Equine Scintigraphy

Date: Friday 24th February, 2012 - Sunday 26th February, 2012
Start time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 18 hour(s)
Cost: £775

Provider: Royal Veterinary College

Course fee: 3 days: £775, or fee per day: £275

The aim of this three day course is to provide a comprehensive overview of equine scintigraphy through a mixture of lectures and reading sessions.

Day 1 is tailored to newcomers to equine scintigraphy and clinicians who would like to refresh their knowledge of the theoretical and practical basics.

Day 2 and 3 will provide an in-depth knowledge of the scintigraphic appearance of disease in the different anatomical locations in comparison to normal variations.

The decision making process in equine diagnostic imaging will be discussed and there will be the opportunity for delegates to communicate their own findings. The course will be led by world experts in the field who will share their experience of scintigraphy, its value in the clinical context and how they interpret the images obtained.

Programme

Day 1: The essentials
08:30 ‐ 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 ‐ 09:15 Welcome and introduction
09:15 ‐ 10:00 Human nuclear medicine—past, present and future (Prof. Ralph McCready)
10:00 ‐ 10.45 Radiation physics, radiopharmaceuticals, detection of radiation and their application to clinical imaging (Alan Perkins)
10.45 ‐ 11.15 Tea/Coffee break
11:15 ‐ 12:00 Quality control, radiation safety and legal requirements (Alan Perkins)
12:00 ‐ 12:30 Veterinary scintigraphy: Rules and regulations (Jo Weekes)
12:30 ‐ 13:30 Lunch
13:30 ‐ 14:00 Equine scintigraphy: Horse preparation and sedation (Renate Weller)
14:00 ‐ 15:00 What’s new in equine scintigraphy (Frank Albert, Steve Bloomer, Claire Kavalieris, Jo Weekes, Jill Kirkbride)
15:00 ‐ 15:30 Tea/Coffee break
15:30 ‐ 17:00 Optimisation of image acquisition and processing (Frank Albert, Steve Bloomer, Claire Kavalieris, Jo Weekes, Jill Kirkbride)

Day 2: Advanced
08:30 ‐ 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 ‐ 09:15 Welcome and introduction
09:15 ‐ 10:00 Scintigraphy of the frontlimb (Sue Dyson)
10:00 ‐ 10.45 Scintigraphy of the hindlimb (Marcus Head)
10.45 ‐ 11.15 Tea/Coffee break
11:15 ‐ 11:45 Scintigraphy of the head and neck (Renate Weller)
11:45 ‐ 12:15 Scintigraphy of the back (Marcus Head)
12:15 ‐ 12:45 Scintigraphy of the pelvis (Rob Pilsworth)
12.45 ‐ 13.15 Non‐orthopaedic scintigraphy (Renate Weller)
13:15 ‐ 14:00 Lunch
14:00 ‐ 15:30 Case reading session (Sue Dyson, Marcus Head, Rob Pilsworth, Renate Weller)
15:30 ‐ 16:00 Tea/Coffee break
16:00 ‐ 17:00 Case discussion (Sue Dyson, Marcus Head, Rob Pilsworth, Renate Weller)
19:30 Course dinner

Day 3: Decision making
08:30 ‐ 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 ‐ 10:30 Indications for bone scanning in the performance horse in relation to clinical findings and the results of other diagnostic imaging modalities: overview and case examples (Sue Dyson)
10.30 ‐ 11.00 Tea/Coffee break
11:00 ‐ 12:00 Indications for bone scanning in the race horse in relation to clinical findings and the results of other diagnostic imaging modalities: overview and case examples (Rob Pilsworth)
12:00 ‐ 13:00 Indications for bone scanning in the general riding horse in relation to clinical findings and the results of other diagnostic imaging modalities: overview and case examples (Marcus Head)
13:00 ‐ 14:00 Lunch
14:00 ‐ 15:00 Case reading session (Sue Dyson, Marcus Head, Rob Pilsworth, Renate Weller)
15:00 ‐ 15:30 Tea/Coffee break
15:30 ‐ 16:30 Case discussion (Sue Dyson, Marcus Head, Rob Pilsworth, Renate Weller)

To book: Contact the CPD Unit on Tel: 01707 666865, or email cpd@rvc.ac.uk. Further details available at www.rvc.ac.uk/cpd

Who is it for?

Veterinary Surgeons

The Speakers

Frank Albert,
Director of Sales
MIE

Dr Steve Bloomer, BSc PhD CPhys MinstP
Director of Sales and Technical Services
Hermes Medical Solutions Ltd.

Sue Dyson, MA VetMB PhD DEO FRCVS
Head of Clinical Orthopaedics
Animal Health Trust

Marcus Head, BVetMed MRCVS
Senior Associate
Rossdales Equine Hospital

Clare Kavalieris,
Applications Specialist
Southern Scientific Ltd

Jill Kirkbride, DCR DRI
Nuclear Medicine Applications/Support Specialist
Bartec Technologies Ltd.

Prof. Ralph McCready,
Professor Emeritus, Institute of Cancer Research, Surrey
Hon. Emeritus Consultant, Hammersmith Hospital. Hon. Consultant, Royal Sussex County Hospital

Professor Alan Perkins, MSc PhD
Professor of Medical Physics
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham

Rob Pilsworth, MA VetMB CertVR BSc(Hons) MRCVS
Associate
Newmarket Equine Hospital

Jo Weekes, DCR(R) DRI MSc (oxon)
Radiographer
Equine Referral Hospital, The Royal Veterinary College

Renate Weller, DrMedVet PhD MVetEd FHEA MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging
The Royal Veterinary College

Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as

18 hours

Registration and Booking

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