Columbus, OH
March 26-29, 2009
March 26-29, 2009
Students will divide into groups of 10 and rotate through the Orthopedic Examination and Palpation Lab, Modalities Lab and Therapeutic Exercise Lab spending 30 minutes at each station. The course will end with a demonstration and discussion of underwater treadmill therapy.
Orthopedic Examination and Palpation: This station will allow hands on orthopedic evaluation with demonstration dogs. Important landmarks and techniques will be demonstrated as discussed in the morning lectures.
Modalities: This station will include demonstration on the various modalities available in rehabilitation therapy.
Therapeutic Exercises: This station will demonstrate rehabilitation exercises and techniques commonly used as part of the therapeutic treatment plan.
Hydrotherapy: A demonstration and discussion of the use of the underwater treadmill as a therapeutic modality will be presented.
This hands-on lab will greatly improve your cytology diagnostic skills. Patient samples from a variety of lesions will be evaluated by the attendees, and reviewed by the instructors one-on-one and using a projection videoscope.
Students will learn the basic techniques of zoo animal darting at The Wilds, a private, non-profit conservation center located on nearly 10,000 acres with a vast collection of exotic hoofstock and megaherbivores, living in natural, open-range habitat. Our trip includes a guided safari-style tour through the park and a series of lectures and labs performed with staff veterinarians. Students may also have the opportunity to perform an exotic animal necropsy (depending on availability). Cost is $25/person. Lunch is included. 7am -5:30pm.
Take a trip to Select Sires, the world’s choice for bovine genetics. This trip would include a tour of the Select Sires facility in Plain City, Ohio and a schooling in semen quality examination, video clips to test your ability to do motility estimates, quality control in semen and learning everything from processing and freezing of the semen to the actual mechanics of artificial insemination. View semen collection, processing and cryopreservation on commercial scale at one of the largest bovine AI centers in the world. An overview of semen quality control in a state of the art laboratory will be provided with several practical hands-on demonstrations. An overview of industry procedures for biosecurity and on-farm application AI will be provided as well as a review of emerging technologies such as sperm sexing and genomic selection. Please visit www.selectsires.com to learn more about this company.
Students will be inducing, monitoring, and recovering two horses using general anesthesia. Insights and techniques concerning anesthetic protocol will also be discussed.
Everything you ever wanted to know about GEMs! Not rubies, emeralds or diamonds — we’re talking about Genetically Engineered Mice! Learn about the different types of GEMs used to elucidate mechanisms of disease in animals and humans, find out about the veterinarian’s role as clinician and pathologist in characterizing the phenotype of GEMs, review anatomy as you necropsy a mouse, and see macroscopic and microscopic examples of pathology in various GEMs.
Working with feces is not a chic part of veterinary medicine, but the common complaint of loose stool or diarrhea makes good fecal analysis as necessary as a CBC or Chem Profile. This lab will explore the physics of fecals, why things work the way they do, and common mistakes that create false negatives.
Students will obtain hands on experience with a variety of common species used in laboratory animal medicine such as mice, rats, and rabbits. At the end of the lab, students should be able to conduct a physical examination and perform basic veterinary care procedures. If time allows, a tour of the animal facility will be done following completion of the wetlab. This is also a great opportunity to network with the lab animal veterinarians at OSU and gain a better understanding of this fascinating career path from their viewpoint.
Students will be looking at gross specimens of diseased hearts, ECGs, and radiographs. Take a glimpse at hearts with Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Atrial Septal Defects, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Valvular endocarditis, and more!
Students will be learning about nerve and joint blocks, how to perform a lameness exam, the principles of trimming and shoeing and forging.
Come get an up close look at the wonderful world of Sea Tutles! This lab will explore diagnostic techniques in Sea Turtle medicine, as well as take an inside look at anatomy,physiology,and disease by preforming necropsies of these fascinating creatures. Dr. Gearhart will also be presenting a few interesting Sea Tutle case studies and discussing the most common problems these animals face in the wild and in their captive environment at SeaWorld. Capacity: 20 students.
**Note: Please come appropriately dressed for Necropsy (Scrubs)
Students will be learning how to ultrasound on live animals! Also practice your skills at performing a biopsy on a phantom mold.
This wetlab will explore dental techniques in the canine patient. Topics covered will include basic dental prophylactic procedures as well as dental extractions, dental radiographs, and oral surgery.
This wetlab will address the techniques involved in post-mortem diagnosis and interpreting gross lesions in domestic animals. All attendees will participate in post mortem procedures of small animal specimens. Large animal carcasses will depend on availability. Attendees will then participate in interpreting gross lesions in specimens collected previously and preserved to retain color.
**Note: Students should wear scrubs. We will provide boots, gloves and aprons.
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, Ohio Department of Agriculture, Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Jean Sander
Students will be taking a trip to the US Dept. of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg, Ohio to learn to correctly don and doff the type of personal protective equipment that would be required with a highly contagious disease such as avian influenza. This lab will also feature a demonstration of the sample collection required in the event of an avian disease outbreak. These techniques will include taking cloacal swabs, tracheal swabs and blood samples from chickens as well as performing a necropsy. Students will have the opportunity to practice all of these and get a hands-on look at poultry anatomy while reviewing the body systems and possible avian pathology. Facility tours will also be available.
