Friday May 29
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
The Tree Pose Philosophy: Strong roots (GPs) + Reaching Branches (Specialists), Tips for Collaboration
Speaker
• Jessica Larson, DVM
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Don’t Lead Me Wrong: Hidden Habits That Harm Veterinary Teams
Speaker
• Susie Crockett
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
From Data Chaos to Clinic Zen: AI Tools That Actually Make Your Life Easier
Speaker
• Kathleen Allison-Black
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
It's Just a Spay: What Could Go Wrong?
Speaker
• Kirk Miller
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:59 AM - 10:15 AM
CE 2 SESSION BLOCK: Keynote
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
From Swipe to Savings: Cutting Credit Card Costs in Veterinary Practices
Speakers
• Michael Sclafani
• Brendan Ivory
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
The Gut–Skin Connection: Whole Food Strategies to Strengthen Immunity and Improve Atopy
Speaker
• Susan Bohrer, DVM, CVA, CVFT
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
For Feline Diabetes, It's a Whole New Game
Speaker
• Laura Rose, BVMS
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Food as Medicine: TCVM Whole Food Therapy and Balanced Home Cooking Recipes to support and Prevent Chronic Disease
Speaker
• Susan Bohrer, DVM, CVA, CVFT
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What Lies Beneath: A Buyer's Perspective on Risk, Readiness, and Deal Sustainability
Speaker
• Terri Lambe, MBA, CC, MHFA
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Exit Strategy Essentials: Retaining Your Team Through a Practice Transition
Speaker
• Christopher Rocchio, DVM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
-Ancient Danger, Emerging Threat: Living with Lyme
Speaker
• Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DACVM (Parasitology)
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Anesthesia, Sedation, and Cardiac Disease
Speaker
• Kristen Ward, BSN-RN, RVT, VTS (AA)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Beyond the Transaction: Navigating Veterinary Practice Transitions with Strategy, Legacy, and Emotional Intelligence
Speaker
• Terri Lambe, MBA, CC, MHFA
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Animal Hoarding 101: Cases, Consequences, and Care
Speaker
• Kirk Miller
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Scolex and the City: Tapeworms Gone Global
Speaker
• Christopher Lee, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DACVM (Parasitology)
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Internal Medicine Pearls for Crunchy Patients
Speakers
• Molly Brinkmann, DVM
• Jessica Larson, DVM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Client De-escalation and Managing Client Conflict
Speaker
• Susie Crockett
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Practical Canine Cardiology - Let's Get to the Heart of the Matter
Speaker
• Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ, CCFP, Elite FFCP-V
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Why Ownership Pays: Part 2 - Vision, Financial Foundations, and Return on Investment (ROI)
Speaker
• Missy Tasky, DVM
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Ownership on Purpose: Is Practice Ownership the Right Move for You?
Speaker
• Missy Tasky, DVM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Calm, Cool, and Sedated: Practical Pearls for Everyday Procedures
Speaker
• Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Feline GI Focus: Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Intestinal Disorders
Speaker
• Frédéric Gaschen
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Novelty: The Answer to Happiness, Part 2
Speaker
• Elle Benson
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
When the Beat Drops Out... Under Anesthesia
Speaker
• Kristen Ward, BSN-RN, RVT, VTS (AA)
Saturday May 30
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Hitting The Right Note with Your Ophthalmic Exam
Speaker
• Kenneth Pierce
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Anesthesia Without Age Limits: Tips for Geriatric Patients
Speaker
• Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Gut Instincts: Mastering Gastrointestinal Surgery for the General Practitioner
Speaker
• Karl C. Maritato, DVM, DACVS-SA
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:59 AM - 12:00 PM
Tibial Tuberosity Advancement. Introducing MMP
Speaker
• Bruce Nwadike, DVM, DACVS, MRCVS
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
From Swipe to Savings: Cutting Credit Card Costs in Veterinary Practices
Speakers
• Michael Sclafani
• Brendan Ivory
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Beyond Kibble: Integrative Whole Food Therapy and Home-Cooked Diets for Pets
Speaker
• Susan Bohrer, DVM, CVA, CVFT
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
High-Tech Healing: What GPs Should Know About Cyberknife Radiation
Speaker
• Siobhan Haney
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
What comes first? How to triage
Speaker
• Tami Lind
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Details Coming Soon from Legally Mine
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Clinic Communications to Curtail Client Complaints
Speaker
• Michael Shirley, BS, FFCP Elite
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Growing the Owner’s Edge: Part 1 – Leadership, Teams, and Scalable Practice Growth
Speaker
• Missy Tasky, DVM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Dry To Not Miss a Note: Prestissimo KCS!
Speaker
• Kenneth Pierce
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Back in Action: Practical Spinal Exams and Managing Spinal Disorders
Speaker
• Karl C. Maritato, DVM, DACVS-SA
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Battling Cancer with Radiation: Must-Know Cases for the GP
Speaker
• Siobhan Haney
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Behavioral Euthanasia Considerations: Bringing the Conversation Out of the Shadows
Speaker
• Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Management of Wounds
Speaker
• Brian Bretz, DVM, MBA, DACVS
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Technicians Guide to Trauma
Speaker
• Tami Lind
