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Carolina obtained her veterinary degree from the University of Cordoba (Spain) in 2000. She then undertook a PhD at the same university. After 7 years in general practice, Carolina completed an European College Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia approved residency at the Royal Veterinary College and a post doctorate at the same institution. After working several years in Brazil and Canada, Carolina is now a Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the Royal Veterinary College, and an RCVS and European Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Carolina is interested in all aspects of veterinary anaesthesia, but has a particular interest in locoregional anaesthesia, anaesthetic management of septic patients and cardiac anaesthesia. Carolina also holds a PGCert in Veterinary Education and in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Dr. Saxon received his DVM degree from Iowa State University in 1986. He completed his internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City followed by residencies at the Animal Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania and is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Emergency Medicine and Critical Care.

He practiced in the San Francisco area and has also owned an intensive care unit in Washington DC. He has published on burn injury, the acute abdomen, feline cardiomyopathy, drug toxicities and is a coauthor of the Manual of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care. He has been with IDEXX since 1997 internal medicine consultant, field medical specialist and as a speaker at regional, national, and international conferences. Dr Siân-Marie Frosini Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Microbiology Royal Veterinary College Siân graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2013 and has since focused on microbiology as an emerging para-clinical discipline. She obtained a PhD, centred on good antimicrobial stewardship and the risks of methicillin-resistant staphylococci within veterinary practice. Siân’s post-doctoral work broadened her expertise, exploring the potential for multidrug-resistant pathogens to be shared between companion animals and their owners. Siân is the RVC’s newly-appointed (2020) Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Microbiology. Her particular ambition is to advance the diagnostic microbiology laboratory including introduction of new technologies and continual interdisciplinary liaison with clinicians within the RVC’s hospitals to provide clinicallyfocused results. Graduate of Bristol Vet School 1976, Practice Principal Coopers Vets 1979-2013, Clinical Director Coopers Vets 2013-2016, currently a dental/ surgical locum. Paul Cooper started attending dental CPD courses in 1990, completed the ESAVS Dentistry Course in Luxembourg 2000, President European Veterinary Dental Society 2004-2006, President British Veterinary Dental Association 2019-2021. Stefano graduated at the University of Perugia in 2006 and after two years in private practice in Rome he then performed a rotating internship at the Animal Health Trust. He became American Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care in 2014 following a residency in ECC at the RVC and is also European and RCVS recognized Specialist in ECC. Stefano is codirector of the Renal Replacement service and is interested in acute kidney injury, trauma and sepsis.