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A new treatment option for mast cell tumors in dogs

This talk provides a basic overview of mast cells and mast cell tumor biology, as well as introducing a new, non-anesthetic option for the treatment of canine MCT. Numerous case examples are used to demonstrate how to properly dose, administer, and manage these cases.

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Approved for 1 hour California Statutory CEU

SPEAKER:  Scott Weinman, DVM, MBA

Scott Weinman was raised on a family farm in Minnesota.  From a very early age, he dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. After completing degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, he attended Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine where he obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree. While in practice, he returned to Seattle University-Alber’s School of Business and Economics to earn his MBA in Operations Management.  Dr. Weinman completed a year-long Fellowship in Shelter Medicine (focus on infectious disease) in 2016 at UC Davis.

His veterinary career has encompassed general and emergency practice, managing veterinary practices, serving on the board of a multi-state practice network, working as a corporate trainer, providing relief veterinary services, and business consulting. Also, he has spent over a decade as a Field Based Technical Services Veterinarian, speaking on a variety of topics from Heartworm disease, Osteoarthritis, Pain Management, Canine & Feline Heart Disease, Atopic Dermatitis, Oncology, Wound Closure & Management, Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, and management topics such as Medical Adherence, Teambuilding and Leadership, and Marketing. Prior to joining Virbac, Dr. Weinman was an acute care veterinarian at a busy 24 hour emergency practice in the Portland area.

Dr. Weinman currently resides in Davis, CA where he lives with his partner, a labradoodle named “Daisy,” and a tuxedo cat named “Pinot Noir.”  He enjoys travel, outdoor activities, and is an amateur mixologist and chef.

SCVMA with the support of ELANCO present

ALL CHAPTER ALL MEMBER

VIRTUAL CE Event

2 hours California Statutorily Approved CE

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Practical Medical and Nutritional Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs and Cats

Dr Jennifer Larsen, DVM, PhD, DACVN 

Carrie Palm, DVM, MAS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Attendees will better understand effective assessment of patients with chronic kidney disease, and the approach to management of chronic kidney disease in dogs and cats, including practical aspects of both in-hospital and at-home care and nutrition.

 Speakers:

Dr. Palm graduated from the University of California, Davis school of veterinary medicine and then completed an internship and residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Board Certified in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She practiced as a small animal internist for one year in a specialty practice and then returned to UC Davis to complete a 2-year fellowship in urinary medicine, including advanced training in nephrology, hemodialysis/extracorporeal medicine and endourology. Since 2011 she has been a faculty member at the UC Davis School of veterinary medicine and is currently an Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine. She is interested in all aspects of renal and urinary medicine, but her main focuses are acute kidney injury (including feline ureteral obstruction), extracorporeal therapies (including hemodialysis and apheresis) and interventional endourology. In 2020, Dr. Palm completed a 2-year master’s program in clinical translational research at the UC Davis School of Medicine.

Dr. Larsen holds a PhD in Nutritional Biology and a DVM from UC Davis. She attained Diplomate status from the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, and completed a PhD in Nutritional Biology.  She provides clinical nutritional consulting through the Nutrition Support Service at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Open to the entire veterinary team. 

“You Diagnosed Lymphoma, Now what?”

The diagnosis and treatment of cancer is moving forward at an increasingly rapid pace.  Just this event to learn the following:

• Phenotyping and why its important
• Role of chemotherapy and which protocols to use

• • What to do at relapse?
  • Role of Tanovea
  • Role Laverdia

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Approved for ONE hr California Statutorily Approved CE

SPEAKER

Dr Craig Clifford, DVM,MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

He received his DVM from Mississippi State University in 1999 and subsequently completed his internship in small animal medicine & surgery and his residency in oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a fellowship examiner for the Australian College of Veterinary Scientist, a member of the ACVIM residency training and credentials committee, a member of the Veterinary Cancer Society Executive Board & Founder of the VCS Residency Review Session at the annual meeting, a consultant to the Veterinary Information Network, Animal Clinical Investigations Network, Novartis Animal Health, Pfizer, Oasmia Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pet Medicus Laboratories, and AB Science. Dr Clifford is also advisory board member of the Animal Cancer Foundation which provides support for funding translation research. A Co-Founder of the Northeastern Veterinary Co-operative Oncology Group.

Updates and Innovations in Mast Cell Tumor treatments

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Approved for 1 hour California Statutory Approved CEU

Speaker: Dr. Chad M. Johannes, DVM. DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Chad M. Johannes, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology) is an Assistant Profession of Oncology at Iowa State University. His industry experience includes former Medical Director at Aranta Therapeutics, Inc. and coordination of the launch of Palladia (R), the first FDA-approved veterinary cancer therapeutic, during his time with Pfizer Animal Health (now Zoetis). Dr. Johannes’s practice experience includes primary care, specialty care, and academic settings. His areas of research interest include oncology therapeutic development, immunotherapeutics, and effective management of treatment-related side effects.

“Wicked Smart” 

TOPIC: Clinically relevant highlights from 2020 ACVO meeting

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Approved for 1 hour California Statutory CEU

Dr. Douglas Esson is a board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. His many areas of interest and expertise include corneal surgery, high-risk cataract surgery, the management of glaucoma, exotic animal ophthalmology, clinical research and the developing field of telemedicine.

Dr. Esson has trained vet students, general veterinarians, interns, residents and ophthalmologists including industry and biotech professionals. His scientific manuscripts have been published in peer-reviewed journals including Veterinary Ophthalmology, the Journal of Glaucoma, Science, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science & the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. He has authored texts including sections in “Veterinary Ophthalmology”, “Glaucoma” and “Veterinary Ophthalmic Surgery” as well as his own “Clinical Atlas of Canine & Feline Ophthalmic Disease”. Dr. Esson has also presented his research and clinical studies at ACVO, ECVO, ESVO, WSAVA, ARVO, AGS & AAO and is a consultant ophthalmologist with the Comparative Ophthalmic Research Laboratories (CORL) of Wisconsin & New World Medical (California), a member of the University of Florida’s Center for Vision Research and an associate member of the American Glaucoma Society (AGS).

Dr. Esson is well known in the Southern California veterinary community where he has practiced and worked closely with the profession for over ten years. He regularly teaches and hosts wet labs and his volunteer work with wildlife has appeared in numerous publications and syndicated television shows. He is involved with multiple conservation organizations and projects and is also A regularly invited international speaker.

When not practicing ophthalmology, Dr. Esson enjoys spending time with his wife Dr Sara Calvarese DACVO who is also a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist! Dr Esson & Dr Calvarese met during their surgical training at the Magrane Science Course and share a love of science, ophthalmology and animals of all kinds.

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Paranoid About Your Practice’s Computer Network Being Hacked or Hit With Ransomware? You Should Be!

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Approved for 1hr California Statutorily Approved CE

We’ll show you how to protect your practice’s network and be prepared for the inevitable.

In this session, attendees will learn:

1. What are Malware and Ransomware
2. Why you should care
3. How at risk veterinary practices are to network security breaches
4. How to protect against it
5. Examples of veterinary practices that have been infiltrated and how they responded based on their IT set up

SPEAKER–Joe Axne, Owner/CEO

Joe Axne has more than 20 years of IT systems and services support experience.

He started I.T. Guru in 2005, personally financing the new venture to assist small and medium businesses in Denver Metro with their IT support needs. Since then, Joe and his team have been assisting hundreds of extremely happy clients with managed services for their computers and IT networks. I.T. Guru provides each of these clients with a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solution assuring the business owner’s intellectual property is protected against the consistent threats that exist within any technical environment.

An animal lover himself, in 2012 Joe decided to bring I.T. Guru’s market focus exclusively to veterinary practices and animal health providers. It has allowed the team to gain a complete understanding of a client’s specific IT needs. Of special note is the development of the IT Standards of Care for veterinary practices, a resource and roadmap all practices should have in place to ensure continuity of care.

Joe is an active member of VetPartners, a national group of trusted veterinary consultants and advisors.

Chas Hendricks Memorial CE Program

2 CE hours Via Zoom

Sunday, August 22, 2021, 845 AM-1130 AM

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BOARDED SPECIALIST ROUND ROBIN

1. Rhonda Schulman, DVM, DACVIM, “How I Treat Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia”, VCA Animal Specialty Group
2. Rich Pankowski, DVM-  “Thoughts on the Referral Process, How Can We Make This Work for the Pet, the Client, the rDVM and the Specialist in Today’s Environment”, Veterinary Surgical Specialist
3. Birgitte Tan, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)- “Navigating Grief in Veterinary Practice”, VCA Veterinary Specialists of the Valley
4. Peter Vogel, VMD, DACVS- “The Three N’s of Pain Free Post-Op, NSAIDs, Narcotics, and Nocita”, Animal Orthopedic Center

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 August 22, 2021

Speakers:

 Dr. Rhonda Schulman, DVM, DACVIM received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1994 from the University of California, Davis. After veterinary school, she completed a one-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at The University of Pennsylvania, followed by a residency in small animal internal medicine at The University of Illinois.
In 1999 she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, practicing as a staff internist at a hospital in Arizona. In 2000, she returned to The University of Illinois, first as a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, and then as an Assistant Professor. She returned to Arizona in 2004 and joined us at ASG in November 2007. She has authored numerous book chapters and journal articles and has lectured nationally on a variety of internal medicine topics, most extensively in pulmonology and endocrinology.

Dr. Rich Pankowski spent the first 16 years of practice as an equine surgeon and racetrack practitioner, I joined my wife, Dr. Diane Craig, at Veterinary Surgical Specialists in Tustin on the business side of the practice as the Hospital Administrator. It’s been easier on my body and better for my 3 children. Over the past 20 years, VSS has grown 35-fold in revenue, opened an emergency department and added two dedicated partners, DRS Tony Cambridge, and Peter Sebestyen. Currently I believe we are one of the last privately owned specialty hospitals in Southern California. Diane and I have two daughters who will be juniors in veterinary school at UC Davis and UW Madison. You might say we have a lot of skin in the game.

Dr. Birgitte Tan, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) is a certified Grief transformation coach, speaker, author, founder of the
International Childhood Cancer Charity. She defied the odds and became a successful board certified
veterinarian oncologist and built two multi-million dollar businesses. Upon successfully
triumphing over a multitude of grievous events including sudden paralysis of her dominant
hand, Dr. Tan then pursued additional training in grief transformation, founded the “Dance
Away Sadness” grief support system, and created “The 5-Fingers Method” to help people easily
thrive and triumph. Dr. Birgitte excels at helping others effortlessly let go of their challenges
and create magnificent results beyond their own expectation.

Dr. Peter Vogel, VMD, DACVS graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1990.  He completed a Small Animal Surgical internship at the California Animal Hospital and a Small Animal Surgical residency at the University of California, Davis.   Dr. Vogel was the founding and senior partner of The Southern California Veterinary Specialty Hospital, a large multidisciplinary referral hospital, located in Irvine, CA  Dr. Vogel then became the co-medical director for VCA West Coast Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital in Fountain Valley, CA.  Dr. Vogel is the founder of The Animal Orthopedic Center in Anaheim, CA. Dr. Vogel is the past President of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and is currently a Governor for the California Veterinary Medical Association, representing Los Angeles and Orange County, CA.  He also is a recipient of the Dan Mahan Award for Excellence in Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Vogel is a board certified veterinary surgeon, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, and has almost 30 years of experience in clinical practice, as well as teaching veterinary students and training interns and residents. Dr. Vogel lectures extensively in Southern California, as well as elsewhere in the US and has spoken at several world veterinary conferences in China, South Korea, and Mexico.

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TELE-HEALTH REAL MEDICAL CASE STUDIES

In this session, attendees will learn about the most common use cases of telehealth in practice, using real data from thousands of telehealth cases. We will also discuss how to approach medical cases with and without VCPR, what tools can be used to obtain virtual patient data, and how connected care can- and will- change how veterinarians practice.

 Approved for 1hr California Statutorily Approved CE

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 SPEAKER

Jess Trimble, DVM

Dr. Jess Trimble is a veterinarian who is passionate about how virtual health and new technologies can improve the lives of the whole veterinary team and enhance practice operations, while also improving pet health and making care more affordable. She is an experienced general practitioner, telehealth consultant, speaker, and the Chief Veterinary Officer of Anipanion.

“Anipanion’s mission is to provide an exceptional connected care experience for pet parents and their veterinary professionals, with the goal of empowering veterinary teams to deliver the best health outcomes for our beloved companion animals.”

Coronavirus’s in 2021

1) We will compare and contrast animal and human coronavirus’s

2) What therapies work and don’t work

3) Vaccines, vaccines, and more vaccines

Approved for ONE hr California Statutorily Approved CE

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SPEAKER: Dave Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM

Dr. David Bruyette received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Missouri. Subsequently, he completed an internship at Purdue University and residency in internal medicine at the University of California-Davis. He was a staff internist at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group and a member of the Department of Comparative Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Bruyette was an Assistant Professor and Head of Internal Medicine at Kansas State University and Director of the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at Kansas State. He was Medical Director of the VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, one of the largest 24-hour emergency/specialty practices in the country from Sept 1996 – Jan 2017. Dr. Bruyette is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and a member of the Endocrine Society.

Currently he is the Chief Medical Officer for Anivive Lifesciences. Anivive is engaged in drug discovery to find new pharmaceuticals for use in dogs and cats.

TBA

Nutritional Management of Atopy and Food Allergy in Dogs and Cats

This lecture will help attendees identify the most common causes of allergic dermatitis and learn how to nutritionally manage food allergic dermatitis as well as atopic dermatitis. This lecture will also address how to conduct a diet elimination trial and which diet options are available for this type of diagnostic trial, as well as an overview of studies on hydrolyzed diets, and a new nutritional approach to food allergy in dogs..  There will also be a discussion on some functional nutrients to help with managing atopic dermatitis in dogs.

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Approved for 1hr California Statutorily Approved CE

Dr Shelly Adrian received her DVM from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007.  She went on to a rigorous one-year private practice internship, mainly focused on Emergency Medicine, at the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center in San Diego, CA.  She remained with that clinic for an additional 2 years as an emergency veterinarian.  In 2010, she entered general practice in San Diego, and continues to practice in coastal San Diego.  Shelly’s areas of interest include nutrition, internal medicine, and emergency medicine.  In 2015, Shelly joined Nestle Purina Pet Care as a Veterinary Communications Manager, and was named a Senior Veterinary Communications Manager in 2019. Her current responsibilities include supporting several veterinary schools as well as providing education on behalf of the veterinary sales team.

Shelly resides with her physicist husband in San Diego and has 3 dogs: a 97-pound “houndbeast” named Doc, a 77-pound “greyhound-lookin’ thing” named Nutmeg, and a young “Monkey” golden retriever mix, who she found on Petfinder.com.

How Efficient Space Planning Can Help Maximize Services In Your Hospital

Rick will share some  projects that showcase:

1. How early planning and site assessment with your design team can help mitigate your lease negotiations with your landlord
2. What information will be critical to share with your design team, to program an effective space plan that meets your needs
3. What strategies can be utilized during the initial space planning phase that will help plan for current and future expansion needs
4. How the early decision for types of treatment areas can help facilitate planning ahead for the clearances and code compliancy, that otherwise would have been affected during construction
5. How space planning can help facilitate the decision for renovation/addition or new construction, and also strategize for phasing during construction

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Approved for 1hr California Statutorily Approved CE

SPEAKER—Richard Renschen, AIA, LEED AP

Richard Renschen started MD Architects in 2000 focusing on creating compassionate spaces for human healthcare. In 2006, Rick was approached by a veterinary surgeon who asked him to design a large state-of-the-art specialty animal hospital combining MD Architect’s healthcare operational expertise with the care needed to treat animals. Since then, Rick has overseen over 190+ animal-care projects from coast-to-coast including but not limited to specialty hospitals, general practice, individual clinics, corporate hospitals, animal shelters and day-care facilities. Rick has more than 25 years of experience and has active architect registration in 35 states across the nation. Rick and his design team at MD Architects strive to bring their national experience and cater it to create spaces that are locally inspired and operationally sustainable. When not designing, Rick enjoys spending time with his family skiing, wake surfing, mountain biking or scoring deals on Amazon Prime!

MD Architects was selected as a Grand Prize Winner in the dvm360 2021 Hospital Design Competition for VCA West Coast Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA. (see photo above)

Liquid Biopsy For Noninvasive Multi-Cancer Detection And Characterization In Dogs

Blood-based liquid biopsy for veterinary applications will be introduced, including a review of the current clinical approach to cancer diagnosis, and opportunities for cell-free DNA based liquid biopsy testing in dogs. Multiple clinical use cases for liquid biopsy in cancer detection will be described, including screening for early detection; aid in diagnosis; and monitoring for residual or recurrent disease.

Learning Objectives:

1.      Describe the origins of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the setting of cancer

2.      Identify clinical scenarios in which liquid biopsy testing may be useful

3. Recognize areas for future research in the field of veterinary oncology diagnostics

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Approved for ONE hr California Statutorily Approved CE

SPEAKER: Andi Flory, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Dr. Andi Flory is a board-certified specialist in Medical Oncology. Dr. Flory graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and completed additional training at Florida Veterinary Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center in Tampa, Florida, and Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.  Dr. Flory has previously worked as an oncologist in the US and Australia until a little dog named Poppy changed the path of her career and led her to a passion for cancer genomics.  Since 2019, Dr. Flory has been acting in the role of Chief Medical Officer for PetDx, which aims to bring noninvasive cancer detection to veterinary medicine.

Conti Symposium

UC Irvine

Details coming soon!

Topic: Neurology

Approved for 1 hour California Statutory Approved CEU

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Speaker: Yenlie Zingale, DVM, MS
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)

Dr. Zingale has a bachelor degree in Neurophysiology from the University of California, Davis. She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis in 2012. Afterward, she completed a one-year rotating small animal internship at the Veterinary Medical Surgical Group in Ventura, CA and a three-year residency in small animal neurology/neurosurgery. She holds Master’s degree from Colorado State University in Clinical Sciences.

Dr. Zingale’s particular interests are in seizure disorders, chronic pain management, and various neurosurgical procedures. In her free time, she is an avid yoga practitioner and loves to spend time outdoors hiking, surfing, running, and scuba diving.

Join us for the 2022 Celebration!

Dear Friends,

The SCVMA returns to the happiest place on earth, “Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel.”  We are delighted to unite with our friends and members to celebrate the 2022 Annual Celebration.

We look forward to honoring the aspects of the veterinary profession- our industry supporters, professional support teams, and veterinarians.

Please join us February 5, 2022 as we return for an evening of camaraderie, stunning venue, outstanding food, and award ceremonies.

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Sponsors, receive 10% off early sponsorship- submit by August 1, 2021