Small Animal Problem Solving and Clinical Decision Making

Friday, 16 March 2012
Novotel Hotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW
(6 cpd points)

Speakers: Kersti Seksel (Behavioural Medicine), Jill Maddison (Internal Medicine, UK), Richard Malik (Feline Medicine), Darren Merrett (Internal Medicine), Andrea Harvey (Feline Medicine, UK), Graeme Allan (Diagnostic Imaging), Robin Stanley (Ophthalmology)

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The CVE will be holding a one-day Masterclass at the Novotel Hotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney. It will be a day of interaction between you and internationally renowned speakers.

The focus will be on the cognitive process behind formulating a differential diagnosis and working through the diagnostic work in the most logical and efficient manner. We will be drawing examples from a range of disciplines including Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Behaviour, Feline and Emergency Medicine.

Program

08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-09.10 Introduction CVE Director (Hugh White)
09.10-09.55 Logical clinical problem solving: what and how do I do it? (Jill Maddison)
09.55-10.40 Diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making (Richard Malik)
10.40-11.00 Morning Tea
11.00-12.30 To pee or not to pee, case discussions (Kersti Seksel, Darren Merrett)
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.15 Feline aggression: is it medical, behavioural, or both? (Andrea Harvey)
14.15-15.00 Gall bladder diseases and affects (Graeme Allan)
15.00-15.30 Afternoon Tea
15.30-16.15 Vision loss - is it all as it seems? Three case studies (Robin Stanley)
16.15-17.00 What to refer, to which specialist and when (Panel discussion)