92nd Annual Conference Preliminary Program

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92nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE

February 16-19, 2020 | Mandalay Bay | Las Vegas, NV

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

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Table of Contents

Why

Mark your calendar to attend this year’s most comprehensive veterinary education event.

Conference Information

Conference at a Glance ......................................................... 4

Registration .............................................................................. 5 Map | Hotel Information.......................................................... 6

See page 5 for details.

Register Now Using the QR code reader app on your smartphone scan the code on the right or visit

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Travel & Transportation.......................................................... 7 Entertainment.......................................................................... 8

Experience Vegas..................................................................38

Education Program

CE Information.......................................................................10 Speakers...................................................................................11

Small Animal......................................................... 14 Avian & Exotics..................................................... 22 Equine................................................................... 23 Food Animal.......................................................... 24

Practice Management.................................... 25 Veterinary Technician.................................... 26 New Insights (Industry Seminars, Learning Lounge,

Late Night Learning).............................................................28 Hands-on Labs.......................................................................30 Workshops...............................................................................32 Featured Sessions (Women’s Summit,

Wellness Symposia, Early Career Hands-on Lab).........33 Symposia..................................................................................34

Exhibit Hall

Contact us

Mailing Address: 2425 East Oquendo Road Las Vegas, NV 89120 Payment Address: PO Box 50755 Henderson, NV 89016 TF: 866.800.7326 T: 702.739.6698 F: 702.739.6420 E: support@wvc.org

Let’s connect #DISCOVER WVC

Exhibit Hall Happenings........................................................36

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Conference at a Glance

2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Saturday, February 15*-Wednesday, February 19

Education Program Session Hours

Mandalay Bay Convention Center Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

9:00a-5:50p 8:00a-6:25p* 8:00a-8:25p* 8:00a-5:50p*

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SUN

17 MON

*6:30-7:30a Industry Seminar

Hands-on Labs

Located at Oquendo Center Saturday 7:30a-5:30p* Sunday 7:30a-5:30p Monday 7:30a-5:30p Tuesday 7:30a-5:30p Wednesday 7:30a-5:30p

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TUE

Hills Presents an Evening of Comedy with Sherri Shepherd Veterinary Technician Reception Followed By

Party For A Purpose

Merck’s Tuesday Night Concert with Brett Eldredge

LOCATED INSIDE EXHIBIT HALL

*Additional Fee, See page 30

Exhibit Hall

AVMA Life Wellness Booth

Mandalay Bay Convention Center Monday 9:00a-6:00p Tuesday 9:00a-6:00p Wednesday 9:00a-2:00p

Monday-Wednesday 7:00a-2:00p

Daily Breaks

Enjoy dedicated education breaks that give you more time to explore the Exhibit Hall: Morning Break (Monday-Wednesday) Lunch Break (Monday-Wednesday) Afternoon Break (Monday-Tuesday)

9:50-10:35a 12:25-2:00p 3:50-4:35p

Industry Seminar Hours (Monday-Wednesday) Food Included.

Breakfast Session 6:30-7:30a Lunch Session 12:45-1:45p

Merck Mother’s Lounge

Hassle-free milk storage and shipping available for nursing mothers - compliments of Merck Animal Health.

Milk Stork’s services allow nursing participants traveling to Las Vegas the ability to cool, ship or carry their breast milk hassle-free!

If you’re interested in using this complimentary service, please place your order online at wvc.org/conference-family-resources.

Sunday 7:00a-6:00p Sponsored by Monday 7:30a-9:30p Tuesday 7:30a-7:00p Wednesday 7:30a-6:00p

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Learning Lounge

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

9:30a-5:00p 9:30a-5:00p 9:30a-1:30p

WVC Central

Monday-Tuesday 9:00a-6:00p Wednesday 9:00a-2:00p

Vet Detective Drawing*

Exhibit Hall Learning Lounge 1:30p Wednesday

Detective

*Winners must be present to win.

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

Registration REGISTRATION PRICING

Full Conference

One Day

$205

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$675 $525*

Veterinarian

Veterinarian - 1st Graduate

$205

Veterinarian - Retired (No CE) Veterinary Team

(Veterinary Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Practice Manager, Administrative Staff)

General Attendee (No CE)

Student (DVM, Veterinary Technician)

Use Code PPVet

(Full Conference Only)*

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$450 $375*

$245

$65

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$450 $375*

Guest

Veterinarians SAVE $150

$375

$245

$65

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Veterinary Team | General Attendee SAVE $75 Use Code PPTeam

(Full Conference Only)*

*Valid 9/1/19-10/31/19 | Must use code to receive discount.

Participant Registration Hours Saturday Registration Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

2:00-6:00p 3:00-9:00p (MB Hotel Registration Desk) 7:00a-6:00p 7:00a-5:00p 7:00a-5:00p 7:00a-2:00p**

Exhibitor Registration Hours Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

8:00a-6:00p 7:00a-8:00p 7:00a-6:00p 8:00a-6:00p 8:00a-2:00p

**Texas Counter will be open until 6:30p

yourself CHALLENGE

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Las| Hotel Vegas Strip Map & Hotel Info Map Information Host Hotel

Transportation will be provided.

Transportation will not be provided.

Points of Interests This way

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Mandalay Bay/Mandalay Bay Convention Center

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Delano

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Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

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Luxor

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Excalibur Hotel & Casino

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Tropicana Las Vegas

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New York-New York Hotel & Casino

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MGM Grand Resort & Casino

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Park MGM Las Vegas

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3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 877.632.9001 Distance to Convention Center: Host Hotel 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 877.632.9001 Distance to Convention Center: Host Hotel

960 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 877.632.5000 Distance to Convention Center: Attached to Host Hotel 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 800.926.4737 Distance to Convention Center: .3 miles 3850 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 800.933.7733 Distance to Convention Center: .5 miles 3801 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 800.634.4000 Distance to Convention Center: .7 miles 3790 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 800.852.6061 Distance to Convention Center: 1 mile

3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 877.880.0880 Distance to Convention Center: 1.2 miles 3770 S. Las Vegas Blvd.

Toll-free: 866.562.3472 Distance to Convention Center: 1.4 miles

Oquendo Center (Hands-on lab location) 2425 E. Oquendo Rd. Toll-free: 866.800.7326 Distance to Convention Center: 5.4 miles

NEED HELP?

W: support.wvc.org TF: 866.800.7326 E: support@wvc.org

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AIRLINE DISCOUNTS Participants can receive discounted airfare through Delta, American Airlines, United Airlines.

Travel & Transportation American Airlines: aa.com Visit aa.com and under promo code enter 7220BD.

United Airlines: united.com Visit united.com and enter ZGZX527524 in the promotion/certificate box at the bottom of the advanced search page.

Delta: delta.com/meetings Click on “Advanced Search” and enter code NMTBN in the meeting event code to receive your discounted fare.

FREE WVC SHUTTLE SERVICE

McCarran Int’l Airport to Mandalay Bay, Delano, Four Seasons & Excalibur Mandalay Bay CC to Excalibur, New York-New York, & MGM Grand (Shuttles are scheduled to run every 15-25 minutes from Mandalay Bay CC)

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

9:00a-7:00p

8:00a-10:00p

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7:00a-6:00p

6:00a-7:00p

6:00a-8:30p

6:00a-7:00p

6:30a Morning (Instructors) 7:00a Morning (Participants)

Oquendo Center Lab Bus Departs Mandalay Bay Morning & Afternoon (Mandalay Bay CC Entrance)

12:30p Afternoon (Instructors) 1:00p Afternoon (Participants)

HOTEL SHUTTLE BUS PICK-UP LOCATIONS

Excalibur - Rotunda Entrance | Mandalay Bay - CC Entrance MGM Grand - Lower Level of MGM Grand Garden Entrance New York-New York - Main/Valet entrance on Tropicana Blvd LOCAL TRANSPORTATION Advantage Car Rental Participants receive a discount on car rentals from Advantage Car Rental. The discount code is CD02D12BAA. A link appears online at wvc.org under "Transportation." wvc.org/conference-travel-planning Mandalay Bay-Excalibur Tram Guests staying at Excalibur and Luxor are strongly encouraged to use the Mandalay Bay tram system. The tram is available each day Thursday-Saturday, 9:00a-2:30a, and Sunday-Wednesday, 9:00a-12:30a. The one way trip from Excalibur to Mandalay Bay Hotel is estimated at seven minutes, including stop at Luxor, and is free.

Local Bus Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) offers a transportation option along the Las Vegas Strip.

The Deuce double-decker buses provide both economical and environmentally sound transit. Tickets can be purchased on the buses and at deuce ticket vending machines located at most bus stops. A 2-hour pass is $6, a 24-hour pass is $8 and a 3-day pass is $20.

Las Vegas Monorail Las Vegas offers a quick and convenient monorail to explore the Strip, providing easy, inexpensive access to major attractions and hotels. Nine trains travel up to 50 mph, and passengers board every four to twelve minutes at each station. For more information, call 702.699.8200.

Taxi/Lyft/Uber also available

CONVENTION CENTER PARKING Convention center parking is available at Mandalay Bay for a nominal fee.

0–60 minutes 1–2 hours 2–4 hours 4–24 hours Over 24 hours

No Charge (1st Day Only) $9 $12 $15 $15 each additional day or fraction thereof

LUGGAGE STORAGE SERVICE WVC will be providing luggage storage Sunday through Thursday.

Mandalay Bay hotel guests can also use the hotel’s Bell Desk to hold luggage.

Complimentary shuttle service available to select hotels.

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HILL’S COMEDY NIGHT

With

SHERRI SHEPHERD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Show Time 7:00p

Included with registration FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED

CONFERENCE BADGE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY

Openin g Comedian

Tammy Pescatelli

Sponsored by

Sponsored by

Included with registration First-come, First-served

Brett Eldredge

Award-Winning Country Music Singer & Songwriter

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Show Time 8:00p | CONFERENCE BADGE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY

Education Information Create a personalized list of favorite sessions using the My Schedule tool.

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Be sure to log into your WVC Account.

Browse the program, favorite sessions, and exhibitors by clicking on the star icons.

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Get started at wvc.org/conference-education

CE CREDIT INFORMATION*

Full Conference Registration for Veterinarians with Labs

48 CE Hours*

Full Conference Registration for Veterinarians and Technicians without Labs

39 CE Hours*

Full Conference Registration for Technicians with Labs

39 CE Hours*

Participants must wear a Conference badge at all times.

Admission to education sessions is not allowed for guests and children under the age of 18. Guests who wish to attend educational program lectures must purchase an attendee badge.

Use the following session number prefix guide to assist your navigation of the 2020 Education Program.

CE CREDIT CALCULATIONS

Each 50-minute lecture provides one hour of CE credit. Check with your state regarding the acceptance of hours spent inside the Exhibit Hall. This program will be submitted (but is not yet approved) for the hours of continuing education credit described above in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.

Lab hours are based on clock hours.

CE CREDIT BY DAY*

Saturday, February 15

Practice Manager

Pre-registration required.

Monday, February 17

Lunch included with session.

Workshop

*Additional CE hours may be obtained by purchasing Hands-on Labs or Workshops. View the education program for a list of paid sessions.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK NEW IN 2020!

Must See Hands-on Lab Late Night Learning

TRACKING SESSIONS FOR CE CREDIT/ RECORD OF SESSIONS ATTENDED

We use badge-scanning technology to assist you in tracking the conference sessions you attend. Most rooms have scanners at the doorway. Following the conference, you can access your record of sessions attended in the “My Account” section of the website. You are responsible for confirming that the sessions you attend comply with the state requirements where you are licensed. We do not track time in the Exhibit Hall for CE.

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82 CE Sessions

VHMA approved course ID 19-35 Power Hour

10 CE Hours

Includes Workshops

Veterinary Student

12 CE Hours

Wednesday, February 19

Technician

Breakfast included with session.

10 CE Hours

Tuesday, February 18

Veterinary

Ticket encoded in badge.

8 CE Hours* | 7 CE Hours

Sunday, February 16

SPECIAL DESIGNATION ICONS Veterinarian

8 CE Hours*

SESSION PREFIXES

SA Small Animal

S

FA Food Animal

SP Special Presentation

EX Avian & Exotics EQ Equine

VT Veterinary Technician

PM Practice Management

TEXAS CE

Symposium

IS Industry Seminar WS Workshop*

HO Hands-on Laboratory* EL Learning Lounge

To meet the requirements for the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, participants licensed in Texas must check in at the Texas CE counter at Onsite Registration. Their badge will be scanned in at that time. Before leaving the conference, participants need to stop by the Texas CE counter to be scanned out and to receive their CE certificate to take with them.

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

Speaker Highlight SMALL ANIMAL

CHRISTOPHER G. BYERS,

DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ

Founder & Editor-in-Chief CriticalCareDVM.com

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 SA151

Localizing Dyspnea in Cats

SA153

The Critical Cat: Shock & Much More

SA152

3:00-3:50p

Hemolytic Anemia in Cats

SA154

EQUINE

2:00-2:50p

4:00-4:50p

5:00-5:50p

A Criticalist’s Approach to Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Cats

MICHELLE HENRY BARTON,

DVM, DACVIM (LAIM), PHD

Director of Clinical Academic Affairs, Fuller E. Callaway Endowed Professor University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 EQ13

EQ14

The FLASH Technique for Ultrasonographic Assessment in Equine Colic

EQ16

Ultrasonographic Identification of Pleural Disease in Horses

EQ15

FOOD ANIMAL

9:00-950a

Normal Abdominal Ultrasonographic Anatomy of the Horse

10:00-10:50a 11:00-11:50a

Ultrasonographic Identification of Pulmonary Disease in Horses

COLIN PALMER,

3:00-3:50p

Associate Professor University of Saskatchewan

DVM, MVETSC, DACT

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 FA57

Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation: Why Is it important?

FA59

Spermatogenesis & Pathogenesis of Abnormal Sperm Production

FA58 FA60

VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

Semen Collection & Evaluation in Bulls & Rams Sperm Morphology: What Is Normal, What Is Not?

LIZA W. RUDOLPH,

BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-C/F, SAIM)

8:00-8:50a 9:00-9:50a

10:35-11:25a

11:35a-12:25p

Owner East Coast Veterinary Education SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16

VT33

Chemotherapy Safety

VT34

The Lymphoma Patient

VT36

Feline Injection Site Sarcoma

VT35

Mast Cell Tumors

10:00-10:50a 11:00-11:50a 2:00-2:50p

3:00-3:50p

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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WVC Speakers WVC is proud to present the following speakers for the 92nd Annual Conference.

Please visit wvc.org/conference-education for complete speaker details.

Jeff Adney

Julie Adrian DVM

Julia Albright DVM, DACVB, MA

Kent Allen DVM, Certified in Equine Locomotor Pathology John Angus DVM, DACVD

Jeffrey Applegate DVM Donna Averil LVT, VTS (Ophthalmology) Bridgette Bain MA, PhD Signe Balch DVM

Kelly Ballantyne DVM, DACVB

Elizabeth Ballegeer DVM, DACVR Frane Banovic DVM, DECVD, PhD Tony Bartels DVM, MBA

Michelle Henry Barton DVM, DACVIM (LAIM), PhD Brian Beale DVM, DACVS Signe Beebe DVM Todd Behre DVM

Clifford (Kip) Berry III DVM, DACVR Lori Bidwell DVM, CVA, DACVAA

Graham Bilbrough MA, VETMB, MRCVS, CertVA David Biller DVM, DACVR

Adam Birkenheuer DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD

Petra Bizikova MVDr, PhD, DACVD, DECVD Byron Blagburn MS, PhD

John Bonagura DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology, SAIM)

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Dawn Boothe DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVCP, MS, PhD Ashley Bourgeois DVM, DACVD Joan Bowen DVM

Dwight Bowman MS, PhD, DACVM Soren Boysen DVM, DACVECC Jen Brandt PhD

Megan Brashear BS, RVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care)

Steven Carey DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Amanda Donnelly DVM, MBA

Sonya Gordon DVSC, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Sheila Carrera-Justiz DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Michele Drake DVM, CVA

Deborah Greco DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

James Carpenter MS, DVM, DACZM

Serge Chalhoub DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), BSc Jason Chatfield DVM

Jenifer Chatfield DVM, DACZM, DACVPM Lynette Cole DVM, MS, DACVD Robert Cole DVM, DACVR

Tracy Dowdy CVPM

Louise Dunn

Marilyn Dunn DVM, MVSC, DACVIM (SAIM) Ann Dwyer DVM

David Dycus DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe PharmD, DICVP, FSVHP Linda Ellis DVM

Kim Brophey Applied Ethology, CDBC, CDPDT-KA

Elizabeth Colleran DVM, MS, DABVP (Feline)

Danielle Browning LVMT, VTS (Surgery)

Kristen Cooley DVM, CHPV, CCFP

Melissa Esser DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)

Nelva Bryant DVM, MPH

Victor Cortese DVM, DABVP, PhD

Maria Evola DVM, DACVR

Jamie Burkitt DVM, DACVECC

Jay Crisman DVM

Karen Felsted CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, CVA

Kara Burns MS, LVT, MEd, VTS (Nutrition)

Trey Cutler JD

Patrick Flynn DVM, CCFP, HABc

Harold Davis BA, RVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care), (Anesthesia & Analgesia)

Eric Garcia

Gina Emrich

Sabrina Brounts DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR, PhD

Lis Conarton LVT, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), CCRP, CVPP

Kenneth Bruecker DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR

Kathleen Cooney DVM, CHPV, CCFP

Sue Ettinger DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Cherie Buisson DVM, CHPV

Delores Craig DVM, CVA, FAAVA

Byron Farquer DVM, CVA

Sue Burlatschenko DVM, DABVP, MPH, BSc

Kate Crumley DVM

Monique Feyrecilde BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

Steve Dale CABC

Richard Ford DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Christopher Byers DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ Jeb Cade MS, DVM

Paul Camilo CVPM

Debra Canapp DVM, CCRT, DACVSRM

Sherman Canapp DVM, MS, CCRT, DACVS, DACVSMR Caroline Cantner DVM

Jeff Denny DVM, CCRP, CVPP Caitlin DeWilde DVM Nancy Dewitz Michael Dicks PhD

Ashley DiPrete RVT, VTS (SAIM)

Mark Epstein DVM, CVPP, DABVP (Canine & Feline)

Chris Gauthier DVM, MS, DACVS-SA Elizabeth Giuliano DVM, DACVO John Godbold DVM

Gail Golab DVM, PhD, DACAW, MANZCVS (Animal Welfare) Richard Goldstein DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), DECVIM-CA

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

Jesse Grady DVM

Barden Greenfield DVM, DAVDC, FAVD Lisa Greenhill DVM Craig Griffin DVM, DACVD Jay Griffin DVM, DACVR

Dale Grotelueschen DVM, MS Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAA

Margaret Gruen DVM, DACVB, MVPH, PhD, Fear Freeâ„¢ Certified David Guzman DVM, DACZM, DECZM (Avian, Small Mammal) Thomas Hairgrove DVM, MS Randy Hall

Michelle Harcha DVM, MA

Michael Hargrove DVM, MBA, CVA

Ralph Harvey DVM, MS, DACVAA

Brian Herrin DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Parasitology) Warren Hess DVM

W. Mark Hilton DVM, DABVP (Beef Cattle) Candice Hoerner CVT, VTS (Dentistry)

Jessica Hokamp DVM, PhD, DACVP (Clinical) Debra Horwitz DVM, DACVB Kate Hurley DVM

Michael Hutchinson DVM

Speakers Daniel Johnson DVM, DABVP (Exotic Companion Mammals)

Lisa Mausbach DVM, MSOL-LM-PLM, SHRM-CP

Cynthia Karsten

Morgan McArthur DVM

Terry Ryan Kane DVM, MS

Sue Kazlaw-Nelson Stith Keiser BA

Marc Kinsley DVM, MS, DACVS-LA Micah Kohles DVM, MPA

Alexandra Kohrs Chelsea Kunst DVM, DACVR

Charlotte Lacroix DVM, Esq.

Catherine Langston DVM, ACVIM (SAIM) Otto Lanz DVM, MS, DACVS

Michael Lappin DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD

Duncan Lascelles DSAS(ST), DACVS, DECVS, MRCVS, BSc, BVSc, PhD, CertVA Patty Lathan VMD, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Robert Lavan DVM, MS, MPVM, DACVPM Justine Lee DVM, DACVECC, DABT Matthew Lemmons DVM, DAVDC

Gregory Lewbart MS, VMD, DACZM, DECZM Susan Little DVM, DABVP (Feline) Sue Loly LVT, VTS (EVN)

Julio Lopez DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Bianca Lourenco DVM, MSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

Andrew Mackin BVMS, MVS, DVSc, DACVIM (SAIM), FANZCVSc, BSc Melissa Maddux DVM Natalie Marks DVM, CVJ

Stanley Marks BVSc, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM & Oncology), DACVN Debbie Martin LVT, VTS (Behavior) Mariza Martinez BS

Elisa Mazzaferro MS, DVM, PhD, DACVECC

David McCormick MS, CVA

Kristen Messenger DVM, DACVAA, DACVCP

Fred Metzger DVM, MRCVS, DABVP (Canine & Feline) Catherine Milley DVM, DACVD, BSc

Sarah Moore DVM, DACVIM (Neurology) Andrew Moorhead DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology) Tim Mosebey VMD

Kristie Mozzachio DVM, CVA, DACVP

Victoria Kerby LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS (SAIM)

Duncan Peters DVM, DACVSMR

John Schlipf DVM, DACVIM (LAIM)

Olivia Petritz DVM, DACZM

William Schultz DVM

Steven Petersen DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR

Michael Petty DVM, CVPP, CVMA, CCRT, DAAPM Armi Pigott DVM, DACVECC Asa Pogrelis CVT

Daniel Posey DVM, DABVP (Beef Cattle) Travis Potter JD

Rachel Poulin RVT, VTS (SAIM) Jeffrey Powers DVM

Timo Prange DrMedVet, MS, DACVS Cassan Pulaski DVM, PhD Stacy Pursell CPC CERS

Michael Murphy DVM, JD, PhD

Jessica Quimby DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Laura Nafe DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Carol Reinero DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD

Kathern Myrna DVM, MS, DACVO

Krystle Reagan DVM, PhD

Dusty Nagy DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)

Shelby Reinstein DVM, DACVO

Tera Nance CVA, BBA

Christine Navarre DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM) Amy Newfield CVT, VTS (ECC) Sam Niedbala

James Noxon DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) Kerry O’Hara PhD Mark Olcott DVM, MBA

Harley Orion

Kurt Oster MS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Nell Ostermeier DVM, DVM, CVA, FAAVA Colin Palmer DVM, MVetSc, DACT

Valerie Parker DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVN Monica Dixon Perry CVPM

Jack Rhyan DVM

Andy Roark DVM, MS

Rebecca Rose CVT

Christine Royal DVM

Liza Rudolph BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-C/F, SAIM) Bob Sager DVM, MS, PhD, DABVP (Beef Cattle)

Jennifer Sager CVT, VTS (Anesthesia/ Analgesia), VTS (Emergency & Critical Care) Robert Sanchez CEO Digital Empathy Jeffrey Sarchet DVM

Brian Scansen DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Benjamin Schaffer

Rodney Schnellbacher DVM, DACZM

J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff Vet MB, MA, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) Thomas Seeko BS Howard Seim DVM, DACVS

Kurt Selberg DVM, MS, DACVR Tamara Shearer DVM, CHPV, MS Galia Sheinberg MVZ, DLACVD Gary Sides PhD

Christopher Snyder DVM, DAVDC

Allison Spake DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Erin Spencer CVT, MEd, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care) Krystina Stadler DVM, DACVR

Joerg Steiner DECVIM-CA, PhD, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) Kevin Stepaniuk DVM, DAVDC, FAVD

Debbie Stoewen DVM, MSW, RSW, PhD Phil Strom DVM, DACVR

Rustin Sturgeon DVM, DACVO

Karen Tobias DVM, DACVS, MS

Bryan Torres DVM, PhD, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR Cindy Trice DVM

Chelsea Tripp DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

David Twedt DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) David Upchurch DVM, DACVS-SA, MS Wayne Usiak AIA, NCARB

Shelly Vaden DVM, PhD

Josh Vaisman MS, CCFP

Philip van Harreveld DVM, MS, DACVS

Brian Vander Ley DVM, DACVPM, PhD Dana Vaughn PhD

Nicolas Villarino Med Vet DVSc, PhD, DACVCP Jessica Vogelsang DVM Denae Wagner DVM

Cynthia Ward VMD, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD

Jessica Ward DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) Craig Webb DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD Jinelle Webb DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Shana Sullivan

J. Scott Weese DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

Sarah Sweet DVM

Jodi Westropp DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Alyssa Sullivant DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Jane Sykes BVSC (HONS), DACVIM (SAIM), PhD Peter Tanella JD Greg Taylor BA, MBA

Dallas Thomas

Craig Thompson DVM, DACVP

Michael Thompson Daniel Thomson DVM, MS, PhD

Peter Weinstein DVM, MBA

Megan Williams DVM, DACVS-LA Matthew Winter DVM, DACVR

Virginie Wurlod MSc, DACVECC, DECVECC Kenichiro Yagi RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), MS John Yannelli PhD Brian Zanghi PhD, MS

Kristen Zersen DVM

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Small Animal SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Anesthesia

Clinical Pathology

Clinical Pharmacology

Dentistry

Reducing Fear, Anxiety & Stress in Anesthesia Benefits Everyone SA001 Ralph Harvey

Senior Pet Anesthesia & Periop Management: Not Too Old SA004 Ralph Harvey

What to Worry About & How to Fix It: Crisis Management in Anesthesia SA003 Ralph Harvey

Cytologic Diagnoses that Every Practitioner Should be Able to Make SA040 Craig Thompson

Pitfalls! The Most Common Clinicopathologic Mistakes SA042 Craig Thompson

So You Think You’re Smarter Than a Clinical Pathologist?? Stump the Chump SA041 Craig Thompson

The Body’s Trashcan: A Look at the Liver through the Clinical Pathology Lens SA044 Craig Thompson

The Opioid Crisis: Are We Prescribing & Dispensing Those Drugs I SA045 Julie Adrian

The Opioid Crisis: Are We Prescribing & Dispensing Those Drugs II: Are We Contributors to the Problem?

SA046 Julie Adrian

The Opioid Crisis: What Resources Are Available to Help?

SA047 Julie Adrian

The Opioid Crisis: What? Really?

SA048 Julie Adrian

A Video Step-By-Step of the Surgical Extraction of the Maxillary Canine & 4th Premolar Teeth SA068 Kevin Stepaniuk

Clinical Decision Making for Fractured Teeth: Are Bonded Sealants Appropriate?

SA067 Kevin Stepaniuk

Decision Making! Selecting the Right Bur (& Diamond) & Suture to Optimize Extractions & Healing SA071 Barden Greenfield

Hiding in the Intraoral Radiology Shadows I SA065 Kevin Stepaniuk

Hiding in the Intraoral Radiology Shadows II SA066 Kevin Stepaniuk

Insidious Clandestine Dental & Oral Pathology Easily Recognized SA069 Kevin Stepaniuk

Tips & Tricks to Improve Outcomes in Healing for Surgical Extractions in Dogs & Cats SA070 Christopher Snyder

When to Panic: Clinical Pathology Red Flags SA043 Craig Thompson

Elimination Diets in Food Allergic Dogs: A Critical Appraisal SA084 Frane Banovic

Canine Atopic Dermatitis: “One-Size-FitsClinical Pearls Not Found in Textbooks All” Therapeutic Approach SA087 John Angus SA083 Frane Banovic

Dermatologic Emergencies: What’s That?

SA081 Frane Banovic

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Veterinary Dermatology SA085 John Angus

Post-antibiotic Pyoderma SA086 John Angus

Selected T-cell Driven Auto-immune & Immune-mediated Skin Diseases: All You Need to Know SA082 Frane Banovic

Acute Management of DKA SA116 Elisa Mazzaferro

Approach to the Collapsed Patient: Seizure, Syncope & More SA111 Elisa Mazzaferro

CPR: Basic & Advanced Life Support SA112 Elisa Mazzaferro

Diagnostic & Therapeutic Approach to IMHA SA113 Elisa Mazzaferro

Hemoabdomen: To Cut or Not to Cut? SA114 Elisa Mazzaferro

Treatment of Hyperthermia & Heat Induced Illness SA115 Elisa Mazzaferro

Pheochromocytomas & Incidentalomas SA138 Patty Lathan

Treating Cushing’s—What I Do SA137 Patty Lathan

Treatment of DKA SA136 Patty Lathan

What’s So Atypical About Addison’s?

SA135 Patty Lathan

Feline Medicine

Management of Acute Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infections SA156 Michael Lappin

Management of Chronic Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infections SA157 Michael Lappin

Management of Common Vector Borne Diseases of Cats.

SA158 Michael Lappin

Use of PCR Assays in Feline Infectious Diseases SA155 Michael Lappin

Gastroenterology

Feline Anorexia: Getting Nutrition In to a Cat SA170 Craig Webb

Feline Constipation: Getting Crap Out of a Cat SA171 Craig Webb

Feline Triaditis: Fact or Philosophy SA172 Craig Webb

The KEY to a Correct Diagnosis in GI Disease SA169 Craig Webb

Dermatology

Emergency & Cricical Care

Endocrinology

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Anesthesia for Patients Too Sick for Anesthesia: They Probably Aren’t SA002 Ralph Harvey

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

=Must See

Small Animal | February 16 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (Continued) Imaging

Integrative Medicine

Nephrology/Urology

Interpretation of Radiographs of the Feline Abdomen SA196

The Coughing Dog: What Am I Looking for on Radiographs?

SA195

Ultrasound & Radiographic Challenges of the Abdomen in Dogs & Cats SA197

Ultrasound & Radiographic Findings in Cats with Disorders of the Urinary System SA198

Acupuncture Decoded: Translating Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) to Western Terms SA231 Nell Ostermeier

Acupuncture for Senior Pets: Treating Mixed Up Patients with Mixed Up Patterns I SA233 Nell Ostermeier

Acupuncture for Senior Pets: Treating Mixed Up Patients with Mixed Up Patterns II SA234 Nell Ostermeier

Bi & Wei Syndrome: Case Based Learning Experience SA229 Delores Craig

Bi & Wei Syndrome: How to Treat Effectively SA228 Delores Craig

Bi & Wei Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Symptoms & Diagnosis SA227 Delores Craig

The Five Constitutions SA230

Challenging Urinary Cases SA238 Marilyn Dunn

Everything You Want / Need to Know about Urethral Obstruction: Canine & Feline Perspective SA240 Marilyn Dunn

The Future Is Now: Scopes, Lasers & Imaging Are Changing the Treatment of Urinary Tract Diseases SA239 Marilyn Dunn

Update on Canine Urinary Incontinence: A Changing Paradigm SA237 Marilyn Dunn

Federico Vilaplana-Grosso

Cat Low Grade Lymphoma vs. IBD: Clearing the Confusion SA269P Sue Ettinger, Oncology

Ophthalmology

Pain Management

Susan Little

Federico Vilaplana-Grosso

Cat Lymphoma Cliff Notes 2020: What You Need to Know SA268 Sue Ettinger

Federico Vilaplana-Grosso

Delores Craig

Practical Urinary Tips that Will Change Your Life!

SA235 Marilyn Dunn

Stones, Stones, Stones... Go Away & Never Come Back!

SA236 Marilyn Dunn

Dog Lymphoma Cliff Notes 2020: What You Need to Know SA265 Sue Ettinger

Dog Mast Cell Tumor Cliff Notes 2020: What You Need to Know SA266 Sue Ettinger

Ophthalmology Interactive Cases: It’s a Party!

SA278 Elizabeth Giuliano

Pressure & Pain: Can You Diagnose & Treat Glaucoma?

SA276 Elizabeth Giuliano

Local & Regional Anesthesia: Concept to Clinic for Every Practice II SA297 Mark Epstein

Update on Those “Other” Pain Drugs: Parenteral Medications SA295 Mark Epstein

Clinical Approach to Respiratory Disease: A Case-based Discussion SA309 Carol Reinero

Hemangiosarcoma Cliff Notes 2020: What You Need to Know SA270 Sue Ettinger

What’s New in Cancer 2020?

SA267 Sue Ettinger

All Looks Blue... What to Do? SA274 Elizabeth Giuliano

It’s All Too Common & All Too Commonly Misdiagnosed: Uveitis SA275 Elizabeth Giuliano

There Is “Fun” in Funduscopy! Practical Tips on Improving Your Ophthalmic Exam Skills SA273 Elizabeth Giuliano

When an Ulcer Doesn’t Heal in 7-10 Days, Change Your Diagnosis, Not Your Antibiotic!

SA277 Elizabeth Giuliano

Focus on Felines: Updates on Acute & Chronic Pain Management in the Cat SA298 Mark Epstein

Local & Regional Anesthesia: Concept to Clinic for Every Practice I SA296 Mark Epstein

“Other” Pain Drugs: Oral Medications I SA293 Mark Epstein

Update on Those “Other” Pain Drugs: Oral Medications II SA294 Mark Epstein

An Overview of Canine & Feline Interstitial Lung Diseases SA307 Carol Reinero

Canine Pulmonary Hypertension Part I: Definition & Classification SA305 Carol Reinero

Canine Pulmonary Hypertension Part II: Diagnosis & Treatment SA306 Carol Reinero

Small Animal Session I SA310 Laura Nafe

Understanding Large (Bronchial) vs.

Small (Bronchiolar) Disease in the Cat SA304 Carol Reinero

When Radiographs Aren’t Enough: Advanced Imaging of the Thorax Using Lung Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy, Endoscopy & Computed Tomography SA308 Carol Reinero

Brachycephalic Airway Disease SA329 Karen Tobias

Laryngeal Paralysis & Collapse SA330 Karen Tobias

Reproductive Surgery: Beyond Neuters SA334 Karen Tobias

Updates on Gonadectomy SA333 Karen Tobias

Wound Management SA331 Karen Tobias

Respiratory

Federico Vilaplana-Grosso

Tension Relieving Techniques for Wound Closure SA332 Karen Tobias

Surgery-General

=Must See

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Small Animal | February 17 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Anesthesia

A Revolution in Anesthetic Techniques: More Locals, Less Opioids, Lower Inhalants SA006 Ralph Harvey

AAHA Anesthesia & Related Guidelines Benefit Your Practice SA005 Ralph Harvey

Clinical Pharmacology

Anticonvulsant Therapy in Dogs & Cats: Part I: In for the Long Run SA054 Dawn Boothe

Antiepileptic Therapy in Dogs & Cats: Part II SA055 Dawn Boothe

Finding Answers in The Contemporary Package Insert SA053 Dawn Boothe

NSAID Use in the Cat SA056 Dawn Boothe

Acral Pruritic Dermatitis SA094 Catherine Milley

Allergy Testing 101 SA093 Catherine Milley

How Gastroenterology Helps Dermatology SA089 Craig Griffin

Immunotherapy: Why It Is Still the Best Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis SA091 Craig Griffin

Oops! Common Mistakes in Dermatology & How to Avoid Them SA095 Catherine Milley

Practical Cytology SA096 Catherine Milley

Pruritus History: What You Want to Know SA090 Craig Griffin

Scary Dermatology Presentations SA088 John Angus

A Dangerous Kiss for a Veterinarian SA105 Jenifer Chatfield

I Saved the Pet from the Emerging Infectious Disease! Now What?!

SA108 Jason Chatfield

Name That Pathogen!

SA110P Jason Chatfield,

So, You Think You are Ready? Fun, Interactive Session with Audience Participation SA109P Jason Chatfield,

Dermatology

Disaster Medicine

Emergency & Critical Care

Endocrinology

Feline Medicine

Gastroenterology

Hematology

Hospice

Imaging

Jenifer Chatfield

The New Kids on the Block: Emerging Infectious Diseases SA106 Jenifer Chatfield

What? We’re in THE CONE?!

SA107 Jason Chatfield

Airway Emergencies SA117 Armi Pigott

Challenging Wound Care Cases SA121 Armi Pigott

Maintenance Fluid Therapy: Using the ROSE Approach SA124 Kristen Zersen

Pain Control in Severely Sick & Injured Patients SA119 Armi Pigott

Reproductive Emergencies for the NonTheriogenologist SA118 Armi Pigott

Resuscitation Fluid Therapy: Goaldirected Guidelines SA123 Kristen Zersen

Top 10 Neuro Emergencies SA122 Armi Pigott

Ultrasound in the Emergency Room: Beyond Looking for Fluid SA120 Armi Pigott

Common Endocrine Questions from Referring Practitioners SA141 Cynthia Ward

How I Work Up a Polyuric/Polydipsic Case SA142 Cynthia Ward

How Should I Monitor My Diabetic Patient?

SA140 Cynthia Ward

Treatment & Management of the Cushingoid Diabetic Dog SA139 Cynthia Ward

It’s a New World: Updating Your Protocols for FeLV & FIV Testing SA159 Susan Little

Managing Anorexia in Cats: Drugs, Tubes & More SA162 Susan Little

Successful Management of the Blocked Cat SA160 Susan Little

What to Do with Elevated Liver Enzymes in Cats SA161 Susan Little

A Simplified Clinical Approach to Increased Liver Enzymes SA175 David Twedt

Canine Chronic Hepatitis: Diagnostic Keys & The Latest Therapies SA177 David Twedt

Canine Pancreatitis: The Key to Diagnosis & Therapy SA180 David Twedt

Copper-associated Liver Disease: An Emerging Disease in Dogs SA176 David Twedt

Diagnostic Dilemmas in GI Disease & Failed Therapy SA174 Craig Webb

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: What’s Coming Down the Pipeline SA173 Craig Webb

Feline Liver Disease: What We Know in 2020 SA179 David Twedt

Four Common Liver Diseases You Likely Did Not Learn about in Vet School SA178 David Twedt

Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia SA181 Andrew Mackin

Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia SA182 Andrew Mackin

Immunosuppressive Therapy: Better Use of Established Drugs SA183 Andrew Mackin

Immunosuppressive Therapy: New Drugs SA184 Andrew Mackin

Practical Blood Transfusion in the Cat SA186 Andrew Mackin

Practical Blood Transfusion in the Dog SA185 Andrew Mackin

AAHA’s New End-of-Life Accreditation Standards: The First of Its Kind SA192 Kathleen Cooney

Advanced Integrative Hospice Care Techniques I SA189 Tamara Shearer

Advanced Integrative Hospice Care Techniques II SA190 Tamara Shearer

Challenging Hospice Cases & Common Sense Tips SA191 Tamara Shearer

Getting Comfortable with Hospice & Palliative Care I SA187 Cherie Buisson

Getting Comfortable with Hospice & Palliative Care II SA188 Cherie Buisson

Case Reviews: Challenges in Thoracic Radiography I SA203P Matthew Winter,

Case Reviews: Challenges in Thoracic Radiography II SA206P Matthew Winter,

Overview of the Small Animal Thorax: Interpretation Paradigm I SA199 Matthew Winter

Overview of the Small Animal Thorax: Interpretation Paradigm II SA200 Clifford (Kip) Berry

Clifford (Kip) Berry

Special Procedures of the Thorax: From Ultrasound to CT Angiography SA205P Matthew Winter,

Clifford (Kip) Berry

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Jenifer Chatfield

Clifford (Kip) Berry

The Mediastinum: Just When You Thought It Was Pulmonary?

SA201 Matthew Winter

The Pulmonary Parenchyma: Just When You Thought It Was Mediastinal?

SA202 Clifford (Kip) Berry

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

Use of CT for Surveying Abnormalities of the Thorax SA204P Matthew Winter,

Clifford (Kip) Berry

=Must See

Small Animal | February 17-18 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (Continued) Integrative Medicine Oncology Otology

Respiratory

Surgery-General

Toxicology

Integrating Acupuncture into Practice SA232 Nell Ostermeier Mammary Tumor Cliff Notes 2020: Dog vs. Cat SA272 Sue Ettinger

Osteosarcoma Treatment 2020: Review & What’s New SA271 Sue Ettinger

Making a Complete Diagnosis: The PSPP System SA290 Craig Griffin

N-Acetylcysteine: New Wonder Ear Drug?

SA289 Craig Griffin

Ototoxicity: What You Need to Know SA292 Catherine Milley

Pseudomonas Otitis: What to Do When Nothing Works SA291 John Angus

Small Animal Session II SA311 Laura Nafe

Small Animal Session III SA312 Laura Nafe

Small Animal Session IV SA313 Laura Nafe

Small Animal Session V SA314 Laura Nafe

Anal Sacculectomy: A Novel Approach & Rapid Splenectomy SA342 Howard Seim

Cholecystectomy: Indications, Surgical Timing & Technique SA335 Chris Gauthier

Feeding Tubes: Which, Why & How SA336 Chris Gauthier

Feline Perineal Urethrostomy: A Novel Approach SA340 Howard Seim

Gastric Resection & Reconstruction SA338 Chris Gauthier

Intestinal Anastomosis: Tips to Make It Easier SA339 Howard Seim

Salivary Mucoceles & Sialoadenectomy SA337 Chris Gauthier

Surgical Management of Canine Cystic & Urethral Calculi SA341 Howard Seim

Decontamination of the Poisoned Patient: What’s the Evidence & Does It Work?

SA360 Justine Lee

NAC, SAMe, 4-MP: A Review of Antidotes in the Poisoned Patient SA361 Justine Lee

Plants That Pets Love to Eat: Top 10 Poisonous Plants SA359 Justine Lee

The Use of Intravenous Lipid Emulsion for the Poisoned Patient SA357 Justine Lee

Top 10 Canine Toxins SA362 Justine Lee

Top 10 Feline Toxins SA358 Justine Lee

Fear Free Psychopharmacology: Selecting Appropriate Pre-visit Pharmaceuticals & Sedation Protocols for Dogs & Cats

Implications of Behavioral Genetics for the Human-canine Relationship

SA008 Debra Horwitz

Putting the Shine Back in the Golden Years: Treating Cognitive Dysfunction in Dogs & Cats

The 5 Puzzle Pieces to Behavioral Management

Urine Marking: Why Does It Happen & What Can You Do?

Echocardiography: What Should I Learn First?

Physical Examination Findings of Heart Disease in Dogs & Cats

POCUS - Point of Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure

Radiographic Interpretation of Heart & Lung Disease in Dogs & Cats

Dermatologic Disease & Antibiotics: Is There a Way to be Judicious?

HGE or Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome? Using Antibiotics Judiciously No Matter The Name

Respiratory Disease in Dogs & Cats: A Judicious Approach to Antibiotic Use

Rethinking the Clinical Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections to Allow Judicious Antibiotic Use

Easy Periodontal Treatments for Your Patients (That I Can Do Immediately When I Get Home)

How to Treat...Dental Pathology That Is Unique To The Cat

How To Treat...Those $%^% root tips out!

SA074 Barden Greenfield

How To Treat...Extraction of the Mandibular Canine Tooth and Mandibular 1st Molar (instructive videos)

“I Googled It”: How to Manage Client Misinformation in Dermatology

Antibiotic Use & Awareness in Dermatology

Bulldog Dermatology: Success is Possible!

SA101 Galia Sheinberg

Canine Pemphigus Foliaceus (PF): Clinical Features, Diagnostic Approach, Treatment & Outcome I

Dermatology Cases: Fun Interactive Session! What Would You Do?

Erosive Skin Diseases of a Dog: Diagnostic Approach

Small Animal Session VI SA315 Laura Nafe

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Atypical Puppies: Identification & Treatment SA010 Kelly Ballantyne

Behavior Is It Medical or Is It Behavioral?

Cardiology

Clinical Pharmacology

Dentistry

SA014 Julia Albright

SA009 Julia Albright

SA025 John Bonagura

SA052 Julio Lopez

SA023 Brian Scansen

SA049 Julio Lopez

SA072 Barden Greenfield

SA104 Galia Sheinberg

Dermatology

Easy as One, Two, Pee: Updates on Feline House Soiling

Canine Pemphigus Foliaceus (PF): Clinical Features, Diagnostic Approach, Treatment & Outcome II SA098 Petra Bizikova

SA102 Galia Sheinberg

Dermatologic Diet Trials: Mistakes & Tips SA092 Craig Griffin

SA012 Kelly Ballantyne

SA007 Debra Horwitz

SA026 Jessica Ward

SA050 Julio Lopez

SA073 Barden Greenfield

SA103 Galia Sheinberg

SA011 Kelly Ballantyne

SA013 Debra Horwitz

SA024 Brian Scansen

SA051 Julio Lopez

SA075 Barden Greenfield

SA097 Petra Bizikova

SA099 Petra Bizikova

Principles of Immunosuppression in Dermatology & Review of the Most Common Immunosuppressive Drugs Used in Dermatology SA100 Petra Bizikova

=Must See

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Small Animal | February 18 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (Continued) Emergency & Critical Care

Euthanasia

Gastroenterology

Hospice

Anticoagulation in the Critically Ill

Checklists in the Veterinary ICU

Caregiver & Pet Considerations SA364 Kathleen Cooney

Overview of Companion Animal Euthanasia

How to Optimize the Outcome in Every Vomiting Patient

My Top 10 Pearls for Diagnosing & Managing the Regurgitating Dog

Compassion Fatigue & Euthanasia: Finding Harmony

Euthanasia in the Next Decade: Time to Get Current on Hew Trends

Abdominal Ultrasound: How Do I Take Things to the Next Level?

Abdominal Ultrasound: What Findings Are Really Important?

AFAST & What I Can Learn Taking It to the Emergency Abdominal Radiology: How Do Next Step: Liver & Spleen I Get the Most Out of the Radiographs?

SA213 Krystina Stadler

SA210 Maria Evola

Emergency Thoracic Radiology: How Do I Know What I Am Looking At?

Imaging Work Up of the Cancer Patient: How Do I Know What to Do Next?

Work Up of the Acute Abdomen Using Radiography & Ultrasound

Work Up of the Potential Foreign Body Using Radiography & Ultrasound

Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound for Everyday Practice I: How to Ultrasound the Pleural Space & Lung

Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound for Everyday Practice II: Paradigm Shifts in Diagnosing Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion & Lung Pathology with Point-ofcare-ultrasound

Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound for Everyday Practice III: Point-of-careabdominal Ultrasound for Every Day Practice

Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound for Everyday Practice IV: Cardiovascular Ultrasound Made Easy!

Coughs & Colds: Update on Canine Infectious Upper Respiratory Disease

Fed Up with Fungi? Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Dogs & Cats

Fed Up with Fungi? Treatment of Fungal Infections in Dogs & Cats

First & Foremost, Do No Harm: Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections

Now I’m REALLY Confused: Which Diagnostic Test Should I Choose?

Rotten Retroviruses & Ferocious FIP

Snuffles & Sneezes: New Concepts in Feline infectious Upper Respiratory Disease

Terrified of Ticks? Update on Vectorborne Diseases

SA254 Sheila Carrera-Justiz

Make New Friends But Keep the Old: A Review of Veterinary Seizure Drugs, Standard & Novel

Once Seen, Never Forgotten: Interesting Cases in Feline Neurology

Secrets of the Neurologic Exam: Tips & Tricks

The Difficult Epileptic: Beyond Adjusting Maintenance Doses

What’s Your Diagnosis? Interesting Cases in Canine Neurology I

What’s Your Diagnosis? Interesting Cases in Canine Neurology II

Best Practices in Otitis: Choosing Wisely

Best Practices in Otitis: Maximizing the Value of Topical Therapy

Best Practices in Otitis: Maximizing Your Diagnostic Power & Preparing the Ear for Treatment

How to Talk to Clients About Otitis

Fundamentals of Animal Sheltering: Basic Animal Care Best Practices 101, Part III: Biosecurity & Animal Health

Fundamentals of Animal Sheltering: Basic Animal Care Best Practices 101, Part IV: Shelter Housing & Design for Animal Health

SA128 Kristen Zersen

SA164 Stanley Marks

SA193 Kathleen Cooney

SA208 Maria Evola

Imaging

SA209 Maria Evola

Imaging-Ultrasound

SA369P Soren Boysen, Serge Chalhoub

SA221 Jane Sykes

SA127 Kristen Zersen

It’s Dizzy! The Ear & What Else?

SA253 Sheila Carrera-Justiz

SA163 Stanley Marks

Otology

Shelter Medicine

SA287 James Noxon

Fundamentals of Animal Sheltering, Basic Animal Care Best Practices 101, Part I: Population Management Key Concepts - Balancing Life Saving with Welfare. Yes, You Can Have Both SA316P Kate Hurley, Cynthia Karsten, Denae Wagner

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Rational Approach to Dogs & Cats with Chronic Refractory Diarrhea I

Rational Approach to Dogs & Cats with Chronic Refractory Diarrhea II

SA126 Kristen Zersen

SA165 Stanley Marks

SA166 Stanley Marks

SA194 Kathleen Cooney

SA207 Maria Evola

SA214 Krystina Stadler

SA370P Soren Boysen, Serge Chalhoub

SA223 Krystle Reagan

SA226 Jane Sykes

It’s Dizzy! When It Is in the Brain...

Neurology SA247 Sarah Moore

Vitamin C & Sepsis: Does It Help?

SA125 Kristen Zersen

SA363 Kathleen Cooney

Infectious Disease SA219 Krystle Reagan

Plasma & Parvovirus: Is It Indicated?

SA252 Sarah Moore

SA288 James Noxon

Fundamentals of Animal Sheltering, Basic Animal Care Best Practices 101, Part II: Population Management Key Concepts - Using Best Practice Tools SA317P Kate Hurley, Cynthia Karsten, Denae Wagner

SA211 Krystina Stadler

SA371P Soren Boysen, Serge Chalhoub

SA224 Jane Sykes

SA220 Krystle Reagan

SA251 Sarah Moore

SA248 Sarah Moore

SA286 James Noxon

SA318P Kate Hurley, Cynthia Karsten, Denae Wagner

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

SA212 Krystina Stadler

SA372P Soren Boysen, Serge Chalhoub

SA225 Krystle Reagan

SA222 Jane Sykes

SA250 Sarah Moore

SA249 Sarah Moore

SA285 James Noxon

SA319P Kate Hurley, Cynthia Karsten, Denae Wagner

Small Animal | February 18-19 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (Continued) Cruciate Controversies Panel, Part I: Diagnosing & Managing the Patient with a Partial CrCL Tear Surgery-Orthopedic

SA343P Brian Beale, Kenneth Bruecker, David Dycus, Steven Petersen

Pelvic Limb Lameness, Part I: Hind Limb Lameness - Not Everything Is a Cranial Cruciate Tear

Cruciate Controversies Panel, Part II: Meniscus Injury

SA344P Brian Beale, Kenneth Bruecker, David Dycus, Steven Petersen

Cruciate Controversies Panel, Part III: Cruciate Injury in the Juvenile Dog

SA345P Brian Beale, Kenneth Bruecker, David Dycus, Steven Petersen

Cruciate Controversies Panel, Part IV: Managing the Dog with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Tear with Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle SA346P Brian Beale, Kenneth Bruecker, David Dycus, Steven Petersen

Pelvic Limb Lameness, Part II: Tarsal Injury - Sprain or Worse?

Pelvic Limb Lameness, Part III: Hip Luxation in Dogs and Cats

Pelvic Limb Lameness, Part IV: Lumbosacral Disease

Canine Fears & Phobias: Choosing the Right Psychoactive Therapy

Creating a Feline Dream Home: Practical Implementation of the 5 Pillars

Do Dogs Mean to be Mean?

Understanding Canine Aggression

Itching, Twitching & Spinning: What Is Happening to My Cat?

Kids & Pets: Creating a Harmonious Home

Living with & Loving Pets with Behavioral Issues: The Impacts on Caregivers

Separation Anxiety: An Update on Diagnosis & Treatment

Stranger Things: Canine Aggression to Social Targets Outside of the Home

Canine Electrocardiography: What Is Your Diagnosis?

Canine Pericardial Diseases & Cardiac Tumors

Case Studies in Canine & Feline Congestive Heart Failure

Echocardiography: What Is Your Diagnosis?

Overview & Staging of Canine Heart Disease

Systemic Hypertension: Managing High Blood Pressure in Dogs & Cats

Update on Antithrombotic Treatments in Cats

Updates on Therapy for Canine Heart Disease

Diagnosing Skin Lesions on Cytology: From the Classic to the Challenging

Effusion Confusion

SA036 Jessica Hokamp

Red Blood: Interpreting Erythron Abnormalities on Your Blood Smear

Whatcha Donna Do with All That Pee?

Advances in New Biomarkers of Feline Kidney Disease * Individualization of Drug Therapy

Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Face of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: Steps to Minimizing Resistance

Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Face of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: The Role of Culture & Susceptibility Testing

Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Face of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: The State of Affairs

Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Face of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance: Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections

The Role of Pharmacogenomics in Individualized Drug Medicine: Drug Interactions & Adverse Drug Events, Part II

The Role of Pharmacogenomics in Individualized Drug Medicine: Target Proteins, Part I

Understanding Mycophenolate Mofetil in Cats

Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis: Where Are We & Where Do We Go From Here

Oral Oncology Management: Early & Accurate Diagnosis Can Save Lives SA080 Christopher Snyder

Pain Management for the Dentistry Patient: Send Them Home Better Than How They Came In!

Emergency Room: Indications for Corticosteroids

Emergency Room: My Patient Is Hypotensive, What Next?

Unusual & Underdiagnosed Feline Endocrinopathies

Update on Feline Diabetes Mellitus: Individualizing Management for Your Patients

SA347 Steven Petersen

SA348 David Dycus

SA349 Brian Beale

SA350 Steven Petersen

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Behavior

SA017 Julia Albright

SA019 Julia Albright

Cardiology

SA034 John Bonagura

SA028 Brian Scansen

SA035 Jessica Hokamp

Clinical Pathology

SA016 Kelly Ballantyne

SA022 Kelly Ballantyne

SA033 John Bonagura

SA032 Jessica Ward

SA020 Debra Horwitz

SA018 Kelly Ballantyne

SA030 Jessica Ward

SA031 Jessica Ward

SA037 Jessica Hokamp

SA015 Debra Horwitz

SA021 Julia Albright

SA027 John Bonagura

SA029 Brian Scansen

SA039 Jessica Hokamp

White Blood: Interpreting Leukon & Thrombin Abnormalities on Your Blood Smear SA038 Jessica Hokamp

SA060 Nicolas Villarino

Clinical Pharmacology

SA064 J. Scott Weese

Dentistry

Decision Making in Juvenile Dentistry Patients: From the Congenital to the Acquired SA079 Christopher Snyder

SA062 J. Scott Weese

SA058 Nicolas Villarino

SA077 Christopher Snyder

SA063 J. Scott Weese

SA057 Nicolas Villarino

SA061 J. Scott Weese

SA059 Nicolas Villarino

SA078 Christopher Snyder

What Would You Do With This Case?

SA076 Barden Greenfield

Emergency & Critical Care

SA130 Virginie Wurlod

Autotransfusion & Xenotransfusion: Life-saving Alternatives to Common Blood Products

How to Diagnose Canine Anaphylaxis in Your Emergency Room

Implementing a Triage System in Your Practice

Diagnosis of Canine Hyperadrenocorticism: Update: Test Choice & Interpretation

Management of Feline Hyperthyroidism: Picking the Best Treatment for Each Patient

Acute Intoxications: When & How Should Intravenous Lipid Emulsions Be Used?

SA129 Virginie Wurlod

Endocrinology

=Must See

SA143 J. Catharine ScottMoncrieff

SA134 Virginie Wurlod

SA133 Virginie Wurlod

SA131 Virginie Wurlod

SA132 Virginie Wurlod

SA146 J. Catharine ScottMoncrieff

SA144 J. Catharine ScottMoncrieff

SA145 J. Catharine ScottMoncrieff

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Small Animal | February 19 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (Continued) Euthanasia Feline Medicine

Gastroenterology

Challenging Situations

Euthanasia Techniques

Physiology & Pharmacology

Pre-euthanasia Sedation & Anesthesia

A Criticalist’s Approach to Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Cats

Hemolytic Anemia in Cats

Localizing Dyspnea in Cats

The Critical Cat: Shock & Much More

Differentiation of Feline IBD from Intestinal Lymphoma: Does It Really Matter?

Facts & Pearls about GI Drugs that Every Veterinarian Should Know

Overview of Abdominal Ultrasound SA215 Robert Cole

Evaluation of the Liver & Biliary System Using Ultrasound

Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen Using Ultrasound SA217 Robert Cole

Chronic Urinary Disease: What to Do & When SA218 Robert Cole

Cystic Kidney Disease: Polycystic Kidney Disease and Perinephric Pseudocysts

Don’t Let Hyperphosphatemia be Carved in Stone

Fluid Therapy & Diuretics in Kidney Disease

Hemodialysis: What the Practitioner Needs to Know

Leptospirosis: An Update

SA245 Catherine Langston

Special Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease: Nutrition, Anemia, Hypertension

Brain on Fire!! Inflammatory CNS Diseases

Neuro-Ophthalmology: The Eyes Are a Window to the Brain

When the Cat Can’t Walk

When the Dog Can’t Walk

Nutritional Approach to Chronic Enteropathies I: What Diet Is Best?

Nutritional Approach to Chronic Enteropathies II: More Than Ingredients

Nutritional Management of the Comorbid Kidney Disease Patient

Obesity Management

Unconventional Diets: How to Get It Right

What Is the Role of Protein Restriction in Feline Chronic Kidney Disease?

The Clinicians’ Ophthalmic Toolbox: What You Need to Have & Absolutely Need to Know

The Ophthalmic Exam

SA368 Kathleen Cooney

SA154 Christopher Byers

SA168 Stanley Marks

Imaging-Ultrasound

Nephrology/Urology

Neurology

Nutrition

SA243 Catherine Langston

SA256 Sheila Carrera-Justiz

SA260 Valerie Parker

SA262 Valerie Parker

SA366 Kathleen Cooney

SA151 Christopher Byers

SA153 Christopher Byers

SA167 Stanley Marks

SA216 Robert Cole

SA242 Catherine Langston

SA244 Catherine Langston

SA246 Catherine Langston

SA241 Catherine Langston

SA255 Sheila Carrera-Justiz

SA261 Valerie Parker

SA258 Sheila Carrera-Justiz

SA257 Sheila Carrera-Justiz

SA264 Valerie Parker

SA259 Valerie Parker

SA263 Valerie Parker

SA282 Kathern Myrna

The Squinting Cat: A Review of the Most Common Feline Ocular Disorders.

This Eye Has to Go! Becoming Confident in When & How to Remove Eyes

Hind Limb Lameness Made Easy

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Forelimb Lameness Made Easier

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Hind Limb Lameness Made Easier

Rehab for the Forelimb Diagnosis

Capacity for Care for Us: The People in Animal Welfare

Cats, Birds & Animal Shelters: Seeking Common Ground

Housing for Health in Animal Shelters: Easy Fixes

The Time, Space Continuum: Mastering Length of Stay & Pathway Planning

Shelter Medicine I

Shelter Medicine II

Shelter Medicine III

Shelter Medicine IV

Forelimb Lameness Made Easy

Go Go Gadget: Bionic Limbs, Braces & Devices for the Canine

Intra-Articular Injections for Osteoarthritis: How, When & What?

Developmental Orthopedic Problems, Part I: Overview of Developmental Orthopedic Problems of Dogs & Cats

Developmental Orthopedic Problems, Part II: Hip Dysplasia in Dogs and Cats

Developmental Orthopedic Problems, Part III: Elbow Dysplasia

Non-Surgical Management of Orthopedic Problems, Part I: Osteoarthritis Management in The Dog & Cat

Non-Surgical Management of Orthopedic Problems, Part II: Regenerative Medicine in the Dog & Cat

SA281 Kathern Myrna

Rehabilitation

SA152 Christopher Byers

SA365 Kathleen Cooney

Putting a Lens on the Lens: Understanding Cataracts & How to Manage Them

Illuminating the Black Box: Diagnosing Sudden Blindness in Dogs & Cats Ophthalmology

SA367 Kathleen Cooney

SA302 Debra Canapp

SA283 Kathern Myrna

SA280 Kathern Myrna

SA279 Kathern Myrna

SA284 Kathern Myrna

SA299 Debra Canapp

SA301 Debra Canapp

SA300 Debra Canapp

Rehab for the Hind Limb Diagnosis SA303 Debra Canapp

Shelter Medicine

SA323 Cynthia Karsten SA147 Speaker TBA

Sports Medicine

Surgery-Orthopedic

SA326 Sherman Canapp

SA351 David Dycus

SA355 Brian Beale

SA321 Kate Hurley

SA148 Speaker TBA

SA328 Sherman Canapp

SA352 Brian Beale

SA320 Denae Wagner SA324 Speaker TBA

SA322 Cynthia Karsten SA325 Speaker TBA

SA327 Sherman Canapp

SA353 Steven Petersen

Developmental Orthopedic Problems, Part IV: Patella Luxation SA354 Kenneth Bruecker

SA356 David Dycus

SMALL ANIMAL WORKSHOP 2/18/2020 Dentistry

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Dental Radiograph Interpretation: Recognizing Common Pathology & Avoiding Critical Complications WS13 Matthew Lemmons

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Avian & Exotics

Live Bee Hive Laboratory Available in 2020 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Avian/ Poultry

Avian Emergency Management & Pattern Recognition: Case Presentations

EX09 Olivia Petritz

Exotics in Your Practice! Fun, Facts & Profits

Small Mammal

EX37 Micah Kohles

Avian Radiology: Review & Case Discussions

Poultry Medicine I: Therapeutics Medicating Your Chicken Patient

Poultry Medicine II: Common Emergencies & Case Discussions

Food for Thought! Foraging Enrichment in Exotic Companion Animals

It’s a Gut Thing I: GI Anatomy, Physiology & Nutrition of Exotic Companion Herbivores - Rabbits, Guinea Pigs & Chinchillas

It’s a Gut Thing II: GI Anatomy, Physiology & Nutrition of Exotic Companion Mammals - Ferrets, Hedgehogs, Hamsters, Rats & Everyone Else!

EX10 Olivia Petritz

EX38 Micah Kohles

EX19 Olivia Petritz

EX35 Micah Kohles

EX20 Olivia Petritz

EX36 Micah Kohles

Small Mammal Radiology: Review & Case Presentations EX26 Olivia Petritz

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Aquatics Honey Bee Primate/ Small Mammal/ Wildlife Reptile

Diagnostic Techniques for Ornamental Fishes

Helpful Pet Fish Case Reviews

Honey Bee Diseases: Diagnosis & Treatments

Honey Bees & Pollinators: A One Health Issue

The Role of the Veterinary in Honey Bee Health & Management

Challenges of Primate Medicine: Overview & Case Discussions

EX18 James Carpenter

Chemical Restraint of Captive & Wild Animals: An Overview of the Strategies, Commonly Used Drugs & Equipment

Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention of Rabbit Gastrointestinal Disease (RGIS)

Lizard Medicine & Surgery

Snake Medicine & Surgery

EX24 Gregory Lewbart

Wild Reptile Conservation in the Galapagos: An Update

Avian Anesthesia

Reptile Anesthesia & Analgesia

Small Exotic Mammal Anesthesia

Mini-pig Anesthesia, Pain Management & Euthanasia

Mini-pig Maladies & Common Disease Presentations

Mini-pig Medicine Basics I: Behavior, Handling, Husbandry & Restraint

EX02 Gregory Lewbart

EX13 Terry Ryan Kane

EX23 Gregory Lewbart

EX01 Gregory Lewbart

EX11 Terry Ryan Kane

EX40 James Carpenter

EX12 Terry Ryan Kane

EX28 James Carpenter

Diseases & Medicine of Pet Hedgehogs: An Update

EX27 James Carpenter

EX25 Gregory Lewbart

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Avian/ Reptile/ Small Mammal Pot Belly Pig

Zoo

EX08 Rodney Schnellbacher

EX22 Rodney Schnellbacher

EX39 Rodney Schnellbacher

Three Common Disease Presentations: Turtle, Lizard & Snake EX21 Rodney Schnellbacher

EX14 Kristie Mozzachio

Mini-pig Medicine Basics II: Routine Care - Hoof/Tusk Trimming, Spay/ Neuter, Vaccination & Venipuncture

Avian Endoscopy

Avian Orthopedics

Avian Pain Management

EX31 Daniel Johnson

How to Intubate Almost Any Exotic Companion Mammal

How to Obtain Good Quality Radiographs & Interpret Them

Ovariohysterectomy/Neuter Techniques in Rabbits & Rodents

Rabbit Odontogenic Abscesses: Medical & Surgical Options

Sugar Glider Medicine & Common Diseases

EX16 Kristie Mozzachio

Zoo Medicine I: Basics of Kangaroo Medicine

EX41 Rodney Schnellbacher

EX17 Kristie Mozzachio

EX15 Kristie Mozzachio

Zoo Medicine II Working Up an Exotic Ruminant Case EX42 Rodney Schnellbacher

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Avian Anesthesia

Avian

EX03 David Guzman

EX07 David Guzman

EX06 David Guzman

EX04 David Guzman

Avian Soft Tissue Surgery EX05 David Guzman

GI Stasis for Small Animal Practitioner

Small Mammal

EX33 Daniel Johnson

EX29 Daniel Johnson

EX32 Daniel Johnson

EX30 Daniel Johnson

Hands-on Lab 2/18/20 Honey Bee

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Live Bee Hive Laboratory

HO01 Jeffrey Applegate, Terry Ryan Kane

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EX34 Daniel Johnson

Equine

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Emergency & Critical Care/ Gastroenterology/ Surgery-General Imaging/ Ultrasound Lameness

Equine Colic: To Refer or Not Refer, That Is the Question

Equine / Donkey Castrations: A Guide to Successful Outcomes

Normal Abdominal Ultrasonographic Anatomy of the Horse

The FLASH Technique for Ultrasonographic Ultrasonographic Identification of Assessment in Equine Colic Pulmonary Disease in Horses EQ14 Michelle Henry Barton

EQ15 Michelle Henry Barton

Ultrasonographic Identification of Pleural Disease in Horses

Image Guided Treatment

Injury & Blocking Patterns in the Distal Extremity

Ultrasound & Radiography of the Equine Foot

Ultrasound of the Equine Stifle

Difficult Equine Anesthetic Cases: How to Prepare & Manage

Managing the Pain of Equine Laminitis: Acute & Chronic Phases

Standing Sedation & Field Anesthesia for the Horse

Behavioral Problems In Mares: Is Ovariectomy the Answer?

Diagnosis & Treatment for Horses with Hematuria / Stranguria

Regional Limb Perfusion In Horses

The Cryptorchid Horse: Diagnosis & Treatment

My Baby Cannot Breathe! Equine Neonatal Respiratory Disease

The Coughing Horse: What to Do When Dex & Antibiotics Doesn’t Fix It

The Crisis of the Inappetent Fat Miniature Horse: Equine Hepatic Lipidosis

When More Groceries Won’t Fix It: How To Approach the Weight Loss Horse

Neurology Survival Guide for the Equine Practitioner

Power Hour: Pain Management for the Equine Patient - Traditional & Nontraditional Techniques

What’s Your Diagnosis: A Collection of Challenging Equine Cases

Equine Wounds Over Synovial Structures

Oxytet Deficiencies: Practical Management of Potomac Horse Fever, Lyme Disease & Anaplasmosis

EQ12 Sabrina Brounts

EQ13 Michelle Henry Barton

EQ19 Kurt Selberg

EQ40 Sabrina Brounts

EQ21 Kurt Selberg

Large Animal Technical Rescue Tips for the Equine Ambulatory Veterinarian EQ06 Sabrina Brounts

EQ22 Kurt Selberg

Management of Umbilical Problems in Foals & How to Prevent Them EQ41 Sabrina Brounts

EQ16 Michelle Henry Barton

EQ20 Kurt Selberg

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Anesthesia/ Pain Management Behavior/ Surgery-General/ Urology Nutrition/ Respiratory

Anesthesia for the Other Equids

EQ02 Lori Bidwell

EQ04 Marc Kinsley

EQ37 Melissa Esser

EQ01 Lori Bidwell

EQ48 Marc Kinsley

EQ38 Melissa Esser

EQ35 Lori Bidwell

EQ39 Marc Kinsley

EQ29 Melissa Esser

EQ03 Lori Bidwell

EQ42 Marc Kinsley

EQ28 Melissa Esser

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Clinical Pharmacology/ Internal Medicine/ Neurology/ Pain Management Infectious Desease/ Surgery-General/ Theriogenology

Lameness

Antibiotic Boot Camp for Equine Practitioners

EQ05 John Schlipf

A Practical Approach To Diseases of the Equine Penis EQ47 Philip van Harreveld

EQ27 John Schlipf

Equine Hernias: Overview of Diagnosis & Treatments EQ43 Philip van Harreveld

EQ34P Lori Bidwell, John Schlipf

EQ44 Philip van Harreveld

Equine Lameness Workup During Competition

Equine Sports Medicine Emergencies

Diagnostic & Therapeutic Approaches for Heel Pain In the Performance Horse

Equine Extensor Tendon Lacerations: Evaluation, Treatment & Complications

Traumatic Injuries of the Equine Stifle

Acute Upper Airway Obstructions in the Horse

Equine Field Necropsy

Standing Surgery: Equine Skin Tumors

Everything Is Relative: Problems of the Equine Orbit & Adnexa

I Can See Clearly Now: The Ocular Part of Equine Prepurchase Exam

Equine Lameness: Options for a Sore Back

EQ26 Duncan Peters

EQ24 Duncan Peters

EQ23 Duncan Peters

EQ18 John Schlipf

EQ17 Philip van Harreveld

Returning an Equine Suspensory Ligament Injury to the Show Ring EQ25 Duncan Peters

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19 Emergency & Critical Care Emergency & Critical Care/ Pathology/ Surgery-General Ophthalmology

EQ10 Megan Williams

EQ07 Timo Prange

EQ33 Ann Dwyer

EQ08 Megan Williams

EQ36 Timo Prange

EQ31 Ann Dwyer

EQ11 Megan Williams

EQ46 Timo Prange

Seeing Differently: Anatomy & Physiology of the Equine Eye EQ30 Ann Dwyer

Treatment of Burn Injuries in the Horse: What I Have Learned EQ09 Megan Williams

Standing Surgery: The Equine Head EQ45 Timo Prange

The Many Faces of Equine Uveitis EQ32 Ann Dwyer

Hands-on Lab 2/17/20 Lameness

=Hands-on Lab

Equine Lameness Lab

HO02 Kent Allen, Kurt Selberg

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Food Animal SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Beef Cattle

Above All, Do No Harm: Injection Site Lesions & Beef Quality Assurance

Evaluation & Design of Bovine Respiratory Disease Treatment Protocols

Evaluating Diagnostic Tests for Bovine Respiratory Disease

Ionophore Toxicosis in Cattle Grazing Wheat

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus in the Beef Herd

Growth Physiology & Carcass Composition of Cattle

Low Stress Cattle Handling Techniques: Facilities & People

Steroid Implants & Beta Agonists in Beef Cattle Production

Finding Leverage to Solve Difficult Problems

Introduction to Systems Thinking for Food Animal Veterinarians

The Iceberg View

The Language of Systems Thinking & Archetypes

Early Career Communication Skills I

Early Career Communication Skills II

FA04 Jeffrey Sarchet

FA16 Daniel Thomson

Beef Cattle Differential Diagnois Communications

FA12P Dale Grotelueschen, Brian Vander Ley FA29P W. Mark Hilton, Morgan McArthur

FA03 Jeffrey Sarchet

FA13 Daniel Thomson

FA09P Dale Grotelueschen, Brian Vander Ley

FA02 Jeffrey Sarchet

FA01 Jeffrey Sarchet

FA15 Daniel Thomson

FA14 Daniel Thomson

FA10P Dale Grotelueschen, Brian Vander Ley

FA11P Dale Grotelueschen, Brian Vander Ley

FA30P W. Mark Hilton, Morgan McArthur

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Anaplasmosis: Wading through the Confusion

Grazing Beef Cattle: Southern vs Northern Climates

Stewardship of Pharmaceuticals: What’s Here & What’s Coming

Beef Cattle/ Cow-Calf

FA08 Christine Navarre

FA05P Christine Navarre, Bob Sager

Immunology

Applied Immunology for the Practicing Veterinarian I

Neonatal & Local Immunity: New Areas of Research

Prime Boost Antigen Interference & Perinatal Programming: The Future Is Here

Re-examining Post Stress Immune Suppression: A Paradigm Shirt

Challenging Respiratory Cases in Sheep & Goats

CVIs, Shows, Sales & Updates to the Scrapie Eradication Program

Pet Goat Management Tips

Prevention & Control of the Chronic Insidious Diseases of Sheep & Goats

Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation: Why is It Important?

Semen Collection & Evaluation in Bulls & Rams

Sperm Morphology: What Is Normal, What Is Not?

Spermatogenesis & the Pathogenesis of Abnormal Sperm Production

Basics of Beef Cattle Nutrition: Cow/Calf & Stocker

Basics of Beef Cattle Nutrition: Feedlot

Beef Cattle Performance Enhancement

Modern Agriculture in Facebook Culture

Disease Management at the WildlifeLivestock Interface, Basics

Disease Management at the WildlifeLivestock Interface, Future

Disease Management at the WildlifeLivestock Interface, Past

Disease Management at the WildlifeLivestock Interface, Present

Case-based Investigation of Brainstem & Cerebellar Diseases in Food & Fiber Animals

Case-based Investigation of Cortical Diseases in Food & Fiber Animals

Case-based Spinal Cord & Peripheral Nerve Diseases in Food & Fiber Animals

Neurologic Examination of Food Animals

Pot Belly Pig & Disease: Be Vigilant!

Pot Belly Pig & Surgery: Sooner Is Better Than Later

Pot Belly Pig Primer: Everything You Did Not Know

Pot Belly Pig: Pot Luck!

Educating the Next Generation of Rural Mixed Animal Practitioners

How to Hire My Next Rural Practice Associate

Overview of Stress Immunology of the Bovine through Case Management

Population Case Management in Rural Practice

Center for Veterinary Medicine Five-Year Plan for Supporting Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Settings

Fostering Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Settings: Questions & Answers

Fostering Stewardship in Veterinary Settings: Major Species

Fostering Stewardship in Veterinary Settings: Minor Species

Weak Calf Syndrome I

Weak Calf Syndrome II

Bovine Viral Diarrhea

Risks Associated with Environmental Drug Contamination

Texas Fever Tick: Threat to the United States Cattle Industry

Variation in Mineral & Drug Levels Throughout Individual Cattle Liver.

Small Ruminant Theriogenology

FA33 Victor Cortese

FA54 Joan Bowen

FA57 Colin Palmer

FA34 Victor Cortese

FA56 Joan Bowen

FA58 Colin Palmer

Practical Fluid Therapy in Cows and Calves FA06 Christine Navarre

FA07 Christine Navarre

FA35 Victor Cortese FA55 Joan Bowen

FA36 Victor Cortese

FA53 Joan Bowen

FA60 Colin Palmer

FA59 Colin Palmer

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Beef Cattle Infectious Disease Neurology Pot Belly Pig

FA17 Gary Sides

FA41 Jack Rhyan

FA47 Dusty Nagy

FA51 Sue Burlatschenko

FA18 Gary Sides

FA44 Jack Rhyan

FA46 Dusty Nagy

FA50 Sue Burlatschenko

FA19 Gary Sides

FA20 Gary Sides

FA42 Jack Rhyan

FA48 Dusty Nagy

FA49 Sue Burlatschenko

FA43 Jack Rhyan

FA45 Dusty Nagy

FA52 Sue Burlatschenko

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Beef Cattle Clinical Pharmacology Cow-Calf Infectious Disease/ Clinical Pharmacology Hands-on Lab 2/18/20 Small Ruminant

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FA24 Daniel Posey

FA25 Michael Murphy FA31 Bob Sager

FA37 Thomas Hairgrove

FA23 Daniel Posey

FA28 Michael Murphy

FA21 Daniel Posey

FA26 Michael Murphy

FA22 Daniel Posey

FA27 Michael Murphy

FA32 Bob Sager

FA38 Thomas Hairgrove

FA39 Thomas Hairgrove

FA40 Thomas Hairgrove

Small Ruminant Core Procedure Lab HO03 Joan Bowen, Signe Balch

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Accounting & Finance Information/Technology Human Resources/ Practice Operations

Practice Operations MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Accounting & Finance/ Entrance | Exit Strategies

Human Resources Marketing Practice Operations TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Entrance | Exit Strategies Entrance | Exit Strategies/ Human Resources Human Resources/ Legal Issues Legal Issues/Marketing/ Practice Operations

15 Minute Practice Physical & Top 5 Small Cultivating Financial Growth PM03P Michael Dicks, Business Mistakes

Human Resources/ Marketing/ Practice Operations Practice Operations/ Professional Development

Regulatory Compliance

Melissa Maddux

Exploring Practice Software Options PM31 Nancy Dewitz

IT & Marketing: Like Peanut Butter & Chocolate PM33 Nancy Dewitz

4 Elements for a Successful Veterinary Practice

Power Hour: How to Find Balance Between Making Your Practice a Magnet: Attracting What Your Team Wants & What the The Silent Productivity Killer: Incompetent Patients, Clients, and Team Members Leaders Business Needs

PM52 Louise Dunn

PM51 Louise Dunn

Communicating the Value of Dentistry Like The Dental Operatory: The Fastest ROI for a Superstar Your Practice PM49 Paul Camilo

PM50 Paul Camilo

Congratulations on Your New Puppy, Errr.... End Stage: How to Manage Your Practice’s New Practice: The Early Years.

Senior Years

PM07 Byron Farquer

PM08 Byron Farquer

Communication & Workplace Bullying

Conducting Awesome Performance Evaluations

IT: Avoid These Points of Failure PM34 Nancy Dewitz

PM53P Louise Dunn, David McCormick

Technology for the Front Office Staff PM32 Nancy Dewitz

PM19 Louise Dunn

The Evolving Landscape: Challenges & Opportunities Impacting Independent Practices PM57P Michael Dicks, Melissa Maddux

Power Hour: Show Me the Money! A Roundtable Discussion

PM05P Tracy Dowdy, Rebecca Rose

Power Hour: Human Relations

Retention: The First Step in Successful Practice Management

PM16 Monica Dixon Perry

PM18P Kurt Oster, Monica Dixon Perry

Be a Tesla in a World of Fords: How Brand Messaging Sets You Apart, Sets You Above & Builds a Tribe for Life

Navigating the One Star Review: When, Why, & How to Respond

When the Dam Breaks: Getting in Front of Social Media Meltdowns

Write Like a Boss: The Art of the Killer Blog Post

Client Scheduling to Achieve Maximum Efficiency & Profitability

Inventory Control

My Aging Friend: Your Practice’s Golden Years

The Mature Practice: A Well-Behaved Family Member

PM17 Monica Dixon Perry

PM43 Jessica Vogelsang

PM48 Kurt Oster

PM42 Jessica Vogelsang

PM45 Monica Dixon Perry

Intro to Practice Value: Creating Wealth in Power Hour: Practice Sales PM13P Trey Cutler, Your Practice

PM11 Michael Hargrove

Michael Hargrove

Know Thyself: EI Begins with Understanding You!

Managing with EI to Create a Productive Healthy Workplace

PM26 Michelle Harcha

PM29 Michelle Harcha

Risky Business: Two Areas of Potential Commercial Real Estate Transactions: From Significant Liability for a Veterinary Handshake to Closing Practice PM35 Peter Tanella

Creating a Users Manual for a Pet PM54 Peter Weinstein

Associate: Take the Reins & Control Your Career PM21 Lisa Mausbach

How Storytelling Can Differentiate Your Practice PM39P

PM36P Trey Cutler, Travis Potter

How to Create a Values-driven Organization PM23 Amanda Donnelly

How to Meet the Needs of Millennial & Boomer Pet Parents PM40P Amanda Donnelly, Robert Sanchez

Creating Balance within Your Financial Life

Variety Is the Spice of Life: Relief Practice as a Career Choice

PM59 Thomas Seeko

USDA Veterinarian Certification Module 1: Overview of the NVAP PM61 Todd Behre

USDA Veterinarian Certification Module 5: Vesicular Diseases

=Power Hour

PM41 Jessica Vogelsang

PM47 Byron Farquer

PM30 Stacy Pursell

PM44 Jessica Vogelsang

PM46 Byron Farquer

Reports from the Front Lines: Updates on The Ever Changing World of Corporate Structures, Terms & Other Developments in Acquisition Sales to Corporate Groups PM09P Trey Cutler, Travis Potter

PM12 Michael Hargrove

Yes, You Can Still Sell to Your Associate!

The Start Up

The Truth about Empathy: We Are Wired to Connect

Who Triggered My Amygdala? Learning to Manage Me!

PM10P Trey Cutler, Travis Potter

PM28 Michelle Harcha

PM06 Peter Tanella

PM27 Michelle Harcha

The Business Benefits of Fear Free™ Patient Lifetime Value: Keeping Clients for Surprising Insights on Associate Contracts Certification PM37P Trey Cutler, Travis Potter LIFE! PM38 Peter Weinstein

Amanda Donnelly, Robert Sanchez

PM62 Todd Behre

=Must See

PM04P Michael Dicks, Melissa Maddux

PM02 David McCormick

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Accounting & Finance/ Associate Compensation Models & Ideas to How to Pay off Debt without Ruining Hospital Design/ Your Life Prevent Burnout Human Resources PM20 Lisa Mausbach PM01 Thomas Seeko Human Resources

One Solution for a Few Persistent Questions

PM55 Cindy Trice

PM56 Michael Hargrove

Planning a Construction / Remodel Project PM14 Wayne Usiak

How to Promote Self-leadership for Your Team PM24 Amanda Donnelly

Staying in Business While Remodeling or Renovating PM15 Wayne Usiak

Rethinking Relief. How Elevated Relief Services Support Professional Wellbeing & Practice Productivity PM22 Cindy Trice

Here We Go Again: Why the Introduction of Take the Fear out of Providing Feedback a New Way Often Fails PM58 Amanda Donnelly

PM25 Amanda Donnelly

Want Better Medicine, More Fun & More Money? Use Metrics!

PM60P Kate Crumley, Stith Keiser

USDA Veterinarian Certification Module 12: USDA Veterinarian Certification Module 23: USDA Veterinarian Certification Module 30: The Role of Veterinarians in Honey Bee Animal Disease Traceability Use of Antibiotics in Animals PM66 Todd Behre PM67 Todd Behre Health PM68 Todd Behre USDA Veterinarian Certification Module USDA Veterinarian Certification Module USDA Veterinarian Certification Module 8: 7: Foreign Animal Disease Detection in 9: Interstate & International Health International Movement of Horses Category 1 Animals Certificates for Category I Animals PM63 Todd Behre

PM64 Todd Behre

PM65 Todd Behre

Program subject to to change.

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Program subject change. most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Veterinary Technician SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Initial Assessment of the Emergency Patient

Nursing Management of the Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV) Patient

Equine Rehabilitation for the Vet Techs II VT28 Sue Loly

Imaging Case Studies: How Different Modalities Can be Used VT26 Sue Loly

Feline Injection Site Sarcoma

Mast Cell Tumors

The Lymphoma Patient

Behavior Session I

Behavior Session II

Behavior Session III

Behavior Session IV

Feeding Tubes: How, When & Why

Hepatic Lipidosis: Winston’s Story

Leptospirosis

Shunts: An Introduction to Liver Shunts

Acid/Base Tic Tac Toe

Critical Thinking Skills

Thriving, Not Just Surviving Veterinary Medicine

Why Do They Do That? Generational Conflicts in Practice

Laser Therapy: A Few More Treatment Locations

Myofascial Issues: What Is with All the Hype? Simple Techniques to Improve Patient Return After Surgical Recovery from Common Orthopedic Conditions

Emergency & Critical Care

Emergency & Critical Care Pharmacology

Equine/ Large Animal

Equine Rehabilitation for the Vet Techs I

Oncology

VT12 Harold Davis

VT27 Sue Loly

Chemotherapy Safety

VT33 Liza Rudolph

VT09 Harold Davis

VT36 Liza Rudolph

VT11 Harold Davis

VT35 Liza Rudolph

Nursing Management of the Septic Patient VT10 Harold Davis

Nursing Large Animal Neonates: Foals, Crias & Kids, Oh My! VT25 Sue Loly

VT34 Liza Rudolph

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Behavior

Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/ Professional Medicine Rehabilitation

VT01 Monique Feyrecilde

VT23 Ashley DiPrete

VT41 Megan Brashear

1-2-3 Step Manual Therapy for Postoperative Patients: Tips & Protocols for Teaching Pet Owners Hands-On Techniques During Discharge VT51 Lis Conarton

VT02 Monique Feyrecilde

VT21 Ashley DiPrete

VT42 Megan Brashear

Cats & Post-Operative Surgery: How Rehabilitation Can Make Greater Success on Orthopedic & Soft Tissue Cases VT52 Lis Conarton

VT03 Monique Feyrecilde

VT24 Ashley DiPrete

VT04 Monique Feyrecilde

VT22 Ashley DiPrete

VT43 Megan Brashear

VT49 Lis Conarton

VT44 Megan Brashear

VT50 Lis Conarton

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Dentistry Internal Medicine Emergency & Critical Care/ Professional Development Surgery-General

Check ME-OWT! Top Feline Oral Health Concerns

The Tooth Fairy’s Magic Wands-A Guide to Hand Instrumentation

Tooth Sleuth: An Intra-oral Investigation

Bad Adrenals: Hypo & Hyperadrenocorticism

Evan’s Syndrome: Breaking Down ITP & IMHA

Motion Sickness in Dogs

The Yellow Cat

Has RECOVER Changed Us? Implementing Protocols & Training

Myths & Facts of ECC Nursing

Simulation-based Training: As Real As It Gets

Turning Passion into Purpose: Your Inner Compass

Alternative Therapies in Wound Management I

Alternative Therapies in Wound Management II

Effective Record Keeping for Wounds

Infection Rejection: Are You Doing Your Part?

Diabetic Cats: Not Small Diabetic Dogs!

Teaching Diabetic Management to the Pet Owner

VT06 Candice Hoerner

VT20 Amy Newfield

VT45 Kenichiro Yagi

VT59 Danielle Browning

VT07 Candice Hoerner

VT19 Amy Newfield

VT46 Kenichiro Yagi

VT60 Danielle Browning

VT05 Candice Hoerner

X-Ray Vision for the Superhero Technician!-Dental Radiology VT08 Candice Hoerner

VT17 Amy Newfield

VT18 Amy Newfield

VT48 Kenichiro Yagi

VT58 Danielle Browning

VT47 Kenichiro Yagi

VT57 Danielle Browning

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Endocrinology/ Gastroenterology

Nutrition

Ophthalmology Infectious Disease/ Pediatrics/ Shelter Medicine

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Canine Diabetes: Yes, They Get It Too VT14 Rachel Poulin

Fat for the Stat, Critical Nutrition VT30 Victoria Kerby

Basic Ophthalmic Exam for Vet Techs VT37 Donna Averill

Anesthesia & Analgesia Options for High Volume Spay/Neuter VT53 Erin Spencer

VT13 Rachel Poulin

That Is Not Normal! Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

VT15 Rachel Poulin

VT16P Kara Burns, Rachel Poulin

Feeding Our Feline Overlords, Nutrition for the Internet’s Favorite Animal

Ins & Outs of Renal Nutrition for the Dog & Cat

Muscle Matters: An Understanding of Sarcopenia & Cachexia

Eyeball Gadgets & Doodads

My Diabetic Patient has Cataracts….What Is next?

Why Won’t That Corneal Ulcer Heal?

Healthy Newborns: Considerations for Successful Neonatal Resuscitation after C-section

Parvovirus: What’s Old and What’s New

VT31 Victoria Kerby

VT40 Donna Averill

Common Shelter Diseases VT54 Erin Spencer

VT32 Victoria Kerby

VT38 Donna Averill

VT56 Erin Spencer

Programsubject subjecttotochange. change.For Forthe themost mostup-to-date up-to-dateinformation, information,please pleasevisit visitwvc.org. wvc.org.

Program

=Must See

VT29 Victoria Kerby

VT39 Donna Averill

VT55 Erin Spencer

=Specialty Veterinary Technicial Session

Fun

VeterinaryTechnician Reception MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 | 6:30 p

Exclusive to Veterinary Technicians, Assistants & Students*

Fun atmosphere Complimentary food & drinks Close proximity to host hotels Free with registration Must RSVP to attend Badge required for entry

Located inside Mandalay Bay House of Blues Sponsored by

You’re Invited Stay for more fun &

Party For A Purpose See Page 39 for more info

RSVP online when registering. *Must be 21 and over.

Valid ID and WVC Badge required.

RSVP Required.

Program subject to change.

ForFor thethe most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

Program subject to change. most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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New Insights INDUSTRY SEMINARS

Enjoy a free meal while top experts in the industry lead you through hot topics.

Whether it’s breakfast or lunch, come to a seminar to refresh yourself and hear about exciting things happening in the industry. Seating is available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Industry Breakfast Seminars Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6:30-7:30a Industry Lunch Seminars Monday , Tuesday, Wednesday 12:45-1:45p

Sponsored by

LEARNING LOUNGE Inside Exhibit Hall Monday & Tuesday 9:30a-5:00p Wednesday 9:30a-1:30p

Satisfy your thirst for knowledge during these quick educational presentations happening one after another in the Exhibit Hall. Catch up on innovative developments at these fast-paced sessions.

LATE NIGHT LEARNING FOR NIGHT OWLS

We’ve got you covered! Learn when you learn best with these 50-minute sessions that run Tuesday evening.

Tuesday Evening 6:35-8:25p

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Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

WVC ACADEMY

BE IN THE

KNOW Knowledge You Can Use Now Can’t wait until Conference, join us year round.

Dates

Course

Sep 7-8

Surgical Oncology for the General Practitioner

Dr. Simpson

Sep 22-24

Advanced Fracture Repair

Dr. Beale

Oct 27-29

Principles of Fracture Repair

Dr. Beale

Dec 5-7

Advanced Abdominal Ultrasound

Dr. Nelson

Dec 8-9

Advanced Surgical Oncology

Dr. Marks

Dec 15-18

Cutaneous Reconstructive Techniques

Dr. Stanely

Dec 19-21

Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma: Imaging, Surgical Planning, and Repair

Lead Instructor

Dr. Arzi

REGISTER NOW

wvc.org/ce

Hands-on Labs Additional Fees Apply PUT PERFECTION IN PRACTICE

Practice truly does make perfect, and there is no better place to practice and perfect new veterinary procedures than WVC’s Annual Conference, which offers unrivaled access to interactive learning opportunities at the state-of-the-art Oquendo Center. From innovative surgical advancements to time-and life-saving medical techniques, WVC’s comprehensive offering of hands-on labs and practical, clinical and knowledge-based learning opportunities provides you the unprecedented opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field and walk away with knowledge you can use and the confidence to take your veterinary practice to the next level.

Title

Session #

Time

Speaker(s)

Fee

CE Hours

Surgery/ Orthopedic

Key to Successful Treatment of Patellar Luxation in Dogs

HO30

7:30a-4:30p

Brian Beale, Kenneth Bruecker, David Dycus, Steven Petersen

$850

8

Surgery/ Orthopedic

Managing Elbow Dysplasia: An introduction to Proximal Abducting Ulnar Osteotomy (PAUL)

H029

7:30a-5:30p

Otto Lanz

$850

9

KYON VETERINARY SURGICAL PRODUCTS

Topic SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Sponsor(s)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Clinical Pathology

“5 Minute, 5 Dollar” Tests: “Specialist” Diagnostic Techniques That Are Actually Easy & Inexpensive

HO05

7:30-11:30a

Andrew Mackin, Jeb Cade, Alyssa Sullivant

$375

4

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYSTANTON FOUNDATION

Clinical Pathology

“5 Minute, 5 Dollar” Tests: “Specialist” Diagnostic Techniques That Are Actually Easy & Inexpensive

HO06

1:30-5:30p

Andrew Mackin, Jeb Cade, Alyssa Sullivant

$375

4

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITYSTANTON FOUNDATION

Imaging/ Ultrasound

Complete Abdominal Ultrasound: Performing a Systematic Scan of All Abdominal Organs

HO16

7:30-11:30a

Elizabeth Ballegeer, Clifford (Kip) Berry, Robert Cole, Maria Evola, Jay Griffin, Krystina Stadler, Phil Strom, Matthew Winter

$695

4

FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC,UNIVERSAL IMAGING, VCA/ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS/ SOUND, CORE IMAGING, SAMSUNG, ZOETIS PETCARE, MIDMARK

Imaging/ Ultrasound

Complete Abdominal Ultrasound: Performing a Systematic Scan of All Abdominal Organs

HO17

1:30-5:30p

Elizabeth Ballegeer, Clifford (Kip) Berry, Robert Cole, Maria Evola, Jay Griffin, Krystina Stadler, Phil Strom, Matthew Winter

$695

4

FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC,UNIVERSAL IMAGING, VCA/ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS/ SOUND, CORE IMAGING, SAMSUNG, ZOETIS PETCARE, MIDMARK

Surgery/ Orthopedic

Extracapsular CrCL Repair & Meniscal Treatment

HO31

7:30a-4:30p

Brian Beale, Kenneth Bruecker, David Dycus, Steven Petersen

$850

8

INTRAUMA

New & Innovative Tools & Techniques in Feline Medicine

HO14

7:30-11:30a

Susan Little, Craig Webb

$495

4

MILA, JORGENSEN

Ophthalmology

Updating Your Ocular Surgical Techniques for the Primary Care Practitioner

HO25

7:30-11:30a

Rustin Sturgeon

$600

4

EYE CARE FOR ANIMALS, SURGITEL, MIDWEST VETERINARY SUPPLY

Ophthalmology

Updating Your Ocular Surgical Techniques for the Primary Care Practitioner

HO26

1:30-5:30p

Rustin Sturgeon

$600

4

EYE CARE FOR ANIMALS, SURGITEL, MIDWEST VETERINARY SUPPLY

Urethral Catheterization of Female Dogs

HO24

1:30-5:30p

Jamie Burkitt

$400

4

SMITHS MEDICAL, JORGENSEN

Feline Medicine

Internal Medicine

30

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

Topic

Title

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Session #

Time

Speaker(s)

Hands-on Labs Fee

CE Hours

Sponsor(s)

Imaging/ Ultrasound

Acute Abdominal Ultrasound: Focusing on Common Organs Involved in Acute Disease

HO19

1:30-5:30p

Elizabeth Ballegeer, Robert Cole, Maria Evola, Jay Griffin, Krystina Stadler, Phil Strom, Federico Vilaplana-Grosso

$695

4

FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC,UNIVERSAL IMAGING, VCA/ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS/ SOUND, CORE IMAGING, SAMSUNG, ZOETIS PETCARE, MIDMARK

Dentistry

Canine Extraction Lab & Regional Nerve Blocks

HO08

1:30-5:30p

Barden Greenfield, Christropher Snyder, Kevin Stepaniuk

$495

4

DENTALAIRE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, IM3, INTEGRA, MIDMARK, SURGITEL, CONVETRUS, ANIMAL HEALTH

Surgery/ Orthopedic

Common Hip Surgery for the General Practitioner

HO32

7:30a-4:30p

Brian Beale, Kenneth Bruecker, David Dycus, Steven Petersen

$850

8

VOI, IMEX

Imaging/ Ultrasound

Complete Abdominal Ultrasound: Performing a Systematic Scan of All Abdominal Organs

HO18

7:30-11:30a

Elizabeth Ballegeer, Robert Cole, Maria Evola, Jay Griffin, Krystina Stadler, Phil Strom, Federico Vilaplana-Grosso

$695

4

FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC,UNIVERSAL IMAGING, VCA/ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS/ SOUND, CORE IMAGING, SAMSUNG, ZOETIS PETCARE, MIDMARK

Equine Lameness Lab

HO02

7:30a-4:30p

Kent Allen, Kurt Selberg

$550

8

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF EQUINE LOCOMOTOR PATHOLOGY

Fear FreeSM Gentle Control & Handling

HO04

1:30-5:30p

Debbie Martin

$495

4

Fear FreeSM

Feline Extraction Lab & Regional Nerve Blocks

HO07

7:30-11:30a

Barden Greenfield, Christopher Snyder, Kevin Stepaniuk

$495

4

DENTALAIRE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, IM3, INTEGRA, MIDMARK, SURGITEL, HENRY SCHEIN ANIMAL HEALTH

Integrative Medicine

Introduction to Acupuncture in Companion Animals

HO23

7:30-11:30a

Signe Beebe, Delores Craig, Nell Ostermeier

$495

4

Imaging/ Ultrasound

Acute Abdominal Ultrasound: Focusing on Common Organs Involved in Acute Disease

HO20

7:30-11:30a

Elizabeth Ballegeer, Clifford (Kip) Berry, Robert Cole, Jay Griffin, Krystina Stadler, Phil Strom, Federico Vilaplana-Grosso, Matthew Winter

$695

4

FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC,UNIVERSAL IMAGING, VCA/ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS/ SOUND, CORE IMAGING, SAMSUNG, ZOETIS PETCARE, MIDMARK

Dentistry

Canine Extraction Lab & Regional Nerve Blocks

HO09

7:30-11:30a

Barden Greenfield, Christopher Snyder, Kevin Stepaniuk

$495

4

DENTALAIRE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, IM3, INTEGRA, MIDMARK, SURGITEL, HENRY SCHEIN ANIMAL HEALTH

Feline Medicine

Elevating Feline Care for Osteoarthritis Cats

HO15

1:30-5:30p

Duncan Lascelles, Margaret Gruen

$250

4

ZOETIS PETCARE

Honey Bee

Live Bee Hive Laboratory

HO01

1:30-5:30p

Jeffrey Applegate, Terry Ryan Kane

$495

4

Imaging/ Ultrasound

Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound for Technicians

HO21

1:30-5:30p

Elizabeth Ballegeer, Clifford (Kip) Berry, Robert Cole, Maria Evola, Jay Griffin, Phil Strom, Federico Vilaplana-Grosso, Matthew Winter

$375

4

FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC,UNIVERSAL IMAGING, VCA/ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS/ SOUND, CORE IMAGING, SAMSUNG, ZOETIS PETCARE, MIDMARK

Endoscopy

Small Animal Endoscopy

HO12

7:30-11:30a

Stanley Marks, David Twedt, Craig Webb

$575

4

JORGENSEN LABORATORIES, KARL STORZ VETERINARY, ZOETIS, MIDMARK

Small Ruminant Core Procedure Lab

HO03

7:30-11:30a

Signe Balch, Joan Bowen

$495

4

SurgeryGeneral

Soft Tissue Surgery: Throat, Abdominal & Anal Sacculectomy Procedures

HO28

7:30a-4:30p

Howard Seim, Chris Gauthier

$850

8

MILA, STERIS, PATTERSON VETERINARY

Dentistry

Tackling Tough Dental Extractions

HO11

1:30-5:30p

Matthew Lemmons

$495

4

DENTALAIRE PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, IM3, INTEGRA, MIDMARK, SURGITEL, HENRY SCHEIN ANIMAL HEALTH

Euthanasia Technique Laboratory

HO13

1:30-5:30p

Kathleen Cooney

$300

4

VICTOR MEDICAL, MIDWEST VETERINARY SUPPLY

Dentistry

Honing Advanced Skills in Veterinary Dentistry for Technicians

HO10

7:30-11:30a

Candice Hoerner

$375

4

MIDMARK, INTEGRA, VICTOR MEDICAL

SurgeryGeneral

Small Animal Abdominal Surgery for Early Career Veterinarians

HO27

7:30a-4:30p

David Upchurch

$650

8

STERIS, SMITHS MEDICAL, PATTERSON VETERINARY

Soft Tissue Surgery: Throat, Abdominal & Anal Sacculectomy Procedures

HO33

7:30a-4:30p

Howard Seim, Chris Gauthier

$850

8

MILA, STERIS, SMITHS MEDICAL

Veterinary Point of Care Ultrasound: Ultrasound for Everyday Practice

HO22

7:30-11:30a

Soren Boysen, Serge Chalhoub

$675

4

FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC,UNIVERSAL IMAGING, VCA/ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS/ SOUND, CORE IMAGING, SAMSUNG, ZOETIS PETCARE, MIDMARK

Lameness Behavior Dentistry

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Small Ruminant

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Euthanasia

SurgeryGeneral Imaging/ Ultrasound

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Workshops

Speaker(s)

Fee

Ce Hours

4:00-5:50p

David McCormick

$40

2

WS12

2:00-3:50p

Paul Camilo

$40

2

WS14

2:00-5:50p

Kenichiro Yagi

$195

4

Your Practice, Your Budget, Your Money!

WS01

8:00-9:50a

Tera Nance

$40

2

Show Me the Money! Profitability Is a TEAM Sport

WS02

10:35a-12:25p

Tracy Dowdy, Rebecca Rose

$40

2

Starting Off on the Right Foot: New Employee Orientation that Drives Retention & Productivity

WS08

4:35-6:25p

Kurt Oster

$40

2

Innovation in Pricing

WS10

2:00-3:50p

Karen Felsted

$40

2

RECOVER CPR: Basic & Advanced Life Support Instructor Certification

WS15

8:00a-6:25p

Kenichiro Yagi

$325

8

How Can I Buy a Practice When It Is a Whole Different Market Now?

WS04

2:00-3:50p

Karen Felsted

$40

2

How to Grow Your Online Pharmacy

WS05

4:35-6:25p

Asa Pogrelis

$40

2

Improve Your Conversations for Success!

WS07

8:00-9:50a

Debbie Stoewen

$40

2

A System Is the Solution

WS11

10:35a-12:25p

Peter Weinstein

$40

2

Dental Radiograph Interpretation: Recognizing Common Pathology & Avoiding Critical Complications

WS13

8:00a-12:25p

Matthew Lemmons

$75

4

Bad Vein: How to Gain Venous Access on “Naughty” Veins & What to Use

WS16

2:00-3:50p

Amy Newfield

$40

2

Wound Care Workshop

WS18

4:35-6:25p

Daniell Browning

$40

2

Design of the Equine Facility

WS06

10:35a-12:25p

Wayne Usiak

$40

2

Power Talking: Phrasing for Persuasion

WS09

8:00-9:50a

Kate Crumley, Stith Keiser

$40

2

Advancing Your Career: Panel Discussion with Veterinary Technician Specialists

WS19

8:00-9:50a

TBA

$40

2

Diabetes Workshop to Improve Patient Care

WS20

10:35a-12:25p

Kara Burns, Rachel Poulin

$40

2

Session Title

Session #

Time

Exit Planning Made Simple!

WS03

Taking Dentistry to Infinity & Beyond RECOVER CPR Basic & Advanced Life Support Rescuer Certification

Level

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

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Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

=Purchase Required

Featured Sessions

MUST SEE EVENTS

WOMEN’S VETERINARY SUMMIT Sunday, February 16 10:00a-5:00p

Capacity 100 | Save your Seat $40 Lunch Included

SP01

Striving to meet the needs and interests of the growing group of women in veterinary medicine, the Women’s Veterinary Summit addresses topics such as personal and professional wellness and career building. Participants gather here to connect, relax, and learn principles that will guide them throughout their careers.

WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM Monday, February 17

10:00a-5:00p (Breakout session will occur)

BACK IN 2020!

SP02

Capacity 100 | Save your Seat $40 Lunch Included

In the lives of busy veterinary professionals, it can be difficult to balance everything from work to family to personal life and still maintain a healthy sense of well-being. A new summit coming to Conference will dive into the topic of wellness to help veterinary professionals develop health-promoting habits.

Sponsored by

EARLY CAREER HANDS-ON LAB Small Animal Abdominal Surgery for Early Career Veterinarians

NEW IN 2020!

HO27

Wednesday, February 19 7:30a-5:30p

Capacity 48 | Enroll now $650 Lunch Included

Spend half-day in a hands-on surgical lab and the second half in lecture, covering topics important to early career veterinarians and those returning to practice after a career break.

NEW IN 2020! =Purchase Required

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Symposia

Discover more about relevant topics in veterinary medicine from industry experts and innovators during the various symposia sessions.

Session Title

Session #

Time

Audience

Speaker(s)

AAHA Anesthesia Symposium

S13

9:00-11:50a

Tamara Grubb, Jennifer Sager

Purina® ProPlan® Veterinary Diets Symposium

S05

2:00-5:50p

Deborah Greco, Jessica Quimby, Jodi Westropp, Brian Zanghi

Planning in the Present for Your Financial Future: First Things First

S11

2:00-5:50p

Bridgette Bain, Tony Bartels, Caroline Cantner, Lesa Greenhill

Laser Surgery for Everyday Practice

S22

4:00-5:50p

John Godbold, William Schultz

Cannabinoid Safety, Dosing & Metabolism Studies in Dogs

S29

5:00-5:50p

Dana Vaughn

Emerging Vector-borne & Zooniotic Disease Symposium

S19

8:00a-6:25p

Adam Birkenheuer, Richard Ford, Brian Herrin, Michael Lappin, Andrew Moorhead, Jane Sykes

Advanced Techniques and Methods for Treating Pain & Immobility

S26

8:00a-6:25p

Jeff Denny, John Goldbold, Chelsea Tripp

IDEXX: Skinny Cat Track

S08

8:00a-12:25p

Graham Bilbrough, J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, Karinn Sakir, Joerg Steiner

IVAPM Pain Management Symposium for Veterinarians

S27

8:00a-12:25p

Michael Petty

IVAPM Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians

S32

2:00-6:25p

Kristen Cooley

Wellbeing & Diversity Inclusion Symposium

S25

8:00a-12:25p

Jen Brandt, Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe

Focus Your Practice Team on Dermatology: Best Medicine, Best Business Opportunity in a Changing Marketplace

S01

8:00-11:25a

Ashley Bourgeois, Jay Crisman, Natalie Marks

Recognition & Relief: New Advances in Feline Pain Control

S02

8:00-11:25a

Kristen Messenger, Margaret Gruen

Nationwide - Purdue Veterinary Price Index

S15

11:35a-12:25p

Kerry O’Hara

IDEXX : Grand Rounds

S30

2:00-6:25p

Fred Metzger

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

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Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

Sponsor

Symposia Session Title

Session #

Time

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Audience

Speaker(s)

Merck Animal Health Symposium

S07

8:00-3:50p

Contemporary Pharmaceutical Issues in Veterinary Practice: Cannabis & Controlled Substance Management

Byron Blagburn, Jennifer Chatfield, Robert Lavan, Susan Little, Shelby Reinstein

S10

8:00a-12:25p

Lauren Eichstadt Forsythe, Gail Golab, Jeffrey Powers

Integrating Supplements

S14

8:00a-12:25p

Dawn Boothe

New Therapeutic Approaches to Chronic Care Symposium

S20

8:00a-12:25p

Sonya Gordon, Bianca Lourenco, Bryan Torres, Shelly Vaden, Randy Hall

AAHA Healthy Workplace Culture Initiative Symposium

S23

8:00a-11:25p

Randy Hall Ashley Bourgeois, Jay Crisman, Elizabeth Colleran, Margaret Gruen

Building a Bridge to Feline Patients: How to Elevate Cat Care in Your Clinic

S03

8:00-11:25a

Infectious Disease Symposium

S04

8:00-11:25a

Steven Carey, Victor Cortese, Richard Goldstein

2019 AAHA Canine Life Stage Guidelines

S24

11:35a-3:50p

Jesse Grady, Jinelle Webb

IDEXX: Case-based Learning

S09

2:00-6:25p

Susan Little, Allison Spake, Joerg Steiner, Sarah Sweet

Client Engagement & Clinic Marketing Symposium

S21

2:00-6:25p

Caitlin DeWilde, Eric Garcia, Charlotte Lacroix, Shana Sullivan

Introduction to CryoSurgery in Veterinary Medicine

S28

2:00-3:50p

Tim Mosebey, Sam Niedbala

Roadmap to Practice Ownership

S06

2:00-3:50p

Alexandra Kohrs, Mariza Martinez, Jenjamin Schaffer, Michael Thompson

Boarding in Your Vet Practice & Facility Flooring

S16

4:35-6:25p

Jeff Adney, Greg Taylor

Biologic Therapies Symposium

S18

6:35-8:25p

Michael Hutchinson, John Yannelli

Sponsor

Biologics

Advanced Cellular Solutions

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Human Animal Bond Symposium

S17

8:00a-3:50p

Kim Brophey, Steve Dale, Patrick Flynn, Josh Vaisman

Getting Your Patient Ready to Fly: The Why, the How & the Prep

S12

8:00-11:25a

Nelva Bryant, Linda Ellis, Gina Emrich, Gail Golab, William Hess, Sue Kazlaw-Nelson, Dallas Thomas

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Exhibit Hall Happenings DISCOVER WVC’S EXHIBIT HALL Over 500 exhibitors bring you technological advancements, and immersive learning experiences, Meet with top vendors, relax and let loose at WVC Central, become a Vet Detective for a chance to win cash prizes.

Discover knowledge to challenge, elevate, and empower, yourself. See you there!

Dedicated Breaks, More Time To Explore!

Hours Monday

9:00a-6:00p

Wednesday

9:00a-2:00p

Tuesday

Breaks

Morning Break

Monday-Wednesday

Lunch Break

Monday-Wednesday

Afternoon Break Monday-Tuesday

9:00a-6:00p

9:50a-10:35a 12:25p-2:00p 3:50p-4:35p

DISCOVER THE

opportunities 36

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

BACK IN 2020 LEARNING LOUNGE

Fast-paced education sessions conducted on the Exhibit floor. Find out about the latest developments in the veterinary world with quick-fire sessions beginning 9:30a Monday–Wednesday.

VET DETECTIVE

Detective

Back by popular demand, Vet Detective is here again! Solve clues found through the show by scanning the QR code with your mobile device. For each clue that is answered correctly, you will receive points. Be one of the first 250 people to earn 500 points and get a FREE t-shirt from WVC Central.

WVC team members will randomly award prizes if you’re seen wearing your shirt. Earn 1,000 points to be entered into the grand prize drawing on Wednesday at 1:30p in the Learning Lounge. Must be present to win.

WVC CENTRAL - GET TO KNOW US

Learn about education opportunities WVC has to offer in a relaxed, fun-filled atmosphere. WVC Central is located inside the Exhibit Hall. Stop by to play games, win prizes, relax and recharge.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

WANT ADS

A unique area for individuals and organizations to promote jobs, products, and clinics for hire or sale.

9:00a-6:00p 9:00a-6:00p 9:00a-2:00p

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS

Need a new picture? Liven up your LinkedIn profile or your CV with a complimentary professional photo.

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit wvc.org.

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Experience Vegas GRAND CANYON WEST RIM TOUR*

VALLEY OF FIRE* Valley of Fire

Grand Canyon West Rim

(Shuttle departs MBCC at 8:00a)

DATE Monday, February 17 TIME 8:00a-2:30p

(Shuttle departs MBCC at 7:15a)

DATE Saturday, February 15 TIME 7:15a-6:00p

$150 per person

$200 per person

WHITE OWL CANYON*

ETHEL M CHOCOLATE & WINE TASTING*

Lake Mead

Ethel M Chocolate Factory

(Shuttle departs MBCC at 8:00a)

DATE Sunday, February 16 TIME 8:00a-1:00p

(Shuttle departs MBCC at 10:00a)

$140 per person

DATE Tuesday, February 18 TIME 10:00a-12:30p per person

VALLEY OF FIRE*

BEER TASTING TOUR*

(Shuttle departs MBCC at 8:00a)

(Shuttle departs MBCC at 11:00a)

$75

Las Vegas

Valley of Fire

DATE Tuesday, February 18 TIME 11:00a-3:00p per person (must be 21 years or older)

DATE Sunday, February 16 TIME 8:00a-2:30p

$135

$150 per person

HISTORICAL RAILROAD TRAIL* Boulder City

(Shuttle departs MBCC at 8:00a)

DATE Monday, February 17 TIME 8:00a-1:00p

$140 per person

Tickets: Purchase tickets at tour desks/

counter, located onsite.

Shuttles: All shuttles will depart from the Mandalay Convention Center entrance.

Participants should be prepared to board the shuttles at least 15 minutes prior to the departure time.

*Indicates prior registration and additional fee required

ALUMNI RECEPTIONS Monday | 7:30-9:30p

ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING Wednesday | 9:00-9:30a

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Please visit wvc.org/conference for more information and toplease register.

Program subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit wvc.org.

FEATURING

The Boogie Knights DANCE, MINGLE & PARTY FOR A PURPOSE

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 | 8:00p

CALLING ALL PARTY ANIMALS!

Channel all the good vibes of peace and love at this fun charity event. Party for a Purpose combines the best of Las Vegas with the best of the veterinary profession for a night of live music, socializing, and fundraising. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Ahimsa House, a nonprofit that provides resources to help the human and animal victims of domestic violence reach safety together. Come and get your groove on— the Boogie Knights will have you dancing like it’s 1970!

Free with registration | Must RSVP to attend

Must be 21 and over to enter. | Valid ID and WVC Badge required.

Sponsored by

Located inside Mandalay Bay House of Blues

Benefiting

92ND 2425 E. Oquendo Road Las Vegas, NV 89120

YOUR Why

DISCOVER

Register wvc.org/conference

Discovering and learning are lifelong pursuits, and WVC provides the opportunity to do so in an environment devoted to enhancing your knowledge and expanding your interests. There’s always new knowledge and passion to be discovered. Join us in 2020.

Save your seat at wvc.org/conference