If you haven’t registered for this year’s Rodmor Trust Lecture series, you are running out of time.

 

The series gets underway tomorrow at the NZ Bloodstock sales complex at Karaka.

 

This year’s speakers, Professor Wayne McIlwraith and Dr Lacy Kamm, will discuss the different treatments available, including stem cells and related therapies, as they seek the answer to:

“How can I fix my injured equine star”.

 

The lectures are aimed at a lay audience where owners, trainers, stablehands, stud staff and all interested parties get to hear from the best in the field, and have the opportunity to ask questions following the lecture.

 

Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, a University Distinguished Professor, has made significant strides in advancing the Colorado State University’s Orthopaedic Research Centre's reputation through publications, scientific presentations, and fundraising. A graduate of Massey University, he is a past-president of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and the American Association of Equine Practitioners, and a recognized leader in the field of equine orthopaedic research and surgery. He consults worldwide as a specialist equine surgeon and has received media attention for his contributions to joint research. 

Dr. McIlwraith's research interests include equine orthopaedic surgery, joint disease research as well as osteoarthritis therapy (including gene therapy and stem cell therapies), articular cartilage repair, early diagnosis in osteoarthritis, and pre-fracture disease using imaging and fluid biomarkers.

 

Lacy Kamm went to vet school at Colorado State University and then did an internship at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Kentucky amidst racehorses and breeding farms. Lacy completed post-graduate work at Cornell University in New York where she researched stem cells as a treatment for orthopaedic diseases. Then she returned to Colorado to complete a residency in equine surgery and later became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Lacy is a Registered Surgeon at Veterinary Associates, Karaka

 

The NZ Equine Research Foundation and sponsor partner Rodmor Charitable Trust presents the lecture series at the following venues:

Tuesday 27 August: NZ Bloodstock Sales Complex, Karaka;  Wednesday 28 August: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato, Hamilton; Thursday 29 August: Addington Raceway, Christchurch;  Friday 30 August: Ascot Park Racecourse, Invercargill;  Monday 2 September: Awapuni Racecourse, Palmerston North.

At each venue registration and afternoon tea will run from 4-4.30pm, with the lectures commencing at 4.30pm.  Each lecture will last around one hour, with questions and the evening should conclude by 6.45pm.

Register online: $30 per person (incl. GST). Students, with valid student I.D. $15 Walk up registration: $40 per person (incl. GST). Students, with valid student I.D. $20.  For more information and to register go to www.nzerf.co.nz or phone 021 555 954.