First Equine Colic Symposium lays groundwork for positive future in equine care
June 15, 2022
Earlier this year, equine vets from across IVC Evidensia met to discuss, collaborate and create plans for the future of equine care.
Sponsored by Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, IMV Imaging and Zoetis UK, the very first Equine Colic Symposium took place at the National Football Centre in Staffordshire, where attendees spent two days creating a positive buzz around the future of equine veterinary care.
Presentations were given from Gayle Hallowell, IVC Evidensia’s Director of Veterinary Professional Development, as well as Richard Stephenson, Tim Froydenlund and Marco Duz. They included a detailed discussion of internship plans, resident and specialist provision, and clinical research collaboration.
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Day two of the symposium involved a morning of lectures on a variety of clinical topics, including some great discussion points around insurance and charging. The afternoon moved on to Pool House Equine Hospital where 50 equine vets participated in a number of small group practicals, allowing IVC Evidensia equine vets to share the latest techniques that are going on in practices all over the country.
“Our first Equine Colic Symposium was a great opportunity to get our talented vets in one space and finally collaborate, communicate and share our successes over the past few years.
“There was such enthusiasm and positivity to create plans for the future of our profession, and it was inspiring to see so many equine vets in one place coming together to share, discuss and learn about new techniques. Collaboration is at the heart of IVC Evidensia as a business and I look forward to the next roundtable discussion.”
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Sponsored by Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, IMV Imaging and Zoetis UK, the very first Equine Colic Symposium took place at the National Football Centre in Staffordshire, where attendees spent two days creating a positive buzz around the future of equine veterinary care.
The Equine Colic Symposium 2022
Day one started with a landmark for IVC Evidensia as it included the first roundtable meeting of the Equine Hospitals Group, with representatives from both the UK and The Netherlands discussing the current challenges facing the industry along with potential blueprints for the next 12 months of equine care.Presentations were given from Gayle Hallowell, IVC Evidensia’s Director of Veterinary Professional Development, as well as Richard Stephenson, Tim Froydenlund and Marco Duz. They included a detailed discussion of internship plans, resident and specialist provision, and clinical research collaboration.
Day two of the symposium involved a morning of lectures on a variety of clinical topics, including some great discussion points around insurance and charging. The afternoon moved on to Pool House Equine Hospital where 50 equine vets participated in a number of small group practicals, allowing IVC Evidensia equine vets to share the latest techniques that are going on in practices all over the country.
Progress, networking and collaboration
Mark Tabachnik, Clinical Director at IVC Evidensia, shared the following on the enriching two-day event:“Our first Equine Colic Symposium was a great opportunity to get our talented vets in one space and finally collaborate, communicate and share our successes over the past few years.
“There was such enthusiasm and positivity to create plans for the future of our profession, and it was inspiring to see so many equine vets in one place coming together to share, discuss and learn about new techniques. Collaboration is at the heart of IVC Evidensia as a business and I look forward to the next roundtable discussion.”
Explore more about equine events from IVC Evidensia:
IVC Evidensia Equine team emphasize sustainability goals at BEVA congress 2023
Equine Vets highlight excellence in practice at Glasgow congress
2025 Equine Congress: Collaborative care in action