Southeast Veterinary Conference

Conference Program

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Southeast Veterinary Conference

June 17 - 20, 2012

Westin, Hilton Head Resort & Spa, Hilton Head, South Carolina

 

On behalf of VAM, Inc and the SCAV and it's board, we invite you to come exhibit at the 19th annual Southeast Veterinary Conference.  The SEVC has become a favorite conference for many families from all across the USA.  The Westin, Hilton Head Resort & Spa is truly a great summer vacation location and top of the line conference resort.  So bring your family and come exhibit at the 2012 SEVC,

"Where quality education & family fun come together"

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	Southeast Veterinary Conference June 17-20, 2012 ∙ Westin Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head, SC Tentative Schedule
	Sunday, June 17, 2012
Category	Time	Speaker	Topic	Room
Laser Therapy	1:30-2:50pm 3:15-4:35pm	John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM Sponsored by Companion Therapy Laser	Light Years Ahead - Class IV Laser Therapy	Archer West
Soft Tissue Surgery	1:30-2:50pm 3:15-4:35pm	Karen M. Tobias, DVM, MS, Diplomate DACVS	-Wound management: Diagnostics & treatment for challenging wound cases -Portosystemic shunts and other liver diseases: Diagnostics, medical management, surgical options, and postoperative care.	Archer East
Animal Behavior	1:30-2:50pm 3:15-4:35pm	Lynne Seibert, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVB Sponsored by Elanco	-Simple Steps to Building a Behavior -Friendly Practice -Making the Best Medication Choices for Behavior Patients	Elliott & Drayton
Technician/Staff Session	1:30-2:50pm 3:15-4:35pm	Erik Hofmesiter, DVM, DACVA, DECVAA, MA	Anesthesia in Specific Conditions, Capnography and Pulseoximetry, Anesthesia Crises, BP/Depth Monitoring, Local Blocks, Fluid Therapy	Lady Davis & Sampson
Management	1:30-2:50pm 3:15-4:35pm	Doyle Watson, DVM Sponsored by Simmons Education Fund	Various Perks and Fringe Benefits Many Owners take From Their Practice That are unrelated to routine business.	Jasmine
Monday, June 18, 2012
Category	Time	Speaker	Topic	Room
Cardiology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Andrew W. Beardow, DVM BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM Sponsored by Boehringer IngelheimVetmedica)	-Understanding Heart Disease and Treatment-Principals and Practice: An Interactive Program -Managing a Murmur: Building a Winning Partnership Between the Practitioner and Dog Owner: An Interactive Program -Managing a Canine Patient with heart failure before you get the echo: An interactive presentation -Interactive Cardiology Case Discussion -Using Cardiac Biomarkers in your Patients -Myths and Misperceptions about Congestive Heart Failure in the dog: An interactive Program	Danner East
Animal Behavior	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50	Lynne Seibert, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl, ACVB Sponsored by Elanco	-Modifying Behavior is Easier than you Think -Case Studies in Behavior Practice	Elliott & Drayton
Anesthesia	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Erik Hofmesiter, DVM, DACVA, DECVAA, MA	-Anesthesia in specific conditions, exotic anesthesia primer, Analgesia options Management -Anesthesia Crises, Sedation and Recovery -Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -Economics of Anesthesia, New(er) Anesthetic Drugs	Archer West
Oncology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Rebecca Brown, DVM, DACVIM	Oncology	Danner West
Internal Medicine	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Tristan Weinkle, DVM, DACVIM	Internal Medicine	Archer East
Practice Management	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Wendy Myers Sponsored by IDEXX	-Understanding Reasons Behind Declining Visits -Getting Clients to Come Back -Selling the Value of Diagnostics -Tricked Out Technology for Client Communication	Jasmine
Soft Tissue Surgery   Technician/ Support Staff Session	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Karen M. Tobias, DVM, MS, DACVS	-Wound management: The basics for veterinary technicians. -Challenging wound cases: how to help when wounds won't heal -Porosystemic shunts: Basic information & client education -Respiratory conditions: Technicians play a key role in management & client education	Lady Davis & Sampson
Large Animal	8:30-9:20am 9:30-10:20am 11-11:50am	Derek Foster, DVM, MSpVM, DACVIM	-Ruminants	Heyward
Large Animal	1-1:50pm 2-2:50pm 3-3:50pm	Lisa Helen Williamson, DVM, MS, DACVIM	-Ruminants	Heyward
Dentistry	8:30-9:20am 10:30-11:50am	Sharon Hoffman, DVM, DAVDC	-The Oral Exam: The Good, The Bad and The painful -What's new in Veterinary Dentistry	Magnolia
Dentistry Lab	1-4:00pm	Sharon Hoffman, DVM, DAVDC Sponsored by Dentalaire Products & Midmark Animal Products	Dental radiography lab (open to veterinarians & technicians) 16 people max	Magnolia
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Category	Time	Speaker	Topic	Room
Urology	8: :30-9:50am 10:30-11:50am 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:00pm	Gregory F. Grauer, DVM, MS, DACVIM	-A Case based approach to patients with azotemia -Prevention and management of acute kidney injury -What I need to know about proteinuria -UTI -Top ten questions addressed	Archer West
Dermatology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Keith A. Hnilica, DVM, MS, DACVD Sponsored by Pfizer	-Dermatology	Archer East
	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Marcia Carothers, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)	Medicine	Danner West
	8:30-10:20am	Greg Brown Sponsored by Novartis	-Suture Science and Selection	Elliott/Drayton
Lunch & Learn Session	11:30am-1pm	Kyle Creech, DVM Sponsored by Ceva Animal Health	-Animal Behavior Symposium & the Use of Pheromones in Practice	Fort Walker
Surgery	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Randy Basinger, DVM, ACVS	Surgery	Danner East
Practice Management	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Wendy Myers Sponsored by Idexx	-Driving Repeat Business Back to Your Clinic -Creating the Client Experience: Before, During & After the Exam -How Social Media Can Promote your Practice, Part 1 -How Social Media Can Promote your Practice, Part 2	Jasmine
Large Animal	8:30-9:20am 9:30-10:20am 10:30-11:20am 1-1:20pm 1:30-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Eric Mueller, DVM, PhD, DACVS Erin Groover, DVM, DACVIM, LAIM	Equine	Gazebo
Technician/Staff	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Kristin Welch, DVM	Emergency Critical Care	Lady Davis & Sampson
Cruciate Repair	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50am 1-4:00pm	Kathy Wander, DVM, MS, DACVS Sponsored by Securos	Morning lecture on TTA procedure Afternoon TTA lab	Magnolia
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Category	Time	Speaker	Topic	Room
Dermatology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Keith A. Hnilica, DVM, MS, DACVD Sponsored by Pfizer	-Dermatology	Archer East
Neurology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Peter Brofman, DVM, MS, ACVIM	-Neurology	Danner West
Urology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Gregory F. Grauer, DVM, MS, DACVIM	-Staging and management of chronic kidney disease -Importance of proteinuria and hypertension in chronic kidney disease -Can I use NSAIDs in dogs with liver and kidney disease? -A simple approach to micturition disorders	Archer West
Ophthalmology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Anne Cook, DVM	-Ophthalmology	Magnolia
Lunch & Learn	11:30-1pm	Merial	Merial Speaker	Fort Walker
Cardiology	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Daniel Hall, VMD, DACVIM	Cardiology	Danner East
	8:30-9:20am 9:30-10:20am 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Corinne Goldman, DVM, MS, DACVIM	Medicine	Elliott/Drayton
Practice Management	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	Wendy Myers Sponsored by Idexx	-Marketing Preventive Care -Introducing Wellness Plans to Your Clients -Promoting Preventive Dentistry -Strategies to Get Cats Back	Jasmine
Large Animal	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:50 1-2:20pm 3:00-4:20pm	TBA Kent Adams, DVM	-Equine: How to make lab services pay: the road to 100% compliance. Equine: Practice tips from the trenches-include fibrinogen methods and pitch the vsPRO among topics -Equine: Red Maple Toxicity -Cattle obstetrics: Obstetrical techniques you never learned in school: solving the toughest ob cases in novel ways	Gazebo
Technician/Staff	8:30-9:50am 10:30-11:30	Marcia Carothers, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)	-Medicine	Lady Davis & Sampson

Area Information

Hilton Head, South Carolina

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