A Complete Introduction to Bone Plating - Veterinarians

January 31 - February 2, 2027

Early Bird Pricing - Register before October 31, 2026 to save $200!

Course Description

Early Bird Pricing!

~~$3195~~ $2995

Early bird pricing expires October 31, 2026.

Are you tired of amputating limbs that you think you could learn to repair? Do you have difficulty approaching or reducing long bone fractures? Not all clients are able to accept a referral for fracture repair. If you are interested in learning techniques designed for the general practitioner to stabilize the most common fractures seen in dogs and cats, this course is for you.

This hybrid course combines comprehensive lectures and extensive, practical hands-on lab training using plastic bone models and cadavers to teach you reliable techniques for stabilizing simple and comminuted long bone diaphyseal fractures.

Postoperative radiographs will be taken to evaluate and discuss your repair technique with our helpful and supportive orthopedic experts. New implant designs and practical tips from our expert faculty will make your fracture management simpler than ever before. Discussions on clinical cases will put everything into context, and review of postoperative care and strategies to reduce complications will build your confidence in deciding future patient cases.

Return to your practice confident in your ability to save the limbs and lives of your patients for whom referral to a specialist simply isn’t an option.

**Open to technicians to attend with a veterinarian from their practice (1 technician per veterinarian)**

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Access to this course will expire one year (365 days) from the course’s end date. After this period, users will no longer have access to course materials, resources, and any associated content. It is the responsibility of the users to complete the course and download any materials including their course completion certificate.

Course Technology Requirements:

To ensure a smooth learning experience, this course requires basic web navigation skills and proficiency in using a computer to successfully complete. Participants should be comfortable with tasks such as browsing websites, accessing online resources, downloading/saving documents, and navigating through course materials. The course will have a “course navigation” module available to help locate specific information.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact our support team at [email protected].

Agenda

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Instructors

Dr. Ross H. Palmer

DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

Dr. Palmer, a native of Kansas, received his BS and DVM degrees from Kansas State University. He completed an internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. He received his small animal surgical residency training and an MS degree (Physiology) from the University of Georgia. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. His veterinary career has spanned both academics (Texas A&M and Colorado State University) and private specialty practice (Silicon Valley/Monterey Bay region of California) as a staff surgeon and as a practice owner. Ross is currently a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Colorado State University and the Associate Director of Education at the Translational Medicine Institute. Dr. Palmer seeks to entertain as he educates in order to make learning an enjoyable and memorable experience. He has been an invited speaker at conferences throughout the USA and the world. He was recently named VMX Speaker of the Year. He is the founder of the Complete Course on External Skeletal Fixation educating veterinarians from around the world for 25 years. He’s authored > 50 journal articles and book chapters. He is past President of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society (VOS), editorial board member of Today’s Veterinary Practice, board member of the VOS, World Veterinary Orthopaedic Congress, North American Veterinary Conference and the Veterinary Surgery Journal. Ross’ personal passions include international travel, cycling, hiking, fishing, and relaxing with his family in their family’s “off the grid” island cabin in remote northwestern Ontario, Canada

Dr. Susan Schaefer

Susan Schaefer, DVM, MS, DACVS is a clinical associate professor at University of WI- Madison, Department of Surgical Sciences. Dr. Schaefer completed her masters in 1988 and her DVM in 1992 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a small animal medicine and surgery at The Ohio State University in 1993, followed by a small animal surgery residency at Michigan State University in 1997 and became a diplomate of ACVS in 1999. Clinical interests include small animal orthopedics and arthroscopy.

Dr. Barbro Filliquist

Dr Barbro Filliquist is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a DVM from the University of California, completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and returned to UC Davis to complete a Small Animal Surgical Residency. Dr. Filliquist became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2012 and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2013. Her main areas of interest are minimally invasive surgery, including arthroscopy and fracture repair, traumatology and joint disease.

Dr. Ursula Krotscheck

Sponsor

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Policies

Participant Cancellation Policy: Course attendees can cancel their registration for an in-person course according to the following schedule:

More than 60 days prior: Full refund or 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC).
30-60 days prior: 50% refund or 100% FTC.
Fewer than 30 days prior: 75% FTC only. No cash refunds are permitted within 30 days of the event.
To ensure fairness and consistency for all attendees, this policy applies universally to all cancellations, including those caused by illness or unforeseen circumstances.
Future Transfer Credits can be applied to any course within 365 days of the cancelled course.

Course Cancellation Policy: Course cancellations due to low registration numbers or other unforeseen program circumstances will be announced 35 days or more prior to the course start date. In this event, a full refund of the course registration or a 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC) will be provided. CSUVetCE is not responsible for, and will not reimburse, any travel, lodging, or incidental expenses incurred by the participant.

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Course Technology Requirements:

CSUVetCE uses the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). Upon registration completion you will be automatically added to the course on Canvas. Information about Canvas’s browser and other technological requirements is available through the Instructure Website. We recommend using their Browser Checker to confirm your web browser is sufficient.

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