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
- Enhancing Mental Health Support and Service Utilization Among Veterinary Professionals: Continuing the Conversation
- Testing and Regulation of Racing and Performance Horses
- Veterinary Equine Dentistry for the Veterinary Practitioner (Part 1) & (Part 2)
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
- Condylar Fractures, Slab Fractures: Early Detection, Stabilization for Transport and Intervention
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
- Concepts and Techniques of Utilizing CT and Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis in Equine Orthopedic Repair
- Meniscal Injury in Sport Horses: Diagnostics and Long-term Outcomes
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
- Fear Fights Anesthesia
- Top 5 Dental Skills Veterinarians Look For in Techs
- Psychological Safety
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
- Emergency Medicine: Ferrets
Public Health & Policy
- 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
- Canine Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases: Part 2
- Emergency Medicine: Hedgehogs, Sugar gliders, Rodents
Public Health & Policy
- Tips and Tricks for Health Certificates and Submitting through VEHCS
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
- Feline Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases
- Emergency Medicine: Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas
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 - 10:45 am
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome: Nares & Soft Palate Surgery
- Brachycephalic Patients: Beyond Airway Surgery
- Cystotomy & Urethrostomy: Technique & Troubleshooting
- Canine Sports Medicine
- Photobiomodulation
- Regenerative Medicine
Equine Education Sessions
- Importance of synovial health
- Prevention of osteoarthritis
Technician 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
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am - 11:50 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Bottoms up! A Fun Dive into Rectal Administration of Medications in the ER setting
- Strategic Financial Planning
Equine Education Sessions
- Diagnosis and Management of Lower Airway Disease
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- Canine and Feline Acupuncture
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Small Animal Education Sessions
- Staying alive or another one bites the dust?!
- The Sick Urinary Obstructed Cat
- Student Loan Management 101
Equine Education Sessions
- Endocrine disease
Technician/Practice Management Education Sessions
- Urinary obstructions, bandages/splints/wounds
- Catheters and tubes