Latest VetCompass research presented at BSAVA Congress 2016
Nine VetCompass research abstracts presented at BSAVA Congress 2016, Birmingham
The annual is a calendar highlight for small animal veterinarians, researchers and industry representatives alike. The Congress, held in Birmingham, hosted 4 days of development, learning and discussion, and VetCompass was thrilled to present an impressive total of 9 , including 8 oral presentations and 1 poster presentation. VetCompass team members presented their latest research on the prevalence and risk factors of various health and welfare issues in dogs, cats and rabbits. Topics included road traffic accidents, behavioural problems, thoracolumbar spinal disorders, patella luxation, urinary incontinence and spatial clustering of neoplasia.
Below are the full titles of the VetCompass abstracts presented at BSAVA Congress 2016:
| Presenter | Title | BSAVA Stream |
Elisabeth Darwent,RVC BVetMed student |
Health Disorders of Pugs and Border Terriers |
Working in practice |
Georgina Harris,RVC Intern |
Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) in dogs in the UK: epidemiology, clinical management and outcomes. |
Working in practice |
Megan Conroy,RVC MSc VetEpi student |
Road Traffic Accidents in cats attending emergency-care practices in the UK |
Working in practice |
Stephanie Phillipps,RVC BVetMed student |
Thoracolumbar spinal disorders in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in the UK |
Neurology |
Stephanie Marlow,RVC PhD student |
Spatial Clustering of Neoplasia in a Population of dogs from UK First Opinion Practice |
Oncology |
Alex Riddell,Cambridge VetMB student |
Prevalence and risk factors for urinary incontinence in dogs attending primary-care veterinary practices in the UK |
Endocrinology/Urology |
,companion animal epidemiologist |
Patellar luxation in dogs attending primary-care practice in England |
n/a |
Hermien Craven,RVC BVetMed student |
Demography and health of rabbits attending primary-care practices in England |
Exotics |
Caitlin Boyd,Edinburgh university MSc student |
Mortality and Relinquishment Ascribed to Undesirable Behaviours in Young Dogs in the UK |
Behaviour/ethics and communication |
