CE DAYTIME SESSIONS
GENERAL PRACTICE VS SPECIALTY PRACTICE. WHEN TO REFER, WHEN TO TREAT Lynda Paul, LVT, VTS (CP-Canine/Feline), CVPP 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 202 A This session will cover some of the unique challenges in clinical practice and how these differ from an ER and referral hospital. We will also explore when it is best to refer to the ER clinic and when to treat the patient in the GP setting. BEST TECH TIPS AND TRICKS FOR A BETTER DAY IN GENERAL PRACTICE Lynda Paul, LVT, VTS (CP-Canine/Feline), CVPP 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 202 A Let’s share our best tips to keep busy days running smoothly and efficiently. THE HISTORY OF AVTCP AND BECOMING A VTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE Lynda Paul, LVT, VTS (CP-Canine/Feline), CVPP 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 202 A Find out if becoming a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Clinical Practice is for you! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 VETERINARY TECHNICIAN CASE REPORT CHALLENGE Erica Brandt, CVT, VTS (ECC); Katrina Lafferty SWVS’s New Veterinary Technician Case Report Challenge Offers Valuable Feedback from Experts, Bragging Rights & Prizes at SWVS Have you always wondered if you would be a good public speaker? Do you want to start lecturing but have no idea where to begin or how to start? The 2022 SWVS Veterinary Technician Case Report Challenges may be the start to your public speaking career in veterinary medicine. Join us at 2022 SWVS September 22-25, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas for the first ever, Veterinary Technician Case Report Challenge! 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. This will be a positive learning experience for all. We are looking for 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 ensure the material is of the highest quality and should be from one year prior to submission. A committee will review all case outlines to determine who will be selected to present their case report at SWVS. Each candidate will be evaluated based on unique qualities of their case, presentation quality, ability to present within the allotted time, and their response to the audience’s questions. The winner of the case report challenge will be determined by a panel of judges and a prize will be awarded to that individual. Sponsor: WHEN CATS GO SPLAT: NURSING THE FELINE TRAUMA PATIENT Kelly Foltz, BA, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 201 B Feline patients experience the full spectrum of trauma events: vehicle accidents, bite wounds, crush injuries, gunshot wounds, and other forms of blunt and penetrating trauma – but do we really understand how to best care for them? Cats are not small dogs! This lecture focuses on the epidemiology of feline trauma, the physiology of feline shock, triage review, principles of wound management, analgesic options, and nursing care of the feline trauma patient, including nutritional support. I HATE IMHA: A REVIEW Kelly Foltz, BA, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 201 B Immune mediated hemolytic anemia is unfortunately a RLAT, CVT, VTS (anesthesia/analgesia); Brittany Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology); Paula Plummer, LVT, VTS(ECC, SAIM, CP-fe); 8:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Room 201 C common critical care presentation that can be life-threatening and challenging to treat. Successful management of complex cases usually involves confidence with transfusion medicine. This lecture targeted at ER and ICU technicians reviews the pathophysiology of the disease, diagnostic techniques,
and is dehydrated. The blood work is normal and the patient is fed a variety of diets which it readily accepts. Within 2 days the patient has crashed and the owners are discussing euthanasia. What went wrong? This session will discuss the metabolic condition refeeding syndrome, when it may occur, what happens metabolically, and how to prevent it. The objectives are that the attendees will be able to identify a patient at risk of refeeding syndrome, they will have a better understanding of what nutrients are better to feed a patient in a starvation state, and finally how to calculate and appropriately distribute the daily caloric intake. WHAT YOU EAT VERSUS WHAT YOU GROW – NUTRITION AND THE GI MICROBIOME What is dysbiosis, what is its role in animal health and how can nutrients influence changes in the body’s microbiomes? This session will complete an overview of the body’s microbiomes and discuss how nutrients may be able to influence or support a change in these microscopic communities. We will discuss common terminology associated with the microbiome and look at how this knowledge can be utilized in general practice. EMERGING INGREDIENTS – THE FUTURE INGREDIENTS OF PET FOOD Robin Saar, RVT, VTS (Nutrition) 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Room 202 B With current research looking at new and more environmentally conscious ingredient sources, we are currently or will soon be seeing a variety of new ingredients in pet diets. With more importance being placed on lowering environmental footprints and increased demand for animal protein, the pet food industry is looking for alternative sources that may be acceptable to feed our furry family members. This session will review current research on new ingredients being considered or used in pet food including insects, and look at some requiring more research like cannabinoids. UTILIZING FEEDING TUBES IN GENERAL PRACTICE Robin Saar, RVT, VTS (Nutrition) 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Room 202 B Nutrition in the form of calories or energy are required every day, along with vitamins and minerals which aid in the daily body functions. When a patient experiences a disease process the risk of malnutrition increases as the pet may experience nausea, inappetence leading to hyporexia or anorexia. When a pet is deprived of oral nutrition, decrease in GI function occur within 24 hours. In general practice we may be underutilizing a simple tool that can aid in feeding the anorexic patient without the side effects than are commonly observed when other methods are utilized. The objectives of this session will be for the attendees to identify cases where feeding tubes could assist in nourishing Robin Saar, RVT, VTS (Nutrition) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 202 B and increasing the longevity of pets, how to effectively communicate to the pet parent the benefits of this tool, and be able to identify at least 2 tube placements that are currently underutilized in general practice.
treatment modalities, and nursing care of the IMHA patient. Special attention will be paid to blood typing, cross matching, and monitoring for adverse reactions to blood transfusion. THERE ISN’T A PANIC BUTTON: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PRACTICE’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE Kelly Foltz, BA, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Room 201 B How does your practice handle emergency cases? Is it smooth and efficient or a roller-coaster ride? This lecture is designed to help GP and ER technicians update their practice’s approach to the emergency patient. The ready area, primary and secondary surveys, triage, and common interventions are explored along with methods to streamline client consent for treatment and communicate clearly in emotional and stressful situations. This lecture is a solid review of emergency room air traffic control for those with experience and a broad introduction for those nurses new to the ER. HACKED: THE RED RUBBER CATHETER The red rubber catheter is ubiquitous in our practices and may be one of our most useful medical devices. This lecture covers common and uncommon uses for the red rubber catheter in the ER, ICU, and general practice including as a nasal oxygen cannula, feeding tube, chest tube, irrigation/soaker catheter for regional analgesia, enema tube, and urinary catheter for both male and female animals. Each procedure will be discussed in detail with a focus on use and maintenance of the device based on current best-practice standards. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND COMMON TREATMENTS Anna Grimes, BS, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 A This lecture will review canine/feline cardiac anatomy, blood flow, and pathophysiology of congestive heart failure. Common causes, therapies, and case reviews will be discussed. CONGENITAL CARDIAC DISEASE Discussion will include the most common congenital cardiac diseases of canines and felines, how they originate, and treatment types. ECG’S PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM Kelly Foltz, BA, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC) 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Room 201 C Anna Grimes, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 202 A Part one of this two part lecture will include review of electrical conductivity of the heart and how to read the electrocardiogram. Focus will also be on how to troubleshoot an ECG reading to help the veterinary technician understand the tracing in real time. ECG’S PART TWO: RECOGNIZING CARDIAC RHYTHMS Part two of the ECG lectures will consist of different examples of normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms with the intention of an interactive experience that systematically approaches ECG interpretation. Attendance at lecture part one is encouraged for Anna Grimes, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Room 202 A This lecture will focus on the lifecycle, manifestations, and treatment of heartworm disease in canines and felines. CARDIAC SYNCOPE: HELP YOUR FAINTING PATIENT This lecture will discuss causes and manifestations of cardiac syncope with multiple video examples to help discern the subtleties of syncope. REFEEDING SYNDROME Anna Grimes, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Room 202 A full understanding of lecture part two. OVERVIEW OF HEARTWORM DISEASE Anna Grimes, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | Room 202 A Anna Grimes, RVT, VTS (Cardiology) 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM | Room 202 A
You will receive an email on Sunday
after the completion of SWVS 2022 with the CE Checklist and your CE Certificate of Completion. These will NOT be handed out onsite.
Robin Saar, RVT, VTS (Nutrition) 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 B
A patient arrives at the clinic with a history of being missing for the last 3 weeks. The pet has a poor body condition score
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