Annual Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, September 17th: 

• 6:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast for Test Takers and Wet Lab Attendees – Dining Hall
• 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Certification Exams – Plymouth Ballroom B
• 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Poster Setup – Plymouth Ballroom Pre-Function Foyer
• 7:15 am Meet in Lobby of Embassy Suites
• Transportation will Depart Precisely at 7:30 am from Embassy Suites to Wet Labs at DSI & NAMSA
• 9:00 am – 3:00 pm WET LABS – NAMSA & DSI
  • Lunches for Wet Labs Sponsored by SAI
  • #1 Rabbit Nerve Transection/Repair and Femoral Lateral Condyle Implants – NAMSA
  • #2 Heart Valve Replacement in Swine – NAMSA
  • #3 Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine Training – NAMSA
  • #4 Dorsal Laminectomy and Craniectomy Procedures in Ovine – NAMSA
  • #5 Imaging Techniques in Swine – NAMSA
  • #6 Large Animal Prep and Anesthesia Training – NAMSA
  • #7 Introduction to Microsurgery and Telemetry Techniques in Rodents – DSI
• 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception with Exhibitors – Sponsored by Neurosite Consulting – Turquoise/Topaz –Exhibit Hall

Thursday, September 18th:

• 7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast –  Embassy Suites Dining Hall
• 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
• 8:00 am – 8:15 am Opening Remarks – ASR President Jose Negron – Plymouth Ballroom A/B
• 8:00 am – 12:30 pm General Session – Plymouth Ballroom A/B – Moderator – Jose Negron
  • 8:15 am – 9:15 am Keynote Speaker –  Brian Craig – CEO & Founder of Convergascent LLC – “Beyond Transactions: Building Scientific Partnerships That Drive Discovery”
  • 9:15 am – 10:00 am Break with Exhibitors – Turquoise/Topaz
  • 10:00 am – 12:30 pm “Oh Sheep! Improved Methods in Neuro-anesthesia and Neurosurgical Techniques in Sheep” Symposium
    • 10:00 am – 10:30 am   “Ovine Prep and Positioning” – Dan Turner
    • 10:00 am – 10:30 am “Anesthetic Management for Neurosurgical Procedure in Sheep” – Vince Mendenhall
    • 11:00 am – 11:30 am “Oh Sheep! Clinically Relevant Sheep Neurological Surgical Models for Safety and Efficacy” – Darcy Gagne
    • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm “Recovery, Post-Operative Care and Evaluations in Sheep for Neurological Models to Demonstrate Safety and Efficacy – Jay Budrewicz
    • 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Q & A with all Speakers
  • 9:15 am – 3:30 pm  Virtual Reality Training Tool Demonstrations (Sign up at Registration Desk) – Michael Verset – Turquoise/Topaz
• 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch with Exhibitors – Salon Turquoise/Topaz
• 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Meet the Members of the Board – ASR Membership Table – Entrance to Exhibit Hall
• 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm General Session Room – Plymouth Ballroom A/B Moderator – Steve Kreuser
  • 1:30 pm – 2:30pm – Keynote Speaker – Michaël Verset
    Senior Surgery Project Manager, DVM, PhD – Charles River Laboratories France – Safety Assessment Lyon – “Virtual Reality, a Novel Training Tool in Surgery for Pre-Clinical Research”
  • 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm “Comparative Macroscopic and Microscopic Anatomical Description of Porcine Breast Anatomy Relative To Human Breast Anatomy” – Darcy Gagne     
  • 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Break with Exhibitors – Turquoise/Topaz
  • 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm “Characterization of an endovascularly-induced model of deep vein thrombosis in domestic swine” –  Jose Negron
  • 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Anesthesia and Analgesia Roundtable Discussion – Jan Bernal, Vince Mendenhall, Leslie Stoll & Steve Kreuser
• 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm Poster Judging – Plymouth Ballroom Pre-Function Foyer
• 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Reception and Foundation Auction – Sponsored by SAI – Exhibit Hall – Turquoise/Topaz/Dining

Friday, September 19th:

• 7:00 am – 8:00 am – Breakfast –  Embassy Suites Dining Hall
• 8:00 am – 12:00 pm – Poster Breakdown –Foyer
• 8:00 am – 8:15 am – Opening Remarks – ASR President Jose Negron
• 8:15 am – 9:15 am – Keynote Speaker – Marc Hulin – DVM, DACLAM, LAM&S Consulting, LLC – “Cancer & Animal Models: CAR T-Cell Therapy”
• 9:15 am – 9:30 am Break
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am – Track 1 – Plymouth Ballroom A – Moderator – Fredrick Edmond
  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am – “Outcomes of prophylactic wrapping of the thoracic aorta with a Polyethylene terephthalate (ExoVasc®) mesh: a rat model” – Beata Kis
  • 10:00 am – 10:30 am – “Time-Dependent Vascular Dysfunction in Sepsis: Insights from an Ex Vivo Porcine Saphenous Vein Model” – Nubia Silva
• 9:30 am – 10:30 am – Track 2 – Plymouth Ballroom B – Moderator: Jenifer Sweet
  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am – “Ovarian Autotransplant in the Domestic Sheep: A Translational Model for Novel Organ Preservation Technologies” – Stone Van Slooten
  • 10:00 am – 10:30 am – “Positive Intelligence (PQ): A Change Management Tool” –Marc Hulin
•  10:30 am – 10:45 am – Break
• Optional Breakouts – Dry Labs

  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm -Dry Lab – Aseptic Technique – (Registration Required) – Darcy Gagne, Dan Turner – Emerald Room

  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm -Dry Lab – NHP Endotracheal Intubation – (Registration Required) – Leslie Stoll – Ruby Room

• 10:45 am – 11:45 am – Track 1 – Plymouth Ballroom A – Moderator – Fredrick Edmond
  • 10:45 am – 11:15 am – “Modified Ruminal Management in Ovine Preclinical Anesthesia: Eliminating Oro-Ruminal Intubation to Reduce Complications” – Caroline Baldo
  • 11:15 am – 11:45 am – “Quantitative Computed Tomography Evaluation of the Abdominopelvic Vasculature in the domestic sheep model” – Faysal Amin
• 10:45 am – 11:15 am – Track 2 – Plymouth Ballroom B – Moderator: Jenifer Sweet
  • 10:45 am – 11:15 am – “Leadership and Mentoring in Surgical Research” – Justin Hartman
  • 11:15 am – 11:30 am – Randy Pielemeier Travel Scholarship Recipient, Stephanie Vaughan –  “Refinement of Surgical Training Program Through Creation of Procedural Video Library” 
  • 11:30 am – 11:45 am – Randy Pielemeier Travel Scholarship Recipient, Christina Fuller –  “Sizing up Success: Reservoir Bag Calculations in Laboratory Animal Medicine” 
• 11:45 am – 12:30 pm – Break 
• Optional Breakout – Roundtables 
  • 11:45 am – 12:15 pm -“Round Table: What Do I Do Now: Tackling Complications in Surgical Research” –Moderator: Jose Negron / Panelists – Sapphire Room
• 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm – Awards Luncheon – Sponsored by Neurosite Consulting – Plymouth Ballroom A/B
• 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm – Keynote Speaker – Dr. Jan Bernal – Sr. Director, External Animal Care and Use/EAWC Comparative Medicine “Collective Excellence: The Power of Full Team Engagement in Surgical Success”
• 2:15 pm – Meeting Adjourned
• 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm – Board Meeting Debrief