California Veterinary Specialists hosts the 2017 Veterinary Spring Forum

Track A – Doctor Agenda

8:10-9:00 a.m – Amazing Advances in Immunotherapy for Canine Lymphoma: The future is here!

Gregory K. Ogilvie, DVM, DACVIM (IM, O) ECVIM-O

9:00-9:50 a.m – Extractions Made Easier

Robert Furman, BVMS, MRCVS

10:20-11:10 a.m – MRI Showcase Part 1: The brain

Andrew Fox, DVM, DACVR; Yenlie Zingale, DVM, MS, Practice Limited to Neurology

11:10-12:00 a.m – Cataracts- Pathogens, Epidemiology and Treatment

Jennifer Sheahan, DVM, DACVO

1:00-1:50 p.m. – Fear Free: Taking the pet out of petrified & putting pets back into practices
Keynote Speaker:  Marty Becker, DVM

1:50-2:40 p.m. – Reviewing Aggressive vs. Non-Aggressive Bony Lesions on Radiographs

Chelsea Kunst, DVM, DACVR

3:10-4:00 p.m. – The Approach to the Pediatric Patient / The First 24-Polytrauma

Justin Heinz, DVM, DACVECC

4:00-4:50 p.m. – Regional and Local Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques

Timothy Concannon, DVM, DACVECC; Mishka Gonsalves, DVM, Practice Limited to Surgery

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Track B – Technician Agenda

8:10-9:00 a.m – Fluid Therapy

Amber Craddock, RVT, VTS (ECC)

9:00-9:50 a.m – Anesthesia-Patient Prep and Monitoring

Jennifer Bench, RVT, VTS (ECC) 

10:20-11:10 a.m – Nutritional Management of Dermatology Disease

Hillary Noyes, DVM

11:10-12:00 p.m – Dental Radiographs

Robert Furman, BVMS, MRCVS

1:00-1:50 p.m. – Lymphoma: A disease overview and thoughts on how to compassionately care for these patients and their owners.

Gabrielle Carter

1:50-2:40 p.m. – Ophthalmology for the Veterinary Technician

Alice De John, RVT

3:10-4:00 p.m. – CPR Training

Steve Armitage, RVT

4:00-4:50 p.m. – CPR Lab

Amber Craddock, RVT, VTS (ECC)

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Track C- Management Agenda

8:10-9:00 a.m – “Dump the Drama” Making Your Workplace Drama Free

Leslie Boudreau, BASVT, RVTg, CVPM, PHR

9:00-9:50 a.m – Manager Guilt: Why we have it and how to get rid of it!

Melissa Tompkins, BA, CVPM

10:20-11:10 a.m – Hire Smarter – Not Harder

Leslie Boudreau, BASVT, RVTg, CVPM, PHR

11:10-12:00 p.m – Working ON Your Practice, not IN Your Practice

Andrea Crabtree, BS, CVPM, PHR

1:00-1:50 p.m. – Social Networking – How to use social media and the internet to build your practice and compliance

Hillary Noyes, DVM

1:50-2:40 p.m. – Fire them all! Termination Horror Stories and the Lessons We Learn

Lauraine Bifulco

3:10-4:00 p.m. – Compassion Fatigue Part 1

Kimberly Pope-Robinson, DVM, CCFP

4:00-4:50 p.m. – Compassion Fatigue Part 2

Kimberly Pope-Robinson, DVM, CCFP

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