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Small Animal I
Friday, February 18
8:00 – 8:50 am
Unconventional Diets…For Cats!
by Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
9:05 – 5:55 am
Obesity Management in Small Animal Practice
by Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
10:25 – 11:15 am
Chronic Diarrhea in Dogs-Nutrition Tips & Pearls
by Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Nutrition for Senior Pets
by Martha Cline, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Practical Immunology and Vaccinology for the Busy Professional
by Jay Tischendorf, DVM
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Something Wicked This Way Comes-If You Haven’t Heard of Chaga’s Disease, You Soon Will
by Jay Tischendorf, DVM
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Zoonotic Disease Awareness-What You Wish You Didn’t Have to Know But Absolutely Must!
by Jay Tischendorf, DVM
Saturday, February 19
8:00 – 8:50 am
The Keys to a Correct Diagnosis in GI Disease
by Craig Webb, PhD, DVM DACVIM
9:05 – 9:55 am
Getting Nutrition in to a Cat
by Craig Webb, PhD, DVM, DACVIM
10:25 – 11:15 am
Getting Crap Out of a Cat
by Craig Webb, PhD, DVM, DACVIM
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
FMT: What’s Coming Down the Pipeline
by Craig Webb, PhD, DVM, DACVIM
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Lessons Learned From the Canine Liver
by Craig Webb, PhD, DVM, DACVIM
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Sedation for Dogs and Cats
by Khursheed Mama, DVM, DACVAA
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Which Anesthesia Induction Agent Should I Use
by Khursheed Mama, DVM, DACVAA
Sunday, February 20
8:00 – 8:50 am
General Intro to Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
by Aimee Brooks, DVM, MS, DACVECC
9:05 – 9:55 am
Thoracic POCUS-Respiratory Distress
by Aimee Brooks, DVM, MS, DACVECC
10:10 – 11:00 am
Approach to Respiratory Distress
by Aimee Brooks, DVM, MS, DACVECC
11:15 am – 12:05 pm
Tubes and Taps
by Aimee Brooks, DVM, MS, DACVECC
1:35 – 2:25 pm
Updates on the Staging & Management of Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs 
by Brian Scansen, DVM, DACVIM
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Updates on the Staging & Management of Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs (Continued)
by Brian Scansen, DVM, DACVIM
Small Animal II
Friday, February 18
8:00 – 8:50 am
HQHVSN, Access to Care, and the Challenge to the Veterinary Profession
by Phil Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS
9:05 – 9:55 am
Efficient Spay Neuter Techniques
by Phil Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS
10:25 – 11:15 am
Efficient Spay Neuter Surgeries
by Phil Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Unusual Spay Neuter Surgeries
by Phil Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Medicine and Management for Feline Upper Respiratory Disease
by Uri Donnett, DVM, MS, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Treatment and management for Canine Heartworm Disease in the Shelter Setting
by Uri Donnett, DVM, MS, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Best Practices for Canine Transport
by Uri Donnett, DVM, MS, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
Saturday, February 19
8:00 – 8:50 am
Update on GDV
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
9:05 – 9:55 am
Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
10:15 – 11:15 am
Splenectomy Made Easy
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Gall Bladder Mucoceles and Salivary Mucoceles
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Small Animal Thoracic Radiography
by Sophie Dennison-Gibby, BMV&S, MRCVS, DACVR, RCVS
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Small Animal Abdominal Radiography
by Sophie Dennison-Gibby, BMV&S, MRCVS, DACVR, RCVS
4:30 – 5:20 pm
When to Utilize Cross-Sectional Imaging in Small Animal Cases
by Sophie Dennison-Gibby, BMV&S, MRCVS, DACVR, RCVS
Sunday, February 20
8:00 – 8:50 am
Breed Specific Considerations for Anesthesia
by Khursheed Mama, DVM, DACVAA
9:05 – 9:55 am
Anesthesia Complications and Their Management
by Khursheed Mama, DVM, DACVAA
10:10 – 11:00 am
What’s New in MCT Treatments 2022 
by Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
11:15 am – 12:05 pm
Hemangiosarcoma Cliff Notes 2022: What You Need to Know
by Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
1:35 – 2:25 pm
Canine Lymphoma 2022 for the Busy Practitioner
by Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Feline Lymphoma 2022 for the Busy Practitioner
by Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
Small Animal III
Friday, February 18
8:00 – 8:50 am
What Am I Looking At? Simplify Your Life by Using the Cytologic Algorithm
by Kate Baker, DVM, MS, DACVP
9:05 – 5:55 am
Cytology Charcuterie: Amazing Cases From the Trenches
by Kate Baker, DVM, MS, DACVP
10:25 – 11:15 am
Hematology Case Discussions
by Kate Baker, DVM, MS, DACVP
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
When Words Break Bones: Psychological Safety and Medical Error
by Cynthia Courtney, DVM
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Hands Off Neurology: Gait and Posture Hold the Keys
by Sarah Moore, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Neurologic Episodes: When It’s Not a Seizure
by Sarah Moore, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Once Seen, Never Forgotten: Interesting Cases in Medical Neurology
by Sarah Moore, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
Saturday, February 19
8:00 – 8:50 am
Tracking Down the Source of Pruritus in Your Canine Patients
by Karin Beale, DVM, DACVD
9:05 – 9:55 am
Tracking Down the Source of Pruritus in Your Canine Patients (Continued)
by Karin Beale, DVM, DACVD
10:25 – 11:15 am
Early Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of CKD
by Gregory Grauer, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Early Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of CKD (Continued)
by Gregory Grauer, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Skin Masses: What Margins and When to Stage?
by Laura Selmic, BVetMed, MPH, DACVS-SA, DECVS
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Pain in the Butt: Approach to Perianal and Anal Sac Masses
by Laura Selmic, BVetMed, MPH, DACVS-SA, DECVS
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Creative Options For a Big Tumor on a Little Limb
by Laura Selmic, BVetMed, MPH, DACVS-SA, DECVS
Sunday, February 20
8:00 – 8:50 am
Resection of External Masses
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
9:05 – 9:55 am
Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
10:10 – 11:00 am
The Spay/Neuter Controversy
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
11:15 am – 12:05 pm
Perineal Urethrostomy and Episioplasty
by John Berg, DVM, DACVS
Large Animal
Friday, February 19
8:00 – 8:50 am
Proven Profit Tips for Beef Cow-Calf Veterinarians
by Mark Hilton, DVM, DABVP
9:05 – 5:55 am
Moving Your Veterinary Business to the Asset Side of the Ledger for Your Clients
by Mark Hilton, DVM, DABVP
10:25 – 11:15 am
Lifestock Welfare: Current Trends, Tools and on-Farm Support
by Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo, PhD
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Understanding the Relationship Between MPC and MIC
by Ron Tessman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM
1:50 – 2:40 pm
TBD
by Wayne Ayers, DVM
3:10 – 4:00 pm
TBD
by Robin Falkner, DVM
4:30 – 5:20 pm
TBD
by Robin Falkner, DVM
Saturday, February 20
8:00 – 8:50 am
Equine Hepatic Disease
by Bill Gilsenan, VMD, DACVIM (LAIM)
9:05 – 9:55 am
Management of Pneumonia in Foals
by Bill Gilsenan, VMD, DACVIM (LAIM)
10:25 – 11:15 am
Management of Pneumonia in Foals (Continued)
by Bill Gilsenan, VMD, DACVIM (LAIM)
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Evaluation of the Cardiovascular System in the Field
by Bill Gilsenan, VMD, DACVIM (LAIM)
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Management of Equine Wounds
by Allison Stewart, DVM, MS, DACVS
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Management of Equine Wounds (Continued)
by Allison Stewart, DVM, MS, DACVS
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Use of Nutraceuticals in the Horse
by Allison Stewart, DVM, MS, DACVS
Sunday, February 21
8:00 – 8:50 am
Equine Endocrine Disease and Laminitis
by Teresa Burns, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LAIM
9:05 – 9:55 am
Equine Endocrine Disease and Laminitis (Continued)
by Teresa Burns, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LAIM
10:10 – 11:00 am
Updates on Infectious Disease
by Teresa Burns, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LAIM
11:15 am – 12:05 pm
Kidney Disease and Lower Urinary Tract Disorders
by Teresa Burns, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LAIM
1:35 – 2:25 pm
Use of MRI in Practice-With Case Discussions
by Brett Berthold, DVM
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Use of MRI in Practice-With Case Discussions (Continued)
by Brett Berthold, DVM
Practice Management
Friday, February 18
8:00 – 8:50 am
It Takes a Village: A Team Approach to Supporting Early Career Veterinarians
by Kate Boatright, VMD
9:05 – 5:55 am
There’s More Than One Way to Treat a Cat: A Practical Approach to Working Within the Spectrum of Care
by Kate Boatright, VMD
10:25 – 11:15 am
Wellness Toolbox: Essential Skills for Success-Part I
by Kate Boatright, VMD
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Wellness Toolbox: Essential Skills for Success-Part II
by Kate Boatright, VMD
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Improvement Plans for Toxic Team Members
by Cynthia Courtney, DVM
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Writing Guidelines for Practice Civility
by Cynthia Courtney, DVM
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Creating a Client Codes of Conduct
by Cynthia Courtney, DVM
Saturday, February 19
8:00 – 8:50 am
Corporate Aggregation-The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 
by Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD
9:05 – 9:55 am
Is Your Veterinary Practice Ready for Anything?
by Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD
10:15 – 11:15 am
Idea Sessions-Pro Tips for Practice Efficiency
by Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Veterinary Medicine and the Law
by Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD
1:50 – 2:40 pm
The Art and Science of Negotiation
by Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD
3:10 – 4:00 pm
The Art and Science of Negotiation (Continued)
by Lance Roasa, DVM, MS, JD
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Clinical Trials 
by Melvin de Boer, DVM, PhD
Technician
Saturday, February 20
8:00 – 8:50 am
Running on Empty
by Danny Walker, DVM
9:05 – 9:55 am
Clinical Approach to Standing Ophthalmic Surgeries
by Stephanie Mitchell, LVT
10:15 – 11:15 am
Get Your Blood Pumping About Blood Pressure
by Megan Brashear, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC)
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Blast Off! Blastomycosis Case Studies
by Megan Brashear, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC)
1:50 – 2:40 pm
Management of Canine Fears and Phobias 
by Valarie Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW
3:10 – 4:00 pm
Providing the Optimum Environment for Cats 
by Valarie Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Over the Counter, Under the Weather (OTC Toxins)
by Megan Brashear, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC)
Sunday, February 21
8:00 – 8:50 am
Photodynamic Therapy Case Reviews
by Stephanie Mitchell, LVT
9:05 – 9:55 am
Basic Skills to Know for the Exotic Pet
by Stephanie Fowler, MLAS, LVMT, RLATg
10:10 – 11:00 am
Monitoring for the Sedated/Anesthetized Patient
by Erin Tibert, LVMT
11:15 am – 12:05 pm
Toxicology for the Veterinary Technician
by Carrie Thistle, CVT