Bugs and drugs

This two day lecture and case-based course will provide practitioners with an update on the diagnosis and management of the most important of emerging small animal infectious diseases. Led by fabulous speakers Michael Lappin from Colorado State University and Danièlle Gunn-Moore from University of Edinburgh and ably supported by a team of speakers from the RVC, the lecturers will provide the most current information on the diagnosis and treatment of significant small animal infectious diseases.  Newer diagnostic tests such as PCR and the value of diagnostic panels will be discussed as well as the optimal drugs for each bug.

Key areas:

• Bugs and the gut – what does a positive culture really mean?
• Management of Giardia and Cryptosporidium infections 
• Diagnosis and management of feline stomatitis
• Diagnosis and management of mycobacterial diseases
• Cats and bugs – diagnosis and management of important and emerging infectious diseases
• Tritrichomonas – is it treatable?
• Helicobacter – of any significance?
• Hospital acquired infections – what are the big bad bugs?
• Risks and management of serious bacterial infections in hospitalised patients
• MRSA and MRSP – where are we now? 
• Update on viral diseases in cats – what’s new? 
• Bugs in the lungs and airways – what’s important and what’s not?  
• Diagnosing and managing Haemoplasma infections in dog and cats  

Programme

Day 1

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 10:00 Diagnostic tools for infectious GI disease – separating fact from fiction (M Lappin)
10:00 - 11:00 Bugs and the gut Part 1—Update on the management of viral GI diseases in dogs and cats (M Lappin)
11:00 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15 Bugs and the gut Part II - Update on the management of parasitic GI diseases in dogs and cats (M Lappin)
12:15 - 13:00 Bugs and the gut Part II - Update on the management of bacterial GI diseases in dogs and cats (M Lappin)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 Hospital acquired infections - what are the big bad bugs? (D Chan)
14:45 - 15:30 Risks and management of serious bacterial infections in hospitalised patients (D Chan)
15:30 - 16:00 Tea/Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00 Diagnosis and management of mycobacterial disease (D Gunn-Moore)
17:00 - 18:00 Bugs in the lungs and airways - what's important and what's not? (D Gunn-Moore)

Day 2

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 10:00 Update on viral disease in cats - what's new? (D Gunn-Moore)
10:00 - 11:00 Cats and bugs - diagnosis and management of important and emerging infectious diseases (D Gunn-Moore)
11:00 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee break
11:30 - 12:15 Cats and bugs - diagnosis and management of important and emerging infectious diseases (D Gunn-Moore)
12:15 - 13:00 Diagnosis and management of feline stomatitis (M Lappin)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 MRSA and MRSP – where are we now? (A Loeffler)
15:00 - 16:00 Update on viral diseases in cats – what’s new? (M Lappin)