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SWVS 2023

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7:00am CDT

Worship Service Room 007 CDChristian Veterinary Mission SWVS Coffee & Pastries Fountain View 2nd Floor Meeting Room Level Speaker Ready Room Room 206 B SWVS Registration Hours Registration Desk at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center-Street Level Mother's Room Room 2137

8:00am CDT

Association of Shelter Veterinarians' Shelter Guidelines: What's New and Why We Care Hemisfair Ballroom 1Rachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM Cats with Heart Disease...Ugh, Is It Safe To...? Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Heartworm Epidemiology/Biology/Life Cycle/Pathology of Heartworm Room 207 ABAndrew Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM • American Heartworm Society Leptospirosis: Current Recommendations and What is the Risk to Veterinary Professionals Room 214 AMark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM Equine Neurology - Practical Aspects of Examination and Diagnostic Testing Room 006 BSusan Eades, DVM Diabetes Mellitus in the Feline Patient - Part 4 Hemisfair Ballroom 3William Folger, DVM, DABVP Evaluation of Anthelmintic Resistance in Oklahoma Beef Cattle Herds Room 006 AJohn Gilliam, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DABVP To Amputate or Not Amputate That Is the Question Room 210 ABDaniel Eckman, DVM Bear Medicine and Surgery: A Successful Surgery in a Captive Bear Room 208Sharman Hoppes, DVM, DABVP Group Dynamics in the Veterinary Practice Room 212 ABAngela Tennison, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED All Bleeding Eventually Stops Room 007 ABKelly Cronin, MBA, PHR, CVT STAT to the Lobby! Using Cooperative Care Techniques in Emergency Medicine Room 007 CDRachel Lees, LVMT Super Seniors: Maximizing the Senior Life Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Bearded Dragon Basics Room 211Sarah Kolb, BAS, CVT, LAT, VTS (CP-exotics) Sunday Continuing Education Sessions Zen Room Room 008 B

9:00am CDT

Cats With Heart Disease...Ugh, Is It Safe To...? Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Heartworm Diagnostics Room 207 ABAndrew Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM • American Heartworm Society Increase Your Surgical Flow Efficiency: Using an Evidence-based Approach to Eliminate Ineffective Procedures Hemisfair Ballroom 1Rachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM Now How Do We Turn Off This Spigot??? (Diagnosing and Treating Canine Incontinence) Room 214 AMark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM Equine Neurology - Updates for Important Diseases Room 006 BSusan Eades, DVM Three Weird But Totally Cool Endocrine Cases Hemisfair Ballroom 3William Folger, DVM, DABVP Welfare Implications of Castration in Calves Room 006 AJohn Gilliam, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DABVP Supportive Devices and Prosthetics Room 210 ABDaniel Eckman, DVM Top 10 Disease of Presenting Parrots Room 208Sharman Hoppes, DVM, DABVP Leadership and Organizational Culture - Part 1 Room 212 ABAngela Tennison, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED Emergency Fluid Therapy Room 007 ABKelly Cronin, MBA, PHR, CVT I131(oral) Application, Room Maintenance and Safety Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Making the Final Hour the Finest Hour: Creating a Compassionate Euthanasia Process for Pets and Owners Room 007 CDRachel Lees, LVMT Sugar Glider Basics Room 211Sarah Kolb, BAS, CVT, LAT, VTS (CP-exotics) SWVS Board Meeting (By Invitation Only) Travis Room - Marriott Riverwalk

10:00am CDT

Emergency Medicine in the Field, Animal Shelter or Other Austere Environment Hemisfair Ballroom 1Rachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM Feline Arterial Thromboembolic Disease: 24 Hours Can Tell a Story Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Heartworm Treatment Room 207 ABAndrew Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM • American Heartworm Society Help! Help! I Can’t Pee!! (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease) Room 214 AMark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM Neurology Cases in Horses - Part 1 Room 006 BAnna Chapman, DVM End of Life Issues in Feline Medicine Hemisfair Ballroom 3William Folger, DVM, DABVP Management of Preputial Injuries in Bulls Room 006 AJohn Gilliam, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DABVP Rehabilitation and the Post Surgical Patient Room 210 ABDaniel Eckman, DVM Gastrointestinal Disease of Parrots Room 208Sharman Hoppes, DVM, DABVP Leadership and Organizational Culture - Part 2 Room 212 ABAngela Tennison, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED Caution! Handling the Aggressive Feline Patient Room 007 CDRachel Lees, LVMT Feline Vaccines- The Latest Updates Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Take the Bite out of Snakebites Room 007 ABKelly Cronin, MBA, PHR, CVT Hedgehog Basics Room 211Sarah Kolb, BAS, CVT, LAT, VTS (CP-exotics)

11:00am CDT

Cardiology Case Reviews! Hemisfair Ballroom 2Henry Green, DVM, DACVIM Heartworm Prevention Room 207 ABAndrew Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM • American Heartworm Society UTIs and the Changing Recommendations for Antimicrobial Therapy Room 214 AMark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM Xenotransfusion from Dogs to Cats in Emergency Situations: Should This Be Our First Choice? Hemisfair Ballroom 1Rachael Kreisler, VMD, MSCE, DACVPM Neurology Cases in Horses - Part 2 Room 006 BAnna Chapman, DVM Euthanasia in Cats in Clinical Practice Hemisfair Ballroom 3William Folger, DVM, DABVP Food Animal Practice Tips Room 006 AJohn Gilliam, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DABVP Chronic Pain Management From a Rehabilitation Perspecive Room 210 ABDaniel Eckman, DVM Post Operative Management of the Avian Patient Room 208Sharman Hoppes, DVM, DABVP Change Management Room 212 ABAngela Tennison, DVM • CVPM QUALIFIED Barium Enemas and Swallows in Cats Room 214 BEllen Carozza, LVT Chicken Soup for the Veterinary Soul- Lessons Learned Room 007 ABKelly Cronin, MBA, PHR, CVT Over the Hill: Understanding Canine Cognitive Dysfunction and Treatment Options Room 007 CDRachel Lees, LVMT Hamster, Mouse, and Gerbil Basics Room 211Sarah Kolb, BAS, CVT, LAT, VTS (CP-exotics)