Lameness doesn’t have to be ‘lame’. Assessing lameness in a ten minute consultation

28/03/2024 7:00 pm | Veterinary Specialists Scotland, 1 Deer Park Road, Livingston EH54 8AG

Brigite de Lima Dantas

In this CPD session we will refresh the main features of an orthopaedic consultation including suggested approaches to spotting lameness, specific history taking and effective orthopaedic examination. There will be a case-based section with emphasis on lameness spotting and the most common pitfalls of lameness interpretation.

Speaker: Brigite de Lima Dantas DVM MSc MRCVS

Clinician in Small Animal Surgery

Brigite qualified from the Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria in Lisbon in 2007. In 2008 she moved to the UK and spent a couple of years in general practice in Wales and England prior to completing a rotating internship at the Hospital for Small Animals at the University of Edinburgh. Brigite then undertook a surgery specific internship and completed an ECVS residency programme at the Small Animal Hospital, Glasgow University Veterinary School. She then worked for several years at a large private referral hospital in Derby and also in Portugal. Brigite has recently returned to Scotland to join Veterinary Specialists Scotland where she will work both in the Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue teams. Her particular interests are arthroscopy, complex fractures, wound management and thoracic surgery.

Join us at 7pm for food, followed by CPD starting at 7.30pm

Venue: Veterinary Specialists Scotland
1 Deer Park Road, Livingston, EH54 8AG

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