Schedule

Galt House
/
Louisville, KY
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September 22-24

Equine

// Friday, September 22
8:00 - 8:50 am
Foal Diarrhea: Diagnosis & Treatment
by Dr. Kathy MacGillivary
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Room 000
8:50 - 9:05 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
9:05 - 9:55 am
Colic Triage: Diagnosis, Treatment & Referral
by Dr. Kathy MacGillivary
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
Conditions of the Periparturient Mare: Discussion of clinical conditions that can be encountered in late term and foaling mares.
by Dr. Kathy MacGillivary
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Rotavirus B - Where are we and what have we learned?
by Dr. Emma Adam
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
A Practitioners Review of Equine Orthobiologics
by Dr. Wes Sutter
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Whats New in Equine lameness diagnosis and imaging
by Dr. Wes Sutter
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Management of Stifle, OCD
by Dr. Elizabeth Santschi
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Room 000
// Saturday, September 23
9:05 - 9:55 am
"Eye" what you want to know. Practical Tips and Tricks for Equine Ophthalmology - Part 1
by Dr. Stephanie Bell
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
"Eye" what you want to know. Practical Tips and Tricks for Equine Ophthalmology - Part 2
by Dr. Stephanie Bell
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Pregnancy Monitoring in the Mare
by Dr. Kristina Lu
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Awards & Business Luncheon / Ballroom C
1:50 - 2:40 pm
HISA's Horse racing Integrity and Welfare Unit: The first 6 months: Lessons Learned and the Road Forward - Part 1
by Dr. Jennifer Durenberger & Dr. Patricia Marquis
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
HISA's Horse racing Integrity and Welfare Unit: The first 6 months: Lessons Learned and the Road Forward - Part 2
by Dr. Jennifer Durenberger & Dr. Patricia Marquis
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Advanced reproductive technologies & Strategies to Manage Problem Mares
by Dr. Etta Bradecamp
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Room 000

Small Animal A

// Friday, September 22
8:00 - 8:50 am
New Breakthroughs in Detecting and Treating Osteoarthritis in Cats
by Dr. Sheilah Robertson
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Room 000
8:00 - 8:50 am
New Breakthroughs in Detecting and Treating Osteoarthritis in Cats
by Dr. Sheilah Robertson
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Room 000
8:50 - 9:05 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
9:05 - 9:55 am
Anesthesia for Senior and Geriatric Patients
by Dr. Sheilah Robertson
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
The Central Role of Ketamine in Anesthesia and Pain Management
by Dr. Sheilah Robertson
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Managing Mobility and Pain in Senior Dogs
by Dr. Sheilah Robertson
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Current Trends in Send-Home Medications
by Dr. Sheilah Robertson
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Tender Conversations - Breaking Bad News
by Dr. Sheilah Robertson
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Bexacat
by Dr. Sarah Peton
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Room 000
// Saturday, September 23
8:00 - 8:50 am
Keynote
by Dr. Matt Salois
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Ballroom C
8:50 - 9:05 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
9:05 - 9:55 am
What is the Ideal Age for Spay/Neuter?
by Dr. Robyn Wilborn
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
Diagnosis & Management of Prostatic Disease: What Most of Us Didn't Learn in Vet School?
by Dr. Robyn Wilborn
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Safer C-Sections
by Dr. Robyn Wilborn
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Practical Uses for Progesterone Testing
by Dr. Robyn Wilborn
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Neonatology: Puppy Resuscitation Tips and Tricks
by Dr. Robyn Wilborn
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
FAQ in Theriogenology: Pearls of Wisdom for Private Practice; Focus on Male and Female
by Dr. Robyn Wilborn
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Room 000
// Sunday, September 24
8:00 - 8:50 am
Backyard Poultry Care & Common Diseases
by Dr. Cheryl Greenacre
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Room 000
9:00 - 9:50 am
Appopriate Medication Use in Backyard Poultry
by Dr. Cheryl Greenacre
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Room 000
10:00 am - 10:50 am
Diagnosis & Treatment of Common Diseases of Exotic Companion Animals
by Dr. Cheryl Greenacre
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Room 000
11:00 - 11:50 am
Exotic Companion Mammal Surgery - Simple to Complex
by Dr. Cheryl Greenacre
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Room 000

Small Animal B

// Friday, September 22
8:00 - 8:50 am
Small Animal Toxicology - New/Re-Emerging Toxicity Problems - Cannabinoids
by Dr. Megan Romano
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Room 000
8:50 - 9:05 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
9:05 - 9:55 am
Managing Normal But Nuisance Behaviors in Cats
by Dr. Meghan Herron
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
Breaking Down Behavioral Barriers to Feline Wellness Care
by Dr. Meghan Herron
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Wellness for Shelter Pets the Fear Free Way
by Dr. Meghan Herron
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Psychopharmacology for Shelter Dogs
by Dr. Meghan Herron
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Nutritional Management for Canine and Feline Obesity
by Dr. Taylor Francis
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Nutritional Management of Atopy and Food Allergy for Dogs and Cats
by Dr. Taylor Francis
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Room 000
// Saturday, September 23
8:00 - 8:50 am
Why is everything still weird? Five factors that explain our economy and the veterinary profession today
by TBA
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Room 000
8:50 - 9:05 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
9:05 - 9:55 am
From Murmur to Management: A Practical Roadmap for MMVD-a) Part 1: Diagnosis, Staging and Treatment of Preclinical MMVD
by Dr. Sonya Gordon
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
From Murmur to Management: A Practical Roadmap for MMVD-a) Part 2: Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure Secondary to MMVD
by Dr. Sonya Gordon
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
From Murmur to Management: A Practical Roadmap for MMVD-a) Part 3: Managing Common Complications in Chronic MMVD
by Dr. Sonya Gordon
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
An Update to the Diagnosis of Leptospirosis
by Dr. Amelia Campbell
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Lyme Nephritis: When and How to Treat
by Dr. Amelia Campbell
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Systemic Fungal Infections: Diagnosis and Treatment
by Dr. Jennifer Wells
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Room 000
// Sunday, September 24
8:00 - 8:50 am
Fracture Tooth - Extraction vs. Endodontics
by Dr. Patrick Odenweller
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Room 000
9:00 - 9:50 am
Dental Emerencies - Mandibular Fractures, Tooth Avulsions and More
by Dr. Patrick Odenweller
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Room 000
10:00 - 10:50 am
Forelimb Lameness in the Dog
by Dr. Kyle Restle
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Room 000
11:00 - 11:50 am
Surgery on America's Most Popular Breed; the French Bulldog
by Dr. Kyle Restle
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Room 000

Practice Management

// Friday, September 22
8:00 - 8:50 am
Find Your Reference Range – Steps to Define Wellness Diagnostics in Your Hospital
by Dr. Shannon Sura
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Room 000
8:50 - 9:05 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
9:05 - 9:55 am
Diagnostically ADR? A Staff Treatment Plan to Improve Wellness Care
by Dr. Shannon Sura
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
Find Your Reference Range – Steps to Define Wellness Care in Your Hospital
by Dr. Shannon Sura
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Diagnostically ADR? A Staff Treatment Plan to Improve Sick Pet Exams
by Dr. Shannon Sura
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Make Vetscan Imagyst™ the Hospital Superhero
by Dr. Shannon Sura
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Room 000
// Saturday, September 23
9:05 - 9:55 am
Defining Who You Are As a Practice: Don't Let The Competition Steal Your Success - Workshop #1
by Dr. Caitlyn DeWilde & Stehanie Goss
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
Defining Who You Are As a Practice: Don't Let The Competition Steal Your Success - Workshop #1
by Dr. Caitlyn DeWilde & Stehanie Goss
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Stand Out, Get Found: Mastering Online Presence to Tell Your Practice Story - Workshop #2
by Dr. Caitlyn DeWilde & Stehanie Goss
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Stand Out, Get Found: Mastering Online Presence to Tell Your Practice Story - Workshop #2
by Dr. Caitlyn DeWilde & Stehanie Goss
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Your People, Not Just People: Finding and Keeping Your Practice Rockstars - Workshop #3
by Dr. Caitlyn DeWilde & Stehanie Goss
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Your People, Not Just People: Finding and Keeping Your Practice Rockstars - Workshop #3
by Dr. Caitlyn DeWilde & Stehanie Goss
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Room 000

One Health & USDA Accreditation

// Friday, September 22
9:05 - 9:55 am
Delivering Small Animal Care in the Developing World
by Dr. J
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
Afghanistan KY Agricultural Development Team
by Dr. Carney Jackson
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Shelter Medicine in Wartime Ukraine
by Dr. Megan Romano
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Workplace De-Escalation - Creative Look at Conflict to Defuse Confrontations and Generate Cooperation Both at Work and Home - Part 1
by Andrea Eilerston
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Workplace De-Escalation - Creative Look at Conflict to Defuse Confrontations and Generate Cooperation Both at Work and Home - Part 2
by Andrea Eilerston
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Workplace De-Escalation - Creative Look at Conflict to Defuse Confrontations and Generate Cooperation Both at Work and Home - Part 3
by Andrea Eilerston
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Room 000
// Sunday, September 24
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Overview of the NVAP
by Lee Ann Lyons, USDA-APHIS - VS Epidemiology Officer
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Room 000
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Role of Category 1 Animals in FAD Introduction & Transmission
by Lee Ann Lyons, USDA-APHIS - VS Epidemiology Officer
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Room 000
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS)
by Jennifer Reese Way, USDA-APHIS - VS Veterinary Medical
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Room 000

Technician

// Saturday, September 23
9:05 - 9:55 am
Plush Pets: New Approaches to Managing Your Overweight Patients
by Kara Burns
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
FLUTD: New Treatments for an Old Disease
by Kara Burns
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
KVTA Annual Business Meeting
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Communication Skills that Matter for Veterinary Technicians
by Kara Burns
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Getting Cats to Eat: It Is More Than Just Pouring Food in a Bowl
by Kara Burns
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Critical Care Nutrition
by Kara Burns
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Room 000
// Sunday, September 24
8:00 - 8:50 am
How to Master Full Mouth Radiographs
by Kelly Vearil
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Room 000
9:00 - 9:50 am
Dental Technician Superpwer: Complete Dental Cleaning and Oral Exam
by Kelly Vearil
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Room 000
10:00 - 10:50 am
The Dental Patient Client: How to Ease Their Fears
by Kelly Vearil
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Room 000
11:00 - 11:50 am
The Benefits of Oral Regional Nerve Blocks
by Kelly Vearil
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Room 000

Wellness

// Sunday, September 24
8:00 - 8:50 am
When Human Aggression Visits: Preparing the Veterinary Team - Prevent
by Susan Harris & Ryan Smith
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Room 000
9:00 - 9:50 am
When Human Aggression Visits: Preparing the Veterinary Team - Prepare
by Susan Harris & Ryan Smith
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Room 000
10:00 - 10:50 am
When Human Aggression Visits: Preparing the Veterinary Team - Protect
by Susan Harris & Ryan Smith
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Room 000
11:00 - 11:50 am
When Human Aggression Visits: Preparing the Veterinary Team - Produce Positive Results
by Susan Harris & Ryan Smith
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Room 000

Food Animal

// Saturday, September 23
9:05 - 9:55 am
Update on Large Ruminant Sedation and Injectable Anesthesia
by Dr. HuiChu Lin
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Room 000
9:55 - 10:25 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
10:25 - 11:15 am
Sedation and Anesthesia in Small Ruminants
by Dr. HuiChu Lin
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Room 000
11:15 - 11:30 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
What's New on Sedation & Anesthesia in Miniature Companion Pigs
by Dr. HuiChu Lin
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Room 000
12:20 - 1:50 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
1:50 - 2:40 pm
Evaluation of a Refugia-Based Parasite Control Strategy
by Dr. Dan Cummings
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Room 000
2:40 - 3:10 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
3:10 - 4:00 pm
Milk Quality: A Practical Guide to Implementing Quality Milk Production in your Practice
by Dr. John Laster
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Room 000
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall
4:30 - 5:20 pm
Strategic Communication for the Practicing Veterinarian
by Dr. John Laster & Dr. Dan Cummings
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Room 000
// Sunday, September 24
8:00 - 8:50 am
Putting forage numbers to use: Camelid Nutrition 101: Basic Principles
by Dr. Robert Van Saun
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Room 000
9:05 - 9:55 am
Controlling Pregnancy Toxemia & Hypocalcemia
by Dr. Robert Van Saun
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Room 000
10:25 am - 11:15 am
4 Phases of Feeding the Neonatal Sheep and Goat
by Dr. Robert Van Saun
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Room 000
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Case Studies in Copper Nutriton of Sheep and Goats
by Dr. Robert Van Saun
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Room 000