A Complete Introduction to Bone Plating - Veterinarians

September 10 - 12, 2024

Register by June 10, 2024 to save $200 with our early bird pricing!

Course Description

We get it…not all of your clients are able to accept a referral for fracture repair, but…

  • Are you tired of amputating limbs that you know you can save?  
  • Do you have difficulty approaching or reducing long bone fractures?     
  • Are you interested in learning simple techniques designed for the general practitioner to stabilize the most common fractures seen in dogs and cats?    

This blended online + hands-on CE training is like none other! If you’re going to be successful with your fracture repairs, you don’t want just SOME of the important principles, you want ALL of them … and this is the course to put you on right path right from the start. We will use a combination of easy-to-understand didactic lectures and extensive, practical hands-on lab training with plastic bone models and cadavers to teach you reliable techniques for stabilizing simple and comminuted long bone diaphyseal fractures. Postoperative radiographs will be made to evaluate and discuss your repair technique with our helpful and supportive orthopedic experts. New implant designs and practical tips from our teaching faculty will make your fracture management simpler than ever before! Clinical case discussions will put everything into context and allow us to discuss postoperative care and strategies to reduce complications.

You’ll return to your practice willing and able to save the limbs and the 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)**

Register your Tech here.

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.

Category

Small Animal

Instructors

Dr. Ross H. Palmer

Dr. Susan Schaefer

Dr. Mike Karlin

Dr. Stan Kim

Race Approved CE

27.0 Hours

Cost

$2,695.00

Course Type

Hybrid

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. Mike Karlin

DVM, MS, DACVS-LA, DACVS-SA

Dr. William “Mike” Karlin is a member of the Department of Clinical Sciences and is an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Karlin is double-boarded as a diplomate of American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) in both Small Animal and Large Animal. He completed a residency/fellowship for dual certification in small animal surgery at Lauderdale Veterinary Specialists in Fort Lauderdale, FL in 2014, and he received his Masters of Veterinary Science and completed a residency in large animal surgery from the University of Illinois in 2010. His DVM degree was awarded from Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006, and his BS from the University of Nebraska in 2002.

Dr. Stan Kim

DVM, DACVS-SA

Dr. Stanley Kim is Associate Professor in Small Animal Surgery at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida. After receiving his veterinary degree in 2003 from the University of Sydney, Dr. Kim completed an internship in small animal Medicine and Surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College in 2006. In 2010, he completed a combined MS/Small Animal Surgery Residency at the University of FL and received his DACVS-SA certification in 2011. His research interests include minimally invasive orthopedic surgery, fracture repair, joint replacement and orthopedic biomechanics.

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

  • Cancellation more than 60 days prior: Full refund minus 10% processing fee or 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC).
  • Cancellation 30-60 days prior: 50% refund or 75% FTC.
  • Cancellations within 30 days: 50% FTC only. Cancellations due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances will be considered on an individual basis.
  • 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 circumstances may be announced 35 days or more prior to the course. Full refund of the course registration or 100% Future Transfer Credit (FTC) will apply. We are unable to reimburse for travel expenses incurred.

Course Access Policy: 

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.

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