Soft Tissue Trauma Surgery

Saturday, October 25, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Seminar Chair(s)

Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal)

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

This seminar provides a review of current topics in soft tissue trauma surgery. The seminar focuses on updates from recent literature with support from current practices in human medicine. A panel discussion touches on decision-making surrounding controversial topics within trauma surgery; audience participation is encouraged to help build consensus and understanding regarding current practices in veterinary medicine.

Learning Objectives:

Demonstrate familiarity with recent advances in veterinary soft tissue trauma surgery.
Describe recent and relevant literature supporting decision-making in management of soft tissue trauma cases.
Describe current practices among veterinary surgeons in managing soft tissue trauma cases, particularly regarding timing and stabilization of trauma patients.

Presentations:

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Urine Trouble: Managing Traumatic Uroabdomen
Speaker: Marie Burneko, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Flail Chest Unleashed: Decision-Making in Canine Thoracic Injuries
Speaker: Sara A. Colopy, DVM, PhD, DACVS (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin - Madison Veterinary Care
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Panel Discussion: Soft Tissue Trauma Surgery
Speaker: Sara A. Colopy, DVM, PhD, DACVS (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin - Madison Veterinary Care
Speaker: Marie Burneko, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania