Online Symposium: Rehab

Program:

• 14.00 Welcome (BE) 5 min.
• Career steps in physical medicine: get started with simple procedures like heat and cold – become a specialist with an academic education (CCRP/CERP) and complete your desire for an academic career with a residency to become a Diplomate ECVSMR (BB) 15 min.
• Team approach: my role as a vet nurse, specialized in rehab (GO) 10 min. and (TJ) 10 min.
• Why rehab – look at this example: Biomechanics and related treatment considerations in CCLR – it is evidence based! (BB) 30 min.
• Break 15 min.
• Multimodal pain approach – manage your patients, don’t miss important links (BE) 5 min.
• Step one:
• a) Pain control with medication – overview: (BER) 5 min.
• b)“Tips & Tricks when you treat with NSAIDS” (Meta-cam, Previcox & Canosan) Features and benefits of Metacam, and Canosan (CB) 25 min.
• c) Obesity is key in multimodal pain approach(BE) 10 min.
• d)Pain control with physical therapy how to get started with little/no investment:1) Heat and cold (BER) 10 min.

  2) Massage (GO) 10 min.

  3) Exercises (GO) 10min.

  4) Involve your pet owner – homework (GO) 10 min.

• Break 15 min.
• Step two:
  Overview – Laser, TENS, stem cells, PRP, and much more (BER) 10 min.
  1)TENS (BER) 15 min.
  2) Laser (BER) 15 min.
  3) Hydrotherapy (TJ) 15 min.
• Q&A – panel discussion (all) – 30 min

Speakers:

• PD Dr. Barbara Bockstahler (BB)President ECVSMR, DECVSMR, DACVSMR, CCRP, (VETMEDUNI Vienna), Austria
• Dr. Beate Egner (BE)CEO & Course Director (VAHL), Germany
• Dr. Barbara Esteve Ratsch (BER)CCRP, (VAHL), Norway
• Tracey Jones (TJ)VP and CCRP, (VAHL), UK
• Greta Oldfield (GO)VN and CCRP, Sandvica NO, Norway
• Camilla Bentsen (CB)DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim®, Nordics