Don't miss the application deadline! The Hohn-Johnson and Wade O. Brinker Research Awards are grants funding research in musculoskeletal conditions in animals. The Hohn-Johnson Award is limited to $40,000. The Wade O. Brinker Resident Research Award is limited to $12,000.

Applications for both awards are due on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Applications are accepted from those in private practice and academia alike, and offer an excellent opportunity to secure funding for novel, high-quality research.

Hohn-Johnson and Wade O. Brinker Award principal investigators must be active members of the VOS as of 1st of September in the year of application. For Wade O. Brinker award applications, the resident is designated as the principal investigator.

Please go to the Hohn-Johnson / Wade O. Brinker Research Awards Page on the VOS website for details and to start the application process. Any questions regarding the proposal submission should be directed to Dr. Matt Stewart at matt1@illinois.edu.

VOS members: VOS dues are now due. You may pay online through the VOS Store or mail your check to the VOS office. Please see the Join VOS page on the website for complete information.

Congratulations to the following VOS members who will be lecturing at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Surgery Summit, coming up October 6-8 in Seattle.

Randy Acker, DVM Sun Valley Animal Center Matthew Allen, DVM University of Cambridge Brian S. Beale, DVM, DACVS, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists Jeff J. Biskup, DVM, DACVS-SA University of Tennessee Cara Blake, DVM, DACVS-SA University of Pennsylvania Jason Bleedorn, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA University of Wisconsin Randy J. Boudrieau, DVM, DACVS Tufts University Gert J. Breur, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS Purdue University Steven C. Budsberg, DVM, MS, DACVS University of Georgia Debra Canapp, DVM, CCRT, CVA, DACVSMR Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group Sherman Canapp, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group Brittany Jean Carr, DVM Veterinary Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group John Chandler, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA WestVet Emergency & Specialty Center Loïc M. Déjardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS Michigan State University Felix Michael Duerr, DMV, MS, DACVS-SA Colorado State University Maurico Dujowich, DVM, DACVS-SA University of Florida Ryland B. Edwards, III, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS Fairfield Equine Associates Nicole Ehrhart, VMD, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow (Surgical Oncology) Colorado State University Derek B. Fox, DVM, PhD, DACVS University of Missouri Samuel Franklin, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR University of Georgia Larry D. Galuppo, DVM, DACVS University of California, Davis Jose Garcia-Lopez, VMD, DACVS Tufts University

Reunan Guillou, DVM, DACVS-SA The Ohio State University Kelly Hall, DVM, DACVECC University of Minnesota Kei Hayashi, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS-SA Cornell University Shantibhushan Jha, BVSc, DACVS-SA VCA Specialty Animal Hospital Chris E. Kawcak, DVM, PhD, DACVS Colorado State University Kristina M. Kiefer, DVM, PhD University of Minnesota Nina Kieves, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR The Ohio State University Kristin Kirkby Shaw, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS-SA Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle Michael P. Kowaleski, DVM, DACVS, DECVS Tufts University Federico G. Latimer, DVM, MS, DACVS Veterinary Surgical Center Katja Lin, DVM, DACVS-SA Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center William D. Liska, DVM, DACVS Global Veterinary Specialist Timothy C. McCarthy, DVM, PhD, DACVS VetMIST / Cascade Veterinary Referral Center C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DACVS Orthopaedic Research Center Peter Muir, BVSc, PhD, DACVS, DECVS University of Wisconsin-Madison Dror Paley, MD, FRCSC Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute Duane A. Robinson, DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA University of California, Davis Susan M. Stover, DVM, PhD, DACVS University of California, Davis Bryan Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA University of Missouri Dirsko von Pfeil, DrMedVet, DVM, DACVS-SA Friendship Hospital For Animals Jennifer J. Warnock, DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA Oregon State University Ashlee Watts, DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA Texas A&M University Ned Williams, DVM, DACVS Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral

We invite practitioners, academicians, and researchers interested in large animal, small animal, and exotic species to submit abstracts of novel studies in practical and scientific topics related to veterinary orthopedics and traumatology. Preference will be given to abstracts that have clinical relevance. Papers addressing results of controlled retrospective and prospective clinical studies are strongly encouraged. Clinician investigators should also consider submitting innovative surgical techniques, or case reports describing unusual or difficult cases as these will be reviewed separate from the scientific abstracts. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes and followed by 5 minutes of discussion. Posters must fit within the 4' (height) x 4' (width) area provided.

The call for papers is now open and will close on November 1st, 2016 for both podium presentations and posters. Visit the Abstract Submission page on our website for complete instructions about submitting an abstract.

Submission categories are:

• Clinical/Scientific Studies


• Case reports: a maximum of three novel or interesting cases

The Mark S. Bloomberg Memorial Resident Research Award was established to recognize outstanding resident abstract submissions to the scientific program. At least one recipient per year will be awarded up to $1,500.00 towards expenses to attend and present their abstract at our annual meeting. Only individuals currently in a residency training program or within 2 years of completion of a formal residency program are eligible. The abstract submission may only be of studies conducted during the residency program. All abstracts being submitted for consideration of this award must indicate so on online submission form.
 
For more information, please contact:
Reunan Guillou, VOS Scientific Program Chair
Email address: reunanguillou@gmail.com
 
Jose Garcia-Lopez, VOS Assistant Scientific Program Chair
Email address: jose.garcia-lopez@tufts.edu
 

Hearty congratulations to VOS member Dr. Susan Stover, who was recently selected for induction in the Equine Research Hall of Fame, located in the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

Dr. Stover, a professor at University of California, Davis, also received the 2016 Hohn-Johnson Research Award from VOS earlier this year.

According to an article in HorsetalkNZ, "As director of the school's J.D. Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory, Stover is described as having had a transformative effect on the understanding of the pathophysiology of catastrophic musculoskeletal injury in performance horses, and is known for charting new and sustained improvements in the welfare of these horses and the practice of veterinary medicine."

Attention, past Bloomberg and Hohn-Johnson award winners: VOS wants you! We want to tell your story. How did winning the award help you with your career? How did you add to the body of science in veterinary orthopedics? Email Dr. Katja Lin, Communication Chair, at vosdvm@gmail.com to tell us how these awards have helped you.

Sponsors and exhibitors: Have you reserved your ad space in the VOS 2017 Conference Proceedings? Don't miss your opportunity to get your message in front of conference participants. To reserve your space or get more information, contact Dr. Janet Van Dyke, Advertising / Publicity Sponsor Chair, at janetvandyke@me.com.

VOS and the European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics and Traumatology take turns hosting the World Veterinary Orthopaedic Congress, a massive gathering of veterinarians and allied professionals with an interest in orthopaedics. The next WVOC is October 4-6, 2018 in the Mediterranean city of Barcelona, Spain. The conference organizers from ESVOT have the reputation for running fabulous meetings, often incorporating local culture and culinary delights into the banquet. Mark your calendar and plan to travel to Barcelona for WVOC 2018!

Visit the Securos Surgical website to learn more.