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President:
Dr. Jean-Marie Denoix

Vice President:
Dr. Kent Allen

Treasurer:
Dr. Rick Mitchell

Secretary:
Dr. Russ Peterson

Director at Large:

Dr. Duncan Peters

Basic objective:

Offer a comprehensive program of advanced education in the field of equine lamenesses and osteoarticular, musculotendinous and nervous pathology, covering the different parts of the locomotor system of the horse.

Goals-Missions:

General Goals

Continuing education of equine practitioners for a better management of patients.
Development of knowledge on the diagnosis and management of the causes of pain and lesions involving the structures of the locomotor system of horses.

Specific Goals

To present the anatomical and biomechanical data allowing understanding of the etiopathogenesis of the lesions as well as the management of the different conditions.
To share the latest developments in diagnostic imaging of bones, joints, tendons, muscles, nervous system.
Standardization of imaging procedures for a better communication between practitioners and/or referring centers.
To improve the technical skills of practitioners in the use of non-invasive diagnostic procedures.
Publications of new diagnostic procedures, new concepts in pathologic conditions of the equine locomotor system, unknown clinical entities.

Format

4 year program (2006-2010)
4 seminars (2.5 days each) a year organized at 4 different equine clinics (northeast, mid-atlantic, west)
Each seminar (20 hours) is composed of:

-1st day: lectures and clinical cases
-2nd day: demonstration -3rd day:lecture or practice

Notes will be distributed to the participants.

Eight Topics:

-Distal frontlimb:foot, pastern, fetlock jt.
-Middle frontlimb: palmar fetlock, metacarpus and tendons, carpus, carpal canal
-Proximal frontlimb:forearm, elbow and shoulder
-Distal hindlimb:foot, pastern, fetlock, metatarsus
-Middle hindlimb: hock and crus
-Proximal hindlimb: stifle and thigh
-Neck and thoracolumbar area
-Lumbosacral area and pelvis

For each topic, the following data will be considered:

Descriptive anatomy
Functional anatomy and Biomechanics
Clinical (physical and dynamic) examination including diagnostic blocks
Diagnostic imaging (radiology, ultrasonography, nuclear scintigraphy, MRI)
Treatment and management
Prognosis and evolution

ISELP EXAM:

The 8 topics will be covered. The practitioners having completed the 8 sessions could be considered for an evaluation (see below) to become the first diplomats of the ISELP.
This program can be completed in a 3 or 4 year period. As soon as the 8 topics have been attended the practitioner can apply for the accreditation.

Requirements for application to the ISELP examination:

To complete the 8 sessions (120 hours of continuing education)
10 case reports and 10 literature reviews.
5 years equine practice.

Requirements for accreditation by the ISELP:

To pass successfully the examination based on:

-a multiple choice questionnaire
-a practical demonstration of technical exercises on a horse (block, imaging technique, etc.)

ISELP in 10 rules

As a new society, ISELP should be and stay a place for friendship and open communication.
The general goal is to improve everyone’s knowledge and practice thanks to each individual experience based on facts.

Here are 10 rules that any member of the Society have to adhere to:

Primary objective of the ISELP: exchange of information, opinions, ideas, technics, tips…for the diagnosis and management of horses with locomotor disorders and lesions.
There is NO competition between opinions, ideas, no hierarchy. Everyone may have a different experience according to his/her particular practice and cases.
Recognition of sources of information:materials, data, opinions, ideas coming from others must be mentioned, this encourages exchanges, and everybody is contributing to others knowledge deserves this recognition.
Stay modest with your cases. Respect others experience. When saying “I have seen cases with…” it is to communicate and discuss your experience, not to consider that others never saw such cases!
Share bad experiences to avoid the same side effects on other horses.
Do not keep a secret to yourself.
Do not say “tons” of horses if you have seen 2 or 3 cases. 2 cases are enough to attract attention to something. The number of cases is not a demonstration of truth if you are wrong!
Document your feelings:take pictures, videos, use diagnostic imaging…
Speak on FACTS, not on theories! Facts can be documented and demonstrated.
Every case is a challenge, do not feel too confident in your previous experience.

Everyone must have the opportunity to present his/her experience and can be happy to do it.

Newly formed society focuses on lameness in the equine athlete.

A new society has been formed in the United States, under the direction of Dr. Jean-Marie Denoix, that will focus on the problem of lameness in the equine athlete. The International Society for Equine Locomotor Pathology (ISELP) goal is to provide contemporary knowledge and techniques in the continually evolving field of equine locomotor analysis which will better prepare the equine clinician to understand and manage lameness conditions in the equine athlete.

Dr. Denoix will be the primary instructor in each of the modules, and his focus will be diagnostics and the use of advanced imaging techniques. Through lecture and case demonstration, Dr. Denoix will integrate anatomy, clinical presentation and diagnostics will the imaging modalities of digital radiology, ultrasonography, nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging. Through both the lecture format and the peer interaction of the equine practitioners in attendance, the society will jointly strive to both elevate the quality of equine locomotor diagnostics/therapy and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and communication between fellow equine veterinarians in other countries.

The format incorporates four seminars per year to be held at different sites across the country. Presentations will rotate through eight separate modules focusing upon specific anatomic regions for lameness evaluation and will be accompanied by both demonstration and wet lab experience. Completion of these eight modules will qualify candidates to undergo competency examination for Society certification.

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