Congress Program

VIII INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF VETERINARY NURSING

Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas
Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre

19 and 20 JANUARY 2024
ELVAS, Centro de Negócios Transfronteiriço

CONGRESS PROGRAM

Friday 19 January 2024

8:30Sessão de abertura
Panel I – “Animal welfare in surgery and pain management”
09:00-11:30Moderação Doutora Laura Hurtado
9:00 Perioperative care in exotic animals (Dr Rui Galinho Patrício)
9:30 New tools in the diagnosis and treatment of pain in dogs and cats (Doctor José Ignacio Redondo García)
Moderação Dr. Miguel Minas
10:00 Hospitalisation and post discharge – behavioural considerations for cats (Doctor Gonçalo Pereira)
10:30 Don’t let stoicism fool you – assessing and managing pain in ruminants (Doctor George Stilwell)
Moderação Doutora Lina Costa
11:00 Perioperative care and pain management of the mare and foal in cesarean sections (Drª Marta Valero Gonzalez)
11:30 Feline body language: the importance of recognizing pain (Doctor Gonçalo Pereira)
10:30-11:30Coffee break / escape room / poster exhibition/ stands
Panel II – “Vet Nurse and anaesthetic”
12:00-13:00Moderação Doutora Lina Costa
12:00 Communication and attention to the client at the veterinary practice (Doctor Augustin Fernandez, Patrocínio Royal Canin)
12:30 Anaesthetic mortality and risk factors in dogs and cats (Doctor José Ignacio Redondo García)
13:00Lunch
14:00-16:00Moderação Doutora Helena Vala
14:00 Anesthetic monitoring in small mammals (Doctor Teresa Matilla Pinto)
14:30 Hypothermia, the invisible enemy (Doctor José Ignacio Redondo García)
Moderação Doutora Ana Matos
15:00 Anaesthesia with artificial ventilation with the veterinary nurse in the team (Dr. José Diogo dos Santos)
15:30 Anaesthesia in ophthalmology (Doctor Raquel Mejías)
16:00 Field anesthesia in cattle – main drawbacks (Dr. Tomas Trucco)
15:30-16:30Coffee break / Escape room / Poster exhibition/ Stands
Panel III – “Surgical nursing”
16:30-19:00Moderação Doutor Fernando Esteves
16:30 What is the role of a veterinary nurse in abdominal surgery in horses? (Doctor Susana Monteiro)
17:00 The importance of the veterinary nurse in equine arthroscopy (Doctor Susana Monteiro)
Moderação Doutor Jacinto Gomes
17:30 Equine veterinary nurse in Europe, road ahead and roles (Vet Nurse Filipa Vandame & Pedro Abreu)
18:00 Hospital infection control, what ‘s new in disinfection and sterilization (Doctor Joana Moreira da Silva)
18:30 Professional bases for field surgery in cattle (Dr. Tomas Trucco)
19:00SHORT PAPER COMMUNICATIONS – Moderação Dr.ªLuisa Silva
20:00Jantar

saturday 20 January 2024

Panel III – “Surgical nursing – continued”
09:00-10:30Moderação Doutor Jacinto Gomes
9:00 The importance of balancing the intestinal microbiome in post-surgical recovery (Doctor Maria Madalena Centeno, Patrocínio Hills)
9:30 Preoperative roles and responsibilities of the veterinary surgical nurses (Doctor Miguel Ramos)
10:00 What’s new about bandages and surgical drains (Doctor Miguel Ramos)
10:30-11:30Coffee break / Escape room / Poster exhibition/ Stands
Panel IV – “Post-surgical care and rehabilitation”
10:30-12:30Moderação Doutora Elvira Pinto
10:30 Rehabilitation and post-surgery care in orthopaedic surgery (Doctor Ângela Martins)
11:00 Pain control and rehabilitation of neurological patients (Nurse Vet Alexandre Borralho)
Moderação Doutor Pedro Pinto Bravo
11:30 Nutrition in the post-surgery and critically ill patient (Doctor Leonor Valente & Thierry Correia; Royal Canin)
12:00 Teamwork during equine intensive care (Doctor Luis Lamas FMV)
12:30Mesa redonda: “Consultas de enfermagem veterinária – Moderação Doutora Laura Hurtado
“Consultas de enfermagem veterinária – o quê, porquê e como? / Veterinary nurse consulting – what, why and how?”
The benefits of using nurses to communicate with clients, usually about preventive health care, have been widely discussed, but many practices still don’t offer this service to the proven benefit for their business. Helen Tottey (2015) https://www.vettimes.co.uk.
Encerramento congresso e apresentação do IX CIEV