Small Animal Abdominal Surgery

December 9 - 10, 2024

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Course Description

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This course will focus on basic abdominal surgical procedures performed in general practice. A strong emphasis will be placed on basic surgical principles related to gastrointestinal surgery and urinary surgery. This course includes 5 hours of lecture and 11 hours of hands-on training in lab using canine cadavers and fresh intestinal samples. During the fresh intestinal lab, detailed RNA, enterotomy and enterectomy techniques will be demonstrated and practiced. During the cadaver labs basic gastrointestinal surgery (gastrotomy, gastrectomy, gastropexy, enterotomy, enterectomy), cystotomy, partial cystectomy, urethrostomy and splenectomy will be demonstrated by instructors and then performed by participants. At the end of this course participants will be comfortable performing the techniques mentioned above.

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. Sarah Marvel

Dr. Giovanni Tremolada

Race Approved CE

16.0

Cost

$2,595.00

Course Type

In-Person

Sarah Marvel

Dr. Sarah Marvel

MS, DVM, DACVS-SA, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology ACVS Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery), Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery

Dr. Marvel received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and then went on to obtain her DVM from the University of Wisconsin in 2009.  She completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Colorado State University.  She stayed at Colorado State University and completed a residency in small animal surgery in 2013.  Following her surgical residency she completed a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the Flint Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University.  She achieved board certification from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS-SA) in 2014. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the General Surgery department at Colorado State University.

Giovanni Tremolada

Dr. Giovanni Tremolada

Dr. Tremolada is a clinical assistant professor of surgical oncology at Colorado State University. He received his DVM from the University of Milan and completed a PhD program at the same institution. He started a combined residency and Master of Science in small animal surgery at Colorado State University and subsequently completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the Flint Animal Cancer Center. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2019 and an ACVS Fellow in surgical oncology in 2020. Since 2022 he is also a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.

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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.