REPRODUCTION
STATION 1

RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: RYAN FERRIS

Diagnostic reproductive sampling procedures in mares and interpretation

DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE
DVM. JAMES CRABTEE
DVM. FRANCISCA BELMAR
09:00 - 13:00 hrs.

REPRODUCTION
STATION 2

RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: JUAN C. SAMPER

DESCRIPTION

1) Learn how to perform an ultrasonographic examination of the stallion’s
Internal and extrernal reproductive organs with conventional and doppler ultrasonography.
2) Will be able to calculate testicular volume and interpret its significance
While evaluation the stallion and relate it to daily sperm production (DSP) and daily sperm output (DSO)
3) Observe the evaluation the penile and pelvic urethra as well as the coliculus seminalis using video endoscopy

Physical Examination of the Stallion

DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ
09:00 - 13:00 hrs.

REPRODUCTION
STATION 3

RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: JAMES CRABTREE

Ultrasonographic examination in advanced pregnant mares

DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE
DVM. RYAN FERRIS
DVM. FRANCISCA BELMAR
14:30 - 18:30 hrs.

REPRODUCTION
STATION 4

RESPONSIBLE SPEAKER: MARCO ALVARENGA

Practical semen evaluation under field conditions and preparation for cooling

DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER
DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ
14:30 - 18:30 hrs.

SESSION AM - WELFARE

- Departure from Hotel W
- Introduction to hybrids
- The importance of working equids in Latin America
- The specific case of the use of mules by the Chilean Army
- Practical session on health and welfare of working equids

DVM. TAMARA TADICH
DVM. EDUARDO SANTURTUN
DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES

Assistants: João Rodrigues – Tamara Tadich – Joe Collins – Eduardo Santurtun

08:00 - 11:30 hrs.

BREAK

SESSION PM - WELFARE

- Practical session on health and welfare of working equids (cont.)
- Round table with all the participants
- Q&A session with all the participants / feedback session
- Final remarks and return to Santiago de Chile.

DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES
DVM.  TAMARA TADICH
DVM. EDUARDO SANTURTUN

Assistants: Joe Collins

13:30 - 16:00 hrs.

SPORT MEDICINE WETLAB 1

09:00 - 12:30 hrs.

Station 1
Ultrasound: Neck and stifle

DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI – DVM. FELIPE LARA

Station 2
Ultrasound: Suspensory ligament and Digital Tendon Sheath

DVM. ELLEN SINGER – DVM. TRACY TURNER

BREAK

SPORT MEDICINE WETLAB 3

14:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Station 1
Nerve blocks on anatomical preparations

DVM. ELLEN SINGER – DVM. TRACY TURNER

Station 2
Lameness examination and investigation

DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI – DVM. FELIPE LARA

AIRWAYS WETLAB 2

09:00 - 12:30 hrs.

STATION 1
Resting upper and lower endoscopy

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN

STATION 2
TW/BAL cytology

DESCRIPTION

Resting upper and lower airway endoscopy including guttural pouches, BAL (different techniques: endoscopic, BAL tube), TW/BAL cytology (sample preparation, cytological interpretation)

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN

BREAK

AIRWAYS WETLAB 4

14:00 - 17:30 hrs.

STATION 1
Resting upper and lower endoscopy

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN

STATION 2
TW/BAL cytology

DESCRIPTION

Resting upper and lower airway endoscopy including guttural pouches, BAL (different techniques: endoscopic, BAL tube), TW/BAL cytology (sample preparation, cytological interpretation)

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ
DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN

DENTISTRY DRYLAB 1

DESCRIPTION

Radiology techniques and interpretation (molars, incisors and sinus). Oroscopy technique and diagnostics.

Radiology and Oroscopy of the Equine Head (Sponsor Horse Dental Equipment)

DVM. SEBASTIAN GUERRA
DVM. CESAR LORENZO
09:00 - 11:00 hrs.

BREAK

DENTISTRY DRYLAB 4

DESCRIPTION

Radiology techniques and interpretation (molars, incisors and sinus). Oroscopy technique and diagnostics.

Radiology and Oroscopy of the Equine Head (Sponsor Horse Dental Equipment)

DVM. SEBASTIAN GUERRA
DVM. CESAR LORENZO
14:00 - 16:00 hrs.

CARDIORESPIRATORY DRYLABS 2

Heart Murmurs in the Horse

DVM. SAMANTHA FRANKLIN
09:00 - 11:00 hrs.

Cardiorespiratory triage with US (POCUS): Case Discussions

DVM. CRISTOBAL NAVAS
11:00 - 13:00 hrs.

BREAK

CARDIORESPIRATORY DRYLABS 5

Heart Murmurs in the Horse

DVM. SAMANTHA FRANKLIN
09:00 - 11:00 hrs.

Cardiorespiratory triage with US (POCUS): Case Discussions

DVM. CRISTOBAL NAVAS
11:00 - 13:00 hrs.

MUSCLESKELETAL DRYLABS 3

Tendinophaties of SDFT and Desmophaties of Suspensory Ligament

DVM. ROGER SMITH
09:00 - 11:00 hrs.

OCD and chip fractures : Key Radiographic projections and how to interpret the stifle radiographs

DVM. ALVARO BONILLA
11:00 - 12:30 hrs.

BREAK

MUSCLESKELETAL DRYLABS 6

Tendinophaties of SDFT and Desmophaties of Suspensory Ligament

DVM. ROGER SMITH
14:00 - 16:00 hrs.

OCD and chip fractures : Key Radiographic projections and how to interpret the stifle radiographs

DVM. ALVARO BONILLA
16:00 - 18:00 hrs.

REPRODUCTION: THE MARE & THE STALLION

Chairperson: María Paz Zúñiga / Karen Wolfsdorf

Histeroscopic approach of the problem mare

DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ

Owner and Director of BIOTEQ

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Histeroscopic approach of the problem mare

DVM. HERNÁN RAMÍREZ

Owner and Director of BIOTEQ

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Biofilm: is it real and how do we manage it in equine reproduction

DVM. RYAN FERRIS
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

Biofilm: is it real and how do we manage it in equine reproduction

DVM. RYAN FERRIS
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

Common Reproductive problems in Stallions

DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Common Reproductive problems in Stallions

DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

How to process semen from difficult Stallions

DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

How to process semen from difficult Stallions

DVM. MARCO ALVARENGA
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

What’s new for embryo transfer?

DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO

DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

What’s new for embryo transfer?

DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO

DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Ovulation induction and failure in mares: What´s new?

DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO

DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Ovulation induction and failure in mares: What´s new?

DVM. JUAN CUERVO-ARANGO

DVM, PhD MSC Dipl ECAR, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Real world approaches to ART in practice

DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE

Associate Prof of Equine Theriogenology

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Real world approaches to ART in practice

DVM. GHISLAINE DUJOVNE

Associate Prof of Equine Theriogenology

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Q&A

12:45 - 13:00 hrs.

LUNCH

13:00 - 14:30 hrs.

REPRODUCTION: PREGNANT MARE

Chairperson: Karen Wolfsdorf / María Paz Zúñiga

How to recognize and manage the high risk pregnancy mare?

DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER

DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

How to recognize and manage the high risk pregnancy mare?

DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER

DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

Update on Placentitis

DVM. KAREN WOLFSDORF
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Update on Placentitis

DVM. KAREN WOLFSDORF
15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Field solutions for dystocia management

DVM. JAMES CRABTREE

BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Field solutions for dystocia management

DVM. JAMES CRABTREE

BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

How to manage retained fetal membranes: updated

DVM.
KAREN WOLFSDORF
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

How to manage retained fetal membranes: updated

DVM. KAREN WOLFSDORF
16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

Beyond retained fetal membranes: managing conditions affecting the postpartum mare

DVM. JAMES CRABTREE

BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Beyond retained fetal membranes: managing conditions affecting the postpartum mare

DVM. JAMES CRABTREE

BVM&S, CertEM(StudMed), FRCVS, Director Equine Reproductive Services (UK) Limited

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

How to manage the anovulatory mare during breeding seasson

DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER

DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

How to manage the anovulatory mare during breeding seasson

DVM. JUAN C. SAMPER

DVM, MSc, PhD, Diplomate ACT. Professor, Lecturer, & Research Associate

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Q&A

18:00 - 18:15 hrs.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

18:15 - 19:00 hrs.

LOWER LIMB AND LAMENESS

Chairperson: Christopher Riggs

Achieving a definitive diagnosis of pain in the foot

DVM. ELLEN SINGER

BA, DVM, DVSc, Diploma ACVS/ECVS, FRCVS American, European and RCVS Specialist in Equine Surgery Surgeon at Sussex Equine Hospital

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Achieving a definitive diagnosis of pain in the foot

DVM. ELLEN SINGER

BA, DVM, DVSc, Diploma ACVS/ECVS, FRCVS American, European and RCVS Specialist in Equine Surgery Surgeon at Sussex Equine Hospital

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Managing hoof wall defects

DVM. STEPHEN O’GRADY

DVM, MRCVS

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

Managing hoof wall defects

DVM. STEPHEN O’GRADY

DVM, MRCVS

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

Description of most common sport induced foot injuries in Chilean Rodeo Horses

DVM. DAVID PARRA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Description of most common sport induced foot injuries in Chilean Rodeo Horses

DVM. DAVID PARRA
09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Diagnosis of lameness associated with the Digital flexor tendon sheath

DVM. ROGER SMITH
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

Diagnosis of lameness associated with the Digital flexor tendon sheath

DVM. ROGER SMITH
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

Podiatric managment for lower limb lameness conditions

DVM. TRACY TURNER

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Podiatric managment for lower limb lameness conditions

DVM. TRACY TURNER

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Soft tissue lesions of the digit

DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Soft tissue lesions of the digit

DVM. GIORGIO RICARDI
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

How to treat deep digital flexor tendon injuries more accurately and effectively

DVM. DAVID PARRA
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

How to treat deep digital flexor tendon injuries more accurately and effectively

DVM. DAVID PARRA
12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Q&A

12:45 - 13:00 hrs.

LUNCH

13:00 - 14:30 hrs.

ORTHOPAEDICS / LAMENESS

Chairperson: Phiroz Khambatta

Where to go when nerve blocks don't reveal the source of pain

DVM. TRACY TURNER

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

Where to go when nerve blocks don't reveal the source of pain

DVM. TRACY TURNER

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

Lameness after synovial sepsis

DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ

DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Lameness after synovial sepsis

DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ

DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Managing Proximal Suspensory Desmitis (fore & hind limbs)

DVM. ANDY BATHE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Managing Proximal Suspensory Desmitis (fore & hind limbs)

DVM. ANDY BATHE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Managing osteoarthritis in the tarsus

DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ

DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Managing osteoarthritis in the tarsus

DVM. LUIS RUBIO MARTÍNEZ

DVM DVSc PhD DipACVS DipECVS DipACVSMR MRCVS

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

Understanding biomechanics of the stifle

DVM. JAIRO JARAMILLO

DVM, MSC, PhD. ISELP CERTIFIED

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Understanding biomechanics of the stifle

DVM. JAIRO JARAMILLO

DVM, MSC, PhD. ISELP CERTIFIED

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Stifle lameness: Update of subchondral bone cyst management

DVM. ÁLVARO GARCÍA BONILLA

DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS – Equine Surgeon at Tennessee Equine Hospital

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Stifle lameness: Update of subchondral bone cyst management

DVM. ÁLVARO GARCÍA BONILLA

DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS – Equine Surgeon at Tennessee Equine Hospital

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Q&A

18:00 - 18:15 hrs.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

18:15 - 19:00 hrs.

WELFARE

Chairperson: Francesca Compostella

The impact of animal neglect on human welfare

DVM. JULIA WILSON

DVM, DACVIM

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

The impact of animal neglect on human welfare

DVM. JULIA WILSON

DVM, DACVIM

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Equine Activities - Social License to Operate

DVM. JOE COLLINS

Chief Veterinary advisor. MVB, PhD, CSci, C Biol, FRSB, MRCVS, Cert EP, Cert VR

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

Equine Activities - Social License to Operate

DVM. JOE COLLINS

Chief Veterinary advisor. MVB, PhD, CSci, C Biol, FRSB, MRCVS, Cert EP, Cert VR

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

Practical approach to working equids welfare

DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ

MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Practical approach to working equids welfare

DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ

MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Working mules welfare

DVM. TAMARA TADICH

MSc in Equine Science, Doctor in Veterinary Science. Associate Professor

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

Working mules welfare

DVM. TAMARA TADICH

MSc in Equine Science, Doctor in Veterinary Science. Associate Professor

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

Innovative approaches for a better health and welfare of working donkeys.

DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES

DVM, PhD, Senior Lead Welfare Assessment, The Donkey Sanctuary (United Kingdom)

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Innovative approaches for a better health and welfare of working donkeys.

DVM. JOÃO RODRIGUES

DVM, PhD, Senior Lead Welfare Assessment, The Donkey Sanctuary (United Kingdom)

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Behaviour as a tool to improve the welfare of horses, mules and donkeys

DVM. JULIA WILSON

DVM, DACVIM

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Behaviour as a tool to improve the welfare of horses, mules and donkeys

DVM. JULIA WILSON

DVM, DACVIM

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Biomechanics in Working Equids

DVM. REBECCA PARKES

BVetMed PhD Cert AVP PGCert (Vet Ed) FHEA MRCVS Assistant Professor

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Biomechanics in Working Equids

DVM. REBECCA PARKES

BVetMed PhD Cert AVP PGCert (Vet Ed) FHEA MRCVS Assistant Professor

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Q&A

12:45 - 13:00 hrs.

LUNCH

13:00 - 14:30 hrs.

DENTISTRY

Chairperson: Henry Tremaine / Sebastián Guerra

Clinical diagnosis of dental disease

DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

Clinical diagnosis of dental disease

DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

Odontoplasty - are we rasping too much?

DVM. LEENA KARMA

DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Odontoplasty - are we rasping too much?

DVM. LEENA KARMA

DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Periodontal disease: are we making any progress?

DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Periodontal disease: are we making any progress?

DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

How radiographs can help with dental disease

DVM. LEENA KARMA

DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

How radiographs can help with dental disease

DVM. LEENA KARMA

DVM, EVDC(Equine) resident

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

Oral extractions in the field - when and how

DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Oral extractions in the field - when and how

DVM. SEBASTIÁN GUERRA

DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Dental problems that get complicated

DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Dental problems that get complicated

DVM. HENRY TREMAINE
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Q&A

18:00 - 18:15 hrs.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

18:15 - 19:00 hrs.

NEUROLOGY / ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES (ART)

Chairperson: Desmond Leadon

How to perform a Neurological exam in the horse

DVM. MONICA ALEMAN

DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

How to perform a Neurological exam in the horse

DVM. MONICA ALEMAN

DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Headshaking in the Horse: what do we know?

DVM. MONICA ALEMAN

DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

Headshaking in the Horse: what do we know?

DVM. MONICA ALEMAN

DVM Cert., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (LAIM, Neurology)

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

Management of Neuropathic pain

DVM. SHEILAH ROBERTSON

BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Management of Neuropathic pain

DVM. SHEILAH ROBERTSON

BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Diagnosis and treatment of neck pain

DVM. RAQUEL BACCARIN
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

Diagnosis and treatment of neck pain

DVM. RAQUEL BACCARIN
10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

Reproductive managment of donkeys under productive programmes

DVM. LUIS LOSINNO

DVM, PhD- Full Professor of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rio Cuarto National University, Rio Cuarto, Argentina

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Reproductive managment of donkeys under productive programmes

DVM. LUIS LOSINNO

DVM, PhD- Full Professor of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rio Cuarto National University, Rio Cuarto, Argentina

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

In Vitro production of Equids (horses, donkeys, zebras)

DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI

Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

In Vitro production of Equids (horses, donkeys, zebras)

DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI

Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Cloning Updated/ICSI in the practice

DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI

Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Cloning Updated/ICSI in the practice

DVM. ANDRÉS GAMBINI

Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Q&A

12:45 - 13:00 hrs.

Boehringer Ingelheim Clinical Research Award and Lecture

13:00 - 13:45 hrs.

LUNCH

13:45 - 15:00 hrs.

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Chairperson: Derek Knottenbelt

A thorough ophthlamic examination in the field

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ

Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

A thorough ophthlamic examination in the field

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ

Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Identfying corneal disease and first aid

DVM. BRIAN GILGER

DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Identfying corneal disease and first aid

DVM. BRIAN GILGER

DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Ocular diseases affecting vision in working equids

DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT

OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Ocular diseases affecting vision in working equids

DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT

OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Managing ocular trauma

DVM. BRIAN GILGER

DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology

16:30 - 17:00

Managing ocular trauma

DVM. BRIAN GILGER

DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology

16:30 - 17:00

COFFEE BREAK

17:00 . 17:30 hrs.

Eye diseases in foals

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ

Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Eye diseases in foals

DVM. BIANCA SCHWARZ

Dr. med. vet., DipECEIM

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Uveitis

DVM. BRIAN GILGER

DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology

18:00 - 18:30 hrs.

Uveitis

DVM. BRIAN GILGER

DVM, MS, DACVO Professor of Ophthalmology

18:00 - 18:30 hrs.

Q&A

18:30 - 18:45 hrs.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

18:45 - 19:15 hrs.

WOUND MANAGEMENT AND SKIN ONCOLOGY

Chairperson: Ruben Anguiano

Wound first aid

DVM. ELENA GARCÍA

Associate Professor

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Wound first aid

DVM. ELENA GARCÍA

Associate Professor

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Making the best of limited resources for difficult wounds

DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA

Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

Making the best of limited resources for difficult wounds

DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA

Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

The infected wound

DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH

Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

The infected wound

DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH

Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Chinese medicine in wound treatment

DVM. JENNIFER YUAN ZHOU

Equine Veterinarian

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

Chinese medicine in wound treatment

DVM. JENNIFER YUAN ZHOU

Equine Veterinarian

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

Unusual but possible: Tumours to consider when wounds don't heal

DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT

OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Unusual but possible: Tumours to consider when wounds don't heal

DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT

OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Which skin tumours need surgery?

DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT

OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Which skin tumours need surgery?

DVM. DEREK KNOTTENBELT

OBE BVM&S DVM&S DipECEIM DACVIM MRCVS. Recognised RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Oncology cases in Chile

DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN

DVM, MVetSc, PhD, DACVIM

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Oncology cases in Chile

DVM. CAROLINA DURÁN

DVM, MVetSc, PhD, DACVIM

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Q&A

12:45 - 13:00 hrs.

Boehringer Ingelheim Clinical Research Award and Lecture

13:00 - 13:45 hrs.

LUNCH

13:45 - 15:00 hrs.

THE ABDOMEN

Chairperson: Warwick Bayly

Risk factors for colic

DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA

DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Risk factors for colic

DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA

DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Managing horses with colic on the farm

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Managing horses with colic on the farm

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

When does it make sense to refer a colic?

DVM. JAMES CARMALT

MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

When does it make sense to refer a colic?

DVM. JAMES CARMALT

MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Practical fluid therapy

DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA

DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

Practical fluid therapy

DVM. FERNANDO MALALANA

DVM PhD DipECEIM MRCVS

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

17:00 . 17:30 hrs.

Post surgical management after enterotomy, expectations and outcome

DVM. JAMES CARMALT

MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Post surgical management after enterotomy, expectations and outcome

DVM. JAMES CARMALT

MA,VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP(Eq), DAVDC(Eq), DACVSMR(Eq), DACVS

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Post surgical feeding after colic surgery

DVM. ELENA GARCÍA

Associate Professor

18:00 - 18:30 hrs.

Post surgical feeding after colic surgery

DVM. ELENA GARCÍA

Associate Professor

18:00 - 18:30 hrs.

Q&A

18:30 - 18:45 hrs.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

18:45 - 19:15 hrs.

PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS

Chairperson: Eric Richard

Antimicrobial strategy for respiratory diseases

DVM. KATE SAVAGE

BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Antimicrobial strategy for respiratory diseases

DVM. KATE SAVAGE

BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

How to manage allergic respiratory disease

DVM. VINZENZ GERBER

Professor Dr.

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

How to manage allergic respiratory disease

DVM. VINZENZ GERBER

Professor Dr.

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

Understanding the risk of intra-articular medication in racehorses

DVM. CHRIS WHITTON

BVSc FANZVCS PhD, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, Specialist in Equine Surgery, Head of Equine Centre Melbourne Veterinary School

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Understanding the risk of intra-articular medication in racehorses

DVM. CHRIS WHITTON

BVSc FANZVCS PhD, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, Specialist in Equine Surgery, Head of Equine Centre Melbourne Veterinary School

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Rational antimicrobial use and resistance

DVM. KATE SAVAGE

BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

Rational antimicrobial use and resistance

DVM. KATE SAVAGE

BVSc(Hons), MS, PhD. Diplomate ACVIM

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

Addressing (or managing) acute diarrhea in horses

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Addressing (or managing) acute diarrhea in horses

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Alternatives to antimicrobial use in the uterus

DVM. RYAN FERRIS
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Alternatives to antimicrobial use in the uterus

DVM. RYAN FERRIS
11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Bisphosphonates - Is their use worth the problems?

DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Bisphosphonates - Is their use worth the problems?

DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Q&A

12:45 - 13:00 hrs.

Boehringer Ingelheim Clinical Research Award and Lecture

13:00 - 13:45 hrs.

LUNCH

13:45 - 15:00 hrs.

SOFT-TISSUE SURGERY

Chairperson: Henry Tremaine

Treatment options for RLN (Recurrent larigeal neuropathy)

DVM. NICOLA LYNCH

MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Treatment options for RLN (Recurrent larigeal neuropathy)

DVM. NICOLA LYNCH

MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Complications of Prosthetic laryngoplasty

DVM. NICOLAS ERNST
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Complications of Prosthetic laryngoplasty

DVM. NICOLAS ERNST
15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Advances in the approach to DDSP (Dorsal displacement of soft palate)

DVM. NICOLA LYNCH

MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Advances in the approach to DDSP (Dorsal displacement of soft palate)

DVM. NICOLA LYNCH

MVB MVetMed Dipl. ECVS MRCVS

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Hernia repairs

DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA

Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

Hernia repairs

DVM. FRANCESCA COMPOSTELLA

Int. Project Director at WVS and Aftercare Lead at the Horse Welfare Board

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

17:00 . 17:30 hrs.

Surgical treatment of cryptochidism

DVM. TIMOTHY GREET

Prof. BVMS, MVM, Cert EO, DESTS, Dip ECVS, FRCVS

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Surgical treatment of cryptochidism

DVM. TIMOTHY GREET

Prof. BVMS, MVM, Cert EO, DESTS, Dip ECVS, FRCVS

17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Penile surgery

DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH

Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland

18:00 - 18:30 hrs.

Penile surgery

DVM. CHRISTOPH KOCH

Prof. Dr.med.vet., Dipl. ACVS and ECVS, head of Equine Surgery at the University of Berne, Switzerland

18:00 - 18:30 hrs.

Q&A

18:30 - 18:45 hrs.

COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION

18:45 - 19:15 hrs.

EQUINE NUTRITION

Chairperson: TBC

Basis of equine nutrition

DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN

Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Basis of equine nutrition

DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN

Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology

08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Feeding the equine athlete

DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN

Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

Feeding the equine athlete

DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN

Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology

09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

Feeding the orphan foal

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Feeding the orphan foal

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Feeding old horses

DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL

PhD Equine Nutricionist

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

Feeding old horses

DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL

PhD Equine Nutricionist

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

Keys of nutrition in growing horses

DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN

Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Keys of nutrition in growing horses

DVM. BRIAN NIELSEN

Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN Professor, Equine Exercise Physiology

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Nutrition for the pregnant and postpartum mare

DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ-GIL

MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Nutrition for the pregnant and postpartum mare

DVM. MARIANO HERNÁNDEZ-GIL

MVZ MC / Full Time Associate Professo

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Management of metabolic diseases

DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL

PhD Equine Nutricionist

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Management of metabolic diseases

DVM. KATHLEEN CRANDELL

PhD Equine Nutricionist

12:15 - 12:45 hrs.

Q&A

12:45 - 13:00 hrs.

LUNCH

13:00 - 14:30 hrs.

CHALLENGES IN THE EQUINE INDUSTRY

Chairperson: Tamara Tadich

The relevance of pain mitigation for equine welfare

DVM. SHEILA ROBERTSON

BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

The relevance of pain mitigation for equine welfare

DVM. SHEILA ROBERTSON

BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Courtesy Faculty, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida

14:30 - 15:00 hrs.

When is it time to quit?

DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

When is it time to quit?

DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

15:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Biosecurity in Equestrian Activities

DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING

DVM, MS, PhD; Professor

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Biosecurity in Equestrian Activities

DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING

DVM, MS, PhD; Professor

15:30 - 16:00 hrs.

Relevance of Equine Doping for Welfare

DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

Relevance of Equine Doping for Welfare

DVM. CHRISTOPHER RIGGS

VSc PhD. DEO. Dip ECVS. FRCVS. Director Equine Welfare Research Foundation, Chief Advisor Mainland Veterinary Engagement, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

16:00 - 16:30 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

16:30 - 17:00 hrs.

Outbreak Management

DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING

DVM, MS, PhD; Professor

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Outbreak Management

DVM. LUTZ GOEHRING

DVM, MS, PhD; Professor

17:00 - 17:30 hrs.

Challenges for equine practice in India

DVM. PHIROZ KHAMBATTA
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Challenges for equine practice in India

DVM. PHIROZ KHAMBATTA
17:30 - 18:00 hrs.

Q&A

18:00 - 18:15 hrs.

CLOSING CEREMONY

18:15 - 19:00 hrs.

NEONATOLOGY

Chairperson: Kate Savage

What is normal in the newborn foal?, What is not?

DVM. SIOBHAN MCAULIFFE
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

What is normal in the newborn foal?, What is not?

DVM. SIOBHAN MCAULIFFE
08:30 - 09:00 hrs.

Neonatal Infections / The Septic foal

DVM. SIOBHAN MCAULIFFE
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

Neonatal Infections / The Septic foal

DVM. SIOBHAN MCAULIFFE
09:00 - 09:30 hrs.

ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:45 hrs.

Dummy Foal /Isquemic-Hipoxic Encephalopaty managment and treatment

DVM. PAMELA WILKINS

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVECC, Professor Equine Medicine

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Dummy Foal /Isquemic-Hipoxic Encephalopaty managment and treatment

DVM. PAMELA WILKINS

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVECC, Professor Equine Medicine

09:45 - 10:15 hrs.

Intensive care managment under field conditions; what we really can do?

DVM. PAMELA WILKINS

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVECC, Professor Equine Medicine

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

Intensive care managment under field conditions; what we really can do?

DVM. PAMELA WILKINS

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVECC, Professor Equine Medicine

10:15 - 10:45 hrs.

COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 11:15 hrs.

Foal Pneumonia: Rhodococcus equi and more

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Foal Pneumonia: Rhodococcus equi and more

DVM. MACARENA SANZ

Associate Professor Equine Medicine

11:15 - 11:45 hrs.

Gastrointestinal disorders on neonatal foals

DVM. PAMELA WILKINS

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVECC, Professor Equine Medicine

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.

Gastrointestinal disorders on neonatal foals

DVM. PAMELA WILKINS

DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVECC, Professor Equine Medicine

11:45 - 12:15 hrs.