Program Details

VENUE: ROOM 204, METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE, 255 Front Street W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DAY ONE: JULY 20 – ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, 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