Hands-on labs aim to build skills for Fetch Coastal attendees

Attendees at the upcoming Fetch dvm360 conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey, have the benefit of hands-on learning with several laboratory experiences. Fetch Coastal offers this in-depth education on suture techniques, tibial tuberosity advancement, and patella luxation.

All workshops are being held on-site at the Atlantic City Convention Center, which hosts Fetch Coastal October 14 to 16, 2024. More details on each of these programs are as follows:

Suture Techniques Lab

This 2-hour, interactive workshop, sponsored by PRN, will be led by Shadi Ireifej, DVM, DACVS, chief medical officer for VetTriage. The session provides an opportunity for veterinarians and technicians to expand and enhance their skills in suturing. Attendees will practice various suture patterns, knots, and tacking and walking sutures. Knot security, tensile strength, and available suture will also be covered in the workshop.

This session is open to all registered conference attendees and will be held twice during the convention, with each workshop seating up to 20 participants. Payment of a separate $50 fee is required.

The first session will be held October 14, and the second will be held October 15. Both workshops will begin at 2:45 pm.

Tibial Tuberosity Advancement, Introducing MMP

This 2-hour session, sponsored by OrthoMed, provides a progressive tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA) course for the treatment of canine cruciate ligament disease. With a hands-on bone cutter workshop, this lab is designed to develop practical skills that can be used to perform the procedure with successful patient outcomes. The lab features OrthoMed’s Modified Maquet Procedure (MMP), which relies on a biocompatible titanium wedge to simplify the TTA procedure and help shorten the patient’s recovery period.

This lab will be held October 15, available only to veterinarians, and is led by Scott Rutherford, BVMS, CertSAS, DipECVS, MRCVS, RCVS, cofounder and clinical director at frank. Pet Surgeons in Leeds, England. There is a limit of 16 participants. A separate fee of $600 as well as conference registration is required to attend. Attendees who have already registered can add this lab to their existing enrollment. The deadline to register for the lab is October 8, 2024.

Patella Luxation, Introducing RidgeStop

This 3-hour lab will be offered twice on October 15. Led by Rutherford, both sessions include a 1-hour lecture at 11 am. The lecture will be followed by 2 hours of hands-on education, starting for the first group at 12:30 pm and the second group at 3 pm.

Through this lab, sponsored by OrthoMed, attendees will learn aspects of patella luxation and review surgical treatment options. These options include OrthoMed’s RidgeStop, a synthetic ridge designed to provide a less aggressive alternative to sulcoplasty.

Available only to veterinarians, the lab is limited to 16 participants in each hands-on group. A separate fee of $600 as well as conference registration is required to attend. Attendees who have already registered can add this lab to their existing enrollment. The deadline to register for the lab is October 8, 2024.

Click here to register for these Fetch Coastal labs and learn more about Fetch Coastal 2024.