VETOPIA Equine Community
The first VETOPIA Equine Community Event is taking place virtually as the face-to-face event was unfortunately cancelled due to airport and railway strikes in Germany. It is now open to all interested equine veterinarians.
From bone spavin to back pain to TMJ, our two speakers Nathalie Ann Reisbig and James Carmalt will provide comprehensive knowledge for the equine practice in a total of 6 lectures.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to take part in this webinar!
The schedule for the event:
14:00: Diagnosis and treatment of bone spavin
A common disease process and one that any veterinarian doing equine work will encounter. The importance of a thorough work-up, including good quality radiographs, will be discussed; along with an update on facilitated ankylosis of the joints.
14:25: 5 minute break
14:30: Back pain in equine lameness
Primary back pain can be difficult to localize and diagnose. The systemic work up of horses presenting for back pain, and some common pathologies (“kissing spines”, OA of the thoracolumbar facets, OA of the sacroiliac joints) with diagnostics/treatment, will be introduced.
14:55: 5 minute break
15:00: The TMJ - Why and how to include this in your differential diagnosis list.
Historically a rare problem in horses, this joint has become the focus of renewed attention in recent years. Despite this, the logical approach to investigating potential TMJ problems is often lacking. The talk will address this issue.
15:25: 10 minute break
15:35: The TMJ - Surgical options for diagnosis & treatment
When other diagnostic and treatment modalities fail to give a definitive answer, surgical intervention in equine TMJ disease may offer a solution.
16:00: 5 minute break
16:05: The TMJ - Intra-articular treatment options
There are few reports in the equine world of intra-articular treatment options for TMJ inflammation/osteoarthritis, and TMJ OA in humans is responding differently to standard intra-articular treatments. Why the TMJ may benefit from a different approach than other diarthrodial joints, and some of the treatment options, will be presented.
16:30: 5 minute break
16:35: The TMJ - Evidence supporting rider intuition
Until recently, rider “feel” was typically discounted when assessing equine performance-related problems. New research will be presented which shows how TMJ pain can affect rein-tension in the horse, which corroborates rider experiences
17:00: Final open discussion & Feedback
Dr. James Carmalt, MA, VetMB, MVetSc, PhD, FRCVS, DABVP, DAVDC, DACVSMR, DACVS-LA
Dr. James Carmalt graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1998 and then completed an internship in large animal medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). After working in general mixed practice (Tasmania, Australia), he returned to the WCVM for two back-to-back residencies in equine practice and large animal surgery.
Next, Dr. Carmalt spent one year practising in Australia at an equine specialty practice that focused on Thoroughbred broodmare and foal surgery. He returned to Canada in 2007 and joined the WCVM's Department of Large Animal Sciences where he is a tenured full professor.
Dr. Carmalt travels extensively to work in private practices and academic institutions internationally. He has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications and has presented his research findings at more than two dozen international conferences.
His main areas of research are equine dentistry (specifically temporomandibular joint or TMJ disease) and evidence-based medicine. He holds a PhD (the topic of which was equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction or PPID), and is quadruple-boarded (equine practice, equine dentistry, equine sports medicine and rehabilitation, and large animal surgery).
Dr. Carmalt commonly peer-reviews professional publications including those for PLOS One, Veterinary Surgery and other high quality journals. Additionally, he is an editorial board member of the open access, EBVM journal Veterinary Evidence, which is published by RCVS Knowledge.
Nathalie Ann Reisbig, VetMed, MSc, PhD
Employment:
- 06/23 – Present Clinical Associate – Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- 06/23 – Present Resident – American College of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- 05/21 – 05/23 Associate Veterinarian (Full-time), Southwest Animal Hospital, Swift Current, SK, Canada
- 04/20 – 04/21 Locum (General large animal practice) Southwest Animal Hospital, Swift Current, SK, Canada Sherwood Animal Hospital, Regina, SK, Canada
- 10/19 – 11/19 Locum Axevalla Hästklinik, Skara, Sweden
- 05/19 – 07/19 Locum Axevalla Hästklinik, Skara, Sweden
- 04/19 – 05/19 Locum Tierärztlichen Praxis für Pferd, Dr. Rapp, Röttenbach, Germany 11/18 - Present Research Assistant Dept. Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, SK, Canada
- 07/16 – 11/18 Laboratory Assistant Comparative Orthopedics Research Laboratory, Ohio State University, USA
- 07/16 - 11/18 PhD (Regenerative Medicine) – Ohio State University, USA
- 07/13 - 07/16 Equine Surgery Residency – Ohio State University, USA
- 03/12 - 03/13 Equine Surgical Internship - University of Leipzig, Germany
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