- ESVONC
- Avenue Ceramique 222
- 6221 KX Maastricht
- The Netherlands
- Tel: +31(0)43 325 05 21
- office@esvonc.com
We will kick off with a precongress Resident Workshop on Wednesday 22 May.
For the main congress, again we will have 3 half-day Themed Sessions, where the next subjects will be discussed in-depth by experts in that field:
On Saturday 25 May ESVONC will organize the very first symposium for veterinary nurses and technicians: for the program, see on this link.
There will be 2 social events:
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The abstract slots can only be completed after the abstract reviewing proces, ready by the end of March at the latest.
| time | title | speaker |
| Radiation therapy and photodynamic therapy | ||
| 15:30-16:15 | Radiation biology – fundamental concepts for medical oncologists | dr. Carla Rohrer |
| 16:15-17:00 | Techniques in radiation therapy: 3DCRT, IMRT and beyond | dr. Carla Rohrer |
| 17:00-17:30 | Coffee break | |
| 17:30-18:15 | Brachytherapy and plesiotherapy in veterinary oncology | dr. Jérôme Benoit |
| 18:15-19:00 | Photodynamic therapy in veterinary oncology: principles and applications | dr. Julia Buchholz |
| time | title | speaker |
| 08h00-09h00 | Registration opens | |
| Themed session: Histiocytic proliferative diseases | ||
| 09:00-09:45 | Key note lecture: Current understanding of histiocytic proliferative diseases | dr. Jérôme Abadie, Nantes |
| 09:45-10:30 | Pathophysiological and genetic mechanisms associated with histiocytic malignancies | dr. Benoit Hédan, Nantes |
| 10:30-11:00 | coffee break | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Abstract on HS | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Abstract on HS | |
| 11:30-12:15 | Clinical management of canine systemic histiocytic sarcoma: past, present and what is up on the horizon? | dr. Jane Dobson, Cambridge |
| 12:15-12:45 | Round table discussion | all speakers |
| 12:45-13:00 | Welcome ESVONC to Frankfurt! – what to see and what to do! | dr. Martin Kessler |
| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch | |
| Abstracts | ||
| 14:15-15:15 | Abstract slot, short oral communications | |
| 15:10-15:40 | Coffee break | |
| Abstracts | ||
| 15:45-17:00 | Abstract slot, short oral communications | |
| 19:00-21:00 | Welcome reception on the river Main – see Frankfurt’s skyline by night |
| time | title | speaker |
| Themed session: Inflammation and cancer | ||
| 9:00-9:45 | Inflammation in cancer initiation and maintenance | prof. David Argyle, Edinburgh |
| 9:45-10:30 | Inflammation in tumor progression and metastasis | prof. Florian Greten, Frankfurt |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00-11:30 | The role of Cyclooxygenase-2 in cancer stem cell survival and repopulation during anticancer therapy | dr. Lisa Pang, Edinburgh |
| 11:30-12:00 | COX-2–independent anticarcinogenic effects of COX-Inhibitors | prof. Sabine Grösch, Frankfurt |
| 12:00-12:30 | The use of COX-2 inhibitors in treating cancer: what’s the evidence? | prof. David Argyle, Edinburgh |
| 12:30-13:00 | Panel discussion | |
| 13:00-14:15 | Poster session, and invited snack lunch in the industrial exhibition | |
| Abstracts | ||
| 14:15-15:30 | Abstract slot, short oral communications | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee break | |
| 16:00-17:00 | ESVONC Annual General Meeting (ESVONC members) | |
| 19:30 | Gala Dinner in Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten |
| time | title | speaker |
| 8:00-9:00 | Guided tour through Hofheim Veterinary Hospital (one of the largest private veterinary hospitals in Europe) | |
| Themed session: pathologist – clinician interaction | ||
| 9:15-10:00 | Key note lecture by chair: How do you get what you need? Problems and pitfalls in the pathologist – clinician interaction | prof. Marije Risselada, Purdue |
| 10:00-10:45 | Determining resection margins as a pathologist – clean but close or too close to be clean? | dr. Annika Herrmann, Bristol |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee break | |
| 11:15-12:00 | On the cutting edge: an surgical oncologist’s perspective on resection margins | prof. Marije Risselada, Purdue |
| 12:00-12:30 | Mitotic index, Ki67 – preanalytic complications, analytic variations and clinical implications | Jérôme Abadie, Nantes |
| 12:30-13:00 | Panel discussion: Reporting resection margins, histologic grades and proliferation markers – implications for postop decision making | all speakers |
| 13:00-14:15 | Lunch | |
| Abstracts | ||
| 14:15-14:40 | Abstract slot, short oral communications | |
| 14:40-15:00 | Announcement: presentations for World Veterinary Cancer Conference 2020 Tokyo & ESVONC 20202 Syracusa | |
| 15:00-16:25 | Abstract slot, short oral communications | |
| 16:25-16:30 | Farewell ceremony |