Ultrasonography of the hindlimb

Key Information

CPD Hours: 15 hours (7 hours for the recorded webinars and 8 hours for the practical day)

Course Length: See above

Course Format: Practical sessions using live horses and cadaver material, case-based discussions and seven one-hour recorded webinars to be viewed before the onsite course

Course Programme

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22 Sep 25
£549.00

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Course Information

Key Areas
  • Ultrasonography of the pastern
  • Ultrasonography of the digital flexor tendon sheath
  • Ultrasonography of the suspensory ligament
  • Ultrasonography of the hock and tarsal sheath
  • Ultrasonography of the stifle
  • Ultrasonography of the hip, pelvis and sacroiliac region
  • Ultrasound guided injections
About this course

Would you like to improve your ultrasound examination of the hindlimb from pastern to sacroiliac, including ultrasound guided injections?

This course of recorded webinars will be followed by a day of case based discussions and practical sessions. The course is suitable for both the beginner and advanced practitioner. The webinars will cover applied anatomy, different ultrasound techniques and acquisition of diagnostic images. There will be plenty of practical hints and tips to get the most out of your ultrasound examination. The onsite part of the course will involve case discussions and practical sessions including ultrasound guided injection techniques.

This course consists of recorded webinars and a day of practical sessions. Please note: The online lectures are a pre-requisite for attending the onsite day (these will be available to view approximately 4 weeks prior to the practical day). These lectures allow you to learn at your own pace and can be listened to at a convenient time. This allows delegates to have more time once onsite for practical, hands-on teaching sessions. On the practical day, the tutors will be happy to answer questions relating to the online lectures, however to get through everything planned for the practical day, they will not be able to cover the content in the same level of detail as the online lectures. It is therefore imperative that all lectures are viewed in advance of attending.

Why do this course?
The webinars allow you to learn at your own pace and avoids the long sessions of lectures that most busy vets struggle to stay awake in! They can be listened to at a convenient time, you just need to confirm you have worked through them as a prerequisite for attending the practical component of the course. This allows more practical sessions to be fitted in to the onsite part of the course giving more time for you to have the probe in your hand!

Course Programme

08:30 - 09:00

Registration and refreshments

09:00 - 09:20

Course introduction                                                                           Andy Fiske-Jackson               

09:20 - 12.30

Rotation between three stations:

  •           Digital flexor tendon sheath                                                                  
  •           Suspensory Ligament                                                                           
  •           Stifle                                                                                                                  

 Including tea/coffee break

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 16:45

Rotation between three stations:

  •           Pastern and Pelvis                                                                               
  •            Hock and Tarsal Sheath                                                                       
  •            Ultrasound guided injections                                                                           

Including tea/coffee break

16:45 - 17:30

Course roundup/case discussion                                                        Andy Fiske-Jackson               

Tutors

Andy Fiske-Jackson, BVSc MVetMed DipECVS FHEA MRCVS
Associate Professor of Equine Surgery
The Royal Veterinary College

Alex Hawkins, BSc BVSc MVetMed DipECVS MRCVS
Lecturer in Equine Surgery
Royal Veterinary College

Roger Smith, MA VetMB PhD DEO ECVDI LAIA DipECVSMR DipECVS FHEA FRCVS
Professor of Equine Orthopaedics
The Royal Veterinary College

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