Veterinary comparative respiratory society 42nd symposium
Novel Approaches to Lung Health
November 18-20, 2024, Levi, Kittilä, Finland
Hosted by the University of Helsinki, organized by Minna Rajamäki
Organizing committee
- Minna Rajamäki, University of Helsinki
- Sanna Viitanen, University of Helsinki
- Anna Mykkänen, University of Helsinki
2024 Program
Sunday 17.11.2024
17.00–20.00 Welcome reception at the wicket (put your winter-gear on!)
Monday 18.11.2024
8.00–8.30 Registration
8.30–8.45 Welcome presentation, organizers
8.45–9.35 "Gut-lung axis". Professor Mathide Leclére, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, University of Montreal, Canada.
9.35–10.25 "Lung surfactant in health and disease". Professor Undine Christmann, DVM, MSc, MPH, PhD, DACVIM, Lincoln Memorial University, USA.
10.25–10.40 Coffee break
10.40–10.55 N. Rodriquez Is there a distinct obese phenotype associated with equine asthma?
10.55–11.10 L. Berghaus Circulating cytokine concentrations in foals with naturally occurring bronchopneumonia
11.10–11.25 H. Neittaanmäki Histopathological findings in the nasal biopsies of dogs without nasal signs compared to dogs with chronic inflammatory rhinitis
11.25–11.40 H. Gareis Evaluation of the acute-phase proteins amyloid A and haptoglobulin in the serum of cats with respiratory diseases
11.40–12.40 Lunch
12.40–14.40 Visit to a reindeer farm (put your winter-gear on!), includes coffee break
14.40–15.30 "Lipids and lipid mediators in inflammation". MSc, PhD Hanna Ruhanen, Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Functional Lipidomics Group, University of Helsinki, Finland.
15.30–16.20 "Comprehensive analytical approach for isolation, characterization and profiling of exosomes in horses." Eric Richard, DVM, PhD, HDO Labeo, France VCRS Grant receiver 2023 and Eliott Schmitt, PhD student, University of Caen-Normandy, France
16.25–16.40 Wei-Tao (Joey) Chang Evaluation of Heart Rate Variability Using a Novel Stethoscopic Approach in Cats with Respiratory Diseases: A Pilot Investigation
16.40–16.55 L-A. Freytag Use of inhalation devices in cats with feline lower airway disease
16.55–17.15 Coffee break
17.15–17.30 P. Tilley First Report on the Potential Application of Artificial Intelligence Using Smartphone Video Recordings as an out-of-hospital Diagnostic Aid for Equine Asthma
17.30–17.45 P.Tilley First evaluation of oclacitinib for the treatment of glucocorticoid- resistant equine asthma syndrome (EAS): preliminary results
17.45–18.00 B.L.Cooper Investigation of NETs as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in equine asthma
Tuesday 19.11.2024
8.45–9.30 "How to improve respiratory health in brachycephalic dogs –Lessons learnt from Finnish Kennel Club brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome breeding test 2017–2022". Liisa Lilja-Maula DVM, PhD, Finnish Kennel Club and University of Helsinki, Finland.
9.30–10.00 "Update on American Kennel club respiratory functional grading and brachycephaly". Associate Professor Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVECC, Cummings Schoof of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, USA.
10.00–10.30 Panel discussion / Current state and future perspectives in brachycephaly. Lilja-Maula L., Rozanski E.
10.30–11.00 Coffee break
11.00–11.50 "If blood vessels could talk, oh the stories they'd tell". Professor Kurt Williams, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Oregon State University, USA.
12.00–12.50 "Bacteriophage therapy for respiratory infections", Professor Mikael Skurnik, University of Helsinki, Finland
13.00–14.00 Lunch
14.00–14.15 J.Boire Development of a Negative Pressure Ventilator to support the development of a Novel Transbronchial Lung Parenchymal Biopsy Tool
14.15–14.30 B. Sica In silico 3D equine airway for airway smooth muscle structure studies
14.30–14.45 L.Wörz Sonographic changes of the canine lung during anesthesia – influence of positive end expiratory pressure
14.45–15.00 L.Dedecker Pulmonary disposition and pharmacokinetics of cloramphenicol in healthy fasted adult horses
15.00–15.15 Pin-Yen Chen Cell culture-based survey of feline herpesvirus-1, feline calicivirus, and influenza A virus in a population of clinical cats with upper or lower respiratory tract disease
15.15–15.35 Coffee break
15.35–15.50 E.Rizzoli [18F]FAPI-74 PET/CT in dogs with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
15.50–16.05 I.Masseau Respiratory-gated versus medical ventilator-assisted breathhold inspiratory and expiratory
16.05–16.20 K.Sheats The Safety of Nebulized TRAP-Dexamethasone and its Impact on the HPA-axis in Horses Oral research abstract
17.30– Buss for the congress dinner, announcement of the winner of the Joan O'Brien Award grant and best graduate student abstract
Wednesday 20.11.2024
8.15–8.30 Po-Yao Huang Diaphragmatic excursion profiles on M-mode ultrasonography in dogs with and without lower airway obstruction on spirometry
8.30–8.45 M.Bullone Equine respiratory toxicology of inhaled mineral particles: preliminary investigations
8.45–9.45 "Lobes and stiches: a pathology conversion story" Professor Kurt Williams, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Oregon State University, USA.
9.45–10.15 Coffee break
10.15–11.05 "New aspects of feline bronchial disease" Docent Bianka Schulz, DVM, Dr. med. vet. habil., Dipl. ECVIM-CA, Ludwig Maximillian University, Munich, Germany
11.05–11.35 "What's new with steaming hay". Professor Mathide Leclére, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, University of Montreal, Canada.
Keynote Speakers
- Prof. Undine Cristmann
Professor Christman is a distinguished expert in respiratory health and disease in horses and neonatal foals. She has published groundbreaking research on surfactant composition and lipidomics.
-> CV - Prof. Mathilde Leclère
Professor Leclère has studied extensively different aspects of asthma in horses, most recently the influence of gut microbiome.
-> CV - Dr. Bianca Schulz
Dr. Schulz has vast experience in small animal respiratory diseases and her research focuses especially on cat lower airway diseases.
-> CV - Prof. Skurnik
Professor Skurnik has extensively studied molecular biology and genetics of bacterial pathogenesis and bacteriophages.
-> CV - Director Kurt Williams
Kurt Williams is a veterinary pathologist with vast knowledge and numerous publications on the pathology of respiratory diseases of various species.
-> CV - Dr. Hanna Ruhanen
Dr. Hanna Ruhanen works at the functional lipidomics group HiLIPID.
-> CV - Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski
Dr. Rozanski's works with respiratory and emergency patients at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and her primary research interest is in respiratory function in small animals.
-> CV - Dr. Liisa Lilja-Maula
Dr. Lilja-Maula works as a specialist veterinarian in the Finnish Kennel Club and her current research focuses on brachycephalic dogs.
-> CV