Lectures

1. Biliary obstruction: to cut or not to cut?… and when!
2. Feline ureteral obstruction: where are we now?
3. Ethical aspects of surgery in the elderly patient
4. The role of surgery in the management of malignant neoplasia in dogs and cats in 2025
5. Management of surgical diseases of the young animal in older ones- Should anything be different?
6. Ear surgery for chronic otitis externa and media
7. Feline skin reconstructive surgery: why is it different from dogs?

Guillaume received a Diplôme d’Etat de Docteur Vétérinaire (DEDV) from the Veterinary School of Toulouse, France, in 1998. He subsequently trained and worked at the Veterinary School of Lyon, France and at North Carolina State University, USA where he was appointed Assistant Professor in Soft Tissue Surgery (2006-11). He then joined the University of Bristol, UK, and the Langford Vets Referral Hospital (the largest referral hospital of the southwest of England), as a Senior Lecturer, Soft Tissue Surgeon, Educator and Researcher. In 2022, Guillaume returned to his alma mater and was appointed Professor and Head of the Small Animal Surgery service at VetAgroSup, Veterinary School of Lyon, France.
Guillaume is interested in all aspects of Soft Tissue Surgery, but his major clinical and research interests are in comparative cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. He earned a PhD in cardiovascular physiology in 2010 from the University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France. He also developed an interest and has pioneered some procedures in interventional radiology and microsurgery. Guillaume has worked extensively alongside human surgeons. He aims to bring the best of what he learns from them to help his veterinary patients and develop novel surgical techniques. In 2020, Guillaume was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to clinical practice.
Guillaume currently sits on the Board of Regents of the ECVS and is a past member of its examination committee and ACVS research committee. He is a past Associate Editor for the Journal of Small Animal Practice and European Associate Editor for Veterinary Surgery.
Guillaume likes disruptive teaching and promotes engagement of the audience. He has extensive experience in teaching at under- and postgraduate levels. He also regularly lectures at national and international veterinary and medical meetings and congresses and enjoy developing novel methods of teaching and assessments. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Guillaume has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications (articles, abstracts, and book chapters) and reviews manuscripts for several veterinary journals.

Lectures

1. Biliary obstruction: to cut or not to cut?… and when!
2. Feline ureteral obstruction: where are we now?
3. Ethical aspects of surgery in the elderly patient
4. The role of surgery in the management of malignant neoplasia in dogs and cats in 2025
5. Management of surgical diseases of the young animal in older ones- Should anything be different?
6. Ear surgery for chronic otitis externa and media
7. Feline skin reconstructive surgery: why is it different from dogs?

Guillaume received a Diplôme d’Etat de Docteur Vétérinaire (DEDV) from the Veterinary School of Toulouse, France, in 1998. He subsequently trained and worked at the Veterinary School of Lyon, France and at North Carolina State University, USA where he was appointed Assistant Professor in Soft Tissue Surgery (2006-11). He then joined the University of Bristol, UK, and the Langford Vets Referral Hospital (the largest referral hospital of the southwest of England), as a Senior Lecturer, Soft Tissue Surgeon, Educator and Researcher. In 2022, Guillaume returned to his alma mater and was appointed Professor and Head of the Small Animal Surgery service at VetAgroSup, Veterinary School of Lyon, France.
Guillaume is interested in all aspects of Soft Tissue Surgery, but his major clinical and research interests are in comparative cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. He earned a PhD in cardiovascular physiology in 2010 from the University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France. He also developed an interest and has pioneered some procedures in interventional radiology and microsurgery. Guillaume has worked extensively alongside human surgeons. He aims to bring the best of what he learns from them to help his veterinary patients and develop novel surgical techniques. In 2020, Guillaume was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to clinical practice.
Guillaume currently sits on the Board of Regents of the ECVS and is a past member of its examination committee and ACVS research committee. He is a past Associate Editor for the Journal of Small Animal Practice and European Associate Editor for Veterinary Surgery.
Guillaume likes disruptive teaching and promotes engagement of the audience. He has extensive experience in teaching at under- and postgraduate levels. He also regularly lectures at national and international veterinary and medical meetings and congresses and enjoy developing novel methods of teaching and assessments. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Guillaume has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications (articles, abstracts, and book chapters) and reviews manuscripts for several veterinary journals.

Lectures

1. Inflammatory bowel disease – over-diagnosed and under-treated (part 1 – diagnosis)
2. Inflammatory bowel disease – over-diagnosed and under-treated (part 2 – management)
3. Antibiotics in diarrhoea: why metronidazole is not your friend!
4. Feline diabetes: a toolkit for sweet success
5. Diet trials: life beyond chicken
6. Diet trends: fact vs fiction
7. Beyond the pale: the approach to the anaemic cat
8. Interactive adrenals: quizzes and cases to get the adrenaline pumping!

Hannah graduated from Cambridge Veterinary School in 2013 and spent two years enjoying the ups and downs of mixed practice in the British countryside, before deciding that her passion lay in small animal practice. Hannah then spent four years at the Royal Veterinary College (London), completing her specialist training in small animal medicine and becoming a member of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2019.
Following this, Hannah worked as an Internal Medicine Specialist in Sydney for a year, honing her coffee appreciation and sea turtle endoscopy skills, before heading back to the UK. Hannah is currently part of the Internal Medicine team at The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre: an independent hospital found on the principles of ethical practice. Her particular interests are in endocrinology, immune-mediated diseases, and gastroenterology.
Outside of work, Hannah can usually be found running, swimming or cycling when she isn’t locked in a battle of wills with her Miniature Schnauzer!

Lectures

1. Inflammatory bowel disease – over-diagnosed and under-treated (part 1 – diagnosis)
2. Inflammatory bowel disease – over-diagnosed and under-treated (part 2 – management)
3. Antibiotics in diarrhoea: why metronidazole is not your friend!
4. Feline diabetes: a toolkit for sweet success
5. Diet trials: life beyond chicken
6. Diet trends: fact vs fiction
7. Beyond the pale: the approach to the anaemic cat
8. Interactive adrenals: quizzes and cases to get the adrenaline pumping!

Hannah graduated from Cambridge Veterinary School in 2013 and spent two years enjoying the ups and downs of mixed practice in the British countryside, before deciding that her passion lay in small animal practice. Hannah then spent four years at the Royal Veterinary College (London), completing her specialist training in small animal medicine and becoming a member of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2019.
Following this, Hannah worked as an Internal Medicine Specialist in Sydney for a year, honing her coffee appreciation and sea turtle endoscopy skills, before heading back to the UK. Hannah is currently part of the Internal Medicine team at The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre: an independent hospital found on the principles of ethical practice. Her particular interests are in endocrinology, immune-mediated diseases, and gastroenterology.
Outside of work, Hannah can usually be found running, swimming or cycling when she isn’t locked in a battle of wills with her Miniature Schnauzer!

Lectures

1. Why do the lungs look abnormal on these X-rays ? – Part I
2. Why do the lungs look abnormal on these X-rays ? – Part II
3. Ultrasound of the thorax – How useful can that be for my patient? Part I
4. Ultrasound of the thorax – How useful can that be for my patient? Part II
5. Does this case need an emergency laparotomy? – Part I
6. Does this case need an emergency laparotomy? – Part II
7. CT or MRI – What, Why and When? – Part I
8. CT or MRI – What, Why and When? – Part II

Sergio graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Lisbon. As part of his veterinary degree, he did a six month clinical externship at the Animal Medical Center, New York and Cornell University, USA. After two years working in general practice, he did a one year rotating internship at a referral hospital in the UK. This was followed by the completion of a three year ECVDI residency program in Diagnostic Imaging at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. After that, he worked at Davies Veterinary Specialists and at Fitzpatrick Referrals and is now a radiologist at AURA Veterinary. He enjoys working across all imaging modalities – Radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI. He is an author and co-author of peer-reviewed original articles and also enjoys teaching and lecturing, being a regular speaker in courses and conferences both in the UK and abroad.

Lectures

1. Why do the lungs look abnormal on these X-rays ? – Part I
2. Why do the lungs look abnormal on these X-rays ? – Part II
3. Ultrasound of the thorax – How useful can that be for my patient? Part I
4. Ultrasound of the thorax – How useful can that be for my patient? Part II
5. Does this case need an emergency laparotomy? – Part I
6. Does this case need an emergency laparotomy? – Part II
7. CT or MRI – What, Why and When? – Part I
8. CT or MRI – What, Why and When? – Part II

Sergio graduated with distinction from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Lisbon. As part of his veterinary degree, he did a six month clinical externship at the Animal Medical Center, New York and Cornell University, USA. After two years working in general practice, he did a one year rotating internship at a referral hospital in the UK. This was followed by the completion of a three year ECVDI residency program in Diagnostic Imaging at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. After that, he worked at Davies Veterinary Specialists and at Fitzpatrick Referrals and is now a radiologist at AURA Veterinary. He enjoys working across all imaging modalities – Radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI. He is an author and co-author of peer-reviewed original articles and also enjoys teaching and lecturing, being a regular speaker in courses and conferences both in the UK and abroad.

Lectures

1. Pleural space disease Part 1 [recognition, diagnosis, masses, pneumothorax, lung lobe torsion]
2. Pleural space disease Part 2 [pyothorax, chylothorax, heart failure]
3. Top tips for tracheobronchoscopy
4. Pulmonary hypertension
5. Feline anaemia
6. Feline Arterial (Aortic) thromboembolism (FATE)
7. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO)
8. Placement and management of thoracic drains
9. Polyarthropathies and arthrocentesis

Jon is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and Head of Cardiology at Southfields Veterinary Specialists (where he also performs Interventional Radiology procedures) and has previously been Clinical Director of Willows Referrals, Head of Cardiology at Dick White Referrals, Clinical Fellow in Cardiorespiratory Medicine at the University of Bristol and Head of Internal Medicine at the Animal Health Trust. Jon has been Chief Examiner for the RCVS Diploma and Certificate in Small Animal Medicine and is author of ‘Canine Internal Medicine: What’s your diagnosis?’. In 2018 he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and registered as a Chartered Biologist. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a Member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Lectures

1. Pleural space disease Part 1 [recognition, diagnosis, masses, pneumothorax, lung lobe torsion]
2. Pleural space disease Part 2 [pyothorax, chylothorax, heart failure]
3. Top tips for tracheobronchoscopy
4. Pulmonary hypertension
5. Feline anaemia
6. Feline Arterial (Aortic) thromboembolism (FATE)
7. Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (PUO)
8. Placement and management of thoracic drains
9. Polyarthropathies and arthrocentesis

Jon is a Specialist in Internal Medicine and Head of Cardiology at Southfields Veterinary Specialists (where he also performs Interventional Radiology procedures) and has previously been Clinical Director of Willows Referrals, Head of Cardiology at Dick White Referrals, Clinical Fellow in Cardiorespiratory Medicine at the University of Bristol and Head of Internal Medicine at the Animal Health Trust. Jon has been Chief Examiner for the RCVS Diploma and Certificate in Small Animal Medicine and is author of ‘Canine Internal Medicine: What’s your diagnosis?’. In 2018 he was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and registered as a Chartered Biologist. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a Member of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Lectures

1. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs: Etiology, Clinical Presentation, and Diagnostic Approach
2. Managing Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs: PERT Strategies and Treatment Options for Non-Responders

Education & Certifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• MSc in Cell and Gene Therapies – Medical School, University of Patras
• PhD Candidate, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Research on Caspase 3, 8, and 9 protein expression in canine IBD tissues
• GP Certificates (ISVPS & Harper Adams University, UK):
• • GP Cert Small Animal Medicine (GPCertSAM)
  • GP Cert Endoscopy & Endosurgery (GPCertEndo)
  • PgCert Small Animal Medicine (PgCertSAM)
• Externship in Human Gastrointestinal Endoscopy – Endoscopy School of the Hellenic Gastroenterology Society
• Advanced Training in Invasive Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Techniques (EMR, ESD, ERCP) – Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
• Resident of Small Animal Internal Medicine – North Carolina State University

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

• Veterinary Endoscopy Society (VES)
• Comparative Gastroenterology Society (CGS)
• European Society of Comparative Gastroenterology (ESCG)
• Instructor & Speaker at international veterinary conferences and hands-on training courses across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
• Vice President of the Middle East and Africa Veterinary Congress, UAE (2021-2023).
• She has created the Just4vet channel in youtube in cooperation with AOHUA company, and provides educational webinars and clinical cases on various endoscopic procedures.

Lectures

1. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs: Etiology, Clinical Presentation, and Diagnostic Approach
2. Managing Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs: PERT Strategies and Treatment Options for Non-Responders

Education & Certifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
• MSc in Cell and Gene Therapies – Medical School, University of Patras
• PhD Candidate, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Research on Caspase 3, 8, and 9 protein expression in canine IBD tissues
• GP Certificates (ISVPS & Harper Adams University, UK):
• GP Cert Small Animal Medicine (GPCertSAM)
• GP Cert Endoscopy & Endosurgery (GPCertEndo)
• PgCert Small Animal Medicine (PgCertSAM)
• Externship in Human Gastrointestinal Endoscopy – Endoscopy School of the Hellenic Gastroenterology Society
• Advanced Training in Invasive Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Techniques (EMR, ESD, ERCP) – Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
• Resident of Small Animal Internal Medicine – North Carolina State University

Professional Memberships & Affiliations

• Veterinary Endoscopy Society (VES)
• Comparative Gastroenterology Society (CGS)
• European Society of Comparative Gastroenterology (ESCG)
• Instructor & Speaker at international veterinary conferences and hands-on training courses across Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
• Vice President of the Middle East and Africa Veterinary Congress, UAE (2021-2023).
• She has created the Just4vet channel in youtube in cooperation with AOHUA company, and provides educational webinars and clinical cases on various endoscopic procedures.