Interactive Cardiology Workshop

07 Nov 2019 - 07 Nov 2019 09:00 - 17:30 Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwick, CV8 2LD

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About the Course

This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the third interactive workshop focusing on cardiology for equine practitioners. The speakers’ list again includes the world-renowned veterinary cardiologist Professor John Bonagura from the North Carolina State University, and he is joined by Prof John Keen, Dr Katharyn Mitchell, Prof Colin Schwarzwald, Prof van Loon, and Prof Lesley Young. 

The morning session will focus on clinical pathophysiology of equine heart disease and a “how to” session on echocardiographic measurements. The interactive cases will focus on sounds and murmurs commonly encountered in practice and echocardiography case discussions. 
In the afternoon, the focus shifts to diagnosing arrhythmias during and after exercise, again including an interactive ECG reading session. The course will be concluded with a session on novel technologies and their use in daily clinical practice.

As usual, this workshop precedes the 2019 Autumn meeting of the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society (VCS) to be held at a new venue in Warwickshire. All BEVA members will be able to register for 1 or 2 days of the VCS autumn meeting for the same rate as their own members. Over these two days, there will be a comparative theme covering small animal, human and equine cardiology (details will be announced by the VCS: http://www.bsavaportal.com/vcs/Meetings). The VCS meeting promises to stimulate lots of thought. Day 1 will be completed with the very social annual VCS dinner, to which BEVA members are also cordially invited. 

VCS Members may attend this meeting at the BEVA Member rate. Please call the BEVA office to book.

Please note, to book accommodation at the venue, please call the central reservations on: 0333 254 6390 quoting BEVA19

Key Learning Objectives

• Develop an understanding of the pathophysiology and diagnosis of common equine heart diseases
• Refresh your knowledge on auscultation, echocardiography and electrocardiography in horses
• Be able to confidently identify and interpret heart murmurs, echo abnormalities and arrhythmias 
• Learn to use novel, simple-to-use diagnostic technologies in daily clinical practice

Course Organiser

Prof Colin Schwarzwald, Dr med vet, PhD, Dip ACVIM, Dip ECEIM, Zurich
Prof Gunther van Loon, DVM, PhD, Dip ECEIM, Assoc Member ECVDI, Ghent

Course Speakers

Prof John Bonagura, DVM, MS, Dip ACVIM, Raleigh
Prof John Keen, BSc, BVetMed, PhD, Cert EM (Int Med), Dip ECEIM, MRCVS, Edinburgh
Dr Katharyn Mitchell, BVSc, DVCS, PhD, Dip ACVIM, Zurich
Prof Colin Schwarzwald, Dr med vet, PhD, Dip ACVIM, Dip ECEIM, Zurich
Dr Derick Todd, MB ChB, MD, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Prof Gunther van Loon, DVM, PhD, Dip ECEIM, Ass Member ECVDI, Ghent
Prof Lesley Young, BVSc, PhD, DVA, Dip ECVA, DVC, MRCVS, Suffolk

Course Fees

• BEVA Members      £175
• Non-members        £350

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