WNYVMA Hybrid CE: Advanced Equine Imaging + USDA Equine Disease Module

Agenda 

12:00 - 1:00pm  - Lunch including WNYVMA Business Meeting

1:00pm - 4:00pm - (3 CE)

Dr. Brett Berthold and Dr. Sasha Hill, Cleveland Equine Clinic

a) The When, Where, & What of Advanced Imaging in Equine Practice – Part I

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) are not always readily accessible to the average practitioner. Hence, they can be forgotten as advanced imaging modalities that can definitively diagnose chronic or challenging lameness cases. The goal of this lecture is to help the practitioner know when these imaging modalities may be the next diagnostic step, what course to take for referral and what can CT & MRI tell us that other diagnostics cannot? The lecture will also touch upon the differences between high and low field MRI as well as limitations of these diagnostics.

Learning Points:

- When to consider an MRI or CT for an equine patient

- How to determine what region(s) of interest need to be imaged

- What information each modality can provide compared to others

b) A Case-Based Approach to Advanced Imaging – Part II

This lecture will incorporate the key points from the first lecture and share histories, work-ups and lessons learned from various cases. Some of the variables that make a soundness examination challenging, and inconsistent will be shared. The cost of advanced imaging will be discussed, and how it can potentially save the client money. Advanced imaging provides definitive and detailed diagnoses that allow for specific case-by-case treatments, rehabilitation and prognostic indicators that allow for an elevated standard of care to the equine patient.

Learning Points:

- Understanding what MRI/CT can show compared to other imaging

- Interpretation of diagnostic nerve blocks

- How receiving specific diagnoses can guide the course of treatment more accurately

c) Gait Analysis in Sports Medicine – What can it do?

Watching the natural kinematics of horses in their environment is instrumental in understanding abnormalities and gait deficits. Many variables, such as; footing, shoeing and lameness play a role in how a horse naturally moves. Does the use of a gait analyzer change how lameness examinations are worked

up? Given that there are many equine based gait analysis systems on the market, how does one moderate the differences? Each ‘lameness locator’ has a unique way of measuring a horse’s movement, and fluctuating quantities of data and research are available as consequence. This lecture aims to provide some of the answers that these gait analyzers can share, and what the limitations for them can be.

Learning Points:

- The benefits of using a gait analysis system

- Understanding that there is a wide breadth of variety among systems

- The negatives of using a gait analysis system

4:00 - 5:00 USDA Accreditation session (VETERINARIANS ONLY)

Dr. Allen Fournier, Field Veterinarian, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wayne & Wyoming Counties

APHIS Approved Supplemental Training (AAST) for Accredited Veterinarians:  Module 31:  High Impact Equine Diseases in the U.S.

This module provides USDA accredited veterinarians with information on high-impact equine diseases that have occurred in the United States. Outbreaks of regulatory diseases that can lead to significant economic and trade impacts for the U.S. equine industry are reviewed. Principles of biosecurity to prevent and mitigate equine diseases are considered.

AAST credits will be awarded directly by the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and NOT through NYSVMS. NYSVMS will just award the CE credit

Tickets and CEs

Free to members and their technicians.  $30 for non-members

Note that 4 CE will be provided by NYSVMS for the 1:00 to 5:00pm session.
For the final hour 1 AAST credit will be iaslo ssued directly from the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets