Abstract
| Thursday 18: Esfm Welcome Reception | |
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| 20 00 | ESFM Seaside Welcome Reception |
| Hotel Croatia | |
| Friday 19: The ER and traumatoiogy | |
| 09.00 | Welcome |
| 09.15 | Preparing for the unexpected—emergencies in general practice |
| Tim Hackett | |
| 10.15 | The Head case—head, ocular and jaw trauma |
| Sophie Adamantos | |
| 11.15 | Coffee break |
| 12.00 | Beyond the head case—the approach to acute CNS injury |
| Laurent Garosi | |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.15 | ‘The hip bone's connected to the’… orthopaedic emergencies |
| Sandra Corr | |
| 15.15 | Breathe deeply … managing thoracic trauma |
| Tim Hackett | |
| 16.00 | Tea break |
| 16.30 | Is it all going belly-up? … abdominal trauma |
| Tim Hackett | |
| 17.30 | Putting flesh on the bones—soft tissue and skin trauma |
| John Williams | |
| Saturday 20th: The collapsed cat in the ER | |
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| 08.30 | HELP!!!! Assessment and management of the collapsed cat |
| Tim Hackett | |
| 09.15 | Dying of a broken heart—cardiovascular causes of collapse |
| Jens Haggstrom | |
| 10.15 | Sweet thoughts … diagnosing & managing diabetic ketoacidosis |
| Tim Hackett | |
| 11.15 | Coffee break |
| 12.00 | The elixir of life—use and abuse of fluids in the ER patient |
| Liz Leece | |
| 12.45 | Blood and fire—indications & intricacies of blood transfusions |
| Tim Hackett | |
| 13.45 | Annual Members Meeting |
| 14.15 | Afternoon off / free time |
| ESFM Congress ‘Aqua’ Party | |
| 19.30 | Konavoski Dvori, Croatia—pre-dinner drinks, 3 course meal and plenty of dancing and music till late |
| Cost of attending: £50.00/€63.00 | |
| Sunday 21st: Case Studies from the ER | |
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| 09.30 | Pushing against a closed door!—dealing with blocked cats |
| Sophie Adamantos | |
| 10.00 | In fits and starts—seizure management in the ER |
| Laurent Garosi | |
| 10.30 | |
| 11.00 | Coffee break |
| 11.30 | Gasping and panting—approach to the dyspnoeic cat |
| Tim Hackett | |
| 12.00 | Soothing the pain 1 -anaesthesia & analgesia in the ER |
| Liz Leece | |
| 12.30 | Dealing with poison cases in the ER |
| Amanda Boag | |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | The young ones … management of kitten mortality |
| Amanda Boag | |
| 14.30 | When chemotherapy goes wrong—oncological emergencies |
| Andrea Harvey | |
| 15.00 | Soothing the pain 2-anaesthesia & analgesia in the ER |
| Liz Leece | |
| 15.30 | Close |
| Registration rate: | £ 400.00/€525,00 |
| ESFM member rate: | from £340.00/€442,00 when used with ESFM/FAB educational vouchers |
| Special offer: | £350.00/€459,00 for AAFP and AVCPT members |
*Early Bird Price: Book before 28 November 2008 and receive an extra £20.00 discount
For full details of the Congress and how to book, please go to: www.fabcats.org/congress