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Fetch Long Beach Veterinary Conference 2025

Fri Dec 05
 

Welcome to Fetch
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Speaker

Adam Christman, DVM, MBA

7:45 AM - 9:00 AM 
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM 
Anesthesia, Sedation and Cardiac Disease
Speaker
Kristen Ward, BSN-RN, RVT, VTS

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM 
Geriatric Ophthalmology
Speaker
Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO

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

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Hitchhikers NOT Welcome:
Kicking Ticks and Other Parasites to the Curb
Speaker
Kathryn E. Reif, MSPH, PhD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Feline Diabetes Mellitus: Update on Monitoring and Clinical Approach
Speaker
Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, Vet MB, MA, MS, DACVIM

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
How Many Ways Can Cats Get Rid of Teeth?
Speaker
Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Blueprint to Ownership:
A Veterinarian’s Guide to Becoming a Practice Owner
Speaker
Jennifer Bruns, DVM, MPVM

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

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
When Good Days Go Bad:
Adverse Events in Veterinary Practice
Speaker
Linda J. Ellis, DVM

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 
Animal Vision: Changes in Adaptation
Speaker
Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Hear Me Roar! Laryngeal Paralysis
Speaker
Shadi Ireifej, DVM, DACVS

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 
Don't Worry, Pee Happy:
Feline Urethral Obstructions
Speaker
Erik Zager, DVM, DACVECC

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 
Neurologic Manifestations of Metabolic Disease: The Great Imposters
Speaker
Karen Kline, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Anti-Hero:
A Variety of Anti-inflammatory and Antimicrobial Therapies for Management of Canine Allergic Dermatitis
Speaker
Brittany Lancellotti, DVM, DACVD

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Anti-NGF Monoclonal Antibodies: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Speaker
Michael C. Petty, DVM, CCRT, CVPP

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Anesthesia M & M rounds
Speaker
Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS

5:45 PM - 7:00 PM 
Selling Your Practice:
Maximizing the Value in a Sale
Speaker
Kathryn Stieh, DVM, MS

Fri Dec 06
 

Welcome to Fetch
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM

Speaker
Adam Christman, DVM, MBA

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Confidence in Cancer Care:
Practical Approaches to Lymphoma Diagnosis and Management
Speaker
Pamela D. Jones, DVM, DACVIM

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Speaker

Douglas Thamm, VMD, DACVIM

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

10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Consult & Connect:
Expert Office Hours

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM 
Building an OA Protocol:
How to Mobilize Your Team
Speaker
Denis J. Marcellin-Little, DEDV, DACVS

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
A Practical Approach to Pain Scoring in General Practice
Speaker
Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA

2:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Banning TickTalk Won’t Help Our Patients
Speaker
Philip Bosse, DVM

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 
Anesthetic Monitoring and Equipment:
To Trust or Not to Trust?
Speaker
Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 
Pets and Poverty
Speaker
Jon Geller, DVM, DABVP

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
30 Tips from The ER
Speaker
Jon Geller, DVM, DABVP

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

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM 
Anesthesia/Analgesia for Brachycephalic Patients
Speaker
Amanda M. Shelby, RVT, VTS

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM 
Chill Out: Incorporating Conditioned Relaxation Techniques Into Behavioral Therapy
Speaker
Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM 
Top 5 Most Common Orthopedic Conditions
Speaker
Courtney Campbell, DVM, DACVS-SA