Scientific Program - Preliminary (subject to changes)

Last modified: 17 November 2019

Short overview

We will kick off with a precongress Resident Workshop on Wednesday 27 May 2020, on Angiogenesis and Cancer, with speakers Barbara Kitchell and Roberta Rasotto.

For the main congress, we will have 3 half-day Themed Sessions, where the next subjects will be discussed in-depth by experts in that field:

Thursday 28 May: Endocrine neoplasias,
Friday 29 May: Rescue protocols: what to do when first line fails,
Saturday 30 May: How advanced imaging is and will be changing oncology.

There will be 3 social events:

the Welcome Reception
Poster Session during Thursday on-site lunch
the Gala Dinner @ Latomie del Casale

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Program Number: 36457, Provider Number: 1385, CE Hours:Vet: 11.50, Vet Tech: 4.25, Subject Matter Categories:Medical Program, Delivery Methods:Seminar/Lecture

Programs in detail

Resident's workshop - Wednesday 27 May 2020

time	title	speaker
Angiogenesis and Cancer
15:00-15:45	Cancer and vessels: a complex relationship	dr. Roberta Rasotto
15:45-16:30	Methods to study vessels and angiogenesis in canine and feline cancers	dr. Roberta Rasotto
16:30-17:00	Coffee break
17:00-17:45	Tyrosine-kinase receptors and their role in angiogenesis and tumour progression	dr. Barbara Kitchell
17:45-18:15	Can we effectively target angiogenesis? Available molecules, their applications and potential toxicities	dr. Barbara Kitchell

Main Program - Thursday 28 May 2020

time	title	speaker
*08h00-09h00*	*Registration opens*
	Themed session: ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIAS
09:00-09:40	Adrenocorticol tumours in dogs: building bridges between endocrinology and oncology	dr. Sara Galac, Utrecht
09:40-10:20	Behind the mystery: understanding canine phaeochromocytoma	dr. Sara Galac, Utrecht
10:20-10:50	Coffee Break
10:50-11:30	The science behind canine and feline pituitary tumours: novel approaches	dr. Sarah Galac, Utrecht
11:30-12:30	Pituitary surgery for adenomas in dogs and cats	dr. Bjorn Meij, Utrecht
12:30-13:00	Panel discussion	All speakers
13:00-14:00	POSTER Session - Lunch on site at the Teatro
14:00-14:30	Welcome ESVONC to Siracusa – what to see and what to do!
	Resident abstracts
14:30-14:45
14:45-15:00
15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
	General abstracts
16:00-16:15
16:15-16:30
16:30-16:45
16:45-17:00
17:00-17:15
17:15-17:30
18:00-21:00	Welcome Aperitivo at the Teatro - Tour of Ortigia

Main Program - Friday 29 May 2020

time	title	speaker
	Themed session: RESCUE PROTOCOLS: WHAT TO DO WHEN FIRST LINE FAILS
9:00-9:45	Lymphoma rescue protocols: where are we?	dr. David Vail
9:45-10:30	New available drugs: how, when, how much?	dr. David Vail
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	Embolization and microwave ablation therapy in a rescue setting	dr. Gerard MacLauchlan
11:45-12:30	Intervention oncology in metastatic disease: the human experience	dr. Alex Horton
12:30-13:00	Panel discussion	All speakers
13:00-14:30	*Lunch on your own*
	General abstracts
14:30-14:45
14:45-15:00
15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30
*15:30-16:00*	*Coffee Break*
16:00-16:15
16:15-16:30
16:30-16:45
16:45-17:00
17:00-18:00	ESVONC Annual General Meeting (ESVONC members)
*19:00-???*	Gala Dinner at LATOMIE DEL CASALE

Main program - Saturday 30 May 2020

time	title	speaker
	Themed session: HOW ADVANCED IMAGING IS AND WILL BE CHANGING ONCOLOGY
09:00-09:45	Concepts of stage migration based on imaging techniques	dr. Daniela Simon Betz
09:45-10:30	Osteosarcoma from imaging to therapy, and from therapy to imaging. Is it different between humans and dogs?	dr. Daniel Vanel (introduced by dr. Maia Vanel)
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:45	Present / future on oncology imaging regarding advanced CT/MRI techniques	dr. Wilfried Mai
11:45-12:30	Imaging for improved radiotherapy - planning, delivery, response monitoring	dr. Åste Sovik
12:30-13:00	Panel discussion	All speakers
13:00-14:30	Lunch on your own
	General abstracts
14:30-14:45
14:45-15:00
15:00-15:15
15:15-15:30	Presentation of ESVONC 2021 Bucharest - Romania	dr. Anca Cristea
15:30-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-16:15
16:15-16:30
16:30-16:45
16:45-17:00
*17:00-17:30*	*Farewell Ceremony*