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EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION / AE / JANUARY 2017
Annual convention attracts nearly 5,500 attendees from 48 countries to Orlando
The AAEP’s 62nd Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla., dispensed the essential knowledge, emerging diagnostics and newest treatments across the medical spectrum to help practitioners provide optimal care to their equine patients. Attendance comprised 5,471 veterinary professionals, students, guests and exhibitors from across the United States, Canada and 46 other countries.
The annual meeting offered 133.5 hours of CE in core areas of equine medicine. Supplementing the educational experience were daily networking and social events at which attendees caught up with old classmates and met new colleagues, and a trade show featuring 347 exhibiting companies showcasing the newest products and services for equine practice.
We appreciate your investment in AAEP CE and hope to see you at the 2017 annual convention in San Antonio, Texas, if not sooner at one of our summer meetings listed on page XII.
Keynote highlights ethical breach triggers
During his keynote presentation “Every Choice Has a Consequence: Ethics, Integrity and the Power of Choices in Life and Business,” acclaimed ethics speaker Chuck Gallagher explored the ease with which individuals and companies not only commit but rationalize unethical behavior.
Gallagher cited financial problems, relationship problems and health issues as the trigger for most ethical lapses. When one of these needs throws life out of balance, it is easy to meet the need through an unethical opportunity and then rationalize the behavior in order to restore balance.
According to Gallagher, more than 80% of ethics breaches are due to living beyond one’s means, financial difficulties, close association with vendors and excessive control issues. He encouraged practices to examine their culture and systems in place to identify triggers that could lead to unethical behavior.
Milne Lecture helps horses breathe easy
Supported by numerous case videos and digital interac- tion with the audience, renowned airway surgeon Dr.
The 2017 officers were installed during the Dec. 6 President’s Luncheon. From left: Dr. Jack Easley, treasurer; Dr. Reynolds Cowles, Jr., president; Dr. Margo Macpherson, president-elect; Dr. Jeff Berk, vice president; and Dr. Kathleen Anderson, immediate past president.
Norm Ducharme presented recommended diagnostics, established and emerging treatments, and management protocols for a variety of performance-inhibiting conditions during his Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture, “Equine Upper Airways: Intersection of Evidence-Based Data, Emerging Discoveries and the ‘Veterinary Art’.”
A transcript of Dr. Ducharme’s presentation can be found in the Proceedings book, which is available on the AAEP Publications App. Download the free app by searching “AAEP Publications” at the App Store or Google Play.
Access Kester and Milne articles online
Equine Veterinary Journal is offering complimentary access until late February to all of the EVJ articles dis- cussed during the Kester News Hour as well as a selec- tion of the EVJ papers cited in the Milne Lecture. Access the articles at
http://bit.ly/2gIXfkO.
You may also request articles at any time through the Texas A&M Medical Sciences Library Get It For Me ser- vice, a complimentary benefit of your AAEP membership. An account is required and can be established at no cost. Kester News Hour bibliographies and instructions are available at
http://tamu.libguides.com/AAEP.
Six receive annual awards
Four AAEP members and two horse industry advocates were honored during the President’s Luncheon for exemplary contributions to the horse, profession or associa- tion. Congratulations to the following honorees:
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