Burst 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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