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Hybrid Laboratory
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Saturday, October 25, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Literature in Review: Large Animal
Seminar Chair:
Lacy Kamm, DVM, DACVS, PhD
– Oregon State University
Large Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Literature in Review: Large Animal
Seminar Chair:
Lacy Kamm, DVM, DACVS, PhD
– Oregon State University
Large Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Soft Tissue Trauma Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Valery F. Scharf, DACVS
– North Carolina State University
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Soft Tissue Trauma Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Valery F. Scharf, DACVS
– North Carolina State University
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Improving Patient Safety for Spinal Stabilization
Seminar Chair:
Bianca Hettlich, DACVS, DECVS, MRCVS (she/her/hers)
– Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Improving Patient Safety for Spinal Stabilization
Seminar Chair:
Bianca Hettlich, DACVS, DECVS, MRCVS (she/her/hers)
– Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Upper Airway Surgical Diseases
Seminar Chair:
Kathleen M. Ham, DVM, MS, DACVS (she/her/hers)
– University of Florida
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Upper Airway Surgical Diseases
Seminar Chair:
Kathleen M. Ham, DVM, MS, DACVS (she/her/hers)
– University of Florida
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Small Animal Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Brian S. Beale, DVM, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow MIS (Ortho)
– H-Town Veterinary Specialists
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Small Animal Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Brian S. Beale, DVM, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow MIS (Ortho)
– H-Town Veterinary Specialists
Small Animal
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Minimally Invasive Techniques in Farm Animal Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Kelsey Jurek, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers)
– Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
Primary Care
Large Animal
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Minimally Invasive Techniques in Farm Animal Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Kelsey Jurek, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers)
– Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
Primary Care
Large Animal
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Competency, Quality, and Growth: Redefining Surgical Residency Education
Seminar Chair:
Sam L. Morello, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)
– AVMA
Contemporary Topics
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Competency, Quality, and Growth: Redefining Surgical Residency Education
Seminar Chair:
Sam L. Morello, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)
– AVMA
Contemporary Topics
Sponsored by
8:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Equine Emergency Surgery Involving Thoracic and Abdominal Body Walls
Seminar Chair:
Kira L. Epstein, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVECC-LA (she/her/hers)
– University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine
Large Animal
8:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Equine Emergency Surgery Involving Thoracic and Abdominal Body Walls
Seminar Chair:
Kira L. Epstein, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVECC-LA (she/her/hers)
– University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine
Large Animal
Sponsored by
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Equine Spine
Seminar Chair:
Carrie Jacobs, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)
– North Carolina State University
Large Animal
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Equine Spine
Seminar Chair:
Carrie Jacobs, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal)
– North Carolina State University
Large Animal
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Orthopedic Surgery for Technicians
Seminar Chair:
Teri A. Raffel Kleist, CVT, VTS (she/her/hers)
– ACVS
Technicians
8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Orthopedic Surgery for Technicians
Seminar Chair:
Teri A. Raffel Kleist, CVT, VTS (she/her/hers)
– ACVS
Technicians
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Changes and Updates to Tax Laws and Estate Planning
Contemporary Topics
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Changes and Updates to Tax Laws and Estate Planning
Contemporary Topics
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Working Group: Exotics
Working Group Moderator:
Elizabeth A. Swanson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers)
– Mississippi State University
Small Animal
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Working Group: Exotics
Working Group Moderator:
Elizabeth A. Swanson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers)
– Mississippi State University
Small Animal
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Working Group: Strategies in Equine Emergency Care and Coverage
Working Group Moderator:
Megan J. McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers)
– University of Missouri
Large Animal
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Working Group: Strategies in Equine Emergency Care and Coverage
Working Group Moderator:
Megan J. McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers)
– University of Missouri
Large Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Articular Fracture Management: Optimization of Results and Novel Treatment Options
Seminar Chair:
Karen L. Perry, BVM&S, CertSAS, DECVS, MSc Vet Ed, FHEA, MRCVS (she/her/hers)
– Michigan State University
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Articular Fracture Management: Optimization of Results and Novel Treatment Options
Seminar Chair:
Karen L. Perry, BVM&S, CertSAS, DECVS, MSc Vet Ed, FHEA, MRCVS (she/her/hers)
– Michigan State University
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Partial and Total Elbow Arthroplasty in the Treatment of End-Stage Osteoarthritis: Prosthetic Designs, Surgical Techniques, and Clinical Outcomes
Seminar Chair:
Loic M. Dejardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS
– Michigan State University
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Partial and Total Elbow Arthroplasty in the Treatment of End-Stage Osteoarthritis: Prosthetic Designs, Surgical Techniques, and Clinical Outcomes
Seminar Chair:
Loic M. Dejardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS
– Michigan State University
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction in the Small Animal Patient
Seminar Chair:
Lillian R. Aronson, VMD, DACVS
– University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction in the Small Animal Patient
Seminar Chair:
Lillian R. Aronson, VMD, DACVS
– University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Bite Club! Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Sarah E. Boston, DVM, DVSc, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology, ACVS Founding Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (she/her/hers)
– Capital City Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Bite Club! Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Sarah E. Boston, DVM, DVSc, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology, ACVS Founding Fellow, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (she/her/hers)
– Capital City Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital
Small Animal
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Advances in Equine Neoplasia
Seminar Chair:
Timo Prange, DMV, MS, DACVS (Large Animal)
– North Carolina State University
Large Animal
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Advances in Equine Neoplasia
Seminar Chair:
Timo Prange, DMV, MS, DACVS (Large Animal)
– North Carolina State University
Large Animal
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Equine Field Surgery and Trauma: When the Horse Can’t Leave the Farm
Seminar Chair:
Valerie Moorman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVSMR (she/her/hers)
– UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
Primary Care
Large Animal
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Equine Field Surgery and Trauma: When the Horse Can’t Leave the Farm
Seminar Chair:
Valerie Moorman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVSMR (she/her/hers)
– UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
Primary Care
Large Animal
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Early Career Financial Planning: For Those Who Want to be Financially Free
Seminar Chair:
Jason Balara, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
– Lark Capital Group
Contemporary Topics
Residents
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Early Career Financial Planning: For Those Who Want to be Financially Free
Seminar Chair:
Jason Balara, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
– Lark Capital Group
Contemporary Topics
Residents
Sponsored by
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Farm Animal Emergency Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Maia R. Aitken, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVECC (she/her/hers)
– University of Pennsylvania - New Bolton Center
Large Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Farm Animal Emergency Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Maia R. Aitken, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVECC (she/her/hers)
– University of Pennsylvania - New Bolton Center
Large Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Custom Implants in Small Animal Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Caleb C. Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery (he/him/his)
– Omega Veterinary Group
Small Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Custom Implants in Small Animal Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Caleb C. Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery (he/him/his)
– Omega Veterinary Group
Small Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Fracture Repair Complications: A Cautionary Tale
Seminar Chair:
Stephen C. Jones, MVB, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS (he/him/his)
– Omega Veterinary Group
Small Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Fracture Repair Complications: A Cautionary Tale
Seminar Chair:
Stephen C. Jones, MVB, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS (he/him/his)
– Omega Veterinary Group
Small Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Soft Tissue Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Michelle Oblak, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DVSc, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue)
– University of Guelph
Small Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Soft Tissue Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Michelle Oblak, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DVSc, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue)
– University of Guelph
Small Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Total Joint Replacement
Seminar Chair:
Terri Schiller, DVM, DACVS (she/her/hers)
– University of Calgary - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Total Joint Replacement
Seminar Chair:
Terri Schiller, DVM, DACVS (she/her/hers)
– University of Calgary - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal
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