Veterinarian Laboratories

Avian Emergency Techniques – Keeping the Bird Alive

Learn and practice important emergency response procedures to keep your avian patients alive and stable including blood pressure monitoring, air sac cannulation, intraosseous catheter placement, blood feather management, endotracheal intubation, gavage feeding, fluid administration, pain management, anesthesia and bandaging techniques. This is a terminal lab using chickens as a model for psittacines.

Behavior – Managing Stress and Anxiety in Dogs

In this case-based workshop for veterinarians, learn how to recognize behavioral signs of stress and anxiety in dogs, how to respond, and how to conduct a behavioral assessment in general practice and make it profitable. Understand how to teach relaxation exercises to dogs and owners. You will be guided step-bystep through example cases commonly seen in general practice.

Canine Ultrasound

Learn the fundamentals of ultrasound imaging under the personalized guidance of experts using live dogs. Improve imaging and interpretation skills even if you have not received formal instruction. Learn basic machine settings for optimal performance, locations of ultrasound probe placement for thoracic and abdominal imaging, imaging techniques, and biopsy skills using a phantom. Although the lab will be aimed at the introductory level, participants will be allocated to small groups based on previous ultrasound experience.

FRANK Communication Workshop

NEW ONE AND A HALF DAY FORMAT!!

Good communication skills are the key to success in practice and in life. The renowned “FRANK” 12.5 hour interactive veterinarian-client communication workshop facilitates the development of enhanced communication skills for everyday practice. Through demonstration and observation of communication skills, realistic client portrayal, constructive feedback and video reflection, improve clinical outcomes with increased client compliance, enhanced client and veterinarian satisfaction and improved staff teamwork. You will participate in intensive experiential learning; learn to work collaboratively with your clients; put communication into practice with case-based simulated client interactions; receive individualized attention in a supportive setting; brainstorm alternative communication approaches; and reflect on your own personal DVD and set goals for ongoing integration of communication skills in practice.

Dental Radiology

A lab entirely devoted to dental radiology! Learn about the available equipment including digital equipment, indications for radiography, patient positioning, film development equipment and techniques, and identification of normal and abnormal radiographic features. This extremely practical lab will provide the needed information to get you started with confidence in this profitable aspect of veterinary dentistry.

Emergency Procedures (Advanced)

Save the lives of critically ill and injured patients! This outstanding all-day wet lab will provide demonstration and handson training of numerous emergency procedures including multiple vascular access procedures, intraosseous catheter placement, measurement of central venous pressure, transtracheal catheter placement, tracheotomy, chest tube placement, closed chest CPR, rapid thoracotomy for open chest CPR, aortic cross clamp, nasal tube placement (nasal, nasotracheal, nasoesophageal and nasogastric), esophagostomy, and epidural catheter placement. This wet lab will emphasize techniques that are practical and effective and only require equipment that is normally found in most veterinary hospitals.

Laser Advanced Wet Lab

Designed for the experienced CO2 small animal laser surgeon, this lab is a must for those who want to move beyond performing only elective and routine surgeries with their CO2 laser. Advanced techniques and procedures will be demonstrated in slide and video format, and then attendees will have opportunity to practice techniques and performprocedures on cadaver specimens under the guidance of accomplished laser surgeons. Marketing and ways to increase CO2 laser revenue will be discussed and helpful tips will be given to make laser equipment easier to use every day. Multimedia reference material will be given to each attendee.

Ophthalmic Diagnostics Workshop

This laboratory presents the basics of the complete ophthalmic examination for the general small animal practitioner. Instruction will include eyerelated history taking and the proper sequence of diagnostics. Under the guidance of experts, procedures to be performed include: ophthalmoscopy (both direct and indirect); Schirmer’s tear test (STT); nasolacrimal flush (part of the nasolacrimal system exam); gonioscopy (examination of the anterior chamber angle and opening of the ciliary cleft); applanation tonometry using the TonoPen tonometer; and use of portable slit lamp biomicroscope.

Practice Management: How to Diagnose and Treat your Practice

Learn to think like a practice management consultant in this halfday, hands-on practice management wet lab. Using in-depth information on real veterinary practices, learn how to evaluate practice finances, marketing, leadership, and policies and make informed choices to improve the health of a companion animal practice. Learn a practical, step-bystep method to analyze, diagnose and treat your patient (the practice) to make informed choices for the health of your own practice. Plans will be presented in class so participants will learn from each other’s perspectives as well as practice management experts who will coach and instruct registrants throughout the process.

Thoracic Radiology Workshop

Learn the basics of diagnostic radiology of this most confusing diagnostic region. This intensive allday experience will prepare you for accurate diagnosis of a wide array of pleural space, mediastinal, and pulmonary parenchymal lesions. Apply your new skills to a selection of unknown cases.

Rigid Endoscopy

Retained in the line-up of wetlabs by popular demand! In a wetlab using anesthetized dogs, introduce yourself to the multipurpose small diameter rigid endoscope and discover the art of rhinoscopy, laryngoscopy, cystoscopy and vaginoscopy. The lab will cover all you need to apply this valuable diagnostic tool to your practice. This scope can also be used for otoscopy, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.

Small Ruminant Ultrasound and Pregnancy Determination

Use transrectal and transabdominal ultrasound techniques to perform reproductive examinations for infertility and pregnancy diagnosis in female sheep, goats and camelids. In addition, perform transrectal and testicular examination in males as part of a fertility exam. All participants will be given opportunity for hands on experience. Each registrant will receive a CD illustrating the ultrasound appearance of pregnancy stages and reproductive abnormalities.

Stifle Repair: Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA)

Learn the theory and practice the TTA technique on plastic bones and cadaver specimens under the guidance of specialists using stateof-the-art equipment and implants. This program will provide a solid introduction to TTA; an advanced procedure for management of cranial cruciate ligament rupture.

Urethral Catheterization (Made Easy!)

Does your whole practice grind to a halt when a female dog or cat needs to undergo urethral catheterization? Are you concerned that your practice catheterization techniques may predispose to UTI? Under the guidance of experts, learn how to perform urethral catheterization efficiently to save time and cleanly to minimize the risk of UTI. This extremely practical lab will cover indications and complications of urinary catheterization, types of urinary catheters, and a proven easy-to-learn technique. Following demonstration of urinary catheter placement, participants will practice placement of various urinary catheters in numerous subjects (cadavers) under the direction of experts.