Tuesday, Sep 11, 2025
8:00 am - 8:50 am
From Clicks to Clients: Leveraging AI for Smarter Veterinary Marketing
Speaker: Caitlin DeWilde, DVM
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Break
9:00 am - 9:50 am
Where Has All the Confidence Gone
Speaker: Ryan Gibson, DVM, DACVIM
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Break
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Discerning Differentials for Dizzy and Down Dogs
Speaker: Ryan Gibson, DVM, DACVIM
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Improving Workplace Productivity
Speaker: David McCormick, MS, CVA
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm
How Perks & Other Beneifts Affect Value
Speaker: David McCormick, MS, CVA
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2025
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Unlocking the Power of Whole Team Utilization that Drives Practice Success
Speaker: Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM, SPHR
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Break
9:00 am - 9:50 am
Leading From The Middle: How Credentialed Technicians Build, Trust, Empower Others, and Elevate Teams
Speaker: Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM, SPHR
9:50 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
9:50 am - 5:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 am - 11:20 am
Oncology in Everyday Practice: Yes, You Can!
Speaker: Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM, SPHR
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Diagnostic Dilemmas and Optimal Diagnosis of Pancreatitis in Dogs
Speaker: Harry Cridge, MVB, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA
12:20 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
Going Beyond Supportive and Sympatomatic Care: Updates on the Management of Pancreatitis
Speaker: Harry Cridge, MVB, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Picking the Right Diet for the Chronic Enteropathy Dog
Speaker: Harry Cridge, MVB, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA
3:30 pm - 4:20 pm
Session #1
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Reception
Thursday, Sep 13, 2025
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Urban Legends in Toxicology
Speaker: Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT
What Do You Do When a Client Says No
Speaker: Melissa Tompkins-Lewis, BS, CVPM, PHRca, CCFP
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Break
9:00 am - 9:50 am
How to Communicate with Clients and Other Team Members by Understanding Body Language
Speaker: Melissa Tompkins-Lewis, BS, CVPM, PHRca, CCFP
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Chasing Innovation: Embracing Collaboration and Growth in Challenging Environments
Speaker: Ryan Leak
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Manager Guilt: Why We Have It and How Do We Get Rid of It
Speaker: Melissa Tompkins-Lewis, BS, CVPM, PHRca, CCFP