Science-in-brief: Clinical highlights from the American Association of Equine Practitioners 59th Annual Convention and Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement 45

摘要

The 59th Annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention and Trade Show was held in Nashville, Tennessee from 7 to 11 December 2013. The 5-day convention attracted over 6600 veterinarians, students, technicians, guests and exhibitors. The programme presented a blend of learning opportunities ranging from large didactic lectures to small group discussions. Renowned orthopaedic specialist Dr Sue Dyson delivered the Frank J. Milne State of the Art presentation. Her 3 h presentation included a wide range of videos and still images as well as succinct summaries of her clinical work and research that focused on the art and science of lameness evaluation. Didactic lectures were grouped into morning or afternoon sections including 4 sessions devoted to business and practice management, a session on ethics in equine practice and a novel session delivered by several AAEP past presidents titled ‘Lessons Learned’. The programme chair, Dr Jeff Blea, invited noted clinicians to assemble for indepth review sessions on the topics of sport horse lameness, racing-related lameness, reproductive endocrinology and geriatric medicine. He also organised 3 ‘How To’ sessions that presented tips and clinical pearls on ophthalmology, radiology of performance horses and ?eld anaesthesia. Seven other sessions of the convention were devoted to new information, showcasing over 70 papers that the AAEP Educational Programmes Committee had selected for the programme out of several hundred submissions.