Critical Care; Oncology; Surgery

Topics

Basics of Surgical Oncology

This live interactive medical program will provide updates on approaches to surgical oncology, in addition to tips and tricks from case presentations.

Learning Objectives

1. Different types of surgical margins and what is appropriate for your patient.
2. When to consider skin reconstruction.
3. How to address complications and prepare clients accordingly.

Presenter: Spencer Yeh, DVM, DACVS-SA

Clinical Applications for Electrochemotherapy: Mast Cell Tumors, Soft Tissue Sarcomas, and More

This live interactive medical program will focus on the mechanism of anti-cancer effects of electrochemotherapy (ECT), the ECT unit, and treatment procedure. In addition, this program will review practical applications with case studies in both dogs and cats.

Learning Objectives

1. ECT permeabilizes cell membranes in the treatment field to dramatically increase intracellular chemotherapy concentration.
2. The ECT procedure can be performed relatively quickly, usually under sedation only, and side effects are minimal.
3. ECT is particularly useful in the management of microscopic disease for soft tissue sarcomas and mast cell tumors, especially where radiation therapy is not possible.

Presenter: Sessaly Reich, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

Environmental Injuries in Dogs and Cats

This live interactive medical program will review heatstroke, thermal burn injury, and smoke inhalation in dogs and cats. These “environmental injuries” are all pertinent to dogs and cats in most parts of the country and are often associated with the seasons. The focus of this program will be on brief pathophysiology with an emphasis on initial stabilization.

Learning Objectives

1. Heatstroke is defined as a form of hyperthermia associated with systemic inflammatory response leading to a syndrome of multi-organ dysfunction in which encephalopathy predominates.
2. Local burn injuries involve <20% of total body surface area and are generally not associated with metabolic derangements, while severe burn injuries involve >20-30% total body surface area and are often associated with severe metabolic derangements and shock.
3. The five main clinical consequences of smoke inhalation include upper airway obstruction, bronchospasm, small airway occlusion, pneumonia, and respiratory failure.

Presenter: Colin Reich, DVM, Diplomate, ACVECC