AVSTS Autumn meeting: "Advances in Surgical Oncology"
About the event
The organising committee would like to invite you to the Association
of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons (AVSTS) autumn meeting. Please
find information, including a preliminary programme and
registration form.
The title of the meeting is " “Advances in oncological surgery - 'Is
bigger always better?” and our speakers include Nick Bacon, Gerry
Polton, Laurent Findji, Herve Brissot, Jane Ladlow and Laura Owen.
It is being held at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Gatwick which has
excellent, rail, road and air links.
Schedule
Friday 6th October
0900-0930 Registration
0930-1015 Nick Bacon Options for metastatic disease: melanoma and anal sac carcinoma
1015-1100 Nick Bacon Options for metastatic disease: osteosarcoma and mast cell tumours
1100-1130 Coffee break
1130-1215 Herve Brissot Sentinel lymph node mapping
1215-1300 Gerry Polton Update on Immunotherapy
1300-1400 Lunch
1400-1445 Jane Ladlow Thyroid carcinomas
1445-1530 Nick, Jane, Herve Case discussions
1530-1600 Coffee break
1600-1645 Nick, Jane, Herve Case Discussions
Saturday 7th October
0930-1015 Gerry Polton Update on tyrosine kinase inhibitors: 9 years on what do we know?
1015-1100 Laurent Findji Complex oral resections and reconstructions
1100-1130 Coffee break
1130-1215 Herve Brissot Video assisted oncological surgery
1215-1300 Laurent Findji En bloc amputation and body wall resections
1300-1400 Lunch
1400-1445 Laura Owen Laser resection for urinary tumours
1445-1500 Coffee break
1500-1545 TBC TBC
Meeting options……
Full meeting £400
Includes:
- 2 day meeting, includes proceeding notes
- All refreshments, includes lunches
- Friday night accommodation, based on single occupancy room
- Friday night entertainment
o Three course meal at the hotel & additional entertainment TBC
Full meeting £300 (Intern/resident discount)
Includes:
- 2 day meeting, includes proceeding notes
- All refreshments, includes lunches
- Friday night accommodation, single occupancy room
(to reduce the meeting rate to £255 you can share a twin room with another intern/resident.
Please state clearly on the registration form who you will be sharing with)
- Friday night entertainment
o Three course meal at the hotel & additional entertainment TBC
Full meeting with £100 cashback!
- Introduce two new members to AVSTS and get £100 cashback
- Subject to new members registering and paying for full meeting
Day rate £125/day
Includes:
- 1 or 2 day meeting, includes proceeding notes
- All refreshments, includes lunches, during the day
- No accommodation/evening entertainment
Entertainments £55
Includes:
• Friday night entertainment
o Three course meal at the hotel & additional entertainment TBC o Opportunity to chat to other AVSTS members and speakers
Additional accommodation (for partner) £10
Includes:
• Breakfast
Additional nights’ accommodation (for Thursday and Saturday nights)
• We are waiting for final costings/discount code, please contact the administrator for more information.