2025 CE DAYTIME SESSIONS
THE TECHNICIAN’S ROLE IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 203 AB Our diabetic feline patients require a team to care for their needs. Veterinary professionals and compliant owners are all pieces of the puzzle for successful treatment. Once the patient has received an accurate diabetic work up, continued care consists of repeat hospital visits and home care. A technician is involved in every step of the patient’s journey from performing proper diagnostics to client education and follow up care during rechecks. Attend this lecture to refresh old knowledge and pick up new tips and tricks to share with owners and their beloved feline family members. FELINE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 203 AB Feline CKD is a common condition seen in our patients. Understanding physiology of the disease and using the IRIS staging system will help the veterinary team better determine the prognosis of the patient. Short term and long-term treatment options and client education will help today’s veterinary technician be better patient advocates. SUPPORTING THE ANXIOUS FELINE Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 203 AB Cats can feel anxious or stressed in new environments or even with new factors in the environment they were comfortable in. These events can lead to protective emotions and negatively influence their well-being. Come to this interactive lecture to learn more about what can be observed in these patients as well as how we can help them recover and return to a low stress, engaging lifestyle. SYSTEMIC FUNGAL DISEASE IN THE FELINE PATIENT Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 203 AB Systemic fungal diseases such as Histoplasmosis, Blastomycosis, Aspergillosis and Cryptococcus are all fungal infections that can be seen if our patients are in the correct environment. Understanding clinical signs, new diagnostics, treatments, and nursing care techniques for patients experiencing these infectious diseases will make the technician a better patient advocate. Come to this case-based session and figure out if the fungus is among us. SOCIAL ISSUES INVOLVING ANIMAL WELFARE Sherri Jerzyk, CCRA 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 114 This is a brief overview of animal welfare and social issues that may cross paths with the veterinary profession. Including abuse and domestic violence situations. SELF-CARE FOR VETERINARY STAFF Sherri Jerzyk, CCRA 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 114 How can we integrate self care and care for ourselves into our daily clinic functions? How do we give our team the support they need to be their best selves and be fully present for our patients.And how does lack of self care affect the quality of care we provide? END OF LIFE DISCUSSIONS: PET LOSS AND GRIEVING Sherri Jerzyk, CCRA 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 11 4 End of life care is a topic we often tip toe around. How can we make this decision easier and the end-of-life process better for our patients and clients.
TECHNICIAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 _______________________________________ OPTIMIZING BLOOD PRESSURE Amanda Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) 8:00 AM 8:50 AM | Room 202 CD Waves In this 1-hour lecture understand the importance of monitoring capnography. Focus on interpreting abnormal waveforms, identifying their causes and implementing corrective measures. • Target audience: introductory to advanced • Learning Objectives: (1) Understand the importance of monitoring patients with capnography. (2) Understand the difference of mainstream and side-stream capnographs. (3) Become effective at identifying common normal and abnormal capnograph waveforms. OPTIMIZING SURVIVAL: ANESTHESIA/ ANALGESIA FOR C-SECTIONS Amanda Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) 9:00 AM 9:50 AM | Room 202 CD This 1-hour presentation provides up to day anesthetic and analgesic recommendations for C-sections along with neonatal resuscitation techniques. • Target Audience: veterinary technicians, veterinarians, all skill levels • Learning Objectives: (1) Review anesthetic plans for C-sections (2) Review how to provide post-delivery support to newborns (3) Review newborn resuscitation techniques ANESTHESIA/ANALGESIA FOR ABDOMINAL PROCEDURES Amanda Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 202 CD This 1-hr presentation focuses on peri-anesthetic and analgesic consideration for common abdominal procedures including but not limited to, hemoabdomen (splenectomies), GDVs, cystotomies, and gastrointestinal foreign body surgeries. Common complications, way to avoid them, how to identify them and effectively treat them will be covered. • Target Audience: introductory to intermediate, some understanding of disease states is beneficial • Learning Objectives: (1) Ability to effectively create an anesthetic and analgesic plan for patients that present for common abdominal procedures. (2) Understand potential complications, how to recognize them and effective treatment options for patients requiring common abdominal procedures. (3) Review pre- and post- operative considerations to optimize patient outcome. TRICKS OF THE TRADE Amanda Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 202 CD I present tricks of the trade I have gathered over 15 years in veterinary specialty and emergency practice through observation or practical necessity. Random helpful hints that save time and improve quality of care or at least minimize staff frustrations! The focus of this lecture are tricks for anesthesia and some emergency practice situations. Captures a variety of skill level interest. • Target Audience: inclusive for all • Learning Objectives: (1) Review short cuts/time and cost savers used in clinical practice without compromising patient care! (2) Learn ways to leverage the whole team towards optimizing patient outcome. (3) Tricks and tips to recognize and prevent clinical base disasters! Keep the patient and professionals safe!
PET FOOD TRENDS. WHAT’S ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT? Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Nutrition) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 CD Clients often look to the veterinary health care team for nutritional recommendations for their pets. But how do you select the proper diet for your patient with so many options available? This session will discuss several new formulations and ingredients, including plant-based diets, insect proteins, lab-grown meat, human-grade, fresh, freeze-dried, and high-pressure processing. The benefits, myths, misinformation, and unknowns of several pet food formulations and ingredients will be discussed. NUTRITION FOR THE HOSPITALIZED VETERINARY PATIENT Nutrition is vitally important to the hospitalized patient. Unfortunately, the nutritional needs of hospitalized patients are sometimes overlooked. This lecture discusses nutrition concepts, with a focus on the in-hospital patient. Topics covered include the nutritional needs of ill patients, determining how much to feed, techniques to encourage patients to eat, assisted feeding, food aversions, and tips to be a great patient nutritional advocate. Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Nutrition) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 202 CD A TECHNICIAN’S ROLE IN PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FEEDING TUBES, PART 1 Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Nutrition) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 202 CD Patients unwilling or unable to eat benefit from assisted feeding via feeding tubes; feeding tubes are generally tolerated well by most patients, and most are relatively easy to place. Veterinary technicians play an important role in the placement and maintenance of feeding tubes and in educating clients on how to use and maintain feeding tubes at home tube. The placement of nasoesophageal, nasogastric, pharyngostomy, esophageal, jejunostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes and the veterinary technicians’ role in the placement of each of these tube types are discussed. Attendees will learn techniques to easily and correctly place and secure these tubes in place. The appropriate types of foods for each type of feeding tube, calculating the patient’s required caloric intake, and assisted feeding techniques are also discussed in detail. Feeding tube maintenance, troubleshooting, and client education on these types of feeding tubes are also covered. Participants will be shown a variety of feeding tube types and will practice the finger trap suture method of securing feeding tubes in place. A TECHNICIAN’S ROLE IN PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FEEDING TUBES, PART 2 Ed Carlson, CVT, VTS (Nutrition) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 202 CD Patients unwilling or unable to eat benefit from assisted feeding via feeding tubes; feeding tubes are generally tolerated well by most patients, and most are relatively easy to place. Veterinary technicians play an important role in the placement and maintenance of feeding tubes and in educating clients on how to use and maintain feeding tubes at home tube. The placement of nasoesophageal, nasogastric, pharyngostomy, esophageal, jejunostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes and the veterinary technicians’ role in the placement of each of these tube types are discussed. Attendees will learn techniques to easily and correctly place and secure these tubes in place. The appropriate types of foods for each type of feeding tube, calculating the patient’s required caloric intake, and assisted feeding techniques are also discussed in detail. Feeding tube maintenance, troubleshooting, and client education on these types of feeding tubes are also covered. Participants will be shown a variety of feeding tube types and will practice the finger trap suture method of securing feeding tubes in place.
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