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HVMA 72nd Annual Conference

Wednesday November 5, 2025 

Veterinarian Orthopedic Lab

8:00 AM
Beale/Hulse Fracture Skills - Essentials to Fracture Repair for General Practitioners

Fish Workshop Lectures Open to All Attendees
Francis-Floyd

Intro to Aquaculture Production
Yanong
Intro to Aquatic Animal Husbandry


10:00 AM
Fish Workshop Lectures Open to All Attendees

Kebus
Economics in Aquaculture: Producer and Veterinarian / Health Management / Interactive Q & A


12:00 PM
LUNCH


Veterinarian Orthopedic Lab
1:00 PM
Beale/Hulse 

Fracture Skills - Essentials to Fracture Repair for General Practitioners
Soto-Martinez 
Diseases of Fresh Water Finfish

Parts III & IV 
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Soto-Martinez

Diagnostic and Sampling Techniques
Francis-Floyd/Brodsky Diseases of Aquatic Invertebrates


Thursday November 6, 2025 

Veterinarian Orthopedic Lab
8:00 AM
Beale/Hulse

Joint Instability Skills – Essentials to Restoring Stability to Unstable Joints 


Veterinarian and Vet Technician Workshops

Dental Radiograph Positioning Lab


Fish Workshop Lectures Open to All Attendees
Cotliarenko/Brodsky
Regulatory Compliance in Aquatic Animal Practice I
Yanong 
Biosecurity, Disease Surveillance, Laboratory Selection


Fish Workshop Lectures Open to All Attendees
 10:00 AM
Cotliarenko/Brodsky

Regulatory Compliance in Aquatic Animal Practice II


Veterinarian and Vet Technician Workshops 
11:00 AM
Wright

Pain Management and Physical Medicine Workshop

Fish Workshop Lectures Open to All Attendees
Brodsky

Collecting and Submitting Samples for Exports and Regulatory Compliance


12:00 PM
LUNCH


Veterinarian Orthopedic Lab
1:00 PM

Joint Instability Skills – Essentials to Restoring Stability to Unstable Joints 


Fish Workshop Lectures Open to All Attendees

Enrollment Limited -Registration Required

Parts III & IV
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM


Veterinarian Orthopedic Lab

Stability to Unstable Joints


Veterinarian and Vet Technician Workshops
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Brown

Laser Therapeutics Lab


Friday November 7, 2025

8:00 AM
Pierce
Things I Wish I Remembered from Vet School: Commonly Encountered Ocular Problems

Pierce
Things I Wish I Remembered from Vet School: Commonly Encountered Ocular Problems

Mullins
Wound Management
Stokes
That Darn Cat - Veterinary Adventures in Vomiting Cats 

9:00 AM
Mullins
Surgical Approaches to GI Surgery

10:00 AM
Stokes
Management of Chronic Diarrhea

10:30 AM
Scott

Medical Errors in Veterinary Medicine

Cotliarenko/Wong
Interstate/International Health Certificate Tips


11:30 AM
LUNCH


1:00 PM
Pierce

Ophthalmic Procedures for the General Practitioner 

Yanong
Veterinarian's Guide to Aquaculture and Aquarium Systems

Mullins
Emergency Abdominal Surgery

2:00 PM
Scott
The Art of Veterinary Nursing:
Maximizing Technician Utilization for Optimal Care


3:00 PM
BREAK


3:30 PM
Pierce

Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease in Dogs and Cats

Amstutz
Navigating the Landscape of Arthritis Supplements:
Making Informed Choices

Scott
RECOVER Initiative:
Updates on Veterinary CPR and Advanced Life Support Techniques

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Amstutz
Muscle Matters:
The Importance of Maintaining Muscle Mass for Pet Vitality

Saturday November 8, 2025

Veterinarian Lecture
8:00 AM

Stokes
Making Sense of the New UTI Antimicrobial Recommendations


Veterinarian Large Animal Lecture
8:00 AM
Muir
Anesthetizing and Monitoring Horses Safely


Veterinarian Lecture with Japanese Translation
8:00 AM
Wright
Pain Physiology and Analgesic Drugs


Vet Technician Lecture
8:00 AM

Mastering Venous Access: From Basic to Advanced Techniques


Veterinarian Lecture
9:00 AM
Stokes
Managing Liver Disease


Veterinarian Large Animal Lecture
9:00 AM
Muir

Pain: Mechanisms, Issues,Treatments


Veterinarian Lecture with Japanese Translation
9:00 AM
Wright
Pain Physiology and Analgesic Drugs


Vet Technician Lecture
9:00 AM
Scott
Mastering Venous Access:
From Basic to Advanced Techniques


Veterinarian Lecture
10:00 AM

BREAK


Veterinarian Large Animal Lecture
10:00 AM

BREAK


Veterinarian Lecture with Japanese Translation
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pierce

Geriatric Ophthalmology: What to Expect from the Aging Eye 


Vet Technician Lecture
10:00 AM

 BREAK


Veterinarian Lecture
10:30 AM

Pharmacology of Induction Drugs, Mitigating Drugs, PIVA and TIVA


Veterinarian Large Animal Lecture
10:30 AM

Muir
IV Fluid Therapy


Vet Technician Lecture
10:30 AM

Scott
Emergency Care in the General Practice Setting: Effective Nursing Strategies


11:30 AM
BREAK


Veterinarian Lecture
1:00 PM
Wright
ECG Interpretation


Veterinarian Large Animal Lecture
1:00 PM
Bertone
Regenerative Medicine and Umbilical Tissue Allograft for Use in Joints and Ligaments


Veterinarian Lecture with Japanese Translation
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Approach to Collapse


Vet Technician Lecture
1:00 PM
Rollings
Busting Dental Myths: Fact vs Fiction in Animal Oral Health


Veterinarian Lecture
2:00 PM
Wright
Hypotension, Inotropes, and Pressors


Veterinarian Large Animal Lecture
2:00 PM
Bertone
Lameness Discussion


Vet Technician Lecture
2:00 PM

Rollings
Don't Just Clean Teeth: Steps to a Comprehensive Oral and Radiographic Evaluation


Veterinarian Lecture
3:00 PM
Rollings
Nerve Blocks for our Dental Patients


Veterinarian Large Animal Lecture
3:00 PM

Wright
Integrative Pain Lecture


Vet Technician Lecture
3:00 PM
Stokes
Improving the Life of Feline Patients with CKD