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Do these pictures worry you? 

Obese lab spay
Stump granuloma
Abdominal cryptorchid
Spay incision dehisence

Are you ever challenged by:

  • Finding the uterus?

  • Finding the cryptorchid testicle?

  • Exteriorizing the ovary or testicle?

  • Snapping the suspensory ligament?

  • Ligating the ovarian pedicle?

  • Friable tissue?

Or concerned about:

  • Tearing or dropping the pedicle?

  • Excessive bleeding?

  • Accidental organ laceration?

Let SANSTEP give you the knowledge to take the worry out of spay / neuter surgeries and make your job less stressful !

     SANSTEP: Spay And Neuter Surgical Training & Education Program

  

This program has been RACE approved for 20 hrs of CE credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • To gain the knowledge and techniques to become safe, proficient, and efficient at performing spay/neuter surgeries on dogs and cats. 

  • To recognize non-routine and challenging spay/neuter surgeries and learn the techniques used to competently perform these unique surgeries. These surgeries include cryptorchid neuters, pregnancies, young puppies and kittens, geriatric dogs and cats, and obese patients.

  • To learn about and acquire the skills to deal with intra-operative complications in a safe and efficient manner, such as a torn ovarian pedicle, torn spermatic cord, excessive bleeding, and laceration of the spleen, bladder, or colon.

  • To learn about and acquire the skills to deal with common post-operative complications, such as scrotal swelling, incision dehiscence, infection, bleeding, stump pyometra/granuloma, and retained ovarian syndrome.

 

PROGRAM AGENDA:  SANSTEP is a 3 day program with a total of 20 attendee hours.

    Day 1, 1:00pm-5:00pm:  4 hours of lecture-based training presented by Dr. Laura Paris.

               Lecture 1:  Performing routine spay and neuter surgeries on dogs and cats. 

               Lecture 2:  Performing complicated or challenging spay and neuter surgeries on dogs and cats. 

               Lecture 3:  Intra-operative complications: How to prevent, recognize, and deal with these complications. 

               Lecture 4:  Post-operative complications: How to prevent, recognize, and deal with these complications. 

    Days 2 & 3, 8:00am-5:00pm:  8 hours of surgery performance and training under direct supervision of Dr. Laura Paris.

               Hour 1:  Patient positioning, instruments, suture selection, knot types and tying practice. 

               Hours 2-7: Performing spay and neuter surgeries, ideally at least 2 female dogs, 2 male dogs, 2 female cats,                                                and 2 male cats, each day. 

               Hour 8: Attendees and trainer discussion about the surgical cases of the day regarding unusual anatomy,

                              surgical challenges, intra-operative complications, and expectations of post-operative complications. 

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Do you still have questions?  Feel free to: 

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