FACULTY OF VETERINARY AND
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
2015 Equine Centre Annual Conference:
Equine Sports Medicine
Date: 11 - 12 April 2015
University of Melbourne,
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
250 Princes Highway
Werribee, VIC, 3030
Parking available
11 VetEd points
In 2015, our Equine Centre Conference
returns to the theme of Equine Sports
Medicine. This conference will provide the
latest information on diagnostic and
therapeutic approaches to performance
limiting conditions encountered in equine
athletes.
Dr. Rachel Murray is a specialist surgeon
with the Animal Health Trust in the United
Kingdom with a particular interest in Sport
Horse lameness and vast experience with
advanced imaging techniques. Dr. Murray
will present talks on aspects of the diagnosis
and management of musculoskeletal
injuries in sport horses.
Dr Emmanuelle van Erck
DVM, PhD, Dip ECEIM
Dr. Emmanuelle van Erck is a specialist
internist based in Europe who impressed us
so much at our 2013 conference we have
invited her back! Dr. van Erck will present
information on assessing and maintaining
fitness in athletic horses and discuss the
management of conditions of the respiratory
tract and the heart of equine athletes.
Dr Rachel Murray
MA, VetMB, MS, PhD,Dip ACVS
Dip ECVS, MRCVS
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
SATURDAY LECTURES
8:30am Registration
9:00 - 9:10am Opening remarks and
introductions
Ken Hinchcliff
9:10 - 10:00am Assessing fitness and
maximizing performance
Emmanuelle van Erck
10:10 - 11:00am Risk factors for
lameness in Sport Horses
Rachel Murray
11:10 - 11:40am Morning tea
11:40 - 12:30pm Managing the
coughing horse: a holistic approach
Emmanuelle van Erck
12:40 - 2:00pm Lunch
2:00 - 2:50pm Proximal suspensory
desmitis in the Sport Horse
Rachel Murray
3:00 – 3:50pm Cardiac arrhythmias:
what you need to look out for!
Emmanuelle van Erck
SUNDAY LECTURES
CONFERENCE COST
9:00 - 9:50am Physiotherapy:
developing core strength
Rachel Murray
For both Saturday and Sunday:
10:00 - 10:50am Physiotherapy:
what’s the evidence?
Liz Walmsley
$600 early bird (closing March 1st 2015)
$700 full fee
Discount for new graduates (up to 3
years in practice) $450 for both days
11:00 - 11:30am Morning tea
11:30 - 12:20pm Accurate diagnosis of
upper airway dynamic obstructions: a
critical guide to surgical success
Emmanuelle van Erck
12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch
1:30 - 2:20pm Maximising
performance: the surgeon’s point of
view
Rachel Murray
For one day only:
$350 - either Saturday or Sunday
If you require accomodation we can
organise a discount at your request.
TO REGISTER
To register please go to our website with
the following link:
http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/ecconf/
2:30 - 3:00pm Afternoon tea
3:00 - 3:50pm Medical management
and rehabilitation of upper airway
disorders
Emmanuelle van Erck
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you have any questions, or would like
more information, please contact:
Program Coordinator
Renae Louis
4:00 - 4:30pm Afternoon tea
School of Melbourne Custom Programs
4:30 - 5:20pm Advanced imaging and
MRI in lameness diagnosis
Rachel Murray
T: +61 3 9810 3321
F: +61 3 9810 3149
E: [email protected]
7:00pm - late Equine Conference
Dinner
SPONSORS
Take a break from the learning to socialise
and take in the scenery at the Werribee
Mansion. Tickets are $75 per person and
include a three-course meal and drinks. To
book a ticket please contact Renae Louis.
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