Key Information
CPD Hours: 1 hours
Course Length: One hour
Course Format: Recorded webinar with a copy of the webinar slides provided
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Course Information
Key Areas
- What is regenerative medicine and how it can differ from stem or other cell therapy
- Different types of therapy available and their evidence base
- How are these therapies working in the clinical setting, in particular for musculoskeletal treatment?
- Are results mixed because we have the wrong treatment, wrong treatment regime or we’re not selecting the patients correctly.
This webinar will be available soon as a recorded webinar - please email cpd@rvc.ac.uk to register your interest.
Unsure about whether to recommend stem cell or regenerative therapies for your patients? Are you unclear about how these treatments are being used and how they work?
There are many misconceptions about regenerative medicine and stem cell therapy. The main application in small animals to date has been for musculoskeletal conditions and for osteoarthritis. There is evidence that they have a beneficial effect, although it is not clear how.
This lecture will look at the application and evidence of this type of treatment and consider whether the issues and opportunities.
Why do this course?
If you are being asked about stem cell/regenerative medicine in your clinic this lecture will give you the broad concepts and the background to be able to give good advice and also develop your understanding of some of the unpredictable elements of this type of treatment.
Tutors
Richard Meeson, MA VetMB PhD MVetMed DipECVS PGCertVetEd FHEA FRCVS
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of Orthopaedics
The Royal Veterinary College