Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Equine Practitioners – A 1-Day Universal Imaging Workshop
Sat, 06 December, 2025
Species
Equine
Venue
VetweRx Equine Group
Contact Hours
16 Hours (RACE accredited)
Early Booking Deadline
Fri, 03 October, 2025
Registration Deadline
Fri, 05 December, 2025
Language
English
Sponsors
Discipline
Diagnostic Imaging
Orthopaedics
This workshop has been designed to equip the equine practitioners with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to make the most of their abilities and ultrasound machine, in the diagnosis and treatment of frequently encountered equine musculoskeletal conditions affecting the frontlimbs, hindlimbs and neck region. This workshop is suitable for all veterinarians aiming to improve their knowledge and skills in this area, as the practical sessions will be adapted to the attendees’ skill levels.
In order to make the practical training on-location as efficient as possible, all attendees will receive access links to the 8 lecture recordings listed below as soon as they register, so that the lectures can be viewed on-demand whenever suitable and at your leisure before the event. In order to receive a RACE-approved certificate for the online lectures, an MCQ quiz will have to be passed.
Dr. Andy Fiske-Jackson BVSc, MVetMed, FHEA, Dipl.ECVS, MRCVS - Royal Veterinary College, UK
- Fetlock Joint Region (30 min)
- The Flexor Tendons & Check Ligaments (50 min)
- Stifle Joint (50 min)
- Ultrasound of the Neck (50 min)
Roger Smith MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, FHEA, Dipl.ECVSMR, Dipl.ECVS, ECVDI Assoc., FRCVS - Royal Veterinary College, UK
- How to Get the Most Out of Your Ultrasound Machine (55 min)
- Suspensory Ligament – Frontlimb vs. Hindlimb (40 min)
- Heel Bulb & Pastern Region (30 min)
Dr. Myra Barrett DVM, MS, Dipl.ACVR, Dipl. ACVR (EDI) - Colorado State University, USA
- Ultrasound of the Carpus & Carpal Sheath (30 min)
The on-location workshop will be held with Drs. Carol Gillis, Sydney Gibson, Suzanne Brenner and Wade Tenney on Saturday 6th of December at the VetweRx Equine Group in Longmont, CO. The 4 highly experienced instructors will be sharing invaluable tips/tricks and pearls of wisdom with the attendees during the 8 hours of practical sessions in small groups (2 – 4 vets per ultrasound machine) on live horses. Each attendee will be able to extensively hone his/her practical skills at the following practical stations:
- Setting up your Machine & Scanning Techniques
- Suspensory Apparatus
- Digital Flexor Tendon Sheath & Fetlock Region
- Heel Bulbs & Pastern
- Flexor Tendons & Check Ligament
- Stifle Joint Region
- Carpal Region incl. Carpal Sheath
- The Neck & Poll
Dr. Carol Gillis is a graduate of UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She developed a sport horse practice and became one of the first equine veterinarians to perform ultrasound examinations on the musculoskeletal system of horses. Dr. Gillis returned for an equine surgery residency at UC Davis. Following completion of the residency, she obtained a PhD in equine tendon and ligament pathophysiology. Concurrently she established the equine ultrasound service at UC Davis, pioneering ultrasound of the musculoskeletal system at the University, and creating courses and hands-on labs to train veterinary students, residents and veterinarians how to perform and interpret ultrasonographic examinations. Clinically, Dr. Gillis has performed more than 26,000 ultrasound examinations of the horse and guided treatment of problems identified.
Dr. Gillis is the author of numerous scientific publications in journals such as the American Journal of Veterinary Research and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association on the subject of equine soft tissue injury diagnosis and treatment, and recently was an author of “Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery 2014", the definitive reference book on the topic. Dr Gillis has presented her research on Equine Sports Medicine topics nationally at the American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American College of Veterinary Surgery meetings and internationally in the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Dubai, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Dr. Gillis is a charter member of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. She currently has a consulting practice in Ultrasound and Sports Medicine in Aiken, SC, and lectures nationally and internationally.
Venue
VetweRx North, 7171 Pike Rd, Longmont, CO 80503
Qualified Vet
Lectures & Practical Sessions
USD 690.00
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