Advanced Small Animal Thoracoscopy
This session will discuss advanced small animal thoracoscopic techniques.
Agenda
Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), will present the following lectures:
- Thoracoscopy: Approaches and Exploration
- Thoracoscopic Lung Lobectomy
- Thoracoscopic Thoracic Duct Ligation
- Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Mass Resection
Kelley Thieman, MS, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), will present the following lectures:
- Complex Sterilization
- Adrenalectomy
- Subtotal Pericardiectomy
- One Lung Ventilation
CE Credit
RACE Program #20-1237354 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
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.
Kelley Thieman, MS, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
Dr. Thieman is a soft tissue surgeon at Texas A&M University. She attended the University of Missouri for veterinary school, the University of Tennessee for a rotating internship, and the University of Florida for residency. She has interests in surgical site infections, respiratory diseases, wounds, and all aspects of soft tissue surgery.