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Primary Care

Small Animal

Selected Topics in Small Animal Emergency Surgery

Thursday, October 23, 2025
10:15 AM - 6:00 PM  

Eligible for ACVS MOC

Emergency surgery has the potential to add excitement to the day but often correlates with unstable patients or patients who require intensive care. This seminar focuses on commonly encountered emergency surgeries and trauma patient care, including those with wounds. The seminar reviews fluid resuscitation and stabilization, pain management, anesthesia considerations, and current recommendations for several different surgical scenarios.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe a stabilization and pain management plan for the emergency surgery patient.
  • List common surgical emergencies and describe operative plans for each patient.
  • Create treatment plans for patients that require additional care following initial surgical procedure.

Presentations:

  • 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Diaphragmatic Hernias

    Speaker: Vanna Dickerson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University

  • 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Basic and Advanced Wound Management

    Speaker: Holly A. Phelps, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – Partner Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center

  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM  
    Fluid Resuscitation for the Emergency Surgery Patient

    Guest Speaker: Hannah Marshall, DVM, DACVECC (she/her/hers) – DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center

  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM  
    Surgical Emergencies of the Urinary Tract

    Speaker: Jill K. Luther, DVM, MS, DACVS (she/her/hers) – Heartland Veterinary Surgery, LLC

  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM  
    More than a Surgical Problem: Management of Extreme Brachycephalic Breeds

    Speaker: Pamela Schwartz, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), CCRP (she/her/hers) – Schwarzman Animal Medical Center

  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM  
    Cholecystectomy: Early Intervention and Avoiding Emergency Surgery

    Speaker: Pamela Schwartz, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), CCRP (she/her/hers) – Schwarzman Animal Medical Center

  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Emergency Management of Hemoabdomen

    Speaker: Holly A. Phelps, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – Partner Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center

  • 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM  
    Acute Abdomen: To Cut or Not to Cut

    Speaker: Jennifer Beck Hiniker, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal)

  • 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM  
    Gastrointestinal Surgery: Go with Your Gut

    Speaker: Kaitlyn McNamara, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital