Large animal practitioners: Mark your calendars for a day of continuing education at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Participants will earn five hours of CE credits. Registration is $200.

This event is hosted by the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine and the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association.

EVENT PROGRAM PDF

Guest presenter: Dr. John Peroni, DVM, MS, DACVS is the Dr. Steeve Giguere Memorial Professor in Large Animal Medicine at the University of Georgia. Dr. Peroni is a 1994 graduate of the University of Parma and was a Large Animal Surgery resident at Michigan State University from 1996-1999. He is an equine surgeon with expertise in regenerative medicine.

Event Program: MSU CVM G150

8:30-9:00 am: Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:05 am: Welcome – Dr. Dodd/Lock

9:05-9:30 am: EHV-1 update - G. Hussey

9:30-9:50 am: EGUS and gastric polyp ablation - L. Bookbinder

9:50-10:10 am: Anaplasmosis – the other oxytetracycline responsive disease – A. Moreira

10:10-10:30 am: Tricks in equid anesthesia - S. Taylor

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10:30-11:00 am: Break

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11:00-12:00 pm: Orthobiologics in the Horse: Biological Rationale, Mechanisms, and Evidence-Based Use - J. Peroni

12:00-12:15 pm: CVM Updates – Dean Dodd

12:15-1:00 pm: Lunch with Rooker and Young Practitioner Award

1:15-2:15 pm: Orthobiologics in Everyday Equine Practice: What Works, What Doesn’t, and How to Use Them Safely - J. Peroni

2:15-2:40 pm: Cutting-Edge Care: Surgical Solutions for Equine Tendon Injury - V. Melly

BREAKOUT SESSION: 2:30–4:30 p.m.: Preparedness for Livestock Veterinarians—Euthanasia and Depopulation Training using Captive Bolt Devices. - Dr. Madonna Benjamin

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2:40-3:00 pm: Break

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3:00-3:25 pm: Outcome of Standardbred Racehorses Following Femoropatellar Arthroscopy for Osteochondrosis Dissecans – A. Rhodes

3:25-3:50 pm: McPhail updates – J. Manfedi

3:50-4:15 pm: SAA – Good, Bad, and Ugly – A. Munsterman

4:15-4:30 pm: Discussion / Wrap-up

There is also a Large Animal Wet Lab being offered on the days before and after this day of CE. The wet lab is called "Thoracic and Abdominal Ultrasonography," and topics include "FLASH: The 10-minute colic ultrasound" and "Is that fluid in the chest?" Breakfast/dinner is included. Slots are open to 4-8 veterinarians. Registration is $200. Register here.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Aurora Pharmaceutical

AmerisourceBergen MWI Animal Health

Boehringer Ingelheim

Dechra Veterinary Products

Mindray Animal Medical

Zoetis