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Small Animal I / Small Animal II / Small Animal III / Large Animal / Practice Management / Technician

Small Animal II Speakers

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Friday, February 28

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Shelby Reinstein

DVM, MS, DACVO

Friday, February 28

  • Ophthalmology

  • Ophthalmology Continued

  • Ophthalmology Continued

  • Ophthalmology Continued

  • Ophthalmology Continued

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Erik Hofmeister

DVM, DACVAA, DECVAA, MA, MS

Saturday, March 1

  • Analgesic Strategies

  • Anesthesia Crises

  • Newer Drugs and Procedures

  • Anesthesia in Specific Conditions

Dr. Erik Hofmeister is a board-certified anesthesiologist, a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. Originally from Los Angeles, he received his DVM degree from Washington State University in 2000. He did an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery and the Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group in Ventura, California, and a Residency in Anesthesia at the University of Georgia. He was on faculty at the University of Georgia from 2004-2016 where he was the Section Chief for Surgery and earned Masters degrees in Health Promotion and Behavior and Sport Pedagogy. Dr. Hofmeister served as the Department Chair for Surgery at Midwestern University from 2016-2019. He joined Auburn University as a professor of anesthesia in February 2019.

Ashlie Saffire

DVM, DABVP (Feline)

Saturday, March 1

  • Acute and Chronic Management of Constipation

  • Chronic Diarrhea in Kittens

  • Senior Cats and Hypertension

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Jason Pieper

DVM, MS, DACVD

Sunday, March 2

  • Dermatology

  • Dermatology – Continued

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Cooper Brookshire

DVM, MS

Sunday, March 2

  • Optimizing Antibiotics: Tips for Choosing the Best Drug, Dose and Duration

  • Making the Most of Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing: New Changes and Difficult Cases

  • Reproductive Surgery Tips: Unusual Presentations, Cases and Techniques in Spay/Neuter

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Rachel Starr

DVM

Sponsored by

Sunday, February 12

  • Beginning Laser Therapy: Integrating Laser Therapy into Practice

Rachel Starr, DVM graduated from Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, in 2000. She began her work as a veterinarian as a mixed animal practitioner in rural Ohio and then as a shelter veterinarian in Columbus, OH. She moved back to Michigan in 2005 and become a small animal veterinarian in the Traverse City area. After an initial interest in surgery, she began to explore alternative therapies, learning Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation in 2010, and adding frequency specific laser therapy in 2011. She also took an introductory course in Nutrition Response Testing in 2011. After starting to incorporate it into veterinary practice, she decided to pursue Advanced Clinic Training and graduated from that program in 2018. She is currently practicing in two small animal clinics in Northern Michigan where she specializes in non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical holistic therapies.

Erin Burton

DVM, MS, DACVP

Sponsored by

Sunday, February 12

  • Diagnostic Testing Associated With Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex: Part I-Disease Overview

  • Diagnostic Testing Associated With Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex: Part II-Diagnostic Testing

Dr. Erin Burton is the Senior Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs for the University of Minnesota who aims to create inclusive and supportive experiences for her veterinary students in admissions, curriculum, and student affairs. Erin teaches primarily in the foundational sciences focusing infectious diseases and strives to connect these themes with the clinical relevance for her students using various outcome-based assessment tools. She is an expert in the Competency Based Veterinary Education (CBVE) Framework. Is currently serving on the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges CATALYZE Working group to develop tools for curriculum mapping and faculty professional development. She has also collaborated in the creation of workplace-based assessment tools for the UMN veterinary teaching hospital using the CBVE. Erin is currently board certified in clinical pathology but hopes in the coming years to also obtain certification in veterinary parasitology. Erin earned her DVM from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine on the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts. She earned her master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Missouri becoming the first to characterize the urinary microbiome in healthy dogs. She considers her biggest character flaw to be her unwavering devotion to Arizona State Football and hopes one day to cheer them on in a BCS Championship game. In her spare time, she loves to play competitive doubles badminton and has a killer drop shot. You can follow her on LinkedIn and her courses on Instagram at @gopher_vetdxlab.

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