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time. This presentation explores job searches and recruitment basics from the perspective of the job seeker. Emphasis is placed on the interview process as a metric for examining suitability of a workplace from the perspective of potential employees. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 _______________________________________ ROSC ACHIEVED! NOW WHAT?!?!? Justin Heinz, DVM, DACVECC 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 203 C The RECOVER Initiative has standardized CPR in veterinary medicine with the goal of improving outcomes. Rapid intervention and high quality CPR is the only the first step in getting the patient back home. This lecture will discuss the aftercare of successful CPR, evaluating both the human and veterinary literature. INSTANT GRATIFICATION: UNDERSTANDING POINT-OF-CARE TESTING Justin Heinz, DVM, DACVECC 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 203 C Point-of-Care (POC) testing is an invaluable tool in the Emergency Room, allowing for rapid answers and tailored therapy based on results. No test is without its limitations, though; and understanding confounders factors is essential for appropriate interpretation. This lecture will discuss the benefits and pitfalls of several common POC tests (glucometers, coagulation monitors, snap CPLI, snap PARVO). THINGS TO REMEMBERS: THE 0.5S OF EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE Justin Heinz, DVM, DACVECC 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 203 C This lecture will focus on a few essential 0.5 values as they relate to veterinary ECC: sodium, potassium, calcium gluconate, diazepam/midazolam, glucose, and mannitol. IS THE PATIENT SEPTIC? OR JUST A LITTLE SEP-ISH? Justin Heinz, DVM, DACVECC 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 203 C Sepsis presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to even the most skilled veterinary team. Cats are becoming ever more popular as pets in the United States with more than 70 million pet cats noted on a recent survey of pet owners. Our understanding of feline pain has lagged behind this boom. This lecture reviews the physiology of pain, common feline pain behaviors, types of pain scales, and pain assessment tools for both laypeople and veterinary professionals with an emphasis on the Feline Grimace Scale (FGS). Learning objectives/core concepts: • Identify common pain behaviors in cats • Review pain scoring systems for cats including the CSU-FAPS, UNESP-Botucatu, CMPS-Feline, and Feline Grimace Score • Discuss the FGS in detail, including design and best practices for use • Introduce pain scoring using the FGS with real-time, group pain scoring practice ME-OUCH! FELINE PAIN ASSESSMENT Kelly Foltz, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 AB
ensure the material is of the highest quality. Who qualifies? Candidates are required to be credentialed veterinary technicians and a member in good standing within their state Candidates are required to have little to no previous, paid lecturing experience (less than $500 paid honorarium) Anyone who wishes to gain experience in public speaking or pursue a speaking career Please go to https://swvs.org/ for complete guideline and submission information. BEHAVIORAL EUTHANASIA Jessey Scheip, LVT, VTS (Behavior) 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 202 CD This highly controversial, awkward, and painful topic is a necessary treatment option for pets with severe behavior disorders. Behavioral euthanasia is a very personal choice and will be one of the most difficult discussions a caretaker can have. In this session, we’ll explore end of life decisions in detail: why it’s an option, when it should be presented, how to talk about it, and how to make it as stress free as possible. Most dogs and cats are fairly set in their ways by the time they have their third birthday. As they enter their golden years, however, the family may start to see some changes in their behavior. These could range from agitation to apathy, confusion to attention seeking, and much more. We’ll explore some of the common behavior changes seen in older pets, what they mean, and what you can do to help. HOUSESOILING IN CATS The number one cause of relinquishment in cats is eliminating outside of their litterbox. Getting to the bottom of why it started, how it’s progressed, and what we can do about it is challenging, convoluted, and time consuming. In this session, we’ll explore the medical implications, assessment process, and common treatment therapies to help get these kitties back on track. GERIATRIC BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT Jessey Scheip, LVT, VTS (Behavior) 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 202 CD Jessey Scheip, LVT, VTS (Behavior) 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 202 CD OOPS, WHOOPS, AND OH NO: MEDICAL ERRORS AT VETERINARY FACILITIES - PART 1 Theresa Cosper-Roberts, RVT, CVPM, ACE(DE), CVBL 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 203 AB Medical errors and mistakes account for 10 percent of all deaths within human populations in the United States. In veterinary settings, errors are rarely addressed or properly discussed. Utilizing recent events and an anonymized case study, this presentation examines medical errors in a clinical setting, with emphasis placed on how errors occur and reactions of veterinary personnel. OOPS, WHOOPS, AND OH NO: MEDICAL ERRORS AT VETERINARY FACILITIES - PART 2 Theresa Cosper-Roberts, RVT, CVPM, ACE(DE), CVBL 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 203 AB Medical errors and mistakes account for 10 percent of all deaths within human populations in the United States. In veterinary settings, errors are rarely addressed or properly discussed. Utilizing recent events and an anonymized case study, this presentation examines medical errors in a clinical setting, with emphasis placed on how errors occur and reactions of veterinary personnel PICK ME: NAVIGATING JOB SEARCHES Theresa Cosper-Roberts, RVT, CVPM, ACE(DE), CVBL 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 203 AB Nearly 10,000 openings for veterinary technicians and other support staff members are posted on career websites within the United States at any given
kicks in and you get to work….but are you prepared? Do you know what to have at the ready? Each emergency is different and will require different diagnostics. This course will cover the most common equine emergencies and what to have ready to work them up. WORKING WITH A NEUROLOGIC HORSE: BE PREPARED, BE SAFE! Shana Filipek, CVT, VTS-EVN 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 203 AB A neurologic horse can be dangerous not only to itself, but to veterinary staff as well. Knowing what equipment you should have ready, and how to use that equipment is of utmost importance. If a horse is down in the trailer, do you know how to get it out? Do you know how to use a sling? Is it safe to sedate a neurologic horse? This course will cover how to safely work with a neurologic horse, the equipment used and some of the most common reasons a horse becomes neurologic. FIVE O’CLOCK EMERGENCIES: STABILIZING END OF DAY EMERGENCIES Amber Hart, RVT, VTS(ECC) 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 202 AB It’s 4:45pm, you have mopped the floors, stocked the drawers, and are locking the door when in rushes a client with a patient that needs treatment now! What do you do? How can you get them stable? Let’s take a look at some patient assessment points, client communication strategies, hospital procedures, and treatment strategies to help quickly assess and stabilize these patients. Case examples include gastric dilatation volvulus and respiratory distress. HOT OR NOT: THERMOREGULATION Amber Hart, RVT, VTS(ECC) 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 202 AB The balance of heat loss and heat load is the core of thermoregulation, as it pertains to the extremes of hypothermia and hyperthermia. Discussion will cover proper assessment of temperature, classification to the states of the two extremes, and the associated mechanisms of actions against the various body systems as seen in patient assessment and laboratory values. Discussion includes clinical management of body temperature and thermoregulatory support. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: TOXIC ANALGESICS Amber Hart, RVT, VTS(ECC) 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM| Room 202 AB Several classes of drugs are used to produce analgesic effects in patients for acute and chronic pain control, sedation and anesthesia, and anxiety relief. All drugs have a dose range, where the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are used to produce the desired mechanism of action of the drug that is effective and safe (producing minimal to no side effects) to the patient. Let’s look deeper into the use of benzodiazepines and opioids, their mechanism of action, their effect and what happens when you have too much of a good thing. Discussion includes approaches to decontamination and goals of treatment. TECHNICIAN CASE REPORT CHALLENGE Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Oncology), CFE; Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM, SPHR; Kelly Foltz, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC); Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC), (SAIM); Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) 2:00 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 203 C Southwest Veterinary Symposium Technician Case Report Challenge Guidelines General Information Unique and interesting case management and nursing care scenarios No limitation to species or case type. Everyone is welcome! The case the candidate wishes to submit must be reviewed by a DVM or board-certified specialist to
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