Dick Vet Equine CPD Sessions

The Dick Vet Equine Hospital and Practice regularly hosts CPD for referring practices and veterinarians.

Sessions are aimed at practitioners of all experience levels and take place on the Easter Bush Campus. 

This session will pose some interesting questions about equine medical topics.  Over the course of the evening there will be discussion around identifying problems and how to find solutions. 

This session is free of charge for referring practices and veterinarians.

Speakers:

Professor Scott Pirie BVM&S, PhD, Cert EM (Int Med), Cert EP, Dip ECEIM, MRCVS - Personal Chair of Equine Clinical Sciences

Dr Ruth Morgan MA, VetMB, Cert AVP (EM), DipECEIM, FHEA, PhD, MRCVS - Reader in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Professor John A. Keen BVetMed, PhD, Cert EM (Int Med), Dip ECEIM, FRCVS - Chair of Equine Cardiovascular Medicine 

Professor Bruce McGorum BSc, BVM&S, MSc, PhD, CEIM, DipECEIM, FRCVS - Personal Chair of Equine Medicine

 

TimeProgramme
17:15Registration and coffee
17:30Respiratory cytology: diagnostic value and limitations
18:00‘My horse lives on fresh air’; managing the obese horse in an obesogenic environment
18:30Dinner
19:30Cardiac arrhythmias: when should I worry and what should I do?
20:00Grass sickness – ‘snakes in the grass’? Update on planned treatment tria
21:00Close

This is the first in a series of practical orthopeadic CPD events.

A full day will be spent focussing on the equine foot and pastern.  

The programme includes a large practical farriery component and combines lectures and wet-lab practicals delivered by internationally recognised experts. You will have the chance to practice techniques under the guidance of internationally recognised experts.

The day is designed for practitioners of all levels.

£250 - email EQH@ed.ac.uk to register to attend

Speakers:

Dr Padraig Kelly MVB, MVM, DipECVS, MRCVS - Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery

Dr Mattie McMaster BVMS, Cert AVP (EM), MScR, CCAB, PhD, MRCVS - Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery

Dr Oliver A. James BVMS, MScR, CertAVP (ESO), DipECVS, MRCVS - Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery 

Dr Sarah Taylor BVM&S MSc PhD Cert ES (Orth) DipECVS, DipECVSMR,MRCVS - Senior Lecturer in Equine Orthopaedics

Dr Emma Davis BVetMed, CertAVP(EL), MRCVS - Lecturer Equine Sports Medicine

Jim Ferrie Farrier FWCF - Hon. Associateship of the RCVS

TimeProgramme
08:30Registration and refreshments
09:00Lectures:
 Visual assessment of the foot, normal variations, foot balance and problems
 Ultrasonography and radiography
 When is advanced imaging useful?
10:30Break
10:45Practicals:
 Visual and radiographic assessment of the foot
 Ultrasonography of the joints and soft tissue
12:45Lunch
13:45Lectures:
 Medical treatment and rehab of common injuries
 Surgical treatment, including primary and secondary farrier involvement
15:15Break
 Practicals:
 Techniques and anatomy – joint injections, nerve blocks and dissection
 Foot support – bandages, boots, casts or shoes?
17:30Close

 

To register, please contact EQH@ed.ac.uk with your name, practice name, contact details and any dietary requirements.

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