The dyspneic oncology patient or when breathing isn’t easy - VAKPO Congress 2026
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📣 INVITATION TO CONGRESS 2026!
We invite you to a professional congress focused on dyspnea, thoracic diagnostics, and oncology in everyday veterinary practice. You can look forward to top-tier lectures, case discussions, and sharing experiences with leading experts in the field.
🗓SUNDAY, 13.9.2026
08:30–09:00 Registration
09:00–09:10 Welcome
09:10–09:50 Keynote: Modern thoracic oncology — diagnostics and therapy (Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
09:50–10:30 Cardiology — advanced block: cardiac diseases mimicking pulmonary pathology, what to refer to a specialist (MVDr. Magda Jiroušková, EMSAVM (Cardiology))
10:30–11:00 Coffee break & exhibition
11:00–11:40 Surgery of pulmonary tumours: indications, planning and outcomes (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS)
11:40–12:20 Systemic therapy in thoracic oncology: targeted therapy and immunotherapy (case‑based) (Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
12:20–13:30 Lunch
13:30–14:10 Interventional bronchoscopy and advanced thoracic interventions: indications and complications (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS)
14:10–14:50 Pleural disease in oncology: management, drains, intrapleural therapy (Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
14:50–15:20 Coffee break
15:20–16:00 Advanced respiratory strategies and monitoring (HFNC, CPAP, mechanical ventilation) — decision algorithms (Dr Luca Bellini DVM, PhD, MVetMed, Dip ECVAA)
16:00–17:00 Case presentations (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS, Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
17:00–17:30 Panel: Ethics, decision‑making in onco‑surgical cases (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS, Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
17:30–17:45 Goodbye notes
More information at: https://congress.vakpo.cz/
🎯 Come gain new knowledge, expand your skills, and meet colleagues from the profession. We look forward to seeing you!
We invite you to a professional congress focused on dyspnea, thoracic diagnostics, and oncology in everyday veterinary practice. You can look forward to top-tier lectures, case discussions, and sharing experiences with leading experts in the field.
🗓SUNDAY, 13.9.2026
08:30–09:00 Registration
09:00–09:10 Welcome
09:10–09:50 Keynote: Modern thoracic oncology — diagnostics and therapy (Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
09:50–10:30 Cardiology — advanced block: cardiac diseases mimicking pulmonary pathology, what to refer to a specialist (MVDr. Magda Jiroušková, EMSAVM (Cardiology))
10:30–11:00 Coffee break & exhibition
11:00–11:40 Surgery of pulmonary tumours: indications, planning and outcomes (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS)
11:40–12:20 Systemic therapy in thoracic oncology: targeted therapy and immunotherapy (case‑based) (Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
12:20–13:30 Lunch
13:30–14:10 Interventional bronchoscopy and advanced thoracic interventions: indications and complications (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS)
14:10–14:50 Pleural disease in oncology: management, drains, intrapleural therapy (Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
14:50–15:20 Coffee break
15:20–16:00 Advanced respiratory strategies and monitoring (HFNC, CPAP, mechanical ventilation) — decision algorithms (Dr Luca Bellini DVM, PhD, MVetMed, Dip ECVAA)
16:00–17:00 Case presentations (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS, Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
17:00–17:30 Panel: Ethics, decision‑making in onco‑surgical cases (Dr. Georg Haimel, DECVS, Barbara E. Kitchell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (Internal Med and Oncology))
17:30–17:45 Goodbye notes
More information at: https://congress.vakpo.cz/
🎯 Come gain new knowledge, expand your skills, and meet colleagues from the profession. We look forward to seeing you!
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Where is it happening?
Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Kamýcká 129,Prague, Czech Republic
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