2009

Equine Opthalmology Consortium (IEOC) Symposium
Organizer: Dr. Brian Gilger
Lexington, KY, April 3-4, 2009
Topics: Equine Periocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Corneal Surgery; Glaucoma in the horse; Advancements in treatment of ERU and clinical trials; Phacoemulsification for acquired cataracts in adult horses – long term outcomes.

Equine Chronic Airway Disease: Enlarging the Database
Organizers: Dr. Edward Robinson and Dr. Jean Paul Lavouis
Montreal, Canada, June 1-2, 2009
Topics: Introduction to the equine tissue bank; Quantifying cough and mucus; Sampling protocols for blood, BAL, and tissue cytokines; Comparison of protocols for inducing RAO; Lessons learned from the network of human tissue repositories.

8th International Equine Genome Mapping Workshop
Organizers: Dr. Mark Vaudin and Dr. June Swinburne
The West Wing at Ickworth, Suffolk, UK, July 22-25, 2009
Topics: Speakers from the human SNP consortium on designing, performing and analyzing genome-wide association studies; Equine genomic sequence and SNP chip development; Gene expression studies; Mapping in candidate regions.

4th World Equine Airways Symposium (WEAS)
Organizers: Dr. Vince Gerber and Dr. Caroline Tessier
Berne, Switzerland, August 5-7, 2009
Topics: Genetics and environment in Airway Disease; Upper airway – pharynx and larynx; Lower Airway inflammation – mechanisms; Long term consequences of airway inflammation; upper airway mechanics; lower airway diagnosis and IAD.

Biomarkers for Diagnosing Musculoskeletal Disease III
Organizers: Dr. Wayne McIlwraith
Steamship Springs, Colorado, September 28 – October 2, 2009
Topics: Assessing osteoarthritis disease and progression by biomarker; Alternative tissue sources of cartilage breakdown biomarkers; Advances in imaging biomarkers; Comparison of ELISA determined biomarkers for OA with infrared spectroscopy.

Veterinary Aspects of Thoroughbred Breeding: Past Successes and Future Prospects
Organizers: Dr. WR (Twink) Allen and Dr. Sandra Wilshire.
The Sales Pavilion at Keeneland, Lexington, Kentucky, October 20, 2009
Topics: Conception advances using artificial lighting, Prostaglandin and Regumate; Hormones; Ultrasound scanning; endoscopy; Opening the discussion with the governing bodies to permit artificial insemination and embryo transfer in Thoroughbred breeding.

2008

Coming to Grips with Strangles
Organizers: Dr. Andrew Waller and Dr. Josh Slater
Edinburgh, Scotland May 26 - 28, 2008
Topics: Evolution of streptococcus equi strain; insights derived from the sequencing of the streptococcus equi and the Streptococcus zooepidemicus genome; pathogenesis and the pathology; surgical treatments; vaccines and various tests for the disease.

Equine Embryo Transfer VII
Organizers: Dr. WR (Twink) Allen and Sandra Wilsher
Magdalene College, Cambridge UK, July 9-11, 2008
Topics: Oocyte maturation; activation methods in cloning; embryo transfer to asynchronous recipient mares; ICSI and Embryo culture; Embryo freezing; commercial – methodology and results; management practices in commercial equine embryo transfer.

4th International Workshop on Rhodococcus Equi
Organizers: Drs. Jose Vazquez-Boland, John Prescott, Wim Meijer and Desmond Leadon
Edinburgh, Scotland, July 13-16, 2008
Topics: Technical advances in the genetic analysis of R. equi; pathogenesis of R. equi; microarray analysis; immunity to R. equi in foals; understanding the response of equine dendritic cells to R. equi; vaccination studies; use of antibiotics; sources of the infection.

Equine Viral Herpes II
Organizer: Dr. Paul Lunn
Steamship Springs, Colorado, September 21-26, 2008

2nd International Workshop on Equine Viral Arteritis
Organizers: Dr. Peter Timoney
Gluck Research Center, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, October 13-15, 2008
Topics: Detection and identification of EVA; assays for antibody determination to EVA; epidemiology of EVA; strategies for preventing its importation; national and international control of EVA.

The Chronically Infertile Mare
Organizer: Dr. Michelle Le Blanc and Dr. David Horahov
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, November 5-8, 2008
Topics: Vascular disease and degeneration on uterine blood flow; aspects of innate immunity; inflammatory aging and obesity; bacterial endometritis; pathology of aging and effects on reproduction; pregnancy rates in dexamethasone-treated mares.

Equine Neonatal Septicemia Workshop V
Organizers: Dr. Mary Rose Paradis
Salem, Massachusetts, November 19-22, 2008>
Topics: Bacterimia in the neonatal foal; neonatal encephalopathy; salmonellosis in the neonatal foal; plasma arginine vasopressin concentrations in healthy vs. sick foals; venous plasma L-lactate; Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome; ACTH stimulation testing.

Equine Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage II
Organizer: Dr. David Marlin
San Diego, California, November 30 – December 3, 2008
Topics: Epidemiology; EIPH and upper airway disorders; pulmonary venous remodeling; role of pulmonary inflammation; biomarkers for EIPH in blood; which therapeutics mitigate EIPH; EIPH combination medications; efficacy of furosemide use in Brazil.

2007

Epidemiology of Training and Racing Injuries
Organizers: Dr. Tim Parkin and Professor Kenton Morgan
Hong Kong, April 2-5, 2007
Topics: Clinical management of tendon injuries; Risk factors for injury in Japanese, UK and New Zealand racehorses; Standardizing injury reporting systems; Standardization of reporting racehorse fatalities; Recording and use of training data; methods for analysis.

Equine Laminitis Workshop
Organizer: Dr. James Belknap and Dr. James Moore
Litchfield Beach, South Carolina, May 6-10, 2007
Topics: Sepsis-related Laminitis and human organ dysfunction; Insulin resistance metabolic syndrome; Metabolic causes of Laminitis and human organ dysfunction; Pathophysiology of sepsis-related laminitis and of insulin resistance laminitis.

3rd International Workshop on Allergic Diseases of the Horse
Organizers: Drs. Sigridur Bjornsdottir, Vincent Gerber, Elaine Marti and Sigurbjorg Torsteindottir
Holar, Iceland, June 17-21, 2007
Topics: Pathogenesis of recurrent airway obstruction; Immunopathogenesis of IBH insect bite hypersensitivity; In vitro testing for IBH; Identifying allergens causing IBH and recombinant allergens; Prevention of IBH in Icelandic horses exported to Europe.

Seventh International Equine Genome Mapping Workshop
Organizers: Dr. Jim Murray and Dr. Cecelia Penedo
Tahoe City, California, August 16-19, 2007
Topics: The 6.8X sequence of the horse genome; The value SNPs chips will have for reliable genotyping; The role of genomics in equine reproduction; Defining the phenotypes in equine respiratory disease; Genetic factors involved in cryptorchidism.

Equine Perinatology – Peter Rossdale 80th Birthday Symposium
Organizers: Dr. Twink Allen and Dr. Jenny Ousey
Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK, September 7-9, 2007
Topics: Endometrial cups and prostaglandis; Ascending placentitis in the mare; Fetal development and readiness for birth; Endometrial pathology; Application of plant-derived actives; Peter Rossdale’s lasting contributions to equine science- EVJ and EVE.

New Advances in the Understanding Equine Tendinopathies
Organizer: Dr. Wayne McIllwraith and Dr. Roger Smith
Iceland, September 23-26, 2007
Topics: Tendon structure and function; Limb biomechanics; Tendon genetics; Mechanically-induced tendon degeneration; Injectable treatment options; Bone-marrow derived stem cell treatment; Rehabilitation protocols – fiber alignment and architecture.

2006

Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage
Organizers: Dr. David Marlin and Dr. Ken Hinchcliff
Granville Island Hotel, Vancouver, Canada, March 9-12, 2006
Topics: Current scientific literature and understanding of EIPH including: epidemiological information, pathological features, theories on causation and aetiology, effects on pulmonary function, and efficacy of treatments and management systems.

Motion Capture and 3D Analysis of Equine Locomotion
Organizer: Dr. Hilary Clayton
Tamarindo, Costa Rica, March 26-29, 2006
Topics: 3D digital kinematics, Hoof motion and effects of shoeing, 3D kinematics of proximal limb, 3D vertebral kinematics, Solutions to the skin displacement issue, Mocap and animation, Medical Applications of 3D analysis, Inertial sensors for motion capture.

Second Workshop on Embryonic and Fetal Nutrition
Organizers: Dr. Twink Allen and Sandra Wilshire
Marmorata Hotel, Ravello, Italy, May 29, - June 1, 2006
Topics: Effects of culture on fertilization and early embryonic development, The equine endometrial gland, Role of thyroid hormones in control of fetal growth, Effects of maternal nutritional state during pregnancy on insulin secretion in neonatal foals.

Stallion Reproduction Workshop: Acrosomal Function and Dysfunction
Organizers: Dr. Dickson Varner and Dr. Sue McDonnell
Mayan Ranch, Bandera, Texas, September 22-25, 2006
Topics: The current state of acrosomal dysfunction in stallion spermatozoa, Oxidative considerations relating to capacitation and the acrosome reaction, Cell signaling mechanisms, Role of membrane lipids in the acrosome reaction.

Infection Control in Equine Hospitals and at Equine Events
Organizers: Drs: Josie Traub-Dargatz, David Dargatz, Paul Morley and Scott Weese
Estes Park, Colorado, September 26-28, 2006
Topics: Antimicrobial use practices and impact of antimicrobials, Surveillance of equine infectious diseases, Studies of recent racetrack outbreaks, Practice experience with equine salmonella at Universities of Pennsylvania and Missouri, and in private practice.

Acute Lung Injury (ALI) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Veterinary Medicine: A Consensus Workshop
Organizer: Dr. Pamela Wilkins
Ragusa, Italy, October 23-25, 2006
Topics: History, clinical, laboratory and pathological findings of 15 foals with ALI/ARDS, Cyclical recruitment of atelectasis in ALI, Echocardiography in diagnosis of ALI/ARDS in the horse, Non-invasive measures of pulmonary artery pressure.

Streptococcus Equi Infection in the Horse: From Gene to Population
Organizers: Dr. James Wood and Dr. Twink Allen
Barbados, West Indies, November 16 – 19, 2006
Topics: Pathogenesis of Strangles and its sequelae, Mechanics of Strangle in a large experimental herd, Mechanisms of resistance to phagocytosis, Genetic approaches to identify virulence factors, Utility of models, Vaccination using recombinant antigens.

2005

Comparative Placentology II
Organizer: Dr. Paul Sibbons
Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Victoria, Canada, April 21-24 2005
Topics: Interactions between the yolk sac and chorioallantoic placenta, modes of release of human placental syncytiotrophoblast, mechanisms in zonary versus diffuse placentation, observations on placentae from abnormal pregnancies and foals.

Sixth International Gene Mapping Workshop
Organizers: Dr. Ernie Bailey and Dr. John Flynn
Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, Ireland, 12-14 July 12-14 2005
Topics: Identifying genetic markers for Herpesvirus Type1, MHC Class I equine genes, using homozygosity mapping, the genetic basis for glycogen storage disorders, maps of equine homologs of human chromosome 2.

World Equine Airways Symposium (day 1- immunology and day 3-Inflammatory session)
Organizers: Drs: D. Ainsworth, N. DuCharme, B. McGorum, E. Robinson, L. Viel
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, July 20-22 2005
Topics: Age-dependent vaccine responses, immune response to influenza and implications for vaccines, Tracheal mucus and inflammation in midwestern horses, Streptococcus in trachea: is it merely a contaminant, lung fibrosis resulting from pulmonary hemorrhage.

Genetic Relatedness Between Different Breeds of Horses Using Molecular Markers
Organizers: Drs: Matthew Binns, Gus Cothran, Barbara Gralak and Cristina Luis
Wierzba, Poland, August 15-17 2005
Topics: Current state of horse breed phylogeny, approaches to sampling and co-ordination of sampling and genotyping, obtaining and using mitochondrial DNA, Data analysis and a description of studies using morphometric analysis.

International Equine Gametes Group Workshop II
Organizers: Drs: Hannelore Alm, Helmut Torner, Katrin Hindriks and Edward Squires
Kuhlungsborn, Germany, September 18-21 2005
Topics: Effects of centrifugation technique on sperm, effects of freeze-thaw cycles on spermatozoal viability, oocyte mitochondrial degeneration, embryo freezing, production of embryonic stem cell lines, ovulation induction for embryo transfer.

Biomarkers for Diagnosing Musculoskeletal Disease
Organizer: Dr. Wayne McIlwraith and Dr. Jo Price
Estes Park, Colorado, October 30 - November 2, 2005
Topics: A review of biomarkers for cartilage, proteoglycan metabolites, proteolytic fragments of aggrecan, and synovial fluid as biomarkers, current state of bone markers, genes and orthopedic markers, infrared spectroscopy analysis, microarray analysis.

Equine Influenza and Cross Species Transmission
Organizer: Dr. Jenny Mumford
Miami, Florida, November 3-6 2005
Topics: Vaccine update on strains and potency, information from modeling, Strain resource, calibrating antigenic change, antigenic cartography modeling, transmission from horse to dog, genetics of avian influenza, species barrier.

Uterine Infection in Mares and Women: A Comparative Study II
Organizer: Dr. Michele LeBlanc
Hilton Head, South Carolina, November 9-13 2005
Topics: Reproductive physiology of the late gestation mare, trophoblast cell phagocytosis, using Betamethasone in fetal maturation, role of endogenous and exogenous progestagens, treatment strategies in late gestation, effects of the neonate.

2004

Equine Herpes Viris-1 Workshop
Organizers: Drs. Paul Lunn, David Horohov and Joshua Slater
San Gimignano, Italy, 29 June-4 July 2004
Topics: Comparative viral pathogenesis, epidemiology and immunity; biosecurity issues; EHV-1 induced neurological disease; EHV-1 virology, genetics, gene function; the virus and its vaccines; control by an EHV-1 inactivated vaccine.

Sixth International Symposium on Equine Embryo Transfer
Organizers: Drs. W.R. Allen, M. Alvarenga, F. Landim-Alvarenga
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 4-6 August 2004
Topics: Early embryonic development and pregnancy loss; follicular development; embryo cryopreservation; capacitation and the acrosome reaction in stallion sperm; advances in superovulation.

Sporting Injuries to Man and Animals
Organizer: Lord Soulsby
Lexington, Kentucky, 23-26 September 2004
Topics: Epidemiology, tendon issues, physiology, muscle, biomechanics, thermoregulations, bone, heart, lung, long distance exercise.

Neonatal Septicemia Workshop IV
Organizer: Dr. Mary Rose Paradis
Talloires, France, 30 September-4 October 2004
Topics: High-risk pregnancy, failure of passive transfer, recognition and resuscitation of the critically ill foal, septicemia, septic pneumonia, septic arthritis, premature and immature lungs, ruptured bladders and cardiac conditions in foals.

Equine Arteritis Virus Infection
Organizer: Dr. Peter Timoney
Gluck Equine Research Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 19-21 October 2004
Topics: Current laboratory procedures used to diagnose EAV; isolation in cell culture; indirect immunohistochemistry on tissues; serological tests; plaque reduction neutralization assays.

Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy in the Mare III
Organizer: Dr. Tom Stout
The Savannah Hotel, Barbados, 13-16 November 2004
Topics: Luteolysis in the mare, steroid hormones and pregnancy maintenance, Oxytocin-prostaglandin interactions, conceptus secretory activity, conceptus protein expression, and formation of the equine blastocyst capsule.