The 2011 CVC in San Diego offers clinical sessions, practice management sessions, technician sessions, wet labs, tours, and much more. Click on each of the links below for more information about a particular seminar or program.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26
CVC in San Diego sessions:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Veterinary Economics: Hospital Design Highlights®
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Veterinary Economics: Progress in Practice Seminars®
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m
Veterinary Economics: Managers' Retreat®
THURSDAY, OCT. 27
CVC in San Diego sessions:
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Progress in Practice seminar: Overhaul Your Fees, Revenue, and Expenses (Day 2)
8 a.m. to Noon
Hospital Design Highlights: Build your dream clinic while keeping expenses down (Day 2)
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Firstline Live: Team Meeting Confessional: Start Talking Together
12: 30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Clinical
12:30 to 6:10 p.m.
Practice management
Wet lab & workshop series:
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Dental Radiography
1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Dental Techniques for Technicians
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Evening sessions:
6 to 8 p.m.
Internal Medicine: Challenging Case Discussions in Hematology/Hemostasis- Dr. Andrew Mackin
Dermatology: Working up the Pruritic Dog - Dr. Stephen White
Tour:
9:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Stephen Birch Aquarium and Shopping in the Village of La Jolla
6 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 28
Power Hours:
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Vets VS. Net: What you can provide that the web can't - Dr. Marty Becker
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Ten thing I learned the hard way while practicing emergency medicine - Dr. Scott Shaw
2:10 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Muscle up and achieve more with stronger personal leadership - Shawn McVey
CVC in San Diego sessions:
8:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Clinical
8:50 a.m. to 5:35 p.m.
Technician program
8:50 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Practice management
Exhibit Hall:
9:45 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Booths Open
Ask the Expert luncheons:
12:55 to 1:55 p.m.
Feline Dermatology - Dr. Karen Moriello
Endocrinology - Dr. Cynthia Ward
Wet lab & workshop series:
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Practical Dental Techniques
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Specialty Focus: Feline Medicine
9 a.m. – Noon.
Cardiology Graphics Workshop
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Anesthetic Monitoring Techniques for Technicians
Entertainment:
5:45 to 6:45 p.m.
Welcome Reception (Exhibit Hall)
Evening sessions:
7 to 9 p.m.
Surgery: A Case Based Discussion - Dr. Robert McCarthy
Dermatology: What would you do? Real cases are presented to diagnose and manage - Dr. Paul Bloom
Tour:
9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
World-famous San Diego Zoo tour
6:45 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Improv Comedy Theater
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Power Hours:
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald
11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
Brian Conrad
CVC in San Diego sessions:
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Clinical
8:40 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Technician program
8:40 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Practice management
Exhibit Hall:
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Check out the latest technologies, products, and services
Ask the Expert luncheons:
11:40 to 12:40 p.m.
Cardiology - Dr. Mark Kittelson
Anesthesia - Dr. Ann Weil
Wet lab & workshop series:
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Specialty Focus: Abdominal Ultrasonography, Day 1 (off site, take shuttle at 7:30 a.m.)
8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Diagnostic Procedures
8 a.m. – Noon
Surgical Solutions: Patella Luxation (off site, take shuttle at 7:30 a.m.)
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Canine and Feline Soft Tissue Surgical Procedures
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Surgical Solutions Cruciate Ligament Injury (off site, take shuttle at 12:30 p.m.)
1 – 5 p.m.
Ophthalmic Surgery
Evening sessions:
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Feline Medicine: Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats: Treat 'em, Don't Kill 'em - Dr. Gary Norsworthy
Geriatric Medicine: Diagnosis and Management of CDS in Senior Pets - Dr. William Fortney
Tour:
9:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Behind-the-scenes Sea World tour
Association meetings/sessions:
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Christian Veterinary Mission evening seminar
SUNDAY, OCT. 30
CVC in San Diego sessions:
Power Hours:
2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
New study results: 7 ways to build demand for your services - John Volk
4:20 - 5:20
Chronic vomiting in cats: It's not hairballs - Dr. Gary Norsworthy
8 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Clinical
8 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Technician program
8 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Practice management
Exhibit Hall:
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Discover the latest technologies, products, and services
Ask the Expert luncheons:
12:55 to 1:55 p.m.
Behavior
Puppy Socialization Classes
Dr. Sharron Crowell-Davis
Dentistry
Small Animal Dentistry
Dr. Bert Dodd
Wet lab & workshop series:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Specialty Focus: Abdominal Ultrasonography, Day 2 (off site, take shuttle at 7:30 a.m.)
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Specialty Focus: Orthopedics Minimally Invasive Fracture Repair
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Cytology Skills (off site, take shuttle at 8 a.m.)
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Emergency and Critical Care Procedures (off site, take shuttle at 8 a.m.)
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Complete Urinalysis
1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Abdominal Surgery (off site, take shuttle at 1 p.m.)
Tours:
8:45 a.m. - Noon or 3 p.m.
Halloween Ghost Tour of San Diego
Association meetings:
7 to 9 a.m.
Fellowship Breakfast
