Sports Horse Medicine & Orthopaedics – Lectures (online), On-Location Case-Discussions & Practical Sessions
| Date: | Fri 8th Oct 2021 - Sat 9th Oct 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue: | Veterinární Klinika Heřmanův Městec | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | near Pardubice, Central Czech Republic (Prague Airport) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact Hours: | 19 hrs – Lecture Series (9 hrs) & On-Location (10 hrs) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Language: | English (Czech Moderation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Early Booking Deadline: | Sunday 29th August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration Deadline: | Friday 10th September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1.5-Day On-Location Portion (10 hrs): Fri 8 – Sat 9 October 2021
Friday 3:00 – 7:30pm: Case-Discussions, Q&A and Wine & Cheese Reception
Saturday 8:30am – 5:30pm: Practical Sessions
9 hrs of Online Lectures (live-streamed (4 hrs) & on-demand (5 hrs); 4250CZK incl. 50% discount): 2nd - 16th August & at your leisure
To participate in the On-Location Case-Discussions & Practical Sessions, attendees are required to have first worked through the corresponding Lecture Series (purchased as an ‘Extra’ when registering for the On-Location Case-Discussions & Practical Sessions).
Total Continuing Education Hours: 19 hrs
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Equine practitioners working with sports horses are under considerable pressure to keep the horses under their care competing at the highest level at all times. Furthermore, evaluating poorly performing competition horses can be a daunting task because the clinical signs caused by different conditions may be very similar, leaving vets wondering where to start their investigation.
To participate in the On-Location Portion, attendees are required to have first taken part in the corresponding online Lecture Series ‘Sports Horse Medicine & Orthopaedics':
- If you have not yet purchased the corresponding Lecture Series associated with the On-Location Portion, please purchase the Lecture Series as an ‘Extra’ during the registration process at a 50% discount .
- If you have already purchased the Lecture Series independently of the On-Location Portion, please proceed to register without adding the Lecture Series as an ‘Extra’ during the registration process.
As part of the online Lecture Series the following topics will be covered in highly illustrated lectures and case presentations:
On-demand
- A Novel Perspective on Overground Endoscopy
- Which Heart Murmurs are relevant in Sports Horses
- Exercise Testing – Identifying Subclinical Problems in Sports Horses
- Feeding the Competitive Athlete
- Applications for Objective Lameness Evaluation Analysis in Sports Horses
Live-Streamed
Start Time: 6PM UK / 19:00h Paris / 20:00h Helsinki
| Date | Time (CET) | Speaker | Title | Duration |
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| 2 August | 19:00 – 19:45 | Emmanuelle Van Erck | New Ways of using Haematology & Biochemistry in Sports Horses | 40 min |
| 19:45 – 20:45 | Emmanuelle Van Erck | Q&A / Case-Discussion | 60 min | |
| 9 August | 19:00 – 20:05 | Matt Durham | Practical Equine Rehabilitation – A review of Available Modalities | 60 min |
| 20:05 – 20:50 | Matt Durham | Contentious Issues in Sports Horse Pre-Purchase Examination | 40 min | |
| 16 August | 19:00 – 19:55 | Andy Fiske-Jackson | Lameness Examination – When things get complicated Reliability/Repeatability of Blocks, Multi-Site/Limb Lameness etc. | 50 min |
| 19:55 – 20:50 | Andy Fiske-Jackson | Latest Developments in Orthopaedic Therapies – Polyacrylamide, Pro-stride, Resveratrol, Stem Cell Therapy, PrP, IRAP etc. | 60 min | |
Day 1 starts at 15:00h with 3 hours of interactive Case-Discussions, Q&A which will give attendees the unique opportunity to apply what they have learned during Lecture Series in discussion with the world-renowned specialists. This will then be followed by the obligatory Wine & Cheese Reception allowing for attendees to socialise with colleagues and the speakers/instructors.
On the second day, 7 hours of practical sessions will allow attendees to further their practical skills on live horses in small groups (2-4 vets per ultrasound). Each attendee will rotate through the following practical sessions supervised by the specialists:
- Distal Limb Ultrasound – Attendees to choose area to examine
- Digital Flexor Tendon Sheath & Fetlock or
- Pastern Region
- Objective Lameness Evaluation (Equinosis Q – Lameness Locator) as part of the Lameness Examination
- Upper Respiratory Endoscopy & Overground Case Discussions
- Ultrasound of the Tarsus & Tarsal Sheath
- Objective Lameness Evaluation as part of the Pre-Purchase Exam
- Exercise Testing – ECG, Lactate Measurements etc.
The course fee includes coffee/tea breaks, a wine & cheese reception, lunch at a restaurant and a certificate of attendance. To participate in the On-Location Case-Discussions & Practical Sessions, attendees are required to have first taken part in the Lecture Series (purchased as an ‘Extra’ when registering for the On-Location Case-Discussions & Practical Sessions). Early course registration is recommended as there are only a limited number of places available due to the highly practical nature of this course.
This course is suitable for RCVS Modules: B-EP.3; C-E.2; C-E.4; C-E.5; C-E.6; C-E.7; C-E.15; C-E.16; C-E.17
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Andy Fiske-Jackson
BVSc, MVetMed, FHEA, Dipl.ECVS, MRCVSUnited Kingdom
European Specialist in Equine Surgery
More InfoAndy qualified from the University of Liverpool, UK in 2004. He initially spent three months working for the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad, a charity caring for working equids, in Morocco. He then spent two years working for a mixed practice doing predominantly farm and equine work. In July 2006 he undertook an eighteen month internship at the Liphook Equine Hospital after which he spent a further six months working as a first opinion equine ambulatory vet for the same practice. In July 2008 he started a residency in equine surgery at the Royal Veterinary College and went on to join the surgical team at the College where he currently works. He became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in February 2012. Andy has published several articles in peer reviewed publications and presented at various national and international meetings. His research interests include digital flexor tendon sheath pathology, mesenchymal stem cell application in superficial digital flexor tendonitis and the role of back pain in poor performance.
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Kevin Keegan
DVM, MS, Dipl.ACVSUnited States
American Specialist in Equine Surgery
More InfoDr. Keegan was born and raised in Missouri . He graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 1983 and spent his first 3 postgraduate years in private equine practice in Maryland and Delaware . In 1989 he completed a 3-year equine surgery residency and Master of Science degree at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign , Illinois . While completing the Master of Science degree Dr. Keegan received training in statics and dynamics, experimental stress analysis, biomedical instrumentation and signal processing. After completing this surgery residency Dr. Keegan returned to private practice outside Detroit , Michigan , specializing in equine surgery and lameness. He returned to the University of Missouri in 1990 as a clinical instructor, was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1991 and to Associate Professor in 1998. Dr. Keegan is board certified in the American College of Veterinary Surgery. His primary research interest is using computer-assisted gait analysis to diagnose lameness in horses. He is a member of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, The American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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Emmanuelle van Erck
DVM, PhD, Dipl.ECEIMBelgium
European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
More InfoEmmanuelle van Erck graduated in 1996 from the French Veterinary School of Maisons-Alfort. She trained in sports medicine at the University of Liège (Belgium) where she obtained her PhD on respiratory function testing in horses. She developped the equine sports medicine unit and consulted as senior clinician in the CIRALE in Normandy (France). In January 2010, she started her own ambulatory referral practice, the ‘Equine Sports Medicine Practice’, based in Belgium. Her practice offers specialized service in equine internal and sports medicine throughout Europe, following national teams and international riders.
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Emmanuelle van Erck authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles and regularly lectures at international conferences. She is a member of the FEI expert committee on prohibited substances and doping. -
Christina Frigast
MRCVS, CERPDenmark
More InfoChristina did her degree in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Her final year before graduation was spent traveling between the different continents seeing equine practice as well as being an Erasmus exchange student at Hannover University in Germany. Following graduation, she took the opportunity to move to the UK and work as Product Development Manager for Eickemeyer Veterinary Equipment Ltd specialising in the Equinosis Q with Lameness Locator software - a system she had become very familiar with during her travels. Objective lameness evaluation was still very new to the continent and especially the UK where only a few systems were being used in equine practice. As Equinosis Certified Practitioner, Christina spent most of her time demonstrating the Equinosis Q to equine practices, assisting the veterinary surgeons with their lameness examinations. In early 2018 she joined Blaircourt Equine Veterinary Clinic and continued to use the Equinosis Q in cases of lameness or poor performance. Despite being in clinical practice, she was still actively involved in courses and events worldwide focusing on objective lameness evaluation and the Equinosis Q. Christina recently completed her Certification in Equine Rehabilitation (CERP) and since December 2019 has worked as an independent consultant for Eickemeyer in Europe as a specialist in objective lameness evaluation.
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Venue
Veterinární Klinika Heřmanův MěstecNový dvůr 993
538 03 Heřmanův Městec
Veterinární Klinika Heřmanův Městec
Nový dvůr 993
538 03 Heřmanův Městec
From Prague Airport
Take the E67 toward Wrocław / Hradec Kralove. Exit at junction 68 to 36 towards Nové Město/Pardubice/Lázně Bohdaneč and turn right on highway 36. Take a right turn on road 323 and turn left on road 333. Take road 32 219 and stay on this road until the left turn signposted Pardubická/silnici 2 Continue on silnici 2 for 6.8 km and then follow a slight right onto road 32 228. The clinic will be after 8.8 km on your left.
Distance from Prague Airport: approx. 143 km
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“Great overview of sports medicine, good update on the new diagnostic techniques.”
Camille de Pasquale - Sports Horse Medicine & Orthopaedics course, Finland
“The course was an intense overview from three perspectives on material that overlapped beautifully. The skills will help me in daily practice as well as lead me to new information.”
Erin Trawick, Salem Valley Veterinary Clinic, Connecticut, USA - Orthopedic and Respiratory Poor Performance & Rehabilitation of the Sports Horse course
“Good practical, real-world information that could not be obtained in other ways.”
Charmian Wright, Mountain Horse Medical Services, Utah, USA - Advances in Equine Orthopedic Therapies course