Advanced Small Animal Laparoscopy
This session will discuss advanced small animal laparoscopic techniques.
Agenda
Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), will present the following lectures:
- Introduction and Instrumentation
- Laparoscopic Gastropexy
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy
Michelle Oblak DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DVSc, ACVS Fellow (Surgical Oncology), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Soft Tissue), will present the following lectures:
- Lymphadenectomy and Cisterna Chyli Ablation
- Nephrectomy
- Use of Indocyanine Green in MIS
- Vascular Ring Anomaly Correction
CE Credit
RACE Program #20-1228636 is approved for 4.0 hours of continuing education in jurisdictions which recognize the American Association of Veterinary State Boards’ (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). RACE is approved through August 27, 2026.
Webinar Length: 4 hours CE Credits: 4 credits MOC: 4 points
Rates per individual webinar
ACVS/ECVS Diplomate/Emeritus Diplomate $220
ACVS/ECVS Resident* $60
Veterinary/Other Professional $280
Student/Intern/Technician $120
Michelle Oblak, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DVSc, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Soft Tissue)
Associate Professor Soft Tissue & Oncologic Surgery
University of Guelph
Dr. Oblak is a veterinary surgery oncologist, associate professor of soft tissue and oncologic surgery, and the animal health research chair in veterinary medical innovation in the Department of Clinical Studies at Ontario Veterinary College. She is an active member and chair of the research committee of the Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology and the co-director of the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation at the University of Guelph.
As a clinician-scientist focused on veterinary clinical trials, her research program centers on innovation and the incorporation of novel techniques and technology with translational potential. Her notable research interests include the incorporation of 3D printing into surgical planning for animals and humans and near-infrared fluorescence-guided surgery for sentinel lymph node mapping and intraoperative decision making.
Valery F. Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal)
Assistant Professor of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
North Carolina State University
Dr. Scharf is an assistant professor of small animal soft tissue and oncologic surgery at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She received a bachelor of science in earth systems from Stanford University and a DVM from Texas A&M University prior to completing a rotating internship at The Ohio State University and a surgery residency and master of science at the University of Florida. Her research interests include minimally invasive surgery, surgical oncology, and endocrine neoplasia, as well as the role of companion animals as models of environmental exposure.