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Conference Evaluation

Proceedings of the conference are available on memory stick in return for a donation to VET Trust.

The Delegates' comments: -

I always enjoy coming to the Stirling Conference but I thought this year's lectures were really excellent - just the right mix of up-to-the-minute high tech stuff and basic practical advice for practice.
It's great to get quality CPD at a friendly venue for a reasonable price (as a part-time vet who has to fund some of my CPD this has to be a consideration!)
Excellent – look forward to 2010
An excellent conference for CPD, covering several relevant and practical clinical areas, very good value, excellent venue and food
A great conference – great venue, great speakers, wide content, something for everyone. Really enjoyed.

The Speakers' Perspective:-

I enjoyed my trip to Stirling - the venue was fantastic, the company was first class, the food was good, the bed was comfortable, the organisation and the philosophy behind VetTrust admirable
I go to conferences all over the world and I can say without doubt this one is the friendliest and easiest to attend.

This was the programme

Tuesday 9^th June 2009

Sessions	Topics	Speaker
Morning	Theme - External Skeletal Fixation in Practice	John Ferguson Cert SAO East Neuk Veterinary Clinic – Orthopaedic Referral Practice
9.30 – 11.00	Getting started: Instrumentation/Basic Principles of Construction & Application
	Mini Break & Discussion
	Is This an Appropriate Case? Patient Selection/Indications & Contraindications
11.30 – 1.00	Post-operative Management. Complications and How to Avoid Them.
	Mini Break & Discussion
	In the Real World: Case-based Examples Using ESF

Afternoon
2.00 – 3.30	What’s new in Radiology – Digital, CT & MRI	Jerry Davies Recognised RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Davies Veterinary Specialists, Higham Gobion
4.00-5.00	Orthopoedic Radiology – Hips Elbows & Feet

Wednesday 10^th June 2009

Morning
9.30 – 10.30	Paws for Thought – Differential Diagnosis of Foot Chewing	Donald Mactaggart Cert SAD Thistle Vet Health Centre, Edinburgh
11.00 -12.10	Basic Ophthalmology for the Practitioner, Equipment and Methods	Malcolm Davidson Cert V Ophthal
12.15-1.00	Appleyard Lecture – "Rights, Responsibilities and Regulation"	Jill Nute RCVS President
Afternoon
2.00 – 3.30	Interferons: Magic or Mystery?	David McGahie Field Veterinary Adviser, Virbac Ltd
4.00-5.00	Interferons - What are the Applications for the Patients in my Practice?	Rachel Dean Recognised RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine Univ of Nottingham

Sessions	Topics	Speaker
Morning
9.30–10.30	Neonatology	Karen Maceachern Univ of Glasgow
	Theme for Remainder of the Day- Pre-Purchase Examination (PPE)
11.00-12.00	PPE: Common Ophthalmic Findings and Their Significance	Andrew Matthews Hon Fellow RDVC
12.00-1.00	Orthopaedic Grey Areas at PPE – Some Ideas	Andrew McDiarmid Cert ES(Orth)
Afternoon
2.00 – 3.15	What’s That Lump – Significant or Not at PPE?	Derek Knottenbelt Specialist in Equine Medicine (Internal Medicine)
3.45-5.00	Pitfalls of Vetting	David Franklin Claims Consultant Veterinary Defence Society

Sessions	Topics	Speaker
Morning
9.30 – 10.40	Managing to Maximise Beef Cow Fertility	George Caldow Cert Cattle Health & Production Dip European College of Cattle Health Management SAC Veterinary Services St Boswells
11.10-12.10	Managing to Maximise Beef Cow Fertility
12.15 – 1.00	Appleyard Lecture – "Rights, Responsibilities and Regulation"	Jill Nute RCVS President
Afternoon
2.00-3.30	Sheep Anthelmintic Control & SCOPS Update	Frank Jackson Parasitology Division Moredun Research Institute
4.00-5.00	Pigs for the General Practitioner	Grace Webster Meadows Veterinary Centre