VETCO CONFERENCE PROGRAM
SMALL ANIMAL CARDIOLOGY
REGISTRATION FROM 7:00
CONFERENCE START AT 9:00
September 17, Saturday
Session I, 9:00-12:30
Pulmonary Hypertension - Pathophysiology and Diagnosis |
J. A. Stern |
Coffee break |
10:00-10:15 |
Pulmonary Hypertension - Treatment and Prognosis |
J. A. Stern |
Coffee break |
11:15-11:30 |
Mitral Regurgitation - The Leak from Hell |
M. Kittleson |
Lunch |
12:30-13:30 |
Session II, 13:30-17:00
The Golden Rules of Diagnosing Heart Failure (Cough + Murmur ≠ Heart Failure) |
M. Kittleson |
Coffee break |
14:30-14:45 |
Hearts on Dugs - Treatment of Heart Failure |
M. Kittleson |
Coffee break |
15:45-16:00 |
Heart Failure and Complicating Factors – A Real Balancing Act |
J. A. Stern |
September 18, Sunday
Session I, 8:30-12:00
Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Getting Into the Thick of It |
M. Kittleson |
Coffee break |
9:30-9:45 |
The Genetics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Mutations and Mutant Cats |
M. Kittleson |
Coffee break |
10:45-11:00 |
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in Dogs |
J. A. Stern |
Lunch |
12:00-12:45 |
Session II, 12:45-17:00
Live Scan – Demonstration of Echocardiography |
U. B-Bruzzone |
Coffee break |
13:15-13:30 |
Step Away From the Cat - Approach to Feline Dyspnea |
J. A. Stern |
Coffee break |
14:30-14:45 |
ECG Analysis & Approach to Treatment |
J. A. Stern |
Coffee break |
15:45-16:00 |
Congenital Cardiac Case Compilations |
M. Kittleson |
Ending |
17:00 |