Saturday, May 17, 2025

7:30 am - 8:50 am
Opening Remarks / Annual Business Meeting
Speaker: Jennifer Kim, DVM, DACVIM

9:00 am - 9:50 am
Pain Physiology & Pharmacology
Speaker: Dr. Mark Epstein

Diagnostics & Procedures: Tips & Tricks for the Exotic Animal Practitioner
Speaker: Dr. Jeffery Applegate

Infection Prevention & Control in the Operating Room
Speaker: Michelle Capps

10:00 am - 10:50 am
Fiber in Veterinary Nutrition
Speaker: Dr. Adam Rudinsky

Aseptic Technique: There’s Nothing Worse Than a Staff Infection
Speaker: Michelle Capps

10:50 am- 11:20 am
Coffee Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall

11:25 am - 12:15 pm
Tubes & Drains
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Zimmerman

Surgical Instrument Care & Sterilization Methods
Speaker: Michelle Capps

Don’t Forget, Cats Get Cancer Too
Speaker: Dr. Lisa Barber

12:15 pm - 1:50 pm
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:40 pm - 1:30 pm
How to Feel Supported by AI in Vet Med - Sponsored by Radimal
Speaker: Dr. John Sweeney

Regional Lymph Node (LN) Biopsy/Removal
Speaker: Dr. Nancy Zimmerman

How Much is Enough When Treating Mast Cell Tumors
Speaker: Dr. Lisa Barber

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
What’s New in Gastroenterology Disease Treatments?
Speaker: Dr. Adam Rudinsky

Avian Destructive Behavior & Captive Foraging Solutions
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Applegate

Current Perspectives on Managing Urothelial Carcinoma in Dogs & Cats
Speaker:  Dr. Lisa Barber

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

Sunday, May 18, 2025

7:40 am - 8:50 am
Breakfast

8:00 - 8:50 am
The FIP Revolution: From Death Sentence to Cure in 5 Years
Speaker: Dr. Samantha Evans

9:00 am - 9:50 am
Transoperative Pain Management for the Low-Surgical Dose Patient
Speaker: Dr. Mark Epstein

Feline Chronic Vomiting: What are We Forgetting?
Speaker: Dr. Adam Rudinsky

De-Escalate Critical Conversations
Speaker: Rebecca Rose

Paws & Digestion: The Gourmet Guide to Gut-Friendly Pet Foods
Speaker: Dr. Jessie Markovich

The Ins and Outs of Canine Parasites
Speaker: Janet McConnell

10:00 am - 10:50 am
Transoperative Pain Management for the High-Surgical Dose Patient
Speaker: Dr. Mark Epstein

Kitten Diarrhea: Please Make It Stop!
Speaker: Dr. Adam Rudinsky

How to Approach a Coughing and/or Dyspneic Dog
Speaker: Dr. Anna Gelzer

The Ins and Outs of Feline Parasites
Speaker: Janet McConnell

10:50 am - 11:10 am
Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall

11:15 am - 12:05 pm
Oral Therapeutics for Chronic Pain
Speaker: Dr. Mark Epstein

Probiotics in Practice: Are We Using Them Correctly?
Speaker: Dr. Adam Rudinsky

Fleas and Ticks: Talking it O.V.E.R. with Pet Owners
Speaker: Janet McConnell

12:05 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:40 - 1:30 pm
Update from the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Edson

1:40 pm - 2:30 pm
Parenteral Therapeutics for Chronic Pain
Speaker: Dr. Mark Epstein

Cultivating Pillars of Wellbeing
Speaker: Rebecca Rose

4 Realities Exposed: A Visual Tour of Heartworm Disease
Speaker: Janet McConnell

2:40 pm - 3:30 pm
Parvovirus: New Solutions to Old Problems
Speaker: Dr. Adam Rudinsky

How to Succeed at Heart Failure: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis & Management
Speaker: Dr. Alexandra Crooks

The Hesitancy Hurdle: Helping Pet Owners Cross the Vaccine Finish Line
Speaker: Janet McConnell