Thursday, April 10
Registration Opens
7:00 AM – 7:30 PM at Bonnet Creek Foyer
Soft Tissue Surgery Boot Camp Wet Lab
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 3 & 4
Surgery Veterinarian Speakers
Howard Seim III: DVM, DACVS
Kristin Coleman: DVM, MS, DACVS-SA
Basic Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound Wet Lab
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 1
Ultrasound Veterinarian Speakers
Shannon Holmes: DVM, MSc, DACVR
Federico Vilaplana Grosso: LV, DECVDI, DACVR
MC Seward: DVM, MS, MBA
Brian Huber: DVM
Kahlina Frey: DVM
Kim Bissing: BS, CPDT-KA
Elegant Canine Extractions Wet Lab
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Preserve 6 & 7
Dental Veterinarian Speakers
Jan Bellows: DVM, DAVDC, DABVP
Larry Baker: DVM, DAVDC
Jeanne Perrone: MS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Larry Baker: DVM, Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™
Roxane MacLellan: DVM, DAVDC
Denise Rollings: AAS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
VTS Dentistry Katie Holthusen: CVT
Video Otoscopy Skills Development & Applications
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Perserve 5
Veterinarian Otolaryngology Speakers
Michael Canfield: DVM, DACVD
Lunch- for Wet Lab Attendees Only
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM at Bonnet Creek 1-3
Elegant Feline Extractions Wet Lab
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 6 & 7
Dental Veterinarian Speakers
Jan Bellows: DVM, DAVDC, DABVP
Larry Baker: DVM, DAVDC
Jeanne Perrone: MS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Larry Baker: DVM, Board Certified Veterinary Dentist™
Roxane MacLellan: DVM, DAVDC
Denise Rollings: AAS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
VTS Dentistry Katie Holthusen: CVT
Forensics Workshop
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 5
Technician Veterinarian Speaker
Adam Stern: DVM, CMI-IV, CFC, DACVP
Registration Reception featuring 80s Karaoke
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM at Bonnet Creek 6
Friday, April 11
Registration
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM at Bonnet Creek Foyer
Changing Perspective, Fear Free: A Kind Approach"
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Flagler/Gilchrist
Veterinarian Technician Behavior Speaker
Tabitha Kucera: RVT, VTS (Behavior), CCBC, KPA-CTP
What’s new in hematology? The hemogram, the dot plots and the patient (Part 1)
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Bonnet Creek 1
Veterinarian Technicianclinical Pathology Speaker
Rick Alleman: DVM, Ph.D., DAVBP, DACVP
Puddles in the House! Solving Polyuria/Polydipsia
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Bonnet Creek 3
Kidney Diseasetechnician Veterinarian Speaker
Shelly Olin: DVM, DACVIM
Tactics- Outsmarting Extraction Challenges
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Bonnet Creek 4
Dental Veterinarian Speaker
Shock 1
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Bonnet Creek 5
Veterinarian Surgery Speaker
Timothy Hackett: DVM, MS
Ultrasound & Radiographic Challenges of the Abdomen in Dogs and Cats
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Bonnet Creek 6
Veterinarian Ultrasound Speaker
Federico Vilaplana Grosso: LV, DECVDI, DACVR
Ophthalmic Surgery Wet Lab
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Preserve 5
Ophthalmic Veterinarian Speakers
Robert Swinger: DVM, DACVO
Jessica Martinez: DVM, MS, DACVO
Advanced Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound Wet Lab
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 1
Ultrasound Veterinarian Speakers
Shannon Holmes: DVM, MSc, DACVR
MC Seward: DVM, MS, MBA
Brian Huber: DVM
Federico Vilaplana Grosso: LV, DECVDI, DACVR
Kahlina Frey: DVM
Kim Bissing: BS, CPDT-KA
Starting a Wellbeing Plan for Your Hospital
5:20 PM – 6:10 PM at Bonnet Creek 7
Veterinarian Technician Practice Management Wellness Speaker
Amy Newfield: MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Basics of Neuroimaging - What Radiographs Can’t Tell Us
5:20 PM – 6:10 PM at Bonnet Creek 8
Veterinarian Neurology Speaker
Amanda Taylor: DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), CVA, CCRP
Saturday, April 12
Puppy Yoga
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM at Waterside Ballroom Foyer
Christian Veterinary Mission Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM at Manatee
Registration
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM at Bonnet Creek Foyer
Poultry Diseases w/emphasis on Avian Influenza Outbreak (Richardson) then FDACS Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Small and Exotic Animal Testing Review (Bommineni)
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Columbia
Poultry Technician Veterinarian Speakers
Scott Richardson: DVM
Reddy Bommineni: DVM, PhD, DACVM, DACPV
From Mess to Success: Managing and Preventing Housesoiling
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Flagler/Gilchrist
Veterinarian Technician Behavior Speaker
Tabitha Kucera: RVT, VTS (Behavior), CCBC, KPA-CTP
Glaucoma in Veterinary Medicine - Surgical and Medical Management
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Hamilton/Indian River
Ophthalmic Veterinarian Speaker
Jessica Martinez: DVM, MS, DACVO
Clinical Techniques for Emergency Medicine
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 3 & 4
Surgery Veterinarian Speaker
Taylor Curley: DVM
MSK Ultrasound Wet Lab
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 5
Ultrasound Veterinarian Speaker
Debra Canapp: DVM, CVA, CCRT, DACVSMR
Critical Care: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Wet Lab
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM at Preserve 1
Ultrasound Veterinarian Speakers
Jake Wolf: DVM, DACVECC
Wan-Chu Ellan Hung: DVM, MS, DACVECC
Sophie Amirsultan: DVM, DACVECC
Katherine Hedges: DVM ECC Resident
Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Mediastinal Masses
5:30 PM – 6:20 PM at Bonnet Creek 6
Oncology Technician Veterinarian Speaker
Laura Garret: DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
4 Realities Exposed: A Visual Tour of Heartworm Disease
5:30 PM – 6:20 PM at Bonnet Creek 7
Technician Technician Medicine Speaker
Amy Newfield: MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Evening of Excellence
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM at Bonnet Creek 1-3
Sunday, April 13
Ophthalmology for Technicians Wet Lab
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Preserve 3 & 4
Ophthalmic Technician Speaker
Paoul Martinez: DVM, MS, DACVO
Ultrasound for Technicians Wet Lab
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Preserve 1
Ultrasound Technician Speakers
Shannon Holmes: DVM, MSc, DACVR
MC Seward: DVM, MS, MBA
Kim Bissing: BS, CPDT-KA
Federico Vilaplana Grosso: LV, DECVDI, DACVR
Dental Nerve Blocks
7:00 AM – 11:00 AM at Preserve 6 & 7
Dental Technician Speakers
Denise Rollings: AAS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
VTS Dentistry Katie Holthusen: CVT
Jeanne Perrone: MS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Registration
7:00 AM – 12:00 PM at Bonnet Creek Foyer
Team Member Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM at Hamilton
Tick-borne Diseases
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Collier
Technician, Technician Medicine Speaker
Liza Wysong: BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-CF)(SAIM)
Pneumonia in the Dog & Cat
8:00 AM – 8:50 AM at Orange
Technician, Technician Medicine Speaker
Amy Newfield: MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Bringing Vaccine Guidelines to Life
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM at Collier
Technician, Technician Medicine Speaker
Liza Wysong: BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-CF)(SAIM)
Medical Mistakes: How to Avoid and Some of the Common Ones
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM at Orange
Technician, Technician Medicine Speaker
Amy Newfield: MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Infection Control in the Veterinary Practice
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM at Collier
Technician, Technician Medicine Speaker
Liza Wysong: BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-CF)(SAIM)
Nasogastric and Nasoesophageal Tubes
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM at Columbia
Technician, Technician Medicine Speaker
Kara Magneheim: BAS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Blood Pressures Made Easy
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM at Orange
Technician, Technician Medicine Speaker
Amy Newfield: MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Dental Radiology for Technicians
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM at Preserve 6 & 7
Dental Technician Speakers
Denise Rollings: AAS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
VTS Dentistry Katie Holthusen: CVT
Jeanne Perrone: MS, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
