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Full Schedule

  • Sunday, February 19, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    HO04 - Canine Extraction Lab & Regional Nerve Blocks
  • 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    HO10 - Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound
  • 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    HO19 - Updating Your Ocular Surgical Techniques for the Primary Care Practitioner
  • 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM
    HO26 - CrCL: Meniscal Treatment & ECS Isolock Laboratory
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    EQ23 - Triage of the Equine Neonate
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    EQ27 - Who, What, When, Where & Why: Practical Equine Pre-hab & Rehab Strategies
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    EX01 - Backyard Chickens: The Basics
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    FA01 - A Beekeeper Called, Now What?: Applying Veterinary Principles to a Novel Species
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    PM12 - What Job Candidates Really Want
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    S39A - Thinking about Thinking: The Craft of Critical Thinking
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    S43A - The Evolution of Photobiomodulation (Laser) Therapy to Everyday Patient Care
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    VT21 - Mythbusters: ECC Nursing Myths & Truths
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    VT53 - Turn the Negativity Around: How to Convert a Team's Thinking
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    PM03P - Selling to Corporate: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    S44AP - Etiology & Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs – Just Too Much Fat?
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA024 - Point-of-care Ultrasound for the Emergency Diagnosis of CHF in Small Animals
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA049 - Dermatology Emergencies: A Case-based Discussion, Part I
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA073 - Nutritional Management of Chronic Enteropathies: What Diet is Best?
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA117 - Sweet & Sour: Low Stress Management of the Diabetic Cat
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA139 - Hospice Conversations: How to Answer the Question "I Just Don't Want Him to Suffer"
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA165 - Introduction to Veterinary Ozone
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA183 - Precision Medicine in Cancer - What Precisely is It?
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA197 - Those “Other” Pain Drugs: Fact & Fiction PARENTERAL Use in the Peri-Operative Setting
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA257 - Should We Still Give a Dog a Bone? Thinking Through Foods & Treats for Dental Health
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM
    SA261 - Early Chronic Kidney Disease
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 PM
    S34A - 4 Realities Exposed: A Visual Tour of Heartworm Disease
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    EQ24 - Equine Colic: What Is It & How Can We Prevent It
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    EQ28 - Quick on Their Feet: Managing Equine Endocrine Disease in the Performance Athlete
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    EX02 - Feather Damaging Behavior: A Different Approach to an Old Problem
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    FA02 - When Honey Bees get Sick: The Most Common Diseases, Pests, & Parasites Inside a Hive
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    PM13 - Create A Culture Of Adaptability & Accountability
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    S22A - The Importance of Early Cancer Detection in Dogs
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    S34B - Let's Talk Lifestyle Vaccines: Having the Conversation with Pet Owners
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    S39B - Motivational Interviewing
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    S43B - Regenerative Medicine Platelet Rich Plasma and Intra-Articular Injection Techniques
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    S62A - Avian Influenza (AI) & Newcastle Disease (ND)
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    VT22 - Just Breathe: Handling Respiratory Emergencies
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    VT54 - It Is Your Hospital Too, Stop the Blame: Taking Responsibility in Your Team
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    PM04P - Exit Strategies in a Post COVID-19 Marketplace
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    S44BP - Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs – More Than Meets the Eye
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA019 - When Should I Prescribe Pimobendan (Vetmedin)?
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA050 - Dermatology Emergencies: A Case-based Discussion, Part II
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA069 - Risky Business: Occupational Hazards Abound in Veterinary Medicine!
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA074 - Harnessing the Power of Fiber to Manage Diarrhea in Dogs & Cats
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA118 - What's New Pussycat? Emerging Infectious Diseases in Cats
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA140 - Hospice Conversations: What to Say in Any Situation
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA166 - Introduction to Veterinary Prolotherapy
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA184 - Multiple Myeloma - All You Need to Know!
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA198 - Those “Other” Pain Drugs: PARENTERAL Use in the Chronic Pain Setting
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA258 - The Five Minute Nutrition Consult Part I: Interactive Case Discussions to Beef Up Your Nutrition Skills
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM
    SA262 - Preventing Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
  • 10:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    WS01 - Onboarding & Staff Retention
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    S21 - The Fight Against Big Box Retailers: What Every Clinic Should Know
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    EQ25 - Common Causes of Colic in Foals
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    EQ29 - Is It the Saddle or Is It Lameness?: Saddle Fit & Performance
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    EX03 - Management of Aggressive & Frightened Birds
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    FA03 - Feedlot Lameness Management
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    PM51 - Making Clients Part of Your Health Care Team
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    PM52 - Increasing Efficiency & Productivity in Your Practice
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    S22B - Updates in Liquid Biopsy: From Cancer Screening to Post-treatment monitoring
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    S34C - A Proactive Approach to Canine Osteoarthritis
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    S39C - Staying Engaged in the Profession & Helping Others Do the Same
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    S43C - Clinical Pathology Results During the Patient’s Visit: Why and How?
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    S62B - Antibiotic Use in Animals
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    VT23 - Urinary Tract Emergencies
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    VT55 - Turning Passion into Purpose: How I Found What Drives Me
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    S44CP - Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs – Are We Ready for a Paradigm Shift?
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA020 - Rational Dose Selection for ACE Inhibitors in Dogs
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA051 - Many Faces of Canine Pemphigus Foliaceus: Clinical Cases
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA070 - Disaster Mythology
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA075 - The Use (& Misuse) of Liver Diets
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA119 - Top Tips for Surviving the Blocked Cat
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA141 - Veterinary Hospice: Turning the Most Difficult Situations into Your Biggest Client Serving Opportunities
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA167 - Introduction to Microbiome Restorative Therapy (MBRT)
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA185 - Electrochemotherapy - A Stimulating Discussion on this New Oncology Treatment Modality
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA199 - Those “Other” Pain Drugs: Fact & Fiction ORAL Medications: Part 1
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM
    SA259 - The Five Minute Nutrition Consult Part II: More Interactive Case Discussions to Beef Up Your Nutrition Skills
  • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
    SP01 - A Conversation with Kristen Bell Presented by Boehringer Ingelheim
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    HO07 - Rabbit Dentistry Lab
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    HO11 - Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
    HO20 - Updating Your Ocular Surgical Techniques for the Primary Care Practitioner
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    S28 - The Future of Cancer Diagnosis
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    EQ30 - Straight from the Horse's Mouth: Bridle & Bit Fit, Injury & Recovery
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    EX11 - Managing Varroa: The Honey Bees Most Destructive Parasite
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    FA04 - Managing Newly Received Calves at the Backgrounder, Stocker or Feedlot Operation
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    FA08 - Bison, Session 1
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    PM43 - Effective Meetings to Motivate Your Team
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    PM54 - Words Matter: Using Better Client Communication Phrases
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    S31A - Obesity Prevention & Management
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    S39D - Following Your Passion: Career Choices for Veterinary Technicians
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    S43D - So You Think It's a Tumor
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    S45A - This Patient Has a Murmur & Cannot Get a Cardiology Consultation! What Should I Do?
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    VT24 - Trauma – It’s Not Just For Dogs! Managing Trauma in Cats
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    VT37 - Systemic Fungal Disease in the Canine and Feline Patient
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    S53AP - Recruitment & Retention: How to Make Your Practice the Practice of Choice?
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA007 - Feline Enrichment: Essential Component for the Prevention & Treatment of Feline Behavior Problems
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA021 - Case Studies in Canine Heart Disease
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA037 - Managing Periodontal Disease...Options for Saving the Salvageable
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA052 - Common Autoimmune & Immune-mediated Skin Diseases of Cats: Clinical Cases
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA120 - Let Food be Thy Medicine: Nutritional Support for Sick Cats
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA142 - The Art of Euthanasia
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA161 - Figuring Out What to Do: From Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Exam, Diagnosis to Creating a Point Prescription, Part I
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA200 - Those “Other” Pain Drugs: Fact, Fiction ORAL Medications: Part 2
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA263 - Managing the Patient with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
    SA076P - Thoracic POCUS - Case-based Discussion
  • 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    WS02 - Successfully Managing Conflict in Your Veterinary Practice
  • 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    WS17 - Design of an Emergency Animal Shelter
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    EQ26 - Equine Asthma: New Approaches to Treatment & Prevention
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    EX12 - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Honey Bee Bacterial Diseases
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    FA05 - Cattle Handling & Facilities
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    FA09 - Bison on Concentrate Feed for Finishing
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    PM15 - Eliminating Drama & Conflict in the Workplace
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    PM53 - Crisis or Crossroads: What Can Credentialed Veterinary Technicians Bring to Practice?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    S31B - Making Nutrition Communication Appetizing: Creative Strategies for ‘Weight’y Discussions
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    S39E - Patient Advocate & Personal Advocate: Speaking Up & Speaking Out as a Technician
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    S43E - New Research in Photobiomodulation: Laser Therapy in Veterinary Practice
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    S45B - The Challenges of Cats With Cardiac Conditions
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    S53B - Attract & Retain Doctors and Staff While Better Supporting Clients
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    S56A - Cultural Conditioning Reversed
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    VT38 - All the Various Viruses
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    VT56 - Paying Veterinary Technicians like Nurses: Is It Possible?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA008 - "Fix It Now!" Triaging & Safety Recommendations for Behavior Problems
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA022 - Case Studies in Feline Heart Disease
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA038 - Canine Dental Radiology & Advanced Imaging
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA053 - Dermatologic Cunundrums: The Cases that Make You Scratch Your Head - “Fungal” Diseases
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA121 - Management of Cat “Snot”: Upper Respiratory Diseases – Bacterial
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA129 - A Bird Emergency is Coming - Don’t Panic! 101 of Avian Emergency & Critical Care
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA162 - Figuring Out What to Do: From Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Exam, Diagnosis to Creating a Point Prescription, Part II
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA260 - Photobiomodulation in an ER/Urgent Care Setting
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA264 - Micturition Disorders in Male Dogs
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
    SA077P - Cardiac POCUS - Case-based Discussion
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    EQ13 - “I Thought the State Vet Was Going to Handle That!”: The Practitioner’s Role in Equine Infectious Disease Outbreaks
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    EX04 - Diagnosis & Surgical Intervention of Pet Chicken Abdominal Disease
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    FA06 - Beef Supply Chain Disruptors & Veterinary Medicine
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    FA10 - Bison, Session 3
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    PM16 - Avoiding Unhealthy Helping & Unhealthy Relationships at Work
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    PM42 - Top Tips to Talk to Your Clients About Money
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    S31C - Flab to Fab: 5 Lessons My Patients Have Taught Me About Defeating the Dreaded Duo (Obesity & Immobility)
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    S39F - The Doctor Technician Relationship: Friend, Not Foe
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    S43F - Non-Invasive Early Cancer Detection in General Practice: Catch Cancer in Its Tracks
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    S45C - A Practical Review of the Coughing Dog, is it Respiratory or Cardiac?
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    S53C - These 4 Numbers Will Determine the Future of Your Practice – Know Them Well!
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    S62C - Animal Health Emergency Response
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    VT31 - Endocrine Crisis: Hypoadrenocorticism
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    VT39 - What Every Technician Should Know About Feline Hyperthyroidism
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    S56BP - Intentional Allyship
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA009 - Go Slow to Go Fast! Incorporate Humane Handling in Your Visits for More Cooperative Patients
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA023 - Case Studies in Tachyarrhythmia Management
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA039 - Feline Tooth Resorptions (TR) & How To Perform Crown Amputations (When Applicable)
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA054 - Dermatologic Conundrums: The Cases that Make You Scratch Your Head - Immune-mediated & Endocrine Diseases
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA071 - What Would You Do?!
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA122 - Management of Cat “Snot”: Upper Respiratory Diseases – Viral
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA163 - Cancer Cases Approached Via Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA265 - Bacteriuria: An Objection to Treating Every Infection
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA078P - Respiratory Distress - Case-based Discussion Part 1
  • 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
    SA130P - Tied Up & Twisted in the GIT
  • 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    SA276 - Boots On The Ground: Ukraine & Beyond
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    S59 - Implementation & Interpretation of Canine Genetic Screening
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    EQ14 - The Future of Equine Vector-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    EQ41 - Diarrhea in Foals: Causes & Treatment Strategies
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    EX05 - Backyard Chicken Diagnostics & Therapeutics
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    FA11 - Bison, Session 4
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    PM05 - What Is Your Practice Worth?
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    PM14 - Reskill & Upskill Existing Employees To Prevent Attrition
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    S31D - Losing Never Felt So Good: An Effective Metabolic Approach
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    S60A - Shockwave Therapy for Orthopedic Management: What do we Know?
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    S62D - Preventing Disease Introduction & Spread
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    VT32 - When Food Goes Bad: Refeeding Syndrome in a Cat
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    VT40 - Client Education for Feline Owners
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    S53DP - Understanding & Maximizing the Value of Your Veterinary Practice
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA010 - "You Spin Me Right Round!" Understanding & Treating Compulsive Disorders
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA040 - Local Regional Blocks...What's Added Makes A Tremendous Difference
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA055 - Beyond Skin Deep: Utilizing Histopathology as Part of Your Dermatologic Work Up
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA072 - Monkey Pox, COVID-19, Rabbit Fever? WTH is Going On?
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA079 - Esophageal Disease: Common but Often Overlooked
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA164 - Power Mushrooms: Supportive Power of Japanese & Other Mushrooms
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA266 - Stonebusters: Who Are You Going to Call?
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA277 - Four Toxicities of a Team
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
    SA131P - Think Fast! Illness Scripts & Respiratory Distress Part 2
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    E01 - Cirque de Soleil KÀ