Program Details
VENUE: ROOM 204, METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE, 255 Front Street W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DAY ONE: JULY 20 – VETERINARY ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MANAGEMENT, DR. SHEILAH ROBERTSON
8:30 – 9:00am Registration
9:00 – 9.15am Introduction
9.15 – 10.00am Pain and Suffering
10.00 – 12pm “Meowch” – Assessing Acute Pain in Cats. How Do We Know They Hurt? – Assessing Acute Pain in Dogs
12.00 – 1.00pm Lunch
2.00-3.00pm Pediatric Anesthesia and Analgesia
1.00-2.00pm Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Shelters
3.00-3.30pm Break
3.30 – 4.30pm Euthanasia: Humane and Human Considerations
DAY TWO: JULY 21 – VETERINARY FORENSICS, DR. MELINDA MERCK
8.30 – 9.00am Registration
9.00-11.00am Follow the Clues: Suspicious Indicators and Common Findings of Abuse
11.00 – 12.00pm Truth or Fiction: Analysis of Patterned Injuries
12.00-1.00pm Lunch
1.00 – 2.00pm Analysis of Video Evidence: An Important Role for the Veterinarian
2.00 – 3.00pm Speaking for the Animal: Articulating Suffering in Legal Cases
3.00 – 4.30pm Applying Veterinary Forensics: Case Studies