Ledston Equine Clinic in West Yorkshire has announced the launch of the Ledston Education Centre, which will provide training for veterinary surgeons, fire and rescue personnel, and horse owners.

The Ledston Education Centre will continue the clinic's "Tuesday evening lecture" series, and training for fire and rescue personnel will be carried out under the Safer Horse Rescues Initiative.

WebLeC is a new development through which the Centre says it will deliver online training for equine veterinary surgeons and students, and high quality equine healthcare information to horse owners across the UK. WebLeC uses web conferencing software to deliver live, interactive lectures and discussion forums to people in the comfort of their own homes.

Forthcoming WebLeC CPD meetings:

Wed 9th March 2011 at 7.30pm: "Strangles and the practical management of infectious disease outbreaks in horses"
Prof. Josh Slater, BVM&S PhD DipECEIM MRCVS Professor of Clinical Equine Studies, Royal Veterinary College.
Kindly sponsored by Intervet Schering-Plough
Fee: This meeting is FREE of charge for first 100 applicants

Thu 17th March 2011 at 7.30pm: "Insulin Resistance, Equine Metabolic Syndrome, & Equine Cushings (PPID) - a practical approach to diagnosis and management"
Dr. Cathy McGowan, BVSc DipVetClinStud  MACVSc PhD DEIM DipECEIM FHEA MRCVS Director of Equine Professional Studies, University of Liverpool
Kindly sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Fee: This meeting is FREE of charge for first 100 applicants

Further information can be found at: http://www.ledstonequine.co.uk/weblec_lectures.html. The Ledston Education Centre says details of how to register will be available on the website shortly. 

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