Preliminary Scientific Program
Residents day
From pharmacology to spinal fixation!
Main Symposium
Changing paradigms
Preliminary Scientific Program
Residents day
From pharmacology to spinal fixation!
18th September
| 08:00 | Registration |
| 08:45 | Welcome and introduction |
| 09:00 |
General principles in pharmacology
Steve Fitzjohn
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| 10:00 |
Pharmacology of immuno-suppressive drugs
Steve Fitzjohn
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| 10:30 |
Pharmacology of anti-epileptics
Andy Doherty
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| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 |
Vertebral stabilisation part 1: rationale for implant selection in atlanto-axial instability and cervical spondylomyelopathy
Sebastien Behr, Bill Oxley
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| 12:15 |
Vertebral stabilisation part 2: rationale for implant selection in thoraco-lumbar vertebral malformations and lumbo-sacral stenosis
Sebastien Behr, Bill Oxley
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| 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:30 |
Understanding Human Factors and its potential impact on the veterinary profession
Tom Cardy
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| 15:15 |
The Human Factors guide to improving situational awareness, workflow, resilience, and communication
Tom Cardy
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| 16:00 | End of the day |
| 19:00 | Welcome reception at We The Curious |
Main Symposium
Changing paradigms
Day 1
Friday 19th September - Neuroinflammation & regenerative medicine
| 08:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 | Opening Ceremony and Welcome |
| 09:15 | Keynote lecture
The emergence of myelin - a critical event in vertebrate evolution
Robin Franklin
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| 10:00 | Oral Presentations |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break & Exhibition |
| 11:45 | Keynote lecture
Myelin regeneration in the CNS - from molecules to medicines
Robin Franklin
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| 12:30 | Flash Poster Presentations |
| 13:00 | Lunch Break – Exhibition & Poster Discussion |
| 14:30 | Keynote lecture
Immunophenotyping of CSF in human and canine neurological diseases
Linda Woolridge
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| 15:00 | Oral presentations |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break & Exhibition |
| 16:15 | Keynote lecture
Large animals in neurotechnology: a pathway to the bionic human
Ben Metcalf
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| 17:00 | ECVN President talk + Adjourn |
| 17:30 | End of the day |
| 19:00 | Bus collection participants from Bristol Beacon to gala dinner location |
| 20:00 | Gala dinner @Aerospace |
Day 2
Saturday 20th September - Epilepsy
| 09:00 | Oral Presentations |
| 10:00 | Keynote lecture
Neuroradiology of resectable epilepsy
Marcus Likeman
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| 10:45 | Coffee Break & Exhibition |
| 11:30 | Oral Presentations |
| 12:30 | Keynote lecture
Indications, methods and outcomes for resectable and disconnective surgeries in epilepsy
Michael Carter
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| 13:15 | Lunch Break – Exhibition & Poster Discussion |
| 14:30 | Flash Presentations |
| 15:00 | Keynote lecture
Vagus nerve stimulation in dogs
Tom Harcourt Brown
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| 15:45 | Oral presentations |
| 16:25 | Coffee Break & Exhibition |
| 16:55 | Flash Presentations |
| 17:25 | Presentation of ESVN-ECVN Annual Symposium 2026 |
| 17:35 | Awards & Closing Remarks |
| 18:00 | End of the Symposium |