ARE YOU UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST VETERINARY SURGICAL INFORMATION?

• The ACVS Veterinary Symposium offers the most advanced information on a wide range of surgical procedures as well as peri-operative patient care, post-operative complications and advanced diagnostic techniques.
• What procedures or techniques are the leaders in veterinary surgery using? Decision-making is one of the focuses of the 2012 meeting as well as discussion on using an evidence-based approach in veterinary surgery. 
• With over 200 speakers including guest lecturers, scientific abstracts and posters you will come away with new information that will improve your veterinary surgical practice.
• Throughout the Symposium there will be numerous occasions to learn how other surgeons handle challenging surgical situations.
• You will have an opportunity to learn some of the most advanced procedures with 16 hands-on laboratories taught by leaders of the veterinary world.
• Bring your veterinary technician for the three-day comprehensive Technicians’ Program with a full day dedicated to the equine technician.
• The Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement seminar will be presented in collaboration with Wiley-Blackwell as part of the new Advances in Veterinary Surgery series.
• Not a surgical specialist? Don’t miss the new Small Animal Advanced Practitioner track…
• The 2012 equine program has a focus on lameness, imaging, orthopedic surgery, sports medicine and rehabilitation and is not to be missed by the specialist surgeon or the advanced equine practitioner. There is also a full-day equine dentistry program with lectures by leading equine dentists Jack Easley and Jennifer Rawlinson.
• There will be plenty of opportunity to visit the Exhibit Hall with over 100 exhibitors for one-stop shopping for veterinary supplies, equipment and architectural needs.

Here’s what some who attended the 2011 ACVS Veterinary Symposium in Chicago, IL had to say …

"The mobile app was excellent for learning about changes to upcoming events."

"I loved being able to select a lecture through the mobile app and could tell right away if there was a conflict with something else I wanted to attend."

"I appreciate the lectures being arranged to present opposing position on a topic, stimulating good debate and conversation."

"It was great hearing what other surgeons were doing and getting their insights on procedures."

"All of the lectures and abstracts were fantastic with much more cutting-edge material and new research."

"Event schedule was in my pocket with the mobile app…it was great."

"It was extremely helpful to have the Proceedings notes available prior to the Symposium."

"The residents’ workshop was excellent."

"The seminars given by MD’s on their research and new information was outstanding."

"There was always the odd tip or trick sprinkled throughout the lectures which were wonderful to get."

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