MS246 – Equine lameness – let’s start with the basics
£447.00 (+VAT)
Join Nadine Ogden BVSc CertAVP(EL) AFHEA MRCVS for three 2-hour sessions. Includes 12 months access to all of your course materials.
- Join Nadine Ogden BVSc CertAVP(EL) AFHEA MRCVS for three 2-hour online sessions
- Comprehensive notes to downloaded
- Self-assessment quizzes to ‘release’ your 8 hours CPD certification (don’t worry, you can take them more than once if you don’t quite hit the mark first time)
- A whole year’s access to recorded sessions for reviewing key points
- Superb value for money – learn without travelling
- Watch the recordings on your iPad!
- This course is aimed at recent or new graduate vets that are looking to get started with lameness. This course will cover how to perform a thorough musculoskeletal examination, dynamic assessment, basic nerve blocks and imaging of the lame horse.
Programme
Session 1
Musculoskeletal examination: What am I feeling for?
What you’ll learn:
- How to perform a good orthopaedic examination in the horse
- Applied anatomy of the musculoskeletal system
- Confirmation and how it relates to lameness
- Assessing symmetry and posture in the lame horse
Session 2
Dynamic assessment and diagnostic analgesia: Where is the lameness coming from?
What you’ll learn:
- Assessing a horse for lameness a practical approach to determine which leg is lame
- How to perform flexion tests and other manipulations
- How to use clinical reasoning to know what nerve blocks to start with
- How to perform common nerve blocks/joint blocks
Session 3
Imaging of the lame horse: Reaching a diagnosis!
What you’ll learn:
- How to set up, take and assess the quality of your radiographs
- How to set up, use and interpret your ultrasound images
- What advanced imaging modalities are available and when they are suitable to use
The price includes all 3 sessions, notes and quiz – 8 hours of CPD
*No traffic jams, accommodation hassles, pet or childcare, rota clashes, locum fees ……….. just great CPD and a valuable ongoing resource.