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COMBATTING “PRESENTAPHOBIA” – DELIVERING QUALITY, FEAR-FREE PRESENTATIONS Angela Vong, MA, LVT, NBCT 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 202 C Communication as a veterinary professional is important to educating others and promoting your practice. Veterinary assistants can be excellent ambassadors for community outreach activities and client education, but figuring out what to present and the best way to deliver a topic may seem intimidating. Never fear- “presentaphobia” tips are here! This interactive presentation will provide tips for deciding what to present, how to present it without fear, and delivering a quality presentation for your audience. Recognizing signs of emergency, urgency, and non-urgent illnesses. Vitals review. Translating status with clients/signature. Patient advocacy. Things we can do while waiting for the doctor, medications, or client authorization. PAIN MANAGEMENT “BUT HE’S NOT CRYING...” Mercy Wemhoff, CVT 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 202 C Patient pain assessment, taking history, grimace scale and body language review. Non-medical options for assistants to provide support while awaiting orders. Patient advocacy while providing respect and openness to learn. Asking the right questions at the right time. EUTHANASIA “IS THIS SOMETHING I SEE EVERY DAY?” Mercy Wemhoff, CVT 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 202 C Euthanasia fears for the new assistant are addressed. Individualized patient care and client care. Streamlining the process to reduce stress. Pain free, fear-free tips. Reasons for euthanasia: Out of options? Out of money? Out of time? Lowering our potential for judgement in uncertain cases. What is it like when you’ve waited too long? Emergency situations. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 “IS IT HOOKED UP?” ANESTHETIC MACHINES AND BASIC MONITORS Jennifer Mulderig, LVT 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 C Anesthetic machines can be daunting to learn on the fly in a busy clinic setting. We will go over the basic parts, functions, and set ups for anesthesia machines, and how to troubleshoot common issues. Monitors can be equally intimidating; so, we will discuss the different monitoring functions of common machines, and how to troubleshoot them as well. “YES, I KNOW LUCKY IS INDOOR ONLY, BUT...” BASIC WELLNESS CARE FOR CATS AND DOGS Jennifer Mulderig, LVT 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 202 C TRIAGE TRAFFIC LIGHTS Mercy Wemhoff, CVT 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 202 C Wellness care can have many different meanings in veterinary medicine. For our purposes, we will discuss the preventative medicine that is focused on during annual examinations across life stages for cats and dogs. We will cover vaccinations, and routine lab work, deworming medications, and flea/tick/ heartworm preventions. “EWW! WHAT’S THAT?” BASIC PARASITOLOGY OF CATS AND DOGS Jennifer Mulderig, LVT 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Room 202 C Not many things in the veterinary field can make people’s skin crawl like parasites. Some are very common and easily transmitted from animal to animal and sometimes animal to humans. We will cover basic information for a number of parasites found in cats and dogs; including where to find them, how to test for them, treatment options, and (most importantly) how to prevent them. “WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING LUCKY?” BASIC NUTRITION FOR CATS AND DOGS Jennifer Mulderig, LVT 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Room 202 C Many owners have preconceived notions about that a “good” food is because of commercials and social media. Their desire
emptying), central nervous system (seizures, coma), and have hematologic effects (anemia, coagulopathies). This presentation will discuss pharmacological effects of various drugs on critical kidneys, preoperative preparation, monitoring techniques and parameters, fluid therapies, analgesic techniques and recovery considerations. Learning objectives for this lecture: 1. Understand relative anatomy regarding kidney structure and function; 2. Understand causes and complications from acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease; 3. Understand how to formulate a safe anesthetic plan including sedation, analgesia, fluid therapy and blood pressure support. YOUNG AT HEART: PEDIATRIC AND GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA Katrina Lafferty, RLAT, CVT, VTS (anesthesia/analgesia) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 202 A While pediatric and geriatric patients are at opposite ends of the timeline, many anesthetic considerations for these patient groups are quite similar. Pediatric patients have immature organ systems, geriatric patients have organ systems that may be beginning to fail. Good understanding of pharmacodynamics of sedative, analgesic, and induction agents will increase safety and stability of anesthetic patients. Monitoring choices and parameters will also be discussed. Learning objectives for this lecture: 1. Understand rationale behind specific sedative and analgesic choices – which to use and which to avoid; 2. Understand specific anatomy and physiology relevant to various pediatric and geriatric cases; 3. Utilize appropriate monitors for various pediatric and geriatric cases; understand which monitors are most important for each type of case. EPIDURAL ANALGESIA AND DRUG CHOICES Katrina Lafferty, RLAT, CVT, VTS (anesthesia/analgesia) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 202 A Often epidural anesthesia and analgesia are underutilized in the veterinary world as part of a multi-modal approach to pain management. Topics discussed will include anatomy and placement technique of epidurals and epidural catheters, various drug choices and combinations for different situations, and potential complications. There will be discussion of alternative and new thoughts in epidural drug protocols. Also discussed will be three case studies utilizing different drug combinations. Learning objectives for this lecture: 1. Ability to perform an epidural, including anatomy and equipment; 2. Understanding of drugs used, including various combinations; 3. Understanding of advantages and disadvantages of epidural analgesia, including complications, contraindications, and cost. WATCH YOUR BACK! INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISEASE Brittany Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 201 C Intervertebral disc disease is a frequently encountered disease affecting the nervous system. This presentation discusses the physiology of disc disease, clinical presentation and assessment of severity, and treatment options. Veterinary technicians can improve their knowledge and understanding of this common disease process and nursing care strategies to improve patient outcomes. URINE LUCK: MICTURITION AND SPINAL DISEASE Brittany Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 201 C Spinal injury often has a negative impact on a patients’ ability to urinate. This presentation will review the physiology of urination and how injury affects the ability to urinate. Implementing strategies for urinary care and prevention of complications improves the quality of patient care. UNBALANCED: CARING FOR VESTIBULAR PATIENTS The vestibular system provides equilibrium and balance for fluid movement through the world. This presentation provides an overview of clinical signs of vestibular disease and common diagnoses. The discussion will end with reviewing important Brittany Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 201 C nursing considerations and strategies for these patients. VITAL VITALS: NURSING CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEURO PATIENTS Brittany Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 201 C Critical neurologic patients don’t have to give you a headache! This lecture will provide a review of neuroanatomy and physiology and how this information correlates to critical neurologic patients. Utilizing this knowledge veterinary
to feed the best food can be manipulated by marketing and misconceptions. It is our job to educate them about what each species needs, and the benefits and pitfalls to all of the different diet options. This lecture will give you an Introduction to ingredients, nutrients, species requirements, caloric need calculations, and alternative diets. VETERINARY TECHNICIAN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 FELINE TOXICITIES Erica Brandt, CVT, VTS (ECC) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 201 B Feline toxicities are common emergencies. This presentation will discuss toxicities, decontamination, and possible treatments for these patients. NO YELLOW CATS – HEPATIC LIPIDOSIS Erica Brandt, CVT, VTS (ECC) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 201 B Pathophysiology of Hepatic Lipidosis in Feline patients. This presentation will aid in Veterinary technician’s understanding of Hepatic Lipidosis and potential treatment options to better care for these feline patients. TROUBLE IN THE URETHRA – FELINE CYSTITIS Erica Brandt, CVT, VTS (ECC) 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 201 B Feline lower urinary tract disease is a complicated process that can be frustrating to diagnose and treat. This presentation will help technicians understand the mechanisms behind interstitial cystitis and how to care for these patients. KITTY VS. KIDNEY Erica Brandt, CVT, VTS (ECC) 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 201 B This presentation will aid in Veterinary Technician’s understanding of feline renal disease with a refresher on renal anatomy and physiology. It will help technicians understand the disease process and potential treatments to help them better care for these patients. A FACE ONLY A MOTHER COULD LOVE: ANESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR BRACHYCEPHALIC BREEDS Katrina Lafferty, RLAT, CVT, VTS (anesthesia/analgesia) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 A Brachycephalic breed – French bulldogs, pugs, boxers, shih tzus, etc – have a number of “normal abnormalities” concerning the upper airway. With varying degrees of severity, these brachycephalic breeds may have stenotic nares, everted laryngeal saccules, a hypoplastic trachea, and an elongated soft palate. These anatomic malformations can lead to life-threatening situations during premedication, intubation, and recovery. Many of these breeds present to anesthesia for surgical correction of upper airway abnormalities, adding another complication when creating an anesthetic plan. This lecture will cover concerns during premedication/sedation (drug options, pre-oxygenation, restraint), the induction period (laryngeal examinations, intubation, continued oxygenation), intra-operative concerns specific to airway procedures (monitoring, reintubation, intra-operative analgesia), and the recovery period (continued monitoring, extubation, continued oxygenation, post-operative analgesia). Learning objectives for this lecture: 1. Ability to formulate a safe anesthetic plan for brachycephalic breeds and airway cases – taking into consideration restraint, drug choices, and intra-/post-operative analgesia; 2. Ability to maintain patients during difficult intubation, induction and intra-operative periods; 3. Preparation for challenging recovery periods – taking into consideration continued monitoring, extubation, continued oxygenation, and post-operative analgesia. ADVANCED ANESTHESIA FOR CRITICAL KIDNEY CASES Katrina Lafferty, RLAT, CVT, VTS (anesthesia/analgesia) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 202 A Patients presenting to surgery with alterations to their renal pathophysiology (whether as a result of chronic renal disease, acute injury, or co-morbidity) are a challenge for the surgeon and anesthetist alike. Renal damage leads to an inability to remove urea from the blood stream. Resultant uremia can lead to failure of the cardiovascular system (hypertension, cardiac failure), respiratory system (pulmonary edema, pleural effusion), gastrointestinal system (malnutrition, delayed
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