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