Small Animal
2019 ACVS Surgery Summit
Practitioners' Program
Nina Kieves, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR, CCRT
Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Michelle Oblak, DVM, DACVS-SA, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology
Assistant Professor Soft Tissue & Oncologic Surgery
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
Heidi Phillips, VMD, DACVS-SA
Associate Professor Small Animal Surgery
Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
The general practitioner forum aims to provide continuing education at a level that is applicable to those in general practice. Topics will cover thoracic trauma including initial management, diagnostics, treatment including surgical options, and post-operative care. Additional sessions on Laparoscopy will include equipment and basic principles of the technique. The session on joint injections will cover both injection techniques and applications for injections of different agents.
