Scientific Program
Please find below the provisional program for LeishVet UP! 2026
Maria Grazia Pennisi
Luis Cardoso
Gaetano Oliva
Tina Kotnik
Laura Ordeix
Laia Solano-Gallego
Guadalupe Miró
Gad Baneth
Patrick Bourdeau
Friday 16th October, 2026
| LEISHVET UP! - UPDATE FOR PRACTITIONERS | |
| 11:00 - 13:45 | Registration Opens at the Rikli Balance Hotel |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:10 | Welcome to LeishVet UP! Gaetano Oliva, President of LeishVet |
| 14:10 - 15:00 | “Epidemiology: evolution toward new concepts and ideas“ Patrick Bourdeau “Canine leishmaniosis in the Balkans" Tina Kotnik, Katja Adam |
| 15:00 - 15:40 | "Canine leishmaniosis: from infection to disease" Laura Ordeix, Laia Solano-Gallego |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | "Feline leishmaniosis: the dark side of the moon" Laia Solano-Gallego, Laura Ordeix |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break, Commercial Exhibition |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | "Diagnosis: discovering the right approach" Luis Cardoso, Gad Baneth |
| 17:00 - 17:45 | "Treatment: not a simple drugs’ administration" Guadalupe Miró, Gaetano Oliva "Prevention: repellents vs vaccines. What’s new?" Guadalupe Miró, Gaetano Oliva |
| 17:45 - 18:00 | Discussion The LeishVet Group |
| 19:30 | Social Dinner |
Saturday 17th October, 2026
| LEISHVET UP! - UPDATE FOR PRACTITIONERS | |
| 08:30 - 08:50 | "Uncommon clinical presentations in dogs" Laura Ordeix, Gaetano Oliva |
| 08:50 - 09:10 | "Coinfections" Gaetano Oliva, Laia Solano-Gallego |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | "CanL and immune mediated conditions" Laura Ordeix, Gaetano Oliva |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | "Interpretation of serology vs PCR in dogs and cats" Luis Cardoso, Patrick Bourdeau |
| 09:50 - 10:30 | Coffee Break, Commercial Exhibition |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | "New biomarkers, the new frontier for diagnosis and follow up" Guadalupe Miró, Laia Solano-Gallego |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | "Feline leishmaniosis: Leishvet clinical staging" Guadalupe Miró, Luis Cardoso |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | "Treatment and drug resistance: novel aspects" Gad Baneth, Guadalupe Miró |
| 11:30 - 11:50 | "CanL and FeL public health considerations" Gad Baneth, Patrick Bourdeau |
| 11:50 - 13:00 | Discussion The LeishVet Group |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 17:00 |  Interactive Discussion of Clinical Cases with LeishVet MembersCase studies will be shared with participants prior to the event. Read more |
| 17:00 | Closing remarks and a final Coffee Break |