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Whether you’re new to joint injections and musculoskeletal ultrasound or looking to refine your technique, this lab will give you the skills and confidence to use in your practice.
Join us for a 2-day practical, hands-on symposium covering lameness exams, nerve blocks, joint injections, and ultrasound.
June 12th and 13th 2025
Loxahatchee, FL
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​Day 1 will cover lameness evaluation, nerve blocks, and joint injections. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn blocking and joint injection skills on cadaver legs and live horses.
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Day 2 will provide a practical approach to ultrasound evaluation of common sites of lameness. Attendees will advance their skills in ultrasound with a focus on joints and ultrasound-guided injections.
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What makes this symposium different:
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✅ Joint injection and ultrasound-guided injection practice on cadaver limbs and live horses.
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✅ Small group format in a supportive environment to maximize learning.
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✅ Practical field techniques to take back and use in your practice immediately.
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Detailed Schedule - Day 1: Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Dr. Suzan Oakley and Dr. Scott Hancock
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7:15-8:00
8:00-10:00
10:00-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-4:30
Detailed Schedule - Day 2
Dr. Suzan Oakley
7:15-8:00
8:00-12:00
12:00-12:30
12:30-4:30
Breakfast
Demonstration of lameness exam, including a demo of the SLEIP™ Lameness App.​
Review of joint injections and nerve blocks on cadaver legs and live horses.
Lunch
Advanced Techniques in Equine Joint Injection
Joint injection technique lab (treating previously diagnosed horses).
Breakfast
Practical ultrasound of the foot, pastern, and suspensory. Includes case presentations.
Lunch
Practical ultrasound of the stifle and hip.
Ultrasound-guided injection lab.
About Your Instructors:
Dr. Suzan Oakley
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Dr. Scott Hancock
Dr. Oakley is a board-certified specialist in both Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and in Equine Practice. She is certified by the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP) and teaches musculoskeletal ultrasound to veterinarians in addition to her sport horse practice. She has spent her career in solo practice, from backyard horses in rural Volusia County, Florida to elite sport horses in Wellington, Florida. She has extensive expertise in sports medicine and rehabilitationof sport related injuries and has a special interest in treating geriatric lameness in horses. In addition, she is a classical dressage rider and is particularly interested in the use of foundational dressage exercises as part of physical therapy and rehabilitation protocols at her rehabilitation center in Loxahatchee, Florida.​
Dr. Hancock began practicing in rural Amish country in Ohio and eventually moved back to the south near Atlanta, GA where he developed a full service equine surgical/referral and ambulatory practice with interests in lameness, reproduction and herd health management. Before starting with Boehringer Ingelheim in November of 2014 Dr. Hancock was recruited by the CDC to serve as attending veterinarian and project officer for a hyperimmunization project to create antibodies against biological warfare threats. Extensive travel and cooperative efforts resulted in the first FDA licensed product made from horse plasma for treating people against a deadly neurotoxin. After 23 years of active equine veterinary practice and completion of the CDC mission, Scott decided to pursue science-based medicine and is enjoying his new career at Boehringer Ingelheim working with equine veterinarians and horse owners on herd health, joint health, PPID, and equine gastric ulcer syndrome.
