E.I. Medical Imaging has been busy planning our latest offering of bovine ultrasound classes to be featured as one of our special events of the year. This bovine ultrasound class will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 16-17, 2014. The information regarding the ultrasound course can be found below. We have very limited space in our classes and we would love to have you as one of our special attendees. Get registered today to reserve your spot.
BOVINE ULTRASOUND COURSE
Lecture, Video/Power Point, Advanced Fetal Sexing, and Wet Lab at a Dairy
E.I. Medical is sponsoring a two-day bovine ultrasound course in Albuquerque, NM:
Where: Double Tree Hotel (Hilton) across the street from the Convention Center: Room Rate SPECIAL per night (code provided upon successful class registration)
*[Hotel Special Rate Registration Deadline: Friday, August 15.]
When: September 16-17, 2014
Description: The class will begin with a lecture, including videos, power point presentation and questions and answers at the Double Tree Hotel.
Classroom Lecture: Tuesday, September 16 - 12:30 to 5:30 pm PDT at Double Tree Hotel (Hilton)
Wet Lab: Wednesday September 17 - 6:00 am to 1:00 pm PDT
Course Description: (includes syllabus)
The lecture portion of the class will begin at 12:30 pm on Tuesday, September 16 and conclude about 5:30 pm. The lecture portion will cover bovine reproductive anatomy – both; normal and pathology, ovarian structures, pregnancy (early - late), fetal sexing, equipment necessary to provide quality imaging ultrasonography.
The following morning, Wednesday, September 17, at 6:00 am we will catch a bus outside the hotel and have a brief bus trip to a modern large dairy in New Mexico. [Disposable Coveralls and boots will be supplied] The student will scan cows for about four (4) hours at the dairy. We will then clean up and take a short bus ride to lunch and should be back at the hotel by 1:00 pm.
FEES:
Full Class (5 hours lecture and 4 hours wet lab): $350
Lecture ONLY (general lecture PLUS 2 hours on FETAL SEXING): $150
Classroom Lecture Schedule: Tuesday, September 16
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General Lecture: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
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Break: 3:30 to 3:45
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Advanced Fetal Sexing: 3:45 pm to 5:45 pm
Wet Lab Schedule: Wednesday, September 17
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Bus departs Double Tree Hotel at 6:00 am PDT
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Scan cows from 7:00 am to 11:00 am (approx)
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Clean up
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Bus to Lunch
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Bus to return to Double Tree Hotel by 1:00 pm PDT
Modern New Mexico Dairy
[Disposable Coveralls and boots will be supplied]
Hotel Information:
Double Tree Hotel (Hilton) across the street from the Convention Center: Room Rate SPECIAL (code provided upon successful class registration) [Hotel Special Rate Registration Deadline: Friday, August 15.]
Class Outline:
Lecture - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Tuesday, September 16
Introductions / Brief Statement
Bovine Reproductive Anatomy
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Normal:
o Ovaries
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Assigning cows to a group
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Setting up Sync Programs
o Uterus
o Fetus/Membranes
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Pathology:
o Ovaries
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Treatments
o Uterus
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Metritis, Pyometra, etc.
o Fetus/Membranes
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Fetal Death, Arthrogryposis, bicephaly, etc.
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Pregnancy & Estimating Fetal Age
o Fetal Tables / Calipers for measuring
o Visual
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Twins
o Ovaries / CL’s
o Uterus/Fetus
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Sexing
o Locating “GT”
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Equipment
o Reliable equipment
Wet Lab:
Bus departs Double Tree Hotel at 6:00 am PDT Wednesday, September 17
Scan cows from 7:00 am to 11:00 am (for about four (4) hours)
Clean up
Bus to Lunch
Bus to return to Double Tree Hotel by 1:00 pm PDT