This lab meets Ohio's requirements to become a certified euthanasia technician.
We strive to ensure our patients are healthy, but when that is no longer possible, it is our responsibility to deliver a painless and humane death. Learn what this responsibility truly means by becoming a certified euthanasia technician during this two-day lab.
This 16-hour course uses the curriculum from the Humane Society of the United States. It includes 12 hours of lecture and self-study, as well as a laboratory portion, over a two-day period. At the successful completion of both days of the training, participants will be certified as euthanasia technicians.
Note: This is not a hospice-based course, and participants WILL NOT be euthanizing live animals.
Lab Details
When: Thursday 2/21, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday 2/22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Speaker: Cathy Y. Anderson, DVM, M.S.Fee: $75 for both daysAudience: TechniciansLevel: Beginner to IntermediateCE: 16 hoursMax Capacity: 24Prerequisites: None, but please bring a stethoscope if you have one.Note: Lunch is not provided, but attendees will be given an hour break for lunch on their own.
Peri-neural and intra-articular anesthesia are often used to isolate the location of lameness in horses. Arthrocentesis of synovial structures is also commonly performed when wounds have occurred near joints and tendon sheaths. This wet lab will demonstrate the use of intra-articular and perineural blocks using cadaver limbs. Common and alternative approaches to collect synovial fluid and block joints will be reviewed. Radiography equipment will be available to use so that participants can practice performing navicular bursa injections under radiographic guidance and ultrasound-guided injection of joints, as well as some upper-limb nerve blocks.
Lab Details
When: Thursday 2/21, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.Speaker: Ryland B. Edwards III, DVM, Ph.D., DACVS, DACVSMRFee: $400Audience: VeterinariansLevel: IntermediateCE: 3 hoursMax Capacity: 30Prerequisites: None
This hands-on laboratory will demonstrate how to perform extractions in veterinary medicine. Topics will include extractions of single-rooted teeth, sectioning of multi-rooted teeth, and surgical extractions of canine and carnassial teeth.
Lab Details
When: Friday 2/22, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Speaker: Brook A. Niemiec, DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FAVDFee: $325Audience: VeterinariansLevel: Beginner to IntermediateCE: 5 hoursMax Capacity: 28Prerequisites: Thursday Sessions 136 (Dental Extractions Made Easier) and 137 (Surgical Extractions and Complications)
In Part I, attendees will gain hands-on experience in defensive handling and leash skills and see videos of behavior modification techniques in action. By the end of Part I, participants will understand:
- The ramifications of dog bites
- What to know before taking aggression cases
- Canine body language including precursors to aggression
- What to do before meeting with client
- Additional safety measures to have in place
- Safety and management equipment
- How to take dogs in and out of kennels safely
- Initial greetings in aggression cases with video examples
- Defensive handling and leash skills including leash locks, muzzle wraps, back ties, accordion leash holds, etc.
- What to do if attacked by a dog
- How to choose appropriate tools and techniques
Workshop Details
When: Friday 2/22, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Speakers: Trish McMillan, M.Sc., CPDT-KA and Michael Shikashio, CDBCFee: $100 per dayAudience: AllLevel: AllCE: 8 hours (OVMLB), 8.25 hours (CCPDT), 8.75 hours (IIABC)Max Capacity: 100Prerequisites: NoneNote: Lunch is not provided, but attendees will be given an hour break for lunch on their own.
In Part II, attendees will gain hands-on experience in defensive handling and leash skills and see videos of dog-dog interactions. By the end of Part II, participants will have learned:
- Canine body language in dog-dog interactions including precursors to aggression
- How to introduce dogs to each other in shelter and home environments
- How to break up a dog fight, including “slash and dash” and “gripping” fights
- Leash handling skills when working dog-dog cases
- Shelter dog playgroups
- What to do with off leash dogs that approach the dog you’re handling
- How to choose appropriate tools and techniques
Workshop Details
When: Saturday 2/23, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Speakers: Trish McMillan, M.Sc., CPDT-KA and Michael Shikashio, CDBCFee: $100 per dayAudience: AllLevel: AllCE: 8 hours (OVMLB), 8.25 hours (CCPDT), 8.75 hours (IIABC)Max Capacity: 30Prerequisites: NoneNote: Lunch is not provided, but attendees will be given an hour break for lunch on their own.
Participants will visit the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center and see firsthand how playgroups are efficient and effective ways to enrich, train, assess, modify behavior, and care for groups of sheltered dogs. DPFL founder, Aimee Sadler, will provide commentary during the visit.
Note: The shelter's play area is outside; participants should dres accordingly for the weather. The entire visit will be spent outside observing the DPFL playgroups, but with opportunities to go inside to warm up as needed.
Workshop Details
When: Friday 2/22, 1:45 to 5 p.m.Speaker: Aimee SadlerFee: $125Audience: Shelter Veterinarians, Technicians, and StaffLevel: Beginner to IntermediateCE: 3 hoursMax Capacity: 24Prerequisites: Friday Sessions 287-289 (Dogs Playing for Life: An Enrichment Program for Shelter Dogs)Note: Transportation to the shelter will be provided
This course is designed for the veterinarian who wishes to learn or refine the extracapsular lateral fabello-tibial suture stabilization technique for treatment of cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) rupture and to understand the major advantages of suture crimping systems. The lecture portion will include a comprehensive discussion of CrCL disease pathophysiology, review of the meniscus, extracapsular lateral suture stabilization technique, postoperative management, and potential complications. In the hands-on laboratory, participants will perform the extracapsular suture stabilization technique on canine cadaver limbs under instructor supervision. This laboratory will include arthrotomy for stifle exploration, inspection of the medial meniscus, proper placement of the extracapsular suture, use of a precise crimping system, and critique of your repair.
Lab Details
When: Saturday 2/23, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.Speaker: Matthew D. Barnhart, DVM, M.S., DACVSFee: $425Audience: VeterinariansLevel: Beginner to IntermediateCE: 4 hoursMax Capacity: 12Prerequisites: General knowledge of anatomy of the stifle; thorough knowledge of basic surgical skills and aseptic technique
Complete oral health is more than what meets the eye. An essential part of the oral exam, dental radiographs allow you to see anything that’s going on below the surface. This wet lab is designed to help beginner- to intermediate-level technicians hone their intraoral radiology skills further. Participants will learn positioning and other techniques that will help them obtain diagnostic intraoral radiographs efficiently.
Lab Details
When: Saturday 2/23, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.Speaker: Vickie Byard, CVT, VTS (Dentistry), CVJFee: $150Audience: TechniciansLevel: Beginner to IntermediateCE: 3 hoursMax Capacity: 20Prerequisites: None