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Small Animal Track Speakers
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Anusha Balaskrishnan, BVSC, DACVECC
Veterinary Emergency Group
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Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM DACVIM
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Jen Granick, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (SAIM)
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
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Rita Hanel, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM
Veterinary Emergency Group
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Tara Harrison, DVM, PM, DACZM, DACVPM
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Paul Hess, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Sara Jablonski, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
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Selena Lane, DVM, DACVECC
Veterinary Emergency Group
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Dana LeVine, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
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Greg Lewbart, DVM, MS, DACZM & DECZM
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Melissa Lewis, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (neurology)
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Kyle Mathews, DVM, MS, DACVS
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Andy Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Olivia Petritz, DVM, DACZM
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Barbara Qurollo, DVM
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center
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Valery Scharf, DVM, DACVS
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Steven Suter, VMD, MS, PhD
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Hayley Stratton, DVM
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Karen Tefft, DVM, MVSc, DACVIM (SA)
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
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Stephanie Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVIM (neurology), CCRP, cVMA
Perdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
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Katie Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-SAIM, SA nutrition
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine
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Tacky vs Tachy Part 1 • Saturday, November 8th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal II)
Tacky vs Tachy Part 2 • Saturday, November 8th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal II)
Think Fast: Respiratory Distress Part 1 • Saturday, November 8th - 1:10PM-2:00PM (Small Animal II)
Think Fast: Respiratory Distress Part 2 • Saturday, November 8th - 2:10PM-3:00PM (Small Animal II)
Thoracic Trauma • Saturday, November 8th - 3:30PM-4:20PM (Small Animal II)
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Bartonellosis in Cats and Dogs • Sunday, November 9th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal I)
Babesia and Bartonella species as zoonotic vectorborne illnesses in chronic disease • Sunday, November 9th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal I)
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Unusual Suspects: atypical bacterial infections in cats and dogs • Saturday, November 8th - 1:10PM-2:00PM (Small Animal III)
Pet Pee-ves: diagnostic and antimicrobial strategies for urinary tract infections • Saturday, November 8th - 2:10PM-3:00PM (Small Animal III)
To Treat or Not to Treat: guidance for antimicrobial use for acute diarrhea in dogs • Saturday, November 8th - 3:30PM-4:20PM (Small Animal III)
Aligning surgical prophylaxis with new antimicrobial guidelines • Saturday, November 8th - 4:30PM-5:20PM (Small Animal III)
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Tacky vs Tachy Part 1 • Saturday, November 8th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal II)
Tacky vs Tachy Part 2 • Saturday, November 8th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal II)
Think Fast: Respiratory Distress Part 1 • Saturday, November 8th - 1:10PM-2:00PM (Small Animal II)
Think Fast: Respiratory Distress Part 2 • Saturday, November 8th - 2:10PM-3:00PM (Small Animal II)
Abdominal Trauma • Saturday, November 8th - 4:30PM-5:20PM (Small Animal II)
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Methods of anesthesia and restraint of various zoological animals in private practice • Saturday, November 8th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal III)
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Overview of current oncology practice: what can/should we offer owners? • Sunday, November 9th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal III)
Canine bladder cancer - Are we moving the needle? • Sunday, November 9th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal III)
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Gallbladder mucocoeles and beyond: updated perspectives on canine biliary tract disorders • Friday, November 7th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal III)
A systematic approach to liver enzyme elevations in the dog • Friday, November 7th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal III)
Canine protein-losing enteropathy: diagnostic approaches for diverse clinical scenarios • Friday, November 7th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal III)
Canine protein-losing enteropathy: evidence-driven updates in therapeutic management • Friday, November 7th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal III)
When conventional therapy fails: Case studies in complicated canine protein-losing enteropathy • Friday, November 7th - 4:30PM-5:20PM(Small Animal I)
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Approach to the Emergency Patient in General Practice • Saturday, November 8th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal II)
Urine Trouble: stabilization of the blocked cat • Saturday, November 8th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal II)
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Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), from diagnosis to therapeutics • Sunday, November 9th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal II)
Hemostatic Hurdles: An interactive series of challenging bleeding cases • Sunday, November 9th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal II)
Where did all the platelets go? Highlights of the Consensus statement on the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats • Sunday, November 9th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal II)
Patching the petechiae: Highlights of the Consensus statement on the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats • Sunday, November 9th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal II)
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Managing trauma in ectotherms (fishes, amphibians, and reptiles) • Saturday, November 8th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal III)
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From Dizziness to Diagnosis: A Guide to Vestibular Dysfunction • Saturday, November 8th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal I)
Dropped Jaw to Droopy Face: Deciphering Cranial Neuropathies • Saturday, November 8th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal I)
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Stoned Cats and Wet Dogs - Ureter Know • Friday, November 7th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal II)
Ear Ye Ear Ye - Aural Surgery • Friday, November 7th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal II)
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Updates on the diagnosis and treatment of HW dz (part 1) • Friday, November 7th - 1:10PM-2:00PM (Small Animal III)
Updates on the diagnosis and treatment of HW dz (part 2) • Friday, November 7th - 2:10PM-3:00PM (Small Animal III)
Updates on resistant hookworms/roundworms/whips/tapes (part 1) • Friday, November 7th - 3:30PM-4:20PM (Small Animal III)
Updates on resistant hookworms/roundworms/whips/tapes (part 2) • Friday, November 7th - 4:30PM-5:20PM (Small Animal III)
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Common Emergencies and Non-Infectious Diseases of Backyard Poultry • Saturday, November 8th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal III)
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Tick-borne Rickettsial Pathogens in Dogs • Sunday, November 9th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal I)
Tick-borne Protozoan Pathogens in Dogs and Cats • Sunday, November 9th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal I)
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Canine aerodigestive disorders: Understanding the link between cough and swallow • Saturday, November 8th - 1:10PM-2:00PM (Small Animal I)
Rethinking the approach to canine bacterial pneumonia • Saturday, November 8th - 2:10PM-3:00PM (Small Animal I)
Large airway diseases in cats • Saturday, November 8th - 3:30PM-4:20PM (Small Animal I)
Small airway diseases in cats • Saturday, November 8th - 4:30PM-5:20PM (Small Animal I)
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Wound Healing • Friday, November 7th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal II)
Airway sx • Friday, November 7th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal II)
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How to anesthetize rabbits, small rodents, ferrets, and other species • Saturday, November 8th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal III)
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Novel Diagnostics for Canine Cancer: Helpful or Hyperbole? • Sunday, November 9th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal III)
Feline GI lymphoma • Sunday, November 9th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal III)
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New options for feline diabetes • Friday, November 7th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal I)
Basal insulins: not the insulin you learned about in school! • Friday, November 7th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal I)
Updates on feline hyperthyroidism • Friday, November 7th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal I)
Approach to hypercalcemia and canine primary hyperparathyroidism • Friday, November 7th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal I)
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How does physical rehabilitation actually work: a discussion of the sequela to inactivity and immobility and how rehabilitation is utilized to combat those sequela • Friday, November 7th - 1:10PM-2:00PM (Small Animal II)
The neurologic exam for the rehabilitation practitioner and common misconceptions about rehabilitation in neurologic patients • Friday, November 7th - 2:10PM-3:00PM (Small Animal II)
Acupuncture and its use in pain control in small animals • Friday, November 7th - 3:30PM-4:20PM (Small Animal II)
Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) in veterinary medicine • Friday, November 7th - 4:30PM-5:20PM (Small Animal II)
Weird and wacky: abnormal episodes - are these patients neurologic or neurotic? • Saturday, November 8th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal I)
Movement disorders - a review of what they are with specific dyskinesias discussed in detail • Saturday, November 8th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal I)
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Nutritional Nightmares: Preventing and Managing Hepatic Lipidosis • Friday, November 7th - 1:10PM-2:00PM (Small Animal I)
Fiber-responsive GI diseases: Going beyond psyllium • Friday, November 7th - 2:10PM-3:00PM (Small Animal I)
Don't Give Up: Why the Third (or Fourth) Diet Could Be the Breakthrough in Canine Chronic Enteropathy • Friday, November 7th - 3:30PM-4:20PM (Small Animal I)
When conventional therapy fails: Case studies in complicated canine protein-losing enteropathy • Friday, November 7th - 4:30PM-5:20PM (Small Animal I)
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