All clinicians use and prescribe drugs on a daily basis both to help diagnose, prevent and to treat a variety of conditions in the horse and pony. Many of us, however, probably know less about their correct use than we should do. The understanding of how drugs work and are most appropriately used has expanded enormously in the last decade but unfortunately this information is not always readily available to, or used by, the clinical practitioner.
The course is designed to help veterinarians understand how drugs work, their use in the clinical case, and their drawbacks and side effects. The combined talents and practical experiences of a group of practice and university-based equine clinicians, along with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, will stimulate delegates to assimilate knowledge on, and to discuss, the more effective use of drugs in the practical treatment of their clinical cases.
Specific areas to be covered include:
• The rational use of antibiotics
• How to use drugs in investigating and treating colic cases
• Other gastrointestinal drugs and medications
• Drugs used in the respiratory tract including inhalation therapy
• Ophthalmic therapeutics
• Therapeutics in the foal
• Medications used in the management of orthopaedic cases
• Vaccinations
• The use of medications in the competitive equine patient
• Non-reproductive endocrinologic products in the horse
• Therapeutics of skin conditions |