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Join us for an eye-opener coffee (or tea) and hear from these thought leaders to start your day!
Each General Session is 1 CE hour. 

8 - 8:50am 
Friday, Sept. 26

Session on Addressing Zoonosis in Michigan
Presented by Nora Wineland, DVM, MS, DACVPM, Michigan State Veterinarian, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD)

This session fulfills the requirements of Rule 33 of R 338.4933 (e) of the Veterinary Practice Act under the Michigan Public Health Code.


8 - 8:50am

Saturday, Sept. 27

Session on Mastering Crucial Conversations
Presented by Andy Roark, DVM, National Speaker, Author and Practitioner

Sponsored by Nestle Purina 



8 - 8:50am

Sunday, Sept. 28

Session on Medical Records: Beyond the SOAP
Presented by Sarah Babcock, DVM, JD, Founder, Animal & Veterinary Legal Services, PLLC
This session fulfills the requirements of Rule 33 of R 338.4933 (d) of the Veterinary Practice Act under the Michigan Public Health Code.

COMPANION ANIMAL TRACK 

TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Your Client Adopted a New Pet: Shelter Wellness Practices Explained Jeanette O'Quin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
9 - 9:50am Pitfalls to Avoid in Veterinary Dermatology Tiffany Tapp, DACVD
9 - 9:50am Emerging Concepts in Canine Protein-Losing Enteropathy: New Paradigms in Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment Sara Jablonski, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
10 - 10:50am Investigating Animal Cruelty: Recognition, History & Communication in the Exam Room Jeanette O'Quinn, DVM, MPH, Diplomate ACVPM and ABVP (Shelter Medicine)
10 - 10:50am Cats Are Not Small Dogs: How I Treat Feline Allergy Tiffany Tapp, DACVD
10 - 10:50am Canine Protein-Losing Enteropathy: Case examples and Discussion Sara Jablonski, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
1 - 1:50pm Investigating Animal Cruelty: Documentation & Presentation of Evidence Jeanette O'Quin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
1 - 1:50pm What to Do With an Itchy Dog: Pearls to Get You Through Allergy Season Tiffany Tapp, DACVD
1 - 1:45pm (Mini Session) What's the deal with biliary mucoceles? Caroline Mansfield, BSc, BVMS, MVM, PhD, MANZCVSc, DECVIM-CA
2 - 2:50pm Investigating Animal Cruelty: Common Presentations seen in Practice Jeanette O'Quin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine)
2 - 2:50pm Canine Atopic Dermatitis: Where Do newer Therapies Fit In Tiffany Tapp, DACVD
2 - 2:45pm (Mini Session) Approach to Regurgitation in Dogs: New Thoughts on Esophageal Disease Caroline Mansfield, BSc, BVMS, MVM, PhD, MANZCVSc, DECVIM-CA
3 - 3:50pm Clinical Pathology in Veterinary Forensic Investigations Laurie Millward, DVM, MS, DACVP, PSM-FS
3 - 3:50pm Caregiver Burden and the Veterinary Client Elaine Sheikh, DVM, MScVAA
3:15 - 3:45pm (Mini Session) Tips for Diagnosing & Managing Chronic GI Disease in Cats Caroline Mansfield, BSc, BVMS, MVM, PhD, MANZCVSc, DECVIM-CA
4 - 4:50pm Interactive Q&A on Shelter Medicine Facilitated by Drs. O'Quin and Millward
4 - 4:50pm Classification and Management of Canine Mitral Valve Disease Matthew Denton, DVM, Resident in Cardiology
4 - 4:30pm (Mini Session) Interactive case discussion highlighting concepts from the previous sessions with Dr. Mansfield Caroline Mansfield, BSc, BVMS, MVM, PhD, MANZCVSc, DECVIM-CA

EQUINE TRACK

TIME TOPIC/SPONSOR SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Lower Limb Lameness Deborah Spike-Pierce, DVM, MBA
10 - 10:50am Static vs. Dynamic Balance: Farrier Case Management

Speaker TBD

1 - 1:50pm Fevers of Unknown Origin in Horses Jenifer R. Gold DVM DACVIM, DACVECC
2 - 2:50pm Medical Management of Colic in the Field: When referral is not an option. Jenifer R. Gold DVM DACVIM, DACVECC
3 - 3:50pm Managing the High-Risk Pregnant Mare in the Field Jenifer R. Gold DVM DACVIM, DACVECC
4 - 4:50pm Neonatal in the Field: When Referral Is Not An Option Jenifer R. Gold DVM DACVIM, DACVECC

FOOD ANIMAL TRACK

TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Proven Profit Tips for Beef Cow-calf Veterinarians W. Mark Hilton, DVM, PAS, Diplomate ABVP (Beef Cattle)
10 - 10:50am Nutrition 101 for Beef Cow-calf Veterinarians W. Mark Hilton, DVM, PAS, Diplomate ABVP (Beef Cattle)
1 - 1:50pm The Importance of Trace Minerals in the Immune System & Reproduction Jerry Rusch, DVM Diplomate ABVP
2 - 2:50pm Trace Minerals Diagnostics Jerry Rusch, DVM Diplomate ABVP
3 - 3:50pm Mini Sessions: Understanding Mineral Tags Jerry Rusch, DVM Diplomate ABVP
4 - 4:50pm Mini Session: Interactive Q&A

MSU CVM Resident, Speaker TBD

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Pawsitive Resilience: Staying Healthy and Happy in Veterinary Medicine  Erika Pease, LVT, CVPM
10 - 10:50am Pawsitive Connections: Mastering Communication in Veterinary Medicine Erika Pease, LVT, CVPM
1 - 1:50pm Solving Every Team’s #1 Problem: Communication Part 1 - How West Michigan nice is killing your practice & What open and honest is and how it is essential to solving problems. Ken Bogard
2 - 2:50pm Solving Every Team’s #1 Problem: Communication Part 2: Implementable practices to make communication a priority & Move faster, without it feeling like you are moving faster. Ken Board
3 - 3:50pm Creating Pawsitive Outcomes: Crafting Training Protocols for Veterinary Hospital Teams Anya Petersen, LVT
4 - 4:50pm Interactive Workshop to Improve Teams Anya Peterson, LVT

VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY TRACK

TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am The Calm in the Storm: Guiding Clients Through Seizure Events Vanessa Leiser, LVT, VTS (IM-Neurology)
10 - 10:50am The Root of the Tilt: Causes of Vestibular Disease in Dogs and Cats Vanessa Leiser, LVT, VTS (IM-Neurology)
1 - 1:50pm Anesthesia: Basic Skill Discussion Moreka Beckelic, LVT
2 - 2:50pm Anesthesia: Advanced Skill Discussion Moreka Beckelic, LVT
3 - 3:50pm What ER's Want Referring Teams to Know Moreka Beckelic, LVT
4 - 4:50pm Blood Transfusions for General Practice: More Attainable Than You Think! Moreka Beckelic, LVT

VETERINARY TEAM FOUNDATIONS

TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Dealing with the Difficult Doctor Jordin Tillson, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC), CWR, CCFP, FFCP
10 - 10:50am Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Jordin Tillson, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC), CWR, CCFP, FFCP
1 - 1:50pm Brain Training and Neuroscience: Well-Being Starts in Your Mind Karlene Belyea, MBA
2 - 2:50pm Wag More Bark Less: Communication Tips for Working with All Behavioral Styles Karlene Belyea, MBA
3 - 3:50pm How to Embrace Your Inner Sloth: Techniques for Controlling Stress & Anxiety Karlene Belyea, MBA
4 - 4:50pm Communication Tips to Positively Impact Work Relationships and Build Trust Karlene Belyea, MBA

COMPANION ANIMAL TRACK
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Diagnosis Without MRI: A Collection of Unique Neurological Diseases Ilyssa Meren, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
9 - 9:50am An Internist, a surgeon and a radiologist walk into a bar: Tricky Referral Cases for the Small Animal Practitioner Part 1 Kaitlin Lonc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) & Jessica Ogden, DVM, DACVS-SA
9 - 9:50am Clinical Pathology Focused on Skin Lumps and Bumps Jennifer Thomas, DVM, PhD, DACVP
10 - 10:50am Neuromuscular Diseases: MRI-less Diagnosis Ilyssa Meren, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
10 - 10:50am An Internist, a surgeon and a radiologist walk into a bar: Tricky Referral Cases for the Small Animal Practitioner Part 2 Kaitlin Lonc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) & Jessica Ogden, DVM, DACVS-SA
10 - 10:50am Clinical Pathology Focused on Lymph Nodes Jennifer Thomas, DVM, PhD, DACVP
1 - 1:50pm The Back Dog: What do you do when you can't refer? Ilyssa Meren, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
1 - 1:50pm Surgical Perspective on Interpretation of the Foreign Body Radiograph: When to cut? Hayley Gallaher, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, PG Cert Vet Ed
1 - 1:50pm When to Biopsy the Liver of Your Canine Patient and How to Submit Liver Biopsies Rebecca Smedley, DVM, MS, DACVP
2 - 2:50pm Dizzy Kittens: Vestibular Diseases in Cats Ilyssa Meren, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
2 - 2:50pm Tips & Tricks for GI Foreign Body Surgery Hayley Gallaher, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, PG Cert Vet Ed
2 - 2:50pm Getting the Most from your Tumor Biopsy Report  Rebecca Smedley, DVM, MS, DACVP
3 - 3:50pm Idiopathic Epilepsy: One Neurologist's Opinions on Treatment Ilyssa Meren, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
3 - 3:50pm Practical Approach to Complicated Spays & Neuters: Cryptorchid, Pyometra & Dystocia  Hayley Gallaher, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, PG Cert Vet Ed
3 - 3:50pm When to Turn to the ABCs of Molecular Pathology: IHC, prognostic panels, and PARR Rebecca Smedley, DVM, MS, DACVP
4 - 4:50pm Mini Sessions/Case Disscussion Ilyssa Meren, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)
4 - 4:50pm Transfusion Medicine: A Bloody Good Time Ilissa Chasnick, DVM, Resident in Emergency and Critical Care
4 - 4:50pm Rabies Testing at MDHHS Katie Margulieux
EQUINE TRACK
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Juvenile Orthopedic Disease Deborah Spike-Pierce DVM, MBA
10 - 10:50am Equine Practice Management  Deborah Spike-Pierce DVM, MBA
1 - 1:50pm That didn't go like I expected: Complications of Sedation & Anesthesia in the Horse Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA
2 - 2:50pm Analgesia in the Horse: It's Not Just NSAID's Any More!  Kelley Varner, DVM, DACVAA
3 - 3:50pm Get a Grip! Understanding Behavior for Safer Equine Restraint  Jill Sackman DVM PhD DACVB DACVS & Jenn Gavin BA CPDT-KA FPPE
4 - 4:50pm Medical Management of Equine Behavior Jill Sackman DVM PhD DACVB DACVS & Jenn Gavin BA CPDT-KA FPPE
FOOD ANIMAL TRACK
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Making Evidence-Based Decisions for Clinical Mastitis Therapy Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM
10 - 10:50am To Treat or Not to Treat: When Selective Dry Cow Therapy is the Right Choice Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM
1 - 1:50pm Alien Invaders: GI Parasites in Small Ruminants  Susana Myers, DVM
2 - 2:50pm Same Manure, Different Day: Common Small Animal Ruminant Disease Susana Myers, DVM
3 - 3:50pm Common Diseases & Health Concerns of Pigs in Lifestyle Farms Ting-Yu Cheng, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVPM
4 - 4:50pm Monitoring Acute Pain in Piglets Pedro Trindade, DVM, MS, PhD, MBA
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Building Stronger Teams Through Healthy Disagreement Ron Sosa, CVPM, CCFP, PgD CCL
10 - 10:50am Say What You Mean, Hear What They Say Ron Sosa, CVPM, CCFP, PgD CCL
1 - 1:50pm Is it Toxic…or Just Different? Rethinking Behavior Through a Neuroinclusive Lens Ron Sosa, CVPM, CCFP, PgD CCL
2 - 2:50pm R.I.S.E. into Neuroinclusive Leadership Ron Sosa, CVPM, CCFP, PgD CCL
3 - 3:50pm Neuroinclusive Practices for Bringing in New Talent Ron Sosa, CVPM, CCFP, PgD CCL
4 - 4:50pm Creating Universal Design in Veterinary Practices Ron Sosa, CVPM, CCFP, PgD CCL
VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY TRACK
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Incorporating Enrichment in Exotic Pet Practices: Collaborating with Owners to Improve Patient Outcomes Edythe Sonntag
10 - 10:50am Quick and Easy Approaches to Positive Reinforcement Training in Equine Veterinary Care Jill Sackman DVM PhD DACVB DACVS & Jenn Gavin BA CPDT-KA FPPE
1 - 1:50pm Looking Beyond the Pharmacy: The Role of Rehab in Veterinary Medicine  Ashley Barker, LVT, CCRVN
2 - 2:50pm Make Waves that take Patients from Ouch to Ahhh! Shockwave Therapy in Practice Ashley Barker, LVT, CCRVN
3 - 3:50pm Maintaining Homeostasis: Behavior Edition Part 1 Kaylee Benjamin, LVT
4 - 4:50pm Maintaining Homeostasis: Behavior Edition Part 2 Kaylee Benjamin, LVT
VETERINARY TEAM FOUNDATIONS
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am It Doesn't Have to be Front vs Back: Better Communication Inside Your Practice Susan Sayles, DVM
10 - 10:50am AI Scribe Experience; You should have an EAP; Fun Meetings Susan Sayles, DVM
1 - 1:50pm Diffusing the Angry Client  Andy Roark, DVM
2 - 2:50pm The Cash-Strapped Client: Systems & Boundaries Andy Roark, DVM
3 - 3:50pm The Cash-Strapped Client: What to Say & How to Say It Andy Roark, DVM
4 - 4:50pm K9 Officer Down: Preparing for Police Dog Emergency  Stephanie Meilleur, DVM, CCRP, Resident in Small Animal Surgery

COMPANION ANIMAL TRACK
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am The Physics of Laser Therapy & Laser Classification System Rachel Starr, DVM
10 - 10:50am Beginning Laser Therapy: Integrating Laser Therapy Rachel Starr, DVM
11 - 11:50 Advanced Laser Therapy: Communicating on a Cellular Level Rachel Starr, DVM

VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY [WITH AN EQUINE FOCUS] TRACK

TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 9:50am Common Equine Surgical Procedures & Equipment: Knowledge is Power!  Shana Filipek, CVT, VTS (EVN)
10 - 10:50am Ergonomics & Ensuring Personal Safety in Large Animal Veterinary Practice: Strategies and Best Practices Shana Filipek, CVT, VTS (EVN)
11 - 11:50am Neonatal Care: Is Your Team Ready For Foaling Season? Shana Filipek, CVT, VTS (EVN)
PRACTICAL LAB
 
TIME TOPIC/SESSION SPEAKER(S)
9 - 11:50am Anesthesia
(Space is Limited, RSVP Required)
Tasha McNerney, BS, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)