Congenital Heart Interventions in Animals

February 27 - 28, 2025

Course Description

This course is designed for cardiologists-in-training or practitioners who wish to improve their understanding of and technical abilities in cardiac catheterization.

This two-day course will provide participants with a thorough review of catheter-based therapies for heart disease in animals with congenital heart disease. The course is composed of alternating lectures and laboratories utilizing high fidelity simulators (ANGIOMENTOR), 3D printed heart models, and recorded cases.

Lectures and laboratories are taught by veterinary cardiologists with fellowship training in interventional cardiology.

Topics include:

Equipment and vascular access in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
Basic and advanced techniques for occlusion of the patent arterial duct
Balloon dilation and stenting therapies for stenotic valves and cor triatriatum
Closure of septal defects

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.

Agenda

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Instructors

Dr. Brian A. Scansen

DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology) Professor and Service Head, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Colorado State University

Dr. Brianna Potter

Brianna Potter completed a cardiology residency and two-year interventional cardiac fellowship at Colorado State University. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Cardiology and is currently an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University. Her interests include interventional therapies for congenital and acquired heart disease and advanced imaging.

Dr. Kursten Pierce

Kursten Pierce is currently an Assistant Professor in Cardiology at North Carolina State University. Following her cardiology residency at Tufts University she completed a two-year fellowship in interventional cardiology at Colorado State University. Her interests include teaching, the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease, exotics cardiology, cardiac biomarkers, and minimally-invasive fluoroscopically guided interventions.

Dr. Caroline Sloan

Caroline Sloan obtained her undergraduate degree from Pepperdine University and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California, Davis. She completed a small animal rotating internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital and a residency in Cardiology at Colorado State University.

Caroline worked in private practice in Southern California for two years and is excited to be back in Colorado working with the excellent cardiology team at CSU and enjoying all the wonderful adventures Colorado has to offer.

Dr. Bruna Del Nero

Bruna earned her veterinary degree from the University of São Paulo in 2014, and emigrated to the United States shortly thereafter. Since then, she has pursued a career in veterinary cardiology, which has been her area of interest and focus since early in her veterinary education. She completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Florida and is now one of the current CSU VTH Cardiology residents. She has broad research experience, has published three scholarly articles, and is actively engaged in a few studies at CSU. Aside from research, her professional interests include teaching and interventional cardiology.

Travel

Northern Colorado and the City of Fort Collins offer many great indoor and outdoor activities to explore. For an up-to-date list of activities, visit their website.

Policies

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.

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