With two days of jam-packed content presented by industry leaders and rising stars, the BVA Live 2026 programme promises to be filled with engaging topics and memorable moments.
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| Session | Speaker |
| Benefits and harms: Evidence-based thinking for canine osteoarthritis | Marnie Brennan |
| Gastrointestinal signs and more: A comprehensive approach to brachycephalic patient | Katherine Clarke |
| Gut feelings: Exploring the gut-brain connection | Katherine Clarke & Sarah Heath |
| Navigating acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome: Clinical approach and therapeutic strategies | Katherine Clarke |
| The highs and lows of monitoring anaesthetised patients – what to do and when! | Fran Downing |
| Dodgy dogs and complex cats – anaesthesia in comorbid patients | Fran Downing |
| Perioperative management of brachycephalic dogs – do we have a 'best practice' approach? | Fran Downing |
| Optimising hospital care for long-term patients | Tamsin Durston & Laura Watson |
| The COVID legacy – how can we manage anxiety in the “pandemic puppy” | Sarah Heath |
| When cats worry: The hidden impact on health | Sarah Heath |
| Euthanasia in exotic species: A guide to a “good death” in small mammals, birds and reptiles | Madonna Livingstone |
| Mimics and misses: Avoiding the spine trap | Mark Lowrie |
| Spine on the line: When to act fast | Mark Lowrie |
| Pearls of the ophthalmic exam | David Maggs |
| What’s new in the ocular pharmacology? | David Maggs |
| Eyelid Surgery in the dog | David Maggs |
| My approach to non-healing corneal ulcers | David Maggs |
| Uveitis – it’s just intraocular lymphadenopathy | David Maggs |
| Syncope in the dog: A day at the movies | Mike Martin |
| A case quiz with polling: A potpourri of enlightening cardiorespiratory cases | Mike Martin |
| Fix, Replace, or Manage? Making the right call in hip dysplasia | Kevin Parsons |
| Angular limb deformity: From diagnosis to correction | Kevin Parsons |
| Feline Gingivitis Stomatitis Complex – what we know (and don’t know)? | Andrew Perry |
| Is there anything new to know when using local anaesthetic agents in the oral cavity? Come and find out… | Andrew Perry |
| AB(C)’s – stabilisation of emergency respiratory cases | Anneka Phillips |
| Emergency fluid resuscitation – is more fluids always the answer? | Anneka Phillips |
| Common sense around chemo: Reducing anxiety and doing a great job! | Gerry Polton |
| TKIs in cancer: What are they and can I really use them on everything? | Gerry Polton |
| V&D+++ When dog and cat guts go viral: An update | Alan Radford |
| Aaachh-who? Respiratory viral infections in cats and dogs: What’s new and what matters | Alan Radford |
| Skin biopsy – how to get the most from your samples | Victoria Robinson |
| FIP: I can treat it now, so what’s new? | Sam Taylor |
| Don’t dread the blocked cat: Tips and tricks for a common cat conundrum | Sam Taylor |
| Cut to the chase: Mastering small intestinal surgery in dogs and cats | Rob White |
| What lies beneath: Mastering exploratory laparotomy and organ biopsy in general practice | Rob White |
| CMA remedies - what do they mean in practice? | Sarah Holliday, Susan Little & Kate Higgins |
| Whose responsibility is it anyway - the reality/complexity of dog, cat and horse ownership | Claire Calder, Susan Cunningham & Malcolm Morley |
| Do vets have a role in ethical decision making, or is it all just about animal welfare? (AiPS) | Hamish Morrin, Rebecca Swan & Sean Wensley |
| Is mixed practice dead? The risks of losing omnicompetence (conditional licensure in new VSA) | Hannah Hunt, Kenny Lang & Dan Lidgbird |
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