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Medical training that goes deeper
Institute 2013
Behavior
Canine Acupuncture
Emergency & Critical Care
Exotic Mammal Medicine & Surgery
Multimodal Pain Management
Orthopedics: Fractures
Practical Techniques
Soft Tissue Surgery
Ultrasound
NAVC Institute
May 19–24, 2013
Orlando, FL
Keep It Fresh
Lynne E. Johnson-Harris,
NAVC President
LVT, RVT
Equine Business Unit
for Pfizer Animal Health
LVT – Michigan State University
As part of our community of learning, the NAVC Institute
is a unique and one-of-a-kind experience. The Institute is
a multi-day, in-residence, "immersion" approach that
takes you beyond the traditional continuing education
experience.
Led by a team of board-certified veterinary professionals,
the classes are intentionally small to personalize and
maximize interaction between the instructor, your
classmates and you. Hands-on Laboratories to sharpen
your clinical talents follow classroom style lectures.
When you learn it, do it and use it, you will immediately
apply the new-found knowledge and skills benefiting your
patients, your clients, your practice and your bottom line.
EXHIBITORS
NAVC Institute 2013
Learn It, Do it, Use it
There are limited table top booths available for exhibitor at the NAVC Institute.
Many of our Hands-on Laboratory sponsors display their equipment in our
exhibit area. Please contact Gail Cummings for more information or to
register your booth.
Gail Cummings
Director of Exhibits
352.375.5672 Ext. 730
gcummings@navc.com
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FAQ
How Do I Get There?
Ground Transportation from Orlando
International Airport to the Caribe Royale is
available via taxicab (approximately $50.00
USD) or through Mears Transportation.
You will receive a Mears coupon with your
final confirmation letter. Tickets may be
purchased at the Mears Transportation
desk at the Orlando International Airport.
Reservations may be made online at
mearstransportation.com or by calling
407.423.5566.
Where Do I Stay?
What Do I Eat?
The NAVC Institute registration fee includes meals for
the entire program. Please note there is no evening
meal planned for Wednesday, May 22nd. All meals
are served in the Grand Sierra D Ballroom and are
for badged attendees only. If you wish to have your
family or guests join you for any meal, you may
purchase meal vouchers at the NAVC Institute
Registration Desk.
The Caribe Royale makes every effort to ensure that
vegetarian choices are available at every meal.
Please note any special food restrictions or allergies
on your Online Registration or printed Lodging Form.
Each NAVC Institute attendee stays in a onebedroom suite at the Caribe Royale All-Suites
Hotel and Convention Center, located at
8101 World Center Drive in Orlando. These
suites have a separate living room, a
bathroom, two televisions, a mini-refrigerator
and a microwave. Please indicate your
choice of a King bed or two Queen-size beds
on the Lodging Form.
What Should I Do to Prepare?
Attendees of all 5-Day courses will check in on
Sunday, May 19th and check out on Friday,
May 24th. Attendees of all 3-Day courses will
check in on Sunday, May 19th and check out
on Wednesday, May 22nd. If you wish to arrive
earlier or stay later than these dates, you will
be responsible for hotel charges.
When Should I Arrive?
What Do I Bring?
Orlando weather in May is warm and humid.
While outside temperatures are usually in the
mid- to high-80s, convention center rooms
are kept quite cold. Sweaters or jackets in
the meeting rooms may be needed.
Scrubs or easily-laundered outer wear are
recommended, however, closed-toed shoes
are absolutely required in Hands-on
Laboratory sessions. You will be notified if
special attire is recommended for your
particular course.
Please refer to the course descriptions for
textbook/supplementary material
recommendations. You will receive a
self-assessment exam with your final course
packet. This optional exam is simply a tool
you can use to determine your knowledge
base prior to attending the course.
Check-in at the Caribe Royale is 3:00 pm. The
NAVC Institute Registration Desk in the Convention
Center will be open from 2:00 to 8:00 pm on
Sunday, May 19th.
An informal Welcome Reception will be held on
Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Grand
Sierra D Ballroom at the Grand Caribe Convention
Center, located adjacent to the hotel. Please join
us for light hors d’oeuvres and drinks. A short
introductory welcome and orientation program
will be held at 7:00 pm.
How Many CE Credits will I
Earn at the NAVC Institute?
Each 5-Day NAVC Institute course, besides
Acupuncture, provides 34 CE credit hours. Each
3-Day NAVC Institute course provides 22 CE
Credit hours.
HOTEL HIGHLIGHTS
NAVC Institute 2013
Caribe Royale Orlando
All-Suite Resort
& Convention Center
Here among more than 53 lush, tropical acres, guests will discover 1,218 spacious,
well-appointed one-bedroom suites, 120 luxurious two-bedroom lakeside villas,
expansive state-of-the-art meeting and event facilities, unmatched hospitality
and service, and a wealth of desirable dining options and hotel amenities that
will appeal to both families and business professionals alike. This can all be found
just minutes from the area's world famous theme
parks and attractions.
Table
of Contents
Canine Acupuncture
6
Clinical Behavioral Medicine
8
Emergency & Critical Care
10
Techniques
Multimodal Pain Management
for the Primary Care Clinician
The Caribe Royale is an all-suite hotel.
The Standard Suite is one bedroom with
two queen-sized beds
that connects to a
living room with a
full-sized sleeper sofa.
Orthopedics: Fracture Management
Practical Techniques in
Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal Ultrasound
Self-parking & Fitness Center are
complimentary. No resort fees. Internet
access price is $4.99 / 24-hour access period.
8101 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821
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14
16
18
Small Exotic Mammal Medicine
and Surgery (3-Day)
20
Soft Tissue Surgery
22
Canine Acupuncture
Huisheng Xie,
DVM, MS, PhD.
Huisheng Xie, received his DVM at the
Sichuan College of Animal Science and
Veterinary Medicine in Sichuan, China
in 1983. In 1988, he received his Master
of Veterinary Acupuncture from the
Beijing Agricultural University, Beijing,
China. In 1999, he received his Ph.D.
from the University of Florida for his
investigation of the mechanisms of pain
control in horses using acupuncture.
Currently, he serves as an associate
professor of Acupuncture/
Rehabilitation Service of College of
Veterinary Medicine, the University of
Florida. In 1998, Dr. Xie founded the Chi
Institute in Reddick, Florida to train
veterinarians in Traditional Chinese
Veterinary Medicine herbal medicine,
Tui-na and Food Therapy.
Additional Instructors:
Beth Carson, DVM, CVA, CVT
Constance DiNatale, DVM
Betsy Hershey, DVM, DACVIM
(Oncology), CVA
Gregory Todd, DVM, PhD
This Canine Acupuncture Basic Course is for the busy small
animal practitioner. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese
Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) can be difficult to
understand. This course is designed to provide
veterinarians with detailed information on a simple and
logical way to grasp the TCVM fundamental principles
and master the basic skills to practice acupuncture. Five
goals are projected for the participants: 1) to learn the
acupuncture basic principles including Yin-yang, Five
Elements theories as well as Zang-fu physiology and
pathology; 2) To understand acupuncture indication and
contraindication; 3) To learn the acupuncture procedure
and techniques; 4) To be able to identify the location of
top 70 canine acupuncture points and 5) To be able to
integrate acupuncture approach into your practice.
TUESDAY, MAY 21
THURSDAY, MAY 23
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Five Elements I
Yin-yang
TCVM Diagnosis Intro
How to Treat
GI Disorders
How to Treat Tumor
H. Xie
H. Xie
H. Xie
G. Todd
B. Hershey
Five Elements II
Eight Principles
How to Treat Canine
Osteoarthritis
How to Treat Asthma
How to Treat Skin
H. Xie
H. Xie
H. Xie
G. Todd
C. DiNatale
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8:00 –
9:00 am
Course Leader
MONDAY, MAY 20
9:00 –
10:00 am
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am

10:30 –
11:30 am
11:30 –
12:30 pm
Learning Objectives:
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am
Meridian and
Channels I
Zang-fu Physiology I
How to Treat
How to Treat Anxiety &
Neurological Disorders I Behavior Problems
How to Apply TCM
Theories to Treat
Canine Cases I
H. Xie
H. Xie
H. Xie
G. Todd
C. DiNatale
Meridians and
Channels II
Zang-fu Physiology II
How to Treat
Neurological
Disorders II
How to Integrate
Acupuncture into
Your Practice
How to Apply TCM
Theories to Treat
Canine Cases II
H. Xie
H. Xie
H. Xie
G. Todd
C. DiNatale
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab: A
Pathway of Meridians
and Acupoints on LU &
LI
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab:
Acupuncture Points in
the HT and SI Channels
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab:
Acupuncture Points in
the PC, TH Channels
MEETING CONCLUDED
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab:
Acupuncture Points in
the GV and
CV Channels
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab:
Acupuncture Points in
the KID and BL Channel
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab:
Acupuncture Points in the
LIV and GB Channels
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
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ry needle acupuncture techniques for pain
•D
management including osteoarthritis.
lectro-acupuncture for intervertebral disc disease,
•E
paresis and paralysis dogs/cats.
1:30 –
2:30 pm
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
2:30 –
3:30 pm
quapuncture for megacolon, asthma attack, anxiety
•A
and other internal conditions.
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
• TCVM diagnosis including tongue and pulse.

4:00 –
5:00 pm
5:00 –
6:00 pm

Lab
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B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab: A Pathway
of Meridians and
Acupoints on ST & SP
Canine Acupuncture
RECEPTION
Hands-on Lab:
3:30–5:00 pm
Acupuncture Points in
the KID and BL Channels
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
Self-needling Techs
Dry-needle, Aqu- and
Electro-Acupuncture
Practice at Canine
Cases
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
H. Xie
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Canine Acupuncture
Hands-on Lab: Classical
Acupuncture Points
B. Carson, C. DiNatale,
B. Hershey, G. Todd
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Canine Acupuncture
Canine Acupuncture
Clinical Behavioral Medicine
Course Leader
Karen Overall,
MA, VMD, PhD,
DACVB, ABS
Certified Applied
Animal
Behaviorist
Dr. Karen Overall received her BA,
MA and VMD degrees from the
University of Pennsylvania and her
PhD from the University of WisconsinMadison. She is a Diplomate of the
American College of Veterinary
Behavior (ACVB) and an Animal
Behavior Society (ABS) Certified
Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB).
Dr. Overall has authored more than
100 scholarly publications on
behavioral medicine and lizard
behavioral ecology as well as dozens
of textbook chapters. Her first
textbook, Clinical Behavioral
Medicine for Small Animals, was
published in 1997. Her newest book,
Behavioral Medicine for Small
Animals, was published by Elsevier in
2012, along with an instructional
video “Humane Behavioral Care for
Dogs: Techniques for the Treatment
and Prevention of Canine Behavior
Problems.” Dr. Overall is editor-inchief of the Journal of Veterinary
Behavior: Clinical Applications and
Research.
Additional Instructors:
Martin Godbout, DVM, MSc, DACVB
Kersti Seksel, BVSc (Hons), MRCVS,
MA (Hons), FACVSc, DACVB
DECVBM-CA, CMAVA
34 CE credit hours
Learning Objectives:
9:00 –
10:00 am
•Use a focus on behavioral tools and techniques as
practice builders and to improve quality of life for your
patients and your staff.
11:30 –
12:30 pm
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Updates on Enhancing Hands-on Cases:
Welfare and Well-Being Case Review
Through Chemistry I
K. Overall
K. Overall
THURSDAY, MAY 23
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Early Redress of Fear
and Anxiety in Puppies
and Kittens I
Case Review and
Wrap-up Questions
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
A Holistic Approach to Updates on Enhancing Hands-on Cases:
Treatment of Behavioral Welfare and Well-Being Seeing the Patient
Problems
Through Chemistry I
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
K. Overall
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksell
M. Godbout
Early Redress of Fear
and Anxiety in Puppies
and Kittens II
Case Review and
Wrap-up Questions
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
M. Godbout
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am
Learning Theory,
Behavior Modification
and Changing Anxious
Behaviors in Dogs I
Meeting the Cats
Needs: Roles for
Developmental and
Environmental
Enrichment I
K. Seksel
M. Godbout
K. Seksel
Learning Theory,
Behavior Modification
and Changing Anxious
Behaviors in Dogs II
Meeting the Cat's
Needs: Roles for
Developmental and
Environmental
Enrichment II
Myth, Data and
Diagnosis in Canine
Aggression I
K. Seksel
M. Godbout

1:30 –
2:30 pm
Hands-on Cases:
Seeing the Patient
(continued)
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
Myth, Data and
Diagnosis in Canine
Aggression I
Case Review and
Wrap-up Questions
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
Case Review and
Wrap-up Questions
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
K. Seksel
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Bratty Dog Laboratory: Hands-On –
Handling Real-World
Seeing the Patient
Problems in Real-World
Time
Reactivity in Dogs
and Cats - I
Video Laboratory:
Feline Aggression
Cases
MEETING CONCLUDED
(34 CE credit hours)
K. Overall
2:30 –
3:30 pm
Reactivity in Dogs
and Cats - II
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
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4:00 –
5:00 pm
5:00 –
6:00 pm

Lab
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

10:30 –
11:30 am
•Learn which tools enhance humane behavioral care.
•Understand the mechanisms by which the most
commonly used medications work.
Introduction to the
Course and Topic
Overview
K. Overall
•Assess puppies and kittens for "normal," age and
context specific behaviors.
•Develop a competency in assessing and treating
common anxiety-related conditions in dogs and cats.
TUESDAY, MAY 21

8:00 –
9:00 am
(RACE approval pending)
Address the most critical and common unmet need for your
clients and patients: providing behavioral information and
counseling. The primary reasons animals are relinquished,
abandoned or euthanized still involve behavioral
complaints. These losses are quality of life issues for everyone
in your practice and they do not have to occur. The vast
majority of behavioral complaints are easy to treat early in
their development, but you may only recognize them if you
take a more behavior-centered approach to veterinary
care. In this fun, sometimes poignant, and seriously
interactive course emphasis is on practical diagnosis,
effective, humane intervention, and monitoring and
understanding the behaviors in a way that maximizes client
compliance and prognosis. Whether this is your first NAVC
Institute behavior course or you are returning there is
something for everyone in this 'hands-on,' case-based
course. Become the person you want to be for your
patients! Participants will include everyone from true novices
to those with lots of experience but everyone gains new
skills!
MONDAY, MAY 20
K. Overall
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Bratty Dog Laboratory: Hands-On –
Handling Real-World
Seeing the Patient
Problems in Real-World (continued)
Time (continued)
RECEPTION
3:30–5:00 pm
Video Laboratory: Feline
Aggression Cases
(continued)
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
M. Godbout, K. Overall,
K. Seksel
Teachable Moments—
Key Points to Use in
Practice
Teachable Moments—
Key Points to Use in
Practice
Teachable Moments—
Key Points to Use in
Practice
M. Godbout
K. Seksel
K. Overall
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Clinical Behavioral Medicine
Clinical Behavioral
Medicine
Emergency & Critical Care Techniques
Course Leader
Tim Hackett,
DVM, DACVECC.
A native of Colorado, Dr. Hackett
graduated with his veterinary
degree from CSU in 1989. After an
internship at the West Los Angeles
Animal Hospital and a year in
Northern California he returned to
CSU in 1991 for a 3-year residency
in Emergency and Critical Care
medicine. He became board
certified by the American College
of Veterinary Emergency and
Critical Care in 1994. Following
2 years in private referral practice,
Dr. Hackett returned to Colorado
State University in 1996 and is now an
Associate Professor in the
Department of Clinical Sciences.
Additional Instructors:
Daniel J. Fletcher, PhD, DVM,
DACVECC
Elke Rudloff, DVM, DACVECC
Lauren Sullivan, DVM, MS, ACVECC
34 CE credit hours
9:00 –
10:00 am
Introduction to the
Laboratory
Vascular Access and
Managing Shock
Respiratory Techniques
Laboratory Chest Tubes;
Tracheostomy; Thoracocentesis;
O2 Supplementation
11:30 –
12:30 pm
GI and Urinary Laboratory
Abdominocentesis; Feeding
Tubes: Peritonal Drains:
Urogenital Procedures
Feline Emergency Laboratory
Emergency/Critical Care
Chest Tubes; IV Catheters; Naso- and CPR Simulation Lab
esophageal and Esophagostomy
Tubes; Intraosseous Fluids
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
Vascular Access Laboratory
(Cut-down, Over-wire,
Multi-lumen Catheters);
Intraosseus Fluids
Respiratory Techniques
Laboratory Chest Tubes;
Tracheostomy; Thoracocentesis;
O2 Supplementation
GI and Urinary Laboratory
Abdominocentesis; Feeding
Tubes: Peritonal Drains:
Urogenital Procedures
Emergency/Critical Care
Feline Emergency Laboratory
Chest Tubes; IV Catheters; Naso- and CPR Simulation Lab
esophageal and Esophagostomy
Tubes; Intraosseous Fluids
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
1:30 –
2:30 pm
• L earn specific techniques to identify and treat common
life-threatening problems.
ain the confidence and understanding to take on
•G
and manage difficult emergencies.
2:30 –
3:30 pm
evelop a practical understanding of, and indications
•D
for using, essential monitoring equipment.
eview basic tenets of fluid balance, nutrition, pain
•R
control and cardiopulmonary function.
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Lab
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FRIDAY, MAY 24
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
Vascular Access Laboratory
(Cut-down, Over-wire,
Multi-lumen Catheters);
Intraosseus Fluids
Respiratory Techniques
Laboratory Chest Tubes;
Tracheostomy; Thoracocentesis;
O2 Supplementation
GI and Urinary Laboratory
Abdominocentesis; Feeding
Tubes: Peritonal Drains:
Urogenital Procedures
Feline Emergency Laboratory
Emergency/Critical Care
Chest Tubes; IV Catheters; Naso- and CPR Simulation Lab
esophageal and Esophagostomy
Tubes; Intraosseous Fluids
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
Vascular Access Laboratory
(Cut-down, Over-wire,
Multi-lumen Catheters);
Intraosseus Fluids
Respiratory Techniques
Shock Part 4 Laboratory Chest Tubes;
Metabolic Shock and
Tracheostomy; Thoracocentesis; Lactate Metabolism
O2 Supplementation
Feline Emergency Laboratory
Emergency/Critical Care
Chest Tubes; IV Catheters; Naso- and CPR Simulation Lab
esophageal and Esophagostomy
Tubes; Intraosseous Fluids
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
Shock Part 1 Hypovolemia
Shock Part 3 Sepsis and SIRS
Managing the
Polytrauma Patient
Practical Coagulation
MEETING CONCLUDED
(34 CE credit hours)
E. Rudloff
E. Rudloff
L. Sullivan
L. Sullivan
Shock Part 2 Cardiogenic
Analgesia and
Anesthesia for the
Critical Patient
Managing the
Polytrauma Patient
Critical Care Nutrition
D. Fletcher
E. Rudloff
L. Sullivan
T. Hackett
Acute Respiratory
Distress I
Managing
Gastrointestinal
Emergencies
T. Hackett
T. Hackett
L. Sullivan
Acute Respiratory
Distress II
Reproductive
Emergencies:
Pyometra, Prostatitis,
Dystocia
CPR - The Recover
Initiative
D. Fletcher
L. Sullivan
D. Fletcher
D. Fletcher
D. Fletcher, T. Hackett,
L. Sullivan
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm

4:00 –
5:00 pm
THURSDAY, MAY 23
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am

Learning Objectives:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am

10:30 –
11:30 am
5:00 –
6:00 pm
10 | TUESDAY, MAY 21

8:00 –
9:00 am
(RACE approval pending)
This educational experience will review the most common
Emergency Medicine and Critical Care situations and
procedures in small animal practice and bring them to
you in a fun series of lecture, group discussion and Handson Laboratory experiences. Instructors will present current
Emergency and Critical Care topics in a series of morning
laboratories with case-based, didactic review sessions in
the afternoon and evening. It will allow each participant
the opportunity to gain new understanding while
developing practical skills to handle the most critical
patients. If you want to sharpen your skills or learn new
techniques in triage, CPR, respiratory support, nutritional
management, venous access and monitoring, please join
us at the NAVC Institute.
MONDAY, MAY 20
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
RECEPTION
3:30–5:00 pm
Rational Antibiotic
Choices in the Critical
Patient
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Emergency & Critical Care Techniques
Emergency & Critical
Care Techniques
Multimodal Pain Management for the Primary Care Clinician
Janet B. Van
Dyke, DVM,
CCRT
Dr. Janet Van Dyke is the founder
and CEO of the Canine
Rehabilitation Institute in Wellington,
Florida and an affiliate faculty
member of Colorado State University
College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences. She is a
graduate of the University of Illinois
College of Veterinary Medicine and
completed an internship and surgical
residency at The Animal Medical
Center in New York. Dr. Van Dyke
serves on the boards of the
International Veterinary Academy of
Pain Management (IVAPM) and the
American Association of
Rehabilitation Veterinarians (AARV)
and is chair of the residency
committee for the American College
of Veterinary Sports Medicine and
Rehabilitation (ACVSMR).
Additional Instructors:
Mark E. Epstein, DVM, Dipl. ABVP
(C/F), DAAPM, CVPP
Michael Petty, DVM, CCRT,
DAAPM, CVPP, CVA
Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVA
34 CE credit hours
MONDAY, MAY 20

8:00 –
9:00 am
(RACE approval pending)
This course is designed to give the primary care clinician
the current state of the art information related to veterinary
pain management. There will be an emphasis on practical,
hands-on training, giving the attendee take-home skills
that will be immediately applicable in general practice.
The faculty represents the leaders in pain management
practice in the US today, covering the topics of
pharmaceutical pain management as well as manual
therapies, physical modalities and complementary
therapies. Specific topics to be covered include
transoperative pain management, CRIs, locoregional
blocks, acupuncture techniques and physical therapy
techniques.
9:00 –
10:00 am
11:30 –
12:30 pm
1:30 –
2:30 pm
•Learn medical acupuncture theory and neurophysiology
especially as it applies to pain and become familiar in
the placing of acupuncture needles including anatomy
and selection of common points in treating pain.
2:30 –
3:30 pm
•Learn myofascial trigger point theory and become
familiar in the treatment of myofascial trigger points
through a process called dry needling.
•Learn physical therapy assessment and treatment
techniques specific to pain management in canine
patients.
•Learn to treat chronic pain through proper diagnosis,
selection of pain pathways and the appropriate
pharmaceuticals.
Clinical Appllications:
Case-based
Transoperative Pain
Management Workshop
M. Epstein
M. Epstein
M. Epstein, B. Wright
M. Petty, B. Wright
Clinical Syndromes of
Neuropathic Pain
Emerging Modalities:
Biologic Medicine
Locoregional Anesthesia Acupuncture
Neurophysiology
Clinical Appllications:
Case-based Chronic
Pain Management
Workshop
M. Epstein
M. Epstein
M. Epstein, B. Wright
B. Wright
M. Petty, B. Wright
Acupuncture: Pain
Treatment Points
Panel Discussion:
Where is the Evidence
for Acupunture and
Manual Therapies?
B. Wright
M. Petty, B. Wright
Myofascial Pain
Therapy. The Next Big
Thing
Putting it All Together:
Panel Discussion
M. Petty
M. Petty, B. Wright
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Lab
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BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am
Veterinary
Rehabilitation:
Assessment and
Manual Therapies
Pain Assessment &
Scoring: An Interactive
Video Wetlab
J. Van Dyke
M. Epstein
Pain Management in
Veterinary
Rehabilitation:
Modalities and
Therapeutic Exercise
Pain Medicine
Research: The
Conundrums
J. Van Dyke
M. Epstein, B. Wright
The Pain Exam
Hands-on Lab
Adjunctive PainModifying Medications
Clinical Appllications:
Case-based
Transoperative Pain
Management Workshop
Locoregional Anesthesia Acupuncture Hands-on
Hands-on LAB
Lab
M. Epstein, J. Van Dyke
M. Epstein, B. Wright
M. Epstein, M. Petty,
J. Van Dyke, B. Wright
M. Epstein, M. Petty,
B. Wright
Clinical Appllications:
Case-based
Transoperative Pain
Management Workshop
M. Epstein, M. Petty,
B. Wright
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
The Orthopedic Exam as Adjunctive Paina Component of the
Modifying Medications
Pain Exam
MEETING CONCLUDED
(34 CE credit hours)
M. Petty, B. Wright
Locoregional Anesthesia Myofascial Trigger
Hands-on LAB
Points Hands-on Lab
M. Epstein, M. Petty,
J. Van Dyke, B. Wright
M. Epstein, B. Wright

5:00 –
6:00 pm
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Locoregional Anesthesia Intro to Acupuncture
M. Epstein, J. Van Dyke
4:00 –
5:00 pm
THURSDAY, MAY 23
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am

10:30 –
11:30 am
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Introductions/Welcome
NSAIDs: Responsible
Pain Pathways, Receptors, Use and What's New
Targets: What Do I Need
to Know and Why Do I
Need to Know It?

Learning Objectives:
•Learn to manage transoperative pain by selection of
pain pathways including application of 12-15
locoregional anesthesia techniques.
12 | TUESDAY, MAY 21
M. Petty, B. Wright
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Veterinary Rehabilitation Veterinary Rehabilitation RECEPTION
Techniques Hands-on
Modalities Hands-on
3:30–5:00 pm
Lab
Lab
Myofascial Trigger
Points Hands-on Lab
(continued)
M. Epstein, J. Van Dyke
M. Petty, B. Wright
B. Wright, J. Van Dyke
Opioids: Maximizing the Panel Discussion:
Good, Minimizing the
Ketamine CRI & Alpha
Bad and Watching the 2 Agonists
Future
Implementing A Pain
Service Into Your
Practice
M. Epstein
M. Petty, B. Wright
M. Epstein, B. Wright
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Multimodal Pain Management for the Primary Care Clinician
Course Leader
Multimodal Pain
Management for the
Primary Care Clinician
Orthopedics: Fracture Management
Course Leader
Dan Lewis,
DVM, DACVS,
Professor, Small
Animal Surgery
Dr. Daniel Dean Lewis, received his
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from
the University of California-Davis in
1983. He completed an Internship in
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
at Louisiana State University in 1984
and a Residency in Small Animal
Surgery at the University of Florida in
1987. Dr. Lewis spent a year as the
Surgical Registrar at Sydney
University, Australia before returning
to Louisiana State University in 1988
as an Assistant Professor. In 1993, he
returned to the University of Florida
where he is currently a Professor of
Small Animal Surgery. Dr. Lewis is a
Diplomate of the American College
of Veterinary Surgeons and a former
President of the Veterinary
Orthopedic Society. Dr. Lewis was the
2012 recipient of the World Small
Animal Veterinary Association's Hill's
Mobility Award. His special interests
include trauma and reconstructive
orthopedic surgery with a focus on
the utilization of circular and hybrid
external skeletal fixation for fracture
management, deformity correction
and limb salvage procedures.
Additional Instructors:
Gregory Anderson, DVM, DACVS
Caleb Hudson, DVM, MS
Ron McLaughlin, DVM, DVSc, DACVS
Luisito Pablo, DVM, MS, DACVA
14 | 34 CE credit hours
MONDAY, MAY 20
TUESDAY, MAY 21

8:00 –
9:00 am
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
THURSDAY, MAY 23
FRIDAY, MAY 24
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am
Approaches to the Long LAB: Plastic Bone Lab
Bones & Pelvis
[Pins & Wires]
Radius & Ulna Fractures Tibial Fractures
Managing PostOperative Complications
G. Anderson
G. Anderson
R. McLaughlin
Humeral Fractures
Femur Fractures
Rehabilitation Therapy
of Trauma Patients
R. McLaughlin
D. Lewis
R. McLaughlin
(RACE approval pending)
This course is intended to teach advanced general
practitioners proper methods of repairing fractures of the
appendicular long bones and pelvis using pins, wires,
screws and plates. The course will teach fundamental
application techniques which will be supplemented with
laboratory exercises utilizing plastic bone models. Surgical
approaches will be a key point of emphasis and cadaver
laboratories will re-enforce this aspect of the course.
Proper application of both intramedullary pins for
stabilization of appendicular long bone fractures as well
as inter-fragmentary Krischner wires for the stabilization of
juxta-articular fractures will be stressed. Bone grafting
techniques will also be taught. Fundamentals of screw
and plating techniques will comprise the lion's share of the
course, with lectures and cadaver laboratories
emphasizing specific applications for the repair of
appendicular long bone and pelvic fractures. The course
will conclude with lectures devoted to the peri-operative
management of animals with traumatic orthopedic injuries
and interactive case based discussions.
9:00 –
10:00 am
D. Lewis
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin
LAB: Cadaver Lab
[Approaches & Graft
Harvest]
LAB: Plastic Bone Lab
[Pins & Wires]
(continued)
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin

10:30 –
11:30 am
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am
LAB: Cadaver Lab
[Approaches & Graft
Harvest]
(continued)
Plates & Screws:
Instrumentation &
Implants
Bone Grafting
Pelvic Fractures
Interactive Case
Discussion
R. McLaughlin
G. Anderson
D. Lewis
G. Anderson
Application of Plates &
Screws
LAB: Cadaver Lab:
[Forelimb Fractures]
Anesthesia, Peri- &
Post-Operative Pain
Management
Interactive Case
Discussion
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin
R. McLaughlin
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin
L. Pablo
C. Hudson
Fracture Reduction &
Fracture Healing
Making Decisions:
Fixation Modalities
LAB: Cadaver Lab
[Hind Limb Fractures]
MEETING CONCLUDED
(34 CE credit hours)
G. Anderson
R. McLaughlin
Cerclage Wires
LAB: Plastic Bone Lab
[Basic Screw & Plate
Application]
11:30 –
12:30 pm

1:30 –
2:30 pm
2:30 –
3:30 pm
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Learning Objectives:
•To become comfortable with approaches to the long
bones and pelvis.
•The rules for proper application of loop and twist
cerclage wires and gain experience in applying both
types of cerclage wires.
•How to place both intramedullary pins for diaphyseal
long bone fracture repair as well as the interfragmentary
Kirschner wires for juxta-articular fracture repair.

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D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin,
L. Pablo
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Intramedullary Pins &
Kirschner Wires
LAB: Plastic Bone Lab
[Basic Screw & Plate
Application]
(continued)
RECEPTION
3:30–5:00 pm
LAB: Cadaver Lab
[Hind Limb Fractures]
(continued)
C. Hudson
5:00 –
6:00 pm
•Proper application of screws and plates for fracture
stabilization.
•Proper pre-surgical evaluation of fracture patients and
the appropriate intra- and post-operative management.
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin
D. Lewis
4:00 –
5:00 pm
LAB: Cadaver Lab:
[Forelimb Fractures]
(continued)
Salter-Harris Fractures
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin
D. Lewis

Lab
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
G. Anderson, C. Hudson,
D. Lewis, R. McLaughlin,
L. Pablo
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Orthopedics: Fracture Management
Orthopedics: Fracture
Management
Practical Techniques in Veterinary Medicine
Co-Course Leader
Douglas R.
Mader, MS,
DVM, DABVP
(C/F) Fellow,
Royal Society of
Medicine
Dr. Mader graduated from the
University of California, Davis in 1986.
Although Dr. Mader is best known for
his work with exotic animal medicine,
his primary responsibility is as a small
animal practitioner. He is the
co-owner of the Marathon Veterinary
Hospital, a 24 hour Emergency/referral
hospital in the Conch Republic.
Co-Course Leader
Elke Rudloff,
DVM, DACVECC
34 CE credit hours
MONDAY, MAY 20
TUESDAY, MAY 21
THURSDAY, MAY 23
FRIDAY, MAY 24
Course Intro
Bitch Urinary
Catheter Lab
Ophthalmology
Techniques
Hands-on Lab
Orthopedic Principles:
Bones, Joints and
Bandaging (Part 1)
Techniques for Patient
Life Support
D. Mader, E. Rudloff,
S. Smarick
D. Mader, C. Plummer,
E. Rudloff
C. Hudson, D. Mader,
E. Rudloff
C. Iacovetta, D. Mader,
E. Rudloff
Bitch Urinary
Catheter Lab
(continued)
Grid Keratectomy
Eyelid Tacking
Conjunctival Flaps
Orthopedic Principles:
Bones, Joints and
Bandaging (Part 2)
Oxygen
Supplementation,
Nasogastric
Esophagostomy Tubes
D. Mader, E. Rudloff,
S. Smarick
D. Mader, C. Plummer,
E. Rudloff
C. Hudson, D. Mader,
E. Rudloff
C. Iacovetta, D. Mader,
E. Rudloff

8:00 –
9:00 am
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am
(RACE approval pending)
This unique course cherry picks the top clinical technical
skills from Institute courses over the years and puts them
all into one week-long intensive "hands on" experience.
Techniques that you may have been taught years ago
but long since forgotten, techniques that you generally
refer out, or techniques that you don't attempt because
you think they are too difficult, or perhaps, techniques
that you are just not comfortable trying but should be
doing on a routine basis, are all within reach. The
techniques taught here do not involve expensive
equipment like endoscopes, but rather can be performed
using common equipment found in a private practice
setting. Taught by top experts from all the different
Institute courses and coordinated by instructors in private
practice, the combination is sure to enhance any
progressive practitioner's skill sets - learning tools that you
can use the day you get back to work!
D. Mader, E. Rudloff
9:00 –
10:00 am
CSF Taps/Analysis
M. Wong

10:30 –
11:30 am
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am
Principles and
Applications of
LocoRegional
Anesthesia (Part 1)
M. Epstein
11:30 –
12:30 pm
Principles and
Applications of
LocoRegional
Anesthesia (Part 2)
M. Epstein
Bitch Urinary
Catheter Lab
(continued)
Lacrimal Flushes
Conjunctival Biopsies
Enucleation
Ortho Techniques
Hands-on Lab
Gastrostomy Tube
Placement
D. Mader, E. Rudloff,
S. Smarick
D. Mader, C. Plummer,
E. Rudloff
C. Hudson, D. Mader,
E. Rudloff
C. Iacovetta, D. Mader,
E. Rudloff
Bitch Urinary
Catheter Lab
(continued)
Ophtho Techniques
(continued)
Bone Marrow Aspirate,
Pricing
Bone Biopsy, IO Catheters, Discussion/Final
Joint Tap/Injections,
Thoughts
Bandaging/Splinting
D. Mader, E. Rudloff,
S. Smarick
D. Mader, C. Plummer,
E. Rudloff
C. Hudson, D. Mader,
E. Rudloff

1:30 –
2:30 pm
D. Mader, E. Rudloff
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
LocoRegional
Anesthesia - CSF
Collection and Analysis
Examining the Eye When to do What
Techniques Involving
the Neck
Body Cavity Techniques MEETING CONCLUDED
(34 CE credit hours)
D. Mader, E. Rudloff, M. Wong
C. Plummer
D. Mader, E. Rudloff
D. Mader, E. Rudloff
Learning Objectives:
Dr. Rudloff is a 1991 graduate of
Purdue University School of Veterinary
Medicine. She has mentored 21
ACVECC Diplomates and is a clinical
supervisor at the Lakeshore Veterinary
Specialists in Glendale, Wisconsin.
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Additional Instructors:
Mark Epstein, DVM, DABVP (C/F),
DAAPM, CVPP
Caleb Hudson, DVM, MS
Christine Iacovetta, BVetMed (hon),
DACVECC
Caryn E. Plummer, DVM, DACVO
Sean Smarick, DVM, DACVECC
Michael A. Wong, DVM, DACVIM
(Neurology)
•CSF collection and analysis, local/regional analgesia
techniques including epidural injection and dental
blocks.
2:30 –
3:30 pm
•Joint blocks, joint fluid collection and analysis, bone
biopsy and bone marrow aspirate collection techniques.
•F.A.S.T. and T.F.A.S.T exams, thoraco- and abdominocentesis, venous jugular catheter placement,
thoracostomy and tracheostomy tube placement,
feeding tube placement.
•Conjunctival flaps, grid keratectomy, enucleation,
conjunctival biopsies, lacrimal flushes.
5:00 –
6:00 pm
•Female canine urinary catheter placement.
D. Mader, E. Rudloff, M. Wong
C. Plummer
D. Mader, E. Rudloff
Field Blocks, Intracavity
Blocks, Indwelling
Diffusion Catheters, Digit/
Paw Blocks, Retrobulbar
Blocks and More
A Crack in the
Windshield: How to
Deal with Corneal
Ulcers and Wounds
(Part 1)
D. Mader, E. Rudloff, M. Wong
C. Plummer
D. Mader, E. Rudloff
Procedure/Case
Discussions
A Crack in the
Windshield: How to
Deal with Corneal
Ulcers and Wounds
(Part 2)
Miscellaneous
Techniques Involving
the Head Myringotomy
Nasal Biopsy

D. Mader, E. Rudloff
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
D. Mader, E. Rudloff, M. Wong C. Plummer
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Abdominocentesis
Chest Tube Placement

4:00 –
5:00 pm
Lab
16 | CSF Taps, CSF Cytology, Diagnosis and
Tracheostomy
Epidurals, Local
Treatment of Common Jugular Catheters
Anesthesia, Dental
Disorders of the Adnexa
Blocks, Analgesic
Patches
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
RECEPTION
3:30–5:00 pm
Endo/Transtracheal
Wash Fine Needle
Aspirates
D. Mader
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Practical Techniques in Veterinary Medicine
Practical Techniques in
Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal Ultrasound
Course Leader
John S. Mattoon,
DVM, DACVR
Dr. John Mattoon graduated from
the Washington-Oregon-Idaho (WOI)
Program in Veterinary Medicine in
1984. Following two years in small
animal practice, he attended the
University of California-Davis, earning
ACVR Diplomate status in 1989. Dr.
Mattoon worked as a specialist in
San Francisco before beginning his
academic career at Oregon State
University in 1991. He has been on
faculty at the Atlantic Veterinary
College, The Ohio State University,
and is currently Professor of Radiology
at Washington State University.
Dr. Mattoon's research interests are
broad, with over 80 scientific
publications. He is known for his
interest in diagnostic ultrasound and
is co-editor of the textbook Small
Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound.
Additional Instructors:
Clifford “Kip” Berry, DVM, DACVR
George Henry, DVM, DACVR
Martha Moon Larson, DVM,
MS, DACVR
Nate Nelson, DVM, MS, DACVR
Matthew Winter, DVM, DACVR
34 CE credit hours
TUESDAY, MAY 21
How to Scan:
Techniques in Dorsal
and Lateral
Recumbency
Group A - Video Cases
Lab 2
Group B - Ultrasound
Lab 2
C. Berry
C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson,
N. Nelson, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter

8:00 –
9:00 am
(RACE approval pending)
This course provides a solid foundation for learning and
mastering the fundamentals of abdominal diagnostic
ultrasound in dogs and cats. The breadth of the course
allows an excellent learning opportunity for practitioners
just beginning to use ultrasound as well as those with prior
experience. Didactic material will be presented in a
friendly and engaging atmosphere to encourage
participant interaction. Small groups provide unparalleled
hands-on scanning time of focused objectives and allow
tailored instruction addressing specific needs and desires
of individual participants. Seminars and labs are
conducted by experienced board-certified radiologists
with a passion for teaching.
9:00 –
10:00 am
Important Ultrasound
Principles
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 2
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 2
•Appreciate the appearance of normal organs,
variations in normal anatomy, and the importance of
anatomic landmarks in diagnostic ultrasound.
•Demonstrate a working knowledge of the various
disease processes amenable to diagnostic abdominal
ultrasound and appreciate important limitations.
1:30 –
2:30 pm
Ultrasound Differences
Between Dogs and Cats
Group B - Ultrasound
Lab 3
Group A - Video Cases
Lab 3
M. Moon Larson
Group B - Ultrasound
Lab 5 (Feline)
M. Winter
C. Berry, G. Henry,
N. Nelson, M. Winter
Use of Ultrasound in
Emergency or Critical
Care Patients
Biopsy Station
J. Mattoon
Group A - Video Cases
Group B - Lab 1 Ultrasound
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 2
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 2
Group A - Video Cases
Lab 4
Group B - Ultrasound
Lab 4 (biospy)
Group A - Video Cases
Group B - Lab 1 Ultrasound
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 2
Group A - Video Cases
Lab 2
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 4 (Biopsy)
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 4
Group B - Adrenals and
Pancreatitis
Recap with Q & A
Discussion
M. Moon Larson
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 5 (Feline)
C. Berry, G. Henry,
N. Nelson, M. Winter
J. Mattoon
What to Remember
and How to Keep the
Momentum Going
C. Berry
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 1
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 1
Group A - Video Cases
Lab 3
Group B - Ultrsound
Lab 3
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 4
Group B - Ultrasound
Lab 4 (Biopsy)
Gastrointestinal Tract
MEETING CONCLUDED
(34 CE credit hours)
C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson,
J. Mattoon, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
J. Mattoon
2:30 –
3:30 pm
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 1
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 1
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 3
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 3
Group A - Video Cases
Lab 4
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 4 (Biopsy)
Neck and Thoracic
Ultrasound
C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson,
J. Mattoon, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
J. Mattoon

4:00 –
5:00 pm
5:00 –
6:00 pm

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Group A - Adrenals and
Pancreatitis Lab 5
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am

•Obtain the best images possible by demonstrating
competency of ultrasound instrumentation.
FRIDAY, MAY 24
C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, Biopsy Station
J. Mattoon, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
J. Mattoon
Learning Objectives:
•Develop the technical ability to perform a complete
abdominal ultrasound examination.
Group B - Video Cases
Lab 3
Group A - Ultrasound
Lab 3
C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson,
J. Mattoon, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
11:30 –
12:30 pm
THURSDAY, MAY 23
C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson, C. Berry, G. Henry, M. Moon Larson,
N. Nelson, M. WinterM. Winter
N. Nelson, M. Winter
J. Mattoon

10:30 –
11:30 am
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am
G. Henry
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BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Doppler UItrasound
Hepatobiliary System
and Portosystemic
Shunts
C. Berry
M. Winter
N. Nelson
Urogenital Ultrasound
Hepatobiliary System
and Portosystemic
Shunts (continued)
Making the Most of
Abdominal Ultrasound
and Reporting Your
Findings
C. Berry
M. Winter
J. Mattoon
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
RECEPTION
3:30–5:00 pm
Lymph Nodes, Great
Vessels, Peritoneum,
Retroperitoneum
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Small Animal Ultrasosund
Small Animal
Ultrasound
Small Exotic Mammal Medicine and Surgery
Course Leader
Cheryl
Greenacre,
DVM, DABVP
Dr. Cheryl Greenacre is a 1991
graduate of University of Georgia
and became board certified in Avian
Medicine after completing an Avian
and Exotic Animal Internship and
Residency at the University of
Georgia. After teaching at UGA
for 10 years, she moved to the
University of Tennessee in 2001 as
an Assistant Professor. Now as
Professor, she continues to teach
and practice Avian and Exotic
Animal Medicine at UT. She was in
the first group to be board certified
by ABVP in Exotic Companion
Mammal Medicine. In the past she
has served as Chair for the University
of Tennessee IACUC (Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee)
and currently chairs the Avian
Section of the AVMA's Panel on
Euthanasia. Research interests
include reptile pain and avian
thyroid function.
Additional Instructors:
22 CE credit hours
MONDAY, MAY 20

8:00 –
9:00 am
(RACE approval pending)
This course includes 12 hours of in-depth lecture and 10
hours of Hands-on Laboratories taught by experts in the
field. Become proficient at common surgeries such as
neuter and OHE in the rabbit, as well as learn more
complicated techniques such as rhinostomy, bulla
osteotomy and both incisor and molar tooth removal.
Also learn magnified surgery techniques using state of the
art magnifying loupes. The Magnified Surgery Simulation
Hands-on Laboratory will use latex glove models to
simulate thin tissue. Each day will start with in-depth
lectures on various exotic companion mammals, followed
by representative case presentations to open up
discussion and then end with a Hands-on Laboratory
taught by all instructors, led by the instructor speaking
that day.
9:00 –
10:00 am
11:30 –
12:30 pm
•C
ystotomy, gastrotomy, bulla osteotomy
and rhinostomy of rabbit.
2:30 –
3:30 pm
orrective trimming, incisor and molar
•C
extraction of rabbit.
elicate tissue handling techniques and use of loupes
•D
for magnification surgery.
Daniel Johnson, DVM, DABVP
Angela Lennox, DVM, DABVP
Lauren Powers, DVM, DABVP
5:00 –
6:00 pm
What Surgical Loupes
Can Do For You and
When and How To Use
Them
L. Powers
A. Lennox
C. Greenacre
OHE/Neuter Techniques Corrective Trimming
in Rabbits and Rodents
Tissue Handling
Techniques for
Magnified Surgery
D. Johnson
C. Greenacre
A. Lennox
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am
Gastronomy, Cystotomy Incisor and Molar
and Other Soft Tissue
Extraction
Surgeries in ECMs
Techniques for
Performing Left and
Right Adrenalectomy in
Ferrets
D. Johnson
C. Greenacre
A. Lennox
Bulla Osteotomy and
Dental Case
Rhinostomy Techniques Presentations
in Rabbits
Preparing for Simulation
Lab: Fitting and Picking
Loupes
L. Powers
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
D. Johnson
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
ECM Surgical
Techniques Lab
Corrective Trimming
Magnified Surgery
Simulation
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
ECM Surgical Techniques
Incisor and Molar
Removal
Magnified Surgery
Simulation
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
ECM Surgical Techniques
Incisor and Molar
Removal
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
ECM Surgical Techniques
Incisor and Molar
Removal
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
C. Greenacre, D. Johnson,
A. Lennox, L. Powers
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Lab
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Dental Radiology
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4:00 –
5:00 pm
20 | BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am

• Neuter and ovariohysterectomy of rabbit.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Anatomy You Should
Know Prior to
Performing Surgery on
Rabbits

10:30 –
11:30 am
1:30 –
2:30 pm
Learning Objectives:
TUESDAY, MAY 21
RECEPTION
3:30–5:00 pm
MEETING CONCLUDED
(22 CE credit hours)
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Lecture/Discussion
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Small Exotic Mammal Medicine and Surgery
Small Exotic Mammal
Medicine and Surgery
Soft Tissue Surgery
Soft Tissue Surgery
34 CE credit hours
Course Leader
Howard B. Seim
III, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Seim graduated from Washington
State University, completed an
internship in Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan Canada and a two
year surgical residency at the Animal
Medical Center in New York City. He
obtained Diplomate status from the
American College of Veterinary
Surgeons in 1983. He is currently on
the surgical staff at Colorado State
University and was Chief of the Small
Animal Surgery section at CSU from
1992 to 2002. He was recipient of the
Merck AGVET Award for Creative
Teaching, the CSU Award for
Instructional Innovation and selected
as the North American Veterinary
Conference’s Small Animal Speaker
of the Year in 2009. Dr. Seim is
founder of VideoVet a Veterinary
Surgery Continuing Education video
series. videovet.org.
Additional Instructors:
Brad Case, DVM, MS
Clara Goh, BVSc, MS, DACVS
Daniel Smeak, DVM, DACVS
(RACE approval pending)
This course is designed to teach participants the technical
aspects of a variety of practical soft tissue surgery
procedures. Some 'theory' will be included in the lectures,
but emphasis will be placed on 'how' to perform each
procedure. Topics have been chosen that represent
surgical conditions frequently seen in veterinary practice.
Examples include the 10-minute gastropexy, rapid
splenectomy, perineal hernia repair, salivary gland
resection, surgery of the canine and feline urethra,
surgery of the external and middle ear, anal
sacculectomy, managing feline ear polyps and more. An
entire day will be dedicated to 'Feline Surgery
Techniques'. Video of clinical case material will be used
frequently to help illustrate each technique.
This course is recommended for veterinarians interested in
providing a higher level of surgical treatment for their
patients. The Hands-on Lab will give participants the
opportunity to practice techniques discussed in lecture. If
you have been thinking of incorporating more surgery
into your practice, this course is a must.
Learning Objectives:
pdate knowledge of common surgical techniques and
•U
procedures.
eview regional anatomy associated with each surgical
•R
technique.
• Increase confidence levels in performing a variety of
soft tissue surgery procedures.
ealize that many soft tissue surgery procedures can be
•R
successfully performed in your veterinary practice.
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TUESDAY, MAY 21
Salivary Mucocele
Laryngeal Tie-back

9:00 –
10:00 am
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Last Name First Name ❏ DVM ❏ VMD ❏ Other _________________________________
Urethrotomy and
Urethrostomy
Vulvarplasty and
Cystotomy Technique
Perineal Urethrostomy
Dorsal Approach
Gastropexy Technique
Rapid Splenectomy
Cautery Ligasure
Staples
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Practice Name (if mailing to place of business)
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
C. Goh
C. Goh
Anal Sacculectomy,
Chest Drain Placement
and Tracheostomy
Percutaneous
Cystostomy and Partial
Cystectomy
E-tube Placement
Chest Drain Placement
Subtotal Colectomy
Intestinal Anastomosis
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City State/Province
ZIP/Postal Code
Miller's Knot Double Half
Hitch Chinese Finger Trap
Instrument Handling
Suture Handling
H. Seim
C. Goh
H. Seim
H. Seim
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
Skin Flaps and Tension
Relieving Sutures
Visceral Organ Biopsy
TECA
Serosal Patch and
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Cautery Ligasure
Staples
H. Seim
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case
LUNCH 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Salivary Mucocele
Urethrostomy/otomy
Laryngeal Tie-back
PU Dorsal Approach
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
Forelimb Amputation
MEETING CONCLUDED
(34 CE credit hours)
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
Chest Drain-finger Trap
Anal Sacculectomy
Tracheostomy
Vulvarplasty
Cystotomy and Urethra
Palpation
E-tube Placement
Chest Drain Placement
Subtotal Colectomy
Gastropexy Technique
Rapid Splenectomy
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
Skin Flaps
Bladder wall Resection

5:00 –
6:00 pm
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Street Address Apartment/Suite Number
BREAK 10:00 – 10:30 am
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
4:00 –
5:00 pm
MAY 19-24, 2013. PLEASE PRINT.
D. Smeak

2:30 –
3:30 pm
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Miller's Knot Double Half
Hitch Chinese Finger Trap
Instrument Handling
Suture Handling
B. Case
D. Smeak
1:30 –
2:30 pm
Total Ear Canal Ablation Forelimb Amputation
Lateral Bulla Osteotomy
B. Case

11:30 –
12:30 pm
FRIDAY, MAY 24
BREAKFAST 7:00 – 8:00 am
C. Goh
10:30 –
11:30 am
THURSDAY, MAY 23
BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 pm
RECEPTION
3:30–5:00 pm
Intestinal Anastomosis
Serosal Patch
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Country Business Telephone Number
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alternate Telephone Number
FAX Number _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Email Address (Please provide your email address in order to receive course information and updates.)
COURSES FOR VETERINARIANS
PERF
8:00 –
9:00 am
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
March 31, 2013 or Earlier
April 1, 2013 or Later
❏ Canine Acupunture
$3,700
$3,900
❏ Clinical Behavioral Medicine
$3,700*
$3,900*
❏ Emergency & Critical Care Techniques
$3,800
$4,000
❏ Multimodal Pain Management for the Primary Care Clinician
$3,700
$3,900
❏ Orthopedic: Fracture Management
$3,800
$4,000
❏ Practical Techniques in Veterinary Medicine
$3,700
$3,900
❏ Small Animal Ultrasound
$4,100
$4,300
❏ Small Exotic Mammal Medicine and Surgery (3-day)**
$2,700
$2,900
❏ Soft Tissue Surgery
$3,800
$4,000
*Rates are in U.S. dollars.
**Fee for 3-day course includes 3 nights lodging.
Fee includes: registration, course notes, lodging for 3 or 5 nights (based on selected course) at the Caribe Royale Orlando
All-Suite Hotel, meals from Monday breakfast through Friday (or Wednesday) lunch, several Hands-on Laboratories and
one complimentary transferable registration to the NAVC Conference 2014, January 18–22.
Each 5-day course, besides Acupuncture, provides 34 CE credit hours, 3-day course provides 22 CE credit hours (RACE approval pending).
COURSE NOTES: You will be provided with both a printed and a digital copy of the course notes. If you do not wish to receive a
printed version, please check here. ❏
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
PAYMENT INFORMATION
❏ Check (payable to NAVC; must be payable in U.S. funds drawn on a US Bank)
Tension Relieving
Sutures
Visceral Organ Biopsy
Diaphragmatic Hernia
❏ Credit Card (check one) ❏ Visa ❏ MasterCard ❏ American Express ❏ Discover
Account #________________________________________________
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak

B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
B. Case, C. Goh, H. Seim,
D. Smeak
DINNER 6:00 – 7:30 pm
_________________________________________________________
Cardholder’s Name (as it appears on card)_
Exp Date ____/____
_______________________________________________________
Cardholder’s Signature
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations before April 1, 2013 are subject to a $200 cancellation fee. No refund for cancellations after April 1, 2013.
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