Track 1 (Thursday 2/20)

• Caregiver Burden: Exploring the Impact of Living with Pets with Behavioral Illnesses – Kelly Ballantyne
• Compassion Fatigue – Kelly Ballantyne
• It’s Not Always in Their Heads: Identifying Red Flags for Physical Illness in the Behavior History – Kelly Ballantyne
• Is this Puppy “Normal”? How to Identify and Treat Behavioral Illness in Puppies – Kelly Ballantyne
• “Normal” Behaviors that Drive People Crazy: How to Help Clients Prepare for and Manage Unwanted Behaviors in Cats and Kittens – Kelly Ballantyne
• Separation-Related Disorders: An Update on Diagnosis and Treatment – Kelly Ballantyne

Track 2 (Thursday 2/20)

• Feeding outside the bowl: How to feed cats – Mikel Delgado
• Kittenhood matters: The importance of early life experiences for domestic cats – Mikel Delgado
• Peaceable kingdom: Increasing the success of multi-cat households – Mikel Delgado
• Helping cats in cages: Reducing stress for shelter and hospital cats – Mikel Delgado
• Remote cat behavior consultations: Get and give the information you need to! – Mikel Delgado
• Play as a Behavior Modification Tool for Cats – Mikel Delgado

Track 3 (Friday 2/21)

• Behavioral Meds Quick Guide: Expert Tips for Veterinary Professionals – Lisa Radosta
• Woof, Meow, Chill: Making Sense of Behavior Drugs, Part I – Lisa Radosta
• Woof, Meow, Chill: Making Sense of Behavior Drugs, Part II – Lisa Radosta
• Pawpular Poppers: Meds for Vet Visits – Lisa Radosta
• Advanced Psychopharmacology for Dogs and Cats: A Case-Based Panel Discussion, Part I – Lisa Radosta; Kelly Ballantyne; Meghan Herron; Elizabeth Feltes; M. Leanne Lilly
• Advanced Psychopharmacology for Dogs and Cats: A Case-Based Panel Discussion, Part II – Lisa Radosta; Kelly Ballantyne; Meghan Herron; M. Leanne Lilly; Elizabeth Feltes

Track 4 (Friday 2/21) – HYBRID

• Prevention is Easier than Treatment! The Importance of Preventive Behavioral Services – Debbie Martin
• Crash, Boom, Bang! Protocols for Dogs with Sound Sensitivity – Debbie Martin
• The Secrets Behind Proper Canine Exposure to Novelty – Debbie Martin
• Elimination Happens! – Debbie Martin
• Training and Behavior Modification Techniques for Territorial Aggression in Dogs – Debbie Martin
• What’s Mine is Mine: Preventing and Treating Resource Guarding – Debbie Martin

Track 5 (Saturday 2/22) – HYBRID

• Aches and Attitudes: How Pain and Disease Shape Canine Behavior – Lisa Radosta
• Perplexed: Uncovering the Link Between Discomfort and Cat Behavior – Lisa Radosta
• Sibling Showdown: Navigating Interdog Aggression in the Same Household – Lisa Radosta
• Tips, Tricks, and Hacks: The Essential Guide to Feline Aggression – Lisa Radosta
• Dog and Cat Anxiety 101: Find It, Treat It, Be Successful! – Lisa Radosta
• Snip Decisions: Timing Spays and Neuters Right – Lisa Radosta

Track 6 (Saturday 2/22)

• 10 Tips to Make Your Clients and Patients Eager to Come Back – Debbie Martin
• Fear Free: Learning to Listen to our Patients – Debbie Martin
• The Fear Free Veterinary Experience: From Home to Hospital and Home Again – Debbie Martin
• Fear Free: Gentle Control and Handling Techniques – Debbie Martin
• Improving Sample Collection with Fear Free Patient Care – Debbie Martin
• Making the Unpleasant More Pleasant: Fear Free Techniques for Common Veterinary Procedures – Debbie Martin

Track 1 (Thursday 2/20)

• Common Diseases in Food Fish Aquaculture – Stephen Reichley
• Dipping Your Toes in Aquaculture Veterinary Medicine – Stephen Reichley
• Aquatic Veterinary Medicine in the North Central U.S. – Stephen Reichley

Track 1 (Thursday 2/20)

• Mare Reproduction 101: Basic Breeding Management Techniques – Julie Rapson Strachota
• The “Moody” Mare: Diagnostics to Estrus Suppression in the Field – Julie Rapson Strachota
• Practical Treatments for Infertility in the Mare – Julie Rapson Strachota
• Feel the Difference: Refining Your Equine Musculoskeletal Palpation Exam – Hayley Sullivan
• Equine Therapeutic Exercises… Prescribe More than Medications – Hayley Sullivan
• Equine Sports Medicine Today: Key Updates and Emerging Trends – Hayley Sullivan

Track 2 (Friday 2/21)

• Acupuncture, Chiropractic, & Rehab: Why Every Practice Needs Integrative Therapies – W. Michelle Bucci
• Equine Rehabilitation in the Field: Why the Pole Work is NOT Working – W. Michelle Bucci
• Equine Emergency Practice – the Ins and Outs and How to Get Started – Meggan Graves
• Common Field-Based Equine Emergencies – Meggan Graves
• Equine Emergency Medicine/Colic – When to Treat and When to Refer – Meggan Graves
• Equine Panel Discussion Title – Panel Discussion

Track 3 (Saturday 2/22)

• Wound Cleaning and Preparation – Dean Hendrickson
• Wound Debridement and Evaluation – Dean Hendrickson
• Wound Closure and Skin Grafting – Dean Hendrickson
• Second Intention Wound Healing Part 1 – Dean Hendrickson
• Second Intention Wound Healing Part 2 – Dean Hendrickson
• Wound Cleaning and Preparation – Dean Hendrickson
• Wound Debridement and Evaluation – Dean Hendrickson
• Wound Closure and Skin Grafting – Dean Hendrickson
• Second Intention Wound Healing Part 1 – Dean Hendrickson
• Second Intention Wound Healing Part 2 – Dean Hendrickson
• Wound Case Discussions – Dean HendricksonWound Case Discussions – Dean Hendrickson

Track 1 (Thursday 2/20)

• Overview of Feedlot Lameness – Rachel Friedrich
• Bovine Digital Dermatitis in Feedlot Cattle. – Rachel Friedrich
• Exhibition Medicine Part 1– From Biosecurity to Regulatory, Helping Your Clients Prepare for a Successful Season – Rachel Friedrich
• Exhibition Medicine Part 2 — So you’ve been asked to provide vet services for a show, what now? – Rachel Friedrich
• Overview of FARAD, Part I – Danielle Mzyk
• Overview of FARAD, Part II – Danielle Mzyk

Track 2 (Friday 2/21) – HYBRID

• Backyard/Pet Production Medicine Part 1 – Rachel Friedrich
• Backyard/Pet Production Medicine Part 2 – Rachel Friedrich
• Attracting & Retaining Rural Veterinarians Panel Discussion – –
• Emerging Issues in Bovine Parasitology – Grace VanHoy
• Gastrointestinal Disease in the Neonatal Calf – Grace VanHoy
• Dermatology for the Livestock Veterinarian – Grace VanHoy

Track 3 (Saturday 2/22)

• New bee? Veterinary Application of Honey Bee Basics – Tracy Farone
• Bugs of Bugs: Honey Bee Pathology – Tracy Farone
• What’s the Buzz? Current Trends in Honey Bee Medicine – Tracy Farone
• Field Necropsies and Diagnostics – Ryan Yanez
• H5N1 Influenza A virus in Dairy Cattle – Andrew Bowman
• Recruitment and Retention of Cattle Veterinarians – Is it a fixable problem? – Fred Gingrich

Track 1 (Thursday 2/20) – HYBRID

• Essential Oils for Animals: Foundations, Safety, and Mythbusting – Janet Roark
• Essential Oils for Allergic Conditions: A Therapeutic Approach – Janet Roark
• Managing Anxiety and Behavioral Disorders with Essential Oils – Janet Roark
• Integrative Cancer Care: Palliative Use of Essential Oils – Janet Roark
• Dermatological Applications of Essential Oils: Clinical Cases and Protocols – Janet Roark
• Essential Oils in Neurological Disorders: Therapeutic Potentials – Janet Roark

Track 2 (Friday 2/21 & Saturday 2/22)

• Introduction to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Acupuncture – Madeline Yamate
• Insider’s Guide to Acupuncture: Helpful Hints to Increase Your Success with Acupuncture – Madeline Yamate
• Case Studies in Treating Cancer with Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Learning from Challenges and Successes – Madeline Yamate
• Resilience in the Changing Landscape of Veterinary Medicine – Madeline Yamate
• Holistic Business Models: How to Structure Your Practice for Success, Part 1 – Madeline Yamate
• Holistic Business Models: How to Structure Your Practice for Success, Part 2 – Madeline Yamate

Track 3 (Friday 2/21 & Saturday 2/22)

• Creating a Financially Successful &Personally Rewarding Holistic House Call Practice – Elizabeth Fernandez
• Yin Yang Qi What Does it have to do with Me? An introduction to Chinese Veterinary Medicine for the Western Medicine Practitioner – Elizabeth Fernandez
• Managing an Angry Client During In Home Euthanasia– TCVM & Interpersonal Neurobiology Can Help! – Elizabeth Fernandez
• he Secrets to Enjoying Veterinary Medicine: Including Clients, Patients, and Colleagues after 40 years of Practice – Elizabeth Fernandez
• Trusting Clients to Make End-of-Life Decisions for Their Pets; HINT Offer Them Simple Tools – Elizabeth Fernandez
• Yunnan Bai Yao:What is it? When to use it? Why is There a Red Pill? – Elizabeth Fernandez

Canine Spectrum of Care (Friday 2/21) – SOLD, sponsored by the Stanton Foundation

• Comparison of different techniques for tibial fracture repair – Specialty vs General Practice – Steven Budsberg
• Mitigating Treatment Costs for Addison’s Disease – Daniel Langlois
• Fecal Transplant and the Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody: How do these therapies fit into Spectrum of Care for Parvo Pups? – Jenessa Winston
• Urine for a treat! Examining the accuracy of three affordable in-house tests for bacteriuria. – Jennifer Grady
• Cost Considerations and Approaches for IBD – Daniel Langlois
• Canine Diabetes Mellitus on the Cheap(ish), Part 1 – Jennifer Grady
• Canine Diabetes Mellitus on the Cheap(ish) – Part 2 – Jennifer Grady
• Canine Spectrum of Care Panel Discussion – Panel Discussion

Dentistry (Saturday 2/22) – HYBRID

• Dentistry 101: What they didn’t teach you – Keith Stein
• Dentistry in Practice: Emphasize, Educate, and Earn – Keith Stein
• Interactive Dental Self-Evaluation: Did I know that? – Keith Stein
• Dental Radiology: It’s what you can’t see that matters – Keith Stein
• Oral Surgery: Extractions and then some – Keith Stein
• Dentistry Q & A: Can I ask you a question? – Keith Stein

Dermatology (Thursday 2/20) – HYBRID

• Mixing a Better Cocktail: Multimodal Therapy for Canine Atopic Dermatitis – Stephanie Bruner
• Seeking the Purrfect Plan: Multimodal Therapy for Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome – Stephanie Bruner
• Life Beyond Prednisone: Immunomodulatory Therapy in Small Animal Dermatology – Stephanie Bruner
• What Doesn’t Kill Them Makes Them Stronger: Multidrug Resistant Pyoderma – Stephanie Bruner
• From Ear to Eternity: Battling Pseudomonas Otitis – Stephanie Bruner
• When Good Dogs Go Bald: Alopecia in the Non-Pruritic Dog – Stephanie Bruner

Emergency/Critical Care (Saturday 2/22)

• Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis – A Review of a Novel Syndrome – Christpher Byers
• Immune Thrombocytopenia – Practice Diagnosis & Management – Christpher Byers
• Localizing Dyspnea in Cats & Dogs – Christpher Byers
• Fluid Therapy for Urgent & Emergency Patients – Christpher Byers
• Urethral Obstruction in Male Cats – Christpher Byers
• Practical Approach to Shock in Cats – Christpher Byers

Endocrinology (Thursday 2/20) SOLD, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

• Exciting Developments in Canine and Feline Diabetes Mellitus, Part 1 – Patty Lathan
• Exciting Developments in Canine and Feline Diabetes Mellitus, Part 2 – Patty Lathan
• Cushing’s: How I Manage These Patients – Patty Lathan
• Feline Acromegaly and Hyperaldosteronism – Patty Lathan
• Addison’s Disease: A Case-Based Review – Patty Lathan
• What’s So Atypical About Addison’s? – Patty Lathan

Exotics (Thursday 2/20 & Friday 2/21) – HYBRID

• Reptile radiography: Getting answers in black and white – Stephen Divers
• Reptile clinicopathology: The art and science of it all. – Stephen Divers
• Reptile anesthesia: Practical methods to get them down but also to wake them up again. – Stephen Divers
• Introduction to exotic animal surgery: How to maximize your success in the OR – Stephen Divers
• Reptile coeliotomy: Getting in and out safely – Stephen Divers
• Medical errors in herpetological medicine: My screw-ups over the past 25 years – Stephen Divers

Gastroenterology (Saturday 2/22) – HYBRID, SOLD, sponsored by the BLUE Natural Veterinary Diets

• Diagnosis of Chronic Enteropathy: Practical Approach and Diagnostic Stewardship – Adam Rudinsky
• What’s New in Gastroenterology Disease Diagnostics? – Adam Rudinsky
• What’s New in Gastroenterology Disease Treatments? – Adam Rudinsky
• Acute GI Disease: Changing Approaches and Long-term Consequences – Adam Rudinsky
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome vs Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Key Differences for a Forgotten Differential – Adam Rudinsky
• Pitfalls of Pancreatitis: Core Concepts to Panoquell – Adam Rudinsky

General Surgery (Friday 2/21)

• Management of Open Wound in Dogs and Cats – Something Old, Something New – Stephen Birchard
• Skin Reconstruction in Dogs and Cats – Stephen Birchard
• Challenging Cases With Massive Skin Wounds – Stephen Birchard
• Surgery of the Ear Canal and Pinna – Stephen Birchard
• Surgcial Oncology in Small Animals – Beyond the Lumpectomy – Stephen Birchard
• Challenging Cases in Small Animal Surgery Including “Josie”, the Dog Who Was Shot With An Arrow. – Stephen Birchard

Pharmacology (Thursday 2/20 & Friday 2/21) – HYBRID

• Updates in Antiviral Therapy in Cats/Dogs – Joseph Bruner
• Review of Anticoagulants and Newer Drug Developments – Joseph Bruner
• Updates in Internal Medicine – A Literature Review – Joseph Bruner
• Respiratory Therapeutics – Updates in Antitussives, Bronchodilators, and Mucolytics – Joseph Bruner
• Respiratory Therapeutics – Updates in Corticosteroids, Antibiotics, and Antifungals – Joseph Bruner
• Clinical Applications of Newer Respiratory Therapies – Joseph Bruner

Ophthalmology (Friday 2/21)

• Recognizing and Treating Ocular Emergencies – Terah Webb
• Ulcers: grid/burr or not, that is the question – Terah Webb
• Enucleation: Indications, Techniques & Tips – Terah Webb
• Ophthalmic Drugs 101 – Terah Webb
• Diagnosing and Treating Brachycephalic Ocular Syndrome – Terah Webb
• Feline Ophthalmic Diseases & Treatments – Terah Webb

Radiology (Saturday 2/22)

• Dog/Cat Obstructive Intestinal Imaging Part 1 – Eric Hostnik
• Dog/Cat Obstructive Intestinal Imaging Part 2 – Eric Hostnik
• Rabbit Gastrointestinal Disease – Eric Hostnik
• Pocket Pet/Exotic Oncologic Imaging – Eric Hostnik
• Dog/Cat Cardiac Radiography Part 1 – Eric Hostnik
• Dog/Cat Cardiac Radiography Part 2 – Eric Hostnik

Theriogenology (Thursday 2/20)

• Breeder is Not a Four-letter Word: Working with Breeders and Health Testing – Erin Runcan
• Much Ado About Vulvar Discharge: Pyometra, Vaginitis, and more! – Erin Runcan
• A Tale of Two Testes: Diseases of the Stud Dog for the General Practitioner – Erin Runcan
• What to Expect When She’s Expecting: Care and Husbandry of Pregnant Dogs and Cats – Erin Runcan
• To Cut or Not to Cut That is the Question: Dystocia and C-section in Dogs and Cats – Erin Runcan
• Neonatology for Dummies: What’s Normal and How Do You Fix What Isn’t? – Erin Runcan

Track 1 (Thursday 2/20)

• Veterinary Cyber Security is a Cat and Mouse Game. Which One Are You? – William Lindus
• Small Sparks, Big Fires: The Tech Troubles Costing Your Veterinary Practice Time and Money – William Lindus
• Protecting Your Pet’s Data: The Growing Menace of Ransomware and RATs – William Lindus
• From Bark to Byte: Securing the Future of Veterinary Medicine with Cybersecurity Frameworks – William Lindus
• Is Your Veterinary Practice Ready for the Cloud? A Crucial Checklist – William Lindus
• The Free Email Fallacy: Unmasking Cyber Threats in Veterinary Communication – William Lindus

Track 2 (Thursday 2/20) – HYBRID

• Handling and Utilizing Controlled Substances in Practice – Matthew Verbsky
• “Where’s the X-ray Binder?” Understanding What You Need to Pass a State Radiographic Inspection – Matthew Verbsky
• “Who’s Here?” Preparing for a State Pharmacy Board Inspection – Matthew Verbsky
• How Has Employment Law Changed – Scott Warrick
• Healing the Human brain – Scott Warrick
• Advention in Babysitting: Effectively Coaching the Hypersenstive Employees – Scott Warrick

Track 3 (Friday 2/21)

• Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine – Charlotte Lacroix
• Helpful Tools for Business Ownership: A Veterinary Perspective – Charlotte Lacroix
• How to Attract an Associate – Charlotte Lacroix
• Understanding your Worth and Using it to Earn More Salary – Charlotte Lacroix
• Navigating the Employment Landscape including Non-Competes and Latest Updates – Charlotte Lacroix
• Veterinary Urgent Care Practices – Charlotte Lacroix

Track 4 (Friday 2/21) – HYBRID

• How to Safeguard Your Hospital Against Theft – Terry O’Neil
• Trends at the Most-Profitable Vet Hospitals, Part I – Terry O’Neil
• Trends at the Most-Profitable Vet Hospitals, Part II – Terry O’Neil
• Ensuring Your Hospital Is Valued for All Its Worth – Terry O’Neil
• Key Performance Indicators: Simplifying the Tools That Gauge Hospital Performance – Terry O’Neil
• Financial Statements 101 – Terry O’Neil

Track 5 (Saturday 2/22) – SOLD, sponsored by Sedgwick

• Why Investing In Team Chemistry Makes $ense – Kim Garling, CVPM
• Tools for Intentional Communication – Kim Garling, CVPM
• Handle Conflict, Reduce Stress and Energize Teams – Kim Garling, CVPM
• $ervice Matters – Kim Garling, CVPM
• Client Education and Why We Need to Stop Talking – Kim Garling, CVPM
• The Art of Service Recovery – Kim Garling, CVPM

Track 1 (Thursday 2/20)

• Investigating SARS-CoV-2 in Free-Ranging White-Tailed Deer in Ohio (30 min) – Natalie Tarbuck
• Antimicrobial Stewardship Education to Improve the Responsible Use of Antimicrobials in Dairy Cattle (30 min) – Rafael Portillo-Gonzalez
• Brucella Canis: Navigating An Outbreak of a Reportable Disease (30 min) – Summer Smith
• Evaluation of enteric bacteria prevalence in commercially bred canine populations of Northeast Ohio (30 min) – Helynn Jarrell; Tinamarie Dadic
• The One Health Landscape of Antimicrobial Resistance: What it Means for Your Patients, Your Practice, and Beyond – Gregory Ballash
• Urine Trouble: Leptospirosis in Dogs and Cats – Brad Ryan
• Cat Goat Your Tongue? Part I – Elizabeth Koch; Naomi Tucker; Jessica Shrake
• Cat Goat Your Tongue? Part II – Elizabeth Koch; Naomi Tucker; Jessica Shrake

Track 2 (Friday 2/21)

• Ohio Department of Agriculture Updates (30 min) – Dennis Summers
• United States Department of Agriculture Updates (30 min) – Jamie Davis
• Food Safety News: USDA FSIS (30 min) – Hany Sidrak
• Food Safety News: ODA Meat Inspection (30 min) – Nelson Weaver
• Ohio Department of Health Updates (30 min) – Sara Margrey
• Veterinarians in Government Open Forum – Panel Discussion
• Bloom Doom: An Overview of Harmful Algal Bloom Associated Illnesses – Sara Margrey
• HPAI Outbreak in Cattle: Public Health – Sara Margrey; Dennis Summers; Justin Kieffer
• HPAI Public Health Updates – Dennis Summers; Sara Margrey; Fred Gingrich; Justin Kieffer

Track 3 (Saturday 2/22)

• The Who’s Who of Scary Poo: Baylisascaris and Echinococcus – Brad Ryan
• Giardia duodenalis – To Treat or Not to Treat? That is the Question. – Brad Ryan
• Grab a Stool: The Emerging Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Hookworms – Brad Ryan; Antoinette Marsh
• Small Animal Tick-Borne Disease: Diagnostic Challenges and Interpreting Test Results – Barbara Qurollo
• Canine Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease – Barbara Qurollo
• Tick-borne protozoan pathogens in dogs and cats: Babesia, Cytauxzoon and Hepatozoon – Barbara Qurollo

Track 1 (Thursday 2/20) – SOLD, sponsored by Ohio Animal Health Foundation and the Kenneth Scott Charitable Trust

• Kitten Care in Shelters and Rescues: What the Research Tells Us – Elizabeth Berliner
• Kitten Care in Shelters and Rescues: Best Practices – Elizabeth Berliner
• Tough Choices: Diagnostic Testing Strategies for Shelters and Rescues – Elizabeth Berliner
• Tough Choices: Shelter Medicine’s Role in Anti-Microbial Stewardship and Why Our Actions Matter – Elizabeth Berliner
• Tough choices: Outbreak Management of Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease in Shelters and Rescues – Elizabeth Berliner
• Tough choices: Outbreak Management of Feline Panleukopenia in Shelters and Rescues – Elizabeth Berliner

Track 2 (Thursday 2/20) – SOLD, sponsored by Ohio Animal Health Foundation and the Kenneth Scott Charitable Trust

• Crimes of Omission – Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM
• Neglect to the Power of N – Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM
• Crimes of Commission: Non-Accidental Injuries – Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM
• Crimes of Perversion: Animal Sexual Abuse and Animal Fighting – Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM
• Crime Scene Documentation – Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM
• Tell It Like It Is: Report Writing and Courtroom Testimony – Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM

Track 3 (Friday 2/21) – SOLD, sponsored by Ohio Animal Health Foundation and the Kenneth Scott Charitable Trust

• What a Specimen! Making the Most Out of Cytology. – Laurie Millward
• The Importance of Clinical Pathology in Forensic Investigation of Suspected Animal Crimes – Laurie Millward
• What’s the Point of Point of Care (POC) Testing? – Laurie Millward
• Best Practices for Rabbit Husbandry and Medicine in the Shelter – Laurie Millward
• Rabbit Surgery and Anesthesia in the Shelter – Laurie Millward
• Harnessing the Power of Hematology Without an Analyzer: Exploration of Important Principles and Case Studies – Laurie Millward

Track 4 (Saturday 2/22) – SOLD, sponsored by Ohio Animal Health Foundation and the Kenneth Scott Charitable Trust

• Psychopharmacology for Sheltered Animals, Part I – Karen van Haften
• Pychopharmacology for Sheltered Animals, Part II – Karen van Haften
• House Soiling in Shelter Cats – Karen van Haften
• Aggressive Behavior in Shelter Cats – Karen van Haften
• Tough Shelter Behavior Cases, Part I – Karen van Haften; Meghan Herron
• Tough Shelter Behavior Cases, Part II – Karen van Haften; Meghan Herron

Track 1 (Friday 2/21)

• Considerations for Drug Use in Small Ruminants – Danielle Mzyk
• Fungus vs Parasite: Evaluation of biological control of parasites in small ruminant herds – Danielle Mzyk
• Intro to Pharmacokinetics in Clinical Practice – Danielle Mzyk
• Respiratory Disease in Small Ruminants – Danielle Mzyk
• Percutaneous Tube Cystotomy for Small Ruminant Urolithiasis – Madison Baker
• Small Ruminant Pathology: Exercises in Gross Diagnosis – Christopher Premanandan

Track 2 (Saturday 2/22)

• To Treat or Not to Treat: Coccidia in Small Ruminants and Camelids – Grace VanHoy
• The Thin Goat Workup – Grace VanHoy
• That’s so Metal: Copper Toxicity in Small Ruminants – Grace VanHoy
• Ruminants Reproduction Part I – David Pugh
• Ruminants Reproduction Part II – David Pugh
• Ruminants Reproduction Part III – David Pugh

Track One (Thursday 2/20)

• Elevating CPR Standards: The RECOVER Approach for Registered Veterinary Technicians – Molly Ellis
• Triage in Veterinary Medicine: A Vital Skillset for Registered Veterinary Technicians – Molly Ellis
• Breathing Easy: Oxygen Therapy Administration – Molly Ellis
• The Critical Role of Capnography in Veterinary Anesthesia and Critical Care -Molly Ellis
• Effective Management of Urethral Obstruction in Veterinary Practice – Molly Ellis
• Mastering ECG Interpretation in Veterinary Medicine: A Practical Approach – Molly Ellis

Track 2 (Thursday 2/20) – HYBRID

• Immune-Mediated Polyarthritis: Shifting Lameness – Yvonne Brandenburg
• Cracking the Code: Understanding Blood Chemistry – Yvonne Brandenburg
• A Tech’s Guide to Managing the Diabetic Ketoacidosis Patient – Yvonne Brandenburg
• Continuous Glucose Monitors: How To Use Them In Your Practice – Yvonne Brandenburg
• Pancreatitis: When Exocrine Goes Haywire – Yvonne Brandenburg
• Renal Disease: When BUN and Creatinine Are Too Much – Yvonne Brandenburg

Track 3 (Friday 2/21) – HYBRID

• Monitoring Mishaps: How to Troubleshoot Monitoring Equipment During Anesthesia – Nicole Shuey
• Let the Beat Drop: Perioperative Arrhythmia Management – Nicole Shuey
• The Mechanics of Mechanical Ventilation – Nicole Shuey
• Pop, Lock, and Block it: Regional Anesthesia in the Anesthetized Patient – Nicole Shuey
• Anxiety, Dysphoria, or Pain? How to Recognize and Treat a Rough Recovery – Nicole Shuey
• Hormones, Hormones Everywhere: Anesthesia for Patients with Endocrine Disease – Nicole Shuey

Track 4 (Friday 2/21)

• Equine Emergencies: Are you Ready? – Shana Filipek
• Equine Emergencies 2: Lets explore further! – Shana Filipek
• Working With A Neurologic Horse: Be prepared, Be safe! -Shana Filipek
• Neonatal Care: Is your team ready for foaling season? – Shana Filipek
• Large Animal Wound Management – Shana Filipek
• The Road to Becoming a VTS – Shana Filipek

Track 5 (Saturday 2/22) – HYBRID

• Essential Skills for the Patient Nutritional Advocate – Ed Carlson
• Raw Diets: Facts and Misconceptions – Ed Carlson
• Grain-Free Diets, What We Know and What We Don’t – Ed Carlson
• Approaches to Feeding the Finicky Patient – Ed Carlson
• Chronic Kidney Disease; Current Recommendations for Nutritional Management – Ed Carlson
• Nutritional Approach to Diabetic Felines – Ed Carlson

Track 6 (Saturday 2/22)

• Improve Your Dental Rad Game: Mastering intraoral radiographs in the dog and cat – Kelly Vearil
• Pain Free Dentistry: Guide to Oral Regional Nerve Blocks – Kelly Vearil
• Keep Calm and Get your Dental Cleaning on – Kelly Vearil
• Anesthesia-Full Dentistry: How to ease your dental client’s fears – Kelly Vearil
• Four-Handed Charting: A Team Effort – Kelly Vearil
• You Can Talk the Talk: Dental Radiographic Anatomy – Kelly Vearil

Wellbeing (Thursday 2/20)

• Something to Talk About: A New Era for Workplace Wellbeing – Jen Brandt
• Managing Stress: Controlling the Controllables- Jen Brandt
• Creating Lives Worth Living: New Perspectives in Suicide Prevention – Jen Brandt
• Leveraging Your Vet Med Superpowers to Combat Workplace Rudeness – Jen Brandt
• Leaps and Bound(aries): Real Self-Care and Real Change – Jen Brandt
• Psychological Safety – Jen Brandt

Aquaculture Exams and Necropsy Techniques (Thursday 2/20) – Sponsored in part by Jones Lake Management

In this wetlab, participants will learn approaches to fish health assessment and diagnostics, gain hands-on experience in fish necropsy, and where to go when you need more help.

• Speaker: Stephen Reichley, DVM
• CE Hours: 3.5

Tech Savvy: Chart the Course for Your Career (Thursday 2/20)

In an ever-evolving industry, the career opportunities for technicians expand every day. This session will be an open panel discussion of technicians who have advanced their career beyond general practice. Panelists include veterinary technicians from across Ohio, including those in industry, research, specialty hospital administration and advanced credentialing, and more.

• Panel Discussion led by Jennifer Wells, DVM & Carrie Harviel, RVT, BS
• CE Hours: 1

RECOVER CPR BLS & ALS Rescuer Lab (Friday 2/21)

The in-person RECOVER Certification workshop in BLS and ALS is a hands-on workshop held by a RECOVER Certified ALS Instructor® composed of a review of key concepts and practical training using simulated scenarios of performing ALS.

• Speaker: Molly Ellis
• CE Hours: 6

Essential Oils Workshop (Friday 2/21)

Participants will learn about oil uses, have a hands on exercise in essential oil organoleptics, and create a hydrosol blend to take home.

• Speaker: Janet Roark, DVM
• CE Hours: 2

Ophthalmic Surgery in General Practice Wet Lab (Saturday 2/22) – Sponsored in part by MedVet

In this wetlab, participants will use cadaver eyes/eyelids to learn proper technique in removing eyelid tumors, correcting routine entropion, repairing eyelid lacerations, performing cherry eye and other third eyelid surgery, placing temporary tarsorrhaphies and completing burr/grid keratotomies.

• Speaker: Terah Webb, DVM
• CE Hours: 4