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Continuing Education
In association with Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy and Ellman Inc.
Registration: Click here to register online now!
Saturday Lectures Only (with complete course notes; no wet lab) (5.5 CE hours)
$199 Veterinarians
$99 Vet Technicians, Vet Students, Interns, Residents and Graduate Students
Saturday Lectures and Wet Lab (16.0 CE hours)
$1299 Veterinarians
$199 for Vet Technicians (accompanying a veterinarian/observation only)
Course fee includes continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, lunches, instructional materials, and wet lab.
This course provides 5.5 CE hours of credit for the lectures only, or 16.0 CE hours of credit for the lecture and laboratory. Full attendance at your session is required to receive total CE credits.
Please bring scrubs for the lab portion. All surgical equipment for the lab will be provided by corporate sponsors. Personally-owned equipment will be prohibited in the lectures and the lab.
Course Cancellation Policy
Full refunds are available for cancellations made by 5 p.m. ET, October 26, 2012. No refunds will be issued thereafter. If a course is cancelled for any reason, the College of Veterinary Medicine will not be responsible for any charges related to travel.
Summary
One of the internationally-acclaimed endoscopy training programs from the University of Georgia, this course is designed to teach the theory and practical applications of diagnostic and surgical endoscopy in rodents, rabbits, ferrets, and other small mammals.
Whether you are a lab animal veterinarian, private practitioner, zoo/aquarium/wildlife veterinarian, or researcher this course will train you to perform minimally-invasive endoscopic procedures including biopsy techniques in small mammals.
This is a basic- to intermediate-level course, and fundamental knowledge of rodent, rabbit and ferret anatomy is assumed. You will be trained using PowerPoint lectures and video presentations in equipment choice and care; stomatoscopy, otoscopy, rhinoscopy, laryngoscopy (including endoscopic intubation), cystoscopy, colonoscopy, as well as single-entry laparoscopy in rodents and multiple-entry laparoscopy (including endoscopic oophorectomy) in rabbits. In addition, there will be 10 hours of practical wet-lab time in which you will be able to practice and develop your rigid endoscopy skills.
Instructors
Dr. Stephen J. Divers, BVetMed, DZooMed, Dipl ACZM, Dip ECZM (herpetology), FRCVS
Dr. Joerg Mayer, DVM, MS, Dipl.ABVP (ECM), Dipl.ECZM (small mammal)
Location
All sessions are held at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Please use the ramp entrance to the main Vet Med building. Follow the directions here or contact Melissa Kilpatrick at melissak@uga.edu.
Hotel Accommodations
Blocks of rooms have been reserved at the following local hotels:
Holiday Inn
197 East Broad St., Athens
Phone: 706.549.4433
Located adjacent to campus, about 1 mile from the CVM. Free parking and shuttle service to the College of Veterinary Medicine (if requested at check-in).
Room block code: VRE. Book your room online for the Holiday Inn!
Rate: $94
Holiday Inn Express
513 West Broad St.
Phone: 706.549.4433
Located adjacent to campus, about 1 mile from the CVM. Free parking and shuttle service to the College of Veterinary Medicine (if requested at check-in).
Room block code: VRE. Book your room online for the Holiday Inn Express!
Rate: $89
Tentative Schedule
Saturday, November 10, 2012
8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration & continental breakfast
8:30-8:45 a.m. Introductions and course overview (Drs. S. Divers and J. Mayer)
8:45-9:30 a.m. Endoscopy: equipment, care, and use (Divers)
9:30-10:30 a.m. Rodent and rabbit anesthesia for endoscopy (Mayer)
10:30-11 a.m. Refreshment Break
11 a.m.-Noon Otoscopy, stomatoscopy, laryngoscopy, and rhinoscopy (Divers)
Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-1:30 p.m. Cystoscopy, colonoscopy and small rodent laparoscopy (Mayer)
1:30-2:15 p.m. Rabbit and ferret laparoscopy (Divers)
2:15-2:45 p.m. Round table discussion, question and answer session (Divers and Mayer)
2:45 p.m. — LECTURES ONLY attendees are dismissed —
3:15-5:15 p.m. Wet Lab: endoscopy equipment, orientation & inanimate trainers*
Sunday, November 11, 2012
7:45-8:15 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m.-Noon Rabbit & Rodent endoscopy – Wet Lab*
Noon-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45-4:45 p.m. Rabbit & Rodent endoscopy – Wet Lab*
4:45-5 p.m. Questions and Answers: What did I learn?
*The wet lab sessions are limited to 24 veterinarians (Three veterinarians per endoscopy station x eight stations).
Additional Information
Please review our calendar page for travel and parking information, as well as details about our conference policies.
Contacts
For further information about this and other continuing education opportunities, please contact Melissa Kilpatrick, Continuing Education: 706.542.1451 or melissak@uga.edu
This page was last updated on February 9, 2012.
