Equine Surgery 2010

with Nick Kannegieter

The Equine Surgery course is not just designed for those aspiring to undertake complex surgical procedures, but for veterinarians who wish to treat cases in their practice and to understand more about the surgical options. It will also provide a good basis for those wishing to develop their surgical skills and provide more detailed information for those veterinarians with good surgical experience already.

Key benefits

• gain a thorough knowledge of a wide range of problems commonly encountered in horses
• learn how to deal with these problems from a practitioner’s perspective, as well as the surgical aspect
• greatly increase your diagnostic abilities, particularly when it comes to clinical and radiographic assessment of cases
• learn how to treat many commonly encountered problems
• learn how to critically review and research new information

Tutor

Dr Nick Kannegieter
BVSc DipVetClinStud PhD FACVSc

Graduating in veterinary science at the University of Sydney in 1983, Dr Nick Kannegieter undertook an internship at the Rural Veterinary Centre, University of Sydney in 1984. He spent the next four years at Massey University in New Zealand as a junior lecturer/lecturer undertaking a PhD in laryngeal hemiplegia and receiving post-graduate training in equine surgery. In 1988 Nick was admitted as a member of the Australian College of Veterinary scientists by examination in equine surgery.

In 1990, Nick took up the position of registrar in equine medicine and surgery at the University of Sydney and was promoted to senior registrar in 1992 until 1995. He obtained fellowship of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in equine surgery in 1990 and was granted specialist registration in equine surgery by the NSW Veterinary Surgeons Board in 1991, by the ACT Vet Surgeons Board in 1997 and by Queensland in 2001. Nick was a member of the executive of the Australian Equine Veterinary Association (AEVA) from 1990-2001 (president in 1994) and on the AVA board of directors from 1996-2001. He is currently chairman of the AVA Insurance Advisory Committee and has been an examiner at fellowship level for the ACVSc in equine surgery since 1997. Nick has published approximately 25 scientific papers with special interests in the respiratory tract and orthopaedic surgery, particularly arthroscopic surgery.

Since 1996 Nick has been a consultant equine surgeon in private practice, providing surgical services and second opinions on cases and radiographs for veterinarians in equine clinics throughout NSW, the ACT, Queensland and other parts of Australia. In 1997 he was awarded the AEVA VMS Award for excellence in the equine veterinary field.

Enquiries

Please contact the course coordinator.