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 Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
I hope that all of you were able to enjoy a safe, zoom filled, or appropriately socially distanced Thanksgiving Holiday. For many it was a new type of celebration, but hopefully still a time for reflection and filled with thanks for what we have. I am thankful for the health of my family, including the addition of a new niece, and look forward to celebrating next year with all of them in person, rather than from afar.
This past month the ACVSMR hosted our first ever virtual scientific meeting and it was fantastic! A huge shout out to our CE Committee Members who made this possible. They hosted 5.25 hours of RACE approved CE including a tremendous keynote lecture given by Dr. Marti Drum, and some great abstracts from our residents.
We had over 80 people attend the conference live, which is great. If you happened to miss it, don’t worry, you can access the content on-demand here until 10/31/2021 if you registered for the event. In case you missed this great full day session, we also have additional CE Modules lined up starting just a few weeks from now! Each Module will offer 2.5 hours of RACE approved CE. The first Module will be presented live on December 19th and includes both large and small animal topics.
- 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST: Fundamental Principles of Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Tissue Healing: Clinical Applications, presented by Kristin Kirkby Shaw DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR
- 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm EST: Equine Respiratory Muscles: Exercise, Training and Performance, presented by Kate Allen BVSc, PhD, FHEA Cert EM(IntMed), DACVSMR, MRCVS
- 1:10 – 1:40 pm EST: Scientific Abstracts: Optimizing the Presentation and Delivery of Early Research Findings, presented by Jane Manfredi DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR
- 1:50 – 2:50 p EST: The Cutting Edge of Treating Osteoarthritis, presented by Jennifer G. Barrett, Ph.D., DVM, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR
In 2021, we have Modules scheduled for January 30th, February 21st, and March 13th. These sessions promise to be great as well, so if you are looking for some online CE on Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation look no further, you can learn more and register now by clicking here. And, be sure to tell your friends, registration is open non-Diplomates as well!
Over the next month, your board will be working diligently to finalize the strategic plan we started in October. This will then be sent out to the membership for comment. I hope that you will all take time to consider commenting, as this will shape our Colleges future for the next several years. This is a key time to have your voice heard, and your Board of Directors is ready to listen! I wish you all a safe Holiday Season, whatever that looks like for you and your family.
Cheers,
Nina R. Kieves, DVM, Dipl ACVS, ACVSMR
President, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
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ACVSMR Virtual CE Program
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American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation is pleased to present the next phase of our annual continuing education program virtually! While we all miss the collegiality of an in-person meeting, ACVSMR remains dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs on important topics in sports medicine and rehabilitation as well as fostering research in the specialty.
Our winter and spring modules will cover a variety of topics both species-specific as well as those that have applicability across both equine and canine medicine. We will also have presentations of short research and evidence-based medicine topics to promote high-quality research and presentation of research results in the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation. We look forward to having you join us for the continuation of our virtual continuing education program.
Each monthly module has a separate registration. Click the links below to learn about each month’s program and register.
- December 19, 2020
- Fundamental Principles of Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Tissue Healing: Clinical Applications
- Equine Respiratory Muscles: Exercise, Training and Performance
- Scientific Abstracts: Optimizing the Presentation and Delivery of Early Research Findings
- Stem Cells and Point-of-Care Biologics for the Treatment of Tendon and Ligament Injuries – Methodology and Novel Intervention Strategies
- January 30, 2021
- Diagnostic Joint Anesthesia in Dogs
- Managing Clinical Issues of the Thoracolumbar Region in Horses
- What to Measure? The Use of Relevant Outcome Measures
- Prehydration, Hydration, Dehydration: What the Field Research Has Taught Us
- Managing Clinical Issues of the Sacroiliac Region in Horses
- February 21, 2021
- Advancements in Needle Arthroscopy, Why You Should Consider Having One in Your Practice
- The Cardiovascular System and Poor Performance: What is the Evidence?
- Research Deconstructed: The Critical Evaluation of Peer Reviewed Research
- Tendinopathic Evaluation: Taking It to the Next Level
- March 13, 2021
- Gait Analysis in Small Animal Clinical Practice
- Biomechanics of the Equine Foot and Interphalangeal Joints: Applications to Corrective Shoeing
- Clinical Study Design – Outline for Planning Research Using Clinical Patients (“Dos and Don’ts”)
- The Cutting Edge of Treating Osteoarthritis
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New Date - Join Us June 8 for the ACVSMR Canine Lecture Track at VMX in Orlando, Florida
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ACVSMR is pleased to present its canine lecture track on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at VMX in Orlando, Florida. Click here to learn more and register for VMX. We hope to see you there!
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 -
ACVSMR Canine Lecture Track
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8:00 am
Stifle Controversies: From TPLO to Orthotics and More!
Felix Duerr Dr. med. vet., MS, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR
Carolina Medina DVM, DACVSMR
9:55 am
An Orthopods Interpretation of the Rehabilitation Exam
Felix Duerr Dr. med. vet., MS, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR
11:00 am
Challenging Hind Limb Lamenesses: Would You Have Made the Diagnosis?
Felix Duerr Dr. med. vet., MS, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR
11:50 am
Lunch break
1:45 pm
Pain Management for the Rehabilitation Patient
Carolina Medina DVM, DACVSMR
2:50 pm
Soft Tissue Injuries of the Pelvic Limb
Carolina Medina DVM, DACVSMR
4:00 pm
Contemporary Topics in Osteoarthritis
Felix Duerr Dr. med. vet., MS, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR
Carolina Medina DVM, DACVSMR
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ACVSMR Call for Abstracts 2020
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The ACVSMR Continuing Education Committee is excited to announce the 2021 Call for Abstracts. Please click here for the submission guidelines.
Selected abstracts will receive an honorarium as well as free single day registration to the ACVS Meeting where the abstracts will be presented during the ACVSMR session on October 9, 2021.
We hope that if you have some good research in sports medicine and rehabilitation that you will consider submitting for consideration.
Jennifer Brown
ACVSMR Continuing Education Committee - Chair
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Thank you to everyone that responded so quickly to the call out for more speakers. We now have 22 lectures set up for 2021. We need just one more canine lecture in August. I have a couple of people who said they would do more than one but I was hoping for a new speaker. Please reach out to me if you want to fill that slot, PR@vsmr.org.
Below is our list of upcoming lectures. We have moved as many of them to 8 or 8:30pm ET as possible to more accommodate our students on the West coast. If you know of a Vet Student who has any interest at all in VSMR, please make sure they are signed up with Tara Edwards, who is communicating with the students and sending the invites. Better yet, if you teach at a CVM… Put this on your first slide:
Want to know more about Veterinary Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine? Register at student.contact@vsmr.org for invites to monthly lectures and discussions.
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| Jan 14 |
Bringing the Canine Cadever to Life:
Functional Anatomy and Common
Musculoskeletal Injuries |
Meghan Ramos |
| Jan 27 |
Rehabilitation strategies - how to create a
program for any injury. |
Carrie Schlachter |
| Feb 8 |
FL Lameness Dx |
Felix Duerr |
Feb 23
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Training the Equine Respiratory System |
Laura Fitzharris |
| Mar 10 |
Nutrition in Sporting Dogs |
Joe Wakshlag |
Week of
Mar 22 |
TBD |
Sarah Sampson |
| April 6 |
Functional and Clinical Anatomy of the Head,
Neck and Thoracic Limb |
Pedro Rivera |
| April 20 |
Equine Thermography in Rehabilitation |
Solange Mikail |
| May 4 |
Hit the DEK running: sports medicine and
rehabilitation therapies to manage canine
osteoarthritis and return to performance |
Jane Marie
Manfredi |
Week of
May 17 |
MRI Basics for the Equine Athlete |
Sarah Gold |
| June 2 |
Hydrotherapy, Not Just Swimming |
Wendy Baltzer |
| June 15 |
From bench top to saddle side: equine sports
medicine and rehabilitation strategies to
ensure a lifetime of athletic success |
Jane Marie
Manfredi |
| June 28 |
Bionic pets! Orthotics (braces) and
prosthetics for our canine and feline patients |
Juliette Hart |
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July 12 |
Becoming an FEI veterinarian |
Chris Elliott |
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July 26 |
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the
Performance Canine |
Britt Carr Benson |
| Aug 12 |
Basics of Equine Rehab |
Steve Adair |
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Aug 23 |
TBD |
TBD |
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Sept 6 |
Gait analysis in horse: history, development,
present and future |
Antonio Cruz |
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Sept 20 |
Photobiomodulation in Veterinary Medicine |
Lindsay Elam |
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Oct 4 |
Dx and Tx of Neck Issues in
Performance Horses |
Judith Koenig |
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Oct 18 |
Thermography |
Kim Heneman |
| Nov 2 |
When the Hoof Meets the Ground |
Hilary Clayton |
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Nov 15 |
Wearable fitness devices - Can they help us
monitor rehabilitation plans? Should we be
'counting steps'? etc... |
Carrie Schlachter |
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As most of you noted in the ACVSMR listserv, we have had an excellent response to requests for Sponsorships from a variety of companies. We are so appreciative. Please be sure to let them know you noticed their support. They are much more likely to continue next year if our members take note.
If you know of any other companies that might be interested in supporting the ACVSMR, please let us know. Evelyn Orenbuch: PR@vsmr.org or to Cooper Williams: Sponsorship@vsmr.org
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 ACVSMR has partnered with Lands End to provide various apparel and accessories, all with the ACVSMR logo! Logo apparel is available to ACVSMR members only and members receive discounted pricing based on being an organization under the AVMA umbrella, so our pricing reflects the volume discounts created by the AVMA’s agreement with Land’s End. You can put our logo on just about anything Land’s End sells, and there are options for customizing the thread color for the desired contrast with the garment color.
Turn around time is 10-14 business days shipped directly to you, with additional fees for rush orders.
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Opportunity Knocks ... It's Time to Open the 'Social Media' Door
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 Will your case go viral on the ACVSMR's Facebook and Instagram pages?
Send your best stories, pictures, videos, case reports, happy notes of the day ... directly to the moderators.
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Send Us Your Photos and Success Stories!
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Send us photos from your activities! Have you been involved in a recent canine or equine competition? Do you have a success story about a patient to share? Did you recently present at a sports medicine or rehabilitation-related conference?
Help us spread the word about rehabilitation and sports medicine by sharing photos and success stories of your activities! Please send your photos with captions and success stories to info@vsmr.org. We will acknowledge you and/or your practice in the credits of each photo. Thank you!
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 Model Release Form We also have created a model release form that your clients can sign to give permission for ACVSMR to publish their photos.
Download the model release form.
Please email completed forms to secretary@vsmr.org
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Join the ACVSMR Speaker Registry!
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Thank you to the ACVSMR members who have volunteered for our speaker registry. We invite all interested members to register so that we are able to recommend canine and equine speakers for upcoming meetings.
If you are interested in joining the speaker registry, please send an email to Dr. Jennifer Brown, chair of the Continuing Education Committee, at jenbrowndvm@gmail.com with your contact information and topics of interest.
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Recent Diplomate Publications
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Diplomates and residents, please send your recent publication information to Dr. Kenneth Bruecker at kbruecker@me.com so we can announce it here. To see publications from previous months, visit the Diplomate Publications page of our website.
Manuscripts:
Attenuation From Shoes and Pads in Equine Nuclear Scintigraphy, With Relevance to Solar Views
Lea Walker, Mark J Martinelli, Norman Rantanen, Bianca Drumond, Steven Trostle.
Front Vet Sci 202 Sep 24;7:516718. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.516718.
K. Ask, M. Rhodin, L. Tamminen, E. Hernlund and P. Haubro Andersen (2020) Identification of body behaviors and facial expressions associated with induced orthopedic pain in four equine pain scales. Animals, doi: 10.3390/ani10112155
Serra Bragança F.M., Broomé S., Rhodin M., Björnsdóttir S., Gunnarsson V., Voskamp J.,Persson-Sjodin E.P, Back W., Lindgren G., Novoa-Bravo M., Roepstorff C., Van der Zwaag B.J., Van Weeren P.R. and Hernlund E. (2020) Improving gait classification in horses by using inertial measurement unit (IMU) generated data and machine learning. Nature Scientific Reports, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-73215-9
F.M. Serra Bragança *, E. Hernlund, M.H. Halling-Thomsen, N.M. Waldern, M. Rhodin, Anna Byström, P.R. van Weeren, and M.A. Weishaupt. (2020) Adaptation strategies of horses with induced forelimb lameness walking on a treadmill. Equine Veterinary Journal. DOI: 10.1111/evj.13344 |
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Diplomate Presentations in the Next 90 Days
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Diplomates: Please send details of any upcoming lectures and workshops that you will present to secretary@vsmr.org. These lectures qualify as continuing education for diplomates pursuing recertification.
Canine Rehabilitation Clinical Applications Module
December 11-12
Patsy Mich, DVM, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT
Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation
January 15-18
Janet Van Dyke, DVM, DACVSMR, MANZCVS; Patsy Mich, DVM, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT
Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation
January 22-25
Janet Van Dyke, DVM, DACVSMR, MANZCVS; Patsy Mich, DVM, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT
Canine Rehabilitation Clinical Skills Module
January 29-31
Patsy Mich, DVM, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT
Canine Rehabilitation Clinical Skills Module
February 5-7
Patsy Mich, DVM, DACVAA, DACVSMR, CCRT
Scientific Abstract ePosters
- von Pfeil DJF, Megliola S, Rochat M, Malek S, Glassman M. Transapophyseal percutaneous tibial tuberosity pinning: 25 cases (2017-2019).
- von Pfeil DJF, Horstman C. Development of a novel fracture fragment stabilization system for minimally invasive osteosynthesis and in-vitro comparison to traditional kern bone reduction forceps.
- von Pfeil DJF, Steinberg E, Dycus D. Arthroscopic biceps brachii tendon release for treatment of biceps tendon luxation in two apprehension police dogs.
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ACVSMR offers a classified section to advertise job, internship, and residency opportunities. Job advertisements will be included in 3 issues of the ACVSMR email newsletter and posted on the ACVSMR website for 3 months unless a shorter time period is requested. Ads are complementary for 3 months for ACVSMR diplomates and $75 for 3 months for non-members. ACVSMR diplomates must be signed into the website for the fee to be waived.
Please visit the ACVSMR Career Center on our website to place your ad.
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Available Residencies and Internships
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ACVSMR residencies and internships can also be found by searching the VIRMP website. They are listed under "Residency/Internship - Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation."
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Additional residency programs may be found by contacting universities and practices directly. Some of these programs are not part of the match process. Traditional residencies are available at the following institutions:
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Canine
- Cornell University
- University of Tennessee
- University of Pennsylvania
- Twin Cities Animal Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
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Equine
- Colorado State University
- University of Melbourne
- University of Pennsylvania
- Circle Hippolian France
- University of Florida
- University of Sydney, Australia
- University of California Davis
- University of Queensland
- Liverpool UK
- Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia
- Tierklinik Haar Germany
- University of Tennessee
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Thank you to the following partners for their generous support of the
American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation®.
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