Day 1 - Friday 14th October
12.30 - 14.00
Registration
Tea and Coffee
Exhibition Area
13:45 - 14.00
Conference Commences
Opening Address
Conor Geraghty MVB Cert DHH
the future of food
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Chairperson: Conor Geraghty MVB Cert DHH
14:00 - 14.25
European Thinking About Food Security
Sean Kelly, MEP, Head of Fine Gael Delegation in the European Parliament
14:25 – 14:50
Legislative Perspective
Patricia Reilly, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer at Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine
14:50 – 15:15
Food Security
Brendan Gleeson, Secretary General, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
15:15 – 15:40
The Role of the Vet in Food Security
Prof. Michael Doherty BVM&S MVM PhD DECBHM, ECSRHM
15:40 – 16:05
Antimicrobial Research in Dairy
Robert Hyde BVMedSci BVM BVS AHFEA DipBHM PhD MRCVS, University of Nottingham, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
16:05 – 16:35
Tea and Coffee
Exhibition Area
16:35 – 18:00
Q&A and Panel Discussion
19:00
Dinner
Day 2 - Saturday 16th October
08:00 - 09:00
Registration, Tea and Coffee, Exhibition Area
Mini MBA
09:00 - 09:45
Chairperson: Doreen Corridan MVB MRCVS PhD
09:00 – 11:15
My Approach to Prolapsed Uterus
Catherine Beresford, DVM
My Approach to Paring a Foot and Applying a Shoe
Kieran O’Mahony, MVB
My Approach to a Uterine Torsion
Maire Louise Ryan, BSc Ec & Fi, MVB, Cert DHH
My Approach to Dripping a Calf
Liam Kelly, MVB
Q&A
Physical Resilience
Aodhán McEntee, Chartered Physiotherapist – Sport Science – CORU Registered
Animal Health Ireland Update
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Michelle McGrath, Acting CellCheck Programme Manager, Animal Health Ireland
Alison Burrell, Chartered Health Psychologist, Animal Health Ireland
11:15 – 11:35
Tea and Coffee, Exhibition Area
PARASITOLOGY STREAM
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Chairperson: Ciaran Mellet MVB
11:35– 12:05
Overview of Parasites and Resistance; Challenges
Eric Morgan MA, VetMB, PhD, DipEVPC, MRCVS
12:05 – 12:25
Practical Intervention on Farm to Reduce Parasites
Natascha Meunier BVSc PhD DipECVPH
12:25 – 12:45
Parasitology Post Mortem
Maresa Sheehan MVB, MVM, FRCPath
12:45 – 13:15
Q&A and Panel Discussion
13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
CALF HEALTH STREAM
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Chairperson: TBC
14:15– 15:00
Dairy Calf Health Issues; The Modern Challenge
John Mee, PhD, MVM, MVB, Dip. ECBHM, FRCVS
15:00 – 15:15
Calf Environment/Results of Research
John Donlon, MVB PGDIP VCP Resident in Bovine Health, University College Dublin
15:15 – 15:50
The Opportunity for Science-driven Biological Solutions in Calf Health, Veterinary & Agriculture
15:50 – 16:05
Q&A and Panel Discussion
Tommy Heffernan, Veterinary Consultant
16:05 – 16:25
Break, Exhibition Area
VETERINARY PRACTICE IN 2022
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Chairperson: Donal Lynch MVB
16:25– 16:40
NVPS & Technologies
Paul Corkery, Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
16:40 – 16:55
Legislation
Arthur O’Connor, MVB
16:55 – 17:10
Availability of Drugs
John Keogh, CEO, Animal and Plant Health Association
17:10 – 17:25
Outline the Impact
John O’Roarke MVB
17:25 – 18:00
Q&A and Panel Discussion
19.30 - LATE
CAVI Conference Dinner
Day 3 - Sunday 16th October
09:00 - 10:00
Registration, tea and coffee, Exhibition area
SURGERY STREAM
Chairperson: Hazell Mullins BVM BVS
09:30 – 11:00
Top 10 Surgical Procedures for a Vet Practitioner
Donal Murphy MVB, Member XLVets
Emma Hanly MVB
11:00 – 11:15
Q&A and Panel Discussion
11:15 – 11:30
Tea and coffee
11:30 – 12:00
Lameness
Ger Cusack MVB MRCVS CertDHH
Chairperson: Eamonn Breen
12:00 – 12:45
Pictures from the PM Room
Colm O’Muireagain, MVB
13:00
Conference Closes
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 16:30
AGM