Overview | Speakers | Schedule | Events | Exhibitors & Sponsors | Hotel | Proceedings
Thursday, February 3 / Keynote Speaker
Large Animal
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Understanding Animal Behavior
Dr. Temple Grandin, Keynote Speaker – sponsored by the Indiana Animal Health Foundation Dr. Carol Ecker Lecture Series
Friday, February 4 / Mixed Animal / Equine Medicine
Equine Sunrise CE / Ditslear AB
7:00 – 7:50 am
Boundaries Do Not Have to Be Fence Lines sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
by Dr. Jamie Pribyl
Mixed Animal / Ditslear AB
8:00 – 8:50 am
Animal Welfare Issues in Present and Future
by Dr. Temple Grandin
Mixed Animal / Ditslear AB
9:00 – 9:50 am
The Importance of Good Stockmanship
by Dr. Temple Grandin
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Equine / Ditslear AB
10:30 – 11:20 am
A Simple Approach To Performing A Lameness Evaluation
by Dr. Cathleen Mochal
Lunch / Waters A
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Equine / Ditslear AB
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Staying Sound: Maintaining Performance In the Aging Performance Horse
by Dr. Mochal
Equine / Ditslear AB
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Foot & Hoof Injuries: A Review From Wounds To Fractures
by Dr. Mochal
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Equine / Ditslear AB
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Hoof Abscess: An Old Problem Made Easy / Hoof Cast: How-To Session On Application & Use
by Dr. Mochal
Equine / Ditslear AB
3:40 – 4:30 pm
General Surgery Of The Equine Distal Limb
by Dr. Mochal
Friday, February 4 / Small Animal Pain Management/ Rehabilitation
Small Animal Sunrise CE / Waters D
7:00 – 7:50 am
Heartworm Hot Topics
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
by Dr. Doug Carithers
Small Animal/ Waters E
8:00 – 8:50 am
Widening The Lens: A Broader Understanding of OA-Associated Pain 
by Dr. Kristin Shaw
Small Animal / Waters E
9:00 – 9:50 am
Stop Being Afraid Of The Orthopedic Exam! My Top 4 Magic Tips
by Dr. Shaw
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters E
10:30 – 11:20 am
Comprehensive Care For Canine OA Part 1: Treating Pain & Lifestyle Modifications
by Dr. Shaw
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Small Animal / Waters E
12:30 – 1:20PM
Comprehensive Care For Canine OA Part 2: Nutrition, Supplements & Rehabilitation
by Dr. Shaw
Small Animal / Waters E
1:30 – 2:20 pm
What About Cats? Acute & Chronic Pain Management For Feline Patients
by Dr. Shaw
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters E
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Peri-Operative Pain Management Starts At Home: How To Reduce Surgical Pain In Dogs & Cats
by Dr. Shaw
Friday, February 4 / Small Animal Ophthalmology
Small Animal / Waters D
9:00 – 9:50 am
The Eye Is The Window: Ocular Manifestations Of Systemic Disease
by Dr. Georgina Newbold
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters D
10:30 – 11:20 am
The Red Eye: Conjunctivial Disease Or Something Else?
by Dr. Newbold
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Small Animal / Waters D
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Feline Ophthalmology: Cats Are Not Small Dogs
by Dr. Newbold
Small Animal / Waters D
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Recognizing & Managing Complicated Canine Corneal Disease
by Dr. Newbold
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters D
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Common Ocular Emergencies: When To Treat & When To Refer
by Dr. Newbold
Small Animal / Waters D
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Exotic Ocular Insights: Common Eye Problems In A Variety Of Exotic Species
by Dr. Newbold
Friday, February 4 / Veterinary Team
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
8:00 – 8:50 am
Externship Utilization & Implementation
by Marianne Dosmann, RVT
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
9:00 – 9:50 am
Nurturing Through Empowerment: Crafting A Development Program That Empowers
by Crystal Schaeffer, RVT
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
10:30 – 11:20 am
It’s Hard To See You Leave: Nursing Recruitment, Retention & Utilization
by Crystal Schaeffer, RVT
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Oops, No Opioids/ Opioid Free or Limited Analgesia
by Amanda M. Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS
Veterinary Team / Stoney Creek AB
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Solutions for Dilutions: Veterinary Mathematics
by Amanda M. Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Veterinary Team / Stoney Creek AB
2:40 – 3:30 pm
The ABCs of ECGs
by Amanda M. Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS
Veterinary Team / Stoney Creek AB
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Under Pressure: Doppler vs. Oscillometric
by Amanda M. Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS
Friday, February 4 / Wellness
Wellness / Waters A
8:00 – 8:50 am
The 4 P’s of Positive Leadership – Part 1
by Josh Vaisman
Wellness / Waters A
9:00 – 9:50 am
The 4 P’s of Positive Leadership – Part 2
by Josh Vaisman
Break
9:50 – 11:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Wellness / Waters A
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Rockstar Resiliency – Part 1
by Josh Vaisman
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Wellness / Waters A
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Rockstar Resiliency – Part 2
by Josh Vaisman
Wellness / Waters A
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Safe To Soar: The Secret Sauce Of Highly Effective Teams
by Josh Vaisman
Saturday, February 5 / Large Animal Mixed Medicine
Equine / Ditslear AB
7:00 – 7:50 am
Equine Sunrise CE Fever Of Unknown Origin In Horses
by Dr. Sandra Taylor
Large Animal / Ditslear AB
8:00 – 8:50 am
Herd Health Concepts For Small Land Holders
by Dr. Meredyth Jones
Large Animal / Ditslear AB
9:00 – 9:50 am
Coccidiosis In Ruminants
by Dr. Jones
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Large Animal / Ditslear AB
10:30 – 11:20 am
Appropriate Drug Use In Food Animals
by Dr. Jones
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Large Animal / Ditslear AB
12:30 – 1:20PM
Field Survival Guide
by Dr. Jones
Large Animal / Ditslear AB
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Turning The Individual Case Into Herd Health
by Dr. Jones
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Large Animal / Ditslear AB
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Sustainable Parasite Control For Beef Cattle
by Dr. Jones
Saturday, February 5 / Small Animal Medicine
Small Animal / Waters E
7:00 – 7:50 am
Sunrise CE – The Current Financial Landscape of Veterinary Medicine by Terry O’Neil, CPA, Sponsored by Katz, Sapper & Miller
Small Animal / Waters E
8:00 – 8:50 am
Feline Infectious Disease Hot Topics 
by Dr. Michael Lappin
Small Animal / Waters E
9:00 – 9:50 am
Canine and Feline Infectious Disease Hot Topics
by Dr. Lappin
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters E
10:30 – 11:20 am
Vector Borne Disease Update
by Dr. Lappin
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Small Animal / Waters E
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Let’s Talk About Pain Part 1 – Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain In Our Veterinary Patients
by Dr. Andrew Claude
Small Animal / Waters E
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Let’s Talk About Pain Part 2 – Pain Management Options for the Veterinary General Practitioner
by Dr. Claude
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters E
2:40 – 3:20 pm
Patient Monitoring and Troubleshooting Complications During General Anesthesia
by Dr. Claude
Saturday, February 5 / Small Animal Cardiology
Small Animal / Waters D
8:00 – 8:50 am
Systemic Hypertension & Blood Pressure Monitoring
by Dr. Sarah Bell
Small Animal / Waters D
9:00 – 9:50 am
Cardiac Emergencies
by Dr. Bell
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters D
10:30 – 11:20 am
Syncope VS Seizures
by Dr. Bell
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Small Animal / Waters D
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Turn The Beat Around: Arrhythmia
by Dr. Bell
Small Animal / Waters D
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Congenital Cardiac Disease
by Dr. Bell
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall / Market Place Closes at 3:30PM
Earn 2 hours of CE
Small Animal / Waters D
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Feline Cardiomyopathy
by Dr. Bell
Saturday, February 5 / Veterinary Team & BOAH / Public Health
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
8:00 – 8:50 am
Troubleshooting The Poor Recovery
by Sarah Dehn, RVT
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
9:00 – 9:50 am
Venipuncture Of Exotic Animals
by Sarah Dehn, RVT
Break
9:50 – 10:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
10:30 – 11:20 am
Venous Access Of Exotic Companion Animals
by Sarah Dehn, RVT
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
12:30 – 1:20 pm
CPR Of Exotic Animals
by Sarah Dehn RVT
Veterinary Team / Stony Creek AB
1:30 – 2:20 pm
What The Beep Does That Mean? Identifying Cardiac Arrhythmias Under Anesthesia
by Crystal Schaeffer, RVT
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Public Health / Stony Creek AB
2:40 – 3:30 pm
A Vision for the Future: A BOAH Update
by Dr. Bret Marsh, Indiana State Veterinarian
Public Health / Stony Creek AB
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Public Health Update from IN State Department of Health
By Dr. Jen Brown
Saturday, February 5 / Communication & Negotiating For The Whole Team
Veterinary Team / Waters A
8:00 – 8:50 am
Veterinary Communication Simplified
by Dr. Quincy Hawley & Renee Machel
Veterinary Team / Waters A
9:00 – 9:50 am
How To Use Mindful Communication To Make Conversations Less Stressful
by Dr. Quincy Hawley & Renee Machel
Break
9:50 – 11:30 am
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch / Waters A
Veterinary Team / Waters A
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Becoming An Effective Negotiator: An Empowered Approach To Successful Communication
by Dr. Quincy Hawley & Renee Machel
Break
2:20 – 2:40 pm
Visit The Exhibit Hall
Earn 2 hours of CE
Veterinary Team / Waters A
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Competent Communication: The Hidden Burnout Factor No One is Talking About
by Dr. Quincy Hawley & Renee Machel
Veterinary Team / Waters A
3:40 – 4:30 pm
When Communication Goes Wrong! How To Prevent & Handle Conflict & Drama In The Veterinary Workplace
by Dr. Quincy Hawley & Renee Machel