Join us for 3 full days of lecture and laboratories focused on soft tissue procedures such as: gastropexy, splenectomy, and intestinal resection and anastomosis. Learn how to systematically explore the abdomen and improve visualization in order to avoid complications and optimize success. We will also practice other soft tissue surgeries such as anal sacculectomy and sialoadenectomy. Practice using instruments such as vessel-sealing devices and staplers in order to increase efficiency and reduce patient morbidity. We will also spend a day learning various amputation procedures (limb, tail, digit) and completing an FHO on both the dog and cat. Instructors have extensive experience in private practice and academia and utilize interactive clinical presentations to introduce laboratory procedures and provide applied context for perioperative management. Our team includes specialists in small animal surgery and critical care to address different perspectives of relevant pathology, patient stabilization methods, and surgical technique. Participants will have ample time in laboratory to practice procedures on cadavers with guidance from ACVS- and ACVECC-certified instructors.

- Gain confidence performing gastrointestinal procedures such as gastrotomy, intestinal resection & anastomosis, and gastropexy.

- Gain confidence with amputations (limb, tail, digit), soft tissue mass removals and skin defect closure.

- Practice the approach to the hip and learn how to perform an FHO.

- Learn techniques for anal sacculectomy and management of salivary mucocele

- Gain confidence with triage and stabilization of trauma patients.

- Practice procedures such as placement of central lines, autotransfusion, and feeding tubes.

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