EGGD- What’s New? (2019)
Overview
During this talk, Dr Michael Hewetson will be discussing what is new with equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD). Michael will be discussing the differences between equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD) compared to EGGD, risk factors, aetiopathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment.
Presenters
Dr. Michael Hewetson BSc BVSc PhD Dipl ECEIM
Dr Michael Hewetson
Michael graduated from Onderstepoort, South Africa, in 1999. He spent a year in private equine practice before completing a residency in equine internal medicine, critical care, and anaesthesia at the University of Glasgow.
He holds the RCVS Certificate in Equine Internal Medicine and is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Michael currently works as a Senior Lecturer in Equine Internal Medicine at the Royal Veterinary College and has recently completed a PhD focusing on equine gastroduodenal permeability studies.
He has published extensively in the field of equine gastroenterology and co-authored the ECEIM consensus statement on Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) in 2014.
