Advanced Small Animal Laparoscopy

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sponsored by ACVS Premier Sponsor:

Laboratory Chair(s)

Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA

Clinical Assistant Professor of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
North Carolina State University
Durham, North Carolina

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Laboratory Faculty(s)

Michelle Oblak, DVM, DACVS-SA,
ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology

Assistant Professor Soft Tissue & Oncologic Surgery
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario

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Kelley M. Thieman, MS, DVM, DACVS-SA

Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

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Available to ACVS and ECVS Diplomates and residents only
$1,850 early / $1,900 late

This laboratory provides a half day of didactic instruction followed by a half day of laboratory training in small animal laparoscopic techniques.

Material covered includes the following:

• A brief introduction to equipment
• Discussion of indications
• Contraindications for minimally invasive surgery

There is specific instruction regarding abdominal procedures including the following:

• Ovariohysterectomy
• Gastropexy
• Cholecystectomy
• Adrenalectomy
• Nephrectomy
• Herniorrhaphy

Advanced Small Animal Laparoscopy

Laboratory Chair(s)

Laboratory Faculty(s)

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