"Laminitis, Founder, Insulin Resistance & Cushing’s" Two Day Webinar Course with Dr Cindy Nielsen   http://founderwarriors.com/

This Laminitis, Founder, Insulin Resistance & Cushing’s Webinar is taught by Dr Cindy Nielsen DVM for PHCP and the public, and is a very popular clinic regularly offered to PHCP members, and is required for certification. We are offering this clinic as a Webinar to better serve our remote students and to open it up to the general public.

When

February 10 & 11, 2012, 5PM to 8:30PM PST

Format

This is an interactive online class. If you're new to this, we will provide a training session to help you become comfortable with the format.

See Course Outline below. Session schedule will be 3.5 hours of presentation with interspersed discussion & Q&A. Participants are are invited to submit rads and case studies for discussion.

Cost

Participate - $100 for the course. Registration required in advance through Pay Pal, room is limited so please register early

Auditing seats are not available. We will record it to offer a Pay Per View auditing session in the future.

Please Note

HORSE OWNERS OR ANYONE INVOLVED WITH HORSES in any capacity is welcome to join in the Webinar We suggest that all attendees become familiar with the basic anatomy of the lower limb. Please see the suggested preparation materials below!

Register Below...

Course Outline for Laminitis, Founder, Insulin Resistance & Cushing’s Webinar - with Dr Nielsen

2-session  webinar Friday & Saturday, Jan. 13th and 14th, 2012, 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Using photographs, diagrams and illustrations, we will cover the following topics:

  • What is laminitis? What is founder? Are they the same thing?
  • Anatomy – in depth look at the gross and microscopic anatomy of healthy v. laminitic hoof; follow the progression of damage to the laminae on a microscopic basis
  • Causes of laminitis
  • Stages in the development and progression of laminitis and their  clinical signs (“symptoms”)
    • Acute versus chronic laminitis
  • Cryotherapy to prevent laminitis
  • Chronic laminitis and the “lamellar wedge”
    • Recognition of the signs of chronic laminitis when looking at hooves in the field
  • Coronary band and coffin bone prolapse
  • Hoof wall resections and deep digital flexor tenotomies – are they ever really necessary?
  • Treatment of acute vs. chronic laminitis, trimming the laminitic foot, raising heels vs. lowering heels
  • Insulin Resistance versus Cushing’s – what’s the difference?
    • Clinical signs/symptoms
    • Treatment
    • Prognosis
    • Prevention

COST: $100 for two-day webinar  with live participation, question and answer opportunities both evenings

Course Preparation Materials

Preparation: All participants and auditors should familiarize themselves with the basic bony anatomy of the hoof, pastern, and fetlock to include the coffin bone, short and long pastern bones, navicular bone, proximal sesamoid bones.

Soft tissues of prime importance include the superficial and deep digital flexor tendons, collateral ligaments of the coffin and pastern joints, the laminae, lateral (collateral) cartilages. Knowledge of the anatomical structures involved in the navicular apparatus (navicular bone, impar ligament, navicular bursa, the deep digital flexor tendon in the foot, suspensory ligament of the navicular bone) will be helpful for Session 4 Navicular Syndrome discussion especially.

There are many online sites with anatomy of the lower equine limb. Here are our favorites!

http://www.3dglasshorse.com/ - An engaging interactive exploration of the equine distal limb that combines interactive models with informative narrations and highly detailed animations. The interface allows manipulation of anatomical models in three dimensions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGck-JnxutM&feature=channel_page - This animation video covers the distal limb is detail and is very similar to Glass Horse but is a video. If you don't own the Glass Horse Distal Limb, this is the next best thing.

www.ironfreehoof.com is a great site for anyone studying anatomy and will help you understand what you are seeing on x-rays. spending an hour or two on this fascinating site is highly recommended!

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION

Participants are able to interact during the Q&A portions of the clinic, and are invited to send x-rays and photos in up to one week prior to the 1st Session for consideration in the Q&A. Please note that Registration is non-refundable unless the clinic is cancelled.

PHCP students get credit for this class.

This session is closed! It was a fantastic web event - we all learned a lot! Please let us know if you're interested in the next  Dr Cindy Nielsen IR course!