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Hyperinsulinemia, Laminitis, and PPID: Diagnosis and Management – Part 1
This webinar meets the metabolic requirement for PHCP students.
Join Dr. David Rendle to learn about the link between obesity, insulin and laminitis, and discuss diagnosis and management of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID).
Part 1 – Managing Hyperinsulinaemia and Laminitis – Can we make laminitis a thing of the past?
In part 1 of this two-part webinar series Dr. Rendle will:
- Explore the relationship between insulin and laminitis.
- Explain how we can identify horses at greatest risk of laminitis.
- Look at how the management of hyperinsulinaemia has evolved.
- Review the latest research on medical treatments to manage hyperinsulinaemia.
Part 2 – Updates in the Diagnosis and Management of PPID
In part 2 of this two-part webinar series Dr. Rendle will:
- Explore the signs of PPID and how we identify them.
- Look at the diagnostic tests that are available and appreciate how they are best applied to accurately identify PPID.
- Understand the importance of insulin in PPID cases.
- Look at what’s new in the management of PPID.
Dr. David Rendle, BVSc MVM CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM FRCVS RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine, has expertise in hyperinsulinaemia in horses with equine metabolic syndrome and obesity in horses.
Following graduation from The University of Bristol in 2001, David worked in farm animal and equine practice in Somerset, UK before completing an internship at Liphook Equine Hospital.
A 3-year Horserace Betting Levy Board residency at The University of Glasgow and Liphook Equine Hospital enabled him to train as a specialist in equine internal medicine and to gain a masters by research into equine asthma and an RCVS certificate in equine medicine.
David spent a number of years at Liphook Equine Hospital and had spells at The Royal Veterinary College and Charles Sturt University in Australia before moving to Rainbow Equine Hospital in Yorkshire where he became a director. David returned to his Westcountry roots in 2020 and now works as an independent equine medicine and therapeutics consultant. He is a past president of the British Equine Veterinary Association
David has an active research interest in equine endocrinology and gastroenterology and speaks regularly internationally.
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Parts 1 and 2 are included in the price. The recording of this webinar may be purchased and viewed for two years as many times as you would like after the live event.
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Hyperinsulinemia, Laminitis, and PPID: Diagnosis and Management
$65.00 – $110.00