Tentative Schedule

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Registration open 10am-6pm

Exhibitor set up 1pm-6pm, welcome to exhibit when setup

Speaker

Time

Topic

Kristen Marshall, DVM, MS, DACVECC

Emergency/Critical Care

1-1:50pm: FAST Ultrasound exams in the ER

2:00-2:50pm: Feline Urethral Obstruction

3-3:50pm Emergency Management of Seizures

4-4:50pm: The Acute Abdomen

5-5:50pm: Endocrine Emergencies

6-6:50pm: CPR

Monday, April 19, 2021

Registration Open 8am

Exhibit Hall Open at 8am-4:30pm

Monday, April 19th at 7:30-8:20am - Breakfast Session - Robbie van Mullem, BS - 5 Ways to avoid being sued over your website, it is really happening. ADA lawsuits drive concerns over website accessibility; navigating unclear rules and the changes Google has done over the past year. - Sponsored by 3 Sided Media

Speaker

Time

Topic

Margi Sirois, EdD, MS, RVT, LAT

Practical Microbiology

This session provides an overview of rapid, inexpensive tests that can be done in the small veterinary practice laboratory. New technologies for in-house microbiology will be explored.

(Sponsored by MicroVet Diagnostics)

Trends in Diagnostic Testing

New technologies have revolutionized the in-house veterinary practice laboratory. The diagnostic laboratory can be a significant profit center for the practice as well as providing rapid, accurate test results to aid the clinician in diagnosis.

(Sponsored by MicroVet Diagnostics)

Cannabinoids in Veterinary Medicine: Promises and Challenges

This presentation provides an overview of the endocannabinoid system and the pharmacokinetics of certain cannabinoids . An overview of legal issues related to use of cannabinoids in veterinary medicine will be discussed as well as a summary of potential therapeutic uses of cannabinoids in dogs.

David S Bradley, DVM, FASLMS

Sponsored By Summus Medical Laser

10:30 am - 12 Noon

Laser Therapy: Cystitis, Corneal Ulcers, and Degenerative Myelopathy - A practical review to improve outcomes and expand clinical applications

Description: Laser therapy is the fastest growing modality in veterinary medicine. Its clinical use and range of applications continues to grow. There will be a quick review of the most current science and how it relates to expanding and improving clinical outcomes. Practical solutions to simple protocols and treatment guidelines will be presented. Novel applications and a discussion of what’s on the horizon will be included. There will be a review on how to adjust and modify programs for individual patients and conditions when/if needed. The attendees will leave with an understanding of the broad range of clinical applications for therapeutic lasers, and how the important parameters of wavelength, power, and frequency modulation are used or adjusted to optimize clinical results.

Joseph Jordan, PhD, CEO, NC Physicians Health Program, NC Veterinary Health Program

8 - 10 am

Drug Intervention in the Workplace

Recognizing Substance Use Disorders in the Workplace

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Registration Open 8am

Exhibit Hall Open 8am-4pm

Tuesday, Apilr 20th at 7:30-8:20am - Breakfast session - Rod Finnegan, Emperor’s New Clothes - Don’t be Caught Bare When Trouble Comes - Sponsored by Vetinsure

Speaker

Time

Topic

Howard B Seim III, DVM, DACVS

8:30-10am

10:15-11:30am

Generic lecture description

These sessions will consist of a variety of practical soft tissue surgery techniques that most veterinarians can perform in their practice. Video segments of clinical case material, carefully edited to form a real-life experience, will be used as a means of delivering the surgical lectures. An advantage of this lecture style is that participants can see the case operated on during the lecture.

8-9 am : Intestinal anastomosis – tips to make it easier (1hr)

When performing an intestinal resection and anastomosis by yourself (i.e., no assistant to help!) I have several tips that may make the procedure easier for you. I will suggest a number of alternative techniques that you can consider incorporating that will likely make this common procedure easier and more predictably successful. Video of clinical cases will be used to illustrate these techniques.

9-10am : Surgical management of GDV and the 15-minute gastropexy (1hr)

This seminar will focus primarily on the surgical management of GDV patients. Video of clinical cases during intraoperative decision making will be presented. We will focus on the authors’ preferred method for gastric derotation and the technical aspects of performing a 15-minute incisional gastropexy. Extensive use of video of clinical cases will give participants a real-life experience.

10-11am : 4-ligature splenectomy (½ hr)

Years ago, the anatomist suggested that in order to safely remove the spleen the left gastroepiploic artery and vein must be preserved, or the gastric blood supply would be put at risk. We now know this is not true! I will suggest a way to use this new anatomic information to safely remove the spleen in a non-GDV patient using 4 or 5 ligations. We will then utilize this new knowledge of anatomy to develop a ‘plan’ to rapidly and safely remove the spleen in a dog that is bleeding to death!

Anal sacculectomy: a novel approach (½ hr)

Anal sacculectomy is frequently performed in veterinary practice. It can be tricky to get all of the anal sac epithelium and preserve the external anal sphincter muscle and caudal rectal nerve. I will suggest a ‘novel’ technique that allows the surgeon full control of the perianal anatomy and thus preservation of all vital structures during complete anal sac resection. Video showing this technique in a clinical case will illustrate its potential usefulness in your practice.

11-12noon : Surgical management of canine cystic and urethral calculi (1hr)

A ‘never fail’ technique for retropulsion of calculi lodged in the urethra of male dogs will be presented. What’s your worst cystic calculi nightmare……leaving a stone behind after your cystotomy! This lecture will describe a unique protocol that will eliminate the possibility of leaving a stone behind. Video of clinical cases will be used to illustrate this protocol.

12-1pm : Lunch

1-2pm : Surgical management of brachycephalic syndrome (½ hr)

This session will discuss the management of upper airway obstruction in brachycephalic breeds. Emphasis will be placed on nasoplasty and soft palate resection. A novel technique for nasal planum resection will be discussed. There is compelling evidence suggesting that not all everted laryngeal saccules need to be resected! Videotape will be used to illustrate surgical techniques.

Wound management secrets (½ hr)

Think of the most difficult location to bandage a wound……this seminar will suggest a method of how you can ‘bandage that wound’! Also……can you force a wound to continue to contract?……Oh yes you can! Videotape of these selected ‘secrets’ to facilitate wound management will be discussed.

2-3pm : Feline perineal urethrostomy – a novel approach (½ hr)

Feline perineal urethrostomy has classically been approached with the patient placed in a perineal position. Although this positioning is awkward for the surgeon it has become the standard approach. This lecture will suggest taking another look at patient positioning. Placing the cat in dorsal recumbancy allows for a much more ‘ergonomic’ approach for the surgeon and enhances visualization of the regional anatomy. Video of this novel approach will be used to illustrate the advantages of dorsal recumbancy positioning.

Percutaneous chest drain placement in an awake patient (½ hr)

This lecture will focus on a technique that allows percutaneous placement of a chest drain in a fully awake traumatized patient. Videotape will be used to illustrate this unique procedure.

3-4pm : Surgical repair of diaphragmatic hernia (1hr)

This session will discuss the three most common types of diaphragmatic hernia; acute traumatic, chronic traumatic, and congenital peritoneopericardial and how they can be repaired. Video of clinical cases will be used to illustrate techniques used to surgically repair each type of hernia. Management of chronic atelectatic lung lobes and the incidence of re-expansion pulmonary edema will be discussed.

4-5pm : Surgical management of uroabdomen (1hr)

Occasionally patients sustaining blunt abdominal trauma are diagnosed with uroabdomen secondary to ruptured bladder. Once these patients have been stabilized an exploratory laparotomy is performed to repair the ruptured bladder. This seminar will focus on the intraoperative decision making in patients that have sustained enough blunt force trauma to result in a ruptured bladder. Video of a variety of clinical cases presented to our trauma unit will be used to illustrate surgical methods.

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Speaker

Time

Topic

Bobbie Aldridge, RVT

8:30-10am

10:15-11:30am

Basic Principles of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Part 1 (1 hour)

An overview of the origins of Chinese Medicine and includes Wu Xing (5 Element Theory) and Yin Yang Theory (theory of opposites). Also to be discussed are the 4 branches of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.

Basic Principles of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Part 2 (1 hour 15 minutes)

An in depth look at the 4 branches of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and how they are applied in practice. Case studies are included. 

Basic Exotic Care (1 hour 30 minutes)

An in depth look at several of the most common exotic species seen in Veterinary Practice. Discussions will include husbandry and nutritional requirements as well as restraint techniques and anesthetic considerations. Species to be included are Rabbits, Chinchillas, Ferrets, Guinea Pigs, Rats/Mice/Gerbils/Hamsters, Lizards. 

Beard Envy (1 hour)

An in depth look at Bearded Dragons. Included are husbandry and nutritional requirements and an in depth look at common pathologies seen in practice. Also included are anesthetic considerations.