AVORE was established in 1972 by a group of veterinarians and veterinary surgeons with a passion for veterinary orthopedics and a commitment to learn and share information. The group established an official non-profit organization 1986 (see ByLaws for more details).
The AVORE Group meets twice a year. The goal of the meetings is to stimulate vigorous open and honest interaction from multiple sources and viewpoints regarding orthopedic topics. All attendees are therefore required to come prepared to present a short topic and to participate in the discussions that follow. Unusual and/or complicated clinical cases, new or modified technique developments, equipment information, orthopedic tips, queries for help and presentation of research projects and results are all encouraged. While formal presentations are not required, organized thoughts help the meetings proceed efficiently. Computer presentations have become the standard but radiograph view-boxes and overhead transparencies are also available (at present, video presentations need to be on computer).
A guest speaker is generally invited to present a pertinent orthopedic topic for one of the meeting sessions.
To maintain the interactive nature of this meeting the number of participants is necessarily limited, therefore pre-registration is important.
The networking potential that develops from the meeting is also an important benefit that is frequently utilized between meetings.
AVORE also funds selected research projects and studies in the field of veterinary orthopedic surgery.
Avore meant so much to Steve and
I would like to thank our Avore family for being so supportive and just plain
ole amazing during this time:
On the morning of Steve's passing, a rainbow appeared out the front window of
our home-a message of hope. On the day of his funeral another rainbow
appeared over the church as Steve took one last unique and fitting ride on a
Harley en route to his final resting place in the foothills of the beautiful
Sincerely,
Bev Stoll
We have in this life lost a good man and brushed wings with him as he has passed on to his new life: Steven Gabriel Stoll.
I first met Steven as an Intern at the
Steven was a man of peculiar grace and great passion, an opinionated person, but if you came to him for help, he would give you the shirt off his back. Many times I would ask him for a favor and his response was “I would be honored”. I would prepare lectures for various surgical groups and need slides. He would go out of his way to find these slides, even late into the night, and have them in the mail the next day. I would call him to discuss cases or my practice, and he always had time to talk to me on the phone – more than once I could hear the nurses yelling in the background for him to get going.
Steve was a passionate man; passionate about his family, passionate about his friends, and passionate about his profession as a Veterinary Surgeon and a great teacher. He was passionate about his faith – that kept him moving onward.
Often at the AVORE meetings, a group of Veterinary Surgeons, a group that he loved dearly, we would have long discussions about things he cared about and things that I cared about. He once told me “I can’t think of too many people I would rather argue with than you.”
Once at an AVORE meeting in the summer time, I think it was
the Hacienda Winery in
We shared stories of our children, accolades and frustrations, at which time I reminded Steve that we had both been 18 years old once upon a time.
I remember his stories about working in
Steve was passionate about his faith. He had a firm belief in God. In my memories, I go back to a certain dinner at Squaw Creek: He grabbed my hand and he grabbed Bev’s hand. He had to say grace. For some reason that image sticks with me. I know Steve was prepared to be with his maker.
Steve loved AVORE. He loved to meet with his colleagues, who he loved, and share stories of Orthopedic surgery, which he also loved. He could get rather excited and agitated about the screw densities holding the plate to the distal fragment of bone – very exciting!
As I leave you with these stories about Steve, I want to also leave this assembly of wonderful people with a thought in honor of Steve. Please tell the people that you love that you love them now. Please tell your friends - that you’re my friend, and let all those people that you treasure know it in this life before, it is too late.
This thought is dear to me because of what happened between my father and I. In those days it was the culture for men in the family to not express inner feelings to one another. As a result I never told my father that I loved him until the last time we saw each other when he was hospitalized for the last time – I was 40 years old. Please don’t let that happen.
Godspeed, Steven Gabriel Stoll. I love you and Bev both. Steve, you are truly one of my heroes.
Thank you,
Starlin Gary Brown
This thought is dear to me because of what happened between my father and I. In those days it was the culture for men in the family to not express inner feelings to one another. As a result I never told my father that I loved him until the last time we saw each other when he was hospitalized for the last time – I was 40 years old. Please don’t let that happen.