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SATURDAY 1 November 2025
| VET STREAM |
| Pupil Power- Top Tips to Improve Your Everyday Practice Ophthalmology: Insights for the Busy Veterinary Clinician Dr Zoe Anastassiadis BSc(PV) DVM MANZCVS(Small Animal Medicine) FANZCVS(Ophthalmology) Specialist in Ophthalmology |
| Age is not a disease: Managing older patients Dr Asher Allison BVMedSci BVM BVS PGCert(VetMed) DipECVAA MRCVS Specialist in Anaesthesia & Analgesia |
| Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Hip Dysplasia Dr Ryan Taggart DVM MS DACVS Specialist in Surgery |
| Examination and Treatment of Spinal Patients Dr Laura McLeay BVSc BVMS Registrar in Neurology |
| Stabilising the Critical Patient Dr Nicole Kalnins BSc BVSc(Hons) MANZCVS DACVECC Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care |
| NURSE STREAM |
| From Crisis to Control: Nursing the Blocked Cat Carina Sellwood Adelaide’s only qualified VTS Emergency and Critical Care Nurse |
| From Poke to Perfect: Venous Access and Care Jo-Ann Hatcher Emergency and Critical Care Nurse |
| Anaesthetic considerations for brachycephalic patients Dr Asher Allison BVMedSci BVM BVS PGCert(VetMed) DipECVAA MRCVS Specialist in Anaesthesia & Analgesia |
| Anaesthesia Nursing – Reducing the Risk Kaitlin Williams Surgery Nurse |
| A gut feeling: Nutrition for the hospitalised patient Dr Leone Immelman Intern in Emergency and Critical Care |
SUNDAY 2 November
| VET STREAM |
| Physiotherapy for the Neurological Patient Johanna Higgs BPhty PGDip(Vet Physio) PGCert(Acup) APAM Physiotherapist |
| Diarrhoea – Dysbiosis, Diets and Drugs Dr Zandri Whitehead BSc BVSc(Hons) MMedVet(Medicine) DipECVIM-CA(Medicine) Specialist in Internal Medicine |
| Beyond the Lump: Navigating Oncology in General Practice Dr Felicity McGovern Resident in Oncology |
| From Fractured Fangs to Function: A Practical Approach to Dental and Maxillofacial Injuries Guest Speaker Dr Nick Pretorius BSc BVSc(Hons) Registrar in Small Animal Surgery Adelaide Veterinary Dentistry and Oromaxillofacial Services (AVDOS) |
| Canine adrenal disorders – “To Cushing’s and beyond!” Dr David Davies BSc BVMS(Hons) FANZCVS(Canine Medicine) Specialist in Canine Medicine |
| NURSE STREAM |
| Infection Control: Minimising the Spread Channell Fox Nurse Manager |
| Rehabilitation Beyond Acute Care Johanna Higgs BPhty PGDip(Vet Physio) PGCert(Acup) APAM Physiotherapist |
| Updates in management of brachycephalic airway disease Dr Penny Tisdall BSc(Vet) BVSc MVetClinStuds FANZCVS Specialist in Surgery |
| Nursing Oncology Patients Kelli Page Internal Medicine Nurse Team Leader, Trainee Nurses & Dr Felicity McGovern Resident in Oncology |
| Fluid Fundamentals for Nurses Carina Sellwood Adelaide’s only qualified VTS Emergency and Critical Care Nurse |
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