3 & 4 February 2024
Urogenital Tumors in Cats & Dogs:
What if it doesn't go with the flow?
A B O U T
Topics in Veterinary Oncology is an onsite & online congress on Small Animal Clinical Oncology
Topics in Veterinary Oncology (formerly ONCOlogisch Treffen or the Dutch International
Veterinary Oncology Conference) has been organized for the past 18 years.
The congress' subject is always centered around 1 topic. This can be:
an organ system (GI, respiratory, skin...),
a tumor type (neuro-endocrine, soft tissue sarcomas...),
a species (feline) or
a presentation (emergency oncology).
The subject is always discussed in-depth by:
a medical oncologist,
a surgical oncologist,
a radiotherapist,
a diagnostic imager
and/or
a pathologist (if applicable).
Read all about our former congresses here:
H E R E' S S O M E F O O T A G E F R O M L A S T Y E A R' S C O N G R E S S
SCHEDULE
Preliminary program
day 1, Saturday 3 February 2024
chairpeople: dr. Joachim Proot & dr. Ruth Fortrie (both dipl.ECVS)
08.30 Registration & coffee
09.00 Congress opening
Session on Tumors of the Upper Urinary Tract
09.15 Overview of tumors of upper urinary tract
medical oncologist: dr. Jarno Schmidt
09.35 Renal and ureteral tumors, a radiologists point-of-view
radiologist: dr. Susanne Boroffka
10.00 Surgical removal of upper urinary tract tumors
surgeon: dr. Jonathan Bray
10.15 Coffee break
10.45 SUB placement for malignant indications
interventional radiologist: dr. Gerard McLauchlan
11.25 Medical treatment for renal & ureteral tumors, options & prognosis
medical oncologist: dr. Jarno Schmidt
11.45 Time for questions & panel discussion
all speakers
12.00 Lunch
13.15 Key-note lecture on 'Neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in urinary bladder cancer
professor Joost Boormans (MD), Erasmus Hospital Rotterdam
Session on Bladder & Urethral tumors
14.00 Lower urinary tract tumors, an overview
medical oncologist: dr. Jarno Schmidt
14.30 Bladder & urethral cancers, a radiologist's view
radiologist: dr. Susanne Boroffka
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Bladder & urethral tumors, surgical treatment options
interventionalist dr. Gerard McLaughlan
16.15 Medical options & prognosis for lower urinary tract tumors
Medical oncologist dr. Jarno Schmidt
16.45 Time for questions & panel discussion
17.15 Drinks at the bar offered by the Collaborative Veterinary Cancer Centers
19.00 Dinner
21.00 Live Music
day 2, Sunday 4 February 2024
chairpeople: dr. Joachim Proot & dr. Ruth Fortrie (both dipl. ECVS)
08.30 Welcome & coffee
Session on Prostatic Tumors
09.00 Prostatic disease
Medical oncologist: dr. Jarno Schmidt
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Benign & malignant processes, role of hormones, tumor markers cfr. human?
09.15 Prostatic disease, a radiologist's overview
Radiologist: dr. Susanne Boroffka
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Ultrasound features, differential diagnosis, metastatic pattern: where to look for them?
09.45 Surgical options for prostatic tumors
Surgeon: dr. Jonathan Bray
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Conventional surgery techniques, (sub)total prostatectomy
10.15 Coffee break
10.45 Interventional surgery techniques
Interventional radiologist: dr. Gerard McLauchlan
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Prostatic embolisation
11.30 Medical treatment options for prostatic cancer
Medical oncologist: dr. Jarno Schmidt
11.45 Time for questions & panel discussion
all speakers
12.00 Lunch
Session on genital tract tumors
13.00 Overview of genital tract tumors
Medical oncologist: dr. Jarno Schmidt
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Ovarian tumors and their paraneoplastic syndromes, uterine and vaginal tumors, testicular tumors, penile cancer
13.30 Surgery of genital tracts tumors
Surgeon: dr. Jonathan Bray
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Radical vaginectomy, penile surgery, urethrostomy types, amputation, reconstruction of the preputium, post-surgery follow-up,
14.15 Panel discussion
Different dog breeds: guidelines, discussion with the audience
14.30 Coffee break
Session on mammary gland tumors
15.00 Mammary Gland Tumors
Medical oncologist: dr. Jarno Schmidt
15.20 Updates on Mammary gland tumours
Surgeon: dr. Jonathan Bray
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Radical mastectomy vs mammectomy vs nodulectomy
15.40 Time for questions & panel discussion & 2-3 CASES
16.00 Closing ceremony
SPONSORS
INFO
ACCOMMODATION
As always, congress center is 'Kontakt der Kontinenten' in Soesterberg, close to Utrecht.
Your hotel accommodation can be booked on the congress center's website www.kontaktderkontinenten.nl or directly on this booking link.
There's a large parking lot with charging options for EVs.
T I C K E T S
The early bird ends 31st November 2023 at midnight !
Full 2-day congress
on-site and/or online
and/or on-demand
It doesn't matter whether you wish:
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to attend onsite,
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follow the congress online,
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or even split and take a day onsite and a day online,
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or follow everything on-demand at your own pace in the months to come
Saturday evening
dinner
Great choice of dinner at the congress center buffet. In a nice atmosphere you can enjoy good food and drinks together with colleagues from all over Europe, exchange ideas and have fun after a day of gathering knowledge.
The food type is 'world kitchen'.