Veterinarian Program

Cardiology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	ECG 101--Interpretation Made Easy	Alan Spier,DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Salon II
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Treatment Of Arrhythmias--When, Why, And How	Alan Spier,DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Salon II
10:10 am - 11:00 am	The ABCD Of Canine Cardiology	Sandra Tou, DVM, DACVIM	Salon II
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	How To Manage The Preclinical Stages Of Heart Disease In Dogs	Sandra Tou, DVM, DACVIM	Salon II
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Managing The Clinical Stage Of Heart Disease In The Canine Patient	Sandra Tou, DVM, DACVIM	Salon II
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Myths And Misperceptions About Congestive Heart Failure In The Dog	Sandra Tou, DVM, DACVIM	Salon II
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Assessing And Improving Quality Of Life In Dogs With Heart Failure	Sandra Tou, DVM, DACVIM	Salon II

Critical Care Imaging

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Abdominal Radiology of the Emergency Patient I	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Abdominal Radiology of the Emergency Patient II	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
10:10 am - 11:00 am	How To Get Started With Ultrasound … And Not Go Broke!	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Basic Ultrasound Interpretation	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Advanced Imaging Topics – What Does The Future Hold?	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Ultrasound Abdominal Reading Session	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Ultrasound Abdominal Reading Session Continued	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III

Internal Medicine

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Feline Hyperthyroidism	Erick Mears, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Systemic Hypertension -- The Pressure Is On …	Erick Mears, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Tracheal Collapse	Anthony Ishak,DVM, DACVIM	Salon VI
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Acute Hepatitis	Anthony Ishak,DVM, DACVIM	Salon VI
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	The Latest Treatment Strategies For Cushing's Disease	Brian Luria, DVM, DACVIM	Salon VI
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Sorting through New Lab Tests − What Does It All Mean?	Brian Luria, DVM, DACVIM	Salon VI
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Acute And Chronic Medical Management Of The Diabetic Dog And Cat	Michael Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC	Room 6
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Acute And Chronic Medical Management Of The Diabetic Dog And Cat Continued	Michael Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC	Room 6
10:10 am - 11:00 am	Clinical Pearls	Michael Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC	Room 6
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Clinical Pearls Continued	Michael Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC	Room 6
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Internal Medicine Rounds	Michael Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC	Room 6
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Internal Medicine Rounds Continued	Michael Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC	Room 6
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Pictures Worth 1,000 Words	Michael Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC	Room 6
8:00 am - 8:50 am	The Acute Abdomen – Part I: Narrowing The Differentials	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10
9:00 am - 9:50 am	The Acute Abdomen – Part II: Surgically Releasing The Demons	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Beyond The Blocked Tom: Emergencies Of The Urogenital System In Dogs And Cats	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Save The Cartilage: Multimodal Approach To Arthritis Management	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Thoracic Trauma – Part I: Presentation And Pathophysiology	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Thoracic Trauma – Part II: When, Why, and How of Thoracic Surgery Specific types of thoracic trauma will be defined.	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Acute Kidney Injury	Mark Acierno, MBA, DVM, DACVIM	Room 12
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Chronic Kidney Disease	Mark Acierno, MBA, DVM, DACVIM	Room 12
10:10 am - 11:00 am	Hypertension	Mark Acierno, MBA, DVM, DACVIM	Room 12
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Incontinence	Mark Acierno, MBA, DVM, DACVIM	Room 12
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease	Mark Acierno, MBA, DVM, DACVIM	Room 12
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Canine Uroliths	Mark Acierno, MBA, DVM, DACVIM	Room 12
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Protein Losing Nephropathy	Mark Acierno, MBA, DVM, DACVIM	Room 12

Oncology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Chemotherapy Administration & Safety	Kelvin Kow, DVM, MS, DACVIM	Room 9
10:10 am - 11:00 am	Lymphoma Diagnostic, Treatment Options & Rescue Protocols Part I	Kelvin Kow, DVM, MS, DACVIM	Room 9
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Lymphoma Diagnostic, Treatment Options & Rescue Protocols Part II	Kelvin Kow, DVM, MS, DACVIM	Room 9
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Maddening Mast Cell Disease	Tracy LaDue, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR	Room 9
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Veterinary Radiation Therapy: Theory And Practice	Tracy LaDue, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR	Room 9
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Chemotherapy Safety In YOUR Clinic	Tracy LaDue, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR	Room 9

Ophthalmology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
10:10 am - 11:00 am	Eye Examination In Small Animals	Dr. Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO	Salon IV
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Glaucoma In Small Animals	Dr. Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO	Salon IV
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Superficial Corneal Ulcers	Dr. Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO	Salon IV
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Deep Corneal Ulcers	Dr. Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO	Salon IV
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	The Retina Of Dogs And Cats	Dr. Dennis E. Brooks, DVM, PhD, DACVO	Salon IV

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

Radiology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Hip Dysplasia – Early Diagnosis & Treatment	W. Chess Adams, DVM, DACVR	Room 2
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Abdominal Radiographic Findings Associated With Feline Intestinal Disorders	W. Chess Adams, DVM, DACVR	Room 2
10:10 am - 11:00 am	Alimentary Tract Contrast Radiography	W. Chess Adams, DVM, DACVR	Room 2
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Digital Radiography – Concepts And Equipment	W. Chess Adams, DVM, DACVR	Room 2
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm	Radiation Oncology – Where We Are And Where We Are Going	W. Chess Adams, DVM, DACVR	Room 2
3:20 pm - 4:10 pm	Interactive Case Discussions	W. Chess Adams, DVM, DACVR	Room 2
4:20 pm - 5:10 pm	Interactive Case Discussions Continued	W. Chess Adams, DVM, DACVR	Room 2

Small Animal

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	A General Practitioner's Approach To Internal Parasites In Florida	Amy Stone, DVM, PhD	Room 8
9:00 am - 9:50 am	A General Practitioner's Approach To Internal Parasites In Florida Continued	Amy Stone, DVM, PhD	Room 8
10:10 am - 11:00 am	Systemic Implications Of Periodontal Disease	Amy Stone, DVM, PhD	Room 8
11:10 am - 12:00 pm	Incorporating Dentistry Into A Preventative Health Care Program	Amy Stone, DVM, PhD	Room 8

Surgery

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
10:10 am - 11:00 am	The Guts Of Gastrointestinal Surgery	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10
4:20 pm - 5:10 am	Thoracic Trauma – Part II: When, Why, And How Of Thoracic Surgery	Michael Reems, DVM, MS, DACVS	Room 10

Anesthesia

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Recognizing Patient Trends And Managing Anesthetic Events Part I	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 12
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Recognizing Patient Trends And Managing Anesthetic Events Part II	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 12
10:50 am - 11:40 am	Anesthesia Of Patients With Limited Physiologic Reserve	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 12
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Anesthesia Of Patients With Limited Physiologic Reserve Continued	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 12
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	Local Anesthetic Blocks For Canine And Feline Dental Procedures	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 12

Cardiology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Feline Cardiomyopathy—How To Diagnose And When To Treat	Alan Spier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Room 11
10:50 am - 11:40 am	The Coughing Dog	Alan Spier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Room 11
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Heartworm Disease: What Do We Know Now?	Alan Spier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Room 11
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	Interpretation Of Chest X-Rays: The Cardiologist's Perspective	Alan Spier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Room 11
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Drugs And The Heart: Why Are There So Doggone Many?	Alan Spier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Room 11
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	From Murmur To Failure: Management Of Canine Heart Disease	Alan Spier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM	Room 11

Critical Care Imaging

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Thoracic Radiology In Emergency Patients Part I	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Thoracic Radiology In Emergency Patients Part II	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
10:50 am - 11:40 am	Fundamentals Of Digital Imaging	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Bone Radiology	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	Secrets Of The Radiologist	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Thoracic Radiology Reading Session	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	Thoracic Radiology Reading Session Continued	Dennis Keith, DVM	Salon III

Dermatology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Read The Map, Lesion Interpretation	Michael Canfield, DVM	Room 6
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Dermatological Diagnostics Use And Interpretation In Practice	Michael Canfield, DVM	Room 6
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Dermatologic Cytology Collection And Review	Michael Canfield, DVM	Room 6
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	What If It's Not Allergic? A Clinical Review Of Non-allergic Dermatologic Cases	Michael Canfield, DVM	Room 6
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Bred For Dermatology, Hereditary Skin Diseases	Michael Canfield, DVM	Room 6
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	Otitis Externa From Allergy-To-TECABO	Michael Canfield, DVM	Room 6

Exotics

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Hedgehog Medicine And Surgery	Teresa Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP-Avian	Room 3
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Sugar Glider Medicine And Surgery	Teresa Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP-Avian	Room 3
10:50 am - 11:40 am	Updates On Ferret Adrenal Disease	Teresa Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP-Avian	Room 3
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Anesthesia And Analgesia Of Birds	Teresa Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP-Avian	Room 3
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	Avian Feather Destructive Behavior	Teresa Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP-Avian	Room 3
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Avian Neoplasia: Increasing In Prevalence And In Therapeutic Options	Teresa Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP-Avian	Room 3

Infectious Disease

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Chronic Cough in the Dog	Rich Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM	Room 9
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Update on Feline Leukemia (FeLV) & Feline Immunodeficiency Disease (FIV)	Rich Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM	Room 9

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
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Diagnosis Of The Common Immune-Mediated Conditions – IMHA, ITP, IMPA	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
10:50 am - 11:40 am	Advances In Immunotherapy For IMHA And ITP – My 5 Favorite Immunosuppressives	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Current Concepts In The Management Of Diabetes Mellitus	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	Chronic Gastrointestinal Disease – Diet, Deworm, Drugs Or Biopsy?	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Drug And Nutraceutical Treatment Of Chronic Inflammatory Liver Diseases	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	Diagnosis And Treatment Of Canine And Feline Pancreatitis	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
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

Neurology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Tips To Improve Your Neurological Examination	Michael Kimura, DVM, DACVIM	Room 2
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Head Trauma From A Neurologist's Perspective	Michael Kimura, DVM, DACVIM	Room 2
10:50 am - 11:40 am	Acute Intervertebral Disc Disease	Michael Kimura, DVM, DACVIM	Room 2
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Walk-in Emergency: My Dog/Cat Can’t Walk!	Tom Schubert, DVM, DACVIM , DABVP	Room 2
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	More Walk-in Neurological Emergencies: Seizures; Turn An Emergency Into A Routine Procedure.	Tom Schubert, DVM, DACVIM , DABVP	Room 2
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Is it Neurological or Behavioral?	Tom Schubert, DVM, DACVIM , DABVP	Room 2
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	Is That Lameness Orthopedic or Neurological?	Tom Schubert, DVM, DACVIM , DABVP	Room 2

Ophthalmology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Top 10 Ophthalmology Mistakes … And How To Avoid Them!	Michele Stengard, DVM, DACVO	Room 7
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	The Latest Treatments for Canine and Feline Glaucoma Patients	Michele Stengard, DVM, DACVO	Room 7
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Eyelid Surgery In Brachycephalic Breeds	Michele Stengard, DVM, DACVO	Room 7
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	Managing Geriatric Ocular Conditions In The Dog And Cat	Michele Stengard, DVM, DACVO	Room 7

Pain Management

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	Multimodal Management Of Chronic Pain: Useful Pharmacology	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 12
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Multimodal Management Of Chronic Pain: Formulating Protocols	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 12

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

Pharmacy

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
7:00 am - 8:50 am	Dispensing Legend Drugs (Meets Florida's 2 hr. CE Requirements)	Ed Bayo, Esq.	Salon IV

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, MSW, PhD, LISW-S	Room 8
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Building Client Trust: A Communication Workshop For Veterinary Teams – Part II	Jennifer Brandt, MSW, PhD, LISW-S	Room 8
10:50 am - 11:40 am	Building Client Trust: A Communication Workshop For Veterinary Teams – Part III	Jennifer Brandt, MSW, 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 - 5:20 pm	Compassion Fatigue Workshop	Jennifer Brandt, MSW, 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

Renal Medicine

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
8:00 am - 8:50 am	Managing Chronic Kidney Disease: Ten Common Questions	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Managing Chronic Kidney Disease: Ten Common Questions Continued	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
10:50 am - 11:40 am	Acute Renal Failure: Prevention And Treatment	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm	Urinary Tract Infections: Managing Simple And Complex Cases	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
2:10 pm - 3:00 pm	Straightforward Management Of Hypertension: A Case-Based Approach	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm	Straightforward Management Of Hypertension: A Case-Based Approach Continued	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm	How To Use NSAIDs In Animals With Kidney Disease	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10

Anesthesia

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Monitoring Ventilation And Oxygenation	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 8
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Monitoring Circulation	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 8
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Monitoring The Electrocardiogram	Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA	Room 8

Critical Care

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Common Daytime Emergencies	Nicole Shearer, CVT	Room 8

Euthanasia/Hospice

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Compassionate Closure: Basics Of Euthanasia	Cherie Buisson, DVM	Salon III
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Compassionate Closure: Euthanasia Words And Wisdom	Cherie Buisson, DVM	Salon III
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Compassionate Closure: Veterinary Hospice Care	Cherie Buisson, DVM	Salon III
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Compassionate Closure: Hospice & Euthanasia Discussion/Q&A	Cherie Buisson, DVM	Salon III

Infectious Disease

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Tick-Borne Disease: Ehrlichiosis & Lyme Borreliosis & Anaplasmosis – Part I	Rich Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM	Salon V
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Tick-Borne Disease: Ehrlichiosis & Lyme Borreliosis & Anaplasmosis – Part II	Rich Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM	Salon V
11:00 am- 11:50 am	2012 Vaccines And Vaccinations: The Facts Vs. The Fiction – Part I	Rich Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM	Salon V
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	2012 Vaccines And Vaccinations: The Facts Vs. The Fiction – Part II	Rich Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM	Salon V

Internal Medicine

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	What's New with CHF Treatment – My 7 Favorite Cardiac Drugs	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Chronic Coughing Dogs and Cats – Simple Testing and 5 Favorite Drugs	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
11:00 am- 11:50 am	What is New in the Medical Management of Urinary Stones?	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Plug the Leaks"-- Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Disorders – Incontinence, Urethral Spasms, Feline	Gary Oswald, DVM, DACVIM	Salon IV
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Cushing's Disease: A Case-Based Review	Audrey Cook, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM, DECVIM	Room 11
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Cushing's Disease: A Case-Based Review Contniued	Audrey Cook, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM, DECVIM	Room 11
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Cushing's Disease: A Case-Based Review Contniued	Audrey Cook, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM, DECVIM	Room 11
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	A-Typical Cushing's	Audrey Cook, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM, DECVIM	Room 11

Oncology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Beyond the Prescription: Caring for the Parents of the Cancer Patient	Tracy LaDue, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR	Room 9
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Hot Dogs And Hot Cats: An Update On The Use Of Radioactive Iodine For Benign And Malignant Cancer Therapy	Tracy LaDue, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR	Room 9
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Treating Chronic Pain In The Cancer Patient	Tracy LaDue, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR	Room 9
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Headline News: Here Is The First Paragraph Quick Summary On Four Of The MostCommon Tumors You Will See In Your Practice	Tracy LaDue, DVM, DACVIM, DACVR	Room 9

Ophthalmology

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Managing Corneal Ulcers In Dogs: The Golden Rules Part I	Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, DACVO	Salon G
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Managing Corneal Ulcers In Dogs: The Golden Rules Part II	Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, DACVO	Salon G
11:00 am- 11:50 am	The Feline Cornea: This Is Not Your Mother's Canine Cornea	Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, DACVO	Salon G
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	The Lens: What can Go Wrong?	Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, DACVO	Salon G

Pharmacy

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Dispensing Legend Drugs (Meets Florida's 2 hr. CE Requirements Parts 1 & 2)	Ed Bayo, Esq.	Salon E
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Dispensing Legend Drugs Continued (Meets Florida's 2 hr. CE Requirements Parts 1 & 2)	Ed Bayo, Esq.	Salon E

Practice Management

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Pet Insurance Benefiting Clients And Clinics In A Changing Economy	Kent Kruse, DVM	Salon B
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Your Clients Want Advice About Pet Insurance -- Are You Prepared To Provide It?	Kent Kruse, DVM	Salon B
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Creating Affordability For Veterinary Services With Pet Health Insurance	Kent Kruse, DVM	Salon B
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Building Client Visits Through Wellness	Kent Kruse, DVM	Salon B
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Change Initiatives, A Workshop for Success	Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ	Salon C
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Change Initiatives, A Workshop for Success Continued	Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ	Salon C
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Change Initiatives, A Workshop for Success Continued	Brenda Tassava, CVPM, CVJ	Salon C
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Charity Starts At Home...Get Your Piece Of The Charitable Pie	Richard Heysek, Executive Director	Salon C
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Future Animal Care Professionals: The FVMA's High School CVA Program Is Profitable To Your Practice	David Grant, DVM	Salon II
10:00 am - 10:50 am	The 3 Formulas Behind Owning Google's First Page	Peter Jones, Internet Marketing Manager	Salon II
11:00 am- 11:50 am	The 3 Formulas Behind Owning Google's First Page Continued	Peter Jones, Internet Marketing Manager	Salon II

Renal Medicine

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Fluid Therapy In Kidney Disease: Simple And Complex Cases	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
10:00 am - 10:50 am	Fluid Therapy In Kidney Disease: Simple And Complex Cases Continued	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
11:00 am- 11:50 am	Diagnosis And Treatment Of Proteinuria	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm	Diagnosis And Treatment Of Proteinuria Continued	Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM	Room 10

Senior Wellness

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 12:50 pm	2012 Practitioner's Challenge: Diagnosing And Managing The Complicated Senior Patients Multiple Case Presentations	Lee Barteaux, BS, DVM, MRCVS	Salon A

Shock Wave Therapy

Time	Lecture Title	Speaker	Location
9:00 am - 9:50 am	Shock Wave Healing – High-Energy Sound Wave Technology For Treating Lameness And Pain In Canines	Alan Cross, DVM, DACVS	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

Veterinarian Program At-A-Glance

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