Nathaniel A. White
Recent Lectures and Continuing Education
Veterinary and Scientific Lectures
Finland Veterinary Conference, Helsinki, Finland, September 1996.
 Examination and diagnosis of colic cases.
 Acute Abdomen: Most common findings vs. Peculiarities.
 Medical treatment of colic and assessment and management of colic prior to referral.
 Evaluation and management of a farm with colic problem.
 Operative treatment of colic: the decision for surgery.
 Preoperative treatment, anesthesia for colic surgery.
 Intestinal enterotomy, use of staples, viability, and abdominal closure.
 Reperfusion injury, use of Carolina Rinse and How to reduce adhesions.
 Post-operative treatment of ileus and peritonitis.
10.Practical approach to the acute abdomen in foals.
Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, Ellicott City, MD, November 1996.
 Current Therapy for Tendon and Ligament Injuries.
 Medical Treatment of Joint Injuries and Arthritis.
American Association of Equine Practitioners, Denver, CO, December 1996.
 Morphology and Quantitation of The Myenteric Plexuses and Neurons in the Normal
and Diseased Equine Large Colon.
Veterinary Orthopedic Society, Big Sky Montana, March, 1997
 Comparison of Medical and Surgical Management of Annular Ligament
Desmitis in Horses.
Western States Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1997.
 Diagnosis of Colic.
 Epidemiology of Colic.
 Acute Abdomen in the Foal.
 Medical management of Obstructions.
Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association, Green Bay, Wisconsin, April, 1997
 Epidemiology of Colic.
 Diagnosis and Decision for Surgery.
 Intestinal Impactions.
 Foal Acute Abdomen.
 Monitoring Horses with Colic.
 Endotoxemia, Diagnosis and Treatment.
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, Orlando Florida, October, 1997.
 Epidemiology of Colic.
 Diagnosis and Treatment of Intestinal Obstruction.
International Equine Orthopedic Symposium, Austral University, Valdivia, Chile, November 1997.
 Anatomy of tendons and ligaments.
 Suspensory ligament desmitis.
 Superficial flexor tendinitis.
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Basic techniques of tendon ultrasound (practical demonstration and laboratory).
Reconstruction of the hoof (practical demonstration and laboratory).
Medical management of articular problems.
Surgical management of articular problems
Osteochondrosis
Flexural deformities.
Inferior ligament desmotomy and periosteal stripping (practical demonstration and laboratory).
Fifth Congress of Equine Medicine and Surgery of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, December,
1997.
 Therapeutic Applications for Colic.
 Intestinal Pathology: Distention.
 Thrombophlebitis.
Eighth Laminitis Symposium, Louisville, KY, January 1998.
 Check ligament Desmotomy using Ultrasound Guidance.
 Check ligament Desmotomy for Chronic Laminitis and Hoof Deformity.
Tenth Annual Research Symposium Program, VMRCVM-Virginia Tech, June 1998.
 Evaluation of Carolina Rinse as a Treatment for Ischemia-Reperfusion of the Equine
Jejunum.
Central Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, KS, September 1998.
 Colic: Causes and Risk Factors.
 Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Disease.
 Medical Treatment for Intestinal Obstruction.
 Intestinal Distention and Ileus.
 Acute Abdominal Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge.
 Shock and Medical Complications Associated with the Acute Abdomen.
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, Chicago, IL, October 1998.
 Repair of Large Abdominal Hernias
 Large Colon and Cecal impactions: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention.
 Evaluation of Carolina Rinse as a Treatment for Ischemia-Reperfusion of the Equine Jejunum.
Sixth Equine Colic Research Symposium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, November 1998.
 Evaluation of Carolina Rinse as a Treatment for Ischemia-Reperfusion of the Equine
Jejunum.
AAEP Continuing Education Meeting, Maui, HA February 1999.
 Diagnosis of Colic
 Medical Treatment of Colic
 Intestinal Distention
 Colic Cases
Equine Farriery and Foot Lameness, Austral University, Valdivia, Chile, 1999.
 Use of bar shoes and support shoes.
 Trimming and Shoeing to affect the gait.
 Laminitis
 Pre-purchase radiographs.
 Radiology panel.
Equine Colic, Jornadas de Veterinaria Pr·ctica sobre pequeÒos y Grandes Animales Buenos Aires, August ,
1999
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Diagnosis and Examination for Colic
Epidemiology of Colic
Pathophysiology of Distention and Ischemia
Medical Treatments for Colic
Decision for Surgery
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, San Francisco, October 1999.
 Tendon and Ligament Surgery
 Parenteral Nutrition
 Surgery of the 2nd and 4th Metacarpal Bones
 Colic panel
SCAVMA National Conference, VPI and SU, Blacksburg Virginia, March 2000
 Advances in Understanding Equine Colic.
Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Annual Conference, Pullman, April, 2000.
 Intestinal injury
 Diagnosis and Decision for Surgery
 Motility disturbances
 Shock and endotoxemia
 Epidemiology of colic
 Medical Treatment of Colic
Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, Annual Conference, Ashland OR, June 2000.
 Diagnosis and surgery decision
 Intestinal injury
 Medical Treatment for colic
 Epidemiology of Colic
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, Washington DC, September, 2000
 First decision for surgery.
 Colic Panel
 Treatment and Corrective Shoeing for Laminitis.
 Osteochondral lesions in the scapulohumeral joint in horses: 15 Cases (March 1996February
1999).
Congress of Brazilian Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesia. Goiania, Brazil, October, 2000.
 Surgical approaches to the oral cavity.
 Surgical approach to the larynx and guttural pouch.
 Arthroscopic surgery of the interphalangeal joint, the tibial tarsal joint, the scapulohumeral joint,
femoropatellar joint, and femorotibial joint.
 Gastrointestinal Forum-Post surgical care for endotoxemia: Thrombophlebitis and Laminitis.
Virginia Association of Equine Practitioners, Charlottesville, VA, October 2000.
 Laminitis and it therapeutic possibilities.
Ocala Equine Conference, Ocala Florida, October 2000.
 Intestinal injury.
 Medical treatment of colic
 Corrective shoeing for laminitis and foot lameness
 Ultrasound guided tendon and ligament surgery:
 Diagnosis and treatment of occult joint injury:
AAEP Annual Convention, San Antonia, November 2000.
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Moderator- Panel on Medications in the equine athlete.
British Equine Veterinary Association, Sir Fredrick Hobday Memorial Lecture, London, December 2000.
 Intestinal Injury in the Horse with Colic.
Western States Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 2001.
 Ultrasound guided tendon and ligament surgery
 Intestine injury in equine colic
 Decision of surgery in equine colic
 Medical treatment of colic cases
 Epidemiology of colic
Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, Ocean City, Maryland, June, 2001.
 Imaging in Equine Diagnosis.
 Treatment of tendon and ligament injuries
 Epidemiology and prognosis for colic.
Central Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, MO. August, 2001.
 Intestinal injury.
 Decision for surgery
 Intestinal motility
 Treatment of shock
 Treatment of medical colic
 Monitoring horses with colic
 Epidemiology of colic.
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, Chicago, October 2001.
 Cecal Impaction
AAEP, San Diego, CA. November 2001.
 How to set up a clinical research project: Analytical science vs. anecdotal evidence.
 Evidence of the absorption of chondroitin sulfate as determine by total disaccharide content after
oral and intravenous administration to horses.
BEVA, Critical Care, Liverpool, UK, July 2002
 The decisions for surgery and rectal examination for colic.
MVMA, Annual meeting, Timonium, MD, November 2002.
 Ultrasound of tendons and ligaments
 Ultrasound of joints.
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, Washington D.C., October 2003.
 Enteral Fluid Therapy in the Horse.
 Surgery for suspensory ligament desmitis.
Kentucky Bluegrass Critical Care Symposium, Lexington KY, October 2003.
 Critical Compromise from the esophagus to the small intestine.
Geneva Equine Conference, Geneva Switzerland, December 2003.
 Triage of the colic patient.
 Pathology of the large and small intestine.
 Case Presentations for diagnosis and treatment.
Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, Cambridge MD, June 2004.
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Scintigraphy for equine lameness
MRI in the horse.
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, Panel Adhesions, Denver , October 2004.
 Intestinal adhesions.
AAEP Annual Convention, Breakfast Panel, Denver, October 2004.
 Upper airway surgery.
Veterinary Learning Systems, Orlando Florida, January 2005.
 Roundtable panel on oral chondroprotective compounds.
Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, Roanoke, VA, February 2005.
 Tendon and Suspensory Ligament injury.
 Update on Equine Colic
Western Veterinary Conference, Las Vegas, NV, February 2005.
 Local and Systemic Responses to Intestinal Obstruction
 Equine Abdominal Surgery: An Emergency Decision
 Treatment of Horses with Colic
 Intestinal Diseases
 Surgical Assisting (Equine technicians
AAEP Focus Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, July 2005
 Prevalence, Demographics, and Risk Factors for Colic Prognosis and strategies for prevention.
 Equine Colic: How to Make the Decision for Surgery
Equine Colic Research Symposium, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Aug 2005.
 Use of web-based data collection to evaluate analgesic administration and the decision for
surgery in horses with colic.
ACVS Veterinary Symposium, San Diego, CA, October 2005.
 Pain in the Decision for Surgery
 Case discussions on colic
 Year in review panel.
Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference, Timonium MD, March 2006.
 Equine Nutrition After Colic
Presentations to Horse Owners
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Epidemiology of Colic and Current Treatment of Colic, Littleton Large Animal Clinic, Annual Horse
Owner Meeting, Littleton, Colorado, November, 1995.
Epidemiology of Colic, Virginia Thoroughbred Association, Warrenton, Virginia, December, 1995.
Colic Treatment And Prevention, Farm Managers meeting, Equine Medical Center, February, 1996.
Colic Treatment and Prevention, Horse Owners meeting, Equine Medical Center, February, 1996.
Medical and Surgical Management of Osteochondrosis: Implications for Owners. American Medical
Equestrian Association, Annual meeting, Roanoke VA, October 1996.
Colic in Horses, Equine Seminar, Equine Medical Center, January 1997.
OCD in horses, Equine Seminar, Equine Medical Center, February 1997.
Tendinitis- New Treatments, Equine Seminar, Equine Medical Center, February 1997
Equine Nutrition Seminar, Equine Medical Center, March, 1997
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o Basic gastrointestinal physiology.
o Nutrition in relation to equine disease.
Flexural and Angular Deviation, Equine Medical Center, January 1998.
Treatment of Joint Injuries and Arthritis, Association of Equine Sports Medicine, Leesburg, VA,
March 1998.
Laminitis, Equine Medical Center, January 1999.
Equine Farriery and Orthopedics. Austral University, Valdivia, Chile, April, 1999.
o Application of the bar shoe.
o Trimming and shoeing to affect gait.
o Shoeing for laminitis.
Corrective Shoeing and Lameness Problems, Equine Medical Center, January 2000.
Fractures in Horses: We don’t shoot horses anymore. Equine Medical Center, January, 2001.
Advances in Equine Colic, Equine Medical Center, March 2002.
Shoeing and Trimming to Correct Lameness, Equine Medical Center, January, 2003
Importance of Research to the Equine Industry, American House Council, Washington, D.C. 2006.