Annual Meeting Information
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 19th annual SVSTS meeting ONLINE!
Pre-recorded session videos available below
Updated information for Next Year's 2021 SVSTS Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana is coming soon!
WEBSITE SVSTS 2020 Schedule.pdf SVSTS 2020 Online Recorded Sessions
Society of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery 19th Annual Scientific Meeting. June 18th - 20th, 2020. Originally planned for New Orleans, the in person meeting was cancelled and transitioned to the World Wide Web! Thank you to our wonderful speakers and attendees for making our first online meeting a great one!
Thursday Sessions June 18th, 2020
Gastrointestinal Session
Urinary Session
Wound Session Part 1
Friday Sessions June 19th, 2020
Wound Session Part 2
Surgical Oncology Session
Respiratory Surgery Session 1
Saturday Sessions June 20th, 2020
Respiratory Surgery Session 2.1
Respiratory Surgery Session 2.2
2020 Keynote Speakers
Bryden J Stanley, BVMS, MVetSc, MANZCVS, MRCVS, DACVS
Originally a graduate of Murdoch University, Australia, Dr. Bryden J. Stanley did her surgery residency and Master’s degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Her first faculty appointment was at the University of Edinburgh, but she has been at Michigan State University since 1999. Bryden’s clinical interests are all aspects of soft tissue surgery; her research interests are upper respiratory conditions and wound healing. Current studies include: laryngeal paralysis, the Norwich terrier and brachycephalic upper airway, incisional negative-pressure wound therapy, amnion and honey-based products. She publishes frequently, has received many teaching awards and lectures widely at a national and international level.
Dr Jane Ladlow MA, VetMB, Cert VR, Cert SAS, DECVS, MRCVS
Jane completed an ECVS residency program at the Royal Veterinary College, London and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgery in 2002. Jane is based at the Animal Health Trust, having moved from The Queens Veterinary School in Cambridge where she was a Senior Lecturer in Soft Tissue surgery until 2019. Jane’s current research is in non-invasive assessment of respiratory function in the brachycephalic breeds, particularly French Bulldogs, Pugs and Bulldogs using a plethysmography chamber and functional grading which led to the launch of the Kennel Club/ University of Cambridge Respiratory Function Grading Scheme in 2019. Jane has published a textbook on general surgery in cats: Feline Soft Tissue and General Surgery. Editors: Langley Hobbs, Demetriou and Ladlow, Saunders 2014 and contributed to the veterinary journals, predominately on brachycephalic obstructive airway disease (BOAS).
Abstract Guidelines:
Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail (Word format) to SVSTSurgery@gmail.com with subject line: "Abstract for SVSTS 2020 by March 1st, 2020.
Make sure that you receive a reply to confirm your abstract has been received and can be opened.Abstract Format:
Times New Roman, 12-point font and single spaced, 1-inch margins
Abstracts are limited to 250 words
Title: Times New Roman, 12-point font, Bold, Capitalized
Authors: Listed in order of contribution
First and Middle initials, Last name, Credentials
Underline name of presenting author
Author Affiliations
Name of department and institution followed by city and state or country if outside of the USA
No spaces between each affiliation line
Abstract Text:
"Abstract" (bold, underline) heading should precede the abstract
Include and underline each subheading:
Objective: 1-2 sentences
Study Design
Animals
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Do not bold, underline or italicize within the text of the abstract.
Do not insert additional blank lines between lines or headings
Example Abstract
Short Communication/Case Report Format:
Times New Roman, 12-point font and single spaced, 1-inch margins
Abstracts are limited to 250 words
Flowing text is acceptable for Case Reports, if abstract subheadings do not apply
These 15 minute (max) presentations can be short case summaries about an interesting case or procedure, complications or creative use of an instrument or gizmo to perform a procedure
If you have an interesting case or lesion and would like to share it with the group, please consider a short video format
Please start the presentation with your objectives and proceed from there
These presentations are great for generating discussion! So, keep your eyes out for cool and interesting cases in your practice and save those images for SVSTS ANNUAL - ONLINE in 2020!
Resident Research Competition:
The SVSTS holds a Resident Research Competition at the Annual Meeting
Resident project abstracts will be evaluated using common criteria by a committee of Diplomate attendees who do not have residents presenting in the competition.
Two awards will be offered, winners will receive a certificate and...
First place award: $1,000
Runner-up award: $500
Congratulations to the 2019 SVSTS Resident Research Competition Winners!!!
First Place: Dr. Carla Appelgrein, Murdoch University, for “Oesophageal hiatal malformation and dorsal herniorrhaphy in brachycephalic dogs.”
Runner-up: Dr. Mandy Rollins Animal Medical Center, New York, for “Impact of PleuralPortTM placement on long-term outcome and survival time in dogs and cats with idiopathic chylothorax.”
