Breakfast Sessions

Monday 22 July

6:45am - 7:45am

Kindly sponsored by Zoetis

Hendra... Hendra… Hypothetically speaking

Dr James Gilkerson

Dr James Gilkerson will take you on a hypothetical journey to challenge your understanding of the impacts of a Hendra virus case to you, your practice and your clients.

Tuesday 23 July

6.45am-7.45am

Kindly sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

Update on diagnosis and management of PPID and EMS for clinical practice

Dr Allison Stewart

Dr Nicholas Bamford

Dr Rachel Tan

The Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) Equine Endocrine Group is comprised of veterinary specialists and researchers with expertise in equine endocrine disease. Equine endocrinology is a dynamic and often changing field thus to support veterinarians in practice this group, and session, aim to provide current guidance on the diagnosis and management of endocrine diseases based on recent research and specific to ANZ horse populations.

Dr. Allison Stewart

BVSc(hons), MS, DipACVIM-LAIM, DipACVECC, PhD, MANZCVS

Allison graduated from the University of Melbourne and has worked in mixed practice in Australia in addition to completing a residency in equine internal medicine and a fellowship in emergency and critical care in the USA. Allison is currently a faculty member at the University of Queensland. Her research and clinical interests include endocrinology, neurology, ultrasonography, ophthalmology, critical care, and infectious diseases, especially viral and fungal infections. Allison enjoys competing in dressage and working equitation.

Dr Nicholas Bamford

BVSc(Hons) PhD MANZCVS DACVIM

Dr Nicholas Bamford is a Senior Lecturer in the Melbourne Veterinary School where he teaches foundational veterinary biosciences and clinical equine medicine to Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students. Nick is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and has clinical and research interests in equine endocrinology, metabolism and clinical nutrition. He is President-Elect of the Equine Chapter of the ANZCVS and Co-Chair of the Equine Endocrinology Special Interest Group of the ACVIM.

Dr Rachel Tan

BVSc GradCertEd MS CPPM MANZCVS DipACVIM

Rachel Tan was awarded her BVSc with Honours in 1997 from the University of Sydney and has worked in mixed practice in Australia and the USA. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and has a Master’s Degree from Virginia Tech (USA). Dr Tan has worked at the University of Sydney and was a founding faculty member for the BVSc program at James Cook University. She currently works in private practice at Samford Valley Veterinary Hospital in Brisbane and as a project manager for the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists.