Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Ogeer DVM, MSc, MBA, MA

Topic: What’s New: Innovative Diagnostic Offerings in Urinary Disease

“RenalTech^TM is a new AI model (developed as a collaboration among Mars, Waltham, Banfield and Antech Diagnostics) that predicts whether a cat will develop chronic renal disease up to 2 years prior to the onset of disease.

This presentation will review the data used to create RenalTech^TM and support its accuracy, how to interpret the RenalTech^TM Status of a cat and outline follow up and personalized care pathways using clinical case examples.

CADET-BRAF/BRAF PLUS is first liquid urine biopsy using DNA-based testing for early detection, diagnosis and monitoring of transitional cell carcinoma/urothelial carcinoma.

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Approved for One hour of California Statutorily Approved CE

Speaker Bio: Dr. Ogeer graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), Canada, completed an emergency medicine/critical care residency at Tufts University/Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston and a Master of Science degree in Critical Care at the OVC. She has spent several years in academic teaching, research, clinical practice and administration as an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada. She is currently the VP of Medical Affairs and Commercial Marketing at Antech Diagnostics. Her areas of medical interest include kidney disease, pancreatitis, infectious diseases, coagulation and real-time PCR.

Topic: Arthritis Diagnosis & Management 

Title:” Help your patients live their best life- Review critical concepts for diagnosing and managing arthritis at your hospital” 

Speaker: Dr. Amy Zide, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA

Bio: Dr. Amy Zide is an experienced surgeon with a particular interest in head and neck surgery and arthroscopic treatment of orthopedic disease.

Education:

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Master of Comparative Veterinary Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX

This lecture is approved for 1 hour of CA statutorily approved CE credit

Sponsor: Blue Pearl

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Dr. Christine Oakley, Practice Limited to Oncology

Veterinary Cancer Group  – Woodland Hills

Topic:  Updates in Hemangiosarcoma

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Approved for One hour of California Statutorily Approved CE

Bio: Dr. Christine Oakley was born and raised in Orange County, California. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor’s degree in Biology, and went on to receive her DVM degree from The Ohio State University. She completed a rotating small animal internship followed by a specialty Oncology internship and Oncology residency at VCA West Los Angeles. She successfully passed her oncology board exam in June 2017. Her professional interests include hemangiosarcoma and adjunctive alternative treatments to treating this disease, as well as the exciting new roles of immunotherapy and targeted molecular therapies such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

She and her husband enjoy spending time with their golden retriever Nouveau and cats Bella and Toulouse. She enjoys yoga, cycling, snowboarding and the beach in her spare time as well as exploring good restaurants.

 How to Save a Life- Compassion Fatigue and Suicide Prevention

Did you know?
Compassion fatigue is a broadly defined concept
that can include emotional, physical, and spiritual
distress in those providing care to another. It is
associated with caregiving where people or animals
are experiencing significant emotional or physical
pain and suffering.
– Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project

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Speaker: Allyne Moon, RVT, CCFP, has been working in veterinary medicine since 1992. She received her LVT license from the State of Alaska in 2003, her Californian RVT license in 2004, is an Expert Witness for the State of California, and is a former VMB Hospital Inspector. As a result of a continued interest in improving the veterinary community, she lectures nationally and locally on a variety of subjects including: veterinary forensics, shelter medicine, radiation safety, suicide prevention, compassion fatigue, and veterinary law. Allyne’s love for animals led her to work for an open-admission municipal animal shelter in Southern California, treating a wide variety of animals and conditions ranging from upper respiratory infections to gunshot wounds and vehicular trauma. She now works as Membership Secretary and Assist Executive director of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association in Cypress, CA. In her “spare time,” Allyne volunteers at veterinary free clinics run by Downtown Dog Rescue (South Central LA) and Amanda Foundation (Watts). She is also heavily involved in veterinary professional organizations, to include having served as the chair of the Para-Professional Chapter of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association (2009-2015), and currently serving on the SCVMA Wellness Task Force, on the advisory board of Cal Poly Pomona and Stanbridge University’s RVT programs, as secretary of the SCVMA Educational Grant Board, Past President of the California Registered Veterinary Technicians Association, and is the first RVT to serve on the SCVMA board.