Equine ProgrammeWednesday 22 May Thursday 23 May Friday 24 May

Location Room 2, Shed 6 Room 2, Shed 6 Room VGM, Level 1, TSB Arena Room 2, Shed 6

6.30am Industry Branch 5km fun run/walk

7am Registration open

8amOverview of subchondral bone disease Jessica Kidd

Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in foals Jessica Kidd

How to perform a routine oral health exam: dental focus Ray Lenaghan | How to perform a routine wolf tooth extraction Ray Lenaghan | How to apply a foot cast Alanna Zantingh

Lameness examination Chris O’Sullivan

8.30am

Foot, pastern and fetlock – diagnostics Roger Smith

9amRadiological features of subchondral bone disease Jessica Kidd

Neck and back conditions Jessica Kidd

Blood smear preparation Sandra Forsyth | Cytology of abdominal fluid smears in the equine patient Sandra Forsyth | How to perform an abdominocentesis Alanna Zantingh

Foot, pastern and fetlock – conditions and therapy Roger Smith

9.30am

10am Morning tea

10.30amFlexural deformities in foals Jessica Kidd

Synovial fluid analysis in the equine patient Sandra Forsyth

How to perform a regional perfusion/venogram Alanna Zantingh | How to treat a post-castration evisceration Alanna Zantingh | Practical foot support for laminitis Paul Fraser

Proximal metatarsus and tarsus – diagnostics Roger Smith

11amSynovial fluid culture in the equine patient Sandra Forsyth Proximal metatarsus and tarsus

– conditions and therapy Roger Smith

11.30amAngular limb deformities Jessica Kidd NZEVA AGM Objective gait analysis – principles

and clinical applications Kevin Keegan12pm

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pmPractitioner papers | Chris Riley, Lee Morris, Megan du Toit

VPIS activity – an annual update Paul Fraser

How to place an over-the-wire catheter Jenny Sonis | FLASH ultrasound in colic cases Jenny Sonis | Suture placement for entropion in foals Jenny Sonis

Stifle joint – diagnostics Roger Smith

2pm Arthramid Leigh DeCliffordStifle joint – conditions and therapy Roger Smith

2.30pmPractitioner papers | Craig Lawrence, Alice Barker, Benjamin Davids

Gouldie Hour Joe Mayhew & Jessica Kidd

Hip joint, pelvis and sacroiliac region – diagnostics Chris O’Sullivan3pm

Afternoon tea

3.30pm Afternoon tea Afternoon tea

Gouldie Hour cont. Joe Mayhew, Jessica Kidd & Roger Smith

4pmPractitioner and research papers |Keana McCosh, Lee Morris, Clementine Kleintjes

Hip joint, pelvis and sacroiliac region – conditions and therapy Chris O’Sullivan

Equine industry in China: Report from the China Industry Summit Chris Riley

BAL and trach wash Leigh DeClifford

4.30pmConventional systemic and intra-articular joint therapies Chris O’Sullivan

5.30pm Happy hourSystemic and intra-articular regenerative therapies Roger Smith

7pm Randlab Dinner, Shed 5 NZEVA Dinner, Dockside

Other streams include: Companion Animal; Food Safety, Animal Welfare and Biosecurity & Epidemiology and Animal Health Management; Sheep, Beef & Deer; Veterinary Business. See conference website for more details.