Saturday, November 8th

TIME Small Animal I
Neurology
 Small Animal II
Emergency/Critical Care
 Small Animal III
Exotics
 Equine
 Ruminant
 Practice Management
 Veterinary Technician I
 Veterinary Technician II
7:00AM-5:20PM | Registration
7:00AM-1:30PM | Exhibit Hall Open
7:00AM-8:00AM | Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:00AM-8:00AM | Christian Veterinary Prayer Breakfast
7:00AM-7:50AM | Opioids in Veterinary Medicine II - Emily Maynard
8:00-
8:50am		 Weird and wacky:
abnormal episodes - are
these patients neurologic
or neurotic?

Stephanie Thomovsky		 Approach to the Emergency
Patient in General Practice

Selena Lane		 Managing trauma in
ectotherms (fishes,
amphibians, and reptiles)

Greg Lewbart		 Wolfpack News Hour

Erin Pearson
Caitlin Horne		 BQA

Catherine Harris		 TBD Wildlife Physical Examination

Karra Pierce		 Become a SUPER TECH!: Be the
Vet Tech you WANT to be!

Sarah Parsons
8:50-9:00am BREAK
9:00-9:50am Movement disorders - a
review of what they are
with specific dyskinesias
discussed in detail

Stephanie Thomovsky		 Urine Trouble: stabilization
of the blocked cat

Selena Lane		 Methods of anesthesia
and restraint of various zoological
animals in private practice

Tara Harrison		 Research Update

Breanna Sheahan		 Small Ruminant
Pharmacology update

Joe Smith		 TBD Triage and Euthanasia of
Wildlife

Karra Pierce		 Emotions in Emergency - "I could
never do what you do, I love
animals too much"- Co-workers, clients, and YOU!

Sarah Parsons
9:50-10:20am BREAK
10:20-
11:10am		 From Dizziness to Diagnosis:
A Guide to Vestibular Dysfunction

Melissa Lewis		 Tachy vs Tacky Part 1

Rita Hanel
Anusha Balaskrishnan		 How to anesthetize rabbits,
small rodents, ferrets, and
other species

Hayley Stratton		 ABC's of ART's

Jennine Lection		 Ultrasonography of
the bovine thorax

Christian Gerspach		 TBD Wildlife fluid therapy

Karra Pierce		 Dermatologic examinations and
procedures

Amanda Quinn
11:10-11:20am BREAK
11:20-
12:10pm		 Drooped Jaw to Droopy Face:
Deciphering Cranial Neuropathies

Melissa Lewis		 Tachy vs Tacky Part 2

Rita Hanel
Anusha Balaskrishnan		 Common Emergencies and
Non-infectious Diseases of
Backyard Poultry

Olivia Petritz		 Plan B: Gamete
Rescue for Mares
and Stallions

Jennine Lection		 Ultrasonography of
the bovine abdomen

Christian Gerspach		 TBD Wildlife wound Management

Karra Pierce		 ECG's for RVT's

Brooke Bridges
12:10PM-
1:10PM		 LUNCH (Exhibit Hall)

 

TIME Small Animal I
Respiratory
 Small Animal II
Emergency/Critical Care
 Small Animal III
Updates on Infectious
Diseases/AMR
 Equine
 Ruminant
 Practice Management
 Veterinary Technician I
 Veterinary Technician II
1:10-
2:00pm		 Canine aerodigestive disorders:
Understanding the link
between cough and
swallow

Carol Reinero		 Think Fast: Respiratory
Distress Part 1

Rita Hanel
Anusha Balaskrishnan		 Unusal Suspects:
atypical bacterial infections
in cats and dogs

Jen Granick		 Colic in the pregnant
and periparturient mare

Holly Roessner		 Small Ruminant
Euthanasia

Joe Smith		 TBD The sick cat

Alex Lynch		 Empowering Technicians,
Elevating Practices:
The Key to Better Patient Care
and Staff Retention

Justin Pedley
2:00-2:10pm BREAK
2:10-
3:00pm		 Rethinking the approach
to canine bacterial
pneumonia

Carol Reinero		 Think Fast: Respiratory
Distress Part 2

Rita Hanel
Anusha
Balaskrishnan		 Pet Pee-ves: diagnostic
and antimicrobial
strategies for urinary
tract infections

Jen Granick		 Endocrinopathies in
critically ill foals

Ramiro Toribio		 Field Necropsies: Common
conundrums and how to
approach them

Liz Rose		 TBD Tackling triages

Emily Barbour		 Empowering Yourself to be
a Dental Champion!

Kristen Callis
3:00-3:30pm BREAK
3:30-
4:20pm		 Large airway diseases
in cats

Carol Reinero		 Thoracic Trauma

Anusha Balaskrishnan		 To Treat or Not to Treat:
guidance for antimicrobial
use for acute
diarrhea in dogs

Jen Granick		 Fetal to Neonatal
Transition and
Disorders of Maturity

Ramiro Toribio		 Case based discussion
SR and camelids and pigs

Joe Smith		 Paws, Reflect, and Connect:
Building Resilience
Through Better
Communication - Part 1

Sarina Manifold		 Intralipids

Lynne Babineau		 Importance of Manuals:
CBC and Urine

Kim Lewis
4:20-4:30pm BREAK
4:30-
5:20pm		 Small airway diseases
in cats

Carol Reinero		 Abdominal Trauma

Rita Hanel		 Aligning surgical
prophylaxis with new
antimicrobial guidelines

Jen Granick		 Periparturient
Mare and the
Newborn Foal -
case discussion

Ramiro Toribio
Kasia Dembek
Jennine Lection		 Case presentations cattle

Christian Gerspach		 Paws, Reflect, and Connect:
Building Resilience
Through Better
Communication - Part 2

Sarina Manifold		 Oldies but Goodies: Nursing
Care for the Aging Patient

Kristy Rose		 Demystifying the
Anesthesia Machine

Erin Clark

Social Events:

NC State University CVM Alumni Reception

Saturday, November 8th — 5:30pm-7:00pm — Raleigh Convention Center - 400 Level Ballroom Lobby

Calling all NC State University CVM Alumni! Whether or not you are attending NCVC, we welcome all alumni to come enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer & wine, and time to catch up with your fellow alumni.

If you plan to attend, a link to RSVP will be provided soon.