Hambletonian Continuing Education Wet Labs*
Thursday, August 2, 2012
7:15 AM – 5:00 PM
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*Approved for CE credit by the NJ Veterinary Medical Association and the NJAEP
7:15–7:45 AM
Registration/Sign in at Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel, East
Rutherford, NJ
7:45--8:00 AM
Shuttle to Meadowlands Racetrack for Morning Sessions
8:00 AM–10:00 AM Endoscopy of the Upper Airway and Guttural Pouches
(sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health)
Mark V. Crisman, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Dr. Crisman received his DVM from the U. of Warsaw Poland. He earned an MS in
Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University. From 1987-2010, Dr.
Crisman served on the faculty of the V-MRCVM where he was a Professor in the Dept.
of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and section chief of equine medicine and surgery.
He was Director of the Molecular Diagnostics lab at the V-MRCVM. He has
co/authored over 75 refereed publications and book chapters. His primary research
interests include immunology, pharmacology, and inflammation associated with
equine metabolic syndrome. In 2010, Dr. Crisman joined Veterinary Operations with
Pfizer Animal Health. He is certified in acupuncture by IVAS, and is a well-known
acupuncture instructor/lecturer.
Note: this lab will be run in four identical 2-hour sessions; each session will
be limited to 6 participants.
This lab will focus on:
 Endoscopy techniques (specifically guttural pouches)
 Maintenance and sterilization of the endoscope
 Transtracheal aspiration techniques
 Sampling protocols and techniques (nasal swabs, viral isolation)
 Bronchoalveolar lavage techniques
10:00 AM–12:00 N Endoscopy of the Upper Airway and Guttural Pouches
(sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health)
Mark V. Crisman, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Note: this lab is a repeat of the 8:00–10:00 AM, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, and
1:00-3:00 PM Endoscopy labs
8:00 AM–12:00 N
LAB UPDATE!
Regenerative Therapies – Stem Cell Therapy: A New, LeastInvasive Method of Collection with Bimodal Treatment, an
Overview of Stall-Side Platelet Therapy (E-PET), VetCell
Protocol and Bone Marrow Collection (sponsored by Equine
Partners America and Pall Animal Health)
Shelly Zacharias, DVM, MS
Dr. Zacharias received her DVM from Oklahoma State U. She has been involved in
veterinary medicine from companion animal, equine and exotic animal veterinarian,
to practice management, and the stem cell research industry. In 2010, after 6 years of
private practice, she joined RenovoCyte Cellular Medicine as Director of Veterinary
Operations. At RenovoCyte, Dr. Zacharias established the Wellness Banking®
program for veterinary patients which allows clients to cryopreserve their pets’ stem
cell-rich tissues that are usually discarded during routine procedures. She is now
conducting clinical trials using allogeneic MSC’s for specific disease processes in
hopes of having an “off the shelf” stem cell product in veterinary hospitals. Her
special interests are in endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, and
oncology, as well as regenerative medicine.
Alfredo Romero, DVM, DACVS
Dr. Romero received his DVM from Cornell University, and did a surgical internship
at Hagyard Davidson Mcgee. While completing his residency program in equine
surgery at UC Davis, Dr Romero spent a significant amount of time gaining
experience with regenerative medicine and advanced imaging techniques including
CT and MRI. After his residency, he worked as an associate surgeon at Mid-Atlantic
Equine Medical Center in NJ before establishing Syracuse Equine Veterinary
Specialists in upstate NY. Dr Romero has a special interest in sports medicine,
advanced imaging and regenerative medicine techniques.
Jeffrey Schaffer, DVM
Dr. Schaffer received his DVM from the University of Perugia, Italy. After several
years of teaching and veterinary practice, he joined Pall Biomedical Products where
he held a variety of positions. He currently serves as Director of Pall Animal Health
where he is responsible for new initiatives in the areas of regenerative medicine and
cell/platelet therapy and launching these products in the veterinary market. He is the
author of a range of published studies.
This wet lab will cover the following areas:
1) A New Method of Stem Cell Collection
 Skin Punch Biopsies – the least invasive source for stem cell therapy to date
2) New Updates on Stem Cell Delivery
 A bimodal treatment regimen – an Intralesional stem cell injection at the site of
injury shipped in patients’ PRP and IV injection
3) Science and review of the VetCell protocol
4) Demonstration, discussion and hands-on practice of the aspiration of bone marrow
5) E-PET (Equine Platelet Enhancement Therapy)
 The only stall-side delivery of platelet therapy available. Description and
demonstration of the procedure on a live horse
8:00 AM–12:00 N
Equine Musculoskeletal Radiography (sponsored by Sound-Eklin)
Alex Valdés-Martínez, DVM, DACVR
Dr. Alex Valdés-Martínez received his veterinary degree from the Universidad
Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico. Several years of equine medicine and surgery
practice, both in private referral hospitals (México and Southern California) and
academia (Louisiana State University) preceded three years of specialty training in
veterinary radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as an
Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Imaging at Colorado State University. Dr. ValdésMartínez’ special clinical interests are orthopedic and cancer-related musculoskeletal
diseases in all species.
In this hands-on lab, Dr. Valdes-Martinez will focus on radiographic technique for
non-conventional radiographic projections using portable x-ray equipment.
10:00 AM–3:00 PM Special Demonstration of eyeD™ -- Photographing the Equine
Iris for the Purpose of Identification (sponsored by Global Animal
Management)
GAM will offer special demonstrations of an innovative, portable iris identification
technology -- eyeD™ -- a unique and universal identifier that is non-invasive, easy to
use, and secure.
11:45 AM–12:00 PM Shuttle from Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel to Meadowlands
Racetrack for Afternoon Sessions
12:00 –1:00 PM
Lunch at the Meadowlands Racetrack (Sponsored by Pfizer
Animal Health)
1:00–3:00 PM
Endoscopy of the Upper Airway and Guttural Pouches
(sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health)
Mark V. Crisman, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Note: this lab is a repeat of the 8:00–10:00 AM, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, and
1:00-3:00 PM Endoscopy labs
3:00–5:00 PM
Endoscopy of the Upper Airway and Guttural Pouches
(sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health)
Mark V. Crisman, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Note: this lab is a repeat of the 8:00–10:00 AM, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM,
and 1:00-3:00 PM Endoscopy labs
1:00–5:00 PM
A Review of Eye Examination Techniques in the Horse
(sponsored by Milburn Equine)
Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO
Dr. Brooks received his DVM from the University of Illinois. He received a PhD in
glaucoma-induced optic nerve damage from the University of Florida College of
Veterinary Medicine, where he currently serves as a Professor of Ophthalmology. Dr.
Brooks has received numerous teaching and research awards, and he is a recognized
authority on infectious keratitis, corneal transplantation, and glaucoma of horses
and other animals. Dr. Brooks has lectured extensively, nationally and
internationally, on comparative ophthalmology and glaucoma, and was selected to
present the Frank J. Milne State-of-the Art Lecture at the AAEP annual meeting in
201. He is past President of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. He
has refereed more than 140 publications. Dr Brooks published the second edition of
his book, Equine Ophthalmology, in 2008.
In this lab Dr. Brooks will cover the following areas:
1) A review of nerve blocks for eye examination of the horse.
2) Discussion of tonometry and slitlamp use.
3) How to look at the lens and retina of the horse.
1:00–5:00 PM
Equine Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (sponsored by Sound-Eklin)
Alex Valdés-Martínez, DVM, DACVR
See bio in Dr. Valdés-Martínez’ 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon session
This hands-on lab will focus on perfecting ultrasound imaging technique of the
following areas:
 Distal limb
 Stifle joint
5:00 PM
Shuttle to Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel
Note: Shuttle will be available all day to bring participants to
and from the Wet Labs at the Meadowlands Racetrack