Friday, October 28, 2011


4:00 - 6:00 PM
Registration

Saturday, October 29, 2011


7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:15
Welcome
8:15-10:45
Plenary Session

FOUNDATION BLOCKS FOR THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL EQUINE CONFERENCE ON LAMINITIS AND DISEASES OF THE FOOT

The Anatomical Foot
Speaker: Chris Pollitt and Simon Collins

The Inflamed Foot
Speaker: John Peroni

The Metabolic Foot
Speaker: Ray Geor

The Foundered Foot
Speaker: Pat Reilly and Raul Bras


10:45-11:00
Break


SCIENTIFIC
Inflammation Part 1
PRACTICAL
Laminitis Intervention: Foundation Principles
11:05 - 11:25
Systemic Inflammation, Multiple Organ Dysfunction and the Hoof

Speaker: Michelle Barton
Advances in Laminitis at the Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit

Speaker: Chris Pollitt
11:30 - 11:50
Laminar Inflammatory Mediator Expression in the Carbohydrate Overload Model: Developmental Stage To OBEL Grade 3 Laminitis

Speaker: Jim Belknap
Foot Types in Feral Horses and Their Relevance to Foot Care of Domestic Horses

Speaker: Brian Hampson
11:55 - 12:15
Regulation of STAT1 and STAT3 in Equine Laminitis

Speaker: Britta Leise
Designing Strategic Support to Improve Circulation and Stimulate Hoof Capsule Growth

Speaker: Scott Morrison


12:15 - 12:30
Q & A
12:30 - 2:00
Lunch


SCIENTIFIC
Inflammation Part 2
PRACTICAL
Evaluating Critical Foot Condition Criteria
2:05 - 2:25
Expression and activity of ADAMTS-4, MMP-1,-2,-9,-12,-13, and Changes in the Organization of the Dermal and Epidermal Extracellular Matrix

Speaker: Sam Black
Hoof Capsule Flares: Gross and Microscopic Examination of the "Normal" Hoof Wall.

Speaker: Lisa Lancaster
2:30 - 2:50
Inflammatory Gene Expression in the Liver, Lung and Kidney in Carbohydrate Overload Model of Equine Laminitis

Speaker: Britta Leise
The New Normal: Hoof Stages and Syndromes (Panel) Part 1

Speaker: Practical Program Speakers
2:55 - 3:15
Indicators of Dermal and Epidermal Inflammation Including, Quantitative Assessment of Leukocytes and Expression of Inflammatory Molecules

Speaker: Sam Black
The New Normal: Domestic Hoof Stages and Syndromes (Panel) Part 2

Speaker: Practical Program Speakers


3:15 - 3:30
Q & A
3:30 - 3:45
Break


SCIENTIFIC
Metabolic and Endocrinopathic Part 1
PRACTICAL
Engineered Intervention
3:50 - 4:10
Phenotypic Characterization of Equine Metabolic Syndrome

Speaker: Ray Geor
Sport Horse Mechanics I: Strategies to Heal the Hoof Without Sacrificing Performance Enhancement

Speaker: Aaron Gygax
4:15 - 4:35
Insulin Signaling in the Digital Laminae

Speaker: Teresa Burns
Management of Distal Displacement of P3 ("sinking") with Foot Casts

Speaker: Raul Bras


4:30 - 5:00
Q & A
5:45
THE BEACH CLUB as guests of Marianne and John K. Castle
Clambake and Barbeque
Buses will depart promptly



Sunday, October 30, 2011


7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast


SCIENTIFIC
Metabolic and Endocrinopathic Part 2
PRACTICAL
Natural Intervention
8:00 - 8:30
Equine Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research Studies

Speaker: Nick Frank
Sport Horse Mechanics II: Strategies to Heal the Hoof During Therapy for Another Injury or During Routine Layup

Speaker: Aaron Gygax
8:35 - 9:05
Glucose Metabolism in Insulin-Sensitive Tissue: From Health to Disease

Speaker: Veronique Lacombe
The Toe Crena: Gross and Microscopic Examination of the "Normal" White Line

Speaker: Lisa Lancaster
9:10 - 9:40
Glucose Metabolism in Insulin-Sensitive Tissue: From Health to Disease

Speaker: Veronique Lacombe
Barefoot Paradox

Speaker: Patrick Reilly


9:40 - 9:50
Q & A
9:50 - 10:05
Break


SCIENTIFIC
Metabolic and Endocrinopathic Part 3
PRACTICAL
Laminitis: Treatment by Design
10:10 - 10:40
Insulin and the Insulin-Like Growth Factor System: A Novel Theory for Hyperinsulinaemic Laminitis Pathogenesis

Speaker: Melody de Laat
Understanding and Evaluating the Unique Lameness Characteristics of Horses with Chronic Laminitis Part 1

Speaker: David Hood
10:45 - 11:15
Ground Zero for Laminitis: The Lamellar Keratinocyte in Health and Disease

Speaker: Hannah Galantino-Homer
Understanding and Evaluating the Unique Lameness Characteristics of Horses with Chronic Laminitis Part 2

Speaker: David Hood
11:20 - 11:50
The Big Picture: Using Quantitative Proteomics to Investigate Laminitis Pathophysiology

Speaker: Hannah Galantino-Homer
Understanding and Evaluating the Unique Lameness Characteristics of Horses with Chronic Laminitis Part 3

Speaker: David Hood
11:55 - 12:25
The Laminar Leukocyte: From Sepsis to Endocrinopathic Models of Laminitis

Speaker: Jim Belknap
Laminitis in Feral Horses: Where, When, and Why?

Speaker: Brian Hampson


12:25 - 12:35
Q & A
12:35 - 1:30
Lunch


SCIENTIFIC
Microcirculation and bioenergetics
PRACTICAL
Laminitis: Intervention by Design
OWNERS PROGRAM
Laminitis Nursing and Long-Term Care
1:30 - 2:00
Laminitis-Associated P3 Osteopathology

Speaker: Julie Engiles
Low-dose Corticosteroid and Regenerative Cell Therapies for Acute Laminitis

Speaker: Rob Boswell
Home Nursing care for the Laminitic Horse

Speaker: Jennifer Wrigley
2:05 - 2:35
Lamellar Bioenergetics Studied Using Tissue Microdialysis

Speaker: Andrew van Eps
Intervention and Prevention of Laminitis in Surgical and Medical Case Management

Speaker: James Orsini
Feeding the Cushinoid and EMS Horse

Speaker: Ray Geor
2:40 - 3:10
Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathophysiology of Equine Laminitis: A Comparison of Two Experimental Models

Speaker: Teresa Burns
Successful use of Allogenic Umbilical Cord-Derived Stem Cells in Nonresponsive Chronic Laminitic Cases

Speaker: Scott Morrison
Practical Approach to Exercising Horses After a Laminitic Episode

Speaker: Rob Boswell


3:10 - 3:20
Q & A
3:20 - 3:45
Break


SCIENTIFIC
Alternative Therapies
PRACTICAL
Laminitis: Progress by Design
LAMINITIS 911
Laminitis 911
3:50 - 4:20
Is there a Role for Pentoxifylline in Laminitis?

Speaker: Michelle Barton
Metabolic Intervention: Recognizing and Acting on the Subtle Early Warning Signs of Insulin Resistance

Speaker: Don Walsh
Tamara Gerber, Carol Zebrowski, and Lynne Kimball-Davis; Their Laminitis Stories with Veterinarian and Farrier Panel!

Moderator: Margaret Duprey
4:25 - 4:55
Efficacy of Cryotherapy in Blocking Laminar Inflammatory Events in Oligofructose-Induced Laminitis

Speaker: Jim Belknap
Medical Acupuncture for Equine Laminitis

Speaker: Lisa Lancaster
Tamara Gerber, Carol Zebrowski, and Lynne Kimball-Davis; Their Laminitis Stories with Veterinarian and Farrier Panel!

Moderator: Margaret Duprey
5:00 - 5:30
An Up-Close and Early Look at Lamellar Pathology Characteristic of Oligofructose-Induced Laminitis

Speaker: Julie Engiles
Case Management: Support Limb Laminitis

Speaker: Andrew van Eps and Scott Morrison
What To Do and What Not To Do for Acute Laminitis - A Helping Hand!

Speaker: Panel Presenters


5:30 - 5:45
Q & A
6:00
Paddock Pub



Monday, October 31, 2011


8:00 AM
Breakfast Forum - Open Mic Conversation With Experts


WORKSHOPS
Attend two workshops, the first from 9:30 - 10:45AM, the second from 10:45 - 12:00

The Unwanted Hoof: Cases from a Living Laminitis Laboratory

Speaker: David Hood
101 Ways to Apply Cryotherapy

Chris Pollitt/Andrew van Eps/Jim Orsini
Innovative Hoofcare Ideas from Europe

Aaron Gygax
Clinical PPID/EMS Management

Nick Frank
The Good, the Bad and the Heartbreaking: Clinical Case Presentations and Discussions

Amy Rucker and Patrick Reilly
The Effects of Environment on the Horse's Hoof

Brian Hampson