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Equine Glandular Gastric Disease (EGGD)- what’s new for 2021?

Overview

It’s been well over a year since we last welcomed Dr. Michael Hewetson to a BOVA Scholars webinar. Dr. Hewetson is going to give us another update on equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD) as there have been some exciting new developments since he last spoke on the subject, including advances in our understanding of the clinical significance of this disease and how best to grade the lesions.

Presenters

Dr. Michael Hewetson

BSc BVSc PhD Dipl ECEIMSenior Lecturer in Equine Medicine
Royal Veterinary College

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. He currently works as a senior lecturer in equine internal medicine at the Royal Veterinary College and  has recently completed a PhD in equine gastroduodenal permeability studies. He has published extensively in the field of equine gastroenterology and co-authored the ECEIM consensus statement on EGUS in 2014.