This year we are providing hands-on lab experiences with orthopedic repair and behavioral animal handling skills, as well as hosting a workshop on palliative care for chronic pain and end of life cases.
General conference registration is not required for lab registration. However, general conference registration is required for any lecture or exhibit hall entry. If you are interested in a lab that is at full capacity, please email us to be put on the wait list.
Orthopedic Lab – Wednesday Nov 6, 2024
Advanced CCL repair in Dogs with Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle (TPA)
Instructors: Brian Beale, DVM, DACVS & Don Hulse, DVM, DACVS
Sponsored by Movora/Veterinary Orthopedic Implants
Now that you have mastered surgical correction in routine cases of CrCL injury in dogs, are you ready to tackle more difficult patients? Routine extracapsular repair of CCL tears often fail in dogs having an excessive slope of the tibial plateau. This course will introduce you to 3 straight-forward techniques that can be used successfully to treat these patients. Additional training is suggested to develop the techniques more completely. We will demonstrate a new planning application (vPOP PRO) that can be used on your phone, computer or tablet to plan any orthopedic problem. Surgical treatment of this condition can be simple and rewarding.
Course Objectives:
1. Understand the effects of an excessive angle of the tibial plateau (eTPA) in dogs with CCL tears.
2. To learn how to plan and perform a modified cranial closing wedge osteotomy (mCCWO) to stabilize dogs having CCL and eTPA.
3. To learn how to plan and perform a double-cut TPLO to stabilize dogs having CCL and eTPA.
4. To learn how to plan and perform a CORA-based leveling osteotomy (CBLO) to stabilize dogs having CCL and eTPA.
Schedule:
8:30 CCL tears with excessive TPA
9:00 Simple correction using mCCWO
9:30 Break
9:45 Lab 1 – mCCWO on plastic bone
11:30 Double-cut TPLO
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Lab 2 – Double-cut TPLO on plastic bone
2:30 CBLO
3:00 Lab 3 – CBLO on plastic bone
4:30 End of course
Orthopedic Lab – Thursday Nov 7, 2024
CCL Injury with Patellar Luxation in Dogs
Instructors: Brian Beale, DVM, DACVS & Don Hulse, DVM, DACVS
Sponsored by Movora/Veterinary Orthopedic Implants
Toy and large breed dogs are commonly affected by medial patellar luxation and concurrent CCL tears. Successful treatment requires proficiency in decision-making, planning and execution of appropriate surgical techniques to avoid recurrent luxation. This course will focus on techniques used to treat concurrent MPL and CCL tears using the latest technology to simplify repair and give the best outcome.
Course Objectives:
1. To learn how to plan and perform a trochlear groove prosthesis.
2. To understand the effects of concurrent MPL and CCL tear in dogs.
3. To learn how to plan and perform basic MPL repair techniques in dogs.
4. To learn how to plan and perform an isometric CCL repair in dogs undergoing MPL repair.
5. To learn how to perform a TTT with TPLO or CBLO
Schedule:
8:30 Making decisions when MPL and CCL tears occur together
9:00 The basics of MPL – Groove deepening and TTT
9:30 Break
9:45 Optimizing extracapsular CCL repair and MPL
10:15 Lab 1 – Extracapsular CCL repair and MPL on plastic bone
11:30 Combining MPL repair with TPLO and CBLO
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Lab 2 – MPL and TPLO/CBLO on plastic bone
3:00 Patellar groove prosthesis (PGR)
3:30 Lab 3 – Patellar Groove Prosthesis on plastic bone
4:30 End of course
Chronic Pain and End of Life Palliative Care –
Thursday Nov 7, 2024 10am-12pm
Instructor: Carolyn Naun, DVM, CHPV
Do you wonder if you could be doing more for your patients with chronic pain or illness? Are you looking for ideas to maximize a pet’s comfort when they’re terminally ill, but it’s not yet time for euthanasia? This workshop will work through some cases together and explore how a multimodal approach to care can help you best serve your geriatric and end of life patients and support their owners. Open to vets, vet techs, and support staff. Capacity: 20
Behavior Lab: Low Stress Handling –
Thursday Nov 7, 2024 1pm-3pm
Instructor: Ariel Fagen, DVM, DACVB
Hands-on workshop with mannequins to practice canine and feline restraint and handling techniques that are both safer and low stress. Open to vets, vet techs, and support staff.