Donkey/Mule Medicine & Orthopaedics – A 2-Day Practical Course

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This 2-day practical course provides equine practitioners with a good overview on all medical, orthopaedic, dental and surgical aspects specific to donkeys allowing participants to not only expand their knowledge but especially their hands-on skillset. Through the following lectures the highly experienced speakers will highlight how different donkeys are from horses and will share useful tips and tricks with the attendees:

Not just a small Horse – How Donkeys are different…
Colic and its particular challenges in Donkeys
Dentistry in Donkeys
Orthopaedic Problems – Lameness & Hoof Disorders
Dealing with Liver Diseases in Donkeys
Donkey Nutrition
Endocrine Disorders
Surgery in Donkeys
Hyperlipaemia
The Role of the Donkey Globally
Between both afternoons, 7 hours of practical sessions on live donkeys and cadaver specimens and case-based discussionswill give attendees plenty of opportunity to put theory into practice and to ask questions in small groups (2 – 4 attendees / ultrasound machine). Each attendee will rotate through the following practical sessions under the watchful eye of the internationally renowned specialists:

Abdominal Ultrasound
Ophthalmologic Procedures – Nerve blocks, lavage system placement, keratotomy, aqueocentesis etc.
Anaesthesia – Case-based Protocols
Hyperlipaemia Workshop
Donkey Dentistry (live donkeys & specimens)
Exotic Donkey Disease – Case examples
The Donkey Sanctuary has also kindly made the following two references available for free for downloading:

The Clinical Companion of the Donkey

The Clinical Companion of Donkey Dentistry

Other recourses can be found here: https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/for-professionals/professional-resources

The course fee includes catered lunch, coffee/tea breaks, a wine & cheese reception, extensive electronic course notes and a certificate of attendance. Attendees can choose to only attend the lectures (= Lectures Only) on this course or can register for the entire course (= Lectures & Practical Sessions). Early course registration is recommended as there are only a limited number of places available.

This course is suitable for RCVS Modules: B-EP.3; C-E.1; C-E.2; C –E.3; C-E.5; C-E.6; C-E.7; C-E.12; C-E.13; C–E.15; C-E.16; C-E.17; C-VA.2

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