FINAL PROGRAM

 

 

NOVEMBER 06th, 2013 WEDNESDAY

 

08:45 OPENING OF WORKS - DAY 1

 

+  Welcome Speech by Carla Bernasconi DVM, Vice-President of F.N.O.V.I. (Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Veterinari Italiani - National Federation of Italian Veterinary Orders) and President of "Ordine Provinciale dei Veterinari di Milano" (Provincial Veterinary Order of Milan)

 

+  ISDVMA 2013 European Symposium introduction by Caroline Griffitts DVM, USA, President of ISDVMA

 

09:00 - 10:00 Nutrition of sled dog - Jaime Martinez DVM, Spain

 

10:00 - 11:00 Gastric ulcers in sleddog: a gastroscopy clinical trial on long distance and sprint sled dogs - Ingrid Wiik Haugbjørg DVM, Norway and Sergio Maffi DVM, Italy

 

+  Pause - Coffee break offered by WONDERFOOD ITALIA - EUKANUBA

 

11:15 - 12:15 Antidoping 2013 IFSS rules and animal welfare for sled dog races - Laura Ravaschio DVM, Italy

 

12:15 - 13:15 Vector-borne diseases: any problems for sled dogs in mediterrean regions ? - Monica Pacheco DVM, Spain

 

+  Lunch

 

14:30 - 15:30 Yukon Quest: organizing and managing a vet team in a north-american long distance race - Richard Long DVM, Canada

 

15:30 - 16:30 Femundløpet: organizing and managing a vet team in a european long distance race - Ingrid Wiik Haugbjørg DVM, Norway

 

+  Pause

 

16:40 - 17:40 Impact of veterinary datas on the evolution of the management of a long distance stage sled dog race - Dominique Grandjean DVM, France and Delphine Clero DVM, France

 

17:40 - 18:40 Dryland races ... not only snow - Monica Pacheco DVM, Spain

 

18:45 - 18:55 Video web-connection from Falzè di Piave: Invitation to I.F.S.S. Dryland World Championships (November 8th/9th/10th, 2013) by Massimo Bassan, President of F.I.M.S.S. (Federazione Italiana Musher Sleddog Sport - National Italian Federation of Musher and Sleddog Sport); Helen Lundberg, President I.F.S.S. and Nils Finsrud - Race Marshal

 

 

19:00 CLOSING OF WORKS - DAY 1

 

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NOVEMBER 7th, 2013 THURSDAY

 

08:45 OPENING OF WORKS - DAY 2

 

+  Day 2 Introduction by Richard Long DVM, Canada, Vice-President of ISDVMA

 

09:00 - 10:00 Stretching and massage for sled dogs - Jerry Vanek DVM, USA

 

10:00 - 11:00 Foot lesions and foot care in racing sled dogs - Richard Long DVM, Canada

 

+  Pause - Coffee break offered by PANACEA

 

11:15 - 12:15 Rehabilitation for sled dogs - Jerry Vanek DVM, USA

 

12:15 - 13:00 Sponsor lecture - NOVARTIS

 

+  Lunch

 

14:30 - 15:30 Long distance sled dog races: the musher’s point of view - Sigrid Ekran, musher, Norway

 

15:30 - 16:15 NT Pro-BNP: a cardiac evaluation for running sled dogs ... can we compare it with human marathon runners ? - Sergio Maffi DVM, Italy

 

16:15 - 17:15 Major medical treatments on stage and long distance sleddog races: let’s put everything on the table and have an open  discussion - Open table discussion guided by Dominique Grandjean DVM, France and Delphine Clero DVM, France

 

 

+  Final greetings by Caroline Griffitts DVM, USA, President of ISDVMA

 

17:20 CLOSING OF WORKS