AAEP Announces Summer Continuing Education Opportunities for Equine Veterinarians

Newsdate: Fri, 17 April 2015 – 7:22 am
Location: LEXINGTON, Kentucky

Equine practitioners can invest in practical veterinary knowledge in diverse areas of equine medicine when the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) presents four continuing education meetings during summer 2015.

Advanced knowledge of equine medicine

Advanced knowledge of equine medicine

AAEP announces summer continuing education opportunities for equine veterinarians with courses in diverse areas of equine medicine.

The slate of events includes a pair of 360° meetings, which combine lectures and wet labs into an intensive “boot camp” experience; and two Focus meetings, which present the latest evidence-based knowledge within a particular area of medicine.

  • 360° Diagnosing, Imaging and Treating from the Foot to the Fetlock: June 28-July 1 at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. Meeting sponsors are Dechra Veterinary Products, FujiFilm Sonosite, Sound and Universal Imaging.
  • 360° Ophthalmology: July 8-11 at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Sponsorship is provided by Akorn Animal Health and FujiFilm Sonosite.
  • Focus on Ambulatory Medicine & Focus on Students: July 26-28 in Minneapolis, Minn. The meeting is sponsored by Merial and Sound.
  • Focus on Poor Performance: Sept. 10-12 in Lexington, Ky. Sponsors are Luitpold Animal Health, Progressive Nutrition and Vetel Diagnostics.

To view the complete program for each meeting or to register, visit www.aaep.org/info/education.

About The American Association of Equine Practitioners

The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of the horse. Currently, AAEP reaches more than 5 million horse owners through its over 9,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry.

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