
Brought to you with the generous support of our sponsors
Wednesday 19 March
@ Manchester Central
Pre-BSAVA Congress Affiliate Event
Our programme:
from 8:30am
Registration and refreshments
9am
Chair's Address
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Interventional radiology treatment of bladder and prostate tumours
Dr Gerard McClauchlan
An approach to paraparesis in cats
Dr Ed Ives
Coffee Break
SAMSoc Case Report Competition Presentations
Sponsor: Virbac and Trilotab
Discussion - How Should We Monitor our Cushing's Cases
Dr Ian Ramsey and Dr Peter Graham
Sponsor message: Hill's Pet Nutrition
LUNCH
SAMSoc AGM
Critical Care of the Neonate
Dr Sylvie Chastant
Case Report Competition Results
Sponsor message: Boehringer Ingelheim
Tea Break
SAMSoc Achievement Award
Dr Ed Hall
Ongoing Projects and Closing Remarks
SAMSOC COMMITTEE
16:30
Close
Case Study / Research Report Competition
We are welcoming case report / research presentation entries describing interesting or unusual cases or research projects for our Spring 2024 meeting. The oral presentations should describe conditions affecting either cats or dogs.
Submission
To be eligible for competition you must submit a written abstract which is less than 250 words to [email protected]. Please submit using a Microsoft Word document or a pdf document.
Closing Date
The closure date and time is Sunday 2nd March at 23:59 GMT. Applications after this will not be considered. Successful candidates will be informed by 23:59 GMT on Monday 10th March.
Judging
The SamSoc committee will select the best abstracts to be delivered to meeting delegates. The primary author must attend the meeting to present and reply to any questions during the 2025 Spring meeting and is offered a free delegate place for the full event.
Successful candidates will be invited to present a 12 minute oral presentation.
Use of Microsoft PowerPoint using the SamSoc template is encouraged. Please include a title page to present the title and author(s), and a disclosure page to present any conflict of interest and details of funding.
On the day of the Spring meeting, the winning entry / entries will be selected using a voting system by delegates. We look forward to receiving your entry.

As affiliate members of BSAVA, you can enjoy 20% off your Congress ticket. Discount code: CONGEX25SAMSoc