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Course dates
27 May 2026 09:30 - 28 May 2026 17:30
Liphook Equine Hospital, Forest Mere, , GU30 7JG
Expand your ultrasound skills beyond the limbs
This two-day, in-person course will give you the confidence and practical skills to make the most of your equine ultrasound scanner. You’ll start by mastering machine setup, image optimisation, and troubleshooting, then quickly move into hands-on scanning and case discussions that link imaging findings to real-world clinical decisions.
Across the two days, you’ll scan live horses and practise imaging the thorax, abdomen, eyes, lymph nodes, kidneys, bladders, intestinal wall thickness, lymph nodes, accessory sex glands and abscesses.
You’ll learn to recognise pleural effusions, liver disease, venous thrombosis, and other pathologies, building practical expertise that you can apply immediately in both yard and clinic settings. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to obtain diagnostic-quality images with confidence and make informed decisions that improve outcomes for your patients.
Why attend?
This course is ideal for vets who want to get more from their ultrasound scanner. You’ll gain:
- Hands-on scanning of thorax, abdomen, bladder, lymph nodes, eyes, and more.
- Guidance on normal versus pathological appearances and how to optimise image quality.
- Case-based teaching linking imaging to clinical decision-making.
- Confidence in using ultrasound to diagnose abdominal, thoracic, ocular, and reproductive conditions.
- Practical skills for real-world scenarios, from weight loss and colic cases to dysuria, liver disease, and cloudy or painful eyes.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at experienced equine vets who are confident with standard tendon and ligament scans but want to expand their skillset to more challenging anatomical regions and pathologies.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Know when ultrasound is a useful in thoracic and abdominal work ups.
- Locate and assess kidneys, liver, spleen, peritoneal fluid and the GI tract where accessible.
- Assess a horse for pleural effusion.
- Colic FLASH scans.
- Assess painful eyes and cloudy corneas.
Course highlights
Day one
- Scanner setup, troubleshooting, and optimisation
- Transabdominal and transrectal scanning
- Thoracic ultrasound and normal landmarks
- Clinical case discussions
- FLASH scans, liver/kidney imaging, biopsy techniques, and case discussion
Day two
- Ophthalmic scanning
- Thoracic and abdominal cases
- Lymph node and mass evaluation
- Linking imaging findings to clinical decisions in both yard and clinic environments
Our speakers
- Course Organiser: Jamie Prutton BSc (Hons) BVSc DipACVIM DipECEIM MRCVS, RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine, American Specialist in Large Animal Internal Medicine
- Julie Potier DVM Dip ECEIM MRCVS, European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
- Charlotte Easton-Jones VetMB, MA, DipACVIM, MRCVS, RCVS Recognised specialist in equine internal medicine
- Speaker TBC
Course prices
- Member: £750
- Non member: £1500
Terms and conditions
By registering for this course, you agree to the following terms and conditions:
Payment and transfers
- All payments must be made in pound sterling. Your place on the course is not guaranteed until full payment has been made.
- Booked places can be transferred to another person free of charge if requested two weeks before the start of the course. If the transferee is not a BEVA member, they will be liable for the difference between the member and non-member rate. If a transfer is requested less than two weeks prior to the start date a 10% administration charge will apply.
- A full refund will be made, less a 10% administration charge, if cancellation is more than six weeks before the start of the course.
- A refund cannot be guaranteed if cancellation is less than six weeks before the start of the course. A full refund will be made if we are able to resell the place, less a 20% administration charge.
- In the unlikely event that we are required to cancel or postpone the course you can opt to receive a full refund or receive a CPD credit. The CPD credit is valid for one year from the date of issue and can be used on any BEVA CPD event.
Programme
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