Description
Presenters: Dr. Bryan Torres, orthopedic surgeon; Dr. Kelly Varner, anesthesiology, and Dr. Laura Nafe, internal medicine
Kelley Varner, DVM, Diplomate American College Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia
Assistant Teaching Professor of Anesthesia, University of Missouri
Dr. Varner is a Ross University graduate and completed her clinical year at NCSU (Jan 2015 – Jan 2016). She completed an ambulatory mixed large animal internship at Summit Equine Hospital in Apex, North Carolina before moving on to New Bolton Center where she completed a large animal rotating internship. She stayed on at the University of Pennsylvania to complete her anesthesia residency. She started as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at the University of Missouri in July 2020.
3 hours of CE credit: 1. Make the most of your diagnostics: Sedation for the Limping Dog (1 hour): Review of commonly used sedatives in dogs with special attention to relevant co-morbidities that affect protocol selection.
2. The limping dog and the pain pathway (1 hr): A review of pain physiology in animals. Special focus on the consequences of prolonged pain and its impact of the pain pathway.
3. Analgesia for the limping dog (1 hr): A review of analgesic agents and creation of an analgesic plan. Special focus on safe opioid use and prescriptions.
Bryan T. Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Missouri
Dr. Torres is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine. He is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR). He received his BS from Clemson University and his DVM from the University of Georgia (UGA). After graduation he stayed at UGA for a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery. Following his internship, he worked for several years as a small animal practitioner in the Atlanta area. He then returned to UGA to complete a postdoctoral research fellowship focused on gait analysis, musculoskeletal biomechanics, and osteoarthritis. He then stayed at UGA for a small animal surgical residency followed by a PhD in physiology. He has research interests in gait and motion analysis, sports medicine and rehabilitation, and osteoarthritis and pain management.
2 hours of CE credit: 1. A practical guide to managing osteoarthritis: making sense of current therapies (1hr)
Lecture Objectives:
1. Recognize the impact of appropriate OA management in veterinary patients
2. Understand the current OA therapies available to veterinarians
3. Learn how to implement practical OA treatment strategies
Summary:
This session will explore the importance of osteoarthritis management in veterinary patients. This session will also discuss the evidence for the use of current therapies to treat pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis. Attendees will learn protocols for OA management that can be instituted in everyday practice.
2. Osteoarthritis and a team-based approach: a case driven discussion (1hr)
Lecture Objectives:
1. Learn how to implement OA treatment strategies through a case-centered discussion
2. Recognize the importance of veterinary team members in the successful management of OA
3. Learn how a team-based approach can improve OA patient care and client satisfaction
Summary:
This session will explore the importance of osteoarthritis management through case centered discussions. We will explore the evidence for and importance of a team-based approach to OA management in companion animals. Attendees will be presented with the latest information on OA management strategies and how they can be implemented in clinical patients encountered in everyday practice.
Laura Nafe, DVM, MS, DACVIM–Small Animal Internal Medicine
Assistant Teaching Professor of Veterinary Internal Medicine, University of Missouri
Dr. Nafe specializes in small animal internal medicine with interests in infectious disease, immune-mediated disease, and interventional procedures. She has lectured regionally and nationally on various topics related to small animal internal medicine. She also has a passion for teaching and mentoring veterinary students and house officers.
She received a bachelor of science degree from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She then obtained her doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the University of Missouri. Following graduation, she completed a small animal rotating internship at North Carolina State University before returning to University of Missouri for a residency in small animal internal medicine. Following residency, Dr. Nafe was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin (2013-2014) and then Oklahoma State University (2014-2020) prior to returning to University of Missouri as an Assistant Teaching Professor in the fall of 2020.
When she isn’t working, Laura Nafe enjoys sports, outdoor activities, and spending quality time with friends and family.