Scientific program

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 
Chairperson Nicolas Granger
08:45 Welcome and introduction 
09:00
General principles in pharmacology 
Steve Fitzjohn
10:00
Pharmacology of immuno-suppressive drugs
Steve Fitzjohn
10:30
Pharmacology of anti-epileptics
Andy Doherty
11:00 Coffee Break
Chairperson Angela Fadda
11:30
Vertebral stabilisation part 1: rationale for implant selection in atlanto-axial instability and cervical spondylomyelopathy 
Sebastien Behr
12:15
Vertebral stabilisation part 2: rationale for implant selection in thoraco-lumbar vertebral malformations and lumbo-sacral stenosis
Sebastien Behr
13:00 Lunch break
Chairperson Angela Fadda
14:30
Understanding Human Factors and its potential impact on the veterinary profession
Capitain Mark Ponnusamy
15:15
The Human Factors guide to improving situational awareness, workflow, resilience, and communication 
Tom Cardy
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
Chairperson Nicolas Granger
09:00 Opening Ceremony and Welcome
09:15 Keynote lecture
The emergence of myelin - a critical event in vertebrate evolution
Robin Franklin
10:00

Oral Presentations

O1 Clinical rationale for MRI re-evaluation in dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown origin
Arianna Maiolini
O2 Comparison of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in canine central nervous system inflammation
Alexander Paul Sablotni Aguilera
O3 A randomized clinical trial testing the effect of a bolus of mannitol on recovery of locomotion in companion dogs with acute thoraco-lumbar spinal cord injury
Nicolas Granger
O4 Uniportal lateral endoscopic foraminotomy for lumbosacral stenosis in dogs; technique development and case report 
Colin Driver
O5 Novel hereditary canine myopathy due to a suspected creatine deficiency disorder in a family of mixed breed dog with a guanidinoacetate methyltransfererase (GAMT) gene mutation
Hugo Leonardi
O6 Genomic insights into canine hearing defects
Marjo Hytönen
11:00 Coffee Break & Exhibition
Chairperson Kate Stalin
11:45 Keynote lecture
Myelin regeneration in the CNS - from molecules to medicines
Robin Franklin
12:30

Flash Poster Presentations

FP1 Are ultrasound elastography measurements of spinal cord elasticity related to severity of spinal cord injury - An interim analysis
Emilia Harrison-Paul
FP2 Establishing normative olfactory thresholds in dogs using adapted “Sniffin’ Sticks”: validation of a behavioural olfactometry method
Lars Hagemann
FP3 Olfactory function is decreased in dogs with canine cognitive dysfunction
Lars Hagemann
FP4 Cerebrospinal fluid microbial analysis reveals distinct bacterial signatures in bovine meningitis
Sara Ferrini
FP5 Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of calves with intrauterine Blue tongue virus infection
Patrick Hoch
FP6 Prevalence of Systemic Hypertension (STH) in Acute Canine Idiopathic Polyradiculoneuritis (ACIP)
Dan Anghelinici
FP7 Minimally invasive percutaneous screw and rod fixation of canine cadaveric thoracolumbar and lumbosacral vertebrae: accuracy and safety of a fluoroscopic-guided technique 
Colin Driver
13:00 Lunch Break – Exhibition & Poster Discussion
Chairperson Angela Fadda
14:30 Keynote lecture
Immunophenotyping of CSF in human and canine neurological diseases
Linda Woolridge
15:00

Oral Presentations

O7 Neurolocalization, magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis in relapses of meningoencephalitis of unknown origin in dogs
Ivona Orgonikova
O8 Steroid-responsive radiculoneuritis in dogs 
Carmen Stan
O9 Cerebrospinal fluid cytokine and chemokine multiplex analysis can help diagnose MUE vs. idiopathic/cryptogenic epilepsy in dogs suffering from brain diseases. A retrospective study
Yael Merbl
15:30 Coffee Break & Exhibition
Chairperson Nicolas Granger
16:15 Keynote lecture
Large animals in neurotechnology: a pathway to the bionic human
Ben Metcalfe
17:00 ECVN President talk + Adjourn
17:30 End of the day
18:30 Bus collection participants from Bristol Beacon to gala dinner location
19:00 Gala dinner @Aerospace

Day 2
Saturday 20th September - Epilepsy

08:00 Registration
Chairperson Tom Harcourt-Brown
09:00

Oral Presentations

O10 A cardiac cycle-resolved computational fluid dynamics simulation of cerebrospinal fluid flow and pressure in a brachycephalic dog, from clinical quality MRI
Ryan Jones
O11 Stargazing behaviour in dogs: a retrospective multicentre study of 90 dogs 
Megan Madden
O12 Wonderful Whiskers - Vibrissal insights into the sensory nervous system 
Kaspar Matiasek
O13 Spinal meningiomas in 20 cats: clinical findings, MRI features and surgical outcome 
Irene Marselles-Gonzalez
O14 An immune map of feline autoimmune encephalitis 'Brains On Fire' 
Sophie Binks
O15 Establishing a protocol for canine video-oculography: a feasibility study 
Alfonso Cabral Naranjo
10:00 Keynote lecture
Neuroradiology of resectable epilepsy
Marcus Likeman 
10:45 Coffee Break & Exhibition
Chairperson Sophie Martin
11:30

Oral Presentations

O16 “I feel emotionally and physically exhausted”: a novel caregiver burden measure captures the negative impacts of canine idiopathic epilepsy 
Zoe Belshaw
O17 The canine crystal ball? Exploring owner-reported seizure detection and prediction abilities in cohabiting dogs of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy 
Rowena Packer
O18 Friendly but prone to seizures? ADAM23 and the evolutionary trade-off in canine epilepsy 
Hannes Lohi
O19 Drug-resistant epilepsy causes extensive compensatory white matter remodelling in dogs 
Philippa Johnson
O20 MRI-based diagnoses in a large population of senior and geriatric dogs with forebrain signs - Is neoplasia most likely? 
Nefelie Seferidis
O21 Neurologic improvement and tumor shrinkage after radiotherapy in dogs with imaging-based intracranial neoplasia 
Nina Russli
Chairperson Nick Jeffery
12:30 Keynote lecture
Indications, methods and outcomes for resectable and disconnective surgeries in epilepsy
Michael Carter
13:15 Lunch Break – Exhibition & Poster Discussion
Chairperson Fran Taylor-Brown
14:30

Flash Poster Presentations

FP8 Investigating behavioural interventions as management tools for canine idiopathic epilepsy: a randomised controlled trial 
Sarah Hobbs
FP9 Improving deep learning for canine brain MRI diagnosis: the impact of data heterogeneity
Julien Guevar
FP10 Ultrasound-guided nerve hydrodissection in a far lateral intervertebral disc extrusion: a novel and low invasive treatment in a dog
Tamara Heredia
FP11 Effect of gadolinium contrast medium administration on susceptibility-weighted imaging of the brain in cats
Martina Mugnai
FP12 Clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, complications and outcomes of facial nerve paralysis in dogs: 101 cases
William Swan
FP13 Investigation into the role of poly (ADP-ribose) in intervertebral disc calcification in dogs
Carolina Malco Rullan
Chairperson Gualtiero Gandini
15:00 Keynote lecture
Vagus nerve stimulation in dogs 
Tom Harcourt-Brown
15:15 Keynote lecture
Resective and disconnective surgery in epileptic dogs 
Daisuke Hasegawa
15:30 Keynote lecture
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in epileptic dogs 
Marios Charalambous
15:45

Oral Presentations

O22 Surgical techniques for canine spinal arachnoid diverticula - 72 Cases 
Jack Amey
O23 Reference values in the healthy feline brain using ¹H-MRS with press localization: a basis for detecting pathological deviations 
Katrin Beckmann
O24 Prevalence and pattern of anti-ganglioside antibodies in dogs with neuromuscular disorders and their association to biopsy findings – A single center experience 
Jenny Celine Klapdor
O25 Phenotypical characterization of propriospinal myoclonus in young dogs 
Dakir Polidoro
16:25 Coffee Break & Exhibition
Chairperson Bethan Jones
16:55

Flash Poster Presentations

FP14 Prevalence and lifestyle risk factors for intervertebral disc disease in English Cocker Spaniels 
Joe Poacher
FP15 Clinical presentation and outcome of suspected constrictive myelopathy in French Bulldogs
Daniel Ryan
FP16 MRI-based quantification of epidural free space in the vertebral canal of small-breed dogs: clinical relevance for spinal interventions 
Sihyeon Hwang
FP17 Affordable training model for canine bladder expression 
Megan Madden
FP18 Postoperative balance and proprioception assessment in dogs after thoracolumbar intervertebral disc surgery: objective analysis using force plate based posturography and dynamometry 
Vivian Weiss
FP19 Caregiver burden in owners of dogs with chronic paralysis vs. healthy dogs: a cross-sectional analysis 
Janine Maria Pryjmak
FP20 Presumed cervical Subperiosteal Vertebral Hemorrhage (SVH) in nine dogs 
Ivona Orgonikova
Chairperson Rodrigo Gutierrez Quintana
17:25 Presentation of ESVN-ECVN Annual Symposium 2026
17:35 Awards & Closing Remarks
18:00 End of the Symposium

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