SAVMA Symposium 2010

Note: Students are allowed to register for one wet lab per day. The cost of each wet lab is $12.

Bovine Lameness and Hoof Trimming

Instructor: Dr. Nigel Cook
Time: Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Charmany

Bovine lameness is one of the most important animal welfare concerns in today’s dairy industry. Come learn how to properly identify the early signs of lameness and assign degree of lameness to a grading scale. Utilization of this grading scale will help with future diagnostics on farms with lameness problems.  Additionally, professional instruction will be given on proper techniques for hoof trimming. After all, the best cure for lameness issues is prevention! Guidance will be given as students practice trimming techniques on cadaver feet. Treatment for common foot maladies with also be discussed and practiced.

Sponsored by Pfizer

Bovine Obstetrics and Dystocia

Instructor: Dr. Harry Momont
Time: Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Charmany

Calving time can be very tense and hectic for many producers.  Every producer dreads loosing cows and/or calves due to dystocia.  Every veterinary student dreads having to go out into practice and not have enough experience fixing dystocia.  This lab is designed to help teach good obstetric technique and tips for fixing dystocias.  Students will then have the opportunity to practice fixing dystocias with both common and uncommon presentations.

Sponsored by Pfizer

Canine Ultrasound Wet Lab

Instructors: Dr. Randi Drees DVM, DACVR, DiplECVDI, Dr. Lisa Forrest DVM, DACVR, DACVR 
Time: Saturday pre-lab lecture 11:00am - 12:00pm and lab 1:00pm - 5:30pm
Locations: Pre-lab lecture in room 2350 and lab in MD-2 at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine

Students will learn principles of ultrasound while they gain familiarity with the machines and have the opportunity to practice on live animals.  Students will rotate through stations where they will practice ultrasound on gel phantoms along with various abdominal organs on live dogs.

Equine Lameness

Instructor: Dr. Julie Rosser
Time: Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Charmany

Lameness diagnosis is an art form.  Whether on a child’s 4-H horse, top show horse, or for a pre-purchase exam, a veterinarian’s ability to perform competent lameness diagnosis forms part of the foundation of equine practice. Please join us and hone your diagnosis skills as we enhance our knowledge of flexion tests, trot offs, and much more.

Sponsored by Merial

Feline and Canine Dentistry

Instructor: Dr. Bill Gengler
Time: Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: MD-1 at UW Veterinary School

The lab will expose the attendee to performing and charting a comprehensive oral exam, to image and interpret intraoral radiographs and to proper surgical and non-surgical tooth extraction techniques.

Sponsored by Pfizer

Forensic Pathology

Instructor: Dr. Phil Boschler
Time: Saturday 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: MD-2 at UW Veterinary School

Discussion of signs, symptoms, and pathology that should be covered in a proper forensic exam and the necessary documentation that follows. This will be followed by cases that will be presented with pathological specimens, radiographs, and slides to prepare students for common cases that they may encounter in their professional career.

Gathering the Story: The Art of Clinical Communication

Instructor: Dr. Carissa Lotta, Clinical Communications team, PAWSS office
Time: Saturday 9:00am - 11:30am
Location: Room 2255 in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine

Students will have the opportunity to participate in clinical roleplay scenarios focusing on communication skills and diversity issues. Discussion following scenarios will incorporate feedback from "clients" and observers with the goal of improving skills for developing and maintaining client relationships.

Sponsored by Merial

Helping Rescue Horses

Instructor: DeeDee Goldberg
Time: Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Spirit Equine Horse Center

Come one, come all. Here is a great opportunity to help poor equines in need. We will be traveling to an equine rescue to assist in giving spring vaccinations, pull blood for Coggins test, and more. This is a great opportunity to sharpen your horse handling skills, see an unfamiliar side of the horse industry, and learn techniques for dealing with the special needs of rescue horses.

High-Volume High-Quality Low-Cost Spay and Neuter

Instructors: Allison Davies, Executive Director of Shelter from the Storm; Dr. Adam Bauknecht; and Dr. Richard Brown
Time: Saturday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Dane County Humane Society Training Room

* Formerly titled "Shelter Medicine Lab"

Find out what it really means to work in shelter animal medicine. Learn the process of conducting high volume, high quality, and low cost surgeries, from scrubbing in to conducting the spay or neuter. If you have not had much experience with shelter medicine, this is the lab for you!

Introduction to Small Animal Rehabilitation Techniques

Instructor: Courtney Arnoldy PT
Time: Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Room 2255 at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (location may change)

* Formerly titled "Neuro-Rehabilitation on Downed Dogs"

Students get hands on experience with dogs on site as they learn how to apply neurophysiological facilitation techniques concerning locomotion pathologies. If there is time, we will also cover how to perform neurological exams on your patients. Students must attend Dr. Arnoldy’s lecture from 11-12pm on Saturday morning at Monona Terrace, in order to participate in this lab.

Sponsored by Merial

Massaging Out Those Aches

Instructor: Kathy Schaufer
Time: Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Charmany

Do you ever get stiff and sore after a strenuous workout? Do you ever dream of receiving a massage to work out all the kinks and knots?  Equine massage therapists are providing this service to our equine athletes.  Join us to learn different techniques, their applications and practice them on live horses. It will provide a unique perspective into the working of these athletes' bodies and an understanding of an alternative therapy being elected by more and more horse owners.

Pet Therapy Behavior Evaluation

Instructor: Dr. Linda Sullivan
Time: Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: UW VMTH Small Animal Hospital Exam Rooms (location may change)

Participants will learn effective techniques to evaluate pets to be used as therapy animals in hospitals, nursing homes, etc. This lab will go through a systematic approach to test animal responses to various stimuli, including handling, loud noises, children, and objects found in hospital settings. By the end of the lab, participants should feel comfortable testing and recording animal behavior, as well as determining if a pet is fit to be a therapy animal.

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

Instructors: Dr. Dale Bjorling
Time: Saturday pre-lab lecture 8:00am - 10:00am and lab 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Pre-lab lecture in 2360 and wet lab in MD-1, both rooms at UW Veterinary School

Plastic surgery goes beyond mere aesthetics!  As a surgeon, excising a mass, mending a severe burn, or even removing a small lesion on a distal limb must begin with the end in mind.  How will you close the wound after you remove a tumor on a dog’s stifle?  You may have evaded amputation but what if your closure doesn’t allow for movement at the joint?

In this lab, students will first attend a lecture that provides an overview of tension and wound management, planning a reconstruction, and principles behind different techniques.  Then, students will practice their skills in the laboratory.  After this session, you’ll understand the difference between a basic advancement flap, an axial pattern flap, and rotational flap and will have gained hands-on experience in veterinary plastic surgery.

Participants with experience suturing will benefit most from this laboratory. Preference will be given to third year veterinary students.

Rabbit and Guinea Pig Handling and Physical Exam Wet Lab

Instructor:  Dr. Paul Gibbons
Time: Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Room 203 Animal Sciences Building

Learn how to handle, restrain and perform a physical exam on some of our most common furry friends at SAVMA 2010!  A short lecture will be followed by a live animal handling lab, where students will work in pairs. Participants should plan on bringing their own scrub top and stethoscope.