New Bolton Center Announces New Schedule of Free Lecture Topics
Thursday, February 02, 2012
First Tuesdays provide an opportunity to expand knowledge of equine illness, behaviors and approaches for healthy horse care
[February 02, 2012; Kennett Square, PA] – New Bolton Center has released its First Tuesday Lecture Series schedule through February 2013. The First Tuesdays Lecture Series offers an open lecture, at no charge, the first Tuesday of each month at University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) New Bolton Center. This popular series of one-hour lectures begins its third year this spring, covering a wide range of veterinary subjects of relevance to the horse owner and caregiver. All are presented by New Bolton Center clinicians with expertise in the subject. Each presentation is followed by a lively question and answer session.
Says Rose Nolen-Walston, DVM, organizer of the series, “We want New Bolton Center to be a resource for the local equine community, and this program is one way to be that resource. The First Tuesday Lecture series has allowed New Bolton Center clinicians and researchers to share our knowledge, including the newest advances. The growing popularity of the talks has confirmed our belief that the horse-loving community is eager for this type of information. We always welcome input on topics that will be of interest.”
The schedule for the next several months has just been announced:
March 6, 2012
Suzanne Stewart, DVM
Suspensory ligament disease in the performance horse
April 3, 2012
Louise Southwood, DVM, PhD
It's 10 p.m. and my horse isn't right: When is it an emergency?
May 1, 2012
Samantha Hart, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC
Equine emergencies: First aid and emergency stabilization
June 5, 2012
Chelsey Miller, DVM
Moon Blindness: The shades of grey of equine recurrent uveitis
(There will be no lecture in July or August.)
September 4, 2012
Dean Richardson, DVM, DACVS
New techniques in equine fracture repair
October 2, 2012
Eric Parente, DVM, DACVS
Airway Surgery: Is it any easier now for your horse to breathe?
November 6, 2012
Joy Tomlinson, DVM
Headshaking syndrome in horses
December 4, 2012
Jonathon Palmer, VMD, DACVIM
The critically ill foal
January 8, 2013
Santiago Garcia, MVZ
Easy keepers - Metabolic disease in horses
February 5, 2013
Mary Utter, DVM, DACVO
Eye cancer in horses - What it looks like and what you can do about it
This schedule is subject to change. Please check the website, http://www.vet.upenn.edu/FirstTuesdays, for the most current information. Suggestions for future First Tuesday lecture topics can be sent to sallysil@vet.upenn.edu. Lectures are free, though seating is limited. To reserve a space, e-mail beltb@vet.upenn.edu.
Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the world's premier veterinary schools. Founded in 1884, the School was built on the concept of Many Species, One Medicine™. The birthplace of veterinary specialties, the School serves a distinctly diverse array of animal patients, from pets to horses to farm animals at our two campuses. In Philadelphia, on Penn's campus, are the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital for companion animals, as well as classrooms, laboratories and the School's administrative offices. The large-animal facility, New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, Pa., encompasses hospital facilities for the care of horses and food animals as well as diagnostic laboratories serving the agriculture industry. The School has successfully integrated scholarship and scientific discovery with all aspects of veterinary medical education.
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