Small Animal

Evolution in Instruments and Technique

Seminar Chair(s)

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  Penny Regier, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Soft Tissue )

  Assistant Professor
  University of Florida
  Gainesville, Florida

Instrumentation in soft tissue surgery and orthopedic surgery has evolved with surgical procedures and techniques advances. The speakers present an overview of several commonly used and new instrumentation in soft tissue and orthopedic surgery during this seminar. Participants learn about the different stapling equipment available for abdominal and thoracic surgery and other advances in instrumentation for orthopedic surgery, primarily using arthroscopic equipment. There is an interactive panel discussion that explores the use of these instruments and how they may be best utilized in practice.

Presentations:

• 8:00am – 8:30am

  Updates in Stapling Instrumentation and Technique
  _{Evolution in Instruments and Technique}
  

  Speaker: Penny Regier, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Soft Tissue ) – University of Florida
• 8:30am – 9:00am

  Arthroscopic Instrumentation and Nanoscopes
  _{Evolution in Instruments and Technique}
  

  Speaker: Caleb C. Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS, Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics) – Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
• 9:00am – 9:30am

  Panel Discussion
  _{Evolution in Instruments and Technique}
  

  Speaker: Penny Regier, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Soft Tissue ) – University of Florida

  Speaker: Caleb C. Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS, Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics) – Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists