2025 Summer Conference
Schedule
June 22-24, 2025
Turf Valley Resort & Conference Center
Ellicott City, MD
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
- Radiation Treatment Options for Animals with Neurological Disease: A Case-Based Presentation
- What's got ya down? A discussion about intervertebral disc disease from localization and diagnosis to treatment and prognosis
Equine Education Sessions
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Break
11:10 am - 12:00 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- A Patient Specific Approach to Osteoarthritis Management
Equine Education Sessions
- Meniscal Injury in Sport Horses: Diagnostics and Long-term Outcomes
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- My Patient Has a Front Limb Lameness Now What: Orthopedic Soft Tissue Injuries of the Shoulder
- Tips and Tricks to a Cruciate Tear Diagnosis and a Surgeons Thoughts on Stifle Braces
Equine Education Sessions
- Condylar Fractures, Slab Fractures: Early Detection, Intervention and Stabilization for Transport
- Concepts and Techniques of Utilizing CT and Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis in Equine Orthopedic Repair
3:30 pm - 5:00pm
Welcome Reception
Monday, June 23
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
- Radiology for Technicians
- Surgical Extraction Tips and Tricks
- Oral Tumors or Not in Cats
- Not Just an Old Dog Disease: Changing Mindsets on Canine Osteoarthritis
- Intra-articular Optios for OA Management in Dogs: 2025 Edition
- Nutracuticals for Joint Health/Mobility: What’s the Evidence? 2025 Edition
Public Health & Policy
- NVAP modules
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- The Double Edged Sword of Workplace Communication within VetMed
- Managing Stress; Controlling the Controllables
- Leveraging Your Vet Med Superpowers To Navigate Rudeness In The Workplace
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Break with Exhibitors
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Canine Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases: Part 1
- Canine Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases: Part 2
- Feline Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases
- Exotic Emergency Medicine
Equine Education Sessions
- A Landscape of the Veterinary Profession
Technician Education Sessions
- Sick, Shocked, and Septic: Recognize, Respond, Recover
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
- Autoimmune diseases
- Exotic emergency medicine
Equine Education Sessions
Technician Education Sessions
- 20 Ways to Save a Life: Kirby’s Rule in Action
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
Break with Exhibitors
3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Autoimmune diseases
- Exotic emergency medicine
Equine Education Sessions
- Tips and Tricks for Health Certificates and Submitting through VEHCS
Technician Education Sessions
- The Utilization Gap: Why It’s Costing You Your Team
4:00 pm
Dinner on Your Own / Free Time
Tuesday, June 24
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
- Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome: Nares & Soft Palate Surgery
- Brachycephalic Patients: Beyond Airway Surgery
- Cystotomy & Urethrostomy: Technique & Troubleshooting
Equine Education Sessions
- Long Term Efficacy and Safety Review of Arthramid in Horses
Technician Education Sessions
- Fear Fights Anesthesia
- Top 5 Dental Skills Veterinarians Look For in Techs
- Psychological Safety
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Break
11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
Equine Education Sessions
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- Financial Management
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm
Lunch
1:20 pm - 3:00 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
Equine Education Sessions
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- Financial Management