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Ophthalmic Surgery
When: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon I & II
Improve your proficiency in performing practical eyelid and orbital surgeries while gaining an appreciation for the skill level required for most corneal and conjunctival procedures. Receive step-by-step, video-driven instructions on how to perform temporary tarsorrhaphies, temporary eyelid tacking, entropion correction, eyelid reconstruction, prolapsed gland of the nictitans replacement, corneal debridement techniques, nasolacrimal flushing, and enucleations. A brief review of conjunctival grafting and corneal laceration repair will occur.
Instructor: Jessica Martinez, MS DVM DACVO
Dr. Jessica Martinez received her Veterinary Medicine degree from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2012. She then relocated to Florida for an internship in Equine Sports Medicine at Ocala Equine Hospital and thereafter, worked in Louisiana as a racehorse veterinarian at Backstretch Surgery and Medicine. She completed a three-year residency in veterinary ophthalmology at the Eye Center for Animals in New Orleans in 2017. Dr. Martinez is celebrating her one year anniversary with Animal Eye Guys and recently became a boarded Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
Soft Tissue Surgery Boot Camp
When: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon IV
This course is designed for veterinarians who have been in practice for several years and have developed a comfort level in the OR – you’re ready to go to the next level! We have designed this course to teach participants the technical aspects of a variety of common canine soft tissue surgery procedures.
Some ‘theory’ will be included in the lectures, but emphasis will be placed on ‘how’ to perform each procedure. The instructors will utilize video clips of clinical cases that represent the procedures participants will perform in the lab. Surgical procedures will be performed on cadavers immediately after viewing the video.
Topics have been chosen that represent surgical conditions commonly seen in veterinary practice and include:
• enucleation
• tracheostomy
• chest drain placement
• esophagostomy feeding tube placement
• laparotomy and abdominal exploratory
• splenic vascular anatomy and rapid splenectomy
• incisional gastropexy
• intestinal anastomosis
• cystotomy
• abdominal wall closure
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Practicing veterinarians who would like to learn how to perform common soft tissue surgery procedures.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, participants should have a thorough understanding of:
• How to successfully perform a variety of common soft tissue surgery techniques.
• Recent developments and new techniques in soft tissue surgery.
• The regional anatomy and how this knowledge impacts the procedures performed.
• The instructors’ philosophical and technical views on performing selected soft tissue surgery procedures.
Lead Instructor: Howard Seim III, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Seim graduated from Washington State University, completed an internship in Saskatoon, Canada, and completed a surgical residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. He obtained Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1983. He is currently on the surgical staff at Colorado State University. He was a recipient of the Merck AGVET Award for Creative Teaching, and the CSU Award for Instructional Innovation. He was also selected as the North American Veterinary Conference’s Small Animal Speaker of the Year in 2009. Dr. Seim is the founder of VideoVet a Veterinary Surgery Continuing Education video series. www.videovet.org
Co-instructor: Kristen Coleman, DVM, MS
Kristin Coleman graduated summa cum laude with the Biomedical Sciences Dean’s Medal and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Auburn University in 2008. She then graduated summa cum laude with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and the ACVS Surgery Proficiency award from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. Kristin went on to complete a general rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan in 2013. She completed her small animal surgery residency at and earned a Master of Science degree from Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2016, and a few months later, she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS-SA) in 2017.
Kristin worked for a few years as a surgeon at a private practice specialty hospital in Brooklyn, NY before making the move to Houston, TX, where she has now worked for several years as a surgeon at a busy private practice specialty hospital, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS). As a surgeon, she enjoys orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, MIS, and any procedure involving exotics, which has led to her recent position as liaison to the Houston Zoo. In her spare time, she loves traveling, especially when it involves teaching about or performing surgery, running, and spending time with her 3 cats and tiny brown dog.
Basic Canine Extractions
When: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon V
This laboratory will teach the attendee proper flap procedures and extraction techniques to remove the incisors, maxillary canine tooth, and double-rooted teeth. Digital dental radiography will be utilized before and after extraction procedures to confirm complete tooth removal and proper bone contouring.
Lead Instructor: Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP
Dr. Bellows received his undergraduate training at the University of Florida and obtained a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University. After completing a small animal internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, he returned to south Florida, where he still practices companion animal medicine surgery and dentistry at ALL PETS DENTAL in Weston, Florida. He is certified by the Board of Veterinary Practitioners (canine and feline) since 1986 and the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) since 1990. He was president of the AVDC from 2012-2014 and is currently president of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry.
Dr. Bellows’ veterinary dentistry accomplishments include authoring four dental texts- The Practice of Veterinary Dentistry… a Team Effort (1999), Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials, and Techniques (2005, second edition published in 2019), and Feline Dentistry (2010). He is a frequent contributor to DVM Newsmagazine and a charter consultant of the Veterinary Information Network’s (VIN) dental board since 1993. He was also chosen as one of the dental experts to formulate AAHA’s Small Animal Dental Guidelines published in 2005, and updated in 2013 and 2019.
Basic Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound
When: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon VI
This seminar series and combined wet lab will introduce the veterinarian to entry-level abdominal ultrasound imaging in the small animal practice. The basic physics, an overview of instrumentation, common artifacts, and scanning techniques will be reviewed, as well as the normal anatomy and appearance of the abdominal organs.
Wet lab participants will be introduced to basic ultrasound image manipulation (knobology), the physics and artifacts of abdominal ultrasound, learn scanning techniques, and learn how to identify normal abdominal structures through the scanning of live animals.
Lead Instructor: Jason Arble, DVM, MSc, DACVR
Dr. Jason Arble is from southern New Mexico and graduated from New Mexico State University before attending the School of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University. Dr. Arble spent three years practicing small animal and exotics medicine and surgery in Las Vegas, NV and Phoenix, AZ before training in veterinary radiology at Ohio State University.
After completion of his residency and earning a concurrent master’s degree, he was a faculty member at Oklahoma State University for two years before moving to Denver, CO and establishing Veterinary Imaging Consultants. Dr. Arble has also spent time in Orlando, FL with Affiliated Veterinary Specialists (now Blue Pearl Maitland) and continues to work remotely with them and several hospitals in Florida and other parts of the country.
Next Steps in Soft Tissue Surgery
When: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon IV
This course is designed to teach participants the technical aspects of a variety of canine soft tissue surgery procedures. Some ‘theory’ will be included in the lectures, but emphasis will be placed on ‘how’ to perform each procedure. The instructors will utilize video clips of clinical cases that represent the procedures participants will perform in the lab. Surgical procedures will be performed immediately after viewing the video.
Topics have been chosen that represent surgical conditions commonly seen in veterinary practice and will include: scrotal urethrostomy, salivary gland resection, laryngeal tie-back, anal sacculectomy, chest drain placement, and incisional gastropexy for the treatment of GDV.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Practicing veterinarians who would like to provide a wider variety of canine surgical procedures in their practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, participants should have a thorough understanding of:
• How to successfully perform a variety of practical soft tissue surgery techniques.
• Recent developments and new techniques in soft tissue surgery.
• The regional anatomy for each procedure performed.
• The instructors’ philosophical and technical views on performing selected soft tissue surgery procedures.
Lead Instructor: Howard Seim III, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Seim graduated from Washington State University, completed an internship in Saskatoon, Canada, and completed a surgical residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. He obtained Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1983. He is currently on the surgical staff at Colorado State University. He was a recipient of the Merck AGVET Award for Creative Teaching, and the CSU Award for Instructional Innovation. He was also selected as the North American Veterinary Conference’s Small Animal Speaker of the Year in 2009. Dr. Seim is the founder of VideoVet a Veterinary Surgery Continuing Education video series. www.videovet.org
Co-instructor: Kristen Coleman, DVM, MS
Kristin Coleman graduated summa cum laude with the Biomedical Sciences Dean’s Medal and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Auburn University in 2008. She then graduated summa cum laude with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and the ACVS Surgery Proficiency award from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. Kristin went on to complete a general rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan in 2013. She completed her small animal surgery residency at and earned a Master of Science degree from Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2016, and a few months later, she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS-SA) in 2017.
Kristin worked for a few years as a surgeon at a private practice specialty hospital in Brooklyn, NY before making the move to Houston, TX, where she has now worked for several years as a surgeon at a busy private practice specialty hospital, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS). As a surgeon, she enjoys orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, MIS, and any procedure involving exotics, which has led to her recent position as liaison to the Houston Zoo. In her spare time, she loves traveling, especially when it involves teaching about or performing surgery, running, and spending time with her 3 cats and tiny brown dog.
Feline Extraction Techniques
When: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon V
This laboratory will teach the attendee proper flap procedures and extraction techniques to remove any tooth in a cat’s mouth. Digital dental radiography will be utilized before and after extraction procedures to confirm complete tooth root removal and proper bone contouring.
Lead Instructor: Jan Bellows, DVM, DAVDC, DABVP
Dr. Bellows received his undergraduate training at the University of Florida and obtained a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University. After completing a small animal internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, he returned to south Florida, where he still practices companion animal medicine surgery and dentistry at ALL PETS DENTAL in Weston, Florida. He is certified by the Board of Veterinary Practitioners (canine and feline) since 1986 and the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) since 1990. He was president of the AVDC from 2012-2014 and is currently president of the Foundation for Veterinary Dentistry.
Dr. Bellows’ veterinary dentistry accomplishments include authoring four dental texts- The Practice of Veterinary Dentistry… a Team Effort (1999), Small Animal Dental Equipment, Materials, and Techniques (2005, second edition published in 2019), and Feline Dentistry (2010). He is a frequent contributor to DVM Newsmagazine and a charter consultant of the Veterinary Information Network’s (VIN) dental board since 1993. He was also chosen as one of the dental experts to formulate AAHA’s Small Animal Dental Guidelines published in 2005, and updated in 2013 and 2019.
Dental Nerve Blocks, Cleaning, Probing, and Charting
When: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon V
This lecture explains instrument handling, cleaning, and sharpening, the importance of proper cleaning techniques, and probing and charting. This will be followed by a detailed, hands-on wet lab that provides instruction on the proper way to complete a dental prophylaxis and oral examination, including accurate charting. Learn how to properly handle instruments using the latest state-of-the-art equipment taught by some of the most highly trained veterinary technicians in veterinary dentistry.
Lead Instructor: Denise S. Rollings, AAS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Denise received her Associate of Applied Science degree in Veterinary Technology from Madison Area Technical College in 2001, graduating with honors. She was subsequently licensed as a Veterinary Technician after passing the National Veterinary Technician Examination. Denise had worked in general practice and emergency medicine when she found her passion for veterinary dentistry. She became a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Dentistry through the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians in 2014.
After working in specialty dental practices, in 2017, Denise founded Pet Dental Education, LLC, offering on-site training in various aspects of veterinary dentistry for veterinary hospitals nationwide as well as working as a dental educator for several companies. Following her passion for teaching and inspiring others, Denise has lectured and taught labs nationally and internationally on topics ranging from veterinary dentistry, to improving standards of dentistry at individual animal hospitals. She also provides relief work, working for veterinary dentists and general practices. Denise is currently providing care for the patients of Pet Dental Center in Estero FL.
Denise resides in Fort Myers, Florida with her husband and fur babies. She dedicates her time to improving oral care to the patients of veterinary hospitals across the country. She has passion for veterinary dentistry and strives to ignite that passion in others. Denise is a firm believer in improving the quality of our pets’ lives, one tooth at a time. In her free time, Denise enjoys spending time with her family and friends, being outdoors and traveling.
Advanced Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound
When: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon VI
This seminar series and combined wet lab is designed for veterinarians who want to further their training in small animal ultrasound. Lectures will briefly review ultrasound physics and artifacts and assist the participants in fine-tuning the image. Normal intra-abdominal structure will be reviewed, and abnormal intra-abdominal pathology will be emphasized. Wet lab participants will gain experience in completing a routine small animal abdominal ultrasound examination, knowledge of normal sonographic anatomy, and knowledge of the appearance of commonly identified pathologies.
Some of the more challenging intra-abdominal structures to image will be emphasized. Interaction between the radiologist and the participants will be encouraged, and the attendees will have an opportunity to address personal areas of concern in their understanding of abdominal ultrasound scanning techniques.
Lead Instructor: Jason Arble, DVM, MSc, DACVR
Dr. Jason Arble is from southern New Mexico and graduated from New Mexico State University before attending the School of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University. Dr. Arble spent three years practicing small animal and exotics medicine and surgery in Las Vegas, NV and Phoenix, AZ before training in veterinary radiology at Ohio State University.
After completion of his residency and earning a concurrent master’s degree, he was a faculty member at Oklahoma State University for two years before moving to Denver, CO and establishing Veterinary Imaging Consultants. Dr. Arble has also spent time in Orlando, FL with Affiliated Veterinary Specialists (now Blue Pearl Maitland) and continues to work remotely with them and several hospitals in Florida and other parts of the country.
Stifle Exploratory and Extracapsular ACL Repair
When: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon IV
This half-day course is designed to teach participants the technical aspects of some important orthopedic surgery procedures of the stifle. Some ‘theory’ will be included in the lectures, but emphasis will be placed on the technical aspects of ‘how’ to perform each procedure; thus, maximizing time in the lab. Topics have been chosen that represent surgical conditions commonly seen in veterinary practice and include stifle arthrotomy, exploration of the stifle joint, and extracapsular stabilization for ruptured cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL). Video of clinical case material will be used extensively throughout the laboratory to help illustrate each technique that the participants will perform in the lab.
The design is to lecture about a procedure while going through a video step-by-step to illustrate the anatomy, tips and tricks for a successful surgery, equipment that will be needed for doing this in practice, then immediately going to the cadaver lab to allow participants to perform what they just learned for themselves. The goal for this is to waste no time between seeing the procedure then performing it on a cadaver, while the instructors help the participants one-on-one in the lab.
This course will help learners:
• Update their knowledge on practical surgical techniques and procedures
• Increase confidence levels when performing a stifle arthrotomy, exploration of the stifle with exposure of intra-articular structures, when and how to perform a meniscectomy, and extracapsular placement of a lateral suture for stabilization of a ruptured CrCL (ACL)
• Gain a better knowledge of the regional anatomy of the stifle
• Better understand how to perform each surgical technique through extensive use of video case examples coupled with hands-on laboratory practice
• Realize that these orthopedic surgery procedures are possible to perform in practice
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is designed for veterinarians interested in providing a higher level of surgical treatment for a variety of practical orthopedic surgery techniques of the stifle in their practice. Techniques have been chosen that treat the most common stifle disorder seen in practice everyday: CrCL tears. If you have been thinking of incorporating more surgery into your practice to help limping dogs, then this course is a must.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, participants should have a thorough understanding of:
• How to successfully perform an approach to the canine stifle and gain appropriate exposure for exploration
• How to identify intra-articular structures and determine need for stabilization
• Recent developments and tips & tricks for extracapsular suture placement
• The instructors’ philosophical and technical views on the surgical procedures performed in the lab
• Regional anatomy related to the stifle
Lead Instructor: Howard Seim III, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Seim graduated from Washington State University, completed an internship in Saskatoon, Canada, and completed a surgical residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. He obtained Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1983. He is currently on the surgical staff at Colorado State University. He was a recipient of the Merck AGVET Award for Creative Teaching, and the CSU Award for Instructional Innovation. He was also selected as the North American Veterinary Conference’s Small Animal Speaker of the Year in 2009. Dr. Seim is the founder of VideoVet a Veterinary Surgery Continuing Education video series. www.videovet.org
Co-instructor: Kristen Coleman, DVM, MS
Kristin Coleman graduated summa cum laude with the Biomedical Sciences Dean’s Medal and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Auburn University in 2008. She then graduated summa cum laude with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and the ACVS Surgery Proficiency award from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. Kristin went on to complete a general rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in Manhattan in 2013. She completed her small animal surgery residency at and earned a Master of Science degree from Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2016, and a few months later, she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS-SA) in 2017.
Kristin worked for a few years as a surgeon at a private practice specialty hospital in Brooklyn, NY before making the move to Houston, TX, where she has now worked for several years as a surgeon at a busy private practice specialty hospital, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS). As a surgeon, she enjoys orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, MIS, and any procedure involving exotics, which has led to her recent position as liaison to the Houston Zoo. In her spare time, she loves traveling, especially when it involves teaching about or performing surgery, running, and spending time with her 3 cats and tiny brown dog.
Ultrasound for Technicians
When: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon V
This seminar series and combined wet lab will introduce the technician to entry-level abdominal ultrasound imaging as well as elements of Point of Care Emergency FAST Scans in the small animal practice. The basic physics, an overview of instrumentation, and scanning techniques will be reviewed as well as the normal anatomy and appearance of the abdominal organs.
Wet lab participants will be introduced to basic ultrasound image manipulation (knobology), the physics of abdominal ultrasound, critical care protocols, learn scanning techniques, and learn how to identify normal abdominal structures through the scanning of live canine patients.
Lead Instructor: Danielle Maurgais, CVT, VTS-DI,
Danielle Mauragis recently joined the Choice Medical Team after retiring from the Diagnostic Imaging Service at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. During her 30-year tenure at the UF Veterinary Hospitals, her responsibilities included performing radiography, computed tomography, and nuclear medicine studies; assisting with ultrasonography; and teaching physics, techniques, and quality control of radiology to veterinary students. The last 7 of those years were solely dedicated to performing and teaching ultrasound at the UF Veterinary Hospitals and various conferences. Ms. Mauragis co-authored the Handbook of Radiographic Positioning for Veterinary Technicians and was a contributing author for Small Animal Radiography: Essential Positioning Guide, and Small Animal Ultrasonography. Ms. Mauragis received her associate’s degree in veterinary technology from St. Petersburg College in Largo, Florida.
Dental Radiology Positioning Techniques
When: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon V
A one-hour lecture discussing safety, terminology, normal and abnormal anatomy, basic pathology, and labial mounting of dental radiographs is followed by hands-on training. Learn how to obtain a diagnostic intraoral radiograph using the latest state-of-the-art equipment taught by some of the most highly trained veterinary technicians in veterinary dentistry. There is a low teacher-to-student ratio to ensure everyone takes all the images necessary to obtain full-mouth radiographs of a dog and cat using cadaver heads. This is the most effective way to learn intraoral dental radiography because it imitates real-life patients without the stress of having to monitor anesthesia while trying to learn at the same time.
Lead Instructor: Denise S. Rollings, AAS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Denise received her Associate of Applied Science degree in Veterinary Technology from Madison Area Technical College in 2001, graduating with honors. She was subsequently licensed as a Veterinary Technician after passing the National Veterinary Technician Examination. Denise had worked in general practice and emergency medicine when she found her passion for veterinary dentistry. She became a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Dentistry through the Academy of Veterinary Dental Technicians in 2014.
After working in specialty dental practices, in 2017, Denise founded Pet Dental Education, LLC, offering on-site training in various aspects of veterinary dentistry for veterinary hospitals nationwide as well as working as a dental educator for several companies. Following her passion for teaching and inspiring others, Denise has lectured and taught labs nationally and internationally on topics ranging from veterinary dentistry, to improving standards of dentistry at individual animal hospitals. She also provides relief work, working for veterinary dentists and general practices. Denise is currently providing care for the patients of Pet Dental Center in Estero FL.
Denise resides in Fort Myers, Florida with her husband and fur babies. She dedicates her time to improving oral care to the patients of veterinary hospitals across the country. She has passion for veterinary dentistry and strives to ignite that passion in others. Denise is a firm believer in improving the quality of our pets’ lives, one tooth at a time. In her free time, Denise enjoys spending time with her family and friends, being outdoors and traveling.
Veterinary Point-of-Care for Everyday Practice
When: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Where: Florida Salon VI
Do you ever struggle with the cause of dyspnea in a cat that is too unstable to take radiographs or draw blood for ProBNP levels (cardiac, respiratory, pleural effusion)? Do you ever debate if you can safely give a patient IV fluids or when you should stop giving IV fluid boluses? Have you ever felt frustrated not finding a cause for patients presenting for “ain’t doing right” with no specific clinical signs? Veterinary point-of-care ultrasound (VPOCUS) can help you manage these patients!
VPOCUS techniques are rapid, easy-to-learn, and practical ultrasound skills that any practitioner can apply in everyday practice. VPOCUS is commonly used as a patient-side diagnostic tool to rapidly identify underlying conditions and help direct further diagnostics and therapy. VPOCUS has a high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of abdominal effusions, other abdominal applications, and several thoracic, vascular, and cardiac pathologies. Through four hours of comprehensive and interactive lectures and several case examples followed by a three-and-a-half hour hands-on laboratory on live animals, participants will have the opportunity to learn and practice the skills of VPOCUS. In addition, vascular access techniques using ultrasound will be discussed and practiced on a phantom chicken breast model.
Lead Instructor: Serge Chalhoub, BSc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Born and raised in Montreal, Dr. Chalhoub graduated from the DVM program at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV) of the University of Montreal in 2004. He then completed a one-year rotating small animal internship at the same institution. After working for two years as a general practitioner and emergency veterinarian at the DMV Centre in Montreal, Dr. Chalhoub pursued a residency in small animal internal medicine at the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City. Once he completed his residency in 2009, he stayed on at the AMC as their first renal/hemodialysis fellow. During this time, he was also trained in interventional radiology/endoscopy. Dr. Chalhoub is currently a senior instructor at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM). He was the recipient of the 2013 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s Teacher of the Year Award, the 2015 University of Calgary Team Teacher of the Year Award, and the 2017 Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award. He is the coordinator of the UCVM-CUPS Pet Health Clinic for disadvantaged Calgarians. He has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles and book chapters on veterinary point-of-care ultrasound, renal and urinary medicine.
AAVSB/RACE Information
This program is pending AAVSB/RACE approval for 267 continuing education credits. The maximum number of credits available to veterinarians will be 27 CE hours. The maximum number of credits available to veterinary technicians and team members will be 16 CE hours. Each 50-minute lecture is equal to one (1) continuing education credit. For your convenience in recording your CE hours, one certificate will be included in your registration packet. It is your responsibility to document the sessions you attend and the number of hours you receive. Conference attendees’ CE hours will be reported to AAVSB/RACEtrack.
