IAEP Spring Meeting

Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Thursday March 1st, 2018

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 Speaker

Harold Schott, DVM, PHD, DACVIM
Professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Schott received his DVM degree in 1984 from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He started his career with three years in private equine practice in Southern California. Dr. Schott subsequently pursued advanced training by completing a residency in equine internal medicine and a PhD in equine exercise physiology at Washington State University. Since 1995, Dr. Schott has been an equine medicine clinician at Michigan State University with a strong clinical interest in urinary tract disorders and endocrinological disorders. In addition, he continues to pursue a research interest of fluid and electrolyte balance in endurance horses.

 Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30am – noon Morning Topics

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors
• Update on PPID (with cases)
• Insulin Dysregulation / Equine Metabolic Syndrome (with cases)
• Practical Fluid Therapy – tricks that can be used in the field

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30pm – 5pm Afternoon Topics

• Will include a break for Visiting with Vendors
• Pass the Salt – electrolytes for sport horses
• Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease – some thoughts
• Red Urine – conditions you may have never heard of

IAEP Fall Meeting

Wednesday November 1st, 2017
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday October 18th, 2017

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 Speaker

Timothy B. Lescun, BVSc, PhD
Associate Professor, Large Animal Surgery
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Timothy Lescun attended veterinary school at the University of Melbourne in Australia and graduated in 1994. In 1999, he began his residency at Purdue University, earning his Certification as a Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2000. He completed his PhD in 2015. Dr. Lescun’s areas of interest are: local antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of septic arthritis in horses; agnosis and treatment of orthopedic infections; transfixation pin complications in the horse; evaluation of temperature generation and microdamage during drilling, tapping and pin placement procedures in equine bone; and use of low level vibrations to prevent bone loss during transfixation casting.

Dr. Lescun has authored numerous publications in the subjects of equine lameness and surgery.

 Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30 – 9:15 The lameness exam versus inertial sensor systems
9:15 – 10:00 Nerve blocks – do I trust them? A review.

Break – Visit Vendors

10:30 – 11:15 What scan is that? Case presentations
11:15 – 12:00 What has MRI added to the treatment of foot lameness?

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30 – 2:15 Current approaches to synovial sepsis – Case presentations
2:15 – 3:00 Wounds; grafting, dressings and topical stuff

Break – Visit Vendors

3:30 – 4:15 Predicting fracture risk in the horse – preliminary results
4:15 – 5:00 Case presentations – surgical challenges

IAEP Spring Meeting

Wednesday February 22nd, 2017
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday February 15th, 2017

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 Speaker

Karen E. Wolfsdorf, DVM, DACT

Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf attended veterinary school at the University of Florida and graduated in 1992. After completion of her DVM, she began an equine field service internship at North Carolina State University. In 1995, Dr. Wolfsdorf completed a residency in Theriogenology at the University of Florida and became board certified in Theriogenology. Before coming to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, she spent time working in Australia with Dr. Pascoe at Oakey Veterinary Hospital. In 1996, Dr. Wolfsdorf joined Hagyard as an Associate and in 2002 she became one of the first two woman Members of the Practice. Dr. Wolfsdorf’s main area of interest is infertility in the mare and problems during pregnancy. She spends her time working as a field veterinarian and as a specialist at the McGee Fertility Center.

She has authored many chapters on equine reproduction as well as lectured worldwide and published research regarding progesterone, retained endometrial cups and equine twin reduction with cranio-cervical dislocation.

She will be speaking about various topics in theriogenology.

 Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30 – 10:00 Management of Infertility in the Problem Mare

Break-Visit Vendors

10:30 – 11:15 Culture/Cytology
11:15 – 12:00 Pharmacological Manipulation of Anestrus and Transitional Mares

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30 – 2:15 Management of Twins
2:15 – 3:00 Monitoring the High Risk Mare

Break-Visit Vendors

3:30 – 4:15 Problems of the Pregnant Mare
4:15 – 5:00 Post-partum Complications

IAEP Fall Meeting

Wednesday November 2nd, 2016
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday October 19th, 2016

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 Speaker

Mike Pownall, DVM, MBA

Prior to becoming a veterinarian, Dr. Mike Pownall worked as a farrier for seven years. His interest in equine lameness led him to attend the Ontario Veterinary College, graduating in 2001. In 2002 he and his wife, Dr. Melissa McKee, started McKee-Pownall Equine Services. Their organization is represented by 3 equine veterinary clinics with 11 vets and 20 support staff spread across the Greater Toronto Area. In 2015 he was the Veterinary Services Manager for the Pan-Am Games in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a partner with Oculus Insights, offering business education to veterinarians throughout the world.

Dr. Pownall received his MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, and was the class valedictorian. He presents internationally on business strategy, pricing, digital marketing and technology for veterinarians. He also contributes to numerous journals on business management topics.

Dr. Pownall has a blog and podcast on veterinary business management at www.veterinarybusinessmatters.com. You can follow him on twitter @dvmbusiness and the Veterinary Business Matters Facebook Page. The website for McKee-Pownall Equine Services is www.mpequine.com and the website for Oculus Insights is http://www.oculusinsights.net.

He will be speaking about various topics in practice management.

 Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30 – 10:00 Pricing Strategies for Equine Veterinarians

Break-Visit Vendors

10:30 – 12:00 Pricing Strategies (continued)

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30 – 3:00 Employee Reviews and Compensation

Break-Visit Vendors

3:30 – 5:00 Cash Flow Management

IAEP Fall Meeting

Wednesday November 4th, 2015
8am – 5pm
6 hours of Continuing Education

 Reservations Due by Wednesday October 21st, 2015

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 Speaker

Dr. Dennis Brooks, DVM, PhD

Dr. Brooks passed the certifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 1984. Dr. Brooks received a PhD in 1987 from the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Brooks has been a scientist & clinician in academia and is a Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology. He was the President of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists from 1997-1998. Dr. Brooks has written over 170 academic scientific publications, 76 book chapters , received $2.3 million in research grants, & has given over 300 lectures both nationally & internationally in comparative ophthalmology. His book, Equine Ophthalmology, was published in 2002 and again in 2008. A book, Small Animal Ophthalmology, was published in 2011. He received the British Equine Veterinary Association’s Sir Frederick Smith Memorial Lecture & Medal Recipient in 2007, and received the Frank J. Milne State of the Art Award at the AAEP in 2010. Dr. Brooks has extensive experience in amnion grafting, corneal transplantation & cataract surgeries of the horse.

He will be speaking about various topics in equine ophthalmology.

 Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 Registration & Visitation with Vendors

8:30 – 10:30 Eye Exam of the Horse

Break-Visit Vendors

11:00 – 12:00 Corneal Haze: Immune Mediated Keratitis and Stromal Abscesses

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch / Business Meeting

1:30 – 3:30 Eye Emergencies of the Horse, including superficial and deep corneal ulcers

Break-Visit Vendors

4:00 – 5:00 Equine Recurrent Uveitis (ERU)