On Tuesday, October 2, 2012, New Bolton Center will present Airway Surgery: Is it any easier now for your horse to breathe? As part of the First Tuesdays Lecture Series at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, PA, the series offers the public open lectures on equine topics, at no charge, the first Tuesday of each month.
Addressing respiratory issues in horses
The latest treatments of major respiratory abnormalities in horses will be discussed at the New Bolton Center to enable those who attend the lecture to be more informed owners and trainers.
The October 2nd lecture will be a presented in New Bolton Center’s Alumni Hall by Eric J. Parente, DVM, DACVS and professor of large animal surgery at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center.
“Much has changed since one of the landmark surgeries for roaring was performed over 40 years ago, just down the road,” said Dr. Parente. “Both the latest in diagnostic tools, like over ground exercising endoscopy, and the latest treatments of the major respiratory abnormalities will be discussed to enable those who attend the lecture to be more informed owners and trainers.
”Dr. Parente’s clinical and research expertise focuses on performance evaluation as well as issues of the upper airway, laryngeal dysfunction, neuropathy and equine sinus surgery.
The First Tuesday Lecture Series offers faculty and clinicians at New Bolton Center an opportunity to share current information on topics of interest and relevance to horse owners and caregivers throughout the region.
Upcoming lecture topics include headshaking syndrome (November), the critically ill foal (December) and metabolic disease in horses (January).
For a complete list of scheduled lectures visit FirstTuesdays.
Though the lectures are free, seating is limited. Please RSVP to beltb@vet.upenn.edu.
About the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
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 MedicineTM.
Penn Vet researchers currently have the most National Institutes of Health grants of all vet schools in the country, attesting to the School’s strong basic and clinical research programs in infectious diseases, immunology, neuroscience, cancer, stem cell biology and more.
The School’s Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, located on Penn’s campus in Philadelphia, PA, houses classrooms, laboratories, medical care and one of the nation’s busiest urban veterinary emergency rooms. In addition, the school successfully integrates scholarship and scientific discovery with all aspects of veterinary medical education.
Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine is the only institution in the state of Pennsylvania graduating veterinarians. 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.