Friday, September 22

8:00 - 8:50 am

Pet’s Eye View: Learning in the Veterinary Clinic

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Ballroom CD

Improving Patient Safety in Your Practice - Root Cause Analysis: Why Did This Happen?

by Ashley Byrne, LVT

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Room 318

9:00 - 9:50 am

Behavior as Simple as A, B, C! The Applied Behavior Analysis Model

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Ballroom CD

Change Management for Better Patient Safety

by Ashley Byrne, LVT

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Room 318

9:50 - 10:30 am

Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 11:20 am

All in the Family: Safe Family Presence and Client Participation in Veterinary Medicine

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Ballroom CD

Alternatives to Surgery

by Kelly Deselms, LVT, CCRP

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Room 318

11:30 am - 12:20 pm

Learning Theory: It’s not Just About Animals!

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Ballroom CD

Osteoarthritis & Rehab Therapies

by Kelly Deselms, LVT, CCRP

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Room 318

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Lunch On Your Own

1:30 - 2:20 pm

Mind, Body, Behavior

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Ballroom CD

The 5 Most Common Small Animal Ophthalmic Diseases

by Holly Kitchen BS, CVT, VTS (Ophthalmology), Fear Free Certified

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Room 318

2:30 - 3:20 pm

Nail Trim MAGIC!

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Ballroom CD

The Most Common Ophthalmic Emergencies

by Holly Kitchen BS, CVT, VTS (Ophthalmology), Fear Free Certified

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Room 318

3:20 - 4:00 pm

Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall

4:00 - 4:50 pm

Making Change Easy: How to Implement New Ideas in your Practice

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

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Ballroom CD

Equine Ophthalmology for the Veterinary Technician

by Holly Kitchen BS, CVT, VTS (Ophthalmology), Fear Free Certified

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Room 318

5:00 - 8:00 pm

Friday Evening VetFest! Social and Dance Party

Saturday, September 23

8:30 - 9:20 am

ABC’s of Veterinary Dental Radiology: Full-Mouth Series Simplified

by Benita Altier LVT, VTS (Dentistry)

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Ballroom CD

Ophthalmic Examination Skills for the Veterinary Technician

by Holly Kitchen BS, CVT, VTS (Ophthalmology), Fear Free Certified

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Room 318

9:30 - 10:20 pm

The C.O.R.E. Dental Procedure

by Benita Altier LVT, VTS (Dentistry)

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Ballroom CD

Think it Through Clinical Cases - Part I

Holly Kitchen BS, CVT, VTS (Ophthalmology), Fear Free Certified

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Room 318

10:20 - 11:00 am

Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall

11:00 - 11:50 am

Feline Dentistry- Top Five Feline Dental Concerns

by Benita Altier LVT, VTS (Dentistry)

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Ballroom CD

Think it Through Clinical Cases - Part II

Holly Kitchen BS, CVT, VTS (Ophthalmology), Fear Free Certified

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Room 318

11:50 am - 1:15 pm

WSVMA Awards Lunch

1:15 - 2:05 pm

Pediatric Veterinary Dentistry-They are Not Just “Baby” Teeth

by Benita Altier LVT, VTS (Dentistry)

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Ballroom CD

Team Utilization

by Ashley Byrne, LVT

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Room 318

2:15 - 3:05 pm

“Oh, My Nerves” - Regional Anesthetic Blocks for Veterinary Dentistry

by Benita Altier LVT, VTS (Dentistry)

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Ballroom CD

Xylazine

by Tim Fenimore, DEA Agent

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Room 318

3:05 - 3:40 pm

Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall

3:40 - 4:30 pm

“Shiny Isn’t Sharp” Sharpening our Dental Instruments

by Benita Altier LVT, VTS (Dentistry)

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Ballroom CD

Deep Breath’s it’s Going to be OK: Understanding Capnography

by Antonia Laoutaris, RVT, VTS(Anesthesia/Analgesia)

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Room 318

4:40 - 5:30 pm

Advanced Charting for Veterinary Technicians

by Benita Altier LVT, VTS (Dentistry)

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Ballroom CD

The Rhythm is Gonna Get Ya: Understanding the ECG and Common Wave Forms

by Antonia Laoutaris, RVT, VTS(Anesthesia/Analgesia)

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Room 318

6:00 - 7:00 pm

Power of 10 Reception

Sunday, September 24

8:30 - 9:20 am

Dress for Success! Tailoring Your Anesthetic Plan

by Antonia Laoutaris, RVT, VTS(Anesthesia/Analgesia)

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Ballroom CD

9:20 - 9:30 am

Break

9:30 - 10:20 am

Geriatric Anesthesia

by Antonia Laoutaris, RVT, VTS(Anesthesia/Analgesia)

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Ballroom CD

10:20 - 10:30 pm

Break

10:30 - 11:20 am

LocoRegional Analgesic Techniques

by Antonia Laoutaris, RVT, VTS(Anesthesia/Analgesia)

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Ballroom CD

11:20 - 11:30 am

Break

11:30 am - 12:20 pm

Stat Triage

by Antonia Laoutaris, RVT, VTS(Anesthesia/Analgesia)

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Ballroom CD