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. Natasha Werpy

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 - 11:05 a.m.

Multimodality case-based talk - Drs. Natasha Werpy, Holly Stewart, Kate Bills, Kara Brown and Lindsay Deacon

11:10 - 11:25 a.m.

Antech/Sound sponsor representative comments

11:30 a.m. - Noon

Transport to Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center

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. Holly Stewart

Station will include prosected limbs, limbs to dissect and practice radiograph-guided injections and ultrasound techniques (1 limb per person)
- Proximal and distal interphalangeal joints, navicular bursa

Station 2: Ultrasound examinations (foot and limited pastern) – 2 stations - Drs. Lindsay Deacon and Kara Brown

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) and specialized projections including additional navicular skylines
Horses with foot and pastern abnormalities will be examined

Station 4: Interactive multimodality case rounds - Dr. Natasha Werpy

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.

Reception/Activity

Day 2: Focus on the Metatarsus/Tarsus

8:00 -8:15 a.m.

Recap of Day 1 - Drs. Lindsay Deacon, Kate Bills and Margo Macpherson

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. Kate Bills

9:10 - 10:00 a.m.

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

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 - 11:05 a.m.

Multimodality case-based talk - Drs. Natasha Werpy, Holly Stewart, Kate Bills, Kara Brown and Lindsay Deacon

11:10 - 11:25 a.m.

Zoetis sponsor representative comments

11:30 - Noon

Transport to Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center

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. Holly Stewart

Station will include prosected limbs, limbs to dissect and practice radiograph-guided injections
- Distal tarsal joints, subtarsal regions, tarsal sheath

Station 2: Ultrasound examinations (tarsus/metatarsus) – 2 stations - Drs. Lindsay Deacon and Kara Brown

Normal horse ultrasound examination
Affected horse ultrasound evaluation (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: Radiographic findings - tarsus - Dr. Kate Bills