VetPD: Equine Internal Medicine Challenges for Advanced Practitioners

This practical workshop has been designed for equine practitioners with a good working knowledge of internal medicine. Challenging conditions in equine internal medicine, and new developments will be covered in lectures and hands-on sessions over 2 days.

Topics Covered Include:

• Equine Abdominal Ultrasound: Valuable Tips & Tricks
• Point of Care Testing: How to use in the field (iSTAT, Lactate meters, Glucometers, iPhone ECG, Coagulation Testing)
• Making Sense of Lower Airway Test Results & Therapeutic Strategies
• Hepatic Diseases (incl. laboratory & biopsy interpretation) 
• An Update on Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
• Investigation of the Thin Horse
• Urinary Tract Disorders in Adults & Foals
• Pleural & Pericardial Diseases of the horse

Practical Sessions:

• Equine Abdominal Ultrasound
• How to perform Liver and Renal Biopsies
• Clinical Pathology (incl. Point of Care Testing)
• Respiratory Endoscopy – focus on TTW, BAL, Guttural Pouch Lavage
• Endoscopy of the Urinary Tract
• Advanced Gastroscopic Techniques
• Equine Thoracic (including Cardiac) Ultrasound

Course Speakers:

TOM DIVERS DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC (Cornell University, NY, USA)

FRANK ANDREWS BS, DVM, MS, DACVIM, LALVMA (Louisiana State University, LA, USA)

JENNY SONIS DVM, MS, DACVIM (Veterinary Associates Equine & Farm, Karaka, NZ)

Venues:

• Lectures will take place at the NZ Bloodstock Centre Sales Complex in Karaka, Auckland. 
• Practicals take place at Veterinary Associates Equine & Farm.

BCF Client Offer

BCF Ultrasound are offering 4 discounted spaces on a first-come-first-served basis to our loyal customers. Use the voucher code below during registration on the VetPD Website.