The challenge of canine forelimb lameness

Date: Wednesday 12th September, 2012 - Wednesday 12th September, 2012
Start time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 6 hour(s)
Cost: £350

Provider: Royal Veterinary College

Diagnosing and treating thoracic limb lameness can be challenging and frustrating. Many dogs present with a similar history including minimal response to rest and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and increased lameness following exercise and heavy activity. This course will focus on the work-up of these cases from beginning to end starting with localisation on physical examination, progressing through diagnostics and finishing with treatments available complete with case-based illustrations of their use. The emphasis will be on the first-opinion work-up of these cases concentrating on what can realistically be achieved and performed in general practice, but will include an overview of more advanced options.

Participants will develop their knowledge and diagnostic skills through film-reading exercises leading on to case-based discussion. The course will be of interest to any practitioner frustrated by these challenging cases (everyone!) as well as RCVS CertAVP candidates for small animal orthopaedic surgery C modules.

Programme
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 - 09:45 Introduction and the physical examination
09:45 - 10:30 Causes of thoracic limb lameness – the elbow
10:30 - 11:00 Tea/Coffee break
11:00 - 11:45 Causes of thoracic limb lameness –not the elbow
11:45 - 12:30 Diagnostics (including radiography, CT, MRI, scintigraphy)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:00 Film reading (delegates split into small groups and discuss radiographs of various cases)(including tea/coffee break)
15:00 - 17:00 Review film reading - each set of films will lead on to discussion of further work-up for that case, the diagnosis, the treatment (options for both first opinion and referral),the prognosis and the salvage options

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

Gareth Arthurs, PGCertMedEd MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DSAS(Orth) FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Pilar Lafuente, DVM PhD DipACVS DipECVS MRCVS
Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Karen Perry, BVM&S CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics
The Royal Veterinary College

Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as

6 hours

Registration and Booking

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