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  • Thursday, September 26, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CST
    VOI Extracapsular CrCL and MPL Interactive Lab
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Veterinary CPR Certification/RECOVER Rescuer Basic and Advanced Life Support Lab (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM CST
    First Aid Room
  • 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM CST
    Registration Open
  • 10:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Mother's Room
  • 10:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Zen Den
  • 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Opening Ribbon Cutting
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    Cannabinoid-Rich Hemp: Quality, pK, and Dosing Considerations
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
    LVMA Board Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    Special Film Preview for SWVS Attendees - ‘The Dog’ Starring Kate Walsh. Panel Discussion, Q&A to Follow
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    Rehabilitation and Osteoarthritis in Canines – A Multimodal Approach to Patient Care
  • 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CST
    First Time Attendee Orientation
  • 3:50 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall "Greetings from Fort Worth" Welcome Reception
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    1 - Non-human Primate Zoonotic Diseases
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    2 - Feline Elimination Disorders
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    3 - Integrating Integrative Medicine for the Busy Practitioner
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    4 - Scrape, Tape, Pluck, and Beyond: Diagnostic Methods in Veterinary Dermatology
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    5 - Why is this Dog (or Cat) in Respiratory Distress? Radiographic Interpretation of Thoracic Changes in Small Animals - Part 1
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    6 - Overview of Wounds and Management in the Horse
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    7 - Small Ruminant Assisted Reproductive Technologies - Part 1
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    8 - Introduction to Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine - Part 1
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    9 - CANCELLED: Disaster Preparedness for Veterinarians and Technicians - Understanding ICS and Organized Response
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    10 - It's a Gut Thing I: GI Anatomy, Physiology & Nutrition of Exotic Companion Herbivores - Rabbits, Guinea Pigs & Chinchillas
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    11 - Introduction to AI
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    12 - Disability Under the Microscope
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    13 - Diagnosing and Treating Interdog Aggression Cases
  • 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM CST
    14 - Telehealth for the Practicing Veterinarian
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    1 - Natural Behaviors and Enrichment Preferences in Zebrafish
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    2 - Acupuncture for Veterinary Patients - Why Are We Saving This for Last?
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    3 - Help: My Dog Still Can’t Breathe! Part II of Why is this Dog (or Cat) in Respiratory Distress? Radiographic Interpretation of Thoracic Changes in Small Animals
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    4 - I Know It’s Normal, But How Do I Make it Stop? Normal, But Nuisance Behaviors in Cats
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    5 - What is Making This Dog Itchy?
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    6 - Treatment of Foot Injuries of the Horse
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    7 - Small Ruminant Assisted Reproductive Technologies - Part 2
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    8 - Introduction to Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - Part 2
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    9 - CANCELLED: Disaster Response for Vets and Techs: Understanding Risk, and Preparing Yourself and Your Practice for the Unthinkable
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    10 - It's a Gut Thing II: GI Anatomy, Physiology & Nutrition of Exotic Companion Mammals - Ferrets, Hedgehogs, Hamsters, Rats & Everyone Else!
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    11 - Review Current AI Platforms
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    12 - Prioritizing Debt: Student Loans & Efficiencies on Payoff Strategies
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    13 - Introduction to Practical Behavior Modification
  • 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM CST
    SWVS Board Meeting
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    1 - BSL-4 Non-Human Primate Filovirus Research from the Veterinary Pathologist Perspective
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    2 - A Simple and Systematic Approach to Interpretation of Radiographs in Vomiting Animals, Part 1
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    3 - Cytopoint, Apoquel, and Atopica, Oh My! How Do We Decide Which Systemic Drugs to Use?
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    4 - Integrated Care: Feline Psychopharmacology, Nutrition, & Supplements
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    5 - Small Animal Physical Rehabilitation - Yes, You Can!
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    6 - Treatment of Synovial Structure Injuries in the Horse
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    7 - Small Ruminant Respiratory Disease
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    8 - You Crack Me Up! What is Chiropractic Care?
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    9 - CANCELLED: Disaster Response: Triage, Field Medicine and Working in a Disaster Environment
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    10 - Exotic Companion Mammal Critical Care Nutrition: How to Know When, What, & How Long...
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    11 - Overview of AI Use Cases In Business
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    12 - Psychotropics for Technicians
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    1 - A Simple and Systematic Approach to Interpretation of Radiographs in Vomiting Animals, Part 2
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    2 - Can’t We All Just Get Along? Living and Loving Life with Multiple Cats
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    3 - The 411 on Small Animal Supplements and CBD Updates
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    4 - These are a Few of my Favorite Things: the Cutaneous Barrier and Topical Therapy for Allergies
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    5 - Basics of Skin Grafting in the Horse
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    6 - Small Ruminant Other Diseases
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    7 - Clients and Their Cats Crave Chiropractic Care
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    8 - CANCELLED: Disaster Response: Self Care and Critical Incident Stress and the Importance of Medical Records and Data Management in All of This
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    9 - The Senior Bun: Common Diseases and How to Address Them
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    10 - How AI's is Transforming Digital Marketing
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    11 - Body Language of the Dog and Cat
  • Friday, September 27, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CST
    Coffee & Pastries
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM CST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Mother's Room
  • 7:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Zen Den
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM CST
    First Aid Room
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    1 - Pathology of Covid-19 Research Models, Domestic and Wildlife Species
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    3 - Cytologic Preparation and Evaluation: Aspirates, Blood Smears, and More
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    4 - Better Practice Through Pharmacology - Sedation for Diagnostic & Therapeutic Procedures
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    5 - I Can’t Feel My Face When I’m With You; Local Anesthesia and Pain Control for Small Animal Dentistry
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    6 - Methicillin Resistant Staph Infections in Dermatology
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    7 - Understanding Canine Aggression - Part 1
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    8 - Tailgate Diagnostics
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    9 - Getting the Most From Your Therapy Laser
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    10 - Looking Under the Hood: How Metabolic Dysfunction Impairs Health in Aging Dogs
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    11 - Fluid Therapy in Calves
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    12 - Acupuncture and TCM for Senior Pets - Understanding the Aging Process
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    17 - Hot Topics in ECM Medicine: Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV2): What You Need to Know About the U.S. Outbreak
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    18 - How to Embrace Your Inner Sloth: Techniques for Controlling Stress & Anxiety 
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    19 - Strategic Pricing - The Basics
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    20 - CANCELLED: Vibin' and Thrivin': Your Clinic Culture – Part 1
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    21 - Arterial Blood Gas Collection and Interpretation
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    22 - Guttural Pouch Mycosis in the Equine Patient
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    23 - Just Breathe: Handling Respiratory Emergencies
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    24 - Osteosarcoma: When Breaking a Leg Isn’t so Lucky
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    25 - Anesthetic Peri-operative Thermoregulation
  • 8:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    16 - Veterinary Opioids: Texas Board Rules & Federal Laws Concerning Controlled Substances
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    13 - Canine Abdominal Ultrasound Morning Lab (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    14 - Technician Catheter Lab: Urinary and Advanced Intravenous (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    15 - Maximizing Laboratory Diagnostics: Clinical Case Challenge
  • 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    2 - Fort Worth Zoo Hospital Tour
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Zen Den
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    1 - Social Housing Strategies in New Zealand White Rabbits
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    2 - Review of Adrenal Physiology and Testing
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    3 - It Looks Like Allergies But It's NOT: Diseases That May Mimic Hypersensitivity Disorders
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    4 - Oh Baby! (Teeth); Pediatric Dentistry for Dogs
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    5 - Pain Management – Updates and Other Considerations
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    6 - Understanding Canine Aggression - Part 2
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    7 - When a Colic Isn’t a Colic
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    8 - Cracking the Code in Precision Pain Management
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    9 - There’s Room for Zoom in Your Practice: Embracing Telehealth
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    10 - Fluid Therapy in Adult Cattle
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    11 - Acupuncture for Senior Pets - Application and Case Examples
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    12 - Nutrition for Companion Birds: The Science of Eating Well
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    13 - Brain Training and Neuroscience: Out with the Negative Mojo! 
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    14 - Equipment Cost as a Revenue Stream - True ROI
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    15 - Vibin' and Thrivin': Your Clinic Culture – Part 2
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    16 - Capnography
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    17 - Feline Lymphoma: Forget All You Thought You Knew About Lymphoma, Because Cats
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    18 - Shock Has Many Faces: The Keys to Perfusion
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    19 - The 411 on Equine Lameness Exams
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    20 - Anesthesia Machine 101
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    NMVMA Board Meeting
  • 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:50 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    1 - Natural Pathology of Chagas Disease NHPs, Domestic Species and Wildlife Species in Texas
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    2 - Bone Marrow Sampling and Evaluation
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    3 - All Things Dentistry; Lessons from the Trench(mouth)es
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    4 - Better Living Through Chemistry - Chemical Restraint for Canine Patients
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    5 - I'm all Ears: Diagnosis and Management of Canine Otitis Externa
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    6 - Managing Anesthetic Complications
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    7 - Farm Call Efficiency
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    8 - New Therapies in Development for Canine Lifespan
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    9 - Revolutionizing Veterinary Diagnostics: Live Clinical Pathology with Cellfie
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    10 - Recruiting Associates: What We are Doing Wrong
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    11 - Veterinary Acupuncture - Principles for Success
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    12 - Module 5: Vesicular Diseases
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    13 - Habitats of Wild & Exotics Creatures
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    14 - Communication Tips for Creating a Positive and Harmonious Team 
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    15 - Labor Costs and Efficiency
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    16 - CANCELLED: Managers are People Too: Resilience Skills for the Leader 
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    17 - Equine Emergencies: Are You Ready?
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    18 - Feline Patient Anesthetic Considerations
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    19 - Not Your Grandfather’s Chemo
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    20 - Place that Lifeline! Advanced Vascular Access
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    21 - Mechanical Ventilators 101
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    1 - Clinical Pathology of Birds and Reptiles: Getting Blood and Knowing What Your Results Mean
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    2 - Bang, Pop, Boom! Noise and Other Fears and Phobias in Dogs
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    3 - Cardiovascular Support Drugs & RECOVER 2.0 Updates for CPR
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    4 - Should I Stay or Should I Go; Decision Making in Small Animal Dentistry
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    5 - Things that Make you Scratch your Head: Select Feline Dermatology Cases
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    6 - Cash Flow Management in Equine Medicine
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    7 - Dental Surgery Can Be Gentle, Precise….and Fast! Here’s How to Do It.
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    8 - Influenza: Current Trends in the Pathogen and It’s Prevention
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    9 - Outsourcing Stop Trying to Do it All Yourself
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    10 - Taking the Fear Out of Food!
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    11 - Module 9: Interstate and International Health Certificates for Category I Animals
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    12 - Husbandry and Health Go Hand in Hand
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    13 - Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog: Body Language for Building Personal and Professional Success  
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    14 - True Cost of Services
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    15 - CANCELLED: Coach's Corner
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    16 - Brachycephalic Patient Anesthetic Considerations
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    17 - Emergency Transfusions - Recent Updates to Practical Challenges
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    18 - GI Effects of Chemotherapy
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    19 - Working With A Neurologic Horse: Be Prepared, Be Safe!
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    20 - Introduction to Anesthetic Monitoring
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CST
    2 - Canine Atopic Dermatitis: Tail-Wagging Updates on Treating Itchy Dogs
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CST
    3 - Dysbiosis and Enteropathies – New Guidelines for the Management of Acute and Chronic Diarrhea
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CST
    4 - What Are SGLT2 Inhibitors? Safety and Efficacy Data for a New and Exciting Treatment
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    VTAT Meeting
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    1 - A Practice Owner’s Blueprint to Building Personal Wealth & Financial Security
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM CST
    OVMA Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    1 - Canine Abdominal Ultrasound Afternoon Lab (ticketed event)
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    2 - Dental Prophylaxis & Nerve Blocks for Dentistry (ticketed event)
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    1 - Comparative Pathology of Tuberculosis in Research Models, Domestic and Wildlife Species
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    2 - Parasites of Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals in Practice: Skin, Feces and Blood - Part 1
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    3 - A Comprehensive Review of The Orthopedic Examination
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    4 - Feline Wound Management
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    5 - Healing Hearts: Strategies to Prevent and Manage Heartworm in Shelter Dogs
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    6 - Small Animal: Rational Use of Gastroprotectants
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    7 - Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, Part I: Back to the Basics
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    9 - Pet Pigs: Common Conditions and Cool Cases
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    10 - Give Me Your Tired, Your Sore, Your Huddled Patients Yearning to Move Free, The High Maintenance, Time Demanding Clients, Send Them to Me
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    11 - Module 10: Personal Protective Equipment for Veterinarians
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    12 - They’re Living in Their Own Toilet: Water Quality 101
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    13 - Simplified Strategic Planning and Execution
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    14 - The Art of Managing Up
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    15 - Tender Conversations - Breaking Bad News
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    16 - Behavioral Euthanasia
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    17 - Five O’Clock Emergencies: Stabilizing End of Day Emergencies
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    18 - Oops, Whoops, and Oh No: Medical Errors at Veterinary Facilities - Part 1
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    20 - Chasing The Culprit: A Border Collie's Journey With A Migrating Foreign Body
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    SWVS Board Briefing
  • 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    8 - Blueprint for Building Your Veterinary Practice: Financing, Location, Design & Construction
  • 2:00 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    19 - Technician Case Report Challenge
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    1 - Refinements in Animal Welfare from Large to Small
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    2 - Parasites of Birds, Reptiles, and Mammals in Practice: Skin, Feces and Blood - Part 2
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    3 - Canine Parvovirus in Shelters and Accessible Care Settings
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    4 - Coxofemoral Luxation – Diagnostics, Decisions and Treatments
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    5 - Feline Gastrointestinal Obstruction - Part 1
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    6 - Small Animal: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) Blockade
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    7 - Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, Part II: Research Roundup
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    8 - Shake it Off! Relief from Otitis Externa
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    9 - Bandaging and Splinting in Ruminants
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    10 - Poorly Performing Horses - Disobedience or Discomfort?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    11 - Module 18: Avian Influenza (AI) and Newcastle Disease (ND)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    12 - Snakes Alive! Introduction to Snake Medicine – Anatomy, Physiology, Common Ailments
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    13 - Effective Team Meetings with Action Plan
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    14 - Leaders vs. Managers - Which Are You?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    15 - CANCELLED: Difficult End-of-Life Conversations
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    16 - Geriatric Behavioral Support
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    17 - Hot or Not: Thermoregulation
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    18 - Oops, Whoops, and Oh No: Medical Errors at Veterinary Facilities - Part 2
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    19 - Degloving Injuries Suck: Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure in the Long-Term Hospitalized Patient
  • 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM CST
    20 - Meditation
  • 3:50 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 3:50 PM – 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Sip & Shop
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    1 - Unexpected Death of Veterinary Patients: A Practical Guide to Complete Necropsy for the Clinical Veterinarian
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    2 - Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease in Shelters
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    3 - Feline Gastrointestinal Obstruction - Part 2
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    4 - Small Animal: Immunosuppressive Therapy
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    5 - Surgical and Conservative Management Options for Juvenile Hip Dysplasia
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    6 - A Digest on Foal Diarrhea Pathogens
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    7 - Cast Placement in Ruminants
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    8 - Sporting Dogs - Triathletes or Trying Too Hard?
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    9 - Module 34: Veterinary Export Health Certificate System
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    10 - Snakes Alive! Introduction to Snake Medicine – Clinical Techniques and Diagnostics
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    11 - Perception vs Value Staff and Client Buy In
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    12 - Team Alignment in Delivering a Frictionless Client Experience
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    13 - Desk Fit/Mindfulness
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    14 - Current Use of Technology in Veterinary Medicine
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    15 - Housesoiling in Cats
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    16 - Pick Me: Navigating Job Searches
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    17 - Too Much of a Good Thing: Toxic Analgesics
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    SWVS President's VIP Reception
  • 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM CST
    Christian Veterinary Mission Event
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    1 - Cage-side Interactive Rounds - Part 1
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    2 - Heartworm I – Current Trends on the Epidemiology of Canine Heartworm
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    3 - Improving Shelter Animal Health & Welfare Using the ASV Guidelines - Part 1
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    4 - CANCELLED: Incorporating Palliative and Hospice Care Into Your Practice
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    7 - Clinical Approach to Feather Destructive Behavior
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    8 - Tear in My Heart: ECG Interpretation and Common Cardiac Abnormalities
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
    5 - Food Animal Dinner and Lectures, "Why Cattle Respiratory Vaccines Don't Work!" sponsored by Vaxxinova/Newport Labs
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
    6 - Fascia - Friend or Foe? Let's Make it our Friend!
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    1 - Cage-side Interactive Rounds - Part 2
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    2 - Heartworm II – Diagnostics, Prevention and Treatment of Canine Heartworm
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    3 - Improving Shelter Animal Health & Welfare Using the ASV Guidelines - Part 2
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    4 - CANCELLED: Real World Real Case: Managing Mobility and Pain
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    5 - Effective Needling Techniques Begin With The Basics
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    6 - Avian Respiratory Disease: Tackling the Tail Bob
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    7 - Tachy-Brady Kombat: Choose Your Anti-arrhythmic Wisely
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    1 - Cage-side Interactive Rounds - Part 3
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    2 - Heartworm III – How’ bout Them Cats?
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    3 - Lives Worth Living: Positive Welfare for Shelter Animals
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    4 - Balancing Your Point Prescription
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    5 - Avian Diagnostic Imaging: Curing the Coelomic Confusion
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    6 - Lasix, Oxygen, Water?: Triage and Nursing Care of Common Cardiac Emergencies
  • Saturday, September 28, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CST
    Coffee & Pastries
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CST
    SWVS Past President's Breakfast
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM CST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Mother's Room
  • 7:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Zen Den
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM CST
    First Aid Room
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    2 - The Clinical Pathology of Infectious Disease - Hematology
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    3 - Acute Wound Management
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    4 - Blastomycosis & Histoplasmosis in Cats & Dogs: State-of-the-Art Review
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    5 - Patellar Luxation – A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    6 - Update on the Management of URI in Cats - Part 1
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    7 - Reproductive Examination and Estimation of Fertility Potential in the Stallion
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    8 - A New Look at Old Labs: Understanding Familiar Lab Values in a New Way as Indicators of Unhealthy Aging
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    9 - Wound Healing and Laceration Repair in Large Animals
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    10 - What Makes the Extraordinary Channels Extraordinary?
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    16 - Quarantine Strategies for Adding Reptiles to a Collection
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    17 - Fast & Furious- The Nuts & Bolts of Practice Management - Part 1
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    18 - Utilization of the Whole Team Serving More Pets
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    19 - Accountability Isn’t a Four-Letter Word: It Empowers Your Team for Success and Wellbeing
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    20 - Dental Radiography: Simplified
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    21 -  Finding Positivity During Challenging Times
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    22 - Me-OUCH! Feline Pain Assessment
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    23 - ROSC Achieved! Now What?!?!?
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    24 - IgE Except After C: Immunology Basics
  • 8:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    15 - What Texas Veterinarians Need to Know About Chiropractic: Responsibilities, Liabilities, and Best Practices
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    13 - Trouble-shooting Anesthesia Machines & Monitors
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    11 - How to Extract Strategic Teeth in Canine Patients - Dental Morning Lab (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    12 - Stitch It Up Buttercup: A Guide for Basic Procedural Suturing (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    14 - Updates on Diabetes (SGLT2 inhibitors) and Incorporating Flash Glucose Monitors
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 PM CST
    Zen Den
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Titers Rabies Clinic
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    Neurology Exam of Farm Animals
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    1 - Nonhuman Primate Social Housing Scenarios
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    2 - The Clinical Pathology of Infectious Disease - Cytology
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    3 - Arthrodesis: Principles, Indications and Contraindications
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    4 - Invasive Fungal Infections in Cats & Dogs: State-of-the-Art Review
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    5 - Skin Reconstructive Techniques - Part 1
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    6 - Update on the Management of URI in Cats - Part 2
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    7 - Semen Processing and Preservation for Artificial Insemination
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    8 - 5 Simple Steps to Managing Canine OA Pain
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    9 - Syncope: How to Keep Them From Falling Over . . . .
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    10 - CANCELLED: Introduction to FARAD
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    11 - Chong (Thoroughfare) Mai and Dai (Belt) Mai
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    12 - Reptile Cardiology I: Anatomy and Physiology
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    13 - Fast & Furious- The Nuts & Bolts of Practice Management - Part 2
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    14 - Onboarding, Team Training, and Certification, OH, MY!!
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    15 - Just Say It! How to Give and Receive Feedback that Creates Change
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    16 - Anesthesia Monitoring for Dental Patients
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    17 - Depression and Suicide and How to Help Ourselves and Our Teams
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    18 - Feline Pain is Purr-tinent, Too: Intervention For Feline Pain
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    19 - Instant Gratification: Understanding Point-of-Care Testing
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    20 - Bad Blood: IMHA, ITP, and Evans Syndrome
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST
    SWVS Partnership Meeting
  • 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Show Your Colors
  • 9:50 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    Farm Animal Case Discussions
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    1 - Developing Enrichment that Works: Tips on How to Create, Implement and Evaluate New and Existing Enrichment/Behavior Management Practices in Your Facility
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    2 - The Cytology of Cancer: Diagnosing Neoplasia in Your Practice
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    3 - Case Based Approach to the Coughing Cat
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    4 - Look-Alikes: Diseases that Mimic Invasive Fungal Infections in Cats and Dogs.
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    5 - Pelvic Fractures – Navigating A Challenging Diagnostic & Treatment Condition
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    6 - Skin Reconstructive Techniques - Part 2
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    7 - Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Horses: What Does the Practitioner Needs to Know Nowadays?
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    8 - Burnout, The Stress Cycle, and Realistic Self Care
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    9 - Lighting the Way: Laser Therapy in Veterinary Medicine
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    10 - CANCELLED: Large and Small Ruminant Antimicrobial Cases
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    11 - Yin and Yang Qiao (Heel) Mai
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    13 - Reptile Cardiology II: Diagnostics
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    14 - Money's Not the Answer, 4 Tips in Team Retention
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    15 - Top Tips for Personnel Management - Part 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    16 - What if I’m Not a Good Doctor? Ten Liberating Realities I Wish I Knew 25 Years Ago
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    17 - Marketing Veterinary Dentistry
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    18 - The Cat Friendly ER: Right Meow!
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    19 - Things to Remembers: The 0.5s of Emergency and Critical Care
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    20 - Working with Difficult People and Management of Conflict Part 1
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CST
    21 - Is Bigger Always Better? Intravenous Catheterization of Companion Animals
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CST
    12 - Implementing Pain Scales, CRI calculations & Syringe Pump Basics
  • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall College Football
  • 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CST
    14 - Meditation
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    Neurology Case Discussions
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    1 - Evolution of Behavior Management
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    2 - The Cytology of Cancer Staging in Your Practice
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    3 - Antifungal Therapy in Cats and Dogs: State-of-the-Art Review
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    4 - Non Pharmacological Management of Stress in Cats
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    5 - Principles of Surgical Oncology
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    6 - Shoulder Pathology - Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    7 - Clinical Cases of Mare and Stallion Subfertility
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    8 - Food Animal Antimicrobial Resistance
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    9 - Yin and Yang Wei (Link) Mai
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    10 - Gastric Cryptosporidiosis in Snakes
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    11 - Developing Formal, Effective Mentor/Mentee Programs
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    12 - Top Tips for Personnel Management - Part 2
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    13 - Putting the Power Into Empowerment: Five Simple Acts that Build Others Up and Reduce Your Stress
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    15 - Dental Myths, Mysteries and Misconceptions
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    16 - Is the Patient Septic? Or Just a Little Sep-ish?
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    17 - Through the Cracks: Patient Safety Event Reporting for Veterinary Technicians
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    18 - Working with Difficult People and Management of Conflict Part 2
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CST
    19 - So What if We’ve Always Done It That Way? Effectively Implementing Change
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CST
    20 - Creating a Winning Work Culture: Strategies for Team Engagement and Business Success
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CST
    21 - Defend Puppies. Defeat Parvo: Updates in the Treatment of Canine Parvoviral Enteritis
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CST
    22 - Knowledge is Our First Ingredient
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CST
    24 - Top 10 Don’ts of Veterinary Mentorship
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST
    23 - The ABCs of EFAs (Essential Fatty Acids)
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM CST
    25 - Yoga
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    ArVMA Board Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    1 - How to Extract Strategic Teeth in Canine Patients - Dental Afternoon Lab (ticketed event)
  • 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM CST
    2 - Calming Your Inner Chihuahua: Healing Yourself and Your Team
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    2 - Urinary Tract Disease Part 1: The Clinical Chemistry of Urinary Tract Disorders
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    3 - Advanced Hematology: Dissecting the Data & Blood Film Review
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    4 - Feline Upper and Lower Urinary Stones
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    5 - Leptospirosis in Dogs (and Cats): A Review
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    6 - No Echo-No problem: Staging MMVD
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    7 - Neonatal Internal Medicine - Part 1
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    8 - Toxicology - Part 1
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    9 - An Integrative Approach to Managing Anxiety: Dealing With the Hot Mess of Stress
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    10 - Exotic Animal Emergencies: Where to Start and What to Expect
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    11 - Conducting Awesome Performance Evaluations - Part 1
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    12 - Google Analytics: Tracking and Measuring Your Marketing
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    13 - Personal/Professional Branding - Part 1
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    14 - Desk Fit/Mindfulness
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    15 - Acid-Base for Beginners
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    16 - Martyrdom in Veterinary Medicine
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    17 - Stoatally Stoned: Marijuana Toxicosis
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    18 - Swine Slumber: Navigating the World of Pig Anesthesia
  • 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CST
    19 - Where Do We Go From Here? Career Paths and Advancement for the Vet Assist
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST
    SWVS Board Briefing
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    2 - Urinary Tract Disease Part 2: Cytology of the Urinary Tract
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    3 - Interpreting the Biochemical Profile: Important Patterns You Don't Want to Mss
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    4 - MeWow! Learn How to Diagnose, Stage and Treat Feline Cardiomyopathy
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    5 - Protozoal Diseases in Cats and Dogs: A Review
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    6 - What is in the Cat's Pleural Space? Air? Fluid? Organs? - Part 1
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    7 - Neonatal Internal Medicine - Part 2
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    8 - Toxicology - Part 2
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    9 - An Integrative Approach to Heart Disease
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    10 - Exotic Animal Emergencies: Where to Start and What to Expect (continued)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    11 - Conducting Awesome Performance Evaluations - Part 2
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    12 - Google Ads and AI
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    13 - Personal/Professional Branding - Part 2
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    14 - Gastrointestinal Roulette: AHDS, GDV, GIFB, Parvo, or a Wild Card?
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    15 - Guilty as Charged: Setting Workplace Boundaries
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    16 - Hematology- How to Better Recognize those Blood Cells!
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    17 - Ruminate in Rest: Mastering Ruminant Anesthesia
  • 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CST
    18 - Be the Change: Building Practice Culture Through Personal Action 
  • 3:50 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM CST
    Scavenger Hunt Winner Announced
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    2 - Ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs: A Review
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    3 - Urinalysis Essentials: Important Tips to Maximize the Diagnostic Information
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    4 - What Do I Need to Know About Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs?
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    5 - What is in the Cat's Pleural Space? Air? Fluid? Organs? - Part 2
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    6 - Respiratory Diseases of Adult Horses- Lower Airway Diseases and Nasopharyngeal Cicatrix Syndrome
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    7 - Toxicology - Part 3
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    8 - An Integrative Approach to Alopecia: You Can Stop Pulling Your Hair Out Over It
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    9 - Diagnostic Clinical Pathology in Avian Medicine: From Blood Sampling to Interpretation
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    10 - Develop a Rock Star CSR/Receptionist Team
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    11 - Leveraging Paid Social Advertising
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    12 - From Pen to Publication: One Author's Journey
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    13 - Electrolytes Made Easy!
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    14 - Exploring the Depths of Equine Anesthesia
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    15 - Leading to Light the Flame: Recognizing Burnout in Your Team
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    16 - Save the Bean: Acute Kidney Injury Management
  • 4:30 PM – 5:20 PM CST
    17 - Are You Speaking My Language? How to Understand and Resolve Conflicts
  • 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM CST
    SWVS CE Committee Meeting
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    1 - Feline Lymphoma: The Highs and Lows of It All
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CST
    2 - Surgery of the Stomach
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    1 - Pulmonary Tumors in Dogs and Cats
  • 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM CST
    2 - Surgery of the Small Intestine
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    1 - Palliative and Hospice Care for the Oncology patient
  • 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM CST
    2 - To Cut or Not To Cut: Decision Making in GI Surgery
  • Sunday, September 29, 2024
  • 7:00 AM – 7:50 AM CST
    Worship Service - CVM
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CST
    Coffee & Pastries
  • 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    Zen Den
  • 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    First Aid Room
  • 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM – 2:30 PM CST
    Mother's Room
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    1 - Current Trends in Gastrointestinal Parasites of Companion Animals
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    2 - Diagnosing Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA)
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    3 - Infectious Causes of Fever in Cats - Part 1
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    4 - Oncology Diagnostics - Historical Tests and New Approaches
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    5 - Oral Exam
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    6 - Bovine Sports Medicine - Part 1
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    7 - An Integrative Approach to Allergic Dermatitis: Curing the Seven Year Itch
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    8 - Avian Reproduction: Common Problems and How to Solve Them
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    10 - From Pen to Publication: One Author's Journey
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    11 - Comfy Kittens: Hospitalized Care of the Obstructed Cat
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    12 - Emotional Intelligence and Growth – What is That All About
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    13 -  Those Darn Diabetics- DKA!
  • 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM CST
    14 - More than Ear Swabs - Cytology Prep to Enhance Diagnostics
  • 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    Zen Den
  • 8:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    9 - Round Table Talks - Strategic Implementation in Your Veterinary Practice: From Conference Insights to Action Plans
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    1 - Canine Lymphoma: What We Know and What We Continue to Learn
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    2 - Infectious Causes of Fever in Cats - Part 2
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    3 - Interpreting Thrombocytopenia and Coagulopathies
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    4 - What’s New on Diagnostics of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Companion Animals?
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    5 - Floating 101
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    6 - Bovine Sports Medicine - Part 2
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    7 - The Great Wall: Chinese Medicine Tackles Leaky Gut
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    8 - Navigating Avian Analgesia, Anesthesia and Sedation Successfully
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    9 - Retiring When You Want, or If You Want: Deciding the Inevitable
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    10 - Help! I Have Fallen and I Can’t Get Up: Recumbent Patient Care
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    11 - Stress Management for the Team
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    12 - The Hyper & Hypo-thyroid
  • 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM CST
    13 - Dentistry 101. Building a Strong Foundation
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CST
    SWVS Board Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    1 - Canine Oral Tumors - Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    2 - Effusion Confusion? Essentials of Abdominal Fluid Analysis
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    3 - Management of Infectious GI Diseases in Cats - Part 1
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    4 - Worms Fighting Back: An Update on Canine Hookworm Resistance
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    5 - EORTH
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    6 - FLASC - Fast Localized Abdominal Scan in Cattle
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    7 - What's Going on With Cushing's in Dogs?
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    8 - Preventative Medicine and Common Heath Issues in New World Primates
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    9 - Planning for Yourself: The Impact of Private & Personal Planning
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    10 - Bullying and Violence within the Vet Team
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    11 - Getting the Dog Across the Road: Managing the Hit By Car Patient
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    12 - The Great Pretender- Addison’s Disease
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CST
    13 - Making Pharmacy Math Add Up
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    1 - Canine Mast Cell Tumors - Above and Beyond the Grade
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    2 - Emerging Parasites in Dogs in the Southwestern United States
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    3 - Management of Infectious GI Diseases in Cats - Part 2
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    4 - Pleural Effusion Analysis: A Tale of 3 Kitties
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    5 - Extractions
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    6 - Chute Side Diagnostics
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    7 - How to Heal Cruciate Tears Without Surgery
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    8 - We've Got to Move It, Move It: The Importance of Exercise in the Companion Parrot
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    9 - Cushing’s Disease
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    10 - Through the Highs and the Lows: Blood Pressure Assessment
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    11 - Work-Life Integration vs Balance – Which One Makes You Happier and Healthier 
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CST
    12 - How Does It Do That? Exploring Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics