Educational Program

Day 1: Focus on the Foot

Lectures

8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

Introductions - Dr. Margo Macpherson

8:15 - 9:05 a.m.

Overview of the available imaging modalities for use in the foot and strengths and weakness of each - Dr. Kate Bills

9:10 - 10:00 a.m.

Ultrasound and radiographs of the foot region with comparison to other imaging modalities - Dr. Myra Barrett

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 - 11:05 a.m.

Multimodality case-based talk - Drs. Myra Barrett, Kate Bills, Lindsay Deacon, Sydney Gibson and Carter Judy

11:10 - 11:25 a.m.

Antech/Sound sponsor representative comments

11:30 a.m. - Noon

Transport to San Dieguito Equine Group

Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

Labs

1:00 - 5:30 p.m.

4 stations @ 60 min. each; rotate; 30-min. break after 2 rotations (1:00 - 5:30 p.m.)

Station 1: Limbs for prosection/dissection - Dr. Lindsay Deacon

Including specimens to practice injections (distal interphalangeal joint, navicular bursa, proximal interphalangeal joint)

Station 2: Ultrasound examinations (foot and limited pastern) – 2 stations - Drs. Carter Judy and Myra Barrett

Normal horse ultrasound examination
Affected horse ultrasound evaluation (cases will vary based on availability)
- Podotrochlear pathology
- Deep digital flexor tendon pathology in pastern region

Station 3: Radiographic findings - foot - Dr. Kate Bills

Optimizing foot radiographs (live horses), specialized projections including additional navicular skylines
Radiograph-guided navicular bursa injections on cadaver limbs
Case-based discussion of radiographic findings of the foot

Station 4: Interactive multimodality case rounds - Dr. Sydney Gibson

Clinical exam findings, ultrasound, radiographs, MRI, PET

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Wrap up/Question and Answer session

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Salsa and Guacamole making challenge

Day 2: Focus on the Metatarsus/Tarsus

8:00 -8:15 a.m.

Recap of Day 1 - Drs. Myra Barrett, Kate Bills, Lindsay Deacon

8:15 - 9:05 a.m.

Overview of the available imaging modalities for use in the metatarsus/tarsus and strengths and weakness of each - Dr. Sydney Gibson

9:10 - 10:00 a.m.

Ultrasound and radiographs of the metatarsus/tarsus with comparison to other imaging findings - Dr. Myra Barrett

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 - 11:05 a.m.

Multimodality case-based talk - Drs. Myra Barrett, Kate Bills, Lindsay Deacon and Sydney Gibson

11:10 - 11:25 a.m.

Zoetis sponsor representative comments

11:30 - Noon

Transport to San Dieguito Equine Group

Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

Labs

1:00 - 5:30 p.m.

4 stations @ 60 min. each; rotate; 30-min. break after 2 rotations (1:00 - 5:30 p.m.)

Station 1: Limbs for prosection/dissection - Dr. Lindsay Deacon

Including specimens to practice injections (distal tarsal joints and subtarsal regions for blocking; Tarsal sheath)

Station 2: Ultrasound examinations (proximal suspensory ligament, tarsus, tarsal sheath) – 2 stations - Drs. Carter Judy and Myra Barrett

Normal horse hindlimb ultrasound examination
Affected horse hindlimb ultrasound examination (cases will vary based on availability)
- Hindlimb suspensory ligament pathology
- Distal tarsal osteoarthritis (osteolytic, plantar especially helpful)
- More advanced techniques (i.e., identifying anisotropic findings)

Station 3: Radiographs of the hindlimb - Dr. Kate Bills