2014
HAMBLETONIAN CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINAR. WET LABS &
TRADE SHOW
Morristown, NJ, June 5, 2014 – First Choice Marketing announced today plans to host the 15th Annual Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar for Equine Veterinarians, to be held in conjunction with the 89th Annual Hambletonian Festival of Racing in East Rutherford, NJ. Over the past 14 years,
this veterinary meeting
has grown to become the third largest equine
veterinary CE meeting in the country.
As an extension
of its commitment to provide
equine veterinary professionals with the latest
science and educational information, the Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar has again partnered with the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians (AAEVT) and will be offering
CE credits to all licensed
veterinary technicians and assistants participating in the Seminar and/or Wet Labs.
The 9th Annual
Continuing Education Wet Labs program
will take place at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Thursday, July 31, 2014, with sessions running
from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 PM.
Participants will have a
choice among 40 credit hours
offered. Transportation and lunch will be
provided. Fees are as follows: $400
per half-day
session (4
CE hours);
$700 for two half-day
sessions (8 CE hours). Participation in these intensive, hands-on sessions is limited.
Sessions will include:
Ø Dennis Brooks,
DVM, PhD, DACVO
–
Eye
Examination Techniques – 4 hours
(sponsored by Patterson Veterinary)
Ø Kate
Chope, VMD - Ultrasound: Focus on Front End - Metacarpus, Fetlock, Pastern and DIP
Collaterals – 4 hours
- (sponsored by Scil Animal
Care)
Ø Kate
Chope, VMD - Ultrasound: Focus on Hind End - Suspensory, Plantar Hock, and Sacroiliac Region
– 4 hours (sponsored by Scil Animal Care)
Ø
Mark Crisman,
DVM, MS, DACVIM - Endoscopy of the Upper Airway and Guttural
Pouches – 4 hours - (sponsored by Zoetis)
Ø Jay Donecker,
VMD, Victoria Maxwell,
DVM, MBA, & Megan Belcher, LVT, RVT -
AAEVT Session:
Veterinary Technician Primer: A Practical
Overview of Core Equine
Health Topics – 8 hours (sponsored by Zoetis)
Note: this full-day wet lab is for Veterinary Technicians and Assistants only, at a cost of $125 for AAEVT members
& $250 for non-members
Ø Robert Fleck, DVM – Optimizing Radiograph Quality Utilizing Positioning Aids for Portable Generator Systems – 4 hours (sponsored by Vet-Ray Technology by Sedecal)
Ø Kevin
May, DVM– Hands-on Equine Acupuncture Instruction – two, identical
4 hour sessions (sponsored by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society/IVAS)
Ø Mark Reilly,
DVM, DABVP – The Handling,
Preparation and Use of Autologous PRP and Stem Cells for the Treatment of Equine Sports Injuries
– 4 hours (sponsored by Harvest Technologies)
The 15th Annual
Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar program will take place on Friday, August 1, 2014 from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM at the Hilton Meadowlands Hotel (formerly the Sheraton Meadowlands) in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Veterinary Seminar
participants attend FREE of charge,
and will select from twelve
continuing education credit hours offered.
The Hambletonian Continuing Education Wet Labs and Seminar
programs have been approved
by the New Jersey Veterinary Medical
Association (NJVMA) and the New Jersey Association of Equine Practitioners (NJAEP).
As in the past, the CE Seminar is being offered at
no charge to veterinary participants thanks to the following
Educational Sponsorship Partners: 3M Pet & Animal Care Abaxis, Advanced Monitors, American Assn. of Equine Veterinary Technicians (AAEVT), Auburn Laboratories, Aurora Pharmaceutical, Bayer Animal
Health, Bioniche
Animal Health, Blue Seal Feeds, Boehringer Ingelheim, Ceva Animal Health, Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine, Cornell Animal
Health Diagnostic Center,
Dan Scott & Associates, Dechra Veterinary Products, EquiCrown, Equine Nutriceuticals, GlobalVetLINK, Harvest Technologies, Henry
Schein Animal Health,
International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS), Kentucky
Performance Products, Kinetic Technologies, MAI Animal Health,
Merck Animal Health, Merial, Merritt Veterinary Supplies, Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical
Center, Midwest Veterinary Supply, MWI Veterinary Supply, Neogen,
New Jersey Veterinary Technicians & Assistants, Nutramax Laboratories, Nutrena, Patterson
Veterinary Equine Division, Platinum Performance, PowerFloat, Pulse Veterinary Technologies, Purina Animal Nutrition, Rutgers Equine Science Center, Scil
Animal Care, Sound-Eklin, Southern States, Standardbred Retirement Foundation, Standlee Hay, Triple Crown Nutrition, Universal Imaging,
Vet-Ray Technology by Sedecal,
Wedgewood Pharmacy, and Zoetis.
The 2014 Seminar lineup features
the following lectures
by respected equine experts:
Ø Joe
Bertone, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Lyme Vaccine
Survey & Field Vaccination with Recombinant OSPA Vaccine
in Horses (sponsored by Merial)
Ø Dennis
Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO – You See What You Know: Eye Examination in the Horse (sponsored by Patterson Veterinary)
Ø Kirstin
Bubeck, Dr. med. vet., DACVS, DACVSMR – Diagnostic Imaging of the Equine Stifle: How? What? When? (sponsored by Vet-Ray Technology by Sedecal)
Ø
Janik Gasiorowski, VMD, DACVS – Equine Laparoscopy: the Possibilities, the Benefits
& the Limitations (sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center)
Ø
David Horohov,
PhD – Pro-inflammatory Gene Expression during Training:
Portents
of Adaptation or Injury?
(sponsored by Zoetis)
Ø
John Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
– Sedation & Anesthesia of the
Horse in Field Situations (sponsored by Bayer Animal Health)
Ø Kevin May, DVM
–
Use of
Acupuncture for a Variety of
Equine Conditions
(sponsored by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society/IVAS)
Ø
Chris Reeder, DVM, DACVD – Equine Dermatology: Approach to Pruritus (sponsored by Kinetic Technologies)
Ø Mike Ross, DVM,
DACVS – Multi-Limb Lameness: Forelimb,
Hindlimb,
or Both?
(sponsored by Wedgewood
Pharmacy)
Ø
Wendy Vaala, VMD, DACVIM & Earl Gaughan, DVM, DACVS – Selected Problems in the Growing
Foal and Young Horse: Perspectives from Medicine
& Surgery – 2 hours
– 2 hours (sponsored by Merck Animal
Health)
Ø
Kelly Vineyard, PhD – Case-by-Case: Equine Clinical Nutrition
(sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition)
The 2014 Hambletonian CE Meeting will also include
the 15th Annual Veterinary Seminar
Dinner and evening
of world-class racing Friday,
August 1st, at the new Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment Clubhouse West Deck Terrace, and the opportunity to attend the 89th Hambletonian Finals on Saturday, August 2nd.
This year, for the first time, participants will have the option to register for the event directly
online via a secure Online Registration Form posted on our website, www.firstchoicemarketing.us.
