Pathways for Veterinary Medicine

VMAE | Live! Virtual Town Hall

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
11:05-11:55 AM Pacific

The relatively staid veterinary profession has been truly uprooted and replanted over the last six months.  Join three veterinary profession thought leaders – Drs. Karen Felsted, Matt Salois, and Peter Weinstein – as they discuss and postulate on a direction that the veterinary profession may be headed.  Starting with a look at the global economy, extending into the veterinary specific economy, and touching the micro-economy within the operations of a practice, the presenters will encourage attendees to continue thinking differently about the veterinary profession as the world around us continues to unfold.

The session will probe topics including:

• What long-term impact will the viral pandemic have on the way veterinary care is delivered?
• What operational changes will remain to meet the needs and demands of the consumer?
• What economic impact will the pandemic have on all businesses – and will veterinary medicine continue to thrive while unemployment grows?
• What can attendees do for their practices and their teams to more than just survive but actually thrive in the next normal?

Presenters will elaborate on their key take-home messages:

1. Change is inevitable – Your practice before COVID-19 is not your practice now and will not be your practice in the future.  Learn how change is good.
2. Cash is king – Focus on cash flow through operational efficiencies and monitoring your key performance indicators.
3. Clients are in control – Know what your clients want and deliver.  As simple as that.
4. Communication, communication, communication – The practices that will thrive are led by veterinarians and managers with a vision for the future and who communicates that vision to their teams.
5. Care more than you ever have – Care about your clients, your team, and your profession more than the consolidators and you will control your destiny.

Program attendees will be able to participate in the chat stream and pose questions to the presenters.

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6:30 pm CaRVTA Annual Meeting- come see what the state association is doing for you.

7:00 pm

The new Abnormal: What changes can Veterinary  Technicians expect as we move into business reopening and the next stage of practice with COVID-19.

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Approved for 1 hour California Statutory CEU

Speakers:

Leslie Boudreau, BASVT, RVTg, CVPM, PHR, PHRca, SPHR

Leslie Boudreau, has spent over 30 years in the veterinary profession. She has an A.S. degree and Certificate in Animal Science from Mt. San Antonio College, and a Certificate, A.A., and BAS degree in Veterinary Technology-Hospital Management from St. Petersburg College. In addition, she has been an RVTg (Registered Veterinary Technologist) in California since 1995. In 2011 Leslie received her CVPM (Certified Veterinary Practice Manager) certification from the Veterinary Hospital Manager’s Association and became one of the few CVPM’s in the country. She is a member of AAHA, CVMA, NAVTA, CaRVTA, SCVMA, and VHMA.

Leslie is married and has 3 children. Her “four-legged” children include 2 dogs, 4 cats, bearded dragons and many turtles and tortoises. In her spare time, she enjoys wildlife rehabilitation, especially opossum, turtle, and tortoise rehabilitation.

Elaine Myers MS, RVT, CVPM

Elaine Myers is a graduate of the University of Missouri, where she received her Master’s degree in Animal Science. She taught biomedical science courses at the College of Veterinary Medicine and is a published author in the NAVTA Journal. She is a CA licensed RVT and spent over 10 years working in emergency medicine and critical patient care before taking on an administrative role. She became a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM) in 2019.
Currently, she is the Hospital Administrator for the Orange County Emergency Pet Clinics. She oversees the corporate operations, including financial tracking and decision making, recruitment and supervision of doctors and staff, and maintaining quality patient and client care while maximizing profits.
She is a current member of the board of directors for the California Registered Veterinary Technician Association (CARVTA) and the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce. She is a proud member of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA), the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) and the North Orange County Chamber of Commerce.
She is married and has two children. When she is not working, she likes to run, dance, and go hiking with her two dogs.

DIABETES TIDBITS: UPDATES ON THE CLINICAL APPROACH  TO DIABETES MELLITUS IN DOGS

This session will provide an update on the clinical approach to diabetes mellitus in dogs. Clinical recognition, diagnostic methods, and treatment goals will be discussed. Insulin therapy, including available options and how they work in dogs, will be covered. Methods to monitor response to insulin will also be examined.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand how to correctly diagnose diabetes mellitus in dogs.
2. Learn how to choose an appropriate insulin to treat diabetes mellitus in dogs.
3. Explore how to accurately monitor insulin therapy in dogs with diabetes mellitus

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Dr. Cynthia R. Ward received her VMD and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed residency training in small animal internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Teaching Hospital and a reproductive endocrinology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She was on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania until 2005, when she moved to the University of Georgia (UGA).

Dr. Ward has been honored by numerous teaching awards and was named the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Internal Medicine at UGA in 2015. She is the co-founder and director of the UGA Veterinary Diabetes Clinic. She has an active research program in clinical and basic endocrinology and has authored numerous journal articles, book chapters, and research abstracts. Dr. Ward is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in small animal internal medicine.

The ABC’s of CBC’s

The CBC is one of the most sensitive means of determining deviation from health in the patient as well as characterizing severity of abnormalities in the clinically obvious sick patient. This presentation will be a focused discussion about the basic complete blood count (CBC) including what is included in the CBC as well as when and why a CBC should be performed. The CBC provides information about the red blood cells (erythrogram), white blood cells (leukogram) and platelets (thrombogram). The individual components of each cell compartment will be detailed to assure complete understanding, which is essential to maximize the value of the CBC. The presentation will include discussion of the data from the hematology analyzer, graphic presentations from the hematology analyzers and the blood film microscopic evaluation; clinical case material will be used to demonstrate how to integrate the information from each.

Approved for 2 hours of California Statutory CE credits

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Dr. Gerstein received his veterinary medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and went on to complete a rotating small-animal internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. Afterward, he worked at the Los Angeles Zoo and the Wildlife Waystation, but the majority of his clinical career has been spent in small-animal private practice. He joined IDEXX as a Professional Services Veterinarian in 2016.

Dr. Regan Bell, DVM, MS, DACVP is a 2009 graduate of the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also completed her residency in clinical pathology and her master’s degree after 1 year in small-animal practice. Board-certified in 2031, she worked as a clinical pathologist at a private veterinary reference laboratory in the Midwest before moving to Portland, Oregon, to join IDEXX in 2015.  She currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Veterinary Clinical Pathology. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, paddle boarding, hiking, snowshoeing, time at the ocean, and reading.

There will be a $50.00 no-show fee for those who register and do not attend without canceling prior to 12/4/2020

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Presents: Hill’s for the Holidays

Food for your Minds (4 hours CE credits)
Food for your Tummies ($25 Grub Hub Certificate)
Food for your Pets (information during the event)
Food for the Needy (contributions to our local not-for-profits)

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4 hours LIVE INTERACTIVE California Statutorily Approved CE credits

Lisa Weeth, DVM, DACVN
“The FDA and the DCM Investigation”

“Nutrition Toolkit Updates”

Catherine Ruggiero, MS, DVM, (completed a clinical nutrition residency)
“Selecting the Best Urinary Food”

“Making Complicated GI Issues Simple”

Sunday, December 6, 2020
VIRTUALLY via ZOOM
Room available at 845 AM
Lectures starting promptly at 900 AM; until 145 PM
Round Table and Q/A
4 hours LIVE INTERACTIVE California Statutorily Approved CE credits

FREE for SCVMA Members; $99 for NON-SCVMA members
Limited to 150 attendees. Thus, there will be $50 charge for those that register and DO NOT attend on 12/06/2020

Topic: Osteoarthritis

Title: Current Options in Management of Degenerative Joint Disease

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Approved for 1 hr California Statutorily Approved CE

Speaker: Dr. Peter Vogel, VMD, DAVCS

Bio: Undergrad at Cornell University. Veterinary school at University of Pennsylvania. Internship at California Animal Hospital. Residency at U.C. Davis. Dr Vogel choose to become a veterinary surgeon because he finds the ability to resolve complex problems to be extremely satisfying, particularly in orthopedics. He enjoys the challenge and has an innate ability to visualize solutions. He loves working with people who continually challenge him to be the best. Dr. Vogel enjoys travelling, diving, sailing, reading, and bowling.

Sponsored by: Lendeavor

SCVMA Paraprofessional Chapter Presents: Emergency and Critical Care-Shock

Approved for 1 hour California Statutory CE

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Speaker: David Liss, MBA, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC)(SAIM), CVPM/PHR

Bio: David Liss, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), CVPM is a renowned technician educator, double board-certified veterinary technician specialist in emergency/critical care and internal medicine, and a certified veterinary practice manager.

He has a diverse background in emergency and critical care nursing including lecturing internationally, authoring numerous articles and book chapters, and serving on various technician association committees. He has also received numerous awards including the Veterinary Technician Educator of the Year by Western Veterinary Conference and the Southern California Technician of the Year.

​David spent many years in emergency/critical care veterinary nursing and was technician manager at two different 24- hour referral/specialty facilities in the Los Angeles area.

David is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Biomedical Science, set to finish in 2017, and
currently is the Program Director for the Veterinary Technology Program at Platt College in Los Angeles,

He also stays clinically relevant by working relief as an ICU technician at VCA Veterinary Specialists of the Valley in Woodland Hills, CA.

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