The equine nurses' role in equine lameness exams
Tracks
Stream Three - Room E3
| Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Room E3 |
Overview
Gemma Murphy
Speaker
Ms Gemma Murphy
The Animal Hospital At Murdoch University
The equine nurses' role in equine lameness exams
Abstract
Introduction
Equine lameness is a common presentation at equine clinics and the Equine Veterinary Nurse can play a major role in assisting the Veterinary Surgeons to work these cases up.
Presentation
This lecture will cover the common signs of lameness, how lameness is diagnosed (including 'lameness locater'), how to 'spot' a lame horse, flexion tests and how to handle a horse for a lameness consult. It will discuss the common diagnostic anaesthesia (nerve/joint blocks) that is performed on the distal limb to localise the lameness and touch on the diagnostic imaging modalities that can be used to confirm the cause of the lameness (radiographs, ultrasound, MRI/CT).
Outcomes
By the end of this lecture the Veterinary Nurse should have a basic understanding of equine lameness and the common 'work up' that may be performed.
Equine lameness is a common presentation at equine clinics and the Equine Veterinary Nurse can play a major role in assisting the Veterinary Surgeons to work these cases up.
Presentation
This lecture will cover the common signs of lameness, how lameness is diagnosed (including 'lameness locater'), how to 'spot' a lame horse, flexion tests and how to handle a horse for a lameness consult. It will discuss the common diagnostic anaesthesia (nerve/joint blocks) that is performed on the distal limb to localise the lameness and touch on the diagnostic imaging modalities that can be used to confirm the cause of the lameness (radiographs, ultrasound, MRI/CT).
Outcomes
By the end of this lecture the Veterinary Nurse should have a basic understanding of equine lameness and the common 'work up' that may be performed.
Biography
Gemma is a Registered and Accredited veterinary nurse, having gained her RCVS Level 3 Diploma in Equine veterinary nursing in 2012. Since coming to Australia in 2013 she has worked across small animal and equine clinics in private practice and university teaching hospitals and completed further study in small animal emergency and critical care. She now works full time in equine practice at Murdoch University where she is involved in all aspects of equine nursing including emergency and critical care nursing, surgical nursing, lameness evaluations, medical nursing and advanced imaging as well as helping to teach the next generation of veterinary students coming through the equine centre.
