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Small Animal Track Speakers

  • Anusha Balaskrishnan, BVSC, DACVECC

    Veterinary Emergency Group

  • Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM DACVIM

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Jen Granick, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (SAIM)

    University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Rita Hanel, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM

    Veterinary Emergency Group

  • Tara Harrison, DVM, PM, DACZM, DACVPM

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Paul Hess, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology)

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Sara Jablonski, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

    Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Selena Lane, DVM, DACVECC

    Veterinary Emergency Group

  • Dana LeVine, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

    Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Greg Lewbart, DVM, MS, DACZM & DECZM

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Melissa Lewis, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (neurology)

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Kyle Mathews, DVM, MS, DACVS

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Andy Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Olivia Petritz, DVM, DACZM

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Barbara Qurollo, DVM

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

    University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center

  • Valery Scharf, DVM, DACVS

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Steven Suter, VMD, MS, PhD

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Hayley Stratton, DVM

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Karen Tefft, DVM, MVSc, DACVIM (SA)

    NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Stephanie Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVIM (neurology), CCRP, cVMA

    Perdue University College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Katie Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-SAIM, SA nutrition

    Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Methods of anesthesia and restraint of various zoological animals in private practice Saturday, November 8th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal III)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Managing trauma in ectotherms (fishes, amphibians, and reptiles) Saturday, November 8th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal III)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Common Emergencies and Non-Infectious Diseases of Backyard Poultry Saturday, November 8th - 11:20AM-12:10PM (Small Animal III)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Wound Healing Friday, November 7th - 8:00AM-8:50AM (Small Animal II)

    Airway sx Friday, November 7th - 9:00AM-9:50AM (Small Animal II)

  • How to anesthetize rabbits, small rodents, ferrets, and other species Saturday, November 8th - 10:20AM-11:10AM (Small Animal III)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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)

  • 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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