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2008 Symposium Laboratories
Advanced Equine Laser Surgery (Tuesday, 8:00am-5:00pm – Wet-Lab, Wednesday, 8:00am-12:00pm – Lecture Only)
Location: TBD
Ken Sullins (chair)
Lab Fee: $2000 early/ $2100 late (full laboratory including lecture)
Lecture Fee: $225 early/ $275 late
Sponsors: DiodeVET, PENTAX Medical Company, Sontec Instruments
This lab is limited to two 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 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. Registration for this lab includes the lecture section to be held the following day. Transportation and lunch will be provided. Registration for the wet-lab is limited to 2 participants. The lecture portion of the laboratory is limited to 25 participants.
Advanced Laparoscopy (Tuesday, 8:00am-12:00pm – Lecture. Wednesday, 8:00am-12:00pm, Wet-lab)
Location: University of California at San Diego/Manchester Grand Hyatt
MaryAnn Radlinsky (chair), Clarence Rawlings, Lynetta Freeman, Janet Kovak
Lab Fee: $800 early/ $875 late
Sponsors: COVIDIEN, Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy
You will learn gastroplexy, intestinal biopsies, jejunostomy tube placement, pancreatic biopsy, renal biopsy, adrenalectomy, cholecystectomy, splenic biopsy, cystic caculi removal, medial iliac lymph node removal or biopsy. Registration includes roundtrip transportation on Wednesday and is limited to 18 participants.
Advanced Pain Management (Wednesday, 8:00am-5:00pm)
Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds
Dennis T. Crowe (chair), Ed Umlauf, Tamara Grubb, Terry Wood, John Burke, Lorenzo Novello, Joe Thompson
Lab Fee: $750 early/ $825 late
Sponsors: COVIDIEN, MILA International, Musculoskeletal Therapies for Animals
This laboratory will focus on the various means of controlling or quantifying the pain in the surgical patient. Some of the methods will be familiar to all who take the laboratory. However there are new modalities that have proven to be very effective and all are non-invasive. The instructors are each competent in the modality that they will be teaching. The lab will be divided into six equal timed stations with the following modalities being addressed on canine cadavers. The registration fee includes lunch and roundtrip transportation to Del Mar Fairgrounds. Registration is limited to 40 participants.
Advances in Radiosurgery (Wednesday, 7:00am-12:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
A. Derrell Elkins (chair), Rich Noss, Glenn Kitay
Lab Fee: $350 early/ $400 late
Sponsor: Ellman International
If you have thought about purchasing a laser for your practice, don’t miss this hands-on laboratory. For a fraction of the cost of a laser, a state-of-the-art 4.0 MHz radiosurgical device will give you the same capabilities to perform bloodless surgery and the learning curve with radiosurgery is much shorter. Learn how to use radiosurgery incisions, excisions, declaws, tumor removal, ablation, hemostasis, biopsy, soft palate and many more procedures. The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary. Registration is limited to 25 participants.
Arthroscopic Assisted Equine Fracture (Wednesday, 8:00am-12:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Alan Ruggles (chair), Dean Richardson
Lab Fee: $675 early/$725 late
Sponsor: SYNTHES Vet
This laboratory combines arthroscopic guidance with lag screw fixation in the repair of common equine fractures. Using standard arthroscopic and internal fixation equipment, a third carpal bone slab fracture , lateral condylar fracture of the third metacarpal bone and a sagittal fracture of the first phalanx will be repaired on bone models. Lectures will be provided as a background for critical information and relate clinical experience from the faculty in the management of these cases. The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Basic Canine Arthroscopy (Wednesday, 8:00am-4:00pm)
Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds
Chad M. Devitt (chair), Nate Miller, Ian Holsworth, Brian Beale
Lab Fee: $750 early/ $825 late
Sponsor: Arthrex Vet Systems
Introduction to the basic technique of elbow and shoulder arthroscopy. Discussion of equipment needs and care, specific indications and methods to consistently achieve successful visualization and management of joint disorders will be discussed in a lecture format. Participants will learn to gain access to the elbow and shoulder, develop working portals and become familiar with instruments available for treatment of intra-articular lesions in a cadaver specimens. The registration fee includes lunch and roundtrip transportation. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
BioMedtrix Tate Total Elbow (2 laboratories, Tuesday & Wednesday, 8:00am-5:00pm)
Location: Veterinary Specialty Hospital
Loic DeJardin (chair), Randy Acker, Melvyn Pond
Lab Fee: $1200 early/ $1275 late
Supported by: BioMedtrix, LLC
A new canine elbow replacement system shows promise of wide acceptance by veterinary surgeons, by combining ease of implantation with minimal trauma to the patient. BioMedtrix, a designer and manufacturer of veterinary orthopedic implants, produced a new total arthroplasty of the elbow or TATE™ system. Specifically, the new system is a minimally invasive resurfacing arthroplasty with milling based on the axis of the center of rotation. The registration fee includes roundtrip transportation and lunch. Registration is limited to 12 participants.
Clamp and Rod Internal Fixation (CRIF) System (Wednesday, 8:00am-12:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Don Hulse (chair), Paul Manley, Klaus Zahn, Sharon Kerwin
Lab Fee: $325 early/ $375 late
Sponsor: SYNTHES Vet
The Clamp and Rod Internal Fixation (CRIF) System is a novel implant system for use in treating long bone fractures in small animals. This course will familiarize participants with the implant system through lecture and clinical case presentations. Following lecture and case review, participants will practice CRIF application on fractures simulated in plastic bone models. The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary. Laboratory limited to 32 participants.
Cutaneous Neoplasia & Chemotherapy (Sunday, 8:00am-12:00pm)
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt
Ken Sullins (chair), Michael Lucroy
Lab Fee: $325 early/ $375 late
Sponsor: Royer Animal Health
This is a ½ day dry lab (classroom only). Treatment of common equine cutaneous tumors (and a few others) will be presented by Dr. Sullins. Dr. Lucroy will present a general review of chemotherapy and application of local chemotherapy. The principles and agents of chemotherapy (including local chemotherapy) will be covered. Methods of addressing specific tumors in specific locations will follow. Included will be conventional and laser surgery and application of local chemotherapy. Representative examples of noncutaneous tumors will be included. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Endoscopic Knot Tying (Saturday, 9:00-11:00am)
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt
Clarence Rawlings (chair), John Caron
Lab Fee: $350 early/ $400 late
Sponsors: COVIDIEN, Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy
Endoscopic surgery can require ligature placement and suture apposition as a primary means of treatment or to manage complications. This two-hour session will consist of a 30-minute lecture followed by intracorporeal knot tying and extracorporeal ligature training to tie knots intracorporeally. Instruments will consist of the popular 5mm equipment; 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. Registration limited to 12 participants.
Facial and Nasal Reconstrction (Wednesday, 1:00-5:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Michael M. Pavletic (chair), Fred Pike
Lab Fee: $525 early/ $575 late
This 4-hour laboratory will cover basic facial reconstructive surgical procedures and will be practiced on canine cadavers. Recommended reading prior to the laboratory: MM Pavletic: Atlas of Small Animal Reconstructive Surgery (Elsevier). The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary. Registration is limited to 24 participants.
Helica Cementless Hip System (Wednesday, 10:00am-5:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Tim Lenehan (chair), Volker Hach, Jeff Mayo, Guy Tarvin, Jose Gorostiza
Lab Fee: $700 early/ $775 late
Sponsors: Medicatech VET, scil animal care
The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Limb-Sparing Surgery (Wednesday, 7:00am-5:00pm)
Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds
Dan Degner/James Farese (chairs), Richard Walshaw, Bernard Segnium Peter Walsh, Julius Liptak, Sarah Boston, Nick Bacon
Lab Fee: $850 early/ $925 late
Sponsor: Veterinary Orthopedic Implants
This training session will teach you “state of the art” techniques in limb-sparing surgery that are used to treat primary bone umors. Prior to the laboratory, our instructors will present the essentials of limb-sparing surgery and the tips and tricks that are needed for a successful outcome. During this hands-on laboratory, participants will learn how to perform limb-sparing procedures which will include the ulnar roll-in, microvascular free bone graft, cortical allograft and endoprosthesis. The registration fee includes lunch and roundtrip transportation to Del Mar Fairgrounds. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Locking Compression Plating Techniques (Wednesday, 1:00-5:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Dean Richardson (chair), Amy Kapatkin, Brian Beale, Alan Ruggles
Lab Fee: $350 early/ $400 late
Sponsor: SYNTHES Vet
The Locking Compression Plate (LCP) is part of a stainless steel plate and screw system that merges locking screw technology with conventional plating techniques. Locked compression plate techniques require a new way of thinking about the internal fixation of fractures. This laboratory will present the advantages of locking compression plates and will allow participants to participate in practical sessions utilizing the new implants on plastic bone models. Faculty members are AO orthopedic surgeons who have successfully incorporated locking compression plates into their fracture care treatment plan. Laboratory registration is limited to 36 participants. The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary.
Ophthalmic Surgery – Cornea and Eyelid Microsurgery (Wednesday, 1:00-5:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
David A Wilkie (chair)
Lab Fee: $425 early/ $475 late
Sponsor: Sontec Instruments
Basic principles of microsurgery, instruments and magnification will be discussed. Ophthalmic surgery of the cornea and eyelids will be performed on cadaver tissues. Surgeries will include eyelid reconstruction for repair of entropion, ectropion and neoplasia, keratectomy, corneal grafting techniques and surgery of the 3rd eyelid. The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
SOP Interlocking Plating System (Wednesday, 8:00am-12:00pm & 1:00-5:00pm)
Location: San Diego Convention Center
Karl Kraus (chair), Malcolm Ness
Lab Fee: $300 early/ $350 late
Sponsors: BioMedtrix, LLC/Orthomed
The SOP interlocking plate system uses standard orthopedic screws in a locking manner. This novel plating system can be contoured in many degrees of freedom and has applications including long bones, pelvis and spine. The laboratory will be an introduction to this system including instrumentation and basic technique. A preliminary lecture will include instructions for case selection, standard operating procedures, technique and many case examples. The attendee will apply the SOP to Sawbone models of fractures of long bone and pelvis. The convention center is within walking distance of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, however, transportation will be provided if necessary. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Thoracoscopy (Tuesday, 1:00-6:00pm, Lecture / Wednesday, 1:00-5:00pm, Wet-lab)
Location: University of California at San Diego/Manchester Grand Hyatt
Eric Monnet (chair), Gilles Dupre, Timothy McCarthy, Lynn Freeman, MaryAnn Radlinsky, Clarence Rawlings, John Huhn
Lab Fee: $1200 early/ $1275 late
Sponsors: COVIDIEN, Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy
The course will consist of a half-day lecture follow by a half-day thoracoscopy laboratory using anesthetized pigs. The course is designed for ACVS/ECVS Diplomates who have had some experience with endoscopic surgery. It will not cover anesthesia. The goal of the laboratory session will be to familiarize participants with advanced thoracoscopic equipment and its application. Thoracoscopic procedures will include apical lung lobectomy, pericardectomy, thoracic duct ligation and lymph node dissection. Other clinically relevant thoracoscopic operative 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. Registration includes roundtrip transportation on Wednesday and is limited to 18 participants.
Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA) (Wednesday, 8:00am-5:00pm)
Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt
Randy J Boudrieau (chair), Slobodan Tepic
Lab Fee: $850 early/ $925 late
Sponsor: KYON Pharma, Inc.
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 90° 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 a 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. Lunch is included in the registration fee. Registration is limited to 24 participants.
Trachael and Urethral Stenting (Wednesday, 8:00am-12:00pm & 1:00-5:00pm)
Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds
Chick Weisse (chair), Jeffrey Solomon, Allyson Berent, Steve Mehler, DJ Krahwinkel, Jana Norris, Matt Beal
Lab Fee: $700 early/ $750 late
Sponsor: Infiniti Medical
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 cadavers under fluoroscopic guidance. Following completion of the course, attendees should feel confident with the procedure and use of the stents. The registration fee includes roundtrip transportation to Del Mar Fairgrounds. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
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