Annual Conference

2024 Annual Business Meeting Notice

Our HVMA Hui annual business meeting will be held on Saturday Nov 9, 2024 at 12pm at the Hawaii Convention Center Room 325. Conference registration is not required to attend the meeting.

We will be voting on several bylaws changes, detailed below:

1. ARTICLE III, Section 2a.

Current:
Location – Each county shall be entitled to a Representative on the Executive Board in accordance with the number of Active Members within that County using the following formula:
1-25 Active Members-One Representative
26-50 Active Members-Two Representatives
51-75 Active Members-Three Representatives
Up to a maximum of four Representatives per County.

Proposed Amendment:
Location – Each county shall be entitled to representation on the Executive Board in accordance with the number of Active Members within that County using the following formula:
1-50 Active Members – Up to two representatives
51-75 Active Members – Up to three representatives
Over 75 Active Members – Up to four representatives
No more than four Representatives will be allowed per County.

2. Section 2(f): Change “serving in Hawaii by the U.S. Army” to “serving in Hawaii by the U.S. Armed forces”

3. Article II, Section 2(c) Reword/reformat for clarity.

Current:
Section 2. Election
a. All elections shall be conducted by written ballot unless there is only one nominee for an office in which case the Active Members registered and voting may instruct the Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for the nominee.
b. To be elected, a nominee must receive a majority of the votes cast.
c. Shall be appointed by the Executive Board.

Proposed:
Section 2. Election
All elections shall be conducted by written or electronic ballot unless there is only one nominee for an office in which case the Active Members registered and voting may instruct the Secretary to cast a unanimous ballot for the nominee. To be elected, a nominee must receive a majority of the votes cast.

4. Article III, Section 3. Reformat for clarity and consistency with remainder of document

Current:
The Executive Board shall hold six regular meetings during the period between the Annual Meetings of the Association. These meetings shall be as follows:
1st – immediately following the Annual Meeting
Meetings 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, to be held every other month after the Annual Meeting, i.e. January, March, May, July, and September.
6th – immediately preceding the Annual Meeting

Proposed:
The Executive Board shall hold six regular meetings during the period between the Annual Meetings of the Association. These meetings shall be as follows:
a. 1st – within 45 days following the Annual Meeting
b. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th – to be held every other month after the Annual Meeting, e.g. January, March, May, July, and September.
c. 6th – within 45 days preceding the Annual Meeting

5. Article V, Section 4. Notice; Reword for consistency with electronic communication allowed in rest of bylaws.

Current:
A written or printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of the annual meeting shall be mailed not less than thirty days before the meeting to each member of the Association.

Proposed:
At least thirty days prior to the meeting, uniform written notice, including electronic communication, shall be transmitted to all current members stating the place, day, and time of the annual meeting.

Additionally, this year we will be holding board position elections for the following positions (current nominees below):

President Elect – Alfred Mina
Vice President – Malia Lyons
Secretary – Jamie Furutani
Treasurer – Caren Tamura-Taira
Executive Vice President – Jill Yoshicedo
Kauai Delegate – Melissa Shaw
Oahu Delegate – Gabrielle Asay, Heidi Choy, Erika Sox

Nominations may also be made from the floor during the business meeting.
If you are interested in serving on the HVMA board or nominating a colleague, please email nominating_committee@hawaiivetmed.org.

HVMA 2024 Conference Labs

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.