Technician Program At-A-Glance

Friday, May 4, 2012

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Practice Management

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Increasing Customer Compliance

Jason Wernli, BS Economics

Salon V

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Increasing Customer Compliance Continued

Jason Wernli, BS Economics

Salon V

10:10 am - 11:00 am

Winning The Battle With Online Pharmacies

Jason Wernli, BS Economics

Salon V

11:10 am - 12:00 pm

Marketing My Practice In 2012

Jason Wernli, BS Economics

Salon V

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

Marketing My Practice In 2012 Continued

Jason Wernli, BS Economics

Salon V

3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

Moving My Practice Upward Amid A Downward Economy

Jason Wernli, BS Economics

Salon V

4:20 pm - 5:10 pm

Moving My Practice Upward Amid A Downward Economy Continued

Jason Wernli, BS Economics

Salon V

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Doctor Speak Vs. Client Speak — Better Communication = More Veterinary Visits, Part I

Karen E. Felsted,CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM

Room 5

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Doctor Speak Vs. Client Speak — Better Communication = More Veterinary Visits, Part II

Karen E. Felsted,CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM

Room 5

10:10 am - 11:00 am

Discounts Aren't Always A No-No — Use Them To Drive More Clients (And More Profits) To Your Practice

Karen E. Felsted,CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM

Room 5

11:10 am - 12:00 pm

Understanding Practice Profitability - The Gold Standard Financial Measure Of Your Practice Success

Karen E. Felsted,CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM

Room 5

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

Incorporating Pay-By-The-Month Wellness Plans In Your Practice —
Are They Right For You?

Karen E. Felsted,CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM

Room 5

3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

Luring Felines And Their Owners Back Into Your Practice

Karen E. Felsted,CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM

Room 5

4:20 pm - 5:10 pm

Finding And Keeping Better Employees In The Post Recessionary Market

Karen E. Felsted,CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM

Room 5

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Transforming Personnel Pain Into Practice Profits With The FVMA's CVA Program

David Grant, DVM

Room 1

9:00 am - 9:50 am

The Digital Buying Journey - How The Web Has Changed Everything And What It Means To Your Marketing Strategy

George Tsafonias, Internet Marketing Consultant

Room 1

10:10 am - 11:00 am

Improve Your Website Conversion -- Five Ways To Convert Website Visitors When They Visit Your Website

George Tsafonias, Internet Marketing Consultant

Room 1

11:10 am - 12:00 pm

Marketing Your Clinic Online

JP Blevins

Room 1

1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

From the Ground Up

Travis York, Sr. Loan Officer

Room 1

3:20 pm - 4:10 pm

The Wonderful World Of Profit: How And Why To Abuse It—Or Not

Doyle Watson, DVM

Room 1

4:20 pm - 5:10 pm

Question & Answer. Two Simple Tactics To Defer Or Avoid The Income Tax From Your Practice Sale

Doyle Watson, DVM

Room 1


Saturday, May 5, 2012

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Cytology

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

2:10 pm - 3:00 pm

U, Me And The CBC

Elaine Anthony, MA, CVT

Room 5

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm

OMG CBC

Elaine Anthony, MA, CVT

Room 5

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

Do You See What I See In The CBC?

Elaine Anthony, MA, CVT

Room 5

Internal Medicine

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

8:00 am - 8:50 am

The Icteric Cat: What To Do With A Yellow Cat?

Kirsten Cooke, DVM, DACVIM

Room 7

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Feline Sepsis: Why Do Cats Always Have To Be Different?

Kirsten Cooke, DVM, DACVIM

Room 7

10:50 am - 11:40 am

Feline Chronic Renal Failure

Kirsten Cooke, DVM, DACVIM

Room 7

8:00 am - 8:50 am

OOPS! That Didn't Pan Out: Common Errors in Cytological Evaluation

Rick Alleman ,DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Salon VI

9:00 am - 9:50 am

OOPS! That Didn't Pan Out: Common Errors in Cytological Evaluation Continued

Rick Alleman ,DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Salon VI

10:50 am - 11:40 am

The CBC Is Telling Me What's Wrong With My Patient! - Part I

Rick Alleman ,DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Salon VI

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm

The CBC Is Telling Me What's Wrong With My Patient! - Part II

Rick Alleman ,DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Salon VI

2:10 pm - 3:00 pm

Scatter Plots: What Are They And What Do They Tell Me About My Patient?

Rick Alleman ,DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Salon VI

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm

Vector-Borne Agents: Old Diseases, New Bugs

Rick Alleman ,DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Salon VI

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

The Ehrlichias: More Than Just E. canis!

Rick Alleman ,DVM, PhD, DABVP, DACVP C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, DACVIM

Salon VI

Parasitology

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm

D. caninum and T. taeniaeformis In Cats

Chris Adolph, DVM

Salon I

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

Effective Feline Parasite Protocol Implementation

Chris Adolph, DVM

Salon I

Practice Management

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Building Client Trust: A Communication Workshop For Veterinary Teams – Part I

Jennifer Brandt,  PhD, LISW-S

Room 8

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Building Client Trust: A Communication Workshop For Veterinary Teams – Part II

Jennifer Brandt,  PhD, LISW-S

Room 8

10:50 am - 11:40 am

Building Client Trust: A Communication Workshop For Veterinary Teams – Part III

Jennifer Brandt,  PhD, LISW-S

Room 8

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm

Renewing The Commitment To Primary Care -- A Win-Win-Win For The Pet, The Client And Veterinarians

Neil Shaw, DVM, DACVIM

Room 8

2:10 pm - 3:00 pm

Malpractice And Board Complaints – Let's Communicate

Linda Ellis, DVM

Room 8

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm

Employment Practices Liability -- Top Risks And Current Trends

Maranda Haluska,  ASST. VP,
Business Development Manager

Room 8

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

Keeping Your Staff Safe

Tom Heebner, ASP, ARM, CLCS, ABCP

Room 8

2:10 pm - 5:50 pm

Compassion Fatigue Workshop

Jennifer Brandt,  PhD, LISW-S

Room 9

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Marketing Mishaps In Your Practices

Alex Thomasson, DVM

Room 11

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Blogging For Your Practice's Search Engine Success

Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ

Salon V

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Online Reviews, Dealing With Negativity And Nastiness

Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ

Salon V

10:50 am - 11:40 am

Confused With All The Choices? Comparing The Top Dogs --
Facebook And Google+

Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ

Salon V

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm

Social Media ROI: Is All The Work Worth It To Your Practice?

Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ

Salon V

2:10 pm - 5:50 pm

Cultivating A Conflict-Free Practice Culture

Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ

Salon V

Urinalysis

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

8:00 am - 8:50 am Urine Trouble Part I

Elaine Anthony, MA, CVT

Room 5

9:00 am - 9:50 am Urine Trouble Part II

Elaine Anthony, MA, CVT

Room 5

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm Urine Trouble or Urine Luck Elaine Anthony, MA, CVT Room 5

 

Sunday, May 6, 2012

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Anesthesia
Critical Care

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

Common Daytime Emergencies

Nicole Shearer, CVT

Room 8

11:00 am -11:50 am Advanced Nursing Skills By ECC

Melissa Siekaniec, CVT, VTS

Salon I
Stem Cell Therapy

Time

Lecture Title

Speaker

Location

9:00 am - 9:50 am

Stem Cell Science and Technology

Larry Snyder, DVM

Salon VI

10:00 am - 10:50 am

Stem Cell Application and Uses

Larry Snyder, DVM

Salon VI

11:00 am- 11:50 am

Stem Cell Current Research

Larry Snyder, DVM

Salon VI

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

Stem Cell Case Studies

Larry Snyder, DVM

Salon VI