Neurology on the Amalfi Coast
DATES: 17th-19th April 2025
Where to fly to: Naples Capodichino airport, Italy
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Alongside your professional development you can kayak along the coast, explore caves and swim in crystal-clear coves. Eat delicious food, take in the panoramic views on a breath taking hike and dance the night away in a hidden cave bar on the beach.
Meet the speaker and see the full plan including lectures and activities below.
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Meet the Speaker: Richard Lawn
BVSc CertAVP(SAM) DipECVN MRCVS
EBVS & RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology
Richard qualified from the University of Liverpool in 2014. Following graduation, he spent four years at a busy small animal hospital in South Wales where he completed the RCVS post graduate certificate in small animal medicine. In July 2018 Richard undertook a 1-year rotating internship at Langford Vets Referrals, and returned to join the Neurology team in July 2020 as a Resident and subsequently Staff Clinician in Veterinary Neurology. In February 2024 Richard passed his examinations to become a Specialist in Veterinary Neurology. Richard is particularly interested in inflammatory brain diseases having published in this area, as well as surgical management of complex malformations.
EPD Plan
Day 1
17th April 2025
Morning: Arrive in Positano and explore the charming town
12:30 Introductions
13:00 Neuroanatomy and neurolocalisation
14:00 Approach to the seizuring patient
15:00 Refractory epileptics & emergency seizure management
16:00 Encephalopathies
o Cerebrovascular disease
o Inflammatory brain disease
o Metabolic disease
o Neoplasia
o Head Trauma & raised ICP
o Cranial Neuropathi
17:00 Paroxysmal dyskinesias
19:30 Welcome drinks in the Cave Bar on the Beach
Day 2
18th April 2025
8:30 Breakfast and Coffee
09:00 Spinal neuroanatomy and localisation
10:00 Cervical myelopathies management and surgical options
o Spinal cord versus neuromuscular disease
o Thoracic limb lameness (neurological versus orthopedic disease)
o Atlantoaxial subluxation
o Cervical disc disease
o Steroid responsive meningitis arteritis
11:00 Thoracolumbar myelopathies part 1
o Thoracolumbar disc disease
o Subarachnoid diverticula
o Neoplasia
o Degenerative myelopathy
12:00 Thoracolumbar myelopathies part 2
o Spinal MUO
o Spinal fractures
o Pelvic limb lameness (neurological versus orthopedic disease)
o Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis
o Discospondylitis
14.00 Amalfi coast Kayak Safari
Swim in crystal clear coves and explore hidden
caves and beaches ​
Day 3
19th April 2025
09:00 Early morning hike to take in the panoramic view between Montepertuso and Positano
12:00 Acute Neuromuscular disease in dogs
o Polyradiculoneuritis
o Myasthenia gravis
o Tetanus
o Botulism
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Feline neurology part 1
o Ataxia
o Circling
o Blindness
o Seizures
15:00 Feline neurology part 2
o Feline spinal cord disease
o Feline neuromuscular disease
o Aortic thromboembolism
o Tail pull injury
16:00 Closure and questions
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