Formateur

Iris VAN SOENS
Adresse : Leemanslaan 21
2250, OLEN
Tél. : +32 14 73 00 78
Fax :
GSM :
iris.vansoens@ulg.ac.be

Diplôme principal : Docteur en Médecine Vétérinaire
Obtenu à : Université de Gand en 1999

Diplôme(s) secondaire(s) :
- Certificate of Legal expert in veterinary medicine, Université de Gand, 2002
- Doctorat en Sciences Vétérinaires, Université de Gand, 2009
- Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology, 2011
Formations complémentaires :
- Veterinary MRI course, North Carolina State University, 22-23rd of July 2006
- Veterinary Neuroscience and advanced clinical neurology/neurosurgery Course, North Carolina State University, 24th of July- 4th of August 2006
- Neuropathology in domestic animals, Neurocenter, Bern Universität, 22-26th of September 2007
Membre de sociétés savantes :
- Membre d'ESVN (European Society of Veterinary Neurology)
Publications :
De Decker S., Van Soens I., Haers H., Tshamala M., Waelbers T., Bhatti S., Van Ham L. Complications in a dog with disc associated wobbler syndrome. Flemish Veterinary Journal 78: 148-152, 2008
Van Meervenne S., Bhatti S., Martlé V., Van Soens I., Bosmans T., Gielen I., Van Ham L. Hemifacial spasm associated with an intracranial mass in two dogs Journal of Small Animal Practice. 49(9):472-5, 2008
Van Soens I., Polis I., Struys M., Nijs J., Bhatti S., Van Ham, L. Magnetic stimulation of peripheral nerves in normal dogs: a pilot study. The Veterinary Journal 178(2):288-90, 2008.
Verhaeghe A., Van Soens I., Bhatti S., Van Ham L. Dystrofinedeficiëntie bij hond en kat: een literatuurstudie. Flemish Veterinary Journal 77: 227-237, 2008.
Ameel L., Martlé V., Van Meervenne S., Van Soens I., Vanhaesebrouck A., Bhatti S., De Decker S., Tshamala M., Paulissen W., Van Ham L. Discospondylitis in the dog: a retrospective study of 18 cases. Flemish Veterinary Journal 78: 347-353, 2009.
De Decker S., Bhatti S., Duchateau L., Tshamala M., Martlé V., Van Soens I., Van Meervenne S., Saunders J., Van Ham L. Clinical evaluation of 51 dogs treated conservatively for disc associated wobbler syndrome. Journal of Small Animal Practice 50(3), 136-142, 2009
De Decker S., Tshamala M., Bhatti S., Van Soens I., Saunders J., Waelbers T., L. Van Ham L. Surgical treatment of disc associated wobbler syndrome by a standard ventral slot technique: a retrospective study of 12 cases. Flemish Veterinary Journal,78: 338-345, 2009.
Martlé V., Caemaert J., Tshamala M, Van Soens I., Bhatti S., Gielen I., Piron K., Chiers K., Tiemessen I., Van Ham L. Successful surgical Treatment of a Canine Intranasal Meningoencephalocele. Veterinary Surgery 38(4), 515-519, 2009
Naert L., Van Meervenne S., Van Soens I., Bhatti S., Martlé V., De Decker S., Vanhaesebrouck A., Van Ham L. Retrospective study of 20 dogs and 1 cat with tetanus (2001-2008). Flemish Veterinary Journal 78: 91-96, 2009
Van Soens I., Struys M., Polis I., Tshamala M., Nollet H., Bhatti S., Van Ham L. Effects of sedative and hypnotic drug combinations on transcranial magnetic motor evoked potential, bispectral index and ARX-derived auditory evoked potential index in dogs. The Veterinary Journal 181: 163-170, 2009
Van Soens I., Struys M., Polis I., Bhatti S., Van Meervenne S., Martlé V., Nollet H., Tshamala M., Vanhaesebrouck A., Van Ham L. Magnetic stimulation of the radial nerve in dogs and cats with brachial plexus trauma: a report of 53 cases. The Veterinary Journal 182, 108-113, 2009
Van Soens, I., Mols, N., Van Meervenne, S., Bilzer, T., Binst, D., Verhaeghe, A., Saunders, J., Van Ham, L. A case of muscular dystrophy in a Belgian cat. Flemish Veterinary Journal 78: 111-116, 2009
Bolckmans A., Gielen I., Van Soens I., Bhatti S., Poncelet L., Chiers K., Van Ham L. Necrotising encephalitis in the Yorkshire Terrier: a retrospective study (1990-2008). Flemish Veterinary Journal 79:452-459, 2010.
De Decker S., Gielen I., Duchateau L., Van Soens I., Bavegems V., Bosmans T., Van Bree H., Van Ham L. Low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of the caudal cervical region in clinically normal Doberman Pinschers and Foxhounds. American Journal of Veterinary Research 71:428-434, 2010
Vanhaesebrouck A., Bhatti S., Bavegems V., Gielen I., Van Soens I., Vercauteren G., Polis I., Van Ham L. Inspiratory stridor secondary to palatolingual myokymia in a Maltese dog. Journal of Small Animal Practice 51: 173-175, 2010
Vanhaesebrouck A., Van Soens I., Poncelet L., Duchateau L., Bhatti S., Polis I., Diels S., Van Ham L. Clinical and Electrophysiological Characterization of Myokymia and Neuromyotonia in Jack Russell Terriers. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 24:882-889, 2010.
Van Soens I., Struys M., Van Ham L. Muscle potentials evoked by magnetic stimulation of the sciatic nerve in unilateral sciatic nerve dysfunction. Journal of Small Animal Practice 51: 275-279, 2010
Bhatti S., Vanhaesebrouck A., Van Soens I., Martlé V., Polis I., Rusbridge C., Van Ham L. Myokymia and neuromyotonia in 37 Jack Russell Terriers. The Veterinary Journal 189: 284-288, 2011
De Decker S., Gielen I., Duchateau L., Lang J., Dennis R., Menendez N., Van Bree H., Van Soens I., Binst D., Waelbers T., Van Ham L. Intra and interobserver agreement of low field magnetic resonance imaging in dogs with and without clinical signs of disk associated wobbler syndrome: a randomized, blinded study. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 238:74-80, 2011
De Decker S., Van Soens I., Duchateau L, Gielen I, Van Bree H, Binst D, Waelbers T, Van Ham L. Transcranial magnetic stimulation in Doberman Pinschers with clinically relevant and irrelevant spinal cord compression due to disk associated wobbler syndrome. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 238:81-8, 2011
Van Soens I. and Van Ham L. Clinical indications and risk factors for magnetic stimulation in human and veterinary medicine. The Veterinary Journal 187: 174-181, 2011
De Decker S., Gielen I.M., Duchateau L., Oevermann A., Polis I., Van Soens I., van Bree H.J., Van Ham L.M. Evolution of clinical signs and predictors of outcome after conservative medical treatment for disk-associated cervical spondylomyelopathy in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 240(7):848-57, 2012.
Vanhaesebrouck A.E., Maes S., Van Soens I, Baeumlin Y, Saey V, Van Ham LM. Bilateral obturator neuropathy caused by an intrapelvic fibrosarcoma with myofibroblastic features in a dog. Journal of Small Animal Practice 53(7):423-7, 2012
Van Soens I., Struys M., Bhatti S., Van Ham L. Reference values and clinical application of magnetic peripheral nerve stimulation in cats. The Veterinary Journal 193: 290-292, 2012
Mauler D.A., Van Soens I., Bhatti S.F., Cornelis I., Martlé V.A., Van Ham L.M. Idiopathic generalised tremor syndrome in two cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 16(4):378-80, 2014.
Bossens K., Bhatti S., Van Soens I., Gielen I., Van Ham L. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the spine in a nine-year-old cat. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 57(1):33-5, 2015.
Van Soens I., De Vlamynck C., Pille F., Vlaminck L., Duchateau L., Van Ham L. Recording of cord dorsum potentials in calves. Research in Veterinary Science. 102:100-2, 2015.
Girod M., Allerton F., Gommeren K., Tutunaru A.C., de Marchin J., Van Soens I., Ramery E., Peeters D. Evaluation of the effect of oral omeprazole on canine cerebrospinal fluid production: A pilot study. The Veterinary Journal, 209:119-24, 2016.
Activités professionnelles :
20% d'assistante scientifique à l'université de Liège, 80% vétérinaire indépendante, toutes ces activités en tant que spécialiste en neurologie des animaux de compagnie
Expérience(s) professionelle(s) :
Expérience(s) pédagogique(s) :
- Enseignement clinique de la neurologie aux étudiants de l'université de Gand
- Plusieurs conférences pour médecins vétérinaires en Belgique

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