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This webinar provides participants with current information on strategies to facilitate the healing of difficult equine wounds. Presenters discuss the use of negative pressure, amnion tissue, and skin grafts to treat complicated equine wounds. Participants learn to identify when each of these techniques is best utilized and gain knowledge of practical strategies to incorporate these techniques in their own surgical practices.

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Continuing education credit
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons has been approved for 2 hours of continuing education credits by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards' (AAVSB). These continuing education credits apply in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education.


This webinar has been approved for 2 activity points toward ACVS Diplomate maintenance of certification (MOC). ACVS Diplomates will need a copy of the CE certificate to submit in their ACVS Diplomate MOC Record.

This webinar will focus on the surgical techniques needed for successful gastrointestinal anastomosis in horses. From small intestinal anastomosis to large colon resection, this webinar will discuss tips and tricks for successful resection and anastomoses.

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This webinar will provide cutting-edge research and concepts behind tendon and ligament structure and injury. Discussions will focus on tendon development and adaptation, the role of non-collagenous components on tendon structure, and the biomechanical influences on the equine suspensory apparatus.

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The objective of the Large Animal Residents' Forum is to provide an afternoon of cutting-edge scientific abstracts. The forum provides an avenue for residents to present their projects to a wider audience. Two presentations (one Clinical, one Research) will be selected for Resident Forum awards.

This webinar has a two parts. Part one focuses on failed equine laryngoplasty surgery-how do we know it is failure, when do we decide failures need to be addressed, and what are the next steps to take if we need to address them? Part two focuses on alternative techniques to equine laryngoplasty surgery including published procedures using nerve transposition to engage the affected arytenoid. Following this will be case presentations to illustrate the issues as well as a facilitated panel discussion with the presenters.
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This webinar covers the management of challenging and uncommon injuries and conditions affecting the stifle joint in juvenile and adult dogs. During each lecture, speakers review relevant anatomy, methods of injury, management, outcome and prognosis with a focus on surgical management when indicated.


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The objective of this webinar is to focus on updates and new options for diagnosis and treatment of liver tumors in small animals. We discuss options for liver tumor imaging with a focus on cross sectional imaging options. We also discuss surgical options for resectable liver tumors and advances in interventional radiology for non-resectable liver tumors..

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Case presentation approach to revision surgery, technical execution of revision surgery, and outcomes of revision surgeries on topics including fractures, total joint replacement, and osteotomies are covered..

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The objective of the Small Animal Residents' Forum is to provide an afternoon of cutting-edge scientific abstracts. The forum provides an avenue for residents to present their projects to a wider audience. Two presentations (one Clinical, one Research) will be selected for Resident Forum awards.

Registration fee waived for Wellness: Suicide Prevention in Veterinary Medicine

The ACVS Foundation understands the importance of this topic. To remove any financial barriers to participation, the ACVS Foundation is generously subsidizing 100 percent of the cost of producing this timely webinar. Registration fees are waived for all participants.

Depression, anxiety, and suicide plague our profession. Signs often go unrecognized or are ignored as we struggle to talk about mental health. For every seven of you who are reading this, one has considered suicide at some point. Most of us personally know or know of someone who has committed suicide. This webinar provides information on the most common reasons veterinarians contemplate suicide and proven tools that we can use as colleagues to help minimize the risk or even prevent it.

Dr. David R. Andrews served over 21 years on active duty in the military. He deployed to combat four times before being wounded-in-action while serving as a combat advisor in Afghanistan. The medical evacuation flight was one of the longest, loneliest moments in his life—a journey filled with anxiety over the extent of his injuries and, worse, unanswerable questions about how he would provide for his single-income family of six. The flight started a long and difficult road to recovery and self-discovery of life after injury and with permanent disability that meant he could no longer serve on active duty.

Dr. Earl M. Gaughan received his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the University of Georgia, and he completed his equine surgery residency at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. He worked in equine veterinary medicine in both private practice and the classroom before joining the Merck Animal Health team as an equine professional services veterinarian in 2013.

Participants will have an opportunity to anonymously ask questions.

This webinar has been approved for 2 hours of CE Credit by RACE

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These presentations provide the most up to date scientific data on recovering horses from general anesthesia to antimicrobial stewardship is presented in abstract format including the study methodology, results, and discussion of research findings and study limitations.

These presentations present scientific research on palmer annular ligament desmotomy, suspensory ligament size post-plantar fasciotomy, and treatment of tendinitis is discussed

These presentations provide the most up to date information on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of equine osteoarthritis is presented and discussed.

These presentations present scientific abstracts with new data on evaluating and predicting outcome of horses and foals with colic as well as assessment of colopexy techniques are presented.

These presentations present the most up to date scientific data on topics from the use of liposomal bupivacaine to shoeing, joint blocks, and laminitis are presented and discussed.

These presentations present standing repair of mare uterine lacerations, retroperitoneoscopic approach for nephrectomy, bilateral ovariectomy using MANOS principles, and tube cystostomy for pet pigs are described and the techniques discussed.

Many different conditions can occur in the airway of small animals. These presentations discuss imaging techniques, abnormalities in the brachycephalic airway, and outcomes following laryngeal tie back surgery.

Gastrointestinal surgery is commonly performed in small animals. These presentations discuss the outcome following subtotal colectomy in cats, stapled small intestinal anastomoses, GI thickness, GI leak testing, different purse string techniques, and esophageal hiatal size based on CT.

Hepatobiliary surgery in dogs and cats can be challenging. These presentations discuss biliary flushing during cholecystectomy. Multiple acquired portosystemic shunts in dogs and fluorescent imaging of the biliary tract will also be discussed.

Laparoscopy is becoming increasingly common in the treatment of diseases found in small animals. These presentations discuss laparoscopic knots, laparoscopic treatment of hernias (PPDH and hiatal), and thoracoscopic management of vascular ring anomalies.

These presentations cover new data regarding the orthopedic examination, including discussion on lameness scores, and heart rate during treadmill exercises. Further, elbow diseases are discussed.

These presentations on pain management and shoulder arthroscopy. Several different analgesics will be discussed as well as the development of neuropathic pain in dogs. There will also be information given about joint distraction for shoulder arthroscopy.

A large number of stifle surgeries are performed on small animals each year. These presentations include topics revolving around cranial cruciate management. Specifically, the use of post-operative antibiotics following TPLO, extracapsular stifle surgery, chondrotoxicity of bupivacaine, and lubricin in cranial cruciate injury.

These presentations provide updates on surgical oncology. Topics includes evaluation of lymph nodes and parathyroid tumors. Splenic tumors, primary pulmonary neoplasia and biopsy of brain tumors will also be discussed.

These presentations provide updates on surgical oncology. The focus of this webinar is management of mast cell tumors, innovative imaging and innovative treatments for cancer in dogs and cats. Mast cell tumors will be discussed including evaluation of margins. Innovative treatments that will be discussed include: microwave ablation of tumors, targeted chemotherapy, autologous blood transfusion and cementoplasty for canine osteosarcoma.

This presentation has been approved for 2 hours of CE Credit by RACE.

These presentations discuss surgical safety, efficiency and student instruction. Presentations on surgical checklists, adverse event grading, influences on suturing efficiency, surgical simulator for student performance will all be discussed. In addition, other techniques used in patient management and research are discussed.

Tendon injuries are frustrating. These presentations include information regarding properties of multi-strand tenorrhaphy, and novel tenorrhaphy patterns. Further, details on total hip replacement implants are presented.

Thoracic surgery is commonly performed in small animals. These presentations include surgical management, imaging, and techniques for dogs and cats with chylothorax. Additionally, outcomes associated with spontaneous pneumothorax will be discussed.

Wound management can be challenging in small animals. Additionally, obtaining appropriate margins is always of concern. These presentations discuss 3cm skin margin determination, bioprinted skin for therapy, tensile strength of wounds following negative pressure wound therapy and the comparison of swab and biopsy wound cultures.