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!