Donors receive a special edition print of Secretariat, who was humanely destroyed to release him from suffering of Laminitis.ANIMAL HEALTH FOUNDATION 25th ANNIVERSARY:
EQUINE LAMINITIS CONFERENCE
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Holiday Inn Six Flags, Eureka, MO 63025
~Featuring leaders in the field of laminitis research funded by the Animal Health Foundation~
Conference Schedule |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Registration |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Welcome and a Short History of the Animal Health Foundation Don Walsh, DVM |
| 8:45 - 9:45 | Laminitis Pathophysiology Update Chris Pollitt, BVSc, PhD |
| 9:45 - 10:30 | Venograms & MRI: Applying Research to Clinical Practice Amy Rucker, DVM |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Chronic Laminitis-the hidden danger Chris Pollitt, BVSc, PhD |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Morning Session Q & A |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch and a Movie: “Learning from Wild Horses”, presented by The Australian Brumby Research Unit |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Cushing’s Disease, Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Laminitis Phil Johnson, BVSc, PhD |
| 1:45 - 2:30 | Forage Management to Prevent Laminitis Kathryn Watts, B.S. |
| 2:45 - 3:30 | The Cornell Equine Laminitis Genetics Study Samantha Brooks, PhD |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | Panel Discussion - AHF Equine Laminitis Conference Speakers Moderator, Don Walsh, DVM Conference Speakers |
| 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Attendees are invited to Meet the Speakers at a Recption following the conclusion of the conference program. |
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