Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Behavior |
8-9 a.m. | The body
language of dogs Dr. J.
Ciribassi |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Dermatology
and behavior Dr. J. Ciribassi |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Drug
therapy in behavior: Case-based discussion Dr. J. Ciribassi |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Fear
aggression in dogs Dr. J. Ciribassi |
3-4 p.m. | Aggression
in cats Dr. J. Ciribassi |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Elimination
disorders in cats Dr. J. Ciribassi |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Bovine
Medicine |
8-9 a.m. | Healthy
beef calf programs Dr. G. Dewell |
8-9 a.m. | Resuscitation
of calves after dystocia Dr. P. Constable |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Trichomoniasis
and other STDs in beef cattle Dr. G. Dewell |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Managing
calves with umbilical disease or septic arthritis Dr. P. Constable |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Receiving
programs for feedlot cattle Dr. G. Dewell |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Critical
care for sick cattle: Practical IV therapy Dr. P. Constable |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Treating
respiratory disease in feedlot cattle Dr. G. Dewell |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Milk
fever: New approaches to treatment and control Dr. P. Constable |
3-4 p.m. | Heifer
selection Dr. G. Dewell |
3-4 p.m. | Diagnosing
and treating downer cattle Dr. P. Constable |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Estrus
synchronization Dr. G. Dewell |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Ketotic
cows: Treatment and prognosis Dr. P. Constable |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Cardiology |
8-9 a.m. | Back to
basics: Clinical cardiovascular
exam and diagnostic testing Dr. K. MacDonald |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Dyspneic
cats: Triage and differentiation
of cardiogenic versus noncardiogenic causes Dr. K. MacDonald |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Collapsing
dogs: Managing common causes of
collapse or syncope Dr. K. MacDonald |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Essentials
of echocardiography Dr. K. MacDonald |
3-4 p.m. | Pericardial
effusion: Causes and clinical
outcomes in dogs Dr. K. MacDonald |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Get with
the beat! Analyzing and treating
cardiac arrhythmias Dr. K. MacDonald |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Critical
Care |
8-9 a.m. | Principles
of trauma management Dr. S. Shaw |
8-9 a.m. | CPCR:
Is it worth it? Dr. S. Marks |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Anemia:
Diagnosis and treatment Dr. S. Shaw |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | ECG's in the ER Dr. S. Marks
|
11 a.m.
- Noon | Approach to the acute abdomen Dr. S. Shaw
|
11 a.m.
- Noon | Practical
critical care techniques Dr. S. Marks |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | CVC
POWER HOUR — Ten things I learned the hard way while practicing
emergency medicine Dr. S. Shaw |
3-4 p.m. | Oxygen therapy for critically ill patients Dr. S. Marks
|
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Approach
to bleeding patients Dr. S.
Marks |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Dermatology |
8-9 a.m. | Walking
snowstorms — Scaling disorders of dogs and cats Dr. D. Senter |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | An
update on dermatophytosis Dr. D. Senter |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Diseases
of the footpads and nails Dr. D. Senter |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Demodicosis
in dogs and cats Dr. D. Senter |
3-4 p.m. | Selected
Topics in Feline Dermatology Dr. D. Senter |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Diseases
of the nasal planum Dr. D. Senter |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Equine
Medicine |
8-9 a.m. | The equine cornea and noninfectious ulcerative keratitis Dr. S. Keil
|
8-9 a.m. | Endometritis
update Dr. C. Card |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Equine infectious ulcerative keratitis Dr. S. Keil
|
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Morphologic
assessment of stallion sperm Dr. C. Card |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Equine
Recurrent Uveitis Dr. S. Keil
|
11 a.m.
- Noon | Reproductive
problems of stallions Dr. C. Card |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Equine
vaccination recommendations: What
now? Dr. A. House |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Endoscopic
examination of mares Dr. C. Card |
3-4 p.m. | The
coughing horse: Evaluating and treating recurrent airway obstruction Dr. A.
House |
3-4 p.m. | Endoscopic
examination of stallions Dr. C. Card |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Infectious
disease update Dr. A. House
|
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Induction
of parturition and abortion Dr. C. Card |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Exotic
Medicine |
8-9 a.m. | Gastrointestinal
disease in ferrets and rabbits Dr. P. Fisher |
9:15-10:15
a.m. | Perioperative
care of exotic mammals Dr. P. Fisher |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Common
exotic mammal surgeries Dr. P. Fisher |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Uncommon
exotic mammal surgeries: Case studies Dr. P. Fisher |
3-4 p.m. | Using
cytology in exotic mammal diagnoses Dr. P. Fisher |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Exotic
mammal geriatrics Dr. P. Fisher |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Feline
Medicine |
8-9 a.m. | Get
cattitude! Practice tips to make your practice cat friendly (Part 1) Dr. M.
Scherk |
8-9 a.m. | The RBCs
of anemia in cats Dr. K. Dowers |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Get
cattitude! Practice tips to make your practice cat friendly (Part 2) Dr. M.
Scherk |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Medical
management of FLUTD: What do we really know? Dr. K. Dowers |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Get
cattitude! Practice tips to make your practice cat friendly (Part 3) Dr. M.
Scherk |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Stomatitis:
Is Bartonella a player? Dr. K. Dowers |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Gastrointestinal
Medicine |
8-9 a.m. | Diagnosing
and managing megaesophagus in dogs
Dr. K. KuKanich |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | A
case-based clinician's approach to vomiting dogs Dr. K. KuKanich |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Managing
and preventing parvovirus: An update Dr. K. KuKanich |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Bacterial
diarrhea and related public health concerns Dr. K. KuKanich |
3-4 p.m. | Parasites
of interest Dr. K. KuKanich |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Pros and
cons of raw food diets Dr. K. KuKanich |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Immunology |
8-9 a.m. | Immunology
for dummies — A painless review
of basic concepts Dr. M. Kennedy |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Vaccines
– What choice do I have? Dr. M. Kennedy |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Modifying
the immune response Dr. M. Kennedy |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Diagnostic
immunology Dr. M. Kennedy |
3-4 p.m. | Molecular
diagnostics: Understanding
assays for infectious diseases Dr. M. Kennedy |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Infection
and immunity Dr. M. Kennedy |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Internal
Medicine |
8-9 a.m. | Critical
care nutrition Dr. J. Bach |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Nosocomial
infections Dr. J. Bach |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Noncardiogenic
pulmonary edema Dr. J. Bach |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Colloids:
Conundrums and conflict Dr. J. Bach |
3-4 p.m. | Thromboembolic
disease Dr. J. Bach |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Seizures
and status epilepticus Dr. J. Bach |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | IVAPM - Pain Management |
8-9 a.m. | Assessment of postsurgical pain Dr. M. Epstein |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Expanding your use of loco-regional anesthesia Dr. M. Epstein |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Opioids: The good, the "bad", the future Dr. M. Epstein |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Adjunctive pain medicines: Beyond NSAIDs and opioids Dr. M. Epstein |
3-4 p.m. | Multimodal analgesia: Not "too many" drugs, rather a safe and effective synergy Dr. M. Esptein |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Making the case for pain management in your practice - why and how Dr. M. Epstein |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Ophthalmology |
8-9 a.m. | How to
be the best in treating eyelid disease Dr. R. Merideth |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Glaucoma:
A true ocular emergency Dr. R. Merideth |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Canine
lens: Diagnosing and treating cataracts and other lenticular diseases Dr. R.
Merideth |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Canine
ocular manifestations of systemic disease: When the primary problem isn't the
eye Dr. P. Gerding |
3-4 p.m. | Uveal
disease: What can go wrong with the
uvea in dogs and cats Dr. P. Gerding |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Canine
retina: What to see to say you looked Dr. P. Gerding |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Orthopedics |
8-9 a.m. | Logical
diagnostic approach to canine orthopedics Dr. R. Montgomery |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Juvenile
bone and joint diseases: Large dogs (front leg) Dr. R. Montgomery
|
11 a.m.
- Noon | Juvenile
bone and joint diseases: Large dogs (rear leg) and small dogs Dr. R. Montgomery
|
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Cranial
cruciate ligament tears: Treatment options Dr. R. Montgomery |
3-4 p.m. | Managing degenerative joint disease
Dr. R. Montgomery |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Patella
luxation Dr. R. Montgomery |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Pain
Management |
8-9 a.m. | The pain stops here: Local anesthetic analgesics Dr. C. McKune
|
9:15-10:15 a.m. | NSAIDs: What to choose Dr. C. McKune
|
11 a.m.
- Noon | Not just little dogs: What makes analgesics
different in cats? Dr. C. McKune
|
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Killer Combinations: Drug
interactions - When they're beneficial and when they're harmful Dr. C. McKune
|
3-4 p.m. | Tell me where it hurts (Part 1) Recognizing and assessing pain in cats Dr. C. McKune
|
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Tell me where it hurts (Part 2) Recognizing and assessing pain in dogs
Dr. C. McKune
|
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Radiography/Ultrasonography |
8-9 a.m. | Tweaking
your radiograph interpretation for digital radiography: Thorax Dr. S. Wallack |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Tweaking
your radiograph interpretation for digital radiography: Abdomen Dr. S.
Wallack |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Identifying
abdominal emergencies on radiographs and sonograms (Part 1) Dr. S. Wallack |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Identifying
abdominal emergencies on radiographs and sonograms (Part 2) Dr. S. Wallack |
3-4 p.m. | Reading
radiographs like a crime scene
investigator Dr. S. Wallack
|
4:30-5:30
p.m. | What
changes on a thoracic radiograph are age acceptable? Dr. S. Wallack |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Reproduction |
8-9 a.m. | Understanding the unique reproductive physiology of
dogs and cats: why it matters Dr. C. Pinto |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Selected
topics on stud dog reproduction Dr. C. Pinto |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Tips for
semen collection, analysis and processing for insemination Dr. C. Pinto |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Methods
and timing of artificial insemination Dr. C. Pinto |
3-4 p.m. | Reproductive
Medicine: diagnosing or ruling out ovarian remnant syndrome (dogs & cats)
Dr. C. Pinto |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | The use
of routine reproductive ultrasonography in non-pregnant and pregnant bitches
Dr. C. Pinto |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Respiratory
Medicine |
8-9 a.m. | Standard
and novel diagnostic approaches to patients with respiratory disease (Part 1)
Dr. P. Padrid |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | Standard
and novel diagnostic approaches to patients with respiratory disease (Part 2)
Dr. P. Padrid |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Diagnosing
and treating upper airway disease (Part 1) Dr. P. Padrid |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Diagnosing
and treating upper airway disease (Part 2) Dr. P. Padrid |
3-4 p.m. | Diagnosing
and treating chronic nasal disease Dr. P. Padrid |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Diagnosing
and treating feline asthma (including
the use of inhalants) Dr. P. Padrid |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Shelter
Medicine |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Life
without Lente and the glucose curve Dr. K. Dowers |
1:15-2:15
p.m.
| Pediatric
spay or neutering Dr. P. Bushby
|
3-4 p.m. | Between
a rock and a hard place: Nephro/Ureteroliths in cats Dr. K. Dowers |
3-4 p.m.
| Preventing
and managing spay/neuter complications Dr. P. Bushby
|
4:30-5:30
p.m.
| Spay/neuter
in unusual cases (cryptorchidism, mammary hyperplasia etc.) Dr. P. Bushby
|
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Hyperthyroidism
in cats Dr. K. Dowers |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Small
Ruminants |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Neurologic
diseases of sheep and goats Dr. M. Jones |
3-4 p.m. | Case-based
workups of sheep and goats Dr. M. Jones |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Appropriate
drug use in sheep and goats Dr. M. Jones |
Saturday,
August 27, 2011 | Urology |
8-9 a.m. | The nuts
and bolts of azotemia Dr. G. Grauer |
9:15-10:15 a.m. | The nuts
and bolts of proteinuria Dr. G. Grauer |
11 a.m.
- Noon | Top 10
Questions about UTIs Dr. G. Grauer |
1:15-2:15
p.m. | Modulating
proteinuria and hypertension of chronic kidney disease Dr. G. Grauer |
3-4 p.m. | Can I
use NSAIDs to treat osteoarthritis in dogs with liver and kidney disease? Dr.
G. Grauer |
4:30-5:30
p.m. | Feline
hyperthyroidism: A view from the urinary tract Dr. G. Grauer |