MTS Sport Horse

MTS Sport Horse in Practice

'Focused Findings in the PPE of Equine Athletes'
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Department of Equine Sciences – Utrecht University

Thursday 23 | 1 | 2020

8:50 Welcome and registration
9:00 Introduction by Edwin Enzerink (NL)
9:10 PPE Case examples | ‘Hide-and-Seek’ by clients and colleagues
  Carolyn Weinberg (US) & Ieuan Pritchard (UK)
9:50 Optimizing ultrasonographic image quality to avoid PPE scrutiny
  Mary Beth Whitcomb (US)
10:20 Coffee and tea break
10:40 Bringing knowledge into practice!
  Focused Findings in the PPE of Equine Athletes
  • Carolyn Weinberg (US) | Prepurchase Exam I
  • Sue Dyson (UK) | Prepurchase Exam II
  • Christoph Lischer (DE) | Prepurchase Exam III
  • Ieuan Pritchard (UK) | Prepurchase Exam IV
  • Rasmus Westgren (SE) | Prepurchase Exam V
  • Felipe Bragança (NL/PT) | DEMO – Mobile Gait Analysis (2x)
  • Mary Beth Whitcomb (US) | DEMO – How to…..optimize US of Stifle and Meniscus (2x)
  • Harold Brommer (NL) | CASES – 'Blame Game': Law suits in sport horses
  Each 45 minutes the groups and horses rotate to another instructor
  All delegates have the ability to examine min. 3 horses in small groups
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Continue Bringing knowledge into practice!
15:40 Coffee and tea break
16:00 Mobile Gait Analysis – Todays findings of EquiMoves®
  Felipe Bragança (NL/PT)
16:20 Todays 10 most striking findings | In Depth Discussion
  Moderators: Christoph Lischer, Mary Beth Whitcomb, Sue Dyson and Edwin Enzerink - All instructors of the PPE Exams
  In Depth Discussion of the Diagnostic Imaging Findings
  Comparison of specific diagnostic findings in different Upper Level Disciplines
17:50 End of the programme
18:30 Optional Welcome Dinner and Drinks
and/or
Satellite Seminar FAQ & facts & Innovative Treatments for Lameness

in the Novotel Amsterdam City Hotel
 
 
Mary Beth Whitcomb (US) Mary Beth Whitcomb has been faculty at UC Davis since 1999 where she is a Professor within the Large Animal Ultrasound Service. This service has since trained 10 ultrasound fellows of their own, including 3 with faculty positions at veterinary schools, 4 that obtained radiology or surgery residencies and others that now provide ultrasound consulting services in private practice. Mary Beth is a frequent presenter at regional and national veterinary conferences on diverse topics relating to equine ultrasonography. She draws upon 17 years of teaching experience as a dedicated ultrasonographer to deliver unique presentations that simulate the ultrasound examination. She has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals with a particular focus on the use of ultrasound to diagnose upper limb lameness in horses.
Christoph Lischer (DE)  After graduating from the University of Zürich in 1989, Christoph undertook postgraduate training at Zürich completing an Internship and then a Residency in Large Animal Surgery in the Division of Veterinary Surgery. Appointment to a Senior Lectureship in Large Animal Surgery in 1997 was followed in 2001 by the position of Assistant Professor of Equine surgery. From 2006 to 2009 Christoph held the position of Chair of Equine Surgery at the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, and was based in the Weipers Centre for Equine Welfare. In October 2009 he was appointed as Director of the Equine Clinic of the Freie Universität of Berlin. Christoph has received education in equine acupuncture in both the USA and China, and is a certified member of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society. In 1997 Christoph became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgery. From 2003 to 2007 he was a member of the exam committee, from 2007 to 2010 he was on the board of ECVS and this year he is president of the organization. Christoph’s clinical interests are broad and include orthopaedic surgery and diagnostic imaging as well as abdominal surgery and diagnostic and surgical laparoscopy. A particular area of expertise is fracture repair and as a result he teaches (as a member of Faculty) equine fracture repair courses that are organized by AO-Vet. Current research activities include the evaluation of new technologies to improve fracture repair a arthrodesis, including new orthopaedic implants and 3-dimensional, intra-operative imaging.
Harold Brommer (NL)  graduated cum laude at Utrecht University in 1998. He did a PhD in which he focussed on functional characteristics of equine articular cartilage. He became Diplomate of the Royal Netherlands Veterinary Association Equine Surgery (RNVA) in 2002 and Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2006. He moved to Israel in 2007 where he worked as Assistant Professor in Equine Surgery and Orthopaedics at the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He returned to Utrecht University in 2008 and is now Associate Professor of Equine Surgery and Orthopaedics.
Felipe Manuel Serra Bragança (NL/PT) was born in 1988 in Portugal. He graduated in 2013, from the Veterinary University of Lisbon. After graduation, he performed his internship at an equine practice in the UK (Pool House Equine Clinic) followed by working as an equine vet. In late 2014 he started his PhD at Utrecht University (the Netherlands) performing research in biomechanics and equine locomotion, focusing on objective gait analisys. The main goal of his PhD is the further development and clinical implementation of techniques of objective gait analysis and lameness assessment in the horse based on motion-capture and IMU-sensor technology. His current projects are: further development of a sensor-based system for gait and performance analysis ‘EquiMoves’, objective assessment of horses with back pain, genetics of gait, development of gait analysis modalities for different gaits (inclining the gaits of the Icelandic horse).
Speakers & Instructors 2020
 
Sue Dyson (UK)  Sue is a world-renowned expert in equine orthopaedics, with a particular interest in lameness and poor performance in sports horses. Having trained horses and competed at Advanced level eventing and Grade A showjumping, and with a passionate interest in sports horses, Sue has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of performance problems in horses from all disciplines. She is highly skilled in the diagnosis of both subtle and complex lameness cases. She is also an expert in diagnostic imaging, including radiography, ultrasonography, scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging. Sue has lectured internationally and published more than 200 refereed papers in scientific journals, relating to lameness and diagnostic imaging in the horse. She is co-Editor and major author of ‘Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse’, ‘Equine Scintigraphy’ and ‘Clinical Radiology of the Horse’. In 2000 she was awarded the British Equine Veterinary Association John Hickman Orthopaedic Award for outstanding contributions to equine orthopaedics. In 2005 Sue was made an Honorary Member of the British Equine Veterinary Association. In 2007 she was awarded the Tierklinik Hochmoor award for outstanding, innovative and lasting contributions to equine veterinary medicine world-wide. Sue works extensively correlating the results of clinical investigation and diagnostic imaging, and responses to treatment providing evidence-based results. This meticulous approach to diagnosis also results in the recognition of new clinical conditions. Correlation of diagnostic imaging findings with detailed post mortem examinations helps to advance knowledge about image interpretation and to understand better how some lameness conditions develop, and thus how they may be prevented.
Carolyn Weinberg (US)  grew up in the Boston, Massachusetts area involved with horses through 4-h and pony club. she continued working with horses, mostly in the combined training discipline, through her college years at the University of Vermont. Upon graduation from Cornell University in 1982, Carolyn came to the Connecticut/New york area to work as an equine veterinarian in a group practice and then as a solo practitioner. drs. baus and mitchell invited her to join them in 1989 to form fairfield equine associates. drs. weinberg and mitchell practice in florida during the winter months to provide a continuum of care for those clients who travel to the winter equestrian festival in wellington and the surrounding areas. Carolyn has special interests in lameness and medical problems and has, for many years, used alternative therapies (acupuncture and chiropractic work) in conjunction with traditional therapies for horses. An interest in animal welfare led to her appointment to the board of directors of the Westchester SPCA more than 15 years ago. Carolyn volunteers with this group by caring for and directing the rehabilitation of equine cruelty and neglect cases.
Rasmus Westgren (SE) is a certified veterinarian and enrolled in the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP). Conduct a distance education in Dublin that provides a certificate in Equine Sports Medicine in 2017. FEI-treating veterinarian since 2012. Rasmus has worked at Jonas Tornell Veterinär AB and been assistant national veterinarian in 2012-2015. The time before the veterinary studies was spent as a rider in Germany and the Netherlands. He has performed 1.45m jumping, test, 3-year test, quality assessment, Breeders and Scandinavian Open but now the competition ambitions are on pause, as the national team assignments take many weekends. Rasmus coveted Jonas Tornell on national team assignments since January 2017.
Ieuan Pritchard (UK) is being Welsh with his native language and comes from a large farming and successful showjumping family. He graduated from Liverpool Vet School in 1979. Ieuan is a founder member of the Rainbow Equine Hospital (REH), now one of the largest equine hospitals in the UK. Rainbow have always been on the front line of advanced imaging – being one of the earliest to use nuclear scintigraphy and the world first to perform standing CT in horses. With a busy schedule Ieuan’s day involves treating and preparing sport horses for premier competitions and tours. A significant part of his case load is the enjoyable work of performing prepurchase examinations for points and horses on a national and international level. His aim at Rainbow Equine Hospital is to help produce enthusiastic, hard working and well-grounded Veterinarians - which hopefully in turn will provide satisfied patients and clients. Outside work he is married to Mary, an international dressage rider and between them they have eight lovely children. Being a proud Welshman Ieuan played rugby at a high level and was also a boxing champion and captained his country – consequently, dealing with bad debts is not a major issue at Rainbow!