Dr Elisabeth-Lidwien Verdegaal

Dr Elisabeth-Lidwien Verdegaal
 Position Senior Lecturer Equine Medicine
 Org Unit Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital
 Email lidwien.verdegaal@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 1290
 Location Floor/Room G ,  Equine Health and Performance Centre ,   Roseworthy
  • Biography/ Background

    Lidwien (Elisabeth.J.M.M.) Verdegaal is passionate about her job as an Equine medicine specialist. She qualified as a Doctor Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University in The Netherlands in 1996. After 2 years working in a mixed-practice, Lidwien started her residency in Equine Internal Medicine at Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences where she developed interest in neonatal medicine (Head NICU), endocrinology, cardiology and sports medicine. Lidwien is qualified as a Equine Internal Medicine RNVA Specialist (Royal Netherlands Association of Veterinary specialists) in Equine Internal Medicine in 2005 and after passing board exams, she became a Diplomate of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) in 2009. From 2004, she worked in 2 private Equine clinics in the Middle East; almost 5 years for the Royal Family at the Royal Jafaar Stud in Jordan and 4 years in Kuwait where she was part of a team establishing a new Equine referral hospital. She currently has over 20 years experience in veterinary medicine and 18 years in the area of Equine Internal Medicine with a special area of interest in sport medicine (endurance horses, show jumping, dressage and thoroughbred racing), arabian show horses, special interest in Emergency and critical care of foals and adult horses and in Equine infectious diseases. Lidwien likes exploring the world with different cultures, she is interested in people while trying to stay true to herself. Lidwien Verdegaal joined the School of Animal and Veterinary Science as a Senior lecturer April 2011 to fill the exciting job to combine hospital work, teaching vet students and research. Lidwien developed an interest in metabolic disorders and exertional heat-related illnesses in horses, currently in endurance horse and is currently establishing her research to gain a deeper understanding of exercising horses and more particular their thermoregulation. She is a strong believer of integrating research and clinical practice as the cornerstone of evidence based good veterinary practice (GVP). 

  • Qualifications

    2022 - PhD Cotutelle, Double graduate University of Adelaide, Australia and Ghent University, Belgium

    2009 - Diplomate ECEIM – Specialist Equine Internal Medicine, European College of Equine Internal Medicine

    2004 - Equine Internal Medicine RNVA Specialist  - Royal Netherlands Veterinary Association, Veterinary Specialists (The Netherlands)

    2002 - Certificate Equine Practitioners (The Netherlands)

    1996 - DVM – Doctor Veterinary Medicine (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

    1996 - Certificate ‘Tropical animal health and husbandry’ (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

    1994 - MVM – Master Veterinary Medicine (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)

     

  • Awards & Achievements

    Awards & Certificate of Appreciation

    Highest quality publication in Equine Team, SAVS

    Dean's commendation to award unwavering commitment and exceptional service of EHPC in response to Pinery bushfires, Nov 2015

    Treatment endurance veterinary at the hospital and certificate of appreciation of Veterinary Committee National 50th Tom Quilty Gold Cup endurance (presentative Veterinarian SA state) at Hawkesbury NSW 2015

    Award for best presented scientific abstract at 13th Scientific Conference of European Veterinary Emergency & Critical Society (EVECCS), Prague, Czech Republic; 13-15th June 2014

    Professional:

    Honourable endurance veterinarian of the South Australian endurance association

    Since 2011 - Annually Member of Veterinary Committee National Tom Quilty Gold Cup endurance (presentative Veterinarian SA state)in different states of Australia

    Since 2012 - FEI** Endurance Veterinarian, Australia
    Since 2012 - FEI** Endurance Treatment Veterinarian, Australia

    Since 2011- Active involvement in the development and establishment of the new Equine Health and Performance Centre (EHPC)- opening in 2014

    2008-2011 Development and establishment of the Bait al Arab Equine hospital, Kuwait

    Teaching

    Lidwien played a major rol in development and design of new courses, development and course delivery of all new teaching materials of the DVM curriculum of School of Animal & Veterinary Science including innovation in teaching with interactive teaching methods in the form of lectures, case-based tutorials, TBLs, practicals and formative and summative assessments. Mainly in the following courses: DVM- 1 Equine clinical (physical) examination; DVM- 2 Equine clinical practice A & B and DVM- 3 Equine clinical practice rotation.

  • Publications

    Original Papers, conference proceedings & publications

    SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (PEER REVIEWED) & BOOK CHAPTERS                                                                   

    Verdegaal EL, Howarth GS, McWhorter TJ, Boshuizen B, Franklin SH, De Vega CV, Jonas SE, Folwell LE, Delesalle CJ. Continuous Monitoring of the Thermoregulatory Response in Endurance Horses and Trotter Horses During Field Exercise: Baselining for Future Hot Weather Studies. Frontiers in Physiology. (2021),12.

    Ter Woort, F., Dubois, G., Tansley, G., Didier, M., Verdegaal, L., Franklin SH., van Erck-Westergren, E. Validation of an equine fitness tracker: ECG quality and arrhythmia detection. Equine Vet J (under review).                                      

    Gehring, R., Florschütz, T., Theelen, M. J. P., Verdegaal, E-L., & Vendrig, J. C. Towards a population pharmacokinetic model of gentamicin in septicaemic neonatal foals. Abstract presentation AAVM Congress 2020.

    Verdegaal E.J.M.M. Glanders disease. Book chapter; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine (5MVC Equine), 3rd Edition; Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Nov (2019). SBN: 978-1-119-19021-9.

    Bamford, N. J., S. B. Sprinkle, L. A. Cudmore, A. M. Cullimore, A. W. Van Eps, E. J. M. M. Verdegaal, and B. S. Tennent‐Brown. Elapid snake envenomation in horses: 52 cases (2006–2016). Equine Vet J 50, 2 (2018), 196-201.

    Verdegaal, Elisabeth-Lidwien JMM, Delesalle, C., Caraguel, C. G., Folwell, L. E., McWhorter, T. J., Howarth, G. S., & Franklin, S. H. Evaluation of a telemetric gastrointestinal pill for continuous monitoring of gastrointestinal temperature in horses at rest and during exercise." Am J Vet Res 78, 7 (2017) 778-784.

    de Bruijn, Cornelis Marinus, Willem Houterman, Margreet Ploeg, Bart Ducro, Berit Boshuizen, Klaartje Goethals, Elisabeth-Lidwien Verdegaal, and Catherine Delesalle. Monitoring training response in young Friesian dressage horses using two different standardised exercise tests (SETs). BMC Vet Res 13, 1 (2016): 1-7.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. and van Oijen, L.A.A.M. Atypical cases of equine Glanders could form a risk for re-emerging Glanders disease worldwide.10th International Equine Infectious Disease Conference (IEIDC), J Equine Vet Sc 39 (2016) S98eS107.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. and Franklin S.F. Science in brief: Highlights from the applied physiology, muscle and genetics abstracts at the International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology. Equine Vet J 48 (2016) 9-12

    Farrugia, J., Franklin, S.H. and Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Owner's survey of electrolyte supplementation in Australian endurance horses, preliminary results. 8th Congress of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Utrecht, The Netherlands; 3-7th November 2015.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Jonas, S.E., Caraguel, C.G.B. and Franklin, S.H. Real-time monitoring of the core body temperature in endurance horses during field exercise. Abstract 9th Conference of International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Chester, UK; 16-20th June. ISSN 0425-1644, Abstracts 19, Equine Vet J 46, Suppl. 46 (2014) 2–55.

    Averay, K., Nicholson A., and Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Preliminary evaluation of the veterinary EPOC® point-of-care (POC) clinical analyser in horses by comparison with in-house analysis and establishment of reference values. Abstract 13th Scientific Conference of European Veterinary Emergency & Critical Society (EVECCS), Prague, Czech Republic; 13-15th June. J Vet Emerg Critical Care, ISSN 1479-3261, IF 1.220, rank = 60/132. *Best presentation award EJMM (Lidwien) Verdegaal

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Folwell L.E., Caraguel C.B.G., and Franklin S.H. Evaluation of a gastro-intestinal pill (Equivital®) to measure the core body temperature in exercising horses. JVIM (2013) 28 (2) 703, ISSN 0891-6640, IF 2.224, rank = 61/132.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., de Heer, N., Meertens, N., Maree, J.T.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M. A right sided endocarditis of dental origin in a horse. Equine Vet Ed (2006); 18 (4) 191-195. ISSN 0957-7734, IF 0.773, rank = 27/132.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M. Endocarditis in the horse: a review. Equine Vet Ed (2006); 18 (4) 196-198. ISSN 0957-7734, IF 0.773, rank = 27/132.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. and van der Kolk J.H. Salivary cortisol concentration in healthy aged horses, horses with hirsutism and horses with colic, British Equine Veterinary Association Congress (BEVA) 2004; 103-104. ISSN 1058-8183

    2003                                           

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Veldhuis Kroese, E.J.B., Dik, K.J., van Oijen, L.A.A.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M. Unilateral facial paralyse and keratitis sicca as a result of otitis media and temporohyoid osteoartropathy. Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde (2003) 128: 760-766. ISSN 0040-7453, IF 0.210, rank = 100/132.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. What is the significance of cardiac murmurs in the horse, (Invited lecturer), International Veterinary Congress, Equine Congress (VJD) 2003; 251-254. European Veterinary Conference (VJD). April. ISSN 0957-7734.

    Verdegaal, Lidwien.J.M.M., Voorhout, G., van Loon G.  und Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M. Herzgeräusche als zufallsbefunde bei tierärtztlichen kauf- oder verfassungsuntersuchungen – Befundung und verlauf bei 77 klinisch gesunden pferden. Pferdeheilkunde (2002) 18:  263-272. ISSN 0177-7726, IF = 0.237, rank = 83/ 132.

    Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M., Annee, M.P., Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Lemmens, A.G. and Beynen, A.C. Exercise- and metabolism- associated blood variables in Standardbreds fed either a low- or high-fat diet, Equine Vet J Suppl. (2002) 34: 29-32. ISSN 0425-1644, IP 2.369, rank = 29/132.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Voorhout, G. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M. Accidentally-found cardiac murmurs: inventory and follow-up of 85 horses in the Netherlands (1997-2002), British Equine Veterinary Association Congress (BEVA); 212-213. ISSN 1058-8183.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Veldhuis Kroese, E.J.B., Dik, K.J. en Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M. Unilateral facial paralysis and keratitis sicca as a result of otitis media and temporohyoid osteoarthropathy, International Veterinary Congress, Equine Congress (VJD); 269. ISSN 0957-7734.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. and van der Kolk, J.H. Cortisol concentration in saliva, a diagnostic tool in Cushing’s disease? Symposium Equine Sciences, Utrecht University; 33.

    SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS & INVITED SPEAKER and RESEARCH OUTPUT                                                  

    ELJMM Verdegaal, GS Howarth, TJ McWhorter, B Boshuizen, SH Franklin, CV Moreno de Vega, SE Jonas, LE Folwell and CJG Delesalle. Continuous monitoring of the thermoregulatory response in endurance and trotter horses during field exercise: Baseline for future hot weather studies. Calgary International Equine Symposium. Sept 2021. Oral presentation.

    Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal, Gordon S. Howarth, Todd J. McWhorter, Stacey E. Jonas, Louise E. Folwell, Charles G.B. Caraguel, Samantha H. Franklin, Jeroen Dewulf, Berit Boshuizen, Carmen Vidal Moreno de Vega, Catherine Delesalle. A longitudinal follow-up of the thermal response to the metabolic heat load in endurance horses and Standardbreds during field exercise. A scientific abstract presented at virtual ECEIM conference 2018, Italy

    Verdegaal, EJMM (Lidwien), Delesalle, C., McWorther, T., Howarth, G.S., McLeod, K., Weaver, S., Franklin, S.H. Incidence and description of exertional rhabdomyolysis in endurance horses at a 160 km National ride in Australia. Research abstract presented at Int ICEEP conference 2018, Australia.

    Nicholas Bamford, Saybl Sprinkle, Lucy Cudmore, Annemarie Cullimore, Andrew van Eps, Lidwien Verdegaal and Brett Tennent-Brown. Elapid snake envenomation in Australian horses: 52 cases (2006–2016), congress IVECCS, USA, Sept 2017.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. and L.A.A.M. van Oijen. Atypical cases of equine Glanders could form a risk for re-emerging Glanders disease worldwide. 10th International Equine Infectious Disease Conference (IEIDC) Abstract, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 4-7th April 2016.

    Farrugia, J., Franklin, S.H. and Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Owner's survey of electrolyte supplementation in Australian endurance horses, preliminary results. 8th Congress of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Utrecht, The Netherlands; 3-7th November 2015.                            

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Jonas, S.E., Caraguel, C.G.B. and Franklin, S.H. Real-time monitoring of the core body temperature in endurance horses during field exercise. Abstract poster Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, 5th of June 2015.      

    Delesalle C, Popovic A, Hespel P, Oliviera JE, Duchateau L, Verdegaal L, de Bruijn M. Effect of aleurone supplementation on postprandrial glucose and insulin response in horses. Applied Equine Nutrition and training, ENUTRACO, Bingen and Waldagesheim, Applied equine nutrition and training. (Conference paper) 2015.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Parenteral nutrition in hospitalised horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12th of July 2014 (Invited speaker).

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Enteral nutrition in hospitalised horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12th of July 2014 (Invited speaker).

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Thermoregulation in exercising horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12th of July 2014 (Invited speaker).

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Jonas, S.E., Caraguel, C.G.B. and Franklin, S.H. Real-time monitoring of the core body temperature in endurance horses during field exercise. Abstract poster 9th Conference of 'nternational Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Chester, UK; 16-20th June 2014. ISSN 0425-1644, IP 2.369, rank 29.

    Averay, K., Nicholson A., Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Preliminary evaluation of the veterinary EPOC® point-of-care (POC) clinical analyser in horses by comparison with in-house analysis and establishment of reference values. Abstract 13th Annual Scientific Conference of European Veterinary Emergency & Critical Society (EVECCS), Prague, Czech Republic; 13-15th June 2014.

    Folwell, L.E., Franklin, S.H. and Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Evaluation of a Telemetric temperature pill in exercising horses. Abstract Scientific Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, 5th June 2013 (Poster).

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Glanders disease, a worldwide re-emerging disease? Invited speaker, Equine Exotic infectious diseases at EVA-SA State meeting, SA; 19th of May 2013 (Invited speaker)

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Equine piroplasmosis. Invited speaker, Equine Exotic infectious diseases at EVA-SA State meeting, SA; 19th of May 2013 (Invited speaker).

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Metabolic disorders in endurance horses. Invited speaker, Int Equine Sport Medicine Conference, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, 23-25th of February 2013 (Invited speaker).

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Case discussion endurance horses. Invited speaker, Int. Equine Sport Conference, University of Melbourne, Werribee, 23-25th of February 2013 (Invited speaker).

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M., Folwell L.E., Caraguel C.B.G. and Franklin S.H. Evaluation of a gastro-intestinal pill (Equivital®) to measure the core body temperature in exercising horses. Abstract, 6th Congress of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Le Touquet, France; 6-7th   February 2013. ISSN 0891-6640.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Invited speaker, Postnatal (bacterial) infections including sepsis in foals, SA-EVA congress, Mt Barker, 12th of Nov 2011.

    Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Hyperthermia, dehydration and electrolytes loss in endurance horses. Invited speaker, Endurance Veterinary Seminar, Mt Barker, SA, Australia, September 2011.

  • Professional Associations

    Member of Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)

    Member of VECCS (Veterinary EMergency & Critical Care Society)

    Member of AVA & EVA (Australian Veterinary Association & Equine Veterianry Association)

    Member of ECEIM (European College of Equine Internal Medicine)

    Member of BEVA (British Equine Veterinary Association)

    Member of KNMvD (Royal Dutch Veterinary Association)

    Member of GGP (Equine Association of the Royal Dutch Veterinary Association)

     

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