This year we are providing hands-on lab experiences with orthopedic repair, CPR training, and dental instrumentation. 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 – Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Simple Techniques to Stabilize Unstable Joints
This 1-day short course will discuss the simple techniques used to stabilize injuries involving the hip, stifle, carpus and stifle. Short lectures will be followed by hands-on labs to teach participants simple techniques that lead to successful outcomes. The techniques used are affordable and easy to master. Participants will have the opportunity to work with the latest technology with plastic bone models.
Learning Objectives:
1. To learn techniques to successfully manage traumatic hip dislocation.
2. To learn techniques to successfully manage CrCl tears in small dogs and cats. 3. To learn techniques to successfully manage collateral ligament injuries.
Full lab (3 sessions) runs from 9:00am-4:00pm on Thurs 11/10. Participants may also elect to register for individual sessions (Session 1 – Hip dislocation; Session 2 – CrCl injuries; Session 3 – Collateral ligament injuries)
Instructors Brian Beale and Don Hulse
Lab sponsored by Movora
Recover CPR Lab – Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Basic Life Support
This course will teach the concepts and techniques of RECOVER Basic Life Support (BLS). The certification process consists of an online course followed by onsite training at the conference. Participants must complete the 5 hours of RACE-approved CE online BEFORE attending the BLS hands-on lab.
Learning Objectives:
1. Rapidly recognize patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
2. Properly administer high-quality chest compressions using the most up-to-date approaches in dogs and cats
3. Provide mouth-to-snout or intubated ventilation according to current evidence-based guidelines
4. Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients
5. Choose the most useful monitoring devices for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest and interpret data from them
6. Administer the most effective drugs and other adjunctive therapies for patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
The Basic Life Support hands-on certification training will be held during two identical sessions from 8:00am-10:00am and 10:00am-12:00pm on Thursday 11/10. This lab is open to all veterinarians, technicians, and support staff.
Recover CPR Lab – Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Advanced Life Support
This course builds upon the Basic Life Support training and teaches the concepts and techniques of RECOVER Advanced Life Support (ALS). The certification process includes an additional 3hr of online coursework followed by onsite training at the conference. Participants must complete the total 8 hours of RACE-approved CE online AND the BLS hands-on lab BEFORE attending the ALS hands-on lab.
Learning Objectives:
1. Rapidly recognize patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
2. Properly administer high-quality chest compressions using the most up-to-date approaches in dogs and cats
3. Provide mouth-to-snout or intubated ventilation according to current evidence-based guidelines
4. Utilize effective communication and team skills that will improve your ability to manage emergent and critically ill patients
5. Choose the most useful monitoring devices for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest and interpret data from them
6. Rapidly diagnose the arrest ECG rhythm to determine the best ALS therapies for the patient
7. Administer the most effective drugs and other adjunctive therapies for patients with cardiopulmonary arrest
The Advanced Life Support hands-on certification training will be held from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Thursday 11/10. This lab is open to all veterinarians, technicians, and support staff.
Recover CPR Course – Online Only
HVMA conference attendees may also elect to do the online-only portion of the Recover Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) training if they are not interested in attending the hands-on training. The online training provides 5-8 hours of RACE-approved CE. This training is open to all veterinarians, technicians, and support staff.
Dental Lab – Friday Nov 11, 2022
Don’t Be Dull – Instrument sharpening lab
Knowledge and skill of the veterinary professional are instrumental to the successful outcome of any dental procedure. A third and often overlooked contributing factor to a successful procedure is the instrumentation and equipment used. Not only is the appropriate selection and correct use of dental instrumentation and equipment important, the care and maintenance they receive greatly impacts their effectiveness. Well maintained, sharp, dental hand instruments enable the veterinary professional to complete the procedure at hand more efficiently, with less trauma to the patient. This lab will address sharpening materials needed, maintenance of stones, differences between scalers & curettes, how to sharpen (luxators, elevators, scalers, curettes, root tip picks, periosteal elevators, bone curettes, etc.), as well as how to do minor repairs on damaged and/or misshapen instruments. Participants should bring their own instruments to the lab and will have an opportunity to practice sharpening techniques using stones provided by Serona Animal Health.
This lab is offered during two identical sessions from 8:30am-9:45am and 10:00am-11:15am on Friday 11/11. Additional labs may be added depending on demand. This lab is open to all veterinarians, technicians, and support staff.
Dental Lab – Friday Nov 11, 2022
Know Your Instruments: What to Use, When, and How
The majority of veterinarians are graduating with little to no experience with dental equipment, while also being expected to perform competent exodontics following graduation. The goal of this lab is to put commonly used periodontal and extraction instruments into the hands of general practitioners as we discuss, one instrument at a time, how to hold the instrument, when to use it, and how to use it. Dental burs will also be covered. Serona Animal Health will be providing one basic set of periodontal and extraction instruments, as well as dental burs, per every two or three attendees for the duration of the lab.
This lab is offered from 2:30pm-3:45pm on Friday 11/11. Additional labs may be added depending on demand. This lab is open to all veterinarians, technicians, and support staff.