Hindlimb Lameness Diagnostics and Therapeutics Workshop

Teilnehmerkreis: Tierärzt:innen, vet.-med. Studierende

Zeitraum: 09.10.2026 08:00 - 10.10.2026 - 17:30

Referenten:

Roger Smith MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, Dipl.ECVSMR, Dipl.ECVS, FRCVS

European and RCVS Specialist in Equine Surgery, European Specialist in Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, Royal Veterinary College, London, England

Fran James MA, VetMB, Dipl.ACVS, Dipl.ACVSMR, Dipl.ECVS, MRCVS

European and American Specialist in Equine Surgery, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Associate, Newmarket Equine Hospital, UK

Zusatzinformationen:

– A 2-Day Practical Course

This course is suitable for RCVS Modules : B-EP.3; C-E.4; C-E.5; C-E.6; C-E.7; C-E.15; C-EP.17

Teilnahmegebühr: 1390 €

The course fee includes coffee/tea breaks, lunches, extensive electronic course notes and a certificate of attendance.

On the evening of the first day all attendees are invited to attend the wine and  cheese reception.

Attendees can choose to only attend the lectures (= Lectures Only) on this course or can register for the entire course (= Lectures and  Practical Sessions). Early course registration is recommended as there are only a limited number of places available.

Tagungsort: Tiergesundheitszentrum Braun in Lahr GmbH, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Str. 1, 77933, Lahr/Schwarzwald, Germany,

Programm 09.10.2026 08:00 - 10.10.2026 - 17:30

This 2-day practical course has been developed for equine veterinarians who have experience with lameness investigations and provides a critical overview of possible causes of hindlimb lameness, diagnostic anaesthetic strategies and how to interpret nerve and joint block results, via a regio-anatomic approach. Discussions on the upper hindlimb as a cause of lameness (hip joint, pelvic and sacroiliac problems), Objective Lameness Evaluation and on systemic and intra-articular joint therapies will round the course off. All speakers/instructors are internationally renowned in the field of lameness diagnostics and spend a significant proportion of their clinical work investigating complex lameness cases.

In the mornings the following highly-illustrated lectures will be covered by the specialist (in English, German moderation): 

• Lameness Examination – Does it matter how it is done?
• Foot, Pastern and Fetlock – Diagnostics (Imaging and Anaesthetic Techniques)
• Foot, Pastern and Fetlock – Conditions and  Therapy
• Proximal Metatarsus and  Tarsus – Diagnostics (incl. US technique)
• Proximal Metatarsus and  Tarsus – Conditions and  Therapy
• Stifle Joint – Diagnostics Stifle Joint – Conditions and  Therapy
• Hip Joint, Pelvis and  Sacroiliac Region – Diagnostics
• Hip Joint, Pelvis and  Sacroiliac Region – Conditions and  Therapy
• Objective Lameness Evaluation – Principles and  Clinical Applications
• Conventional systemic and  intra-articular Joint Therapies
• Systemic and  intra-articular Regenerative Therapies

In the afternoons, 7 hours of practical and case-based sessions will give attendees plenty of opportunity to put theory into practice on live horses and limb specimens in small groups (2 – 4 attendees per ultrasound machine) and to discuss all aspects of Hindlimb Lameness diagnostics and therapeutics with the specialists. Each attendee will be rotating through the following practical and case-based stations:

• Subjective Lameness Examination Objective Lameness Evaluation
• Nerve and  Joint Blocks (incl. ultrasound-guidance)
• Ultrasound of the Metatarsus, Tarsus or Stifle Joint – Region chosen by each group individually 2 hours of clinical cases evaluated via subjective and objective lameness evaluation

Anmeldung:

Early Booking Deadline: Sun, 30 August, 2026

Registration Deadline: Fri, 11 September, 2026

Teilnehmerbegrenzung: 30 Personen

Homepage: www.vetpd.com/course-detail/Hindlimb-Lameness-Diagnostics-Therapeutic-Workshop-DE-2026-9649

Anerkennung: 14 Stunden

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