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
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
11:30 - 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
- Optimizing tarsal radiographs (live horses), specialized projections
- Tarsal abnormalities
Station 4: Interactive multimodality case rounds - Dr. Natasha Werpy
- Clinical exam findings, ultrasound, radiographs, MRI, PET
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Course wrap-up, final question and answer period
