Wet Lab Offerings

CANINE EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES

Thursday | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | JACKSON

JAN BELLOWS

DVM, DAVDC, DABVP

Assisted by:

Denise S. Rollings, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) Roxane MacLellan, DVM, DAVDC Elizabeth McMorran, DVM Jeanne Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $450 Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $650

Wet lab registration includes lunch.

This session provides hands-on instruction for canine dental extractions of incisors and premolars plus review of equipment, instruments, suture materials and local anesthesia blocks. A step-bystep text will be provided.

BASIC SMALL ANIMAL ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND

Thursday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | WALDORF BALLROOM

KENNETH WALLER, III

DVM, MS, DACVR

Assisted by:

Kathleen Gelatt-Nicholson, DVM, DACVR M.C. Seward, MS, MBA, DACVR

Dog Handler:

Kim Bissing, BS, CPDT-KA

With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $475 Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $675

Wet lab registration includes lunch.

This seminar series and combined wet lab will introduce the veterinarian to entry-level abdominal ultrasound imaging in the small animal practice. The seminar consists of four, 50-minute lectures. The basic physics, an overview of instrumentation, common artifacts and scanning techniques will be reviewed as well as normal anatomy and appearance of the abdominal organs. Wet lab participants will be introduced to basic ultrasound image manipulation (knobology), the physics and artifacts of abdominal ultrasound, learn scanning techniques, and learn how to identify normal abdominal structures through the scanning of live animals.

NOSE-TO-TAIL SURGERY IN DOGS

Thursday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | FLAGLER/GILCHRIST

HOWARD SEIM, III

DVM, DACVS

Co-instructor:

Kristin Coleman, DVM, MS, DACVS With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $695 Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $895

Wet lab registration includes lunch.

This course is designed to teach participants the technical aspects of a variety of canine soft tissue and orthopedic surgery procedures. Some theory will be included in the lectures but emphasis will be placed on how to perform each procedure. The instructors will utilize video clips of clinical cases that represent the procedures participants will perform in the lab. Surgical procedures will be performed immediately after viewing the video. Topics have been chosen that represent surgical conditions commonly seen in veterinary practice.

OPHTHALMIC SURGERY

Thursday | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | HAMILTON/INDIAN RIVER

ROBERT SWINGER

DVM, DACVO

Assisted by:

Jessica Martinez, MS, DVM, DACVO With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $475 Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $675

Wet lab registration includes lunch.

Improve your proficiency in performing practical eyelid and orbital surgeries while gaining an appreciation for the skill level required for most corneal and conjunctival procedures. Receive step-by-step, video-driven instructions on how to do temporary tarsorrhaphies, temporary eyelid tacking, entropion correction, eyelid reconstruction, prolapsed gland of the nictitans replacement, corneal debridement techniques, nasolacrimal flushing and enucleations. A brief review of conjunctival grafting and corneal laceration repair will occur.

DENTISTRY | DVM

FELINE EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES

Thursday | 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. | JACKSON

JAN BELLOWS, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP

Assisted by: Denise S. Rollings, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) | Roxane MacLellan, DVM, DAVDC Elizabeth McMorran, DVM | Jeanne Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $450 | Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $650

This session provides hands-on instruction for feline dental extractions of incisors and premolars plus review of equipment, instruments, suture materials and local anesthesia blocks. A step-by-step text will be provided.

CRANIAL CRUCIATE WITH ORTHOZIP

Friday | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | HAMILTON/INDIAN RIVER

RANDY BASINGER

DVM, ACVS

With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $495 Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $695

Wet lab registration includes lunch.

During this lecture and wet lab session, participants will learn extracapsular stifle stabilization of the cranial cruciate deficient stifle using the OrthoZIP system. A short lecture will be followed by a hands-on lab. Emphasis will be placed on obtaining exposure to adequately visualize and probe the menisci for damage. Induced meniscal tears will be treated. The stifles will be stabilized with the OrthoZIP lateral suture system in which an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene suture loop is placed around bone anchors in isometric points on the distal femur and proximal tibia. This technique is a simple, strong, economical and isometric alternative to the fabellotibial nylon leader line suture.

ADVANCED DENTAL SURGERY

Friday | 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. | JACKSON

JAN BELLOWS

DVM, DAVDC, DABVP

Assisted by:

Denise S. Rollings, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) Roxane MacLellan, DVM, DAVDC Elizabeth McMorran, DVM Jeanne Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) Summer O’Connor, CTA With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $475 Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $675

Wet lab registration includes lunch.

This session will include extraction of maxillary and mandibular canines, maxillary fourth premolars, and molars. Additionally, the session will include closure of oronasal fistulas, crown amputation with gingival closure for type 2 tooth resorptions and the removal of oral tumors.

This course is designed to teach participants the technical aspects of a variety of feline soft tissue and orthopedic surgery procedures. Some theory will be included in the lectures, but emphasis will be placed on how to perform each procedure. The instructors will utilize video clips of clinical cases that represent the procedures participants will perform in the lab. Surgical procedures will be performed immediately after viewing the video. Topics have been chosen that represent surgical conditions commonly seen in veterinary practice.

SURGERY | DVM

NOSE-TO-TAIL SURGERY IN CATS

Friday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | FLAGLER/GILCHRIST

HOWARD SEIM, III, DVM, DACVS

Co-instructor:

Kristin Coleman, DVM, MS, DACVS With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $695 | Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $895 | Wet lab registration includes lunch.

ADVANCED SMALL ANIMAL ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND

Friday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | WALDORF BALLROOM

KENNETH WALLER, III

DVM, MS, DACVR

DENTAL NERVE BLOCKS, CLEANING, PROBING & CHARTING

Friday | 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | JACKSON

DENISE ROLLINGS

CVT, VTS (DENTISTRY)

Assisted by:

Kathleen Gelatt-Nicholson, DVM, DACVR M.C. Seward, MS, MBA, DACVR

Dog Handler:

Kim Bissing, BS, CPDT-KA

Assisted by:

Jeanne Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry) Summer O’Connor, CTA With Conf. Reg. Fee: Techs $95 Wet Lab Only Fee: Techs $150

With Conf. Reg. Fee: Vets $475 Wet Lab Only Fee: Vets $675

Wet lab registration includes lunch.

This seminar series and combined wet lab are designed for veterinarians who want to further their training in small animal ultrasound. Lectures will briefly review ultrasound physics and artifacts and assist the participants in fine-tuning the image. Normal intraabdominal structure will be reviewed and abnormal intra-abdominal pathology will be emphasized. Wet lab participants will gain experience in completing a routine small abdominal ultrasound examination, knowledge of normal sonographic anatomy and appearance of commonly identified pathologies. Some of the more challenging intra-abdominal structures to image will be emphasized. Interaction between the radiologist and the participants will be encouraged, and the attendees will have an opportunity to address personal areas of concern in their understanding of abdominal ultrasound scanning techniques. A lecture explains instrument handling, cleaning, and sharpening and the importance of proper cleaning technique, probing, and charting. Following is a detailed, hands-on wet lab that provides instruction on the proper way to do a complete dental prophylaxis and oral examination including accurate charting. Learn how to properly handle instruments using the latest state-of-the-art equipment taught by some the most highly trained veterinary technicians in veterinary dentistry. There is a low teacher to student ratio to ensure everyone receives individual instruction while probing, cleaning and charting the mouth of a dog and cat using cadaver heads. This is the most effective way to learn correct and safe technique, because it imitates real life patients without the stress of having to monitor anesthesia while trying to learn at the same time. The lecture also describes landmarks, drug doses, benefits, contraindications and complications of dental regional blocks.