9th Annual ACVS Veterinary Surgical Symposium
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) held its 9th Annual Veterinary Symposium, September 30-October 3, 1999, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. More than 1,500 veterinarians and technicians gathered together to explore the most current concepts in veterinary surgery and research. The symposium included seminars, laboratories, panel discussions, research presentations, and poster displays designed to provide a stimulating educational program for practicing veterinarians, board-certified veterinary surgeons, students, surgical residents, and technicians.
The daily 10+ concurrent seminars focused on topics including canine joint replacement, neurology, stifle, reconstructive surgery, equine lameness, equine gastrointestinal, oncology, critical care, and anesthesia. Hill's Pet Nutrition sponsored a special 2-day veterinary technicians' program and the prestigious Mark Allam Lecture. This year's presentation, “Comparative Oncology and Osteosarcoma: Issues of Life and Limb,” was given by Dr. Stephen J. Withrow, Chief, Oncology Service, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University.
Dr. Mary Beth Leininger of Hill's Pet Nutrition; Dr. Stephen J.Withrow, 1999 Mark Allam Lecturer; and Dr. Richard E. Lau, ACVS President.
At the Annual Business Meeting, the ACVS Diplomates elected Dr. Ronald M. Bright (Surgical Referral Services, Ft. Collins, Colorado) as President-Elect and Dr. Mark D. Markel (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Dr. Michael M. Pavletic (Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts) and Dr. Gayle W. Trotter (Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado) as Regents. Plaques were presented to the outgoing Chair, Dr. Wayne McIlwraith (Colorado State University), and the outgoing Regents, Drs. Ted Stashak (Colorado State University) and Dan Richardson (Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, Kansas), in recognition of their service to the College.
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons was established in 1965 as a veterinary specialty board to promote the advancement of the art and science of surgery. The College, which has been approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association, administers the board certification process for Diplomates in veterinary surgery and encourages its members to pursue original investigations and to contribute to the veterinary literature.
The 2000 ACVS Symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, September 21–24. For more information about next year's meeting, call 301–913–9550, e-mail [email protected], or visit the ACVS web site at http://www.acvs.org
