The next Canine Sports Medicine course is scheduled for September 7-9, 2013, in the United Kingdom. Visit our UK Overview page for more details.

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Watch our video overview to learn more about this course.

Faculty: M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, Dip ACVP, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Joe Spoo, DVM, CCRT

Prerequisites: This 3-day course is open to all Veterinarians, and to Veterinary Technicians, Physical Therapists, and Physical Therapist Assistants who have successfully completed Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation. All CCRPs are welcome.

Course Description: Canine Sports Medicine provides students with a fundamental understanding of structure and locomotion as they relate to performance, and an introduction to canine sporting events. Sports injuries in canine athletes are covered in depth including their causes, prevention and rehabilitation. The role that psychology can play in the rehabilitation of the canine athlete is also discussed. Participants get hands-on experience with dogs on site. This course is now RACE approved by the AAVSB. Veterinarians and veterinary technicians will earn 24 continuing education hours for successful completion of this 3-day course. This course is accredited by the Florida Physical Therapy Association for 24 continuing education hours for physical therapists. Accreditation of this course does not necessarily imply the FPTA supports the views of the presenter or the sponsors. As of January 1, 2013, students who do not attend a full day of class will not receive any CE credit hours for that day and may have to return to make up the missing hours.

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Course Fee: $1,095

Topics Covered Include:

• Canine sporting events: the organizations that oversee them and the breeds that participate
• Anatomical structures and locomotion as they relate to canine performance
• Gait assessment and retraining
• Lameness evaluation
• Canine sports injuries: causes, prevention and targeted rehabilitation
• Conditioning for the canine athlete
• Erogenic drugs (ethical and unethical)
• Nutrition and supplements for the canine athlete
• Canine sports psychology and how it can effect rehabilitation

At the end of DAY 3, students are given an open-book, take-home final exam that they have 30 days to complete. Collaboration with fellow classmates is encouraged.