·10.45am - Introducing a system to guide the long-term management of OA - Stuart Carmichael BVMS MVM DSAO FRCVS, director and co-founder, AIM OA
·11.45am - Sleep spindles and their role in pain windup - Lauren Davis BVSc MRCVS, owner of Vet Relieve
·1.00pm - The role of regenerative medicine in a multimodal approach to OA - Andrew Armitage BSc (Hons) BVM&S MRCVS, clinical director and veterinary surgeon
·2.00pm - Reframing 2.5%: iPAAG insights into the mechanism and medicine of its role in OA - Jason Lowe BVSc Cert EP MBA, chief veterinary officer, Contura Vet
·3.00pm - How do rehab techniques enhance multimodal management of OA? - Siobhan Menzies VM&S CCRP GPCert(WVA&CPM) MRCVS
·4.00pm - Current and future of equine umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells. Horstem - Almudena Pradera DVM PhD, chief scientific officer at EquiCord
Friday 21st November
·9.30am – Beyond osteoarthritis: ultrasound to localise pain and guide therapy - Fabrizio Tucciarone DVM MRCVS GPcert(SAM) MSc PgCert(Endo) CertAVP, ultrasound clinical lead at MSK Vets
·10.45am - Rethinking OA therapy: 2.5% iPAAG as a novel OA modulator - Jason Lowe BVSc Cert EP MBA, chief veterinary officer, Contura Vet and Matt Brunke VetDVM DACVSMR Fellow IAVRPT, sports medicine and rehab speciality veterinarian
·11.45am - The risks and rewards of NSAIDS as a foundation of OA therapy - Colin Capner BSc BVetMed Cert VA Cert LAS MRCVS
·1.00pm - Thriving beyond osteoarthritis: management for sporting and working dogs - the vet physio approach - Tace Allen AdvCertVPhys CClinEd Dip PT Dip ESMT Dip ICAT MIRVAP (VP)
·2.00pm - It’s a joint effort: embracing the role of RVNs in OA management - Kirsty Cavill BSc (Hons) RVN
·3.00pm - Calprotectin, a novel approach to monitoring dogs for NSAID induced inflammation - Jolian Howell BSc (Hons) DipM MCIM, chief commercial officer at Carus Animal Health
Spaces are on a first come, first served basis so early arrival is advised.
Nupsala and the VOA are running a prize draw at the end of each session for delegates to be in with a chance to win an individual 12-month VOA membership worth £60. This will enable the winners to gain access to the core VOA course and additional content and work towards the VOA’s Individual Blue Paw Award worth 15 hours of CPD. There will be an overall VOA prize draw of two tickets, dinner and overnight accommodation to the prestigious VOACON (the Veterinary Osteoarthritis Congress) at Holywell Park Conference Centre in Loughborough on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st May 2026.
Nupsala is also running a prize draw offering delegates visiting its stand the opportunity to win a De’Longhi coffee machine worth £300 and 10 Nupsala mugs by filling in a short questionnaire.
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