Thursday, Sep 4, 2025

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
When Nutrition is the Enemy: Refeeding Syndrome
Speaker: Megan Brashear, RVT, VTS

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Head's Up! Managing Traumatic Brain Injuries
Speaker: David Cowan

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Post Resuscitation - Now It's Time for Stayin Alive
Speaker: Leslie Wereszczak, MS, LVMT

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Family Witnessed Resuscitation in Veterinary Medicine: Good or Bad?
Speaker: Dr. Jamie Burkitt, DVM, DACVECC

Fibrinolytic Disorders: Where Are We? / Factor XIII - The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
Speaker: Dr. Ian DeStefano, DVM, DACVECC

Murmur Rumors, Understanding Heart Murmurs
Speaker: Alice Murtas, BS

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Practice Leadership Luncheon
Speaker: Robin Brogdon, MA

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Massive Transfusion - Practicalities in Dogs and Cats
Speaker: Dr. Claire Sharp, BSc, BVMS(Hons)

Parvovirus - The Never Ending Story
Speaker: Dr. Simon Hagley, BVSc

Renal Blood Flow & GFR
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Greensmith

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Neurohormonal Abnormalities of Sepsis
Speaker: Dr. Jamie Kopper, DVM

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Toxicities in the ICU
Speaker: Jeff Backus, RVT, VTS

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Hypersensitivity Reactions
Speaker: Dr. M. Ryan Smith, DVM, DACVECC

Acute Kidney Injury
Speaker: Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS

Friday, Sep 5, 2025

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Veterinary Urgent, Emergent, and Critical Care - Why are the Differences so Confusing?
Speakers:
Robin Brogdon, MA
Dr. Jessica Dugan, DVM, MBA
Dr. Elisa Mazzaferro, MS DVM PhD, DACVECC
Dr. Ethan McEnroe, DVM
Dr. Kara Nelsen, DVM, MPH

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
I'd Tap That: Indications and Techniques for Successful Joint Taps
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Johnson, DVM, MVSc

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Shock States: Evidence-Based Strategies for Effective Management
Speaker: Dr. Kate Farrell, DVM, DACVECC

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM|
Cancer in the ER: Acute Care of the Chronic Patient
Speaker: Dr. Kelly Chaffin, DVM, MSpVM

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Advanced Blood Gas Interpretation
Speaker: Megan Brashear, RVT, VTS

Foreign Approaches to Foreign Bodies
Speaker: Dr. Rebekah Donaldson, BVSc(hons)

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The Ethics of Advanced Veterinary Care
Speaker: Dr. Nathan Peterson, DVM, MBE, DACVECC

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Scale Tales: Challenging Reptile Cases
Speaker: Dr. Grayson Doss, DVM,

Saturday, Sep 6, 2025

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
A Vet and a Human Doc Walk Into an ER: A Cross-Species Look at Emergency Intoxications and Envenomations
Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Cohen, MD

Diagnosing and Treating High Output Heart Failure
Speaker: Dr. Teresa DeFrancesco, DVM

Peri-partum Hemorrhage in the Broodmare: A Hemodynamic Dilemma
Speaker: Dr. Rana Bozorgmanesh

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Anaesthesia Unleashed: A Hands-On Workshop for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians!
Speakers:
Michelle Albino, LVT, VTS
Mrs. Marcia Fletcher, RVNS,
Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS
Ms. Anita Parkin, RVN, AVN, Dip (Surgery & ECC), VTS

Managing the "Blocked" Cat- Fundamentals of Feline Urethral Obstruction
Speakers:
Dr. Edward Baker, DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Jessica Sands, DVM, DACVECC
Jessica Thompson, RVT, LVT, VTS
Dr. Lance Wheeler, DVM, DACVECC

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Don't Drop the Beat - Approaching the Post-Operative Cardiac Surgery Patient
Speakers: Dr. Thomas Greensmith, BVetMed

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Exhibit Hall

Sunday, Sep 7, 2025

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Common Cardiac Misconceptions
Speakers: Dr. Lisa Murphy, DVM, DACVECC

Fluids! Where Do They Go and How to Make Them Stay!
Speakers: Mr. Karl Alon, AS, RVT

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Beginners Guide to Ventilation in Critical Care and Anesthesia
Speakers: Megan Brashear, RVT, VTS

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Controversies in Cardiology: A Case-Base Approach
Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski

Lessons from Loss: A Reflection on the Cases that Change Us
Speakers: Sarah Harris, CVT, VTS

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Hipertesión Pulmonar en la Sala de Emergencias (Pulmonary Hypertension in the ER)
Speakers: Dr. José Zúñiga, MVZ

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Ethical Dilemmas in Error Management: Navigating the Grey Areas
Speakers: Mrs. Theresa Cosper-Roberts

Monday, Sep 8, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Mechanical Ventilation - Beyond Spontaneous Breathing
Speakers: Mrs. Marcia Fletcher, RVNS

The Tale of 4 Felines – Vet BLUE and TFAST in the Respiratory Distressed Cat
Speakers: Dr. Gregory Lisciandro, DVM, DABVP, DACVECC