Virtual Sessions

The following tracks will be recorded on site at the live MVC (subject to change) and made available during the VMVC.

Animal Behavior

• V306. Prevention is Easier than Treatment! The Importance of Preventive Behavioral Services
• V307. Crash, Boom, Bang! Protocols for Dogs with Sound Sensitivity
• V308. The Secrets Behind Proper Canine Exposure to Novelty
• V309. Elimination Happens!
• V310. Training and Behavior Modification Techniques for Territorial Aggression in Dogs
• V311. What’s Mine is Mine: Preventing and Treating Resource Guarding
• V400. Aches and Attitudes: How Pain and Disease Shape Canine Behavior
• V401. Perplexed: Uncovering the Link Between Discomfort and Cat Behavior
• V402. Sibling Showdown: Navigating Interdog Aggression in the Same Household
• V403. Tips, Tricks, and Hacks: The Essential Guide to Feline Aggression
• V404. Dog and Cat Anxiety 101: Find It, Treat It, Be Successful!
• V405. Snip Decisions: Timing Spays and Neuters Right

Equine

• V115. Mare Reproduction 101: Basic Breeding Management Techniques
• V116. The “Moody” Mare: Diagnostics to Estrus Suppression in the Field
• V117. Practical Treatments for Infertility in the Mare
• V118. Feel the Difference: Refining Your Equine Musculoskeletal Palpation Exam
• V119. Equine Therapeutic Exercises: Prescribing More than Medications
• V120. Equine Sports Medicine Today: Key Updates and Emerging Trends

Food Animal

• V121. Overview of Feedlot Lameness
• V122. Bovine Digital Dermatitis in Feedlot Cattle
• V123. Exhibition Medicine, Part I: From Biosecurity to Regulatory
• V124. Exhibition Medicine, Part II: Providing Vet Services for a Show
• V125. Overview of FARAD, Part I
• V126. Overview of FARAD, Part II

Holistic & Integrative Medicine

• V127. Essential Oils for Animals: Foundations, Safety, and Mythbusting
• V128. Essential Oils for Allergic Conditions: A Therapeutic Approach
• V129. Managing Anxiety and Behavioral Disorders with Essential Oils
• V130. Integrative Cancer Care: Palliative Use of Essential Oils
• V131. Dermatological Applications of Essential Oils: Clinical Cases and Protocols
• V132. Essential Oils in Neurological Disorders: Therapeutic Potentials

Pet Animal – Canine Spectrum of Care

• V330A. Mitigating Treatment Costs for Addison’s Disease
• V330B. Techniques for Tibial Fracture Repair
• V331A. Accuracy of In-House Bacteriuria Tests
• V331B. Spectrum of Care for Parvo Pups
• V332. Cost Considerations and Approaches for IBD
• V333. Canine Diabetes Mellitus on the Cheap(ish), Part I
• V334. Canine Diabetes Mellitus on the Cheap(ish), Part II
• V335. Canine Spectrum of Care Panel Discussion

Pet Animal – Dentistry

• V436. Dentistry 101: What They Didn’t Teach You
• V437. Dentistry in Practice: Emphasize, Educate, and Earn
• V438. Interactive Dental Self-Evaluation: Did I Know That?
• V439. Dental Radiology: It’s What You Can’t See That Matters
• V440. Oral Surgery: Extractions and Then Some
• V441. Dentistry Q & A: Can I Ask You a Question?
• V133. Mixing a Better Cocktail: Multimodal Therapy for Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Pet Animal – Dermatology

• V134. Seeking the Purr-fect Plan: Multimodal Therapy for Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome
• V135. Life Beyond Prednisone: Immunomodulatory Therapy in Small Animal Dermatology
• V136. What Doesn’t Kill Them Makes Them Stronger: Multidrug-Resistant Pyoderma
• V137. From Ear to Eternity: Battling Pseudomonas Otitis
• V138. When Good Dogs Go Bald: Alopecia in the Non-Pruritic Dog

Pet Animal – Exotics

• V145. Reptile Radiography: Getting Answers in Black and White
• V146. Reptile Clinicopathology: The Art and Science of it All
• V147. Reptile Anesthesia: Practical Methods to Get Them Down and Wake Them Up Again
• V336. Introduction to Exotic Animal Surgery: Maximizing Your Success in the OR
• V337. Reptile Coeliotomy: Getting In and Out Safely
• V338. Medical Errors in Herpetological Medicine: My Screw-Ups Over the Past 25 Years

Pet Animal – Gastroenterology

• V442. Diagnosis of Chronic Enteropathy: Practical Approach and Diagnostic Stewardship
• V443. What’s New in Gastroenterology Disease Diagnostics?
• V444. What’s New in Gastroenterology Disease Treatments?
• V445. Acute GI Disease: Changing Approaches and Long-Term Consequences
• V446. IBS vs. IBD: Key Differences for a Forgotten Differential
• V447. Pitfalls of Pancreatitis: Core Concepts to Panoquell

Pet Animal – Pharmacology

• V148. Updates in Antiviral Therapy in Cats and Dogs
• V149. Review of Anticoagulants and Newer Drug Developments
• V150. Updates in Internal Medicine: A Literature Review
• V351. Respiratory Therapeutics Updates, Part I: Antitussives, Bronchodilators, and Mucolytics
• V352. Respiratory Therapeutics Updates, Part II: Corticosteroids, Antibiotics, and Antifungals
• V353. Clinical Applications of Newer Respiratory Therapies

Practice Management

• V163. Handling and Utilizing Controlled Substances in Practice
• V164. “Where’s the X-ray Binder?” What You Need to Pass a Radiographic Inspection
• V165. “Who’s Here?” Preparing for a State Pharmacy Board Inspection
• V166. How Has Employment Law Changed?
• V167. Healing the Human Brain
• V168. Using EPR to Coach Employees
• V360. How to Safeguard Your Hospital Against Theft
• V361. Trends at the Most Profitable Veterinary Hospitals, Part I
• V362. Trends at the Most Profitable Veterinary Hospitals, Part II
• V363. Ensuring Your Hospital is Valued for All It’s Worth
• V364. Key Performance Indicators: Simplifying the Tools That Gauge Hospital Performance
• V365. Financial Statements 101

Technician

• V384. Monitoring Mishaps: How to Troubleshoot Monitoring Equipment During Anesthesia
• V385. Let the Beat Drop: Perioperative Arrhythmia Management
• V386. The Mechanics of Mechanical Ventilation
• V387. Pop It, Lock It, and Block It: Regional Anesthesia in the Anesthetized Patient
• V388. Anxiety, Dysphoria, or Pain? How to Recognize and Treat a Rough Recovery
• V389. Hormones, Hormones, Everywhere: Anesthesia for Patients with Endocrine Disease
• V478. Essential Skills for the Patient Nutritional Advocate
• V479. Raw Diets: Facts and Misconceptions
• V480. Grain-Free Diets: What We Know and What We Don’t
• V481. Approaches to Feeding the Finicky Patient
• V482. Chronic Kidney Disease: Current Recommendations for Nutritional Management
• V483. Nutritional Approach to Diabetic FelinesV
• V193. Immune-Mediated Polyarthritis: Shifting Lameness
• V194. Cracking the Code: Understanding Blood Chemistry
• V195. A Technician’s Guide to Managing the Diabetic Ketoacidosis Patient
• V196. Continuous Glucose Monitors: How To Use Them In Your Practice
• V197. Pancreatitis: When Exocrine Goes Haywire
• V198. Renal Disease: When BUN and Creatinine Are Too Much