April 22nd-23rd 2016 ‘Equine Practice’ Veterinary Clinic
Campagnano di Roma (RM), Italy
“The challenges of diagnosis and management of primary cervical, thoracolumbosacral and pelvic problems in athletic horses” Speakers
Sue Dyson MA, Vet MB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS Silvia Rabba DVM, MSc, DipECVDI
Organization : Equine Practice s.r.l. Strada Valle del Baccano, 80 00063 Campagnano di Roma, Rome, Italy Tel.: +39 (06) 90154681 Web: www.equinepractice.it FB: Equine Practice Clinica Veterinaria
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COURSE PROGRAM Friday 22ndApril
Saturday 23rd April
08.00- 08.20 Reception of the attendees
08.00-08.30 The saddle, girth & rider. S. Dyson
08.20-08.30 Welcome and introduction of the speakers. F.Canonici
08.30-09.00 The pelvis: imaging techniques ( in the field and in the
08.30-09.15 How lameness can influence the neck position and masquerade the back pain. S.Dyson
referral hospitals) S. Rabba 09.00-09.45 Sacroiliac joint region pain: clinical manifestation and
09.15- 09.45 Understanding ridden horses: adaptations to pain and the terminology used by riders. S Dyson
assessment. S. Dyson 09.45-10.30 Other pelvic injuries e.g., fracture of tuber ischii, fracture
09.45-10.30 Radiography and Ultrasonography of the cervical spine:
of third trochanter of femur & atypical exertional
tips for equine practitioners. S. Rabba
myopathy. S. Dyson
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-13.00 Practical exercise A: seeing the horse in hand, at lunge
11.00-13.00 Practical exercise C: diagnostic and treatment procedures
and ridden: what we are looking at? Clinical evaluation of the spine and pelvis.
(4 groups) 13.00-14.00 Lunch Break
13.00-14.30 Lunch break
14.00-16.00 Clinical cases presented by the speakers and the attendees
14.30-15.15 Genuine neck problems resulting in neck pain/ stiffness,
16.00-16.30 Coffee Break
forelimb lameness, neurological signs due to nerve root
16.30-17.00 Questions and discussion
impingement (excluding ataxia), S. Dyson
17.00
15.15-16.00 The thoracolumbar spine: imaging techniques in the field and in the referral hospitals. S. Rabba 16.00-16.45 Primary thoracolumbosacral pain – how to assess clinically – interpretation of images – blocking to determine significance or otherwise. S Dyson 16.45-17.15 Coffee break 17.15-19.00 Practical exercise B: ultrasonography and radiography of the spine. (4 groups) 19.0 –19.30 Questions and discussion 20.30
Social Dinner
Organization : Equine Practice s.r.l. Strada Valle del Baccano, 80 00063 Campagnano di Roma, Rome, Italy Tel.: +39 (06) 90154681 Web: www.equinepractice.it FB: Equine Practice Clinica Veterinaria
End of the Course and delivery of the certificates
SPEAKERS Sue Dyson , MA, Vet MB, PhD, DEO, FRCVS Sue Dyson qualified from the University of Cambridge in 1980. Following award of a Thouron Scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, she completed an Internship in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery at New Bolton Centre. She then spent a year in private equine practice in Pennsylvania, before returning to Great Britain to take a position in clinical orthopaedics in the Centre for Equine Studies of the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket. Sue is currently Head of Equine Clinical Orthopaedics, running a clinical referral service for lameness and poor performance, attracting clients from all over the United Kingdom, Ireland and continental Europe. Sue was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for a thesis entitled ‘The Differential Diagnosis of Shoulder Lameness in the Horse’ and the RCVS Diploma in Equine Orthopaedics by examination. She was awarded a PhD by the University of Helsinki and is recognised as a ‘Specialist in Equine Orthopaedics’ by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Sue is an Associate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. Sue is co-editor, with Mike Ross, of Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse and co-author of Clinical Radiology of the Horse and Equine Scintigraphy. She has published more than 220 papers in peer reviewed journals concerning lameness and diagnostic imaging and has lectured worldwide. Sue is a former President of the British Equine Veterinary Association. Sue is also a rider, and has produced horses to top national level in both eventing and show jumping, and is a British Horse Society Instructor.
Silvia Rabba, DVM, MSc, DipECVDI Silvia graduated from Torino University (Italy) in 2003. After a theoretical and practical apprenticeship at Equine Clinic of the Ecole Vétérinaire d’Alfort (France) she worked at the private practice “Clinica Veterinaria Dott. Giommi” (equine diagnostic imaging and emergency care). In 2007 she enrolled in a Residency (alternative programme) in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Liège (Belgium) under the supervision of Dr V. Busoni and Dr F. Rossi and she visited in externship the CIRALE (France) and the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket (UK). Since 2008 she has been working as PhD student at the University of Liège (Promoter Dr V. Busoni, Co-promoter Prof. F. Audigié) and in 2010 obtained the Master of Science in Diagnostic Imaging. In 2013 she worked as Radiologist and Junior Teacher at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht (The Netherlands). In 2014 she successfully achieved the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI). She currently works as Radiologist at the Istituto Veterinario di Novara and as a consultant for Equine Diagnostic Imaging. She is author and co-author of papers published in international peer reviewed journals. She is speaker in national and international continuing education courses and congresses in Diagnostic Imaging (Best Poster at the International Veterinary Radiology Association Meeting in 2012).
Organization : Equine Practice s.r.l. Strada Valle del Baccano, 80 00063 Campagnano di Roma, Rome, Italy Tel.: +39 (06) 90154681 Web: www.equinepractice.it FB: Equine Practice Clinica Veterinaria
How to arrive: Campagnano is outside Rome along Cassia Veientana (Cassia Bis) road (direction Viterbo). It’s recommended to let us know through the registration form if you need any assistance for transferring from airports or railway stations Coordinate Google Map +42° 7' 9.62" +12° 22' 1.22"
Registration With a maximum of 20 partecipants. Fee: •
Before
March 20th 2016 € 610
(€ 500.00 + VAT 22%)
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After
March 20th 2016 € 670
(€ 550.00 + VAT 22%)
For cancellation March 20th no refund will be made Registration Fee includes: Coffee breaks, lunches and course material Social dinner is not included in the registration fee Social dinner fee: 50,00 € Payment: wire transfer to Equine Practice srl Iban: IT 34 L 05387 38950 000 000 430153 Swift Code: BMPOIT22XXX Equine Practice srl , Banca popolare Emilia-Romagna, AG. 0173 Campagnano di Roma Cause: Corso Dyson
Organization : Equine Practice s.r.l. Strada Valle del Baccano, 80 00063 Campagnano di Roma, Rome, Italy Tel.: +39 (06) 90154681 Web: www.equinepractice.it FB: Equine Practice Clinica Veterinaria