Conference Programme 2027

With two days of jam-packed content presented by industry leaders and rising stars, the BVA Live 2027 programme is set to be filled with engaging topics and memorable moments.

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• 11 Mar 2027
• 12 Mar 2027

Clinical Theatre 1

1. 08:55 09:05

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   BVA's President's Welcome

   

   Speakers

   

   Gwen Rees, President - BVA
2. 09:05 09:55

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   ABCDs of cardiac classification: Practical decision-making in first-opinion practice

   Speakers

   

   Keynote Speaker, - - -
3. 10:30 11:20

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   Wasting away: Case-based approach to investigating weight loss in the dog and cat

   Speakers

   

   Kate Murphy, BVSc(Hons) DSAM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS PGCert(HE), Internal Medicine Specialist - Rowe Referrals
4. 14:00 14:50

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   Delivering success: Practical anaesthetic management for caesarean sections

   Speakers

   

   Fran Downing, BVSc, MSc, DipECVAA, MRCVS, Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia - Davies Veterinary Specialists
5. 15:30 16:20

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   Spectrum of cardiac care: Case-based decision-making from a specialist perspective

   Speakers

   

   Keynote Speaker, - - -
6. 16:45 17:35

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   Creaky cats: Diagnosis and management of chronic musculoskeletal pain

   Speakers

   

   Sarah Caney, Dipl. BVSc PhD DSAM(Feline) MRCVS, Chief Executive Vet Professionals Ltd & Specialist Feline Clinician - Nantwich Pet Vets

Clinical Theatre 2

1. 09:30 10:20

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   Adrenal mass detected - what next? Is it significant? How to work out what it means

   Speakers

   

   Fergus Allerton, BSc BVSc CertSAM Dip ECVIM-CA FRCVS, Internal Medicine Specialist - Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service
2. 10:45 11:35

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   When things don't go to plan: Managing common anaesthetic complications

   Speakers

   

   Fran Downing, BVSc, MSc, DipECVAA, MRCVS, Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia - Davies Veterinary Specialists
3. 12:15 13:05

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   Cardiology - A practical approach to arrhythmias

   Speakers

   

   Keynote Speaker, - - -
4. 13:45 14:35

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   When routine isn’t routine: A practical approach to neutering complications

   Speakers

   

   Jon Hall, MA VetMB CertSAS DipECVS SFHEA FRCVS, European and Royal College Specialist in small animal surgery - Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
5. 15:00 15:50

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   Analgesia in rabbits: Optimising pain management in practice - little patients still have big ouchies!

   Speakers

   

   Madonna Livingstone, BVMS FRCVS, Head Exotics Vet, Exotics Lecturer and Clinical Lead for Exotics Selective Rotation - Ark Veterinary Clinics Ltd, Glasgow Vet School
6. 16:25 17:15

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   The impending heat stroke crisis in dogs: Emerging research on prevention and practical emergency care

   Speakers

   

   Emily Hall, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Education - Royal Veterinary College

   

   Daniel ONeill, Director Global MDR Security - Bitdefender

Clinical Theatre 3

1. 09:15 10:05

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   Nerve-racking no more! Building confidence with dental nerve blocks?

   Speakers

   

   Rachel Perry, BSc, BVM&S, MANZCVS, PGCert(VetEd), FHEA, Dipl.EVDC, MRCVS, Honorary Lecturer - Royal Veterinary College
2. 10:15 11:05

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   Hear today, gone tomorrow - a practical guide to managing otitis in dogs

   Speakers

   

   Natalie Barnard, BVetMed CertVD DipECVD MRCVS, RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology - Bristol Vet Specialists
3. 11:45 12:35

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   When teeth won’t let go. Mastering difficult dental extractions

   Speakers

   

   Rachel Perry, BSc, BVM&S, MANZCVS, PGCert(VetEd), FHEA, Dipl.EVDC, MRCVS, Honorary Lecturer - Royal Veterinary College
4. 14:15 15:05

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   Adrenal gland hypofunction - what happens when the adrenal reserve runs dry

   Speakers

   

   Fergus Allerton, BSc BVSc CertSAM Dip ECVIM-CA FRCVS, Internal Medicine Specialist - Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service
5. 15:35 16:25

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   Patient pallor; making more of the haematology to guide the next steps; using case-based learning

   Speakers

   

   Kate Murphy, BVSc(Hons) DSAM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS PGCert(HE), Internal Medicine Specialist - Rowe Referrals

   

   Kostas Papasouliotis, DVM PhD DipECVCP MRCVS, President of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology - European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology
6. 16:50 17:40

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   Pyoderma power up - update and improve your management of canine pyoderma

   Speakers

   

   Natalie Barnard, BVetMed CertVD DipECVD MRCVS, RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology - Bristol Vet Specialists

IDEXX Advanced Diagnostics Stream

1. 09:30 10:15

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   Chronic GI disease in the canine: is it the great pretender?

   Speakers

   

   Brigitte Wilkens, MedVet, DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS, Internal Medicine Consultant - IDEXX
2. 10:30 11:15

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   Is it cardiac disease?
3. 11:30 12:15

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   No Sugar-Coating: Straight Talk on diagnosis and management of Feline Pancreatitis and Diabetes

   Speakers

   

   Brigitte Wilkens, MedVet, DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS, Internal Medicine Consultant - IDEXX
4. 12:30 13:15

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   In purr-suit of Health: Does early diagnosis and intervention really help in feline CKD?

   Speakers

   

   Brigitte Wilkens, MedVet, DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS, Internal Medicine Consultant - IDEXX
5. 13:30 14:15

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   2B or not 2B? Practical Diagnosis and characterization of mitral valve disease in GP practice.
6. 14:30 15:15

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   Breathing space: imaging and managing the dysnpnoeic patient safely

   Speakers

   

   Yvonne McGrotty, BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, Specialist in Internal Medicine - IDEXX
7. 15:30 16:15

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   Fragments and forms: identifying abnormal red cells and what they mean when you find them

   Speakers

   

   Emma Dewhurst, MA VetMB, FRCPath, DipECVCP, MRCVS, Clinical Pathologist - IDEXX
8. 16:30 17:15

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   Little White lies: Using blood morphology to investigate crazy white cell counts or flags

   Speakers

   

   Emma Dewhurst, MA VetMB, FRCPath, DipECVCP, MRCVS, Clinical Pathologist - IDEXX

Clinical Theatre 1

1. 09:00 09:50

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   Beyond the bite: A practical approach to dog bite wounds

   Speakers

   

   Charlotte Banks, BVMedSci (Hons) BVS (Hons) PGDipVCP MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipECVS FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery - Royal Veterinary College
2. 10:05 10:55

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   Managing chronic enteropathy in dogs and cats: Current evidence and clinical decision-making

   Speakers

   

   Katherine Clarke, BVSc BSAVA PGCertSAM MRCVS DipECVIM-CA, EBVS European Specialist - Small Animal Internal Medicine
3. 11:10 12:00

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   Feline cardiology: New developments and practical management

   Speakers

   

   Keynote Speaker, - - -

   

   Sarah Caney, Dipl. BVSc PhD DSAM(Feline) MRCVS, Chief Executive Vet Professionals Ltd & Specialist Feline Clinician - Nantwich Pet Vets
4. 13:50 14:40

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   Behavioural pharmacology: What’s new and what works in practice

   Speakers

   

   Jon Bowen, BVetMed DipAS(CABC) MRCVS, Behaviour Consultant - Royal Veterinary College
5. 14:55 15:45

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   What’s new for management of cats with lower urinary tract diseases?

   Speakers

   

   Sarah Caney, Dipl. BVSc PhD DSAM(Feline) MRCVS, Chief Executive Vet Professionals Ltd & Specialist Feline Clinician - Nantwich Pet Vets
6. 16:00 16:50

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   Brucella canis: An emerging challenge for UK small animal practice

   Speakers

   

   Katherine Clarke, BVSc BSAVA PGCertSAM MRCVS DipECVIM-CA, EBVS European Specialist - Small Animal Internal Medicine

Clinical Theatre 2

1. 09:30 10:20

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   Renal toxins: What’s new, what’s true, and contextualised care

   Speakers

   

   Nicola Robinson, BSc Hons (zoology), MA, Vet MB MRCVS, Head of Service - Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS)
2. 10:35 11:25

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   Home alone: A practical approach to canine separation anxiety

   Speakers

   

   Jon Bowen, BVetMed DipAS(CABC) MRCVS, Behaviour Consultant - Royal Veterinary College
3. 11:40 12:30

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   From trauma to triage: Mastering the first minutes of thoracic trauma

   Speakers

   

   Emily Thomas, BA VetMB DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS, Head of Emergency and Critical Care - Dick White Referrals
4. 13:30 14:20

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   Echocardiography in everyday practice: How, when and why

   Speakers

   

   Keynote Speaker, - - -
5. 14:35 15:25

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   Holy moly! Managing and reconstructing challenging wounds

   Speakers

   

   Charlotte Banks, BVMedSci (Hons) BVS (Hons) PGDipVCP MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipECVS FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery - Royal Veterinary College
6. 15:40 16:30

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   Ready, set, resuscitate! CPR team training for veterinary emergencies

   Speakers

   

   Emily Thomas, BA VetMB DACVECC DECVECC MRCVS, Head of Emergency and Critical Care - Dick White Referrals

Clinical Theatre 3

1. 09:15 10:05

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   Elbow disease: Clinical assessment and treatment strategies

   Speakers

   

   Andrew Tomlinson, BVSc CertAVP(GSAS) DipECVS MRCVS EBVS®, European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) - University of Liverpool
2. 10:20 11:10

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   Nasal disease - fungus and the bogeymen - what lurks up a dog’s nose?

   Speakers

   

   Fergus Allerton, BSc BVSc CertSAM Dip ECVIM-CA FRCVS, Internal Medicine Specialist - Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service
3. 11:25 12:15

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   Soft tissue sarcoma: Plan before you cut

   Speakers

   

   Charlotte Banks, BVMedSci (Hons) BVS (Hons) PGDipVCP MVetMed PGCertVetEd DipECVS FHEA MRCVS, Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery - Royal Veterinary College
4. 13:40 14:30

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   Gait expectations: When the walk gives you the localisation

   Speakers

   

   Mark Lowrie, MA VetMB MVM DipECVN MRCVS RCVS and EBVS, European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology - Movement Referrals
5. 14:45 15:35

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   Young hips, big decisions: A practical approach to canine hip dysplasia

   Speakers

   

   Andrew Tomlinson, BVSc CertAVP(GSAS) DipECVS MRCVS EBVS®, European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) - University of Liverpool
6. 15:50 16:40

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   No MRI? No problem. No scan, still a plan

   Speakers

   

   Mark Lowrie, MA VetMB MVM DipECVN MRCVS RCVS and EBVS, European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology - Movement Referrals

IDEXX Advanced Diagnostics Stream

1. 09:30 10:15

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   Is it Cancer?

   Speakers

   

   Evi Pecceu, MVM, MRCVS, ECVIM-CA (Oncology), Small Animal Oncology Consultant - IDEXX
2. 10:30 11:15

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   Critical mass: New approaches to Mast Cell tumor diagnosis

   Speakers

   

   Evi Pecceu, MVM, MRCVS, ECVIM-CA (Oncology), Small Animal Oncology Consultant - IDEXX
3. 11:30 12:15

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   Beneath the surface: A deep dive into diagnosing and managing cutaneous masses

   Speakers

   

   Evi Pecceu, MVM, MRCVS, ECVIM-CA (Oncology), Small Animal Oncology Consultant - IDEXX

   

   Ariane Neuber Watts, DrMedVet CertVD DECVD European & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology, Medical Consultant Dermatology - IDEXX
4. 12:30 13:15

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   Scratching the surface: tips for diagnosing and managing the itchy dog

   Speakers

   

   Ariane Neuber Watts, DrMedVet CertVD DECVD European & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology, Medical Consultant Dermatology - IDEXX
5. 13:30 14:15

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   Scratching the surface: tips for diagnosing and managing the itchy cat

   Speakers

   

   Ariane Neuber Watts, DrMedVet CertVD DECVD European & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology, Medical Consultant Dermatology - IDEXX
6. 14:30 15:15

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   Clinical approach to chronic GI disease in the feline

   Speakers

   

   Yvonne McGrotty, BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, Specialist in Internal Medicine - IDEXX
7. 15:30 16:15

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   Common mistakes in endocrine diagnostics and how to avoid making them

   Speakers

   

   Yvonne McGrotty, BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS, Specialist in Internal Medicine - IDEXX