Program Schedule
Thursday, September 4
Veterinary Learning Commons Building, Spy Hill Campus
11877 85 St NWCalgary, AB T3R 1J3
| 11:00 a.m. | Bus from hotel to Spy Hill Campus |
| 11:45 a.m. | Registration and lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Introduction to Symposium and Keynote Speaker by UCVM Dean Renate Weller & Keynote Sponsor – Boehringer Ingelheim- Location VLC 219 |
| 1:10 p.m. | Keynote Speaker Presentation - Jean Marie Denoix | The equine cervicothoracobrachial syndrome in the horse athlete |
| 2:30 p.m. | Podium #1: Nicola Cribb (presented by Camila Cantarelli) | Long-term Assessment of Nephrosplenic Space Closure |
| 2:45 p.m. | Podium #2: Emily John | Seasonal responses to the oral sugar test in horses with and without EMS in Prince Edward Island |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | News Talk - Renaud Leguillette, University of Calgary will present "Latest news on respiratory pathologies in equine athletes" |
| 3:35 p.m. | News Talk - Mike Davis, Oklahoma State University will present "News hour on equine exercise physiology" |
| 3:55 p.m. | News Reviews - Ashley Whitehead, University of Calgary will present "Infectious diseases and their control in equine athletes" |
| 4:15 p.m. | Tour of VLC and CSB |
| 4:45 p.m. | Poster Presentations/Wine and Cheese Reception - Spy Hill Campus, Location 2nd Floor, Veterinary Learning Commons Building |
| 6:30 p.m. | Bus back to hotel |
Friday, September 5
The Ranch House, Calgary Polo Club
24041 306 Ave W,
Okotoks, AB T1S 1A2
| 7:45 a.m. | Bus from hotel to The Ranch House |
| 8:30 a.m. | Coffee and Mingle |
| 8:45 a.m. | Internal Keynote Speaker Kati Pasanen | Introduction by Thilo Pfau |
| 8:50 a.m. | Keynote Speaker Presentation - Dr. Kati Pasanen | Play Hard and Stay Healthy – Challenges of Preventing Sport Injuries |
| 9:50 a.m. | Podium #3: Olivia Kenny | Understanding the roles of the active and passive components within the digital flexors of the equine forelimb |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:40 a.m. | Podium #4: Rodrigo Munevar Luque | Pooled Cord Blood Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Slow The Progression Of Osteoarthritis In An Equine Fetlock Chip Model |
| 11:10 a.m. | Podium #5: Zoe Chan (co-presented by: Zoe Chan and Maggie Fallscheer) | Effects of Track and Curvature on Stride Parameters in Racing Thoroughbreds |
| 11:40 a.m. | Podium #6: Jonah Cullen | Mapping muscles and mutations with the equine pangenome |
| 12:10 p.m. | LUNCH (tentative: polo match viewing during the lunch hour) |
| 1:15 p.m. | Podium #7: Perse McCrae | Validation of an equine smart textile device for detection of physiological arrhythmias and heart rate variability |
| 2:45 p.m. | Podium #8: Amanda Avison | Alterations in QT interval and cardiac restitution ratio in Thoroughbred racehorses during the peri-race period |
| 3:15 p.m. | Podium #9: Silvana Beljo | Immune Conversations: What Macrophages Tell Us About Severe Equine Asthma |
| 3:45 p.m. | Podium #10: Laurent Couetil (presented by: Dr. Katheleen Ivester) | Regional variations in inflammatory cell proportions and fungal communities in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from horses with asthma |
| 4:15 p.m. | Program concludes |
| 4:30 p.m. | Bus to Spruce Meadows |
| 5:00 p.m. | Spruce Meadows VIP reception & awards presentation |
| 9:40 p.m. | Bus to hotel |
Saturday, September 6
Wet lab Spy Hill Campus, Clinical Skills Building
Topics: Stifle, Hock, Proximal suspensory ligament (hindlimb).
Agenda:
| 7:15 a.m. | Travel from hotel to Spy Hill Campus |
| 8.00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Review of detailed anatomy on specimens - Anatomy Laboratory |
| 11.00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Ultrasound demonstration on live horses by Prof. Denoix |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch - CSB Anderson-Chisholm Atrium |
| 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Practice by participants |
Please note, wet lab seats are restricted to 20 participants only and reserved for veterinarians and trainees with a DVM. Wet lab registration is only available in conjunction with the conference and cannot be booked on its own. Register early if you are interested!