CE Tracks

Click on a track below to view scheduled sessions for the 2012 MVC.

Animal Behavior - Twitter tag: #MVCbehave
Thursday   view grid

  • 124: The Dangers of the “Be Dominant” Model of Dog-Human Relationships (Hetts)
  • 125: The Bright and Dark Side of Dog Training (Hetts)
  • 126: “But He Knows Better”: The Use and Misuse of Punishment (Hetts)
  • 127: Analysis of Fatal Dog Attacks: What We Can Learn (Hetts)
  • 128: Risk Assessment of Aggressive Dogs (Hetts)
  • 129: Ringside Between Fighting Fidos: What Motivates Dog-Dog Aggression (Hetts)

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  • 224: A Review of Current Knowledge in Dog Bite Research (Reisner)
  • 225: Children and Dogs: A Practical Review of Safety for Both (Reisner)
  • 226: Teaching Clients About Safety with Dogs and Cats (Reisner)
  • 227: Choosing the Best Puppy or Adult Dog for Life (Reisner)
  • 228: Behavioral Pediatrics: Raising a Happy and Well-Behaved Puppy (Reisner)
  • 229: Ethics and Efficacy: An Examination of Aversive Training Methods (Reisner)
  • 230–231: Preventing Dog and Cat Relinquishment: Helping Shelters While Working in Private Practice (D’Arpino)
  • 232: Dog Breed Characteristics, Breed Perceptions and Behavior: Should You Judge a Book by Its Cover? (D’Arpino)
  • 233–234: Dog and Cat Behavior Problems: When to Treat, When to Refer (D’Arpino)
  • 235: Pooch Potty Problems: Addressing Canine Inappropriate Elimination (D’Arpino)

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  • 424: The Role of Anxiety in Feline Behavior Problems (Reisner)
  • 425: Feline Elimination Behavior Problems: Clinical Case Examples (Reisner)
  • 426: The Role of Anxiety in Canine Behavior Problems (Reisner)
  • 427: Outcome: Talking to Clients About Behavioral Prognosis (Reisner)
  • 428: Trick Training to Improve Quality of Life (Reisner)
  • 429: More Than Just Toys: A Review of Useful Behavior-Related Devices (Reisner)
  • 430: Reigning Dominance: Why We Should Be Teaching Positive Reinforcement (Haug)
  • 431: Common Misconceptions of the Principles of Learning (Haug)
  • 432: Case Studies in Behavior Pharmacology (Haug)
  • 433: Reading Equine Body Language (Haug)
  • 434: Use of Positive Reinforcement and Marker Signals to Augment Equine Training Programs (Haug)
  • 435: Stereotypies in Horses (Haug)
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  • 624: Kitten Training and Socialization (Haug)
  • 625: Feline Repetitive Behaviors (Haug)
  • 626: Unruliness and Nuisance Behaviors in Dogs and Cats (Haug)
  • 627–628: Working with Fearful Dogs (Haug)
  • 629: Separation-Related Distress in Dogs (Haug)

 

Aquaculture - Twitter tag: #MVCaqua

Thursday   view grid

  • 166: Midwest Aquaculture: Status, Challenges and Needs (Lynch)
  • 167: Aquaculture BMPs: Biosecurity and Fish Husbandry (Lynch)
Critical Care - Twitter tag: #MVCcritical

Saturday   view grid

  • 418: Assessing and Monitoring Critical Illness (Hansen)
  • 419: Making Sense of Respiratory Patterns (Hansen)
  • 420: Using the Strong Ion Gap to Interpret Acid-Base Status (Hansen)
  • 421: Fluid Therapy in Critical Illness (Hansen)
  • 422: Cardiovascular System Support: Protocols for Shock (Hansen)
  • 423: Managing Acute Pain and Treatment Complications (Hansen)
Emerging Issues - Twitter tag: #MVCissue

Friday   view grid

  • 302: Reversing the Decline of Veterinary Visits: Findings from the Bayer Veterinary Care Usage Study (Felsted)
  • 303: Reversing the Decline of Veterinary Visits: Better Communication of Value and the Need for Care (Felsted)
  • 304: Reversing the Decline of Veterinary Visits: More Strategic Pricing (Felsted)
  • 305—307: Rural and Food Animal Veterinary Shortages: Real or Perceived?
Equine - Twitter tag: #MVCequine

 

Thursday   view grid

  • 142: Management of Pleuropneumonia in Horses (Reed)
  • 143: Diagnosis and Management of Diarrhea in Adult Horses (Reed)
  • 144: The Neurological Examination of the Horse (Reed)
  • 145: Equine Dermatology: Getting Started (Rashmir)
  • 146: Equine Dermatology: Equine Sarcoid (Rashmir)
  • 147: Equine Dermatology: Common Equine Tumors (Rashmir)

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  • 248: Equine Dermatology: Allergic Disease (Rashmir)
  • 249: Equine Dermatology: Infectious Disease (Rashmir)
  • 250: Equine Dermatology: Heritable, Idiopathic and Other Skin Disorders (Rashmir)
  • 251: Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy (Reed)
  • 252: What Do We Know About Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalopathy? (Reed)
  • 253: Equine Herpesvirus-1 Myeloencephalopathy (Reed)

Saturday   view grid

  • 451–452: Diagnosis and Management of Equine Corneal Disease (Gemensky Metzler)
  • 453: What’s New in Equine Ophthalmology? (Gemensky Metzler)
  • 454: Update on Hormonal Therapies in Equine Reproduction (Coutinho da Silva)
  • 455: The Problem Mare: New Approaches for an Old Issue (Coutinho da Silva)
  • 456: Worst Wrecks and Practical Tips (Mod. by Masters / Welker)

Sunday   view grid

  • 639–640: Sorting Out Causes of Foot Lameness (Brokken)
  • 641: Proximal Metatarsal Lameness: Is it Hock or High Suspensory? (Brokken)
Food Animal - Twitter tag: #MVCfood
Thursday   view grid

  • 148: Practical Knowledge in Swine Medicine (Minton)
  • 149: Update on Antimicrobial Resistance in Food Animals (Wittum)
  • 150: Implementing Food Safety Interventions on the Farm: Does Anything Really Work? (LeJeune)
  • 151: Key Performance Indicators for Clinical and Subclinical Mastitis (Ruegg)
  • 152: Monitoring Milk Quality and Milking Performance (Ruegg)
  • 153: Use of Veterinary Services and Treatments on Organic Dairy Farms (Ruegg)

Friday   view grid

  • 254–255: Improving Outcomes of Clinical Mastitis Therapy (Ruegg)
  • 256: Treatment of Subclinical Mastitis (Ruegg)
  • 257: Update on Cattle Parasite Management (Storey)
  • 258: New Heat Detection Tool: Activity Monitoring (Nebel)
  • 259: Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board Update (Forshey)

Saturday   view grid

  • 457: Animal Welfare Assessment and Auditing: How Are We Doing? (Millman)
  • 458: Responding to Livestock Abuse and Neglect: The Veterinarian’s Role (Millman)
  • 459: Livestock Euthanasia: Technologies, Training and Animal Welfare (Millman)
  • 460: Anesthesia and Chemical Restraint of Cattle (Anderson)
  • 461: Pain Management in Cattle (Anderson)
  • 462: Fracture Repair in Field Settings (Anderson)

Sunday   view grid

  • 642: Optimizing Outcomes with C-sections in Cattle (Anderson)
  • 643: New Tools for Umbilical Surgery in Calves (Anderson)
  • 644: Indications and Outcomes for Rumen Surgery in Cattle (Anderson)
Holistic & Integrative Medicine - Twitter tag: #MVCaltmed
Thursday   view grid

  • 154: Introduction to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (Bessent)
  • 155: Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Musculoskeletal Disorders (Bessent)
  • 156: Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders (Bessent)
  • 157: Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Behavioral Disorders (Bessent)
  • 158: Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Skin Disorders (Bessent)
  • 159: Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine: Food Energetics (Bessent)

Friday   view grid

  • 266—269: Postural Rehabilitation (Shoemaker)
  • 270—271: Animal Handling with Five Element Theory (Shoemaker)

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  • 469—470: Dancing in the Rain: How to Market and Charge for Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine (Mitchell)
  • 471: Dancing in the Rain: Making Social Media Work for You (Mitchell)
  • 472—473: Integrative Management of Common Urinary Tract Diseases (Mitchell)
  • 474: Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medical Management of the Seizure Patient (Mitchell)

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  • 645: Dancing in the Rain: Why You Need Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine in Your Practice (Mitchell)
  • 646: Dancing in the Rain: What Your Team Needs to Know About Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine (Mitchell)
  • 647: Dancing in the Rain: The Economics of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine (Mitchell)
  • 648: Dancing in the Rain: How to Add Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine to an Existing Practice (Mitchell)
  • 649: Dancing in the Rain: Supplies and Inventory for the Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Practice (Mitchell)
Pet Animal - Twitter tag: #MVCpet

Thursday   view grid

Dentistry

  • 100: Understanding Periodontal Disease: Anatomy + Physiology (Hale)
  • 101: Understanding Periodontal Disease: Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease (Hale)
  • 102: Understanding Periodontal Disease: Managing Periodontal Disease (Hale)
  • 103: Understanding Periodontal Disease: Dental Home Care (Hale)
  • 104: Understanding the Pulp-Dentin Complex and Endodontic Disease (Hale)
  • 105: Extractions: Tips, Tricks and Techniques (Hale)

General Surgery

  • 106: Skin Tumors and Reconstructive Surgery (Dudley)
  • 107: “Ears and Rears”: Tumors of the Ear and Perianal Region (Dudley)
  • 108: Oral Tumors in Dogs and Cats: “You’re Going to Do What to My Pet?” (Dudley)
  • 109: Approach to Abdominal Cancer (Adin)
  • 110: Approach to Thoracic Cancer (Adin)
  • 111: Surgery of the Spleen (Adin)

Ophthalmology

  • 112: Ophthalmic Examination in Dogs and Cats (Greentree)
  • 113: Ophthalmic Emergencies in Dogs and Cats (Greentree)
  • 114: Feline Ophthalmology (Greentree)
  • 115: Corneal Disease in Dogs and Cats (Greentree)
  • 116: Eyelid Diseases in Dogs and Cats (Greentree)
  • 117: Geriatric Ophthalmology in Dogs and Cats (Greentree)

Theriogenology

  • 118: Management of Canine Estrous Cycle Abnormalities (Lopate)
  • 119: Management of Canine Dystocia (Lopate)
  • 120: Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Reproductive Diseases in the Bitch (Lopate)
  • 121: Normal Canine Neonatology (Lopate)
  • 122: Canine Neonatal Diseases and Treatment (Lopate)
  • 123: Medical and Surgical Management of Pyometra in the Bitch (Lopate)

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Anesthesia / Pain Management

  • 200: NSAIDs for Acute and Chronic Pain Management (Grimm)
  • 201: Opioids for Acute and Chronic Pain Management (Grimm)
  • 202: Dexdomitor and Adjunctive Drugs (Grimm)
  • 203: Regenerative Medicine (Grimm)
  • 204: How to Make and Use Continuous Rate Infusions in Practice (Grimm)
  • 205: Anesthesia and Pain Management in Cats (Grimm)

Clinical Pathology

  • 206: The Cytology of Neoplasia and Criteria for Malignancy (Alleman)
  • 207: The Cytological Evaluation of Lymphoid Tissue (Alleman)
  • 208: Cytology Case Challenges (Alleman)
  • 209: Unraveling the Hemogram: What Do Those Numbers Mean? (Alleman)
  • 210: Blood Smear Evaluation in the Dog and Cat (Alleman)
  • 211: Hematology Case Challenges (Alleman)

Dermatology

  • 212: Topical Therapies in Dermatology (Reeder)
  • 213: Diagnostic Cytology in Dermatology (Reeder)
  • 214: Approach to the Atopic Patient (Reeder)
  • 215: Feline Dermatoses (Reeder)
  • 216: Top 10 Pitfalls in Dermatology (Reeder)
  • 217: Unusual Dermatoses: The Bad and Ugly (Reeder)

Renal

  • 218: Medical Management of Chronic Renal Failure in the Cat (DiBartola)
  • 219: Renal Diseases of Cats (DiBartola)
  • 220: Challenging Feline Renal Cases (DiBartola)
  • 221: Introduction to Fluid Therapy (DiBartola)
  • 222: Disorders of Potassium: Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia (DiBartola)
  • 223: How to Interpret Acid-Base Disorders (DiBartola)

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Diagnostic Imaging

  • 400—401: Thoracic Radiology Review and Case Studies (Mattoon)
  • 402: Radiographic Imaging of Small Animal Patients with Acute Cardiorespiratory Signs (Mattoon)
  • 403—404: Practical Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Mattoon)
  • 405: Making the Most of Abdominal Ultrasound (Mattoon)

Endocrinology

  • 406: Endocrine Emergencies (Graves)
  • 407: Insulin Choices for Dogs and Cats (Graves)
  • 408: The Thyroid Gland and the Kidney: Friends or Foes? (Graves)
  • 409: The Difficult Feline Diabetic Patient (Graves)
  • 410: Primary Aldosteronism: A Feline Endocrine Disease You May Have Missed (Graves)
  • 411: Nightmare Endocrine Case (Graves)

Infectious Disease

  • 412—413: Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Upper Respiratory Diseases (Lappin)
  • 414: Prevention of Feline Upper Respiratory Diseases (Lappin)
  • 415: Feline Vaccine-Associated Side Effects (Lappin)
  • 416: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Feline Retrovirus Infections (Lappin)
  • 417: Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Giardia and Cryptosporidium Infections in Cats (Lappin)

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Cardiology

  • 600: Tips and Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Canine Heart Failure (Stepien)
  • 601: Treating Canine Heart Failure: As Easy as ABCD (Stepien)
  • 602: Monitoring CHF Patients: Crises and Rewards (Stepien)
  • 603: Confident Diagnosis of Feline Heart Disease (Stepien)
  • 604: Confident Therapy of Feline Heart Disease and Heart Failure (Stepien)
  • 605: Top 10 Mistakes in Clinical Care of Cardiovascular Patients (Stepien)

Exotics

  • 606—611: Casino Royale (Frye)

Heartworm University

  • 612: The Emergence and Spread of Heartworm Disease in Dogs and Cats (Atkins)
  • 613: Diagnostics and Routine Testing (Atkins)
  • 614: The Heartworm-Positive Pet and Treatment Protocols (Atkins)
  • 615: New Knowledge and Controversy: Treatment (Atkins)
  • 616: New Knowledge and Controversy: Prevention (Atkins)
  • 617: Clinical Case Studies and Heartworm in Other Species (Atkins)

Neurology

  • 618: Is it Orthopedic or Neurological? Gait Analysis Explained (Olby)
  • 619: How to Treat Acute Intervertebral Disc Disease: The Old, the New and the Future (Olby)
  • 620: How to Get the Most from Spinal Radiographs (Olby)
  • 621: Once Seen, Never Forgotten: Fascinating Neurological Disorders (Olby)
  • 622: Diagnoses from Blood Work Alone: Metabolic Brain Disease (Olby)
  • 623: An Update on the Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy (Olby)
Personal Improvement - Twitter tag: #MVCimprove

Saturday   view grid

  • 508: Google With Attitude (Janusz)
  • 509: The iPad: A Magical Device (Koval)
Practice Management - Twitter tag: #MVCmgmt
Thursday   view grid

  • 168: The State of the Profession (Wood)
  • 169: Back to Basics: Client Retention is the Key! (Wood)
  • 170—171: Your Fees are OMNIPOTENT: What We Know About Professional Fees, Part I (Wood)
  • 172: Secrets of High-Performing Practices: Leverage and Delegation (Wood)
  • 173: Capturing Everyday Opportunities (Wood)
  • 174—175: Ohio Pharmacy Laws in Veterinary Medicine (Winsley)
  • 176—177: Are You in Compliance? (Kolb / Jessen)
  • 178: You’ve Earned It, Now Keep It! (Borowitz)
  • 179: Sales and Use Tax Updates

Friday   view grid

  • 284: Increasing Hospital Profits (Ackerman)
  • 285: Promoting Services Without Selling Them (Ackerman)
  • 286: The Sensible Pharmacy: Merging Medicine with Management (Ackerman)
  • 287: Hospital Team-Based Client Service (Ackerman)
  • 288: Promoting Practice Protocols (Ackerman)
  • 289: Getting Clients to Say “Yes” to Recommended Services (Ackerman)
  • 290: Employee Manuals: Friend or Foe? (Lacroix)
  • 291—292: Value of Employment and Option Agreements (Lacroix)
  • 293: Will Your Electronic Medical Records Protect You? (Lacroix)
  • 294: Divorcing Spouses... Whom Should the Veterinarian Listen To? (Lacroix)
  • 295: Unavailable Client and Heroic Care: To Do or Not to Do (Lacroix)

Saturday   view grid

  • 487: Schmoozing for Fun and Profit (Weinstein)
  • 488—489: It’s All About TRUST (Weinstein)
  • 490—491: What Veterinary Practices Can Learn from the Dental Profession (Weinstein)
  • 492: Pearls Come from Irritated Oysters (Weinstein)
  • 493 : Hiring and Firing to Get the Team You Want (Donnelly)
  • 494: Smart Ways to Improve Efficiency and Work Better with Your Staff (Donnelly)
  • 495: Quit Trying to Fix Your Employees (Donnelly)
  • 496: Using Key Performance Indicators to Establish Marketing Goals (Donnelly)
  • 497—498: Marketing Initiatives to Grow Your Business (Donnelly)

Sunday   view grid

  • 657—658: Professional Veterinary Negligence (Fiocca)
  • 659: Recoverable Damages in Professional Negligence Actions (Fiocca)
  • 660: How to Avoid Veterinary Malpractice (Fiocca)
  • 661: Veterinary Discipline (Fiocca)
  • 662: Veterinary Informed Consent (Fiocca)
  • 663—664: Fees They Are a-Changin’ (Tumblin)
  • 665: Convert Great Ideas into a Change Reaction (Tumblin)
  • 666: Five Surefire Ways to Boost Revenue (Tumblin)
  • 667—668: Employee Theft: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Tumblin)
Public Health - Twitter tag: #MVCpublic
Thursday   view grid

  • 130A: Pigs, Flu and You: A Two-Way Street (Bowman)
  • 130B: Noroviruses in Swine: Possible Zoonosis in the Making (Scheuer)
  • 131A: MRSA on Human and Equine Contact Surfaces in a Veterinary Hospital (Braman)
  • 131B: Discovery of Ixodes Scapularis and Borrelia Burgdorferi in Ohio (Glowacki)
  • 132: MRSA in Livestock and Food Safety: An Update (Hoet)
  • 133—134: Veterinarians in Government (Hockman, LeBourveau, Forshey, Skorupski, and Smith)
  • 135: Public Health Hot Topic: Dangerous Wild Animal Legislation (Forshey)

Friday   view grid

  • 236: Companion Animal Diseases: Chlamydia, Psittacosis and Reptile-Associated Salmonellosis (Bickett-Weddle)
  • 237: Companion Animal Diseases: Dermatophytes, Sporothrix and Brucella Canis (Bickett-Weddle)
  • 238: Awareness and Prevention of Zoonotic Diseases in Companion Animals (Bickett-Weddle)
  • 239: Ticks of Veterinary Importance in the Midwest (Needham / Gary)
  • 240: Managing Rabies Exposures (O’Quin)
  • 241: Review of Zoonotic Disease Conditions Diagnosed at the Ohio ADDL (Hamberg)

Saturday   view grid

  • 436—437: Bartonellosis: An Emerging Infectious Disease of Importance to Animals and Human Patients (Breitschwerdt)
  • 438: Dogs as Sentinels for Vector-Transmitted Infectious Diseases (Breitschwerdt)
  • 439: Awareness and Prevention of Zoonotic Diseases in Livestock (Bickett-Weddle)
  • 440: Infectious Disease Resources at Your Fingertips (Bickett-Weddle)
  • 441: Zoonotic Livestock Diseases: Anthrax, Brucellosis, Tuberculosis and Q-Fever(Bickett-Weddle)

Sunday   view grid

  • 630—632: Parasite Zoonoses
Shelter Animal - Twitter tag: #MVCshelter
Thursday   view grid

  • 136—137: Dog Bite Epidemiology and Breed-Specific Legislation (Patronek)
  • 138: Resident Abstract Presentation (Mod. by O’Quin)
  • 139: Use of GIS Data to Target Services (Patronek)
  • 140: Good Intentions Don’t Always Mean Legal: The Practice Act and Shelters (Advent)

Friday   view grid

  • 242—243: Hoarding: Overview, Psychology and Intervention Strategies (Patronek)
  • 244: Developing a Community Hoarding Task Force and Working with Law Enforcement (Kaup-Fett)
  • 245: Large-Scale Hoarding: Prepare and Respond (Destreza)
  • 246: Enduring “Love”: Evaluating the Animal Victims of Hoarding (Reid)
  • 247: Veterinary Medical Management of a Field Shelter (Windham)

Saturday   view grid

  • 442—444: Diagnostics in the Shelter (Millward)
  • 445—446: We Like Our Data Naked! Using Transparent Data to Save More Lives (Chadwick)
  • 447: Research Results in Lives Saved (Chadwick)
  • 448—449: Forensic Veterinary Medicine (Merck)
  • 450: Evidence Gathering in Animals (Merck)

Sunday   view grid

  • 633: Fast Tracking (Goeman)
  • 634: Practical Enrichment for Dogs (Herron)
  • 635: Practical Enrichment for Cats (Herron)
  • 636: Reducing the Length of Stay (Goeman)
  • 637: MacGyver Surgery Clinic Tips (White)
  • 638: Spay and Neuter Efficiency Techniques (Bushby)
Small Ruminants - Twitter tag: #MVCsmall

Friday   view grid

  • 260: Small Ruminant Parasite Control: Sheep and Goats (Storey)
  • 261: Small Ruminant Parasite Control: Llama and Alpaca (Storey)
  • 262: Worm Egg Counts: Are We Missing an Opportunity? (Shulaw)
  • 263: Colic in New World Camelids: Causes and Characteristics (Cebra)
  • 264: Colic in New World Camelids: Diagnosis and Treatment (Cebra)
  • 265: Hypertriglyceridemia in New World Camelids (Cebra)

Saturday   view grid

  • 463—464: Coccidiosis in New World Camelids (Cebra)
  • 465: Skin Disorders in New World Camelids (Cebra)
  • 466: Hormonal Therapy for Estrus Synchronization and Treatment of Common Reproductive Disorders (Pinto)
  • 467: Reproductive Ultrasound and Laparoscopic A.I. in Small Ruminants (Gordon)
  • 468: Diseases Caused by Bibersteinia Trehalosi in Small Ruminants (Cui)
Staff Development - Twitter tag: #MVCstaff

Thursday   view grid

  • 180: Feline Life Stage Guidelines (Thompson)
  • 181: Canine Life Stage Guidelines
  • 182: Senior Pet Care: Integrating Your Team and Providing the Doggone Best
  • 183: Metabolic Trending for Wellness Care
  • 184: Aging Gracefully: Transitioning from Senior to Geriatric and Elective Anesthesia
  • 185: Policies for Elective Euthanasia

Friday   view grid

  • 296: Medical Terminology (Olive)
  • 297—298: A Brief Course in Spanish for Veterinarians (Serrano)
  • 299—300: Appreciating Animal-Related Cultural Differences (Krisch)
  • 301: Why are Veterinary Visits Declining, and What Can We Do About it? (Felsted)

Saturday   view grid

  • 499—504: Dealing with Difficult Clients and Team Members (Opperman / Roe Grosdider)
  • 505—507: Safer Handling and Restraint Using Animal Behavior and Learning Skills (Hetts)

Sunday   view grid

  • 669: Mediocre or Magic? (Donnelly)
  • 670: Client Communication Skills Every Team Member Needs to Know (Donnelly)
  • 671: Highly Effective Skills for Front Office Teams to Enhance Client Service (Donnelly)
  • 672: Resolving Conflict in the Workplace (Donnelly)
  • 673: How to Deal with Annoying People (Donnelly)
  • 674: Pearls of Wisdom: Working Better as a Team (Donnelly)
Technician - Twitter tag: #MVCtech

Thursday   view grid

  • 160—161: Dr. Kirby’s Rule of 20 (Rivera)
  • 162: An Introduction to Understanding: Sepsis, Septic Shock and SIRS (Rivera)
  • 163: Shampoo Selection (Reeder)
  • 164: Food Allergy: What to Tell Clients? (Reeder)
  • 165: Diagnostic Procedures in Dermatology (Reeder)

Friday   view grid

  • 272: The Mighty Dog Brain: Canine Neurophysiology and Learning (Herron)
  • 273: The Dangers of Confrontational Training Methods (Herron)
  • 274: Tips for Running a Successful Puppy Kindergarten (Herron)
  • 275—277: Bite Prevention in Small Animal Clinical Practice(Herron)
  • 278: Introduction to Physical Rehabilitation (Au)
  • 279: Introduction to Therapeutic Exercises (Au)
  • 280: Physical Rehabilitation on a Budget (Au)
  • 281: Ophthalmic Examinations for Veterinary Technicians (Greentree)
  • 282: Corneal Diseases in Dogs and Cats (Greentree)
  • 283: Ophthalmic Emergencies in Dogs and Cats (Greentree)

Saturday   view grid

  • 475: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques in Pet Birds (Oglesbee)
  • 476: Handling, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques in Small Mammals (Oglesbee)
  • 477: Diet-Related Disorders of Rabbits and Guinea Pigs (Oglesbee)
  • 478: Tips and Pitfalls in the Detection of Cardiovascular Disease in Clinical Patients (Stepien)
  • 479: Monitoring the Cardiac Patient in the ICU and During Anesthesia (Stepien)
  • 480: What About That ECG? (Stepien)
  • 481: What Do Those Numbers Really Mean in the Anemic Patient? (Alleman)
  • 482: Blood Smear Evaluation in the Dog and Cat (Alleman)
  • 483: The Evaluation of Urine and Urine Sediment (Alleman)
  • 484: Farm Animal Emergency Nursing: Emergency Conditions (Niehaus)
  • 485 Farm Animal Emergency Nursing: Emergency Procedures (Niehaus)
  • 486: Breaking Down Fences: Communicating with the Farm Animal Client (Niehaus)
Hands-On Labs - Twitter tag: #MVClab
Thursday   view grid

  • A: Crisis Intervention: What’s In, Out and New in CPR (Rivera)

Friday   view grid

  • B: Dental Extractions (Hale)
  • C: Introduction to Physical Rehabilitation (Au)
  • D: Identification of Midwestern Ticks of Veterinary Importance (Needham / Gary)

Saturday   view grid

  • E: Patella Luxation Correction (Barnhart)
  • F: Postural Rehabilitation, Stance and Gait Analysis, and the Influence of Canine Nail Trims (Shoemaker)
  • G: Practice of Safer Handling and Restraint with Passive Restraint and Behavior Conditioning (Hetts)
  • H: VetPartners Profitability Workshop (Tumblin / McCormick)

Sunday   view grid

  • I: Emergency and Critical Care Procedures (Hansen)
  • J: Radiology Interpretation (Mattoon)

Monday