External Skeletal Fixation 3-Day Workshop

July 19-20, 2013 (Introduction) and July 21, 2013 (Masters)

Presented by the Centre for Veterinary Education
University of Sydney, NSW Australia

This is a unique opportunity to advance and further refine your surgical skills. Dr. James Toombs (Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa) and Dr. Pete Laverty (Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre, Glen Waverley, Victoria) will convene both hands-on and comprehensive external skeletal fixation workshops. Don’t miss the optional third day to learn more advanced surgical techniques. More Information

Small Animal Hybrid/Circular ESF Course

August 23-25, 2013

Presented by IMEX® Veterinary, Inc.
at the Veterinary Referral Center of North Texas, Dallas, Texas

This advanced course is designed for veterinary surgeons, surgical residents and practitioners with a high level of orthopedic interest and experience. An introduction to components and biomechanics will be followed by lectures and laboratory exercises emphasizing treatment of angular limb deformities and difficult fractures using hybrid external fixation. Introduction to the use of circular ESF for limb sparing and spinal trauma will be included. More Information

Introductory Course to External Skeletal Fixation for Shelter Veterinarians

September 28, 2013

Presented by the Dumb Friends League
Denver, CO

This introductory course is taught by faculty with experience spanning over 30 years and designed for veterinary practitioners working in the shelter environment with a high level of orthopedic interest. Class size is limited to 24 seats to ensure material is covered thoroughly with each participant.

An intense day long course with both lecture and hands-on lab components will deliver a detailed introduction to employing ESF to address fractures of the radius and tibia in the shelter environment.  More Information

21st Complete Course in ESF

September 5-7, 2014

Presented by the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

IMEX® highly recommends this course to any veterinarian who desires to improve their fracture repair capabilities. The course is developed around external fixation, but the decision making process learned in this course is applicable to any fracture repair modality. Participants come from a wide variety of skill and experience backgrounds and include veterinary students, general practitioners, surgical residents and even boarded surgeons. Regardless of background, all participants rate the course as being highly beneficial. More Information

21st Complete Course in ESF (Hybrid Section)

September 7-8, 2014
(in conjunction with the 21st Complete Course in ESF)

Presented by the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

An advanced 1 day course with 7 lectures and 4 lab sessions using selected circular ESF components and linear ESF components to build hybrid constructs for treatment of short segment juxta-articular fractures. Prior enrollment in the Complete Course in ESF is required to enroll in this Hybrid ESF Course. Attendance is limited to 26 participants to insure a quality experience for everyone enrolled. More Information