Equine Nerve Blocks and Lameness Workshop

Equine Nerve Blocks and Lameness Workshop

SCHEDULE DAY 1 DAY 2 8:00 Registration 8:30 Anatomy of a Lameness Exam 9:30 Picking the Lame Leg 10:45 Morning Tea 11:10 Five Forelimb Blocks 11:45 Seven Intra-articular Injection Sites of the Forelimb 12:30 Lunch 13:15 Forelimb Injection and Dissection 14:30 Palmar heel pain 15:30 Afternoon tea 15:50 Can t you just give it a shot? 8:00 Seven Hindlimb Nerve Blocks Intra-articular access to the Hindlimb 9:30 Hindlimb injection and dissection 11:00 Morning Tea 11:20 Juvenile Lameness Conditions 12:20 Picking the Leg 13:20 Lunch 13:45 Dissecting the Hindlimb 15:15 Afternoon tea 15:30 When it s not lameness 16:30 What can it be 16:30 Radiology and Bone Scans

EXCLUSIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY When a horse gets lame & is presented to you for lameness, identifying the exact site of injury cause can be challenging. And there s more to the leg than the hoof. A solid understanding of the anatomy of the limb including nerves and joints and the, ability to identify the source of pain and clinical methods to rule out other particular conditions is the core of successful lameness examination. Perform at your best and gain client confidence when after attending this nerve blocks and lameness workshop. If you are a new vet, a mixed practitioner or an equine vet or coming back after a sabbatical wanting to improve your lameness repertoire, then this is the workshop for you. Our educators are supportive and know what its like to be in the field diagnosing lameness. They look forward to taking the time to break the process down, share their top tips and help you improve your ability to deal with lameness. We aim to give you skills and confidence to help you day to day with lameness investigation and diagnosis. BOOK NOW! DON T MISS OUT PLACES LIMITED CALL 0414 581 600 FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.VETPRAC.COM

SMALL GROUPS HARDCOPY AND ONLINE NOTES TWO DAYS BREAKS AND MEALS INCLUDED PRACTICAL TRAINING 21 CE POINTS CPD VALUE 21 points SPEAKER Dr Jamie Wearn Dr Jenny Raffetto Dr Hadley Willsallen Dr Sarah Jalim LOCATION Pre-Clinical Studies Centre Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga NSW see website for details DATE 16 17th August 2014 COURSE FEE $1450 + GST before June 20th $1800 + GST after June 20th AVA Member Benefits Apply* CONTACT ILANA FOR FURTHER DETAILS info@vetprac.com 0414 581 600 *See website for benefits

PRESENTERS DR SARAH JALIM BVM&S, MACVS, FACVS, Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery DR HADLEY WILLSALLEN BVSc, MACVSc DR JENNIFER RAFFETTO BVetMed MRCVS DR JAMIE WEARN BVSc GradDipVetClinStud MS Diplomate ACVIM Sarah graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2001 and completed a one year internship focused on equine lameness at the Animal Health Trust (Newmarket UK) under world renowned lameness expert; Dr Sue Dyson. This was followed with some private equine practice work in the UK. Dr Jalim came to Australia in 2004 and completed a second one year internship at Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital in Shepparton continuing in an ambulatory and clinic based role at, and then a surgical residency under Dr Jim Vasey. In 2011 Sarah passed the Fellowship examinations in Equine Surgery Australia became a registered specialist in Equine Surgery in 2012. Dr Jalim is now partner of the Victorian Equine Group which runs a surgical based facility and a reproductive facility Hadley graduated in 2003 and then focused on an internship at Agnes Banks Equine Clinic. Hadley became a Member of the ACVS in Equine Surgery and is Hadley is near completion of her Charles Sturt University residency training programs through the ACVS and the Fellowship program of the ANZCVS. Dr Willsallen enjoys her involvement with undergraduate students in the clinical setting. Specific areas of interest are treatment of septic synovial structures, abdominal surgery and minimally invasive surgical procedures such as arthroscopy, laproscopy and standing sinus surgery. Jenny came to Australia from the USA after rather foolishly falling love with a fellow veterinarian. Dr Raffetto has completed a residency training program in equine surgery in Virginia and California and is preparing for board examinations with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in January 2015. Jenny has been performing the surgeries at Gold Coast Equine Clinic in QLD for the last 2 years and was recently applauded for doing four colic surgeries when 8 1/2 months pregnant. Jenny has a special interest in performing exercise endoscopy and in lameness diagnosis. Jamie is completely dedicated to the best education and practice for equine veterinary surgeons. Dr Wearn completed a residency training program and achieved his diplomate status of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2010. Jamie also has a masters from Virginia Polytechnic University and many journal articles published. He has worked in Australia, the USA and England in private clinical practice and referral hospitals as well as on a multinational thoroughbred stud.

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