Managing endocrine cases through the Autumn and Winter (2021)
Overview
During this webinar you will get an update on the latest thinking in the diagnosis and treatment of EMS and PPID with a focus on care through the winter. Dave will guide you through the importance of weight loss through the winter months to prevent laminitis in the Spring, and will introduce novel therapeutics that are now being used for the management of EMS and laminitis risk. Diet and management strategies for obesity will be discussed. Recent studies on how the management of PPID can be optimised with pergolide and other treatments will be reviewed.
Presenters
Dr. David Rendle BVSc MVM CertEM(IntMed) DipECEIM FRCVS RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
Following graduation from The University of Bristol in 2001, David worked in farm animal and equine practice before and completing an internship at Liphook Equine Hospital. After a3-year Horserace Betting Levy Board residency at The University of Glasgow and Liphook Equine Hospital, David spent a number of years at Liphook Equine Hospital with a break to work in the West country and Australia. He moved to Rainbow Equine Hospital in Yorkshire where he became a director prior to the hospital’s acquisition by the Vet Partners group. In 2019, David returned to his roots and now lives near family on the edge of Exmoor. He works as an independent equine medicine and therapeutics consultant around tending his sheep and is actively involved in clinical research. David has lectured and published on a broad range of topics but has particular interests in gastrointestinal and endocrine and diseases. In 2019, David was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in recognition of his contribution to clinical practice. He is President of the British Equine Veterinary Association and is chair of their health and medicines committee.