Thursday, April 28
7:00 pm AM Welcome Reception at Hotel Indigo
Friday, April 29 (Day 1)
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Welcome and introductions
Moderator: Javier Castaneda
9:20 AM – 10:20 AM Pathogenesis and diagnosis of Cranial Cruciate Ligament disease
10:20 AM – 10:50 AM Surgical treatment options for Cranial Cruciate Ligament rupture
Speaker: Caleb Hudson
10:50 AM – 11:05 AM Coffee Break
11:05 AM – 11:35 AM Properties of implant materials
Speaker: Cesar Silva
11:35 AM – 12:05 PM Development and biomechanical principles of TPLO
12:05 AM – 1:00 PM Surgical planning for TPLO: Demo using pre-op planning software
Speaker: Caleb Hudson
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM TPLO surgical technique step-by-step
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM TPLO post-operative management and follow-up
Speaker: Caleb Hudson
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM TPLO procedure hands-on practice with plastic models
Monitors: Caleb Hudson, David Silva, Riad Katrib, Armando Morga, Antonio Claudio
4:30 AM – 5:00 PM Discussion and closing of Day 1
Moderator: Caleb Hudson
5:00 PM Adjourn
7:00 pm Dinner at La Cañita at Bayside
Saturday, April 30 (Day 2)
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 am TPLO with concurrent Medial Patellar Luxation
10:00 am – 10:45 am TPLO with concurrent Angular Deformities
Speaker: Caleb Hudson
10:45 am – 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm TPLO complications
Speaker: Caleb Hudson
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Principles of plate design
Speaker: Cesar Silva
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Case discussion
Moderators: Caleb Hudson, Antonio Claudio, Armando Morga, David Silva
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Mechanical testing of orthopedic implants
Demonstration of a novel plate fatigue tester
Speaker: Javier Castaneda
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Certificates, Course conclusion
Moderator: Javier Castaneda
4:45 pm Adjourn