Preliminary 2010 Laboratories 

Laboratories
Registration is limited per laboratory.  Lunch and/or refreshment breaks will be provided unless otherwise noted in the laboratory description.  Transportation will also be provided to and from laboratories not taking place in Seattle at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center.

Advanced Equine Upper Airway Laser Surgery
Sunday-Tuesday October 17-19, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, Leesburg, VA
Ken Sullins (chair)  
Sponsors: Companion Therapy Laser by LiteCure, LLC, PENTAX Medical Company
Laboratory Fee: $2,000 early/$2,100 late
This 2 ½ day laboratory is limited to three participants and will be conducted on live horses. A practical overview of laser operation and safety for the patient, surgeon and equipment will be covered. Procedures included are ventriculocordectomy (with and without transnasal burr eversion); aryepiglottic fold resection; soft palate thermoplasty (AND standing ST tenectomy) and epiglottic entrapment (case permitting). Principles of contact and noncontact laser application will be covered before the surgeries are performed. Prior experience with endoscopy and lasers will be helpful but not required.

*FULL* Minimally Invasive Surgery
Monday, October 18, 2:00-6:00pm Lecture
Tuesday October 19, 9:00am-3:00pm Laboratory
Location: University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Eric Monnet (chair), Gilles Dupre, Boel Fransson, Lynetta Freeman, Philipp Mayhew, MaryAnn Radlinsky, Clarence Rawlings
Sponsors: COVIDEN, Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy America, Inc.
Laboratory Fee: $1,650 early/$1,750 late
The course will consist of a half-day lecture follow by a 6-hour minimally invasive surgery laboratory using anesthetized  pigs. It will not cover anesthesia.  The goal of the laboratory session will be to familiarize participants with basic and advanced laparoscopic and thoracoscopic equipment and its applications. Minimally invasive surgical procedures will include biopsies of liver, pancreas, kidney and intestine, gastropexy, ovariectomy, laparoscopic assisted cystoscopy, partial lung lobectomy and pericardectomy.  Other clinically relevant minimally invasive surgical procedures may be performed, as dictated by allotted time as well as participant interest and experience. Endoscopic stapling equipment and bipolar vessel-sealing technologies will be available for demonstration and application during the laboratory.

BioMedtrix Total Knee Replacement
Tuesday, October 19, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle
William Liska (chair), Matthew Allen, Melvyn Pond, Chris Sidebotham 
Sponsor: BioMedtrix, LLC
Laboratory Fee: $1,500 early/$1,600 late
The BioMedtrix Canine Knee was developed in conjunction with Dr. William Liksa.  The knee system utilizes implants and instruments similar to those used in humans.  The design features a modular hybrid press fit/cement system, with an articular surface that allows for a wide range of motion and maximum stability along with complete interchangeability between all femoral and tibial components. These features help to optimize the implant fit and still maintain restoration of knee biomechanics.  This laboratory is designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates and residents only.

BioMedtrix Total Knee Replacement - Bring Your Technician
Tuesday, October 19, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle
William Liska (chair), Matthew Allen, Melvyn Pond, Chris Sidebotham 
Sponsor: BioMedtrix, LLC
Laboratory Fee for Technician: $350 early/$400 late
This is an opportunity for your technician to learn how to best assist you with the total knee replacement.  Registration is limited to one technician per registered participant.

Advanced Techniques in Intra-Articular, Cervical & Sacroiliac Injections
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-5:00pm
Location: Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital
Jan Hawkins (chair), Elizabeth Davidson, Kate Chope, Joanne Fehr, Jose Garcia-Lopez 
Sponsor: COVIDEN, Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital
Laboratory Fee: $1,400 early/$1,500 late
This laboratory will focus on advanced techniques in intra-articular, cervical and sacroiliac injections. The laboratory will include a lecture session followed by hands-on demonstration of injection techniques. The intra-articular injections which will be presented and performed include navicular bursa, proximal interphalangeal, elbow, shoulder and hip. Ultrasound-guided cervical facet injections will also be presented and performed by the attendees. Finally, techniques for injection of the sacroiliac joint will be presented. These techniques will be demonstrated on cadavers and live horses.

Advanced TPLO Course & Wet-Lab
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Brian Beale (chair), Don Hulse, Mike Kowaleski, Antonio Pozzi
Sponsors: COVIDEN, SYNTHES Vet
Laboratory Fee: $500 early/$550 late
TPLO surgery is often performed for treatment of the cruciate-deficient stifle in dogs. Special considerations during TPLO surgery must be considered in some patients. This course will address decision-making and surgical techniques used to treat concurrent MPL and ACL disease, femoral and tibial deformity and ACL disease, excessive tibial plateau slope and arthroscopic-assisted TPLO. Participants will use the Synthes locking TPLO plate and instrumentation on plastic bones and cadavers in the laboratory portion of the course.

AO Veterinary Technicians’ Workshop
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Noel Moens (chair), Alan Ruggles
Sponsors: AO North America, Financial and in-kind support provided by SYNTHES Vet
Laboratory Fee: $275 early/$325 late
The course will introduce to the participants the instrumentation, implants and techniques routinely used in orthopedic surgery. It will familiarize the participant with the proper care and use of the instrumentation and help them develop appropriate and effective cleaning and sterilization methods for those instruments. It will emphasize the importance of maintaining adequate asepsis and antisepsis protocols and focus on the role that the veterinary technicians are playing in preventing or minimizing orthopedic infections.  Finally, the course will familiarize the participant with short- and long-term care of the postoperative orthopedic patient, including physiotherapy. It will help the technician to improve client communication and help them develop better patient follow-up programs.  Overall, this course will provide practical experience, understanding and knowledge to help the veterinary technician to better assist the orthopaedic surgeon and take a greater, more active role in the decision making, treatment and care of the surgical patient.

BioMedtrix TATE™ Elbow System
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle
Randy Acker (chair), Loic Dejardin, Greg Vander Meulen, Chris Sidebotham 
Sponsor: BioMedtrix, LLC
Laboratory Fee: $1,500 early/$1,600 late
The TATE™ Elbow System, developed in conjunction with Dr. Randy Acker, utilizes an innovative design created to promote surgical ease and accuracy, low morbidity and a reduced complication rate with a minimal number of components. A TATE™ workshop is one full day and provides classroom instruction followed by hands on experience and the opportunity to participate in a BioMedtrix Product Certification Program.  This laboratory is designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates and residents only.

BioMedtrix TATE™ Elbow System - Bring your Technicians
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle
Randy Acker (chair), Loic Dejardin, Greg Vander Meulen, Chris Sidebotham 
Sponsor: BioMedtrix, LLC
Laboratory Fee for Technician: $350 early/$400 late
This is an opportunity for your technician to learn how to best assist you with the TATE™ system.  Registration is limited to one technician per registered participant.

Caudal Maxillectomy & Craniectomy
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-12:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
James Farese (chair), Nick Bacon, Sarah Boston 
Sponsor: COVIDEN
Laboratory Fee: $475 early/$525 late
This laboratory will teach an extensive caudal maxillectomy and inferior orbitectomy utilizing a combined dorsal/intra-oral surgical approach on a canine cadaver.  Each case will have a CT scan and a simulated tumor and the participants will be guided through the appropriate sequence of the procedure. Emphasis will be placed on obtaining adequate tumor margins and reconstruction of the defect. We will also dissect out the regional lymph nodes.  The second procedure will be a craniectomy to remove a skull-based tumor (e.g., MLO -- multilobular osteochondrosarcoma) on the dorsal aspect of the skull. After reviewing provided CT images the participants will be instructed on how to approach the tumor, use an air drill to burr through the cranial vault and remove a simulated tumor and its associated portion of the cranium. We will then reconstruct the remaining temporalis muscle and review options for protection of the skull in the postoperative setting.  These procedures will be performed on canine cadavers.  This laboratory is designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates and residents only.

HELICA Cementless Total Hip Replacement
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-3:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Peter Sebestyen (chair), Manssur Arbabian, Tony Cambridge, Kei Hayashi 
Sponsors: COVIDEN, Ethicon, Inc., Medicatech Vet, scil animal care
Laboratory Fee: $900 early/$950 late
The objective of HELICA Hip laboratory is to introduce a minimally invasive canine cementless hip system to the participant. Training session will be provided through a combination of classroom lectures by the members of the faculty and a practical  laboratory that will teach the participant the basic principles and surgical techniques of the HELICA Hip System. The didactic section of the laboratory will conclude with a brief  description of the initial clinical experience with the HELICA hip including surgical technique, complications and short-term follow-up. In the practical part of the laboratory the participants will have an opportunity to get hands-on surgical experience with templating the bones, preparing the femur and the acetabulum and implanting the HELICA System components using saw bones under the guidance and assistance of the presenters.  Demonstration by the laboratory faculty will be performed on cadaver specimen. Each participant will perform a complete HELICA hip replacement procedure.  This laboratory is designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates and residents only.

*FULL* Intermediate Stifle Arthroscopy
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Ian Holsworth (chair), Kenneth Bruecker, Chad Devitt, Steve Peterson
Sponsors: Arthrex Vet System, Innovative Animal Products
Laboratory Fee: $1,000 early/$1,100 late
A focused laboratory on canine stifle arthroscopy with a combination of short, cutting-edge lectures and two wet-lab sessions spread over an eight-hour period. Lectures will cover stifle arthroscopy instrumentation, maximizing intra-articular visualization, manipulation and debridement of intra-articular stifle structures and examination and treatment of meniscal pathology. Participants will have cadaver stifles to perform the described techniques and will be instructed and guided through the techniques by four experienced and proficient stifle arthroscopists.  This laboratory is designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates and Residents only.

KYON Cementless Total Hip Course
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Otto Lanz (chair), Robert Martin, Slobodan Tepic
Sponsors: COVIDEN, KYON Veterinary Surgical Products
Laboratory Fee: $1,100 early/$1,200 late
The KYON method of cementless total hip arthroplasty consists of a unique locking prosthesis technology that provides immediate implant stability. During this class, didactic lectures will highlight patient selection, preoperative templating, surgical technique, patient aftercare and complications. All participants will have the opportunity to perform total hip arthroplasty on plastic bones and canine cadavers.  This laboratory is designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates and residents only.

Practical Treatment of Angular Limb Deformities in Dogs
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Brian Beale (chair), Scott Lozier, Massimo Petazzoni, Alessandro Piras
Sponsor: Innovative Animal Products
Laboratory Fee: $550 early/$600 late
Angular limb deformities in dogs are commonly seen and can lead to pain, lameness and osteoarthritis. This course will discuss the principles of evaluating deformities based on the center of rotation angle (CORA) and the fundamentals of corrective osteotomy. Decision-making skills will be developed using clinical case examples. Participants will learn about and use the FIXIN locking plate system to stabilize osteotomies following correction of deformities. This system is an ideal bone plating system for the general practitioner as well as the specialty veterinarian. Plastic bone models and cadavers will be used to teach the techniques of osteotomy as well as the proper surgical approach to the bone.

Sliding Humeral Osteotomy
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Kurt Schulz (chair), Noel Fitzpatrick, Alex Khowaylo, Michael Khowaylo, Robert Young 
Sponsor: New Generation Devices (NGD)
Laboratory Fee: $600 early/$650 late
This laboratory will include presentations on the background, biomechanics, surgical technique and clinical experience to date of the Sliding Humeral Osteotomy for management of canine elbow dysplasia. Lectures will be followed by a hands-on laboratory where participants will perform the procedure on plastic bones.

Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA)
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-6:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Randy Boudrieau (chair), Slobodan Tepic, Phil Stearns
Sponsor: KYON Veterinary Surgical Products
Laboratory Fee: $850 early/$900 late
This is an all-day laboratory designed to teach the Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) technique for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) deficient stifle joints in dogs.  The course will cover the theoretical basis for the TTA: elimination of cranial tibial shear force during ambulation - attained by advancing the tibial insertion of the patellar ligament cranially by a predetermined amount so as to place the ligament at 90º to the common tangent at the tibial plateau with the knee extended, thereby rendering the stifle joint stable throughout its functional range. The preoperative planning and surgical technique will be described in detail in a step-wise fashion, followed by an exercise with radiographs and a demonstration on a plastic bone model; each participant then will perform the procedure on a plastic bone model (which will be theirs to keep, including implants). A live [interactive] surgical demonstration via webcast also will be performed (an educational video also is given to all participants). A summary of clinical experiences from the surgical faculty, including short term complications, will be presented to conclude the session. Faculty/participant communication/interaction/discussion is encouraged throughout the course.

Tracheal & Urethral Stenting
Wednesday, October 20, 8:00am-12:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Chick Weisse (chair), Jeffrey Solomon, Allyson Berent, Matt Beal, Steve Mehler 
Sponsors: COVIDEN, Ethicon, Inc., Infiniti Medical
Laboratory Fee: $700 early/$750 late
The goal of the course is to introduce the participants to the interventional radiology equipment and techniques necessary to perform tracheal and urethral stenting in dogs. A one-hour lecture will present indications, proper patient selection, medical management, stent sizing, stent placement techniques and follow-up care in these patients. Case examples will be used to generate discussion. A three-hour lab will follow in which participants will practice stent sizing, stent reconstraining, repositioning and deployment using video and in both feline and canine cadavers under fluoroscopic guidance. There will be 4 stations: (1) Equipment introduction and display with instructor, (2) Practice stent deployment under visual guidance with instructor, (3) Computer training simulators for participants to choose appropriate sized stents with instructor, (4) Stent deployment in cadaver under fluoroscopic guidance. Following completion of the course, attendees should feel confident with the procedure and use of the stents. 

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy:  The Science Behind the Therapy for Treatment of Acute & Chronic Wounds in Veterinary Medicine
1:00-5:00pm, Wednesday, October 20
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Andy Anderson (chair), Kate Young
Sponsor: Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Laboratory Fee: $275/$325
This session will review components of the V.A.C. Therapy system, mechanisms of action, and the clinical research behind Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds.  We will review case studies and conduct hands on application techniques using cadavers and wound models.  This laboratory was designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates and residents only.

Endoscopic Knot Tying & Psychomotor Exercises
Saturday, October 23, 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Clarence Rawlings (chair), John Caron
Sponsors: COVIDEN, Ethicon, Inc., Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy America, Inc.
Laboratory Fee: $350 early/$400 late
Endoscopic surgery can require ligature placement and suture apposition of tissue as a primary means of treatment or to manage complications. This three-hour session will consist of 40 minutes of lecture interspersed with endoscopy practice. These psychomotor exercises are the SAGES “Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery,” a standard part of endoscopy training for human surgeons. Exercises include peg transfer, pattern cutting, ligation of tubular structure with ligature loop and suturing with extra- and intracorporeal techniques. Instruments will consist of the popular 5mm equipment and suture will be that which can already be found in one’s practice. Enrollment is encouraged for surgeons with endoscopy experience and a desire to further expand their surgical abilities.

ACVS reserves the right to cancel any laboratory that does not meet minimum registrations by August 20, 2010. If the laboratory is cancelled by the Symposium, registrants will be notified via email and all paid fees will be credited or refunded. 

ACVS does not endorse nor promote the use of any product/service of commercial entities. Equipment used in these laboratories are for demonstration and teaching purposes only with the intent to enhance the learning experience.