Sunday, February 15
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Scoping with Confidence: Removing Gastric Foreign Bodies with Endoscopy
Speaker
• Todd Tams (DVM, DACVIM)
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Practical Dentistry: A Hands On Lab for Confident Care
Speakers
• Stephanie Goldschmidt (BVM&S, DAVDC)
• Maria Soltero-Rivera (DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC)
• Keith Stein (DVM)
• Leah Taylor (DVM)
• Curt Ritchie (DVM, DAVDC)
9:00 AM to 10:50 AM
The Employee Life Cycle
Speaker
• Melissa Tompkins-Lewis (CVPM, PHRCA, CCFP)
9:00 AM to 9:50 AM
Essential Field Surgeries in Food Animal Practice
Speaker
• Meredyth Jones Cook (DVM, MS, DACVIM)
10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
Establishing Your Fundamentals in Oral Surgery
Speaker
• Boaz Arzi (DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FF-AVDF-OMFS)
10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
See It to Treat It: Bovine Ocular Anesthesia & Surgery
Speaker
• Meredyth Jones Cook (DVM, MS, DACVIM)
10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
Catch Your Breath: Oxygen Therapy
Speaker
• Michelle Rice (VTS (ECC), LVT)
11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
Difficulties in Opening or Closing the Mouth
Speaker
• Boaz Arzi (DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FF-AVDF-OMFS)
11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
Managing Dystocia in Cattle: From Assessment to Resolution
Speaker
• Clinton Roof (MS, MPH, DVM)
11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
Don't Lose the Telephone Game: How to Make Your Rounds More Meaningful
Speaker
• Michelle Rice (VTS (ECC), LVT)
11:00 AM to 12:50 PM
The DEA Escape Room: Crack the Compliance Code
Speaker
• Lauren Forsythe (MBA, DICVP, PharmD)
12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
From Backyard Calves to Commercial Herds: Colostrum Management Across Production Scales
Speaker
• Clinton Roof (MS, MPH, DVM)
12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
From Mess to Success: Managing & Preventing House Soiling
Speaker
• Tabitha Kucera (RVT, CCBC, KPA-CTP, VTS (Behavior)
1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Laparoscopic Scoping the Abdomen with Confidence
Speaker
• Eric Monnet (DVM, PhD, DACVS, DECVS)
1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Strengthen Your Equine Ocular Skills: Hands On Techniques for the Mixed & Large Animal Practitioner
Speakers
• Leslie Easterwood (DVM)
• Miranda Britton
Monday, February 16
7:00 AM to 7:50 AM
Proactive Osteoarthritis Care: Can we Extend a Dog's Lifespan by Preserving their Mobility?
Speakers
• Carolina Medina (DVM, CVA, DACVSMR, CVPP)
• Kristin Kirkby Shaw (MS, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR, PhD)
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Scoping with Confidence: Removing Gastric Foreign Bodies with Endoscopy
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Practical Canine Dentistry: A Hands on Lab for Confident Care
Speakers
• Melissa Guillory (DVM, DAVDC)
• Melissa Blazevich (DVM, DAVDC)
• Jennifer Mathis (DVM, DAVDC)
• Ben Fredregill
• Erin McNichols (CFVP)
• Caroline Washington (DVM, DAVDC)
• Vanessa Huizar LVT, VTS (Dentistry)
• Angie Parker (VTS)
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Building Confidence in Small Animal Urgent Care Ultrasound
Speakers
• Megan Uerling (DVM, DACVR)
• Nate Nelson (DVM, MS, DACVR)
• Reynsen Shigemoto (DVM, DACVR, MS)
• Elizabeth Huynh (DVM, MS, DACVR)
• Kate Sippel (DVM, DACVR)
• Jonathan Hayles (DVM, MS, DACVR)
12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
I'm Supposed to Lead, But I Don't Know How: The Critical Need to Develop Middle Managers in Veterinary Practices
Speaker
• Amanda Donnelly (DVM, MBA)
12:00 PM to 1:50 PM
Better Living Through Chemistry: Understanding Neurochemical Modulation to Improve Comfort in Hospitalized Patients
Speakers
• Shana Gilbert-Gregory (VMD MS DACVB)
• Julia Albright (DVM MA DACVB)
2:00 PM to 2:50 PM
Gaining Perspective for Preserving the Utility of Anthelmintics
Speaker
• Daniel Cummings (DVM, DABVP BEEF CATTLE PRACTICE)
3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Field-Based Umbilical Hernia Repair: Practical Surgical Solutions in Large Animal Practice
Speaker
• Clinton Roof (MS, MPH, DVM)
3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Round Table Discussion in Oral Medicine (Canine)
Speakers
• Boaz Arzi (DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FF-AVDF-OMFS)
• Maria Soltero-Rivera (DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Breaking Barriers in Parasitology - De-Bugging Vector borne Disease: Diagnostic Advancements to Simplify Case Management
Speaker
• Wade Burton (DVM)
4:15 PM to 5:00 PM
The Evolution of Cancer Diagnostics: An Update on Screening & Early Diagnosis of Canine Lymphoma
Speaker
• Pamela Jones DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), DACVR (RADIATION ONCOLOGY)
Tuesday, February 17
7:00 AM to 7:50 AM
Sick Fish 101: Common Infectious & Non-Infectious Diseases of Pet Fish
Speaker
• Jessie Sanders DVM, DABVP (FISH PRACTICE)
7:00 AM to 7:50 AM
Practice Management 101: Knowing the Basics
Speaker
• David McCormick (MS, CVA)
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Building Confidence in Small Animal Urgent Care Ultrasound
Speakers
• Megan Uerling (DVM, DACVR)
• Nate Nelson (DVM, MS, DACVR)
• Reynsen Shigemoto (DVM, DACVR, MS)
• Elodie Huget (DVM, DACVR)
• Elizabeth Huynh (DVM, MS, DACVR)
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Building Confidence in Small Animal Urgent Care Ultrasound
Speakers
• Megan Uerling (DVM, DACVR)
• Nate Nelson (DVM, MS, DACVR)
• Reynsen Shigemoto (DVM, DACVR, MS)
• Becky Urion (DVM, DACVR-DI, DACVR-EDI, MAg)
• Elizabeth Huynh (DVM, MS, DACVR)
• Elodie Huget (DVM, DACVR)
11:45 AM to 12:45 PM
Behind the Slowing Down: Identifying Pain in Seniors
Speaker
• Monica Tarantino (DVM)
12:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Unburdened: Evidence-Based Workshop to Decrease Stress from Client Interactions
Speakers
• Mary Beth Spitznagel (PhD)
• Nikki Bennett
1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Practical Rabbit & Rodent Dentistry: A Hands On Lab for Confident Care
Speakers
• Christoph Mans (DVM, MBA, DIPL ACZM)
• Ivana Levy (DVM)
Wednesday, February 18
7:00 AM to 7:50 AM
Condor in Crisis! A Case Study on Ethics in Wildlife Medicine
Speaker
• Marcie Logsdon (DVM, DABVP (AVIAN PRACTICE)
7:00 AM to 7:50 AM
Challenges in Managing the Older Horse
Speaker
• Rob Keene (DVM)
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Practical Canine Dentistry: A Hands On Lab for Confident Care
Speakers
• Melissa Guillory (DVM, DAVDC)
• Melissa Blazevich (DVM, DAVDC)
• Jennifer Mathis (DVM, DAVDC)
• Erin McNichols (CFVP)
• Caroline Washington (DVM, DAVDC)
• Vanessa Huizar LVT, VTS (Dentistry)
• Angie Parker (VTS)
7:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Hands On Veterinary Dentistry for Techs: Cleaning, Maintenance & Local Anesthesia
Speakers
• Tammi Smith CVT, RVT, M. ED., VTS (Dentistry)
• Chad Heintz RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
• Denise Rollings CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
11:45 AM to 12:45 PM
Healing from the Bowl: Whole Food Therapy for Diabetes & Cushings Disease
Speaker
• Susan Bohrer (DVM)
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Healing with Whole Foods: Whole Food Therapy Using Real Food - Not Processed Food
Speaker
• Susan Bohrer (DVM)
1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
From Fuzzy to Focused: A Hands On Lab Optimizing Dental Radiographs
Speakers
• Tammi Smith CVT, RVT, M. ED., VTS (Dentistry)
• Chad Heintz RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
• Denise Rollings CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
1:30 PM to 5:30 PM
From Sternal to Lateral Recumbency: Practicing Point of Care Ultrasound
Speakers
• Valerie Madden (DVM, DACVECC)
• Soren Boysen (DVM, DACVECC)
• Julien Guillaumi (DVM, DACVECC, DECVE)
• Serge Chalhoub (DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), BSc)
• Rita Hanel (DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SA INT MED))
4:00 PM to 4:50 PM
Reflux Disease In Dogs
Speaker
• Megan Grobman DVM, MS, DACVIM, PhD
