** NEW** Equine Infectious Diseases 26 March 2025

We are thrilled to announce this new workshop, designed to enhance your expertise in managing common and exotic infectious diseases. This workshop will feature a dynamic mix of lectures, interactive panel discussions, and case scenarios, ensuring a comprehensive and engaging learning experience and will include a practical simulator session on guttural pouch lavage.

Lunch and refreshments provided

Course Description

We are delighted that Richard Newton and Fleur Whitlock from Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance (EIDS), Nic de Brauwere from Redwings and Tamzin Furtado from the University of Liverpool will speak at this workshop. 

The workshop is aimed at practitioners in first-opinion practice, the day aims to provide a refresher and update of your knowledge of infectious diseases and management of outbreaks. You will develop your skills at applying this knowledge to common scenarios and manage the challenges encountered in ambulatory practice.

 

Workshop Highlights:

• Expert Speakers: Gain insights from renowned experts Richard Newton and Fleur Whitlock from Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance (EIDS), Nic de Brauwere from Redwings, and Tamzin Furtado from the University of Liverpool.
• Infectious Diseases Focus: Refresh and update your knowledge on infectious diseases and outbreak management in practice, including EHV-1, Strangles and how not to miss an emerging exotic disease
• Interactive Learning: Develop your skills through practical case scenarios and interactive discussions, tailored for first-opinion practitioners. Enhance your skills taking guttural pouch washes using the new Equine GP Simulator.

 

The workshop is kindly sponsored by Dechra.

 

Speakers

Richard Newton BVSc MSc PhD FRCVS

Richard was at the Animal Health Trust, Newmarket for more than 25 years where he acquired a breadth of experience in the epidemiology, surveillance and control of a range of equine infectious diseases. When the AHT closed in July 2020 he and his team were immediately retained by the UK’s racing and breeding industry and since November 2021 have been based in the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge. He and his team continue to provide global disease surveillance and advice on disease prevention strategies and management of outbreaks.

Fleur Whitlock BVetMed (Hons) MSc MRCVS - Calibri

Fleur qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2012 and following an internship in Dubai, she worked in clinical equine practice in the UK. In 2017 she joined the Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance team at the Animal Health Trust, who are now based at Cambridge University. Fleur works closely with vets to aid infectious disease diagnosis, control and prevention. She also assists with the running of surveillance schemes and collation of numerous surveillance reports. Fleur enjoys promoting equine infectious disease epidemiology and regularly provides lectures and educational material on this topic. Fleur also completed a Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health Masters in 2021 at the Royal Veterinary College.

Nic De Brauwere

Tamzin Furtado

 

Learning Outcomes

Develop and refresh theoretical knowledge of EHV-1 and Strept. Equi and exotic diseases

Develop a theoretical and practical understanding of managing infectious disease outbreaks in ambulatory practice

Develop knowledge and understanding of communication skills to help manage complex clinical scenarios with multiple owners and vets.