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  • 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