Surgery Technician
Oakland Veterinary Referral Services
Clinton Twp, Michigan
Ms. Heidi Reuss-Lamky graduated from Michigan State University’s Veterinary Technology Program in 1984. She has extensive experience in general practice, and since 1993 has devoted her technical expertise to the surgical department of specialty hospitals. She has been affiliated with Oakland Veterinary Referral Services in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, since 2006.
Heidi became certified through the Academy of Veterinary Technicians in Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2003. She was a charter member of the Academy of Veterinary Surgical Technicians, and currently sits on the executive board. Heidi also has a special interest in veterinary behavior medicine and achieved Fear Free Elite status in 2020.
Heidi served on the Executive Board of the Michigan Association of Veterinary Technicians, and was a member of the editorial review board for Today’s Veterinary Nurse Journal. She also served as a member of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America’s Committee on Veterinary Technician Specialties Heidi is an ardent advocate for the veterinary technology profession, and serves as a consultant for several allied veterinary companies.
Heidi is a prolific author and lecturer, presenting anesthesia, surgical nursing, surgical instrument sterilization, and Fear Free related topics at veterinary meetings worldwide. She most recently published “Wound Management for Veterinary Technicians,” in the American Animal Hospital Association’s Trends® Magazine, (June 2022), and was the author of Chapter 22: “Disinfection and Sterilization in Veterinary Health Care Facilities, in Veterinary Technician and Nurse’s Daily Reference Guide, edited by Mandy Fults & Kenichiro Yagi, which was published in August 2022. She was also honored to receive the 2013 NAVC Dr. Jack L. Mara Memorial Lecturer award.
Heidi currently shares her home with her husband, Bryan, and 3 dogs, 2 cats, and pond koi. In her spare time she enjoys horseback riding, gardening, travel, lecturing, and quenching her never-ending thirst for knowledge.
Small Animal Bandaging Techniques for Veterinary Technicians
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Friday, October 13, 2023
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM