(No CE) Welcome to the AAEP Convention and Trade Show! Relive the past year, and learn what's up for the future.

Part of the session titled Special Sessions

The “Burst” session will present highly informative, abbreviated talks on related subjects of interest to the general veterinary practitioner. Practical knowledge will be presented dynamically in a fast-paced, “bitesized” format that allows the audience to come away with impactful, usable information they can add to their knowledge base and skill sets. Each presentation will be 5 minutes in length.

Hour 1 

• Stifle Radiology Acquisition Tricks and Findings That Will Surprise You – Elizabeth Acutt 
• Examination of the Foot: Seems Easy Enough, Right? – Craig Lesser
• How to Ultrasound the Stifle: Beyond the Medial Femorotibial Joint – Elizabeth Acutt
• Stifle Pathology: Flex and Inject, Refer for Scope, or Something in Between? – Jackie Christakos
• How to Bring a Mare into Estrus Following Pregnancy Loss – Carleigh Fedorka
• How to Manage a Mare for Cooled Semen Cycle – Melissa Prell
• BAL vs TTW: When to Know What to Pull out of the Truck – Emily Berryhill
• Tips and Tricks to Acquire Foot Radiographs That We Can Be Proud of – Craig Lesser
• Post-Mating Induced Endometritis: How to Say Goodbye to the Fluid – Melissa Prell

Hour 2

• Ataxia vs Lameness: Is This a Medicine or Orthopedic Problem? – Jackie Christakos
• EPM Diagnostics: What Do the Numbers Mean Anyway? – Emily Berryhill
• How to Use a Gloved Hand to Perform Sterile Ultrasound-Guided Procedures – Brian Beasley
• Guided Injection Techniques: Sacroiliac and Navicular Bursa – Jackie Christakos
• How to Manage the Late Gestation/High-Risk Mare in the Field – Melissa Prell
• Guided Injection Techniques: Cervical Facet and Thoracolumbar – Elizabeth Acutt
• How to Evaluate and Inject Cervical Spinal Nerve C8 with Ultrasound Guidance in Horses – Philippe Benoit
• Medical Management of Insulin Dysregulation, More Than Thyro L – Emily Berryhill
• Guide to a Retained Placenta for the “Lameness Practitioner” – Melissa Prell

Hour 3

• Antimicrobial Sensitivity Interpretation: More Than Just Discs and S/R – Emily Berryhill
• When the Sole Abscess Ruptures, But the Horse Is Still Lame – Craig Lesser
• What Happened to All the Embryo Transfer Recipients? How to Synchronize on a Farm – Melissa Prell
• The Proximal Metacarpus/Metatarsus: It’s Finally Blocked, But Now What? – Jackie Christakos
• How to Splint That Crooked-Legged Million-Dollar Foal – Craig Lesser
• The Digital Tendon Sheath: Fun to Scan, But Hard to Interpret – Elizabeth Acutt
• Quarter Cracks and Sheered Heels: It Must Be a Medial/Lateral Imbalance Problem – Craig Lesser
• Using Cell Wall Fraction of Mycobacterium phlei to Treat Periorbital Sarcoids – Jan Doelle
• How to Enhance Soundness and Healing in Cases with Unilateral Distal Displacement and
• Sheered Heels Using the Steward Clog or the Steward EVA/Wood Clog – Micheal Steward

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(No CE) Celebrate with us as 2023 scholarship and award winners are recognized.

Part of the session titled Special Sessions

By Patrick M. McCue, DVM, Ph.D., DACT

Part of the session titled Special Sessions

Innovation and discovery have provided the knowledge and resources for practitioners to overcome ever-evolving challenges to optimal fertility in mares and stallions, increasing the efficiency and success of client breeding programs.

During his lecture, renowned theriogenologist Dr. Patrick McCue will trace significant advancements in equine reproduction over the past half-century, leading to analysis of the current state of practice in the field. Acquire valuable advice to enhance your diagnosis, treatment, and management of stallions, mares, and neonates, and be inspired to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in equine reproduction.

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Anchors: Kyla Ortved and Maria R. Schnobrich
Forecaster: Amy L. Johnson
Sportscaster: Katie Seabaugh
Field Reporter: Bo Brock

Enabled by a grant from the estate of Dr. Wayne O. Kester, the Kester News Hour highlights the latest  scientific papers in specific areas of equine medicine.

Part of the session titled Special Sessions