VetPD Course – Donkey/Mule Medicine & Orthopaedics

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 three references available for downloading:

The Clinical Companion of the Donkey

The Clinical Companion of Donkey Dentistry

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

Speakers:

• Patrick Pollock (UK) – BVMS, PhD, CertES(Soft Tissue), Dipl.ECVS, FHEA, FRCVS
• David Sutton (UK) – MA, VetMB, PhD, CertEM(IntMed), Dipl.ECEIM, MRCVS

Use HDE’s voucher code while registering and get a 20% discount (number of discount spaces limited): 20HDE582

You can register on VetPD’s website following this link 
https://vetpd.com/course-detail/Donkey-Mule%20Medicine-Orthopaedics-Germany-2025