The 2025 Charlotte Agenda
The 2025 Charlotte Agenda will feature practical education, boundless inspiration, opportunities for growth, wellness, and meaningful human connections!
Every session will bring a fresh perspective, weaving together unique stories with the contributions of industry leaders to create a dynamic, collaborative narrative. Together, we’ll harness the power of storytelling to inspire, connect, and drive meaningful change in our profession.
March 14, 2025
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6:44 AM-7:45 AM
Navigating Amphibian Anesthesia and Analgesia
Speaker: Dr. Jb Minter
6:45 AM-7:45 AM
New Ways to See an Old Disease: Updates on Canine Osteoarthritis
Speaker: Dr. Kristin Shaw
6:44 AM-7:45 AM
Shocking Highs and Lows: Navigating the Peaks & Valleys of Potassium, Sodium, & Glucose in Veterinary Care
Speaker: Feliza Lopez
6:45 AM-7:45 AM
Breakfast
Enjoy a healthy start to your day, Fetch will provide breakfast at the keynote presentation.
7:30 AM-8:30 AM
- - - CE 2 KEYNOTE - - -
7:59 AM-9:00 AM
Top 10 Advancements in Veterinary Oncology
Speaker: Dr. Philip Bergman
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
- - - CE 3 SESSION BLOCK - - -
9:14 AM-10:15 AM
Canine Noise Phobia and the Anxiety Patient
Speaker: Christopher Pachel
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Gut Check: A Fresh Look at Managing Chronic Enteropathy in Dogs
Speaker: Laura B. Gaylord
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
No Bellyaching: A Practical Approach to Gastropexy
Speaker: Dr. Todd Smith
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:15 AM-6:30 PM
- - - CE 4 SESSION BLOCK - - -
10:59 AM-12:00 PM
Caring for the Diabetic Cat: What’s New?
Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Ward
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
The Icteric Cat: Common Feline Hepatopathies
Speaker: Dr. Kelly Cairns
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
- - - CE 5 SESSION BLOCK - - -
1:29 PM-2:30 PM
Canine Myxomatous Valve Disease: Diagnosis, Staging and Management
Speaker: John D. Bonagura
1:30 PM-2:30
Steps to a COHAT: How to Improve Efficiency!
Speaker: Mary L. Berg
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Treating the Itch That Won’t Quit: Diagnostic Approach to the Pruritic Pet
Speaker: Dr. Joya Griffin
1:30 PM-2:30 PM
- - - CE 6 SESSION BLOCK - - -
Chill Out: Incorporating Conditioned Relaxation Techniques Into Behavioral Therapy
Speaker: Christopher Pachel
2:45 PM-3:45 PM
Immune Thrombocytopenia: Practical Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker: Dr. Christopher G. Byers
2:45 PM-3:45 PM
What Is Happening? Reading Between the Lines Being Monitored Under Anesthesia
Speaker: Amanda M. Shelby
2:45 PM-3:45 PM
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:45 PM-4:30 PM
- - - CE 7 SESSION BLOCK - - -
4:29 PM-5:30 PM
A New Category of Care: A Practitioner's Guide to Proactive, Noninvasive Screening of Lumps and Bumps
Speaker: Natalie L. Marks
4:29 PM-5:30 PM
Degenerative Myelopathy: Basic Rehab and Laser Therapy Strategies From Beginning to End
Speaker: Dr.Laurie McCauley
4:29 PM-5:30 PM
Banning Ticktalk Won’t Help Our Patients
Speaker: Graham Bilbrough
4:29 PM-5:30 PM
Reception in the Exhibit Hall
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
March 15, 2025
- - - CE 1 SESSION BLOCK - - -
6:44 AM-7:45 AM
Enhancing Your VETSPAN: Maximize Your Health and Career Longevity Through the 5 Pillars of Health Span
Speaker: Aaron Shaw
6:45 AM-7:45 AM
Upper Airway Surgery
Speaker: Dr. Justin Ganjei
6:45 AM-7:45 AM
Breakfast
7:30 AM-8:30 AM
- - - CE 2 KEYNOTE - - -
7:59 AM-9:00 AM
Extreme Makeover: Derm Edition!
Speaker: Dr. Joya Griffin
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
- - - CE 3 SESSION BLOCK - - -
9:14 AM-10:15 AM
Benefits of Feeding Spray Dried Plasma Proteins for Optimal Pet Health
Speaker: Dr. Joy Campbell
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Demystifying the Neuro Exam: How to Perform Quick, Effective, Comprehensive Neuro Exam
Speaker: Dr. Gaemia Tracy
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Management of Challenging Wounds
Speaker: Dr. Justin Ganjei
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Orthopedic Case Rounds for the General Practitioner
Speaker: Dr David L. Dycus
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:15 AM-6:30 PM
- - - CE 4 SESSION BLOCK - - -
10:59 AM-12:00 PM
Anesthetic Monitoring and Equipment: To Trust or Not to Trust?
Speaker: Dr. Gianluca Bini
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Culture, Process, and Profits: Lessons From Building One of the Most Successful Independent Veterinary Practices In The Country.
Speaker: Dr. Michele Drake
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Shocking Voyage
Speaker: Erica Brandt
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
- - - CE 5 SESSION BLOCK - - -
1:29 PM-2:30 PM
Are They Nutty? Are They Neuro? Are They Both?
Speaker: Christopher Pachel
1:29 PM-2:30 PM
Pawsitive Steps: Advances in Feline Arthritis Care
Speaker: Dr. Kristin Shaw
1:29 PM-2:30 PM
The 5 Lessons Every Veterinary Professional Needs for Success in 2025
Speaker: Dr. Ernie Ward
1:29 PM-2:30 PM
The Orthopedic Examination: Everything You Need to Know
Speaker: Dr David L. Dycus
1:29 PM-2:30 PM
- - - CE 6 SESSION BLOCK - - -
2:44 PM-3:45 PM
Healing From the Inside Out: TCVM Whole Food Therapy for GI Disease, Skin Allergies and to Strengthen the Immune System
Speaker: Dr. Susan Bohrer
2:45 PM-3:45 PM
What’s Around the Corner? Technology and Trends That Will Impact Your Day-to-Day Work in the Next 3 Years
Speaker: Bash Halow
2:45 PM-3:45 PM
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:45 PM-4:30 PM
- - - CE 7 SESSION BLOCK - - -
4:29 PM-5:30 PM
Liver and Spleen: What Have I Seen? What Does it Mean?
Speaker: Dr. Steven Ringold
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
Reception in the Exhibit Hall
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
March 16, 2025
- - - CE 1 SESSION BLOCK - - -
7:59 AM-9:00 AM
Emergency Critical Care Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics
Speaker: Walter L. Brown Jr
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Minimally Invasive Laser Removal of Eyelid Tumors in Nonanesthetized Dogs
Speaker: Joshua J. Broadwater
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Understanding "Equity" Arrangements Between You and a Consolidator
Speaker: Dr. Charlotte Lacroix
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
- - - CE 2 SESSION BLOCK - - -
9:14 AM-10:15 AM
Mentorship Matters: A Team Approach to Mentorship
Speaker: Dr. Kate Boatright
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Stress Better: Meeting the Moment With Awareness and Preparation
Speaker: Dr. Quincy Hawley
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Vital Ingredients for Veterinary Hospice and Palliative Care
Speaker: Dr. Leigh Ann Collins
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Exhibit Hall Hours
10:15 AM-1:15 PM
- - - CE 3 SESSION BLOCK - - -
10:59 AM-12:00 PM
Practical Canine Cardiology: Let's Get to the Heart of the Matter
Speaker: Natalie L. Marks
9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:15 PM-1:15 PM
- - - CE 4 SESSION BLOCK - - -
1:29 PM-2:30 PM
Fetch Finale Trivia Gameshow!
Speaker: Adam Christman
Chief Veterinary Officer