Date:  Thursday, November 9th, 2023
Time:  7pm - 8:30 pm

Topic : "Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma and Triage, Abdomen"

Come join us in-person at Thornapple Brewery for Dr. Ari Jutkowitz to discuss sonography of the abdomen.  Dr. Laura Weber will assist in answering questions as well. Dr. Jutkowitz will review the history, techniques, indications, and interpretation of the abdominal FAST scan. At the completion of this talk, you will be able to: Explain the benefits of FAST Ultrasound; List cases where AFAST would be relevant; List the views to be acquired in an Abdominal FAST exam; Identify major abdominal organs viewed in an Abdominal FAST Exam and Identify common abnormalities seen on AFAST. 

Here are the quick details:

• This meeting is open to member veterinarians with a limit of 50 
• Location: Thornapple Brewery (6262 28th St SE, Grand Rapids)
• Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
  

About our speaker:

 Dr. Ari Jutkowitz received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He completed an internship and residency in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Tufts University and became board certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2002. Dr. Jutkowitz served on the faculty at Michigan State University from 2004-2020 as an associate professor of emergency and critical care medicine and chief of the medicine section. He is a recognized international lecturer, and has published numerous research manuscripts and book chapters related to hematology, toxicology, and critical care medicine. Dr. Jutkowitz is a member of the International Veterinary Ultrasound Society (IVUSS) and the Veterinary Ultrasound Society of the ACVR. 

Dr. Laura Weber received her DVM from Michigan State University in 2006. After practicing primary care in the Mid-Michigan area for several years, Dr. Weber completed two years of advanced training at the University of Illinois and received her certification in diagnostic ultrasound in 2014. Following certification, Dr. Weber founded Animal Ultrasound Services, LLC and has been providing diagnostic imaging to over 180 veterinary practices as well as multiple zoos and aquariums. She is currently one of the leading experts in the field on reproductive sonography of sharks and stingrays. Dr. Weber is also an active member of the International Veterinary Ultrasound Society, and regularly instructs DVM student externs in veterinary sonography.