PANEL DISCUSSION DESCRIPTION
Panelists:Harold Schott DVM, PhD, DACVIM – Michigan State Univ., USA
Dianne McFarlane DVM, PhD, MS, DACVIM – Oklahoma State Univ., USA
Dave Rendle BVSc, MVM, CertEM(IntMed), DECEIM, MRCVS – Rainbow Eq. Hosp.,
UK
Moderator:Ben Sykes BSc, BVMS, MS,DACVIM, DECEIM, MBA, PhD – The Univ. of Queensland, Australia
PPID is a common disease of the aged horse. In recent years significant advances have been made in diagnostics and therapeutics yet many aspects of the disease remain controversial. Join some of the world’s best in the field to discuss some of the hot topics of this disease.
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United Kingdom
European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
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David graduated from The University of Bristol in 2001. After 3 years in large animal practice he undertook a residency in Equine Internal Medicine at The University of Glasgow and The Liphook Equine Hospital sponsored by The Horserace Betting Levy Board. During the residency he gained The Royal College Certificate in Equine Internal Medicine and a Masters in Veterinary Medicine by research. In 2011 David completed the Diploma Examinations for the European College of Equine Internal Medicine. Since completing his residency, David has worked in private equine referral practice in the UK. He recently spent a year as a Lecturer in Equine Medicine at Charles Sturt University, Australia where he undertook a number of research projects into Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction. David returned to The Liphook Equine Hospital in 2012 as specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. He currently works at Rainbow Equine Hospital in Yorkshire. David has published and presented on a range of internal medicine topics but is particularly interested in equine endocrinology, gastroenterology and respiratory disease.
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Australia
European & American Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
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Ben graduated from Murdoch University in 1997. He completed an Internship at Randwick Equine Centre in 1998 followed by a residency in Equine Internal Medicine in Virginia (USA) gaining his Diplomate Registration in Equine Internal Medicine in 2004. He then spent 7 years in Finland as Head of the Veterinary department of Equine Medicine and Surgery and was also visiting Professor in Equine Medicine and Surgery in Estonia. In 2011, Ben was awarded his European Diplomate award and he has a special interest in equine gastric ulcers, with many peered review publications to his credit. He is an Associate Professor in Equine Internal Medicine at Massey University and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Liverpool in the postgraduate certificate programme.
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United States
American Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
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Dr. Hal Schott earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell in 1980 and a DVM from the Ohio State University in 1984. He worked in a private equine practice in Santa Barbara, Calif., from 1984 to 1987 and followed that with a residency and PhD program at Washington State University from 1987 to 1991. He was on the WSU faculty from 1991 to 1995 as an instructor and then an assistant professor of equine internal medicine. In 1995, he came to Michigan State University as an assistant professor and progressed to associate and then full professor. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
His clinical interests include all types of urinary tract disease in horses, and his research focuses on fluid and electrolyte physiology, especially with prolonged endurance exercise.
United States
American Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine
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Dianne McFarlane is a professor in the Physiological Sciences department at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research interests are Aging, Age-related disease and endocrine disease.
Dr. McFarlane earned her DVM degree from the University of California, Davis in 1992. She completed a Large Animal Rotating Internship at the University of Georgia in 1993 and an ACVIM and ABVP Equine Medicine Residency at North Carolina State University in 1997. Dr. McFarlane earned her MS degree from the University of Georgia in 1992 and her PhD from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2006.
She is the Ricks Rapp Professor of Equine Musculoskeletal Research.