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Small Animal Proceedings
American College of Veterinary Surgeons 
2007 Symposium 

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Abdominal Surgery
Arthroscopy
Cardio/Thoracic Surgery
Corrective Osteotomies
Cruciate Disease
Cutting Edge of Surgery
Developmental Orthopedic Diseases
Fracture
Head and Neck Surgery
Joint Salvage
Oncologic Surgery
Outcomes Assessment in Orthopedics
Physical Rehabilitation
Prevention of Orthopedic Disease
Reconstructive Surgery
Respiratory Surgery
Surgical Complications
Transplant
Urinary Surgery
Special Session - Anesthesia
Special Session - Emergency & Critical Care - VECCS
Special Session - Joint Preservation
Special Session - Technicians' CE

Abdominal Surgery

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
Colin W. Sereda, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL
DEVELOPING PRACTICAL PROTOCOLS FOR SEPTIC PERITONITIS
Kechia M. Davis, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
INTESTINAL ANASTOMOSES - WHY DO THEY LEAK?
Gary W. Ellison, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT WHY I USE CELLOPHANE BANDING
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, FAHA, Diplomate ACVS and ECVS, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
PSS - WHY I USE - AMEROID CONSTRICTORS
Karen M Tobias, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
SEPTIC ABDOMEN - TO DRAIN OR NOT TO DRAIN?
Otto I. Lanz, Diplomate ACVS, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA
WHY I USE HYDRAULIC OCCLUDERS IN THE TREATMENT OF CANINE INTRAHEPATIC SHUNTS
Christopher A. Adin, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Service, Rochester, NY

Arthroscopy

ANTHOLOGY OF OBSERVATIONS
Don Hulse, DVM, Dip ACVS, Dip ECVS, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
ARTHROSCOPIC ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF MENISCAL PATHOLOGY
Ian G. Holsworth, BSc, BVSc, MACVSc, Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group, Ventura, CA
ARTHROSCOPIC CORONOID ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OPTIONS
Ian G. Holsworth, BSc, BVSc, MACVSc, Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group, Ventura, CA
ARTHROSCOPY, ARTHROTOMY OR BOTH
Brian Beale DVM, Diplomate ACVS
PRACTICAL TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR VIEW
Brian Beale, DVM, ACVS, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, Texas
SESSION INTRO AND CORA METHODOLOGY PRINCIPLES
Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
TPLO....A SECOND LOOK
Don Hulse Texas A&M University

Cardio/Thoracic Surgery

CT IMAGING OF THE THORAX
Debra Weisman, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Cheshire Veterinary Hospital, Cheshire, Connecticut
PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS: IS SURGERY PASSE ?
George E. Eyster, VMD, Diplomate ACVS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY
MaryAnn G. Radlinsky, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS WITHOUT BYPASS
George E. Eyster, VMD, Diplomate ACVS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Corrective Osteotomies

DEFINING DOME (RADIAL) OSTEOTOMIES
Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVS, University of Missouri  Columbia
DEFINING OPENING, CLOSING AND CUNEIFORM OSTEOTOMIES
Daniel D. Lewis, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
EXECUTION OF THE OSTEOTOMY - FROM RADIOGRAPHS TO BONE
Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVS, University of Missouri - Columbia
FEMORAL CORRECTION: CLOSING WEDGE WITH PLATE
James Tomlinson, DVM, MVSci, Diplomate, ACVS, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
NORMAL TIBIAL, FEMORAL AND Radial JOINT ANGLES IN DOGS
James Tomlinson, DVM, MVSci, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
PES VARUS CORRECTION BY AN OPENING WEDGE OSTEOTOMY STABALIZED WITH A HYBRID FIXATOR
Robert M. Radasch DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, Dallas, Texas
RADIAL CORRECTION: CLOSING WEDGES WITH PLATES
Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVS, University of Missouri  Columbia
RADIAL CORRECTION: OPENING WEDGE OSTEOTOMY WITH CIRCULAR EXTERNAL FIXATION AND DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS
Daniel D. Lewis, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
RADIOGRAPHIC PRE-OPERATIVE CORA PLANNING
Robert M. Radasch DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, Dallas, Texas

Cruciate Disease

INTRA-ARTICULAR CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION: THE FUTURE OF STIFLE SURGERY?
Mandi J. Lopez, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
IS CANINE DEGENERATIVE CRUCIATE RUPTURE A CONSEQUENCE OF RHEUMATIC DISEASE?
Peter Muir BVSc, MVetClinStud, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, WI
LATERAL SUTURE STABILIZATION: AN EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT
Steven J. Heyman, VMD, Diplomate ACVS, Surgical Care Specialists, Orange, Connecticut
MENISCAL REPAIR AND REGENERATION
James L. Cook, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
REVISITING THE MECHANICS OF CANINE STIFLE STABILITY AND STABILIZATION PROCEDURES
Gail K. Smith, VMD, PhD, Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
THE ROLE OF ARTHROSCOPY IN CANINE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT SURGERY
Wayne O. Whitney, DVM, Diplomate A.C.V.S., Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, Texas
SHOULD CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (CCL) REMNANTS ALWAYS BE DEBRIDED?
Steven C. Budsberg DVM, MS, DACVS, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
STABILIZATION OF THE CCL DEFICIENT KNEE: DO WE NEED IT
Mike Conzemius, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
TIBIAL TUBEROSITY ADVANCEMENT (TTA): PRESENT EVIDENCE
Randy J. Boudrieau DVM, Diplomate ACVS, ECVS, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts
TPLO: PROS AND CONS
Ross H. Palmer, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Cutting Edge of Surgery

THE FUTURE OF ORTHOPEDICS
Christopher J.P. Velis, Chairman and CEO,Medical Capital Advisors, LLC, Waltham, MA
INJECTABLE BONE CEMENTS AND BONE BIOLOGICS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE BONE REPAIR
Alicia L Bertone, DVM, PhD, ACVS, Trueman Family Endowed Chair and Professor, Columbus, OH
LESS INVASIVE TECHNIQUES FOR EQUINE FRACTURE REPAIR AND ARTHRODESIS 2007
Dean W. Richardson, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
NEW MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGEMENT OF CARTILAGE ENGINEERING
C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair, Director of Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake, Ft. Collins, CO

Developmental Orthopedic Diseases

ARTHROSCOPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ELBOW DYSPLASIA
Ian G. Holsworth BSc BVSc MACVSc Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group,Ventura, CA
CORRECTION OF ANGULAR LIMB DEFORMITIES WITH EXTERNAL SKELETAL FIXATION
Robert S. Gilley, DVM, PhD, DACVS, University of Pennsylvania
CORRECTION OF ANGULAR LIMB DEFORMITY USING INTERNAL FIXATION
Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
GENETICS OF CANINE HIP DYSPLASIA
Rory Todhunter BVSc, MS, PhD, DACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
JUVENILE PUBIC SYMPHYSIODESIS (JPS) UPDATE
R Tass Dueland, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS,Prof. Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PATELLAR INSTABILITY - PRE-SURGICAL ASSESSMENT AND CORRECTION
Ian G. Holsworth BSc BVSc MACVSc Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group,Ventura, CA
WHAT'S NEW WITH OSTEOCHONDROSIS?
James L. Cook, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri

Fracture

CIRCULAR, HYBRID OR LINEAR: DECISION MAKING IN ESF
Robert M. Radasch DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, Dallas, Texas
CONCEPT AND TECHNIQUE OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLATE OSTEOSYNTHESIS
Don Hulse DVM, Dip ACVS, ECVS, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
EVOLUTION OF LOCKED INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING
Kenneth A Johnson MVSc, PhD, FACVS, Diplomate ACVS and ECVS, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
LOCKING PLATE DESIGN AND CLINICAL APPLICATION
Amy S. Kapatkin DVM, MAS, Diplomate ACVS, University of California-Davis, Davis, California
LOCKING PLATES: MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
Randy J. Boudrieau DVM, Diplomate ACVS, ECVS, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts
SOP PLATE: DESIGN RATIONALE AND APPLICATION
Karl H. Kraus, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Head and Neck Surgery

ADVANCED FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION
Karen M Tobias, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
CERVICAL FOREIGN BODIES: DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT
Heidi Hottinger, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, Texas
MIDDLE EAR POLYPS IN CATS
Howard B Seim III, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Surgical Treatment of Salivary Mucoceles
Stephen J. Birchard, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
TECA/LBO COMPLICATIONS IN DOGS
Daniel D. Smeak, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT IN SMALL DOGS AND CATS
William D Liska, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Gulf Coast Veterinary Surgery, Houston, Texas

Joint Salvage

ARTHRODESIS
Gregory M. Anderson, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
CANINE TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT - 2007
William D Liska, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, Texas
FEMORAL HEAD AND NECK EXCISION 2007
G. Elizabeth Pluhar, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
INDICATIONS, PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCE WITH CANINE TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
Jeffrey N. Peck, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, Maitland, FL
LIMB SALVAGE USING ALLOGRAFTS AND ALLOGRAFT-PROSTHETIC COMPOSITES
G. Elizabeth Pluhar, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
LIMB SPARING AND BONE TRANSPORT OSTEOGENESIS 2007
Nicole Ehrhart VMD, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO
TOTAL ELBOW REPLACEMENT: FACTS, FICTION AND OPINIONS
Mike Conzemius, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Oncologic Surgery

ADRENAL TUMORS
James P. Farese, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
BIOMARKERS FOR MONITORING OSTEOARTHRITIS
Troy N. Trumble DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
CHEST WALL RESECTION
Julius M. Liptak, BVSc, MVetClinStud, FACVSc, Diplomate ACVS & ECVS, Alta Vista Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
COMMON ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA
Jolle Kirpensteijn, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ECVS & ACVS, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen Denmark
EXCISION OF SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS FROM CHALLENGING ANATOMIC LOCATIONS
Dr. Charles A. Kuntz, DVM, MS, MACVSc (Surgery), Diplomate ACVS, Specialist of Small Animal Surgery, Fellow of Surgical Oncology, The Southern Animal Referral Centre 248 Wickham Rd.,Highett VIC 3190 Australia
LAPAROSCOPIC STAGING OF ABDOMINAL MALIGNANCIES
Chad M. Devitt, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Referral Center of Colorado, Englewood, CO
ORAL TUMORS (PART 1 OF 2)
Douglas J. Huber, DVM, MS, Diplomate ABVP, Diplomate ACVS, Desert Veterinary Specialists, Palm Desert, California
ORAL TUMORS (PART 2 of 2)
Nicholas J. Bacon MA, VetMB, Diplomate ECVS, MRCVS, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
ORBITECTOMY
Maura G. O'Brien, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Orchard Road Veterinary Surgery, Madison, Wisconsin
PELVECTOMY
Douglas J. Huber, DVM, MS, Diplomate ABVP, Diplomate ACVS, Desert Veterinary Specialists, Palm Desert, California
SCAPULECTOMY IN THE CAT
Maura G. O'Brien, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Orchard Road Veterinary Surgery, Madison, Wisconsin
SCAPULECTOMY IN THE DOG
Julius M. Liptak, BVSc, MVetClinStud, FACVSc, Diplomate ACVS & ECVS, Alta Vista Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
THE SURGICAL SOLUTION FOR CANINE INSULINOMA
Jolle Kirpensteijn, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ECVS & ACVS, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen Denmark

Outcomes Assessment in Orthopedics

ADVANCES IN THE ANALYSIS OF GAIT
Richard B Evans, PhD, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
THE ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN ORTHOPEDIC CASES
Richard B Evans, PhD, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
CORRELATION BETWEEN VISUAL AND FORCE PLATFORM GAIT ANALYSIS
Mike Conzemius, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
MRI IN SMALL ANIMAL ORTHOPEDICS
Matthew D. Winter, DVM, Diplomate ACVR, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENT USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL MEASUREMENTS
Wanda J Gordon-Evans, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
SIMULTANEOUS KINETIC AND KINEMATIC GAIT ANALYSIS
Dominique J Griffon, DMV, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ECVS, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT IN ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE
Cristi R. Cook, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri

Physical Rehabilitation

CORE CONCEPTS AND TRENDS IN ILIOPSOAS STRAINS
Caroline Adamson Adrian, MSPT, CCRP; Tamara Wolfe, BSPT, CCRP, GCFP, VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital, Denver, Colorado
KINEMATICS OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES: A COMPARISON BETWEEN DOGS AND HUMANS
Darryl L. Millis, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, CCRP, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee, Janet Steiss, DVM, PhD, PT, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, Alabama
REHABILITATION FOR THE SURGICAL NEUROLOGICAL PATIENT
Janet Steiss, DVM, PhD, PT, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, Alabama
REHABILITATION FOR TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT
Nancy D. Doyle, MPT, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, Texas

Prevention of Orthopedic Disease

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILES OF DOGS WITH SPONTANEOUSLY OCCURING CRANIAL CRUCTIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE
Dylan N. Clements, BVSc, Diplomate ECVS, Diplomate RCVS, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
GENETIC BASIS OF CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE IN THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG
Vicki Wilke, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN
GENETICS OF DEVELOPMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC TRAITS
Rory Todhunter BVSc, MS, PhD, DACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
INFLUENCE OF RESTRICTED FEEDING AND AGE ON HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS AND HIP SCORE: A LIFE-LONG STUDY IN LABRADOR RETRIEVERS
Gail K. Smith, VMD, PhD, Professor Orthopaedic Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
LIMB-SPARING SURGERY USING ENDOPROSTHESES
Julius M. Liptak, BVSc, MVetClinStud, FACVSc, Diplomate ACVS & ECVS, Alta Vista Animal Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PREVENTION OF CANINE CRANIAL CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON AN OLD DISEASE
Mandi J. Lopez, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
PRINCIPLES OF HIP SCREENING TO CONTROL A COMPLEX GENETIC TRAIT
Gail K. Smith, VMD, PhD, Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
ROLE OF NUTRITION AND OBESITY IN ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE
Kelly S. Swanson, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Reconstructive Surgery

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX BIOSCAFFOLDS IN WOUNDS
Bonnie Grambow Campbell, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
A HISTOLOGIC DESCRIPTION OF WOUND HEALING IN THE CAT
Mark Bohling, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
MANAGEMENT OF CARPAL AND TARSAL SHEARING WOUNDS
John A. Benson DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Vetcision, Waltham, Massachusetts
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SKIN FOLD DISEASES
D. J. Krahwinkel, Jr., DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, ACVA, ACVECC, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
WHEN GOOD FLAPS GO BAD: COMPLICATIONS OF SKIN FLAPS
David Fowler, DVM, MVSc, Diplomate ACVS, Western Veterinary Specialist Centre, Calgary, Alberta

Respiratory Surgery

The (Relatively Short) Evolution of Veterinary Trachael Stents
Chick W.C. Weisse, VMD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Pennsylvania
GRADING TRACHEAL COLLAPSE
Cheryl S. Hedlund DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NASOPHARYNGEAL STENOSIS: PATHOGENESIS, MANAGEMENT AND PROGNOSIS
Roberto E. Novo, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
THORACOSCOPY SELECTED PROCEDURES
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, FAHA, Diplomate ACVS, ECVS , Colorado State University, Fort Collins Colorado

Surgical Complications

COMPLICATED ASPECTS OF HEPATIC RESECTION
Otto I. Lanz, Diplomate ACVS, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA
COMPLICATIONS OF ADRENALECTOMY
William S. Dernell DVM, MA, Diplomate ACVS, Animal Cancer Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
COMPLICATIONS OF SMALL ANIMAL UPPER AIRWAY SURGERY
Cathy L. Greenfield, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY COMPLICATIONS AND COMPLICATED PROCEDURES
Cheryl S. Hedlund, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
FROM EAR TO BRAIN: A SHORT PATHWAY TO DISASTER
Michael Podell MSc, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology), Animal Emergency and Referral Center, Northbrook, IL. Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Champaign, IL
NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNTING
Michael Podell MSc, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Neurology), Animal Emergency and Referral Center, Northbrook, IL, Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine, Champaign, IL

Transplant

CURRENT TOPICS IN TRANSPLANTATION
Clare R. Gregory, DVM, DACVS, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
RENAL TRANSPLANTATION AND INCREASED RISK OF THROMBOEMBOLISM
Margo Mehl, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, University of California Davis, Davis CA

Urinary Surgery

LAPAROSCOPIC URINARY TRACT INTERVENTIONS
Philipp D. Mayhew BVM&S, MRCVS, Diplomate ACVS, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
URETHRAL SPHINCTER INCOMPETENCE: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND URETHRAL BULKING AGENTS
Susi Arnold, Prof. Dr. med. vet. Diplomate ECAR, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
URETHRAL SPHINCTER MECHANISM INCOMPETENCE: SURGICAL AND ENDOCRINOLOGIC RISK FACTORS
Susi Arnold, Prof. Dr. med. vet. Diplomate ECAR, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Zurich, Switzerland
URETHRAL STENTING: TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Chick Weisse, Diplomate ACVS, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Special Session - Anesthesia

ANESTHETIZING THE CRITICAL CARE PATIENT
Sandra Z Perkowski, VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVA, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia PA
EQUINE ANESTHETIC CHALLENGES
Kim N. Olson, DVM, Diplomate ACVANew Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
RECENT ADVANCES IN EQUINE ANESTHESIA - THE TOP TEN
Kim N. Olson, DVM, Diplomate ACVA, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Special Session - Emergency & Critical Care - VECCS

DAMAGE CONTROL PRINCIPLES
Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care, Madison, Wisconsin
INTERPRETATION OF BLOOD GASSES
Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care, Madison, Wisconsin
THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PAIN IN CATS
Karol A. Mathews DVM, DVSc, DACVECC, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
PAIN, SWELLING AND NASTY WOUNDS
Karol A. Mathews DVM, DVSc, DACVECC, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
THE PERI-OPERATIVE PATIENT: PARTS I & II
Karol A. Mathews DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVECC, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PERIOPERATIVE FLUID THERAPY AND ENDPOINTS OF RESUSCITATION
Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care, Madison, Wisconsin
THERMOREGULATION OF THE PERIOPERATIVE PATIENT
Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care, Madison, Wisconsin

Special Session - Joint Preservation

MECHANISMS OF ACTION FOR GLUCOSAMINE, CHONDROITIN SULFATE, AND AVOCADO AND SOYBEAN UNSAPONIFIABLES (ASU)
Michael W. Orth, Ph.D., Associate Professor , Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
OVERVIEW: MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN JOINT DISORDERS POTENTIAL APPLICATION IN VETERINARY PRACTICE
David S. Hungerford, M.D. Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
TRAUMA PATIENT TRIAGE - PART 1
Karol A. Mathews DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVECC, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
WHEN AND HOW ARE JOINT PRESERVATION COMPOUNDS USED IN EQUINE MEDICINE
C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Barbara Cox Anthony University Chair, Director of Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University, 300 West Drake, Ft. Collins, CO
WHEN AND HOW ARE JOINT PROTECTIVE COMPOUNDS USED IN SMALL ANIMAL MEDICINE
Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Veterinary Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Group, Ellicott City, Maryland

Special Session - Technicians' CE

ANESTHETIC APPROACH TO THE CRITICAL CARE PATIENT: I
Sandra Z Perkowski, VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVA, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia PA
ANESTHETIC APPROACH TO THE CRITICAL CARE PATIENT: II
Sandra Z Perkowski, VMD, PhD, Diplomate ACVA, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia PA
ASSISTING THE COLIC SURGERY
Louise L. Southwood, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Diplomate ACVECC, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
ASSISTING THE CRUCIATE SURGERY
Steven W. Petersen, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists, Wheat Ridge/Boulder/Westminster, Colorado
EQUIPMENT THAT CAN CATCH ON FIRE
Otto I. Lanz, Diplomate ACVS, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA
FEEDING TUBE PLACEMENT
Howard B Seim III, DVM, DACVS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
FLUID THERAPY - 2007
Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care, Madison, Wisconsin
HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING - 2007
Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Care, Madison, Wisconsin
INSIDE THE SURGEON'S MIND: WHAT MAKES A GREAT O.R. TECHNICIAN?
Ross H. Palmer, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
MINIMALLY INVASIVE INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUPIMENT
MaryAnn G. Radlinsky, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVS, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
PRACTICE TIPS FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS
Howard B Seim III, DVM, DACVS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
SUTURE AND STAPLERS IN SMALL ANIMAL SURGERY
Catriona MacPhail, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Department of Clinical Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
SUTURES AND STAPLING IN LARGE ANIMAL SURGERY
Diana M. Hassel, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO
TRAUMA PATIENT TRIAGE - Part 2
Karol A. Mathews DVM, DVSc, DACVECC, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
YOU'VE GOT THE POWER!! ORTHOPAEDIC INSTRUMENTATION FOR NURSES
Dr. Charles A. Kuntz, DVM, MS, MACVSc (Surgery), Diplomate ACVS, Specialist of Small Animal Surgery, Fellow of Surgical Oncology, The Southern Animal Referral Centre 248 Wickham Rd.,Highett VIC 3190 Australia