Local CE Seminars, Congresses & Workshops
2023
Two-Day Basic Cytology Course
Date : 16th & 17th September 2023
Cost :
Register: AVDA-Admin@avd.asia
VSH: Management of refractory congestive heart failure - when things get complicated
Date : Thursday 31st August 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk
CityU VMC Seminar: Neurological Emergencies: Do's and Don'ts
Date : Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Cost :
Enquiry: aprilng@cityuvmc.com.hk
VSH: Immunosuppressants in Dogs and Cats
Date : Thursday 27th July 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk
CityU VMC Seminar: Shock recognition and management in the small animal veterinary patient
Date : Wednesday 26th July 2023
Cost :
Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis and Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesions & When to Refer Difficult Dental Cases
Date : Tuesday 25th July 2023
Venue : Huthart Room II & Presidents Room, YMCA, Hong Kong
Time : Registration & Buffet: 7:00pm~8:00pm; Seminar: 8:00pm~10:30pm
Speaker : Dr. Cedric Tutt
Cost :
- Seminar Fee
- Members : $480
- Non-Members : $750
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
Note: The seminar will continue to be held even Typhoon Signal No. 8.
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis and feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions are very common conditions seen in general practice. These lesions are found in up to 70% of cats, and can cause significant discomfort and affect quality of life in our patients. In this seminar, Dr. Cedric will discuss diagnosis and management for feline chronic gingivostomatitis and feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions. We will also discuss when we should consider referral to a specialist dentist.
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Cedric LC Tutt
BSc(Agric), BVSc, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet(Med), Diplomate EVDC, MRCVS
Dental Specialist at VSH
Dr. Cedric is from a farming background, having grown up on a mixed enterprise farm near East London, in the Eastern Province of South Africa. As a youngster he participated in the treatment of livestock and pets and preferred to ride his old horse each afternoon rather than do school homework!
After spending 2 years in the military (a requirement at the time), he graduated with a BSc Agriculture degree and spent 2.5 years participating in research in aromatic plants; grown for their fragrance and flavour characteristics. During this time Cedric decided that he should revisit his first-choice career, and at the age of 29 was accepted to study veterinary science at Onderstepoort, the veterinary faculty at the University of Pretoria. Graduating at 35 years of age, he immediately entered a Clinical Assistant programme and obtained the BVSc(Hons) and the specialist degree in cattle medicine, MMedVet(Med). Thereafter he and his wife, Kim (also a veterinarian), moved to the UK for 7 years where Cedric specialized in veterinary dentistry and became a diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College in 2007, and has served as President of the EVDC. He is currently a member of the EVDC Examination Committee. He has published numerous articles and presented presented dentistry and oral surgery lectures at congresses in Europe, China, Hong Kong, UK and South Africa.
He's currently a dental specialist at VSH Hong Kong
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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New Technology and Latest Updates in Microbiology
Date : Monday 10th July 2023
Venue : Huthart Room II & Presidents Room, YMCA, Hong Kong
Time : Registration & Buffet: 7:00pm~8:00pm; Seminar: 8:00pm~10:30pm
Speaker : Dr. Meera Surendran-Nair
Cost :
- Free for members only
- Members : $0
- Non-Members : $
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
Free registration for HKVA members!
Take a deeper dive into FIRSTract with Antech AVD
Rapid & reliable urine culture results in hours!
FIRSTract is the first reference laboratory automated assay for urine culture, delivering accurate and reliable results within hours for a more streamlined first-step UTI diagnosis for your patients. Plus, FIRSTract's innovative methodology represents a better track forward for antimicrobial stewardship and being in line with the One Health initiative. As a leader in innovative technologies, Antech is committed to veterinary success. With FIRSTract, we are excited to offer a new and reliable way to help veterinarians make informed decisions more quickly, leading to better treatment for their patients and creating a better world for our pets.
Understanding Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Data
Why it is critical to nurture Antimicrobial Stewardship?
By utilizing susceptibility test data in veterinary settings, we can take responsible action toward the use of antibiotics. Understanding this data is crucial for effective antimicrobial stewardship, and as veterinarians, we are responsible for prescribing the right antibiotics at the right times. Antech offers a cutting-edge culture and sensitivity testing platform that equips veterinarians with vital information to accurately obtain and analyze antimicrobial susceptibility test results. Together, we can positively impact the health of our pets and the environment. Better Diagnostics, Better Medicine!
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Meera Surendran-Nair
DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM
Dr Meera was born and raised in the State of Kerala, India. She enamored with Clinical Microbiology and determined to specialize in unraveling infectious diagnostic riddles and to continue applying her research skills to offer new test solutions.
She graduated as DVM in 2012 from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wyanad (India), then completed her Masters in Clinical and Translational Research in 2016 at the University of Connecticut Health (USA), then completed a Master of Science and PhD in Animal Science in 2017 at the University of Connecticut, Storrs (USA) a Postdoctoral Scholar in Veterinary Population Medicine in 2019 at the University of Minnesota, Saint-Paul (USA); to complete her Residency in Veterinary Microbiology, in 2019-2021 at the Pennsylvania State University (USA), and become ACVM Board Certified specialist in Microbiology in 2021.
Today, Dr Meera lives in Pennsylvania, United States, and is Antech Director of Microbiology.
Before joining Antech, she was a faculty at Penn State Animal Diagnostic Laboratory since 2019 where she oversaw Bacteriology and Molecular Diagnostic Divisions. Dr Meera is known for being innovative in bringing new diagnostic solutions and collaborative in creating diagnostic ways to promote antimicrobial stewardship. She worked closely with animal owners, veterinarians, and infectious disease pathologists to develop, validate and deploy microbiologic/molecular diagnostic tests to meet their unmet animal health needs. She has over ten years of research experience in animal health and microbiology.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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All you need to know about Canine Atopic Dermatitis
Date : Thursday 29th June 2023
Cost :
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CityU VMC Seminar: Twists and Turns: The Acute Abdomen
Date : Wednesday 28th June 2023
Cost :
Enquiry: aprilng@cityuvmc.com.hk
Antech Asia Webinar Series for Veterinarians
Date : Wednesday 21st June 2023
Cost :
To register, please email us at webinars@avd.asia
VSH: Pulmonary Hypertension - Do We Really Understand the Problem?
Date : Wednesday 21st June 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk
Oral and Dental Emergencies in Private Practice
Date : Wednesday 14th June 2023
Venue : Huthart Room II & Presidents Room, YMCA, Hong Kong
Time : Registration & Buffet: 7:00pm~8:00pm; Seminar: 8:00pm~10:30pm
Speaker : Prof. Gerhard Steenkamp
Cost :
- Seminar Fee
- Members : $480
- Non-Members : $750
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
In this lecture, Professor Steenkamp will discuss conditions considered oral and dental emergencies, and their appropriate treatments.
Speaker's Biography
Prof. Gerhard Steenkamp
BSc, BVSc, MSc, PhD, AVDC-ZWD
Professor Gerhard Steenkamp completed his BVSc degree in 1994 from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science at Onderstepoort, after obtaining his BSc (Zoology) at the same institution. He completed the inaugural course in dentistry offered through the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies in 1998. After 3 years in Europe, he returned to Onderstepoort where he has been the head of the Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic ever since. Gerhard did his MSc on the clinically relevant morphometrics of African elephant tusks and recently completed his PhD on structure, development and pathology of the cheetah maxillofacial complex.
In 2017, Gerhard became a founding member of the Certificate in Zoo and Wildlife Dentistry under the auspices of the American Veterinary Dental College. His research interests include developmental dentistry and maxillofacial surgery of non-domesticated species as well as maxillofacial pathology and surgery of domestic species. He has lectured in many parts of North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Gerhard has published 50 peer reviewed papers, authored or co-authored 5 book chapters and has delivered more than 50 international conference presentations.
In 2020, Gerhard was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for his contribution to Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery for wildlife and in particular his work on elephants.
He is married to Sonja, an oral pathologist, and they have two kids, Natanya and Marinus.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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New Paradigms in Chronic Kidney Disease and in the Treatment of Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia and Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia
Date : Wednesday 24th May 2023
Venue : Huthart Room II & Presidents Room, YMCA, Hong Kong
Time : Registration & Buffet Dinner: 7:00pm~8:00pm; Seminar: 8:00pm~10:30pm
Speaker : Dr. Joshua Steinhaus
Cost :
- Seminar
- Members : $480
- Non-Members : $750
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
These lectures will review treatments in chronic kidney disease and examine new paradigms in the understanding, prevention, and management of chronic kidney disease. We will review the literature and discuss some of the pitfalls associated with implementing treatments. We also look at the future of chronic kidney treatment.
In the second lecture, we will review treatments and outcomes in IMHA/ITP as well as discuss new treatment options. Immune-mediated diseases lead to high rates of morbidity and mortality in our patients. We will examine the literature and standard treatments as well as discuss the goals and benefits of plasmapheresis in these patients.
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Joshua Steinhaus
MS, BVMS, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA
IRIS Ambassador to Hong Kong
Dr. Joshua Steinhaus is an American and European board-certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist. Following his internship and residency training, he did an intensive 1-year fellowship training program in Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy at the Animal Medical Center in New York. He is the only veterinarian in Asia to complete a fellowship in Interventional Radiology and Endoscopy. During his time at the Animal Medical Center, he was trained by two of the founding veterinarians, Drs. Allyson Berent and Chick Weisse, in Interventional Techniques. In addition to this training, he has also pursued further training in urology through the University of California–Davis and its Hemodialysis Academy. He is also the current IRIS Ambassador to Hong Kong.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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CityU VMC Seminar: Dental Radiography: positioning and interpretation of pathology - don't bite off more than you can chew!
Date : Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Cost :
Enquiry: aprilng@cityuvmc.com.hk
VSH: Gallbladder Ultrasound and Pathologies
Date : Thursday 18th May 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk
AVD Webinar Series for Veterinarians
Date : Wednesday 17th May 2023
Cost :
To register, please email us at webinars@avd.asia
Leveraging Genomic Mutations in Practice
Date : Tuesday 9th May 2023
Cost :
To register, please email us at webinars@avd.asia
VSH: Managing Itchy Cats
Date : Thursday 27th April 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk
HKVA Annual General Meeting 2023
Date : Monday 24th April 2023
Venue : Aberdeen Boat Club (20 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong)
Time : 8pm
Cost :
- Free (member only)
- Members : $0
- Non-Members : $
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
This is an election year and all members who are interested in serving our profession are invited to nominate for positions on the HKVA Executive Committee. For those who are interested please send in your intention by completing the nomination form and return to our secretariat by 10th April 2023.
Minutes from last year's AGM can be found here.
Please RSVP online at before 17th April 2023. Please note that only members with current membership can register for the meeting. Should you have any questions, please contact the secretariat at secretariat@medcom.com.hk.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
CityU VMC Seminar: Idiopathic Laryngeal Paralysis - A disease that is far more than just airway
Date : Thursday 20th April 2023
Cost :
RSVP & Enquiry: aprilng@cityuvmc.com.hk
AVD Webinar Series for Veterinarians
Date : Wednesday 19th April 2023
Cost :
CityU VMC Seminar: Epilepsy Update
Date : Thursday 23rd March 2023
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AVD Webinar Series for Veterinarians
Date : Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Cost :
CityU JCC & CAHW Seminar & Workshop: Parrot Behaviour and Welfare
Date : 18th & 19th March 2023
Cost :
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Registration: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/jcc/parrotwelfare
VSH: Medial Patellar Luxation in Juvenile Patients - Why Wait?
Date : Thursday 16th March 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk
VSH: Can I Just PUll Teeth? Extraction Techniques for Success
Date : Tuesday 14th March 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk
AFCD Webinar: Responsible Antibiotics Use in Small Animals – Practical and Prudent Approaches
Date : Thursday 9th March 2023
Cost :
The registration website is: www.afcd-amr2023.com
AVD Webinar Series for Veterinarians
Date : Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Cost :
To register, please email us at webinars@avd.asia
CityU VMC Seminar: Review and Update on Immunosuppressive Drugs
Date : Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Cost :
RSVP: aprilng@cityuvmc.com.hk
Enquiry: seminar@cityuvmc.com.hk
Hands-On Ophthalmology
Date : Friday 17th February 2023
Venue : Wanchai Animal Hospital, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Time : Workshop: 10:00am~1:00pm
Speaker : Dr. Antony Goodhead
Cost :
- Workshop
- Members : $1000
- Non-Members : $1250
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
Six places only. Register early to avoid disappointment!
Dr. Antony will be presenting a hands-on ophthalmology workshop on veterinary ophthalmologic examination.
Participants are responsible for bringing in their own ophthalmoscope for practice.
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Antony Goodhead
Dr. Antony Goodhead qualified with a BVSc in 1990 and MMedVet (Ophth) in 1994. He worked as a Veterinary Ophthalmologist in referral practice from 1994 to 1997, and is a Senior Lecturer (Part time) at Onderstepoort Faculty of Veterinary Science from 1997 to present. His duties include lecturing both pre and post graduate students. He is also a mentor and co-mentor for two post graduate veterinary ophthalmologists.
Dr. Antony Goodhead started Johannesburg Animal Eye Hospital in 1997, which is the first 100% dedicated specialist practice in South Africa. He then opened Cape Animal Eye Hospital in 2011 and did consulting there on a 1 in 3 rotation. Dr. Antony Goodhead had been consulting in Hong Kong, UAE and Malaysia for referral ophthalmology cases for the past 20 years.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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Medial Patellar Luxation: A Surgical Conundrum
Date : Wednesday 15th February 2023
Venue : Veterinary Specialty Hospital Kowloon, Hong Kong
Time : Registration & Light Refreshment: 7:00pm~8:00pm; Seminar: 8:00pm~10:30pm
Speaker : Dr. Ross Christopher Elliott
Cost :
- Seminar
- Members : $280
- Non-Members : $550
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
Medial patellar luxation is a common orthopaedic condition affecting the pelvic limb of the small animal patient. Unfortunately, we still know very little about how medial patellar luxation develops and what the best surgical treatment plan is. The complications rates for surgical correction of medial patellar luxation range from 7-18%, which for an elective orthopaedic procedure is extremely high. Making a diagnosis of medial patellar luxation is relatively easy on the orthoapedic exam, however the underlying cause is often a multitude of soft tissue and bone deformities that will need to be addressed to best manage the condition surgically.
In this talk, we will look into the different types of angular limb deformities that can lead to patellar luxation, taking into account the signalment of the patient and how we can correct each underlying deformity. The hope is that by taking a step-by-step approach addressing the angular deformities contributing to patella luxation, our surgical outcomes will improve.
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Ross Christopher Elliott
BVSc MMedVet
Dr. Ross Elliott is a registered veterinarian in Hong Kong and is a registered South African Veterinary Surgical Specialist. Dr. Ross graduated from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2005. He then entered into a surgical residency at the Bryanston Veterinary Hospital through the University of Pretoria. He completed his residency in small animal surgery in 2011. During this time, he completed a dissertation in the surgical CT anatomy of the canine abdomen, which produced 2 publications in Veterinary Surgery. Ross has been working as a specialist surgeon at the Bryanston Veterinary Hospital as a specialist surgeon.
During this time, Dr. Ross has produced multiple publications in international journals. His main surgical interest lies in total hip replacement surgery, cranial cruciate ligament surgery, elbow dysplasia and medial shoulder instability in canines, new ways to treat patella luxation in dogs, advanced spinal surgery, urogenital surgery, and portosystemic shunt attenuation.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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Two-Day Small Animal Basic Echocardiography Workshop
Date : Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th February 2023
Venue : Conference Room, 1/F, Veterinary Specialty Hospital Kowloon, Hong Kong
Time : The workshops will run on 11 and 12 February 2023 from 8:30am to 5:30pm
Speaker : Dr. Mark Dirven and Dr. Myriam Baranger-Ete
Cost :
- Both days
- Members : $10000
- Non-Members : $12000
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
Participants will be scanning in three groups of three to guarantee best practical learning experience and maximise supervised scanning time. Each group will have its own high-end ultrasound system.
Limited to 9 attendants only.
Participants are fully responsible for bringing in their own volunteer animals for the practical scanning session (minimum 1 animal per attendant per day). Animals should be on a leash or kept inside a carrier during lectures and lunch. Sedative and reversal drugs (if required), and stethoscopes are full responsibility of participants. All animals must be up to date on vaccines (Distemper, Parvo, Rabies for dogs, FVRCP for cats) and non-aggressive.
Course Program
Objectives
Having you confident on how to perform a Basic Echocardiogram examination and confident on how to differentiate between cardiac and non-cardiac causes of dyspnoea in cats, as well as how to identify a dog with myxomatous mitral valve disease and who will benefit from Pimobendan treatment. Maximum practical scanning time under supervision and guidance will be provided during both days.
Lectures will be illustrated with large amount of Case Discussion in order to get you familiar with basic Echocardiography interpretation and ultrasonographic findings in most common acquired cardiac diseases in both dogs and cats.
Day 1 – 11 February 2023 (8:30am – 5:30pm):
Echocardiography Introduction, Requirements, Anatomy
Right Parasternal Window:
Standard Views, B-mode and M-mode Measurements, Basic Doppler interrogation
Day 2 – 12 February 2023 (8:30am – 5:30pm):
Left Parasternal Window:
Standard Views, B-mode and Basic Doppler study. EPIC Scanning Protocol
This course is recognised for by the IVUSS (International Veterinary Ultrasound Society) for IVUSS Certification.
Earn a total of 16 CPD Points Approved by the Hong Kong Veterinary Surgeon's Board & AAVSB's Registry of Approved Continuing Education
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Instructors
Dr. Mark Dirven
DVM DECVIM-CA Cardiology
Mark Dirven graduated as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2004. After graduation, he worked in several clinics in The Netherlands where he gained experience and received additional training in the fields of internal medicine, abdominal ultrasonography, cardiology and echocardiography. In 2012, he was asked to join the cardiology team of the companion animal clinic of Utrecht University. He combined his work in private practice with his work in the university veterinary hospital, where a worked as a cardiology resident from 2012-2017. In March 2017 he passed his certifying exam to become a European specialist in cardiology (Diplomate ECVIM-CA Cardiology). From 2017 until 2019, he continued to work as a cardiology specialist in a referral only private hospital and the Utrecht university veterinary hospital.
In January 2019, he moved from The Netherlands to Sweden where he is based at one of the largest companion animal hospitals in Europe, Evidensia Sodra animal hospital in the Stockholm area. He leads the Cardio Department of the hospital where he is involved in patient care, research and teaching of vets, nurses and cardiologists in training. He is also responsible for the post graduate cardiology education within the entire Evidensia chain of hospitals in Sweden. Additionally, he is an associate editor for the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology and a board member of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology. His background in both private practice and academia helps him his clinical work, but also in his way of lecturing and teaching. He is valued for his hands-on approach to translating science into practice.
Dr. Myriam Baranger-Ete
DVM EMSAVM MRCVS
Dr. Myriam Baranger-Ete graduated from Maisons-Alfort National Veterinary University (France) in 1998 then completed a year externship at the Equine hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Saint-Hyacinthe, University of Montreal (Canada). There she completed her thesis with honours in equine locomotor pathology and diagnostic ultrasound in 1999.
A move to Hong Kong in 1999 brought her back to Canine and Feline Medicine and she completed the Distance Education Small Animal Sonology Course with the Post-Graduation Foundation of the University of Sydney in 2008, as well as a European Master of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine with the ESAVS (European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies), with the University of Luxemburg. During this training, Dr Myriam realized that an early and accurate diagnosis was key for any therapeutic success and she became passionate and obsessed about Diagnostics since then.
After intensive training, she focused on providing referral ultrasound services and promoting ultrasound education in Asia; co-founding Hong Kong first mobile veterinary ultrasound service (HKVUS) in 2013, then developing the services together with her local partners in Singapore (SVI) and Malaysia (MUS). Aside of her referral ultrasound clinical work, Dr Myriam very much enjoys her time teaching other veterinarians ultrasound techniques giving seminars, workshops and courses all around Asia and overseas (particularly in Australia where her family was relocated in between 2018 and 2020 and where she co-founded the Soundiagnosis Academy, in order to provide Ultrasound Education throughout Australia and New Zealand).
She is an active member of the International Veterinary Ultrasound Society, of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology and of the Australasian Association of Veterinary Diagnostics Imaging.
In love with Asia, Dr. Myriam moved back to Hong Kong in August 2021. She is thrilled to be able to continue actively developing Advanced Diagnostics in the region as "Asia Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories" Regional Director, and to be able to continue supporting her veterinary colleagues with all their diagnostic needs, with HKVUS/SVI so that they can provide nothing but the best level of care to their patients, always.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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Diet, Drugs and Heart Disease
Date : Friday 10th February 2023
Venue : Huthart Room II & Presidents Room, 3/F South Tower, YMCA, Hong Kong
Time : Registration & Buffet Dinner: 7:00pm~8:00pm; Seminar: 8:00pm~10:00pm
Speaker : Dr. Mark Dirven
Cost :
- Include Dinner
- Members : $480
- Non-Members : $750
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
In this session, we will cover myxomatous mitral valve disease, hypertrophic cadiomyopathy, and their treatments. We will also discuss whether diet is the cause of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs and the cure for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats.
Registration
Registration is required for attendance. Seats are limited, and will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Please register early to avoid disappointment!
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Mark Dirven
DVM DECVIM-CA Cardiology
Mark Dirven graduated as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2004. After graduation, he worked in several clinics in The Netherlands where he gained experience and received additional training in the fields of internal medicine, abdominal ultrasonography, cardiology and echocardiography. In 2012, he was asked to join the cardiology team of the companion animal clinic of Utrecht University. He combined his work in private practice with his work in the university veterinary hospital, where a worked as a cardiology resident from 2012-2017. In March 2017 he passed his certifying exam to become a European specialist in cardiology (Diplomate ECVIM-CA Cardiology). From 2017 until 2019, he continued to work as a cardiology specialist in a referral only private hospital and the Utrecht university veterinary hospital.
In January 2019, he moved from The Netherlands to Sweden where he is based at one of the largest companion animal hospitals in Europe, Evidensia Sodra animal hospital in the Stockholm area. He leads the Cardio Department of the hospital where he is involved in patient care, research and teaching of vets, nurses and cardiologists in training. He is also responsible for the post graduate cardiology education within the entire Evidensia chain of hospitals in Sweden. Additionally, he is an associate editor for the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology and a board member of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology. His background in both private practice and academia helps him his clinical work, but also in his way of lecturing and teaching. He is valued for his hands-on approach to translating science into practice.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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All you need to know about Pulmonary Hypertension
Date : Thursday 9th February 2023
Venue : Huthart Room II & Presidents Room, 3/F South Tower, YMCA, Hong Kong
Time : Registration & Buffet Dinner: 7:00pm~8:00pm; Seminar: 8:00pm~10:00pm
Speaker : Dr. Mark Dirven
Cost :
- Include Dinner
- Members : $480
- Non-Members : $750
Organizer : The Hong Kong Veterinary Association Ltd.
In this session, we will cover the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and different case examples of pulmonary hypertension. An important session for your cardiac ultrasound scans!
Registration
Registration is required for attendance. Seats are limited, and will be provided on a first come first serve basis. Please register early to avoid disappointment!
Speaker's Biography
Dr. Mark Dirven
DVM DECVIM-CA Cardiology
Mark Dirven graduated as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Utrecht University, The Netherlands in 2004. After graduation, he worked in several clinics in The Netherlands where he gained experience and received additional training in the fields of internal medicine, abdominal ultrasonography, cardiology and echocardiography. In 2012, he was asked to join the cardiology team of the companion animal clinic of Utrecht University. He combined his work in private practice with his work in the university veterinary hospital, where a worked as a cardiology resident from 2012-2017. In March 2017 he passed his certifying exam to become a European specialist in cardiology (Diplomate ECVIM-CA Cardiology). From 2017 until 2019, he continued to work as a cardiology specialist in a referral only private hospital and the Utrecht university veterinary hospital.
In January 2019, he moved from The Netherlands to Sweden where he is based at one of the largest companion animal hospitals in Europe, Evidensia Sodra animal hospital in the Stockholm area. He leads the Cardio Department of the hospital where he is involved in patient care, research and teaching of vets, nurses and cardiologists in training. He is also responsible for the post graduate cardiology education within the entire Evidensia chain of hospitals in Sweden. Additionally, he is an associate editor for the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology and a board member of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology. His background in both private practice and academia helps him his clinical work, but also in his way of lecturing and teaching. He is valued for his hands-on approach to translating science into practice.
Hope to see you there.
Howie Wong
HKVA CPD Coordinators
For enquiries please email secretariat@medcom.com.hk
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AVD Webinar Series for Veterinarians
Date : Wednesday 18th January 2023
Cost :
To register, please email us at webinars@avd.asia
VSH Symposium Series
Date : 6th January and 13th January 2023
Cost :
Free to Register: sisa.fung@vsh.com.hk