2024 Summer Conference
Schedule
Ashore Resort & Beach Club - Ocean City, MD
June 20-22, 2024
Schedule of Events
Sunday, June 22
7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am - 10:50 am
Small Animal Education Sessions
Equine Education Sessions
- Skull and Jaw Fracture Management
- Wound Management / Skin Grafts
- Reproductive Surgery - Laproscopy
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Break
11:10 am - 12:00 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Paws and Progress: Standards and Novel Approaches to Lymphoma Treatment for Canine and Feline Large Cell Lymphoma
Equine Education Sessions
- What's New in Equine Rehabilitation
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Bladder Battles: Unveiling the Latest in Canine Transitional Cell Carcinoma Care
- Caring Compassionately: Preventing and Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects in Dogs and Cats
Equine Education Sessions
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Proximal Suspensory Ligament Desmitis
3:30 pm - 5:00pm
Welcome Reception
Friday, June 21
7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Should We Prescribe Antibiotics? An Update on the Treatment of Canine Pyoderma
- Evidence-based Update in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cat Hypersensitivities
- Cutaneous Manifestation of Internal Diseases
- Oncology Tips for the Primary Care Veterinarian
- Mast Cell Tumors: Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations
- Novel Diagnostic and Treatment Options in Veterinary Oncology
Equine Education Sessions
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options for Equine Back Pain - Imaging
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options for Equine Back Pain - Treatment
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options for Equine Back Pain - Rehab
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- Title Protection? New Legislation in Maryland
- Be the Local Hero! Local Anesthesia Pro Tips
- Effects of the Human Animal Bond on the Veterinary Professional
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Break with Exhibitors
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- That's Not a Disk: Diagnosis and Management of Myasthenia Gravis
- HPAI Preparedness and Response 2022-2024 Lessons Learned
Equine Education Sessions
- Back to Basics: The Equine Neurological Evaluation
Technician Education Sessions
- Review of Cardiac Therapies for Veterinary Technicians and Cardiac Medications
12:20 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch with Exhibitors / General Membership Meeting, Legislative Update & Officer Installation
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Don't Stop Believin': Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Have Good Outcomes!
- Animal Health Certification for International Travel and Export
Equine Education Sessions
- A Horse Walks Into a Bar: Equine Neurologic Trauma
Technician Education Sessions
- ECG Interpretation
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
Break with Exhibitors
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: An Approach to Vestibular Diseases
- The Importance of Veterinarians in Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Lessons Learned from COVID and HPAI
Equine Education Sessions
- Let's Get Ready to Stumble: Common Causes of Spinal Ataxia
Technician Education Sessions
- Anesthesia and Cardiac Disease
4:00 pm
Dinner on Your Own / Free Time
Saturday, June 22
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Registration Desk Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Bloody Diarrhea in the ER
- Evaluation and Stabilization of Respiratory Emergencies for Transport
- Respiratory Disease in Pediatric Patients
- Management of Canine CHF and Updates on Pimobendan
- The Coughing Canine
- Common Cardiac Disease in Cats
Equine Education Sessions
- From Head to Tail: Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy
- What's Got You Down?: Evaluating and Managing the Acutely Recumbent Horse
- GLUTE-en Free: Equine Muscle Diseases
Technician Education Sessions
- Pain Protocols and How They Impact Anesthesia Before, During, and After
- Induction Agents and How they Impact Gas Anesthesia
- Monitoring Monitors: You're Seeing the Past. How to Prep for the Future.
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Break
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Feline Gingivitis/Somatitis
- Utilization of Owner Tracking Devices in Veterinary Practices
Equine Education Sessions
- When to Refer Colic - U/S Assessment
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- The 3 S's of Hiring - Savvy, Smart, and Secure
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch
1:20 pm - 3:00 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Difficult Extractions
- Tooth Resorption
- Genetic Testing in General Practice
Equine Education Sessions
- Colic Surgery
- Septic Synovial Structures
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- De-escalation and Verbal Communication Part I & II