workshops
Barcelona, 18 - 20 October 2012
SEVC 2012 WORKSHOPS! Each year, the SEVC provides hands-on labs with leading international instructors and the latest technology and equipment to help you enhance your practice skills. The SEVC’s workshops are another unique feature that enable delegates to gain hands-on lab experience and learn new techniques by working in small groups (no more than 20) with world-class instructors using the latest equipment on the market. The workshops will be presented in English, but instructors will provide assistance with other languages. Registration for the workshops does not require registration for the SEVC Scientific Programme. The SEVC workshops and laboratories adhere strictly to the ethical oversight directions and approval under Spanish regulations in their use of live animals. The number of animals used is always minimal. Every effort is made to avoid situations and procedures that would cause anxiety and pain in the animals, and appropriate sedation and analgesia are used whenever necessary. No animal will be euthanized to meet the needs of any SEVC workshop.
SEVC 2012 Workshops Main Sponsor
CYTOLOGY EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CYTOLOGY AND BLOOD SMEARS, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK! Put your microscope to use! Master the fundamentals of cytology and blood smears, and learn how to diagnose a wide variety of pathologies. A practical and interactive lab! This course will teach participants how to use a microscope to interpret cytologic specimens from a wide range of tissues and to differentiate inflammation from neoplasia, as well as how to read blood-smear preparations and obtain clinically useful information in small animals. After a short presentation of clinical cases, participants will observe preparations through individual microscopes and learn how to make definitive diagnoses. There will also be a collective discussion where, with the help of a video-microscope, the instructor will go through all the key points of each sample case. With the completion of the lab, participants will be able to recognise the different cell types commonly encountered in blood smears and to identify pathologic changes, frequently occurring toxic changes, and infectious diseases of red blood cells, leukocytes and platelets. Participants will also be able to properly differentiate inflammation and neoplasia in cytology preparations, as well as diagnose specific neoplasms. INSTRUCTORS: G. Couto (USA) and J. Pastor (SPAIN) DATE: Wednesday, 17 October, 2012 HOUR: 14.00 - 20.00 VENUE: Fira de Barcelona, Room 11 PRICE: 370€ (307€ if you are also registered in the SEVC Scientific Programme)
CYTOLOGY PACKAGE Cytology + Skin Cytology: 430€ (Package available only if you also register for the SEVC Scientific Programme)
HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF SKIN CYTOLOGY Learn how to use your skin smears to make accurate diagnoses in even the most challenging cases. Through a wide range of examples, acquire the necessary knowledge to obtain the essentials in skin cytology.
Shuttle Service to UAB Wednesday 17 October: Workshop: CO2 Laser surgery in small animal practice. Let there be light! Thursday, 18 October: Workshop: Gastrointestinal, respiratory and coelomic endoscopy in lizards and chelonians. A new way to work! Fira de Barcelona > UAB: 09.30 UAB > Fira de Barcelona: 18.30 Buses are for vets registered for the lab taking place in the UAB building only. The trip from the SEVC venue to UAB takes 1 hour.
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The main objective of this lab is to teach the basic knowledge of cutaneous cytology. The lab will begin with a session involving sampling and staining procedures and correct use of the microscope, and continue with recognition of cells and inflammatory patterns and diagnosis of the most common skin tumours. Participants will be trained by means of introductory lectures, cytologic slides that will be examined at individual microscopes, case material, group discussions and some slightly more challenging “mystery” slides. The workshop will cover an ample viewpoint on the use of cytology in veterinary dermatology with the guidance and tutoring of internationally known dermatology experts. By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to identify the most frequently encountered neoplastic samples, as well as unusual cytology cases. INSTRUCTORS: S. Bettenay (GERMANY), S. White (USA) and L. Ordeix (SPAIN) DATE: Thursday, 18 October 2012 HOUR: 09.00-13.00 VENUE: Fira de Barcelona – Room 11 PRICE: 266€ (205€ if you are also registered in the SEVC Scientific Programme)