EVSSAR NEWSLETTER 2016, No 2

A lot has happened since

the last Newsletter was

sent out, and we would

like to inform you about all

our activities and give an

overview of upcoming

events.

Presently, EVSSAR has

144 European members

and 8 from overseas - and

the numbers are increas-

ing. EVSSAR is the largest

Society for Small Animal

Reproduction in Europe

and unique in that it brings

together scientists and

clinical practitioners. To

support the work of EVS-

SAR means to support

continuing education of

veterinary students, as

well as of veterinarians,

and to encourage ex-

change and development

of knowledge, both for

clinical practise and scien-

tific research in small

animal reproduction.

Among the advantages of

being an EVSSAR member

is that you have access to

sites with restricted infor-

mation including a selec-

tion of recent scientific

publications, the EVSSAR

online library. This selec-

tion has been much appre-

ciated by members wish-

ing to become updated

with the latest findings.

New publications are se-

lected regularly for display

on the website. Another

important advantage is

that as a member of EVS-

SAR you can be registered

on the Reprovet map. The

Reprovet map is an easy

way to locate reproduction

specialists, and for you to

present your specialist

skills and services availa-

ble worldwide. The list is

searchable for everyone/

non-EVSSAR members.

EVSSAR strives to promote

young scientists/PhD stu-

dents and residents in

small animal reproduction.

For this purpose, EVSSAR

will continue to support

research project by EVS-

SAR research grants. EVS-

SAR also offers course

scholarships to cover part

of the our reproduction

course fee. A novel feature

is the “Best new idea”

competition for how to

further develop our Society

in the future and to in-

crease involvement of

future specialists in our

Society. It is important to

encourage collaboration

and exchange between

younger researchers/PhD

students, ECAR residents

and more experienced

scientists and clinicians.

EVSSAR will also organize

workshops, in collabora-

tion with local course mas-

ters about certain topics

and specialist training.

Suggestions for possible

workshops topics are wel-

come!

The EVSSAR website is

undergoing a thorough

update and reconstruc-

tion, to make it more user-

friendly and provide even

more valuable information.

You can also join EVSSAR

on Facebook Grass. Let us

know if you have any ideas

or suggestions for im-

provements.

EVSSAR organizes annual

congresses and meetings

that are the largest veteri-

nary reproduction confer-

ences in Europe! It is im-

portant for EVSSAR to

promote and distribute the

latest research findings

and clinical advance-

ments. Therefore we will

provide our members with

the Proceedings from

EVSSAR congresses and

courses, on a member-

restricted part of the web-

site. For the same pur-

pose, EVSSAR decided a

few years ago to publish

invited speaker manu-

scripts and selected ex-

tended abstracts in a Sup-

plement of the Journal

Reproduction of Domestic

Animals (RDA). The RDA

collaboration has been

very positive, and we plan

to have an online Supple-

ment publication also from

the 2017 EVSSAR con-

gress in Vienna.

To keep going on through

excellence, we plan to be

ISO 9001 certified in the

near future. After certifica-

tion the participants of all

EVSSAR events will be

able to get ECTS points.

As you can see, much is

going on! For more infor-

mation — ree further on in

this newsletter!

We believe that becoming

a member of EVSSAR is an

excellent way to gain fur-

ther knowledge of small

animal reproduction.

Thank you for being a

member of our Society!

Do not hesitate to access

the website (http://

www.evssar.org/) or con-

tact us directly for further

information or clarifica-

tions.

With best regards,

Ragnvi Hagman

President EVSSAR

and the EVSSAR Board

EVSSAR NEWSLETTER, NOVEMBER 2016

Dear all members of the European Veterinary

Society for Small Animal Reproduction (EVSSAR)!

EVSSAR NEWSLETTER 2016, No 2

What EVSSAR can do for

you:

State of the art courses

International congresses

Reduced fees for cours-

es and congresses

Selection of abstracts

“EVSSAR Library”

Advertisement of your

reproservices via

“EVSSAR Reprovet Map”

EVSSAR Board update 2

EVSSAR courses 2

EVSSAR congresses 3

Small animal reproduction

day at the WSAVA 2017 4

EVSSAR Research grants 4

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

In 2016, Michela Beccaglia,

Xavier Levy and Vibeke

Rootwelt, completed their 6-

year assignments as Board

members of EVSSAR. Thank

you so much for the many

hours of hard work, for your

longstanding commitment to

the development of EVSSAR,

and all engagement and

support in the field of small

animal reproduction! It has

been a pleasure to work

with you in the team! We

hope to see you all at the

next EVSSAR congress!

Three new Board members

were elected during the

General Assembly.

We welcome our new Board

members: Sebastian Arlt

(Germany), Helen Ovregaard

(Norway) and George

Mantziaras (Greece).

For more information about the EVSSAR Board members –

please visit the website.

The EVSSAR Board would especially like to

thank Philippe Bogaerts for all his excellent

work as EVSSAR’s Webmaster!

Thank you Philippe– we very much appreciate

everything you have done for us and EVSSAR!

ea pigs, ultrasound exami-

nations of the prostate,

aspiration cytology and

ultrasound-guided prostate

biopsy. Semen collection

and evaluation in the cat

and intensive care manage-

ment procedures of the

neonate, such as intraosse-

ous catheterization, tube

feeding, necropsy and ultra-

sound examination were

trained.

Part II of the course took

place in Giessen, Germany,

in September 2016, and

was arranged by Course

Master Assoc. Prof. Sandra

Goericke-Pesch. Course

topics were contraception in

dogs and cats, pathology of

the male urogenital tract

and diagnostic workup of

urinary incontinence, repro-

duction in cats including

semen collection and evalu-

ation, neonatology, repro-

duction and contraception

in small mammals, reptiles

and exotics. Practical parts

included ultrasound exami-

nations of the uterus and

ovaries in dogs, cats, guin-

A total of 19 registered

veterinarians from 12 coun-

tries (Germany, Switzerland,

Portugal, Poland, Denmark,

Norway, Sweden, Finland,

Estonia, Lithuania, Poland,

France) participated and

were overall very pleased

with this continued educa-

tion program and the organ-

ization.

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EVSSAR courses in small animal reproduction

EVSSAR Board update

Small Animal Reproduction Part II , 2016

skills in all fields of small

animal reproduction. For

updates and preliminary

program please look at the

EVSSAR website where all

information will be posted

(www.evssar.org).

The courses offer a great

opportunity to update your

skills, to practice hands on

and to discuss with recog-

nized, international experts

and colleagues.

For residents of the Europe-

an College of Animal Repro-

duction (ECAR) the courses

provide an excellent oppor-

tunity to prepare for the

ECAR exam. The courses

are also designed to sup-

port all vets who want to

increase their theoretical

knowledge and practical

Board meeting in Athens

EVSSAR N EWSL ETTER 2016 , N O 2

New: You can access the

members’ part of our

webpage with the

password:

……..

Please note that this

password will be

changing every few

months.

You will find the current

password in the actual

newsletter.

New: The EVSSAR webpage

is being updated!

It is mobile friendly and

navigation has been

simplified!

Nevertheless, it is still

under development, so

please feel free to report

any bugs or problems you

might face to George

Mantziaras

([email protected]).

In the forthcoming days

Reprovet Map will be

updated and you will be

asked to update your

profile!

Stay tuned!!!

EVSSAR N EWSL ETTER , N O VEMB ER 2016

In 2017, part I of the course

will be organized in Nantes,

France, by Course Master

Professor Francis Fieni. The

course dates and program

will soon be posted on our

webpage. As EVSSAR con-

stantly strives to improve

the courses and their organ-

ization, next course will be

organized for the first time

without ESAVS.

The focus of the first part of

the course wi l l be

“physiology and pathology

in the female, and artificial

insemination” and will in-

clude hands-on training and

several practical exercises

such as semen collection

and techniques of artificial

insemination in dogs, vagi-

nal cytology and other key

investigations and tech-

niques.

Lecture topics will be: Physi-

ology and endocrinology of

the ovarian cycle, breeding

management, estrus pre-

vention, natural breeding

and failures, techniques for

artificial insemination in the

bitch, permanent anestrus,

induction of estrus, infertili-

ty, pregnancy prevention

and termination, investiga-

tion of ovarian and uterine

function, physiology and

endocrinology of pregnancy,

pregnancy diagnosis, man-

agement of dystocia, obstet-

rical emergencies, analge-

sia and anesthesia in repro-

ductive surgery, vaginal and

uterine diseases, troubles

of lactation, management of

mammary tumors.

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EVSSAR congresses

The 18th EVSSAR congress

Small Animal Reproduction Part I , 2017

The Best ECAR resident short communication award was presented to Kathrine

Thejll Kirchhoff, Denmark, and the Pat Concannon Award to Tricia Rowlison, USA.

Congratulations to both winners, who both won a free EVSSAR congress registra-

tion!

For the congress Proceedings visit the EVSSAR website. A RDA Supplement is in

production and will soon be available for all congress participants.

The Proceedings book from the 18th EVSSAR congress in Hannover, Germany, with excellent contributions from invited speak-

ers, is available online:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rda.2016.51.issue-S1/issuetoc.

The 19th EVSSAR congress

The 19th EVSSAR Congress was orga-

nized together with the 8th International

Symposium on Canine and Feline Repro-

duction (ISCFR) in Paris, France. The

congress attracted 283 participants

from Europe, Russia, USA, and Asia and

was a great event full of scientific news

and exchange of the latest knowledge.

Due to the tradition of ISCFR this con-

gress had a more scientific focus than

pure EVSSAR congresses. In addition, a

pre-congress day was organized by EVS-

SAR with clinical workshops which at-

tracted more than 100 participants.

The congress and workshops were very

well organized by the Local organizing

committee led by Associate Professor

Alain Fontbonne and Dr. Karine Rey-

naud, in collaboration with the EVSSAR

Board, the ISCFR international organiz-

ing committee and all other committees

involved.

New: EVSSAR members will have

access to abstracts from the latest

EVSSAR congress online, to the

restricted part of our website

(www.evssar.org/library/).

The abstracts will be available

approximately 4 months after each

congress.

We cordially invite all

members to participate in

the upcoming course in

2017 and to spread infor-

mation about the course

to those who might be

interested!

PAGE 4 EVSSAR N EWSL ETTER 2016 , N O 2

In 2017, the International 20th

EVSSAR congress will be orga-

nized in Vienna, Austria, in the

same location as the EVSSAR/

ISCFR congress in 2008.

Because it is our 20th con-

gress anniversary, a special

scientific programme and

festivities are planned and

scientific abstract competi-

tions and awards will also be

announced. Make sure that

you do not miss this event!

Save the date: 29.6.-1.7.

2017!

The deadline for abstract

submission is March 15st,

2017

Please submit your abstract

online - The link to access

the system is https://

evssar2017.exordo.com.

Once you go to this page,

you are asked for the email,

first name, last name and

password, then you can

create your account. If you

can't access your account,

you should try changing

your password. Otherwise,

you can head to our support

center or email sup-

[email protected]. We'll do

our best to get back to you

as soon as we can.

All details regarding the

Congress can be found at

http://www.evssar.org/cate

gory/meetings/

or

http://www.ivis.org/EVSSAR

/2017/

See you in Vienna!

How to apply: Download the

application form via the

EVSSAR website

http://www.evssar.org/

research-grants/,

and send your application

form to: [email protected].

Applications will be kept

strictly confidential. Names

and affiliations will be blind-

ed and the proposals will be

submitted to the board

grant committee. The blind-

The EVSSAR Research

grants are open to all EVS-

SAR members (except

board members and their

affiliates). As a member you

can apply for a Research

grant that may help you to

start up a project. EVSSAR

aims to support research

projects on basic or clinical

aspects of small animal

reproduction with up to

4.000 € per project.

ed proposals will be re-

viewed and ranked accord-

ing to scientific and clinical

relevance and also accord-

ing to their scientific validi-

ty. The applicant agrees to

submit the results of the

study to the scientific com-

mittee of the EVSSAR con-

gresses 2018 or 2019 and

present it there.

Application deadline:

December 31th 2016

Small animal reproduction day at the

WSAVA 2017 congress

20th EVSSAR congress

EVSSAR Research grants

program dedicated in small

animal reproduction. We strong-

ly believe that this will increase

the interest in our specialist

field small animal reproduction

and promote EVSSAR worldwide.

More information and updates,

will soon be announced on our

website.

In 2016 EVSSAR became a

member of FECAVA. We be-

lieve this will provide more

opportunities for growth and

visibility of our Society at in-

ternational events such as the

World Small Animal Veterinary

A s s o c i a t i o n C o n g r e s s

(WSAVA). In September 2017

WSAVA congress will be orga-

nized in Copenhagen, Den-

mark and EVSSAR plans to

provide an individual day

New: “Best idea competition” for ECAR residents

and PhD students in small animal reproduction. You

you are encouraged to send in your suggestions

concerning future EVSSAR projects and activities

and how to improve EVSSAR. The best suggestion

will receive a free EVSSAR congress registration in

2017 or 2018!

Send your proposals and ideas to Helen Ovregaard:

[email protected]