Thursday, March 19, 2009

Event Announcement: AAEP's "Focus on the Equine Foot" July 19-20, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio

by Fran Jurga | 19 March 2009 | Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog

The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP)
Would like to invite veterinarians and farriers to attend:
FOCUS ON THE EQUINE FOOT
To be held July 19-20, 2009 in Columbus, Ohio

Schedule highlights include these topics and speakers:

Sunday, July 19
Sunday Morning (Moderator: Harry W. Werner)

8-8:50 a.m. Overview of Imaging the Equine Foot – Which Modality, When and Why – A. Kent Allen
8:50-9:40 a.m. Imaging for the Equine Practitioner – Radiology and Ultrasonography – Randy Eggleston
10-10:50 a.m. Imaging of the Foot – You Have to Know Your Anatomy – Rich Redding
10:50-11:40 a.m. Biomechanics of the Equine Foot - Jeff Thomason

Sunday Afternoon (Moderator: Steve O’Grady)

1-1:50 p.m. Examination of the Foot – Let’s Go Back to the Basics – William A. Moyer
1:50-2:40 p.m. Diagnostic Anesthesia of the Foot – What Do We Really Know? - John Schumacher
3-3:50 p.m. Medical Treatment of Equine Foot Disorders – Kent Carter
3:50-4:40 p.m. Surgical Treatment of Equine Foot Disorders – Daniel Burba


Monday, July 20
Morning (Moderator: Bill Moyer)

8-10 a.m. Acute and Chronic Laminitis – An Overview – Andrew Parks
10:20-11:10 a.m. Proper Physiologic Horseshoeing – What Is It and How Do We Apply It – Stephen E. O’Grady
11:10 a.m.-Noon Therapeutic Shoeing – A Veterinarian’s Perspective – Scott Morrison

Monday Afternoon (Moderator: To Be Determined)

1:30-2:20 p.m. Therapeutic Shoeing – A Farrier’s Perspective – James Gilchrist
2:20-3:10 p.m. Farriery for the Performance Horse – Hoof Wall Defects and Separations – Ian McKinlay
3:30-4:20 p.m. Etiology, Treatment and a New Approach to Club Feet – William Stone and Keith Merritt
4:20-5:10 p.m. Orthopedic Approaches and Farriery for the Young Horse – Robert J. Hunt

For further details or to register, call 859-233-0147 or www.aaep.org

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