13:30 – 13:45 BST – An update on the ROYAL CANIN® GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT products – Part 3
Florence Vessieres, DMV, DACVIM, DipECVIM, MRCVS. Royal Canin Veterinary Scientific Communications Manager
Synopsis: During this session, we will discuss nutritional solutions for cats and dogs suffering with chronic liver dysfunction and copper hepatopathy.
13:45 – 14:45 BST – The diagnosis and treatment of congenital portosystemic shunts in dogs
Katie McCallum BVM&S PGCertSAM DipECVIM-CA AFHEA MRCVS
Synopsis: This webinar takes you through the common clinical presentations for dogs with both extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (EHPSS) and intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IHPSS). To diagnose a shunt, most dogs undergo haematological, biochemical and urinalysis testing followed by directed tests to assess for the presence of a shunt and/or the presence of hepatic encephalopathy (HE):- a bile acid stimulation test and/or ammonia measurement. Imaging modalities to assess for the presence of a shunt include abdominal ultrasound and CT angiography.
Medical management aims to reduce clinical signs of HE and can be used for long-term treatment or to stabilise a dog prior to surgery (which is associated with longer survival rates). Medical management consists of dietary manipulation, antibiotics and lactulose treatment. Surgical management of EHPSS tends to utilise gradual ligation devices (ameroid constrictors and cellophane banding techniques). Due to the high complication rate associated with these devices in dogs with IHPSS, recent techniques have involved hydraulic occluders and endovascular treatment with stent placement and thrombogenic coils.
Break 14:45 – 15:00 BST
15:00 – 15:15 BST – An update on the ROYAL CANIN® GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT products – Part 4
Clare Hemmings Cert CFVHNut, Royal Canin Scientific Communications Manager
Synopsis: In this session, we will focus on the ROYAL CANIN® GASTROINTESTINAL diets designed specifically to support growing pets, including an introduction to the new GASTROINTESTINAL KITTEN diet.
15:15 – 16:15 BST – Nutritional Management of Paediatric Patients
Cecilia Villaverde BVSc, PhD, DACVN, DECVCN
16:15 – 16:30 BST
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