April 20-21, 2020
Keep Your Urinary Patients A Step Ahead
Scott Weese
Veterinary medicine in a COVID-19 era
Kelly Tappenden
KEYNOTE: Nutritional Management of Uroliths in Humans
Jody Lulich
Common Pitfalls in Diagnostics and Management of Urolithiasis in Dogs and Cats
Eva Furrow
Genetics of Calcium Oxalate Formation in Dogs
Jennifer MacLeay
How Hill's is Helping You Win in the Management of LUTD
Susan Little
No More Stones! Top Tips for Feline Uroliths
Patricia Verduin
Leading Innovation in a Dynamic World
Jessica Vogelsang
How to be a Leader in Storytelling?
Elizabeth Green
How I Learned to be a Leader in Communication
Janet Donlin
How to be a leader in veterinary medicine?
Jolle Kirpensteijn
Moderator
Nissrine Nakib
KEYNOTE: Therapeutic Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome in Humans
Jodi Westropp
FIC: Update on Epidemiology, Risk Factors & Pathogenesis
S. Dru Forrester
Evidence-based Management of FIC
Ronald Corbee
Nutritional Management of FIC
Megan Brashear
Staying Positive in a Stressful Environment
Jane Shaw
Connecting to the Meaning of Your Work
Shelly Tygielski
The Science Behind Mindfulness & How to Incorporate it Into Your Life (and Practice)
DAY 1: 20 April 2020
The Time Listed Below Is For Eastern Daylight Time Zone
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Veterinary medicine in a COVID-19 era
Time: 6:55 - 7:55 EDTSpeaker: J Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM
Ontario Veterinary College (Canada) -
Welcome and Introduction
Time: 8:00 - 8:10 EDTSpeaker: Marina Debernardi, DVM, PhD
Hill’s Pet Nutrition (USA) -
AM: LUTS - Urolithiasis
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KEYNOTE: Nutritional Management of Uroliths in Humans
Time: 8:15 - 8:45 EDTSpeaker: Kelly Tappenden, PhD, RD
University of Illinois at Chicago (USA) -
Common Pitfalls in Diagnostics and Management of Urolithiasis in Dogs and Cats
Time: 8:50 - 9:20 EDTSpeaker: Jody Lulich, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
University of Minnesota (USA) -
Genetics of Calcium Oxalate Formation in Dogs
Time: 9:30 - 10:00 EDTSpeaker: Eva Furrow, VMD, PhD, DACVIM
University of Minnesota (USA) -
Break Time: 10:00 - 10:30 EDT
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How Hill's is Helping You Win in the Management of LUTD
Time: 10:35 - 11:05 EDTSpeaker: Jennifer MacLeay, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. (USA) -
No More Stones! Top Tips for Feline Uroliths
Time: 11:15 - 11:45 EDTSpeaker: Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline)
Bytown Cat Hospital & Merivale Cat Hospital (Canada) -
PANEL DISCUSSION
Time: 11:50 - 12:20 EDTSpeaker: All AM speakers
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Guided meditation
Time: 12:25 - 12:35 EDTSpeaker: Shelly Tygielski
YURU™ Mindfulness + Meditation (USA) -
Break Time: 12:35 - 13:30 EDT
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PM: Professional Leadership
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Leading Innovation in a Dynamic World
Time: 13:30 - 14:05 EDTSpeaker: Patricia Verduin, MBA, PhD
Colgate-Palmolive (USA) -
How to be a Leader in Storytelling?
Time: 14:10 - 14:40 EDTSpeaker: Jessica Vogelsang, DVM, CVJ
Director, Pawcurious Media (USA) -
How I Learned to be a Leader in Communication
Time: 14:50 - 15:25 EDTSpeaker: Elizabeth Green, MBA
CEO/Founder Brief Media (USA) -
Break Time: 15:25 - 15:55 EDT
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How to be a leader in veterinary medicine?
Time: 15:55 - 16:30 EDTSpeaker: Janet Donlin, DVM
CEO AVMA (USA)
DAY 2: 21 April 2020
The Time Listed Below Is For Eastern Daylight Time Zone
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Veterinary medicine in a COVID-19 era
Time: 7:55 - 9:00 EDTSpeaker: J Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM
Ontario Veterinary College (Canada) -
AM: LUTS - stress
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Social Cause
Time: 9:00 - 9:15 EDTSpeaker: Jolle Kirpensteijn, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DECVS
Hill’s Pet Nutrition (USA) -
KEYNOTE: Therapeutic Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome in Humans
Time: 9:15 - 9:45 EDTSpeaker: Nissrine Nakib, MD
University of Minnesota (USA) -
FIC: Update on Epidemiology, Risk Factors & Pathogenesis
Time: 9:50 - 10:20 EDTSpeaker: Jodi Westropp, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (USA) -
Evidence-based Management of FIC
Time: 10:30 - 11:00 EDTSpeaker: S. Dru Forrester, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. (USA) -
Break Time: 11:00 - 11:30 EDT
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Nutritional Management of FIC
Time: 11:30 - 12:05 EDTSpeaker: Ronald Corbee, DVM, PhD, DECVCN
Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (The Netherlands) -
PANEL DISCUSSION
Time: 12:10 - 12:45 EDTSpeaker: All AM speakers
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Guided meditation
Time: 12:45 - 12:55 EDTSpeaker: Shelly Tygielski
YURU™ Mindfulness + Meditation (USA) -
Break Time: 12:55 - 14:00 EDT
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PM: Professional Wellness
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Staying Positive in a Stressful Environment
Time: 14:00 - 14:35 EDTSpeaker: Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Purdue University (USA) -
Connecting to the Meaning of Your Work
Time: 14:40 - 15:10 EDTSpeaker: Jane Shaw, DVM, PhD
Colorado State University (USA) -
The Science Behind Mindfulness & How to Incorporate it Into Your Life (and Practice)
Time: 15:25 - 16:00 EDTSpeaker: Shelly Tygielski
YURU™ Mindfulness + Meditation (USA) -
PANEL DISCUSSION
Time: 16:00 - 16:40 EDTSpeaker: All PM speakers
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Break Time: 16:50 - 17:00 EDT
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Mindfulness – interactive session
Time: 17:00 - 18:00 EDTSpeaker: Shelly Tygielski
YURU™ Mindfulness + Meditation (USA)
Jolle Kirpensteijn graduated from the Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Holland in 1988 and finished an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia in the United States of America in 1989. After his internship, he completed his residency training in small animal surgery and a Masters degree at Kansas State University, USA. The residency was followed by a fellowship in surgical oncology at the Colorado State University Comparative Oncology Unit, USA. In 1993, Jolle returned to Europe to accept a position in surgical oncology and soft tissue surgery at Utrecht University. In February of 2005, he was appointed Professor in Surgery at the University of Copenhagen and in August 2008 Professor in Soft Tissue Surgery at Utrecht University. Jolle is a Diplomate of the American and European College of Veterinary Surgeons. Jolle received the title Founding Fellow in Surgical Oncology (2012) and Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue) (2017) of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS). In September 2013, Jolle accepted the Chief Professional Relation Officer position at Hills Pet Nutrition in the USA. Here, he played an integral role as the interface between the company and the profession at large. In 2018, he was promoted to the Chief Professional Veterinary Officer position in the US, where he leads all professional activities in the United States. Jolle has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, given more than 250 lectures worldwide and has received the prestigious BSAVA Simon Award in 2007, Hills Voorjaarsdagen Excellence in Healthcare Award in 2009, WSAVA President’s Award and honorary membership to the Netherlands Association of Companion Animal Medicine (NACAM) in 2017. His main clinical and research interests are professional social media and digital innovations, surgical oncology, and endoscopic & reconstructive surgery. Check out his podcast at purrpodcast.net.
Dr. Weese is a veterinary internist and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He is a Professor at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Director of the University of Guelph Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, and Chief of Infection Control at the Ontario Veterinary College Teaching Hospital.
Dr. Janet Donlin returned to the AVMA in 2016 as executive vice president and chief executive officer. She works closely with AVMA leadership, volunteers and staff to advocate on behalf of AVMA members and to advance the science and practice of veterinary medicine to improve animal and human health. She most recently served as chief executive officer of the AVMA Professional Liability Insurance Trust. Dr. Donlin first joined the AVMA in 1991, where, throughout her 17-year tenure, she held a number of leadership roles.
28 year Hyatt veteran with food and beverage, events and sales experience throughout her career. Oversees the Hyatt Sales Force focused on group sales globally for the company, representing over $1.3 billion in sales. Past board member of AMCI and member of PCMA and MPI. Currently, Co-Chair of MMB Coalition, member of Women @ Hyatt DBRG and board member of Hyatts’ Inclusion and Diversity Board. Recognized as one of the Leading Women in the Hotel Industry in 2019.
After spending almost 20 years in Corporate America immersed in Fortune 1000 organizations, and the past decade as a high-ranking executive in public and privately-held companies, Shelly has turned to teaching “modern-life mindfulness” full-time and has become a “self-care activist” who focuses much of her time on communities that are underserved, social justice and community organizations, nonprofits and public schools. She is known for her practical approach that makes meditation accessible to all.
Patricia Verduin is Chief Technology Officer of Colgate, with global leadership for teams that develop innovative products and technologies as well as teams that ensure product quality, compliance and safety. Her teams include Global Research & Development inclusive of External Innovation, Early Research and Product Development. She is also responsible for Product Safety, Quality, Regulatory and Product Sustainability.
I am the Director of Female Urology and Urodynamic at the University of Minnesota. My practice entails caring for patients with pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic pain, recurrent urinary tract infections, as well as those with spinal cord injuries and neurogenic bladders. Additionally, I conduct research to advance the treatment of these problems. This includes identifying urinary biomarkers that may contribute to urological disease processes, studying alternative and less invasive ways to treat vesicovaginal fistulas, and assessing anatomical factors that predispose and explain certain incontinence problems. I am the PI on a clinical trial to study a non-invasive treatment for stress incontinence. I also value education and plays an integral part in teaching residents and medical students about Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstruction through rounds, didactic sessions, and anatomical training labs. Furthermore, I strive to increase public awareness and educate my patients and the public on urological issues in women.
Megan graduated in 2000 with a BS in Veterinary Technology. She has worked in Emergency/Critical Care since 2000 and earned her Veterinary Technician Specialty in Emergency/Critical Care in 2004. Megan currently works as the Small Animal Veterinary Nursing Manager at the Purdue University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in West Lafayette, Indiana where she enjoys working with the technician supervisors as well as teaching and training technicians and students on the hospital floor. She loves the opportunity to travel and lecture sharing not only her medical and management experience, but also personal experiences and tips to overcome the stress that comes with 20 years in specialty veterinary medicine.
Dr. Jody Lulich is the director of the Minnesota Urolith Center. He specializes in nephrology and urology, and has earned an international reputation as a clinical investigator and educator in this field. Among his contributions to veterinary medicine is the technique of voiding urohydropropulsion, a nonsurgical method to remove uroliths in seconds from the urinary bladder. In 2007, he was voted as Speaker of The Year at the North American Veterinary Conference held in Orlando, Florida. He was awarded the Norden-Pfizer-Zoetis Distinguished Teacher Award in 2001 & 2013.
Dr. Westropp obtained her DVM at The Ohio State University in 1997. She then moved New York City for a one year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center and returned to Ohio State for her internal medicine residency and PhD training. She was board certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2001 and completed her PhD in 2004. She is currently Professor in the department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Her primary research focus is lower urinary tract disorders in dogs and cats. She is also the director of the Gerald V. Ling Urinary Stone Analysis Laboratory at UCD and the Director of The Veterinary Medical Continuing Education at UCD.
Jennifer MacLeay is an Ohio State graduate who initially specialized in large animal internal medicine with a focus on nutrition, muscle and bone physiology as part of her residency and PhD at the University of Minnesota. After joining the faculty of Colorado State University her research expanded into the effect of nutrition on bone physiology using sheep as a model for human osteoporosis. Her understanding of dietary acid base metabolism and calcium physiology eventually led her to Hill’s Pet Nutrition where she has led landmark studies involving c/d multicare for management of FIC, struvite and calcium oxalate urolithiasis, Metabolic for weight loss, Youthful Vitality for senior pets and Derm Defense for the management of environmental allergies. In her role as Medical Director within the Global Clinical Nutrition group, she is involved not only in designing and running clinical trials but in helping to bring nutrition innovation to market by working cross functionally with basic research and product development.
Jane R. Shaw, DVM, PhD is a recognized expert in veterinarian-client-patient interactions. Her dissertation was the first scientific study of veterinarian-client-patient communication and her publications focus on the analysis of videotaped conversations between veterinarians and their clients and animal patients. Dr. Shaw received her veterinary degree from Michigan State University in 1994 and received her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada in 2004. Dr. Shaw implements the communication curriculum at Colorado State University, focusing on clinical interviewing skills to enhance professional performance through partnership with colleagues and clients.
Dr. Eva Furrow obtained her veterinary doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. After completion of a small animal internship at the University of Pennsylvania, she moved out to the Midwest for a residency in small animal internal medicine followed by a PhD on metabolic and genetic risk factors for urinary stones in dogs, both at the University of Minnesota. She is currently an assistant professor of small internal medicine and genetics at the University of Minnesota and is a member of the Minnesota Urolith Center. Her primary interest areas include genetic, urinary, endocrine, and metabolic disorders.
Elizabeth Green is the CEO/Founder of Brief Media and has a passionate entrepreneurial spirit for building best-in-class products to solve real-life problems in veterinary medicine. She and her team produce Clinician’s Brief®, the most widely read journal in veterinary medicine, and Plumb’s Veterinary Drugs®, the market-leading veterinary drug reference.
Dr. S. Dru Forrester received her DVM from Auburn University and completed an internship, small animal internal medicine residency, and M.S. degree at Texas A&M University. She has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University, Virginia Tech, and Western University of Health Sciences and served in a variety of academic roles (Full Professor, Chief of Small Animal Medicine, Director of Student Affairs, and Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Programs). She joined Hill’s Pet Nutrition in 2005 and currently serves as Director of Global Scientific Affairs. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Kansas State University.
Dr. Susan Little received her BSc from Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada) and her DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. She has been in feline practice since 1990 and achieved board certification in Feline Practice in 1997. She is part owner of two feline specialty practices in Ottawa, Canada. She is a past president of the American Assoc. of Feline Practitioners and International Council for Veterinary Assessment board member. She is a peer reviewer for veterinary journals as well as the author of many journal articles. Dr. Little is the recipient of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Assoc. Small Animal Practitioner Award (2010), the NAVC Small Animal Speaker of the Year Award (2013), and the International Society of Feline Medicine/Hill’s Pet Nutrition Award for outstanding contributions to feline medicine (2013). She is the editor and co-author of two textbooks: The Cat – Clinical Medicine and Management (2012) and August’s Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Volume 7 (2015).
Dr Stanley L. Marks, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM (internal medicine and oncology), DACVN
DipACVN, PhD, MVSc, BVSc
Dr. Megan Shepherd graduated from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006, then practiced at an equine private practice in Maryland for two years. She found a calling in nutrition and research and returned to Virginia-Maryland to complete a PhD in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences along with a comparative nutrition residency. Dr. Shepherd is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition and has been a faculty member as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Virginia-Maryland since 2012. As a faculty member Dr. Shepherd directs the comparative nutrition service and teaches nutrition to veterinary students. Her research interest is how to companion animal obesity management more practical to owners/caregivers.
Dr. Kelly Tappenden is Professor and Head of the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Tappenden’s research program focuses on intestinal failure, mechanisms of intestinal adaptation and patient malnutrition. For these contributions, she has received multiple awards, published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and delivered over 400 invited lectures. Dr. Tappenden served as the 33 rd President of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition in 2008-09, Chair of the Nutrition, Metabolism and Obesity section of the American Gastroenterology Association Institute from 2009-13, and represents the American Society for Nutrition on the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Currently, she is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Dr. Joe Bartges is Professor of Medicine and Nutrition at The University of Georgia. He is a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and in the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. He is a 1983 graduate of Marshall University and received his DVM from the University of Georgia in 1987. He completed an internship and residencies in medicine and nutrition in addition to a PhD and a post-doctoral position at the University of Minnesota. He has served on faculty at The University of Georgia, the University of Tennessee, and Cornell University and was internist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists. His research interests include the role of nutrition in health and disease and urinary tract disorders. He has published and spoken extensively in these areas.
Dr. Jessica Vogelsang is a veterinarian and bestselling author from San Diego, California. Her award winning website pawcurious.com is one of the first veterinary-authored sites on the internet. She frequently lectures on communication in the digital age, narrative storytelling, and personal branding. She is a regular contributor to both industry and national publications and was a featured expert on NatGeo’s Animals Gone Wild. As founding Editorial Director, Dr. Vogelsang helped launch DrAndyRoark.com, a site with over 200,000 fans from the veterinary community. Her debut book, All Dogs Go To Kevin, was published in July 2015 to stellar reviews and is an Amazon bestseller. When she’s not sketching out her next book, Dr. Vogelsang investigates the role of communication in today’s veterinary environment, from telemedicine to crisis communications in the social media ecosphere.
John K. DiBaise, MD, FACG
Jason B Coe DVM, PhD
Dr. Curtis Huttenhower is a Professor in Biostatistics and Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and an Associate Member at the Broad Institute. He co-directs the Harvard Chan Center for the Microbiome in Public Health and the HSPH Microbiome Analysis Core. He participated extensively in the NIH Human Microbiome Project and co-leads the “HMP2” Center for characterizing the gut microbial ecosystem in IBD and the Human Microbiome Bioactives Resource. His lab focuses on methods for functional analysis of microbial communities in population health. This includes systems biology reconstructions integrating metagenomic, metatranscriptomic, and other microbial community ‘omics, the human microbiome in autoimmune disease such as IBD, and its potential as a biomarker and route for therapeutic intervention
Dr Caroline Mansfield graduated from Murdoch University, Perth and worked in mixed animal and small animal practice in Australia and the UK before completing a 3-year residency in small animal medicine at University College, Dublin. She developed an interest in gastroenterology during that time and has continued that clinical and research passion since her return to Australia in 2001. From 2001 until 2010 she was employed at Murdoch University as a clinical registrar and then lecturer/senior lecturer. She moved to the University of Melbourne in late 2010 and the Head of Small Animal Medicine and is currently Professor and Director of U-Vet Hospital. Her research group is involved in clinical research projects investigation mechanisms involved in canine inflammatory bowel disease, both the endocrine and exocrine pancreas and establishing the impact the gut microbiome has on health and disease in dogs. She is board certified in internal medicine, gaining a Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2001. Caroline is Past President of the Australian an New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, a member of the Board of Examiners for the National Veterinary Examination (as part of the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council) and board member for VetCompass Australia, using big data to track breed-related health and disease.
Dr. Caitlin DeWilde is a practicing veterinarian and founder of The Social DVM, a consulting firm devoted to helping veterinary professionals manage and grow their social media, online reputation and marketing strategies. She has partnered with small and large animal veterinary practices, national industry groups, non-profit organizations, and individual veterinarians to create practical yet creative strategies to succeed online and in practice. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and a recipient of their Outstanding Young Alumni Award. She is also an alum of the AVMA’s Future Leaders Program. In her free time, she enjoys travel, photography, and of course, the many hilarious corgi and cat-related videos on social media.
Chief Executive – Dogs for Good
Zoe is a European Recognised Specialist in small animal medicine. She has worked in primary, charity and referral practices in the UK and as a clinical lecturer. In 2017 she was awarded a PhD from the University of Nottingham for a thesis which explored how vets and owners make decisions about osteoarthritis dogs. Since then, she has been a researcher at the Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine, University of Nottingham where her research interests range from the design and validity of quality of life tools to the role of Facebook in owner decision making.
David Glenwright is the Head of training & special projects at Birmingham-based digital agency JC Social Media. A trainer and a speaker with over 5 years experience in social media, David has worked closely with a range of clients including Citroen, Yodel, the University of Birmingham and Nandos. He is one of only 8 trainers in the UK accredited under Facebook’s “She Means Business” initiative; and was also a shortlisted finalist in the 2017 Birmingham Young Professional of the Year. In his spare time David mixes his love of social media with his love for craft ale as the national social media advisor for the Campaign For Real Ale, the largest consumer organisation in Europe.
Chris is a graduate of the University of Sydney and registered specialist in small animal surgery. He spent 8 years in general practice both in Australia and the UK, before returning to Sydney to complete his specialist surgical training. After completion of his residency, Chris remained at Sydney university as a PhD student and later senior lecturer in small animal surgery. He continues to follow his passion for teaching as a tutor for the Centre for Veterinary Education and through his involvement with the AO foundation, a not for profit organisation which aims to improve patient outcomes through worldwide education programs for practitioners and research.
Dr. Justine Lee is a board-certified veterinary specialist in both emergency critical care (DACVECC) and toxicology (DABT). Dr. Lee attended veterinary school at Cornell University and completed her internship at Angell (Boston, MA). She completed her fellowship and residency in emergency and critical care at University of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was on faculty at University of Minnesota (2003-2008) and the head of an animal poison control center (2008-2013). She is the founder and CEO of VETgirl, a subscription-based podcast and webinar service offering RACE-approved, online veterinary continuing education.
Ronald Jan Corbee received his DVM degree from Utrecht University in December 2003. After several temporal positions in first line companion animal practice he was employed by Dierenkliniek ‘t Ossehoofd in Heerhugowaard, where he worked for 2 years as a veterinarian for companion animals. In December 2006 he opened his private practice, which he sold in 2016. He passed the board certifying exam in Veterinary Nutrition (Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition) in Zaragoza (Spain) in September 2011. He successfully defended his PhD (Nutrition and the skeletal health of dogs and cats) on the 28th of August 2014. In March 2013 he was awarded the University Teaching Qualification. At the moment he is employed as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University.
Jeroen van Dam, MSc. studied Molecular Biology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands after receiving an International Baccalaureate at the Lester B. Pearson UWC in Canada. After receiving his MSc. title he decided not to pursue an academic career and started working within the pharmaceutical world. Not long after he switched to the medical device business by first starting to work for, and later co-owning a development and production company for a disposable semen testing diagnostic device for both veterinarian and human applications. In 2013 this company was sold to a French company where he remained active as a manager for a year. Jeroen now leads the Dutch Veterinarian Cooperative and their E-commerce business 
MS, PhD, Diplomate American College of Animal Nutrition
Lecturer at the University of Kent, UK.
Joyce de Vos-Houben was born on April 18th 1983 in Sittard, The Netherlands. After finishing secondary school at the Trevianum in Sittard, she started in 2001 her study “Biological Health Sciences” at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands. In 2004 she worked as a trainee at the department of Human Biology, at the University of Maastricht and she performed research on the effects of nutrition on cytokine expression in inflammatory bowel disease. In 2005 she graduated on the subject “Redox modulation of DNA repair”. From September 2005 until November 2009 she worked as a PhD student at the department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology at the University of Maastricht. The title of her thesis was “Chronic oxidative stress and telomere shortening”. Her research appeared in the local news and she gave a television and radio interview. Since May 2010 she works as a cardiogenetic counselor at the department of Clinical Genetics at Maastricht University Medical Centre+. She focuses on innovative cardiogenetic research and education, improving health- and patient care. In December 2017 she obtained her University Teaching Qualification. Her current position and ambition can be described as a bridge builder between scientific research and health care in practice. She loves to spend her free time with her husband Tim, daughters Sara and Iris and cats Tommy and Lana. She also loves to spend time with friends and she is currently training for the Holy Hill Obstacle run in Sittard. She can be contacted at joyce.de.vos@mumc.nl.
BVSc (Hons) MRCVS MA (Hons) FANZCVS DACVB DECAWBM FAVA
Dr. Parker received her DVM from Tufts University. She then completed a small animal internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, followed by a small animal internal medicine residency at Iowa State University and a clinical nutrition residency at Tufts University. She is a diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. Dr. Parker’s primary areas of interest include to kidney disease, gastrointestinal disease, and vitamin D metabolism, as well as nutritional management of dogs and cats.
Nick Cave graduated from Massey University (NZ) in 1990 with a BVSc, and worked in general practice for 6 years until 1997, when he returned to Massey for a residency in small animal internal medicine, and attained membership in the Australasian College of Veterinary Scientists by examination, and graduated with a Masters in Veterinary Science in 2000. In 2004 he moved to the University of California, Davis, where he attained a PhD in nutrition and immunology. At the same time, he completed a residency in small animal clinical nutrition, and became a diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Nutrition by examination in 2004. In late 2005, he returned to Massey University to lecture in small animal medicine and nutrition. He is a founding member of the WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee, and a founding board member for the Massey University Centre for Working Dogs. He has served on the editorial board for Veterinary Quarterly, has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, several textbook chapters, and is a frequent commentator in public media.