Program for the ECVO Congress 2012
THURSDAY MAY 24, 2012: CONTINUING EDUCATION
10.30 – 11.30 Embryogenesis of congenital eye disorders (C. Cook)
11.30 – 12.00 Difference between hereditary and non-hereditary eye disease:
some hints for the clinician (K. Narfström)
12.00 – 13.00 LUNCH
13.00 – 13.30 Developmental abnormalities in the eye and causative hereditary factors (G. Aguirre)
13.30 – 14.00 Cats have their own presumed hereditary eye diseases (K. Narfström)
13.30 – 14.00 Pigmentation and its relationship to hereditary eye disease (C. Cook)
14.00 – 14.45 How to deal with hereditary eye disease in ‘small’ dog or cat breed populations (G. Aguirre)
14.45 – 15.15 COFFEE BREAK
15.15 – 18.45 ECVO AGM (ECVO diplomates only)
19.00 WELCOME RECEPTION (Savoia Excelsior Palace Hotel)
FRIDAY MAY 25, 2012
08.30-08.45 OPENING
08.45-10.00 RESIDENTS’ FORUM SESSION
10.00-10.30 COFFEE BREAK - POSTERS – INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
10.30-12.00 SCIENTIFIC SESSION
12.00-13.00 LUNCH - POSTERS – INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
13.00-14.00 POSTER SESSION & INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
14.00-15.00 SCIENTIFIC SESSION
15.00-15.30 COFFEE BREAK - POSTERS – INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
15.30-17.00 EYE SCHEME UPDATES, HED SELF ASSESSMENT (K. Narfström, F. Stades)
17.30 Departure to POSTUMIA, visit to the CAVES and SOCIAL DINNER
SATURDAY MAY 26, 2012
08.30-10.00 SCIENTIFIC SESSION
10.00-10.30 COFFEE BREAK – POSTERS – INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
10.30-12.00 STATE OF THE ART LECTURE - Gene Therapy - from the Cage to the Bedside (G. Aguirre – A. Auricchio)
12.00-13.00 COFFEE BREAK – POSTERS – INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
13.00-14.00 POSTER SESSION & INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
14.00-15.30 SCIENTIFIC SESSION
15.30-16.00 COFFEE BREAK - POSTERS – INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
16.00-16.45 SCIENTIFIC SESSION
16.45-17.30 CLOSING AND AWARDS
SUNDAY MAY 27, 2012: MASTERCLASS
08.30-09.30 Pigmentation and its relationship to congenital eye disease (C. Cook)
09.30-10.00 Molecular genetic testing possibilities – and are there any short-comings? (G. Aguirre)
10.00-10.30 Advanced diagnostics for the clinician in regards to hereditary retinal disease (K. Narfstrom)
10.30-11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.00-11.40 Controversies in diagnostics of presumed hereditary eye disease (C. Cook)
11.40-12.30 Treatment options for presumed inherited eye disease (G. Aguirre)