Speaker Profile: Michael Schramme
We are really pleased to announce that Michael Schramme will be speaking at BEVA Congress 2023.

About Michael
Michael Schramme DipECVS DACVS AssocECVDI
Michael qualified from the Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Belgium, in 1985. He has since worked as an equine surgeon at the University of Ghent, the Royal Veterinary College, the Animal Health Trust, Cornell University, North Carolina State University and the Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Lyon in France, where he is a full professor in equine surgery and orthopaedics.
Michael is a Diplomate of the European and American Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons and of the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, and an Associate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. He is a past President of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and the European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics and Traumatology. He has an interest in all aspects of equine surgery, lameness and diagnostic imaging, with special emphasis on MRI.
Hear Michael at BEVA Congress 2023
Thursday at 8:30am - 10:15am: Lameness Diagnosis
Chair: Andrew Fiske-Jackson
8:30am
Lameness examinations on the road - What's expected of the vet?
Malcolm Morley
8:50am
Do we need diagnostic analgesia?
Michael Schramme
9:10am
Practical and safe strategies for injecting the needle shy horse
Matt Sinovich
9:30am
Interpretation of lameness evaluation following sedation - in hand and under saddle
Laurie Goodrich
9:50am
Remember to look for cervical lesions in lame or poorly performing horses
Padraig Kelly
10:10am
Discussion
Thursday at 3:50pm - 5:30pm: Imaging: Ultrasound
Chair: David Stack
3:50pm
Getting the most out of your US machine
Ben Sullivan
4:10pm
Practical techniques to improve your skills - ACUST, Doppler, non weight bearing etc
Roger Smith
4:30pm
What does stifle ultrasonography tell us that radiographs don't?
Laurie Goodrich
4:50pm
Ultrasonography of the neck
Vanessa Peter
5:10pm
Cases that taught me the most
Michael Schramme
Friday at 8:30am - 10am: Synovial Sepsis
Chair: Jonathan Withers
8:30am
Radiography and Ultrasound
Michael Schramme
8:50am
Maximising the benefits of synoviocentesis
Matt Sinovich
9:10am
When to hold 'em and when to fold 'em: Is referral always necessary?
Laurie Goodrich
9:30am
Surgical treatment and post operative management
Richard Payne
9:50am
Discussion
Friday at 11:00am - 12:30pm: The Foot
Chair: Michael Schramme
11:00am
When to MRI?
Dagmar Berner
11:20am
DDFT tears: Conservative versus surgical management?
Roger Smith
11:40am
Navicular bone oedema/sclerosis: Current concepts on best management
Nicola Lynch
12:00pm
Laminitis: update on remedial farriery
Andrew Fiske Jackson
12:20pm
Discussion
Friday at 3:40pm - 5:10pm: Clinical Research: Surgery & Anaethesia
Chair: Michael Schramme
Saturday at 11am - 12:30pm: Radiology
Chair: David Stack
11:00am
Radiography - visualisation techniques to improve technique
Jonathon Dixon
11:20am
Pattern recognition: friend or foe
Michael Schramme
11:40am
Use of radiographic contrast in equine practice
Andy Fiske-Jackson
12:00pm
The pitfalls of radiography in the PPE
Tim Phillips
12:20pm
Discussion
Saturday at 3:40pm - 5:10pm: Interactive Orthopaedic Workshop: Therapeutics and Rehab in Athletic Horses
Chair: Michael Schramme
Jonathon Withers, Roger Smith, Marcus Swail, Laurie Goodrich, Alice Croxford