7th VETERINARY FORUM ON COMPANION ANIMAL MEDICINE

Dear Colleagues

True to its tradition of annual meetings, it is with great pleasure that the Hellenic Companion Animal Veterinary Society invites you to the 7th Veterinary Forum on Companion Animal Medicine. It will be held in beautiful Thessaloniki, where companion animal veterinarians from all over Greece will meet once again for the most important veterinary scientific event of the year. The conference will take place on 4-6th March 2016, and the theme of the conference will be «For Cats Only». Distinguished speakers have been invited from both Greece and overseas.

As every year, the HCAVS is staging a truly international veterinary scientific conference, attracting colleagues and sponsors from Balkan and East Mediterranean countries, aspiring to it eventually becoming an established event for the wider region.

The scientific program of the 7th Veterinary Forum will comprise preconference seminars including theoretical and practical training to be held in the Companion Animal Clinic of the Veterinary Department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The main conference will take place in GRAND HOTEL PALACE, in two parallel halls and will cover topics regarding cat health care which will be of utmost significance and use to the companion animal veterinarian. A third hall will accommodate free communications and short presentations.

We believe that your active participation, submission of papers and proper preparation of talks will collectively contribute to the success of the 7th Forum, bringing us all closer together and strengthening our field. The Organizing and Scientific Committees have made every effort to coordinate an exceptional scientific event. It is our conviction that our real strength lies in knowledge and its application in clinical practice.

HCAVS
EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman

Veniamin Albalas

Vice Chairman

Timoleon Rallis

General Secretary

Ignatios Liapis

Treasurer

Stergios Vlachopoulos

Members

Stephanos Kladakis
Lykourgos Klamarias
Ignatios Liapis
Michalis Chatzopoulos

ORGANIZING COMMITEE

President

Errikos Tsipianitis

Members

Stephanos Kladakis
Lykourgos Klamarias
Ignatios Liapis
Michalis Chatzopoulos

SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE

President

Manolis Saridomichelakis

Members

Katerina Adamama-Moraitou
Giorgos Kazakos
Lysimachos Papazoglou
Nikitas Prasinos
Timoleon Rallis
Errikos Tsipianitis

GUEST SPEAKERS

John R. August
BVetMed, MS, MRCVS, Dip ACVIM SA Internal Medicine Professor, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas A&M University, U.S.A.

Vassiliki Gouni
DVM, PhD, Dip ECVIM-CA (Cardiology), Praticien Hospitalier en Cardiologie, Unité de Cardiologie d’Alfort,
Centre hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire d’Alfort (CHUVA), Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, France

Kostas Papasouliotis
DVM, PhD, DipRCPath, DipECVCP, MRCVS, European Veterinary Specialist in Clinical Pathology,
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Pathology, University of Bristol, UK

Katerina Adamama-Moraitou
DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Dimitrios Gioulekas
MD, Professor Emeritus, Pneumonologist, School of Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Anastasios Danourdis
DVM, ΜRCVS, private practitioner, Athens, Greece

Giorgos Kazakos
DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Christos Karagiannis
DVM, MSc, DipECAWBM (BM), MRCVS, European Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine, Athens, Greece

Lykourgos Klamarias
DVM, private practitioner, Athens, Greece

Kassiopi Christina Kokkinaki
DVM, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Veterinary Science, U. of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece

Anastasia Komnenou
DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Maria Kouki
DVM, MSc, PhD Candidate, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH.,
Greece

Alexandros Koutinas
DVM, PhD, Dip ECVD, f.Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Christos Koutinas
DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Maria Kritsepi-Konstantinou
DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Ignatios Liapis
DVM, Cert Opthalm, private practitioner, Athens, Greece

Panagiotis Xenoulis
DVM, Dr.Med.Vet., PhD, Associate Professor el., Faculty of Veterinary Science, U. of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece

Serafim Papadimitriou
DVM, DDS, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Vivi Papadopoulou
DVM, PhD, Lecturer, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Lysimachos Papazoglou
DVM, PhD, Professor, Small Animal Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Dimitra Pardali
DVM, PhD, Lecturer, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Nikitas Prassinos
DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Timoleon Rallis
DVM, PhD, Professor, Head of Small Animal Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Ioannis Savvas
DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Emmanouil Saridomichelakis
DVM, PhD, Dip ECVD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Science, U. of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece

Katerina Sideri
DVM, PhD, Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Science, U. of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece

Nektarios Soubasis
DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Vassiliki Stathopoulou
DVM, GPCertSAM, GPCertEndo, private practitioner, Athens, Greece

Dimitris Tontis
DVM, Dr.Med.Vet., Associate Professor, Head of Anatomical Pathology Lab, Faculty of Veterinary Science, U. of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece

Ourania Farmaki
DVM, PhD, Dip ECVD, Scientific Associate, School of Veterinary Medicine, A.U.TH., Greece

Emmanouil Chatzis
DVM, PhD, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Science, U. of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece

DATE/VENUE

Pre-conference Seminar «Patellar luxation in small animals - from theory to practice»	4 March 2016 Companion Animal Clinic, Veterinary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Greece.
Pre-conference Seminar «Endodontic treatment - tooth fillings»	4 March 2016 Companion Animal Clinic, Veterinary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Greece
Pre-conference Seminar «Neurological examination - critical neurological issues»	4 March 2016 Companion Animal Clinic, Veterinary Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Greece
7th FORUM	5 & 6 March 2016 GRAND HOTEL PALACE 305-307 Monastiriou Str., 54628 Thessaloniki - Greece

7th COMPANION ANIMAL MEDICINE FORUM SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

PAPERS - SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Abstracts should be sent BY EMAIL ONLY to : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Deadline for submission: 9 November 2015

7TH FORUM TOPICS

ONE HEALTH
BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
SURGERY
CARDIOLOGY
THERAPEUTICS
OPTHALMOLOGY & DIAGNOSTICS
SPECIALIZED SESSIONS
DIAGNOSTICS
UROLOGY
NEUROLOGY
ROUND TABLE
GASTROENTEROLOGY
ENDOCRINOLOGY
DERMATOLOGY
RESPIRATION

ACCOMODATION

Delegates wishing to stay in Thessaloniki during the 7th Forum Conference should book their own accommodation. The hotel that will host the delegates is the Grand Hotel Palace (Reservation desk: +30 2310 549000, between 10.00 and 18.00).

The Organizing Committee has reserved a sufficient number of rooms at the hotel at a special rate of 80€ per night (inclusive of tax) for both single and double rooms.
The rate includes breakfast and is valid until 28/2/2016. For bookings made after this date, the hotel will apply their usual pricing policy and the Organizing Committee shall not be bound by these prices. To place their reservation, delegates should contact the hotel direct and specify that they are attending the 7th Forum Conference.

REGISTRATION TO THE FORUM 5 & 6/3/2016

All foreign participants can register with the complimentary fee of 80 euros.

Registration to the 7th Forum includes: attendance at the Forum’s main program on the 5th & 6th of March 2016, four (4) coffee breaks, two (2) light lunches, the conference bag and conference minutes in electronic form.

REGISTRATION FORM

You can send the registration form by fax at 0030 2107759727 or by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
In order for your registration to be valid, you should deposit the full amount into the HCAVS’s bank account:

GR32 0140 1330 1330 0200 2011 750 - BIC/SWIFT: CRBAGRAA ALPHA BANK