Friday, Aug 22, 2025

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
From Passion to Purpose: Discovering What Truly Drives Me
Speaker: Ken Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS

9:14 AM - 10:15 AM
CE 2 SESSION BLOCK

9:15 AM - 10:15 AMA New Category of Care: A Practitioner's Guide to Proactive, Noninvasive Screening of Lumps and Bumps
Speaker: Natalie L. Marks, DVM, CVJ, CCFP

Acute Colitis in the Horse
Speaker: Jamie Kopper, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LA, DACVECC-LA

Everything There is to Know About Capnography
Speaker: Kristen Ward, BSN-RN, RVT, VTS

Overview of Rodenticide Classes and Therapy Needs
Speaker: Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
What's the Emergency? The Case for a Spectrum of Care Approach
Speaker: Emily M. Tincher, DVM

10:59 AM - 12:00 PM
CE 3 SESSION BLOCK

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Common Psychiatric Pharmaceutical Poisonings
Speaker: Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT

Healing From the Inside Out: TCVM Whole Food Therapy for GI Disease, Skin Allergies and to Strengthen the Immune System
Speaker: Susan Bohrer, DVM, CVA, CVFT

OSHA Regulations 101: How and Why You Must Comply!
Speaker: Jan Woods

12:14 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Managing Misunderstandings: Navigating Tricky Nutrition Conversations
Speaker: Vicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS

12:20 PM - 12:55 PM
Consult & Connect: Expert Office Hours

1:29 PM - 2:30 PM
CE 4 SESSION BLOCK

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Antibiotics Are Not a Force Field: Proper Perioperative Antibiotic Use
Speaker: Karl C. Maritato, DVM, DACVS-SA

Breaking Bad News: Communication Techniques for Success
Speaker: Rachel Venable, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Mitigating Fear, Anxiety, and Stress for Dogs in Isolation and Quarantine Housing
Speaker: Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB

2:44 PM - 3:45 PM
CE 5 SESSION BLOCK

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
A Sigh of Relief: Why the Growing Trend Of Veterinarians Choosing Relief Work Is Not a Zero-Sum Game
Speaker: Charles McMillan, DVM

Chronic Kidney Disease
Speaker: Kelly Cairns, DVM, MS, DACVIM

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

4:29 PM - 5:30 PM
CE 6 SESSION BLOCK

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Pawsitive Teamwork: Building Harmony for a Stronger Vet Team
Speaker: Pam Stevenson, CVPM

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Heartworm Preventive Resistance: Where Do We Go From Here?
Speaker: Michael W. Dryden, DVM, PhD, DACVM

9:14 AM - 10:15 AM
CE 2 SESSION BLOCK

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Dystocia and Cesarean Section in Small Ruminants
Speaker: Brianna A. Jordan, DVM, MS

Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma in Dogs
Speaker: Joshua Broadwater, DVM, DACVO

Practical Periodontal Pearls
Speaker: Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC

Mechanical Ventilation Made Easy
Speaker: Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:59 AM - 12:00 PM
CE 3 SESSION BLOCK

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Canine and Feline Heartworm Updates: Dirofilaria Diagnostic Dilemmas
Speaker: Christine Garrett, DVM

Get Clients to Stop Being Late
Speaker: Wendy S. Myers, CVJ

Laser Clarity: Decoding the Physics and Classification System in Veterinary Therapy
Speaker: Rachel Starr, DVM

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:29 PM - 2:30 PM
CE 4 SESSION BLOCK

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Finding the Pain Management Expert Inside of You
Speaker: Michael Petty, DVM, CVPP, CVMA, CCRT, CAAPM

Shining a Light on Healing: The Essentials of Integrating Laser Therapy Into Veterinary Practice
Speaker: Rachel Starr, DVM 

What Is New in Critical Care
Speaker: Adesola Odunayo, DVM, MS, DACVECC

2:44 PM - 3:45 PM
CE 5 SESSION BLOCK

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Where Did All These Ticks Come From and Now What?
Speaker: Michael W. Dryden, DVM, PhD, DACVM.

2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
On-Farm Management of Septic Arthritis
Speaker: Brianna A. Jordan, DVM, MS

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM|
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

4:59 PM - 6:00 PM
CE 6 SESSION BLOCK

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Diagnostics in Ophthalmology: Getting the Most Out of These Minimally Invasive Tests
Speaker: Joshua Broadwater, DVM, DACVO

Squabbling Feline Housemates: Treating Feline Intraspecies Aggression
Speaker: Wailani Sung, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVB, FFCP

Sunday, Aug 24, 2025   

6:59 AM - 8:00 AM
CE 1 SESSION BLOCK

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Emergency Care Redefined: Essential Elements for GP's Providing Emergency Services
Speaker: Tannetje Crocker, DVM

New Frontiers: Advances in Canine Orthopedics
Speaker: Samuel P. Franklin, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

9:14 AM - 10:15 AM
CE 2 SESSION BLOCK

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Acute Pain Management in Cats
Speaker: Michael Petty, DVM, CVPP, CVMA, CCRT, CAAPM

Fracture Evaluation and Management Using Casts and Splints
Speaker: Samuel P. Franklin, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR

Weeding Out the Evidence
Speaker: Fred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIM

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Exhibit Hall Hours

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:59 AM - 12:00 PM
CE 3 SESSION BLOCK

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Geriatric Ophthalmology.
Speaker: Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO

Microscopic Monsters
Speaker: Richard Gerhold, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM

1:44 PM - 2:45 PM
CE 4 SESSION BLOCK

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Nonsurgical Management of Osteoarthritis
Speaker: Samuel P. Franklin, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR

Risk Assessment for Canine Aggression
Speaker: Wailani Sung, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVB, FFCP