Laminitis, corneal ulcers, and R. equi were among the topics veterinarians and researchers discussed at a conference in the Caribbean.

Thirteen presenters took to the podium, covering lameness, reproduction, and medicine topics at the fourth annual Promoting Excellence Symposium of the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners (FAEP), held Sept. 25-27, 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Noah Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, kicked things off with a discussion on evidence-based medicine, explaining how to critically appraise published studies on a topic and how this information fits into practice. The evidence-based theme carried over through much of the meeting.

Craig Roberts, DVM, 2008 FAEP president, said the theme arose from the August 2007 edition of the Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice book

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