SCVMA and UC Irvine Present:

11th Annual Conti Symposium Technician Program:

Current Concepts & Controversies in Dentistry & Oromaxillofacial Surgery

***ALL VETERINARY TEAM MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND***

Sunday, July 28, 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Doors Open at 8:15 AM for Registration and Continental Breakfast

**Lunch included** 

UC Irvine, Student Center
311 W Peltason Dr, Irvine, CA 92697

Directions and Parking Instructions w/Registration

***6 hours California Statutorily Approved Continuing Education***

**Click Here to Register for the RVT Track** 

Limited to the first 250 enrollees
CaRVTA, IVVTA, & SCVMA members prior to July 11, 2024: FREE
NON-members prior to July 11, 2024: $50
All registrations after July 11, 2024: $150.00

Veterinary Technician Program featuring:

Denise Rollings, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
It’s More than Missing Teeth: Dental and Oral Abnormalities
Name That Bite: Recognizing Canine & Feline Malocclusions

Sarah Kolb, BAS, RVT, LAT, VTS (CP-exotic companion animals)
Rabbit Dentistry

Nicole Shuey, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia and Analgesia)
Managing comorbidities during dental anesthesia
Anesthetic considerations for oromaxillary surgery

Theresa Cosper-Roberts, RVT
Managing Client Expectations

There will be a $50.00 fee to SCVMA Members that RSVP and fail to attend or fail to cancel by July 24, 2024

SCVMA and UC Irvine

Present:

11th Annual Conti Symposium DVM Program:

Current Concepts & Controversies in Dentistry & Oromaxillofacial Surgery

Sunday, July 28, 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Doors Open at 8:15 AM for Registration and Continental Breakfast

**Lunch included** 

UC Irvine, Student Center
311 W Peltason Dr, Irvine, CA 92697

Directions and Parking Instructions w/Registration

***6 hours California Statutorily Approved Continuing Education***

**Click Here to Register for the DVM Track** 

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Limited to the first 240 enrollees SCVMA members prior to July 11, 2024: FREE

NON-SCVMA members prior to July 11, 2024: $50

All registrations after July 11, 2024: $150.00

DVM Program featuring:

Boaz Arzi DVM, DAVDC, DEVDC, FF-AVDC (OMFS)
Professor and Chief of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Director of the Veterinary Institute for Regenerative Cures- UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Maria Soltero-Rivera DVM, DAVDC
Assistant Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery- UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Stephanie Goldschmidt BVM&S, DAVDC
Assistant Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery- UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

• What’s new in management of periodontal disease?
• Current recommendations for antibiotic use in dentistry and oral surgery
• Difficulties in opening and closing the mouth: approaches and management
• Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis: current knowledge and updates
• Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis: contemporary management and treatments in the pipeline
• Clinical approach for oral and maxillofacial cancer in dogs and cats

There will be a $50.00 fee to SCVMA Members that RSVP and fail to attend or fail to cancel by July 24, 2024

Evaluating the Acute Abdomen with Ultrasound

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This presentation will be a focus on the abdomen including case studies.

Speaker: Jane Lund, DVM, DACVR

Bio: Jane Renee ‘JR’ Lund hails from central Wisconsin. JR completed her DVM and MS in Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. After a yearlong rotating equine internship at Arizona Equine Medical and Surgical Centre, she practiced as an equine ambulatory veterinarian in Maine and Wisconsin. In 2010 she joined the United States Army Reserves, which allowed her to work in One Health international missions and deploy to Afghanistan to work as a veterinarian in village stability operations. Through the military, she became board certified in Veterinary Preventative Medicine, focusing on public health. While continuing to serve in the USAR, she switched gears from predominantly equine work to small animal veterinary medicine. This allowed her to teach and design a curriculum in a veterinary technician program and later work in small animal emergency medicine.

In 2020, JR completed her Diagnostic Imaging residency at the University of Wisconsin where she stayed on as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Imaging for two years. During this time, she completed her board certification in Equine Diagnostic Imaging. Currently, JR is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Imaging at the UW, where she locums frequently and provides telemedicine service through her business for small and large animals. JR has been a lifelong equestrian, owning many horses over the years, from a Selle Francais, off-the-track Thoroughbred, trusty Quarter Horses, Tennessee Walking Horse to a rescue pony and Clydesdale. She enjoys spending time with family, including her daughter, son, and partner, traveling and hanging out with her plethora of dogs, cats, and horses.

Sponsor:

Inaugural

Annual International Asia Veterinary Conference & Exhibition

August 13-15, 2024

Hong Kong Asia world Expo Hall 2

The inaugural annual International Asia Veterinary Conference & Exhibition (IAVC) will be held for the first time at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong on 13-15 August 2024. The Conference is organized by Pets Central Veterinary Academy and fully supported by Chinese Veterinary Medical Association, Pets Central Veterinary Network, Viticus Western Veterinary Conference (WVC), Shenzhen Small Animal Veterinary Association, and over 20 other China Veterinary Associations.

Hong Kong is the gateway to mainland China. This conference and exhibition will provide domestic companies with opportunities to export their products and engage with international customers. Additionally, it will facilitate the introduction of advanced technologies and knowledge from foreign experts, fostering exchanges within the veterinary industry in Hong Kong, mainland China and the Asia-Pacific Region.

Show Highlights

International Asia Veterinary Conference & Exhibition is Asia’s leading professional forum for pet veterinary medicine, bringing together global veterinary elites for academic excellence. The conference will gather industry elites to provide the world’s top educational resources, promote the development of the industry and connect high-quality contacts, and more than 15 stakeholders and experts around the world, to engage in comprehensive exchanges with domestic businesses and teams.

• The world-class conference would bring together more than 3,000 International, Asia-Pacific Region as well as China Veterinary Professionals.
• Multiple opportunities to interact with the veterinary profession- from just being made aware of your brand, through education on the newest products and demonstration of the best equipment, to one-on-one personal interactions

Don’t miss the chance to identify your working partners at IAVC 2024!

**Click Here to Learn More**

For More Information Contact:

Pets Central Veterinary Academy Limited:
General Enquiry
Email: info@iavc.asia

Mr. Patrick Yuen
Email: patrick.yuen@pets-central.com

Baobab Tree Event Management Co., Ltd:
General Enquiry
Email: info@baobab-tree-event.com

Ms. Carol Mui
Email: carol.mui@baobab-tree-event.com

**Non-SCVMA Event**

Oncologic Emergencies in Small Animals

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Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in small animal patients and emergencies can occur at any time during the disease course. Early recognition of these emergencies can improve outcomes. This lecture will discuss oncologic emergencies in the categories listed below including their cause and treatment options:

• Paraneoplastic syndromes: hypercalcemia, hypoglycemia, hypertrophic osteopathy and cancer cachexia
• Emergencies directly repalter to specific cancers: urothelial carcinoma, bone tumors, hemangiosarcoma, multiple myeloma, and mast cell tumors
• Treatment: myelosuppression, gastrointestinal toxicity, hypersensitivity reactions, acute tumor lysis syndrome, and sterile hemorrhagic cystitis

Speaker: Mary Kay Blake, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-Oncology

Bio: Dr. Mary Kay Blake completed her undergraduate education at Wilmington College in Ohio and received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University. She completed a rotating internship at West Los Angeles Animal Hospital and then a joint Medical Oncology Residency at the Animal Medical Center in NYC and Colorado State University. Dr. Blake also completed a Radiation Oncology Residency at West Los Angeles Animal Hospital in conjunction with Colorado State University and the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology.
Dr. Blake is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Medical Oncology and is a member of the Veterinary Cancer Society, AVMA, and ACVIM organizations. She has been practicing veterinary oncology in southern CA for over twenty years. She joined the new California Animal Specialty and Emergency (CASE) hospital in July 2023 to head the Oncology Department.

Sponsor:

Do I Refer This Case to Rehab or to Surgery?

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In this discussion, we will identify cases for rehab referral versus surgery referral, both from an owner perspective and a patient perspective. We’ll talk about how referral DVMs fit into each situation, and how rehab and surgery work best together. Surgery can’t do it all and rehab can’t do it all, and with proper referral, patient care can be streamlined for the benefit of everyone!

Speaker: Fiona Little. VMD, DACVS, CCRT

Bio: Dr. Little received a BA from University of Pennsylvania in 1990 and returned to University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School to graduate Summa cum Laude with a Veterinary Medical Degree in 1996. She completed a one year rotating internship at Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital in Springfield Massachusetts in 1997. After one year of general practice in Virginia, she matched for a surgery residency at Iowa State University in 1998. Upon completion of the three year surgery residency, she moved to Southern California for her first surgery position and achieved surgery board certification in 2002.

She has practiced in Southern California and Phoenix, Arizona, and ultimately settled in South Pasadena at CM Surgical Specialty group in 2008. She has been a co-owner of CM Surgical Specialty Group until selling the practice to VCA in 2018. She continues to practice orthopedic and select soft tissue surgeries at VCA TLC Pasadena Veterinary Specialty and Emergency. Dr. Little has been published in the Five-Minute Veterinary Consultation textbook.

Dr. Little also has a strong interest in physical rehabilitation therapy for animals and has achieved certification as a canine rehabilitation therapist through the Canine Rehabilitation Institute. Dr. Little divides her time between surgery and rehabilitation therapy, and in her down time, she spends time with her family and ever changing number of cats, and enjoys all the activities of Southern California.

Sponsors:

 Urinary Surgery in Small Animals

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Speaker: Dr. Yazdan Aryazand, DVM, (Practice Limited to Surgery)

Bio: Dr. Yazdan Aryazand (or Dr. Yaz, as he’s known) is a foreign graduate, having obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in Iran prior to moving to the United States. Dr. Yaz completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University, where he spent a year doing research. He subsequently published an article on the infection rate of TPLO in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA). Dr. Yaz completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at Veterinary Medical Center of Long Island in New York, followed by a specialty surgery internship at Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center in Texas. He completed a surgical residency at VCA West LA Animal Hospital, after which he joined the VCA Veterinary Specialists of the Valley team in Woodland Hills, California. Dr. Yaz has a keen interest in clinical research and is interested in all aspects of surgery, with a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, arthroscopy, interventional radiology) and fracture repair.

Dr. Yaz lives in LA with his wife (also a veterinarian) and is kept busy with his sassy dog, Soren; Azmoon, a cute Yorkie that he recently rescued; and Kia who is now entering his toddler years.  Dr. Yaz is a professional chess player so you can find him competing in chess tournaments in his free time.

Sponsor:

SCVMA and VCA OCVS Present

Fracture Assessment, Radiograph Interpretation and External Coaptation

For More Information and to RSVP **Click Here**

Presented By:

Jessica Smith, DVM, DACVS(SA)

Veterinarian Specialist – Surgery

Bio: Dr. Jessica Smith is a residency-trained small animal veterinary surgeon. She obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University in 2019, completed a rotating internship in small animal emergency, medicine and surgery at the University of Minnesota in 2020, and recently completed a residency in Small Animal Surgery at the University of California—Davis in July 2023.

She has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, arthroscopy, minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis, and interventional radiological procedures such as ureteral stents and SUB placement. Dr. Smith is also skilled in fracture repair, thoracic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery and oncologic surgical procedures. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, playing soccer, traveling, trying new food, visiting breweries, and spending time on the coast with her husband and terrier mix, Blitz.

and

Ava Song, DVM, MS

Veterinarian – Surgery

Bio: Dr. Ava Song is a graduate of University of Missouri-Columbia, where she obtained the Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2016. Her love of small animal surgery continued with the training by completing a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at the University of Tennessee, followed by a specialty internship in surgery at Coral Springs Animal Hospital in Florida. Dr. Song then joined University of Illinois in 2018 for another specialty internship in surgery and stayed on to complete her Master’s degree and residency in Small Animal Surgery. While at the University of Illinois, her Master’s research focused on CT volumetric analysis of tongue size and tongue fat in different canine brachycephalic breeds.

While enjoying all aspects of surgery, Dr. Song has particular passion in soft tissue surgery, especially cardio-thoracic surgery, oncological surgery, and urogenital surgery. She enjoys the hands-on nature of surgery and endeavors to provide excellent patient care. She is excited to return to sunny California where she spent most of her life before veterinary school. When not practicing, she enjoys watching movies, taking care of her plants, spending time with her lovely cat Laon, and going out for good food. She also enjoys hiking and camping.

Objectives:

• Review the orthopedic exam and and fracture diagnosis
• Practice radiography techniques and interpretation
• Discuss and practice splinting/casting techniques
• Learn which fractures are amenable to external coaptation vs surgical stabilization

Wednesday August 21, 2024

Dinner Included!

Dinner Served: 6:15pm

Lecture Starts: 6:30pm

VCA OCVS

3021 Edinger Ave, Tustin, CA 92780

Diet Considerations for the Dermatologic Patient

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Speaker: Melissa Hall, DVM, DACVD

Bio: Dr. Melissa Hall has been exploring her passion for pet medicine for as long as she can remember. Growing up as a Los Angeles native, Dr. Hall gave as much of her time as she was able to the Los Angeles Zoo, the Natural History Museum, the Equestrian Center and many other animal focused local groups. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego prior to achieving her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis. Dr. Hall’s veterinary studies led her to a passion for veterinary dermatology that carried her through a 3-year residency with Animal Dermatologic Clinic in Southern California. In 2011, Dr. Hall became a board-certified veterinary dermatologist and diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatologists. Dr. Hall shares her passion for all aspects of skin and ear disease by lecturing all over the world and training residents. She has been involved in several studies and published both research studies and book chapters. Dr. Hall specializes in treating allergic skin and ear diseases in dogs and cats. With her experience of practicing and seeing cases both nationally and internationally, Dr. Hall has guided owners to improve the quality of life for their pets.

Sponsors:

LIFELEARN Presents

How Well Do You Utilize Your Veterinary Technicians?

Where Team Health, Retention, and Revenue Intersect

**Approved for 1.0 CE Credit**

Two Webinar Times Available!

Thursday, August 29, 2024
Afternoon Webinar
12:30 – 1:30 PM PT

**Click Here to Register for the Afternoon Session**

Thursday, August 29, 2024
Evening Webinar
6:30 – 7:30 PM PT

**Click Here to Register for the Evening Session**

 Featuring:  KENICHIRO YAGI, MS, RVT, VTS | LifeLearn Animal Health

How well does your practice utilize technicians? When you place veterinary technicians in the appropriate roles within their teams, it’s linked to better patient care, staff fulfillment, manageable workload, increased practice revenue, and even team wellness.

Join Ken Yagi, Chief Veterinary Nursing Officer for Veterinary Emergency Group, and the Program Director for the RECOVER Initiative, for tools to assess how well your practice uses the skills of credentialed veterinary technicians and actionable ideas that can be implemented immediately.

Topics of focus: 

» How veterinary technicians can be better utilized 
» Barriers to better use of veterinary technicians 
» Positioning technicians to aid practice growth

Sponsored By:

lifelearn.com

info@lifelearn.com

(800) 375-7994

**Non SCVMA event**

Public Health and Disease Implications of Dog Importation: Part 2- Central and South America

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Dogs imported from other countries may be infected with diseases that are not normally found in Los Angeles County. This lecture will focus on diseases that may be imported in dogs from Central and South America.

Speakers: Emily Beeler, DVM, MPH, DACVPM and Michelle Chang, DVM, MPH

Bio: Dr. Emily Beeler, DVM, MPH, DACVPM works for the Veterinary Public Health Program, with a focus on animal disease surveillance and emerging infectious diseases. Before joining public health in 2005, she worked for 9 years as a small animal general medicine and surgery practitioner in the South Bay area of LA County.

Bio: Dr. Michelle Chang, DVM, MPH is a public health veterinarian at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. She has overseen the rabies, animal bites, and animal importation sections of the Veterinary Public Health Program. Prior to working in public health she worked in small animal practice. She received her veterinary degree from UC Davis, and both her bachelor’s degree and Master of Public Health degree from UC Berkeley.

Sponsor:

SCVMA Presents:

Level I Leadership Training Parts I & II

You’re an expert at animal care. But your clients and employees aren’t cats and dogs. SCVMA Leadership Training is an excellent opportunity to level up your “human skills” and grow personally and professionally. These workshops are ideal for leaders and potential leaders in the practice.

In these workshops, you’ll learn:

What is Leadership?

What do Leaders Act Like?

Moving from Manager to Leader

Dealing with Leadership Challenges

DISC Profiling

Teamwork—it makes the Dream Work

Didactic, Experiential, Hands-On and Fun

**Click Here to Register**

**By clicking this link to register, you will be registered for BOTH sessions. Attendees must attend both sessions to receive CE credit**

Two 6 Hour Sessions
Part I-  Sunday September 22nd
Part II-  Sunday November 17th

Provided FREE
for DVM Graduates from 2014 to Present, Practice Managers, and DVM Students
***Limited to 25 Attendees**
Attendees Must Attend BOTH Sessions

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Doors Open at 8:30 for Registration and Breakfast
**Breakfast and Lunch Included**
SCVMA Headquarters
5576 Corporate Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630

12 hours of CA Statutorily Approved CE

Presented By:

Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA

Dr. Peter Weinstein attended Cornell University undergraduate and the University of Illinois to receive his DVM.  After graduation, he worked as an associate for three years before opening his practice. As he was running his practice, he identified the need for increased business acumen to make his practice successful. Thus, while managing and practicing full time, he attended University of Redlands to receive his MBA. As a result of the MBA, he was able to relocate, expand and sell his practice to a corporate consolidator.

Politically, he served as President of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and the California Veterinary Medical Association and President for VetPartners, the national consultants association. He just completed three years as the Chair of the Veterinary Economic Strategy Committee of the AVMA’s Veterinary Economics Division

In the veterinary industry, he acted as Medical Director overseeing the Claims Department for Veterinary Pet Insurance.  Dr. Weinstein has provided small business and corporate consulting via his company, PAW Consulting. After 14 years, Dr. Weinstein retired from his role as the Executive Director for the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association to pursue other interests including teaching at Western University.

He was the 2018 Speaker of the Year for the Western Veterinary Conference Practice Management Section.  And in 2021 for the VMX Practice Management section. He co-authored with Michael E Gerber, “The EMyth Veterinarian- Why Most Veterinary Practices Don’t Work and What to Do About It”. Dr. Weinstein has spoken and written extensively on practice management, team building, leadership, collegiality, marketing, and other topics focused on making the veterinary profession better for all those affiliated with it.

Dr Weinstein lives in Orange County, California with his wife Sharon, two daughters (one a veterinary student at Oregon State), two dogs, and Bazinga, a Senegal parrot.

Rob Best, CVPM, CFN

Rob Best is a certified expert in Neuroleadership, the science-based field centered around emotional intelligence. His work focuses on increasing the emotional and psychological safety within professional environments to help attract, retain, and develop talent.

And he certainly knows a little something about talent, having been a basketball player, a world explorer who’s trekked six of the seven continents, and even the CEO of a global nonprofit supporting teenage entrepreneurs in over 30 countries.

Rob holds two bachelor’s degrees, Business, and Organizational Communication. And his learning & education have never stopped; he’s earned his CVPM, is a licensed expert in body language, statement analysis, and deception detection. Along with his excellence in neuroleadership, these educational advances have helped grow his ability to support leaders and influence positive change with measurable business and interpersonal improvements.

His message for professionals today? A reminder that being resilient often means taking a breath and making an intentional decision to be kind to yourself and to others. So, in the words of the famous Dr. Odie Marcovici, “Always be kinder than you feel”!

Sponsor

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Zennovation in Sedation: Rethinking What Is Possible

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In this educational presentation, we will introduce the concept of procedural sedation in veterinary practice. This includes a review of the basic physiology behind sedation in dogs, commonly-used sedatives, and the use of a reversal agent. Lastly, we will discuss a novel sedative, a combination of the alpha-2-agonist, medetomidine, with the peripheral alpha-2 antagonist, vatinoxan – and how it can improve your clinical practice.

Speaker:  Julie Kluxdal, DVM

Bio:  Dr. Julie Kluxdal is a 1998 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. She spent eight years in clinical practice. Her practice experience includes canine, feline, emergency, exotic pet and wildlife medicine. Her career transitioned to the animal health industry when she accepted a position as a Field Technical Services Veterinarian in 2006 and most recently joined Dechra Veterinary Products as a Professional Services Veterinarian in November 2019. Outside of work Julie enjoys spending time outdoors with her family hiking and biking at home in California. When they can, they enjoy visiting other parts of the United States and the world. Her family includes her husband, son, a house full of cats, and one snake.

Sponsor:

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Hyperthyroidism

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Speaker: Karen Eiler, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Bio: Dr. Eiler is a native Californian. She holds a Master’s degree in Mammalian Behavioral Ecology and in Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Eiler attended Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, where she graduated with honors in 2007.

She completed her internship and internal medicine residency at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. Dr. Eiler worked at VCA West LA as a boarded internist for ten years. She trained and mentored both interns and internal medicine residents. Dr. Eiler has lectured locally and nationally, and has enjoyed teaching and mentoring other veterinarians.

Dr. Eiler’s research and publications have focused on endocrinology. A decade of working with other specialists at a high-volume specialty hospital has allowed her to become knowledgeable and experienced in all areas of internal medicine.

Sponsor:

SCVMA Presents:

Level I Leadership Training Part II

(for those who previously registered and attended Part I)

Two 6 Hour Sessions
Part I-  Sunday September 22nd
Part II-  Sunday November 17th

Provided FREE
for DVM Graduates from 2014 to Present, Practice Managers, and DVM Students
***Limited to 25 Attendees**
Attendees Must Attend BOTH Sessions

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Doors Open at 8:30 for Registration and Breakfast
**Breakfast and Lunch Included**
SCVMA Headquarters
5576 Corporate Avenue, Cypress, CA 90630

12 hours of CA Statutorily Approved CE

Presented By:

Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA

and

   Rob Best, CVPM, CFN

Sponsor

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