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SWVS 2023

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7:00am CDT

SWVS Coffee & Pastries Fountain View 2nd Floor Meeting Room Level SWVS 20th Anniversary Past Board Presidents and CE Chairs Breakfast (By Invitation Only) San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk- Salon A SWVS Registration Hours Registration Desk at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center-Street Level Speaker Ready Room Room 206 B Mother's Room Room 2137

8:00am CDT

Analyzing the In-Clinic Analyzer: Maintaining and Trusting Your Machines Room 006 DFrancisco Conrado, DVM, MSc, DACVP • VLA - Veterinary Laboratory Association Approach to the Hip Joint and Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy Techniques: Uniplanar Vs Biplanar Room 207 ABKaranvir Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA Cardiac Physical Exam of Common Congenital Heart Diseases Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Psychotropic Drug Use for the General Practitioner Hemisfair Ballroom 1Valarie Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW • CEVA Status Epilepticus and Cluster Seizures Room 214 AArturo Otamendi, DVM, DACVIM Toxic Plants and the Small Animal Patient Room 214 DRenee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT Fundamentals of the Respiratory Examination Room 006 BLaura Riggs, DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR Updates on Managing Feline UTI and Subclinical Bacteriuria Hemisfair Ballroom 3Thomas Hansen, DVM, DABVP Management of Urolithiasis in Breeding Livestock Room 006 ARobert Streeter, DVM, DACVIM Exam Room Tools: Answering Challenging Nutrition Questions - CANCELLED Room 210 ABSusan Wynn, DVM, DACVIM • Instinct Pet Food Ratites: Tip and Tricks for Handling and Treating Big Birds Room 208Alice Blue-McLendon, DVM Creating a Culture of Positivity in Your Practice Room 213 ABBetsy Charles, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED I Have a Website Now, How Do I Get Found? Building Websites that Google Will Like - Part 1 Room 212 ABRobbie van Mullem • CVPM QUALIFIED We All Need Someone To Learn From: How To Be A Great Mentor Room 209Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC Kitten Conundrums (The Critical Neonate) Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Monitoring Mishaps: How to Troubleshoot Monitoring Equipment During Anesthesia Room 007 CDNicole Shuey, CVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) The Vet Tech's Critical Patient Checklist - Part 1 Room 007 ABCourtney Waxman, MS, CVT, RVT To Clot, or Not to Clot: Hemostatic Disorders Room 214 CKen Yagi, MS, RVT How to Reduce Stress for Cats in a Hospital Setting Room 211Michelle Hervey, BS, LVT, CFVP Abdominal Ultrasound (ticketed event) Room 217 CLorrie Gaschen, DVM • Stephanie Belhorn, DVM • Kahlina Frey, DVM • William Stevenson, DVM • esaote • Universal Imaging, Inc. • Boland Vet Sales • Hot Dog Warming Canine Extraction Interactive Lab (ticketed event) Room 217 ABarden Greenfield, DVM, DAVDC • Todd McCoy, DVM, DAVDC • cuspidequipment.com • GerVetUSA • New Vet Equipment • Midwest Veterinary Supply Practice Management Master Class - DiSC: Understanding Behavior to Improve Clinic Communication, Culture, and Comradery (ticketed event) Room 205Diane Platts, MS, DVM, CCFP • Jodi Michaelson, CVPM • Gayle Millard, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED San Antonio Zoo Hospital CE Tour - Saturday San Antonio ZooSan Antonio Zoo Veterinary Business Management Association Meeting Room 008 A Saturday Continuing Education Sessions/Interactive Labs/Master Classes Zen Room Room 008 B

8:30am CDT

Rabies & Titer Determination Clinic (Ticketed Event) Exhibit Hall Entrance

9:00am CDT

Coughing Up a Diagnosis: The Basics of Respiratory Cytology Room 006 DFrancisco Conrado, DVM, MSc, DACVP • VLA - Veterinary Laboratory Association Identifying and Managing Separation Related Problems in Dogs Hemisfair Ballroom 1Valarie Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW • CEVA Intervertebral Disc Disease in Dogs Room 214 AArturo Otamendi, DVM, DACVIM Is it Cardiogenic Edema or Not? Cardiovascular Radiography Review Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Surgery of the Spleen Room 207 ABKaranvir Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA Water Woes: A Review of Toxins Lurking In and Near the Water Room 214 DRenee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT Respiratory Causes of Poor Performance Room 006 BLaura Riggs, DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR Frustrating Febrile Felines Hemisfair Ballroom 3Thomas Hansen, DVM, DABVP Management of Urolithiasis in Pet Livestock Room 006 ARobert Streeter, DVM, DACVIM Raw Feeding: Are the Anecdotes on to Something?- CANCELLED Room 210 ABSusan Wynn, DVM, DACVIM • Instinct Pet Food Tips for Treating and Managing Small Exotic Cats Room 208Alice Blue-McLendon, DVM Embrace Your Inner Speedo Guy Room 213 ABBetsy Charles, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED I Have a Website Now, How Do I Get Found? Building Websites that Google Will Like - Part 2 Room 212 ABRobbie van Mullem • CVPM QUALIFIED The First Five Years After Graduation: Learning To Be A Doctor Room 209Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC Kitten Poop (Not Just Parasites) Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Let the Beat Drop: Perioperative Arrhythmia Management Room 007 CDNicole Shuey, CVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) The Vet Tech's Critical Patient Checklist - Part 2 Room 007 ABCourtney Waxman, MS, CVT, RVT Why Your Parvo Patient Should Be Fed Right Away: Nutrition in GI Cases Room 214 CKen Yagi, MS, RVT The Veterinary Assistant/Technician Roll in Endoscopy Procedures Room 211Michelle Hervey, BS, LVT, CFVP SWVS Partnership Meeting (By Invitation Only) Salon C - Marriott Riverwalk

9:30am CDT

Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall IDEXX Lounge Fountain View 2nd Floor Meeting Room LevelIDEXX VIN WIFI & Proceedings Lounge Exhibit HallVIN - Veterinary Information Network

9:50am CDT

Exhibit Hall Morning Break with Refreshments SWVS Central, Exhibit Hall

9:55am CDT

Animal Presentation by The San Antonio Zoo SWVS Central, Exhibit HallSan Antonio Zoo

10:30am CDT

Common Mistakes in Exotics Clinical Pathology (and How to Avoid Them) Room 006 DFrancisco Conrado, DVM, MSc, DACVP • VLA - Veterinary Laboratory Association Differential Diagnosis of Spinal Diseases Room 214 AArturo Otamendi, DVM, DACVIM I Keep Falling and Getting Up! The Story of the Syncopal Patient Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Managing the Multicat Household Hemisfair Ballroom 1Valarie Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW • CEVA Top 10(ish) Toxins Affecting Dogs & Cats - Part 1 Room 214 DRenee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT Treatment of Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) Tears in Small Breed Dogs ( < 15kg) Room 207 ABKaranvir Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA Updates on Treatment of Upper Airway Disease Room 006 BLaura Riggs, DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR Stop (Or at Least Mitigate) the Snot Hemisfair Ballroom 3Thomas Hansen, DVM, DABVP Hot Pig, Cool Mind: From Sedation to General Anesthesia Room 006 APatricia Queiroz-Williams, DVM, MS (MCL) Raw Food: Can it be Made Safe?- CANCELLED Room 210 ABSusan Wynn, DVM, DACVIM • Instinct Pet Food Axolotl Medicine - From Virtual Reality to Your Exam Room Room 208Rob Coke, DVM, DACZM, DABVP Curiosity as the Key to Diversity Room 213 ABBetsy Charles, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED Understanding the Basics to Digital Marketing: Marketing 101 for your Veterinary Practice Room 212 ABRobbie van Mullem • CVPM QUALIFIED What's Your Story? How Our Life Narratives And Attachment Styles Inform Our Clinical Practice Room 209Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC Choose Your Own ER Adventure Room 007 ABCourtney Waxman, MS, CVT, RVT Feline Neonatal Sepsis Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Mythbusters: Veterinary Nursing Misconceptions and Truths Room 214 CKen Yagi, MS, RVT The Mechanics of Mechanical Ventilation Room 007 CDNicole Shuey, CVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) Telehealth for the Practicing Veterinarian Room 006 CStephen Pittenger, DVM, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice) Tips and Tools of a Veterinary Technician Room 211Michelle Hervey, BS, LVT, CFVP Veterinary Glucometers (ticketed event) Room 217 BYvonne Brandenburg, RVT, CVT • Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) • Zoetis | US Petcare Diagnostics

11:00am CDT

Watch College Football Games in the Exhibit Hall at SWVS Central SWVS Central, Exhibit Hall

11:30am CDT

What's New: Digital Cytopathology Room 006 DSarah Beatty, DVM, DACVP • VLA - Veterinary Laboratory Association Diagnosing and Treating Feline House Soiling Problems Hemisfair Ballroom 1Valarie Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW • CEVA Medial Patellar Luxation Surgery: Timing, Techniques, & Complications Room 207 ABKaranvir Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA Top 10(ish) Toxins Affecting Dogs & Cats - Part 2 Room 214 DRenee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT Updates to Chronic Degenerative Valve Disease Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Vestibular Dysfunction Room 214 AArturo Otamendi, DVM, DACVIM Updates on Treatment of Lower Airway Disease Room 006 BLaura Riggs, DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR You Want to Take Your Cat Where? Facilitating the Dreaded Health Certificate Hemisfair Ballroom 3Thomas Hansen, DVM, DABVP Sedation and General Anesthesia for Ruminants Room 006 APatricia Queiroz-Williams, DVM, MS (MCL) Nutrition of the Geriatric Dog and Cat- CANCELLED Room 210 ABSusan Wynn, DVM, DACVIM • Instinct Pet Food Common Pitfalls and Misdiagnoses in Reptile Medicine Room 208Rob Coke, DVM, DACZM, DABVP Can't We All Just Get Along? Room 213 ABBetsy Charles, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED Landmines and Snares to Avoid in Digital Marketing Room 212 ABRobbie van Mullem • CVPM QUALIFIED Understand Psychological Defenses (Yours and Others) And Reduce Your Stress Room 209Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Procedures Room 007 CDNicole Shuey, CVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) Can Buster Save Felix? Xenotransfusion and Autotransfusion Room 214 CKen Yagi, MS, RVT The Feline VTS: Are You Ready to Become the Ultimate Feline Advocate in Your Practice? Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Tic Tac Toe: Blood Gases Made Easy Room 007 ABCourtney Waxman, MS, CVT, RVT Canine Hyperadrenocorticism in Dogs: The Veterinary Assistan/Technician Roll Room 211Michelle Hervey, BS, LVT, CFVP

12:20pm CDT

Lunch Break Exhibit Hall

12:30pm CDT

VTAT Meeting Room 006 C

12:45pm CDT

CKD Associated Anemia: Mechanisms and Management / Elanco Lunch & Learn Hemisfair Ballroom 2Shelly Vaden, DVM, PhD • Elanco Animal Health Nutritional Support for Pets with Cancer / Hill's Pet Nutrition Lunch & Learn Hemisfair Ballroom 1Steve E. McCauley, DVM • Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. Pancreatitis in Dogs: New Insights and Impacts on Clinical Practice / CEVA Animal Health Lunch & Learn Hemisfair Ballroom 3Harry Cridge, MRCVS, MVB, DACVIM • Ceva Animal Health,LLC

1:00pm CDT

Sea World CE Tour Seaworld San Antonio

1:30pm CDT

Abdominal Ultrasound Lab (ticketed event) Room 217 CLorrie Gaschen, DVM • Stephanie Belhorn, DVM • Kahlina Frey, DVM • William Stevenson, DVM • esaote • Universal Imaging, Inc. • Boland Vet Sales • Hot Dog Warming Canine Extraction (ticketed event) Room 217 ABarden Greenfield, DVM, DAVDC • Todd McCoy, DVM, DAVDC • cuspidequipment.com • GerVetUSA • New Vet Equipment • Midwest Veterinary Supply Fear Free Exotic Handling (ticketed event) Room 217 BSarah Kolb, BAS, CVT, LAT, VTS (CP-exotics) Technician Presenter Training Master Class (ticketed event) Room 205Kelly Cronin, MBA, PHR, CVT

2:00pm CDT

SWVS Board Briefing (By Invitation Only) Room 006 C The Who, What, When, Why, How of Peripheral Blood Film Review Room 006 DSarah Beatty, DVM, DACVP • VLA - Veterinary Laboratory Association Cytauxzoon Felis: A Treatable Disease Hemisfair Ballroom 1Adam Birkenheauer, DVM, PhD Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System Room 214 AArturo Otamendi, DVM, DACVIM Lateral Fabellotibial Suture Surgery for Stabilization of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Deficient Stifle Including Meniscal Evaluation Room 207 ABKaranvir Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA P for Every QRS and QRS for Every P? What Does This Really Tell Me? Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Respiratory Conditions Requiring Surgery - Part 1 Room 214 DJohn Mauterer, DVM Surgical Management of Canine Cystic and Urethral Calculi - CANCELLED Room 214 DHoward Seim, DVM, DACVS Clinical Approach to a Pruritic Horse Room 006 BRosanna Marsella, DVM Diabetes Mellitus in the Feline Patient - Part 1 Hemisfair Ballroom 3William Folger, DVM, DABVP Bovine Neosporosis Room 006 ABJ Newcomer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM, DABT Rehabilitation for the Chronically Ill Pet Room 210 ABDaniel Eckman, DVM The Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Does it Exist in Pet Food?- CANCELLED Room 210 ABSusan Wynn, DVM, DACVIM • Instinct Pet Food Cheetahs! A Fast Look at Their Unique Health and Management Room 208Holly Haefele, DVM Communication: The Ability to Make or Break a Great Culture Room 212 ABLaura Boone, MBA • CareCredit • CVPM QUALIFIED Understanding Veterinary Practice Financials Room 213 ABEthan Dawe • CVPM QUALIFIED Are Veterinarians Really At Risk For Suicide? Room 209Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC Alpha No More: A Discussion of Learning and Training Theories used in Veterinary Behavior Medicine Room 007 CDRachel Lees, LVMT Central Line Placement Room 007 ABJordin Tillison, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC), CWR, CCFP, FFCP Modern Animal Sheltering Room 214 BRachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM Technician Case Report Challenge Room 214 CPaula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) • PetDx There’s Lead in That?! Choosing a Safe and Effective Supplement When Regulation is Lacking Room 211Adrienne Kruzer, BBA, RVT, LVT

3:00pm CDT

Cytology Preparation and Basic In Clinic Evaluation Room 006 DSarah Beatty, DVM, DACVP • VLA - Veterinary Laboratory Association Acute Lower Motor Neuron Tetraparesis Room 214 AArturo Otamendi, DVM, DACVIM Anti-Arrhythmia Drugs: Working Through Arrhythmia Treatments Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Canine Babesiosis Hemisfair Ballroom 1Adam Birkenheauer, DVM, PhD Innovations in Management of Canine Elbow Osteoarthritis Room 207 ABKaranvir Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA Respiratory Conditions Requiring Surgery - Part 2 Room 214 DJohn Mauterer, DVM Surgical Management of Brachycephalic Syndrome - CANCELLED Room 214 DHoward Seim, DVM, DACVS Insect Bite Hypersensitivity Room 006 BRosanna Marsella, DVM Diabetes Mellitus in the Feline Patient - Part 2 Hemisfair Ballroom 3William Folger, DVM, DABVP Control of Viral Reproductive Pathogens Room 006 ABJ Newcomer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM, DABT Acupuncture For Cardiac Disease Room 210 ABDaniel Eckman, DVM Giraffe Anesthesia: A Tall Order Room 208Holly Haefele, DVM Common Sense Workflow, Protocols and Employee Relations Ideas Room 213 ABEthan Dawe • CVPM QUALIFIED Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast Room 212 ABLaura Boone, MBA • CareCredit • CVPM QUALIFIED Getting The Perfectionism Monkey Off Your Back Room 209Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC Feeding Tubes Room 007 ABJordin Tillison, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC), CWR, CCFP, FFCP Lives Worth Living: Positive Welfare for Shelter Animals Room 214 BRachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM Stranger Things! Understanding the Puppy's Point of View During the Socialization Period Room 007 CDRachel Lees, LVMT Technician Case Report Challenge Room 214 CPaula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) • PetDx Hocus Pocus or Science-Backed Ingredients? Interpreting That Supplement Label - Part 1 Room 211Adrienne Kruzer, BBA, RVT, LVT

3:50pm CDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break SWVS Central, Exhibit Hall

4:00pm CDT

SCAVENGER HUNT Prize Drawing SWVS Central, Exhibit Hall TAMUK Vet Tech Program Directors Meeting Room 006 C

4:30pm CDT

A Peek Behind the Curtain: How Expert Clinicians Think About Cases Hemisfair Ballroom 1Adam Birkenheauer, DVM, PhD Anal Sacculectomy; A Novel Approach and Rapid Splenectomy - CANCELLED Room 214 DHoward Seim, DVM, DACVS Clinical Evaluation of the Feline Neurologic Patient Room 214 AArturo Otamendi, DVM, DACVIM Surgical Skills for Urogenital Cases Room 214 DJohn Mauterer, DVM Tips and Tricks for Fracture Management: Case Examples Room 207 ABKaranvir Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA You're On the Clock; Case Based ECG Studies! Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Atopic Dermatitis in Horses Room 006 BRosanna Marsella, DVM Diabetes Mellitus in the Feline Patient - Part 3 Hemisfair Ballroom 3William Folger, DVM, DABVP Fetal Programming in Cattle Room 006 ABJ Newcomer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM, DABT Intervertebral Disc Disease and the Non-Surgical Approach Room 210 ABDaniel Eckman, DVM Fantastic (little) Beasts: Parasites of Concern at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Room 208Holly Haefele, DVM Investing & Estate Planning for Practice Owners & Associates Room 213 ABEthan Dawe • CVPM QUALIFIED Recipe for Success: How to Create your Ideal Practice Room 212 ABLaura Boone, MBA • CareCredit • CVPM QUALIFIED Avoiding Burnout and Finding Meaning In Clinical Practice Room 209Michele Gaspar, DVM, MA, LCPC Access to Veterinary Care Room 214 BRachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM Bippity Boppity Boo: The Magic of Behavioral Management Room 007 CDRachel Lees, LVMT Nursing Care in the ICU Room 007 ABJordin Tillison, LVT, CVT, VTS (ECC), CWR, CCFP, FFCP Technician Case Report Challenge Room 214 CPaula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) • PetDx Current Use of Technology in Veterinary Medicine Room 006 DStephen Pittenger, DVM, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice) Hocus Pocus or Science-Backed Ingredients? Interpreting That Supplement Label - Part 2 Room 211Adrienne Kruzer, BBA, RVT, LVT

5:30pm CDT

SWVS CE Committee Meeting (By Invitation Only) Ruth's Chris Steak House

6:00pm CDT

Acute Kidney Injury –There is Nothing “Cute” About AKI Room 214 AMark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM Fever of Unknown Origin Room 214 DAdam Birkenheauer, DVM, PhD Saturday Evening Continuing Education Sessions

7:00pm CDT

"Fun" Infectious Disease Cases Room 214 DAdam Birkenheauer, DVM, PhD Improving the Quality of Life for Cats with Chronic Kidney Disease Room 214 AMark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM

8:00pm CDT

Hypertension Room 214 AMark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM The Blue Dot Dilemma: Screening Healthy Pets for Vector Borne Infections Room 214 DAdam Birkenheauer, DVM, PhD