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NCVC 2017 – Friday, November 3

TRACK	Small Animal I	Small Animal II	Small Animal III	Equine	Animal Welfare	Ruminant	Public Practice	Medical errors
ROOM	301 A+B	302 A+B	302 C	304	305 A	306 A	306 B	305 B
THEME	Ophthalmology	GI / Clinical Pathology	Life skills / Critical Care			Immunology for Food Animal Practitioners
8:00A-8:50A	Non-ulcerative corneal diseases in small animals	Urinalysis review	Transforming the Wounds of Work: Personal Strategies for Resilience	The Basics of Equine Oncology	Animal Welfare Overview	Basic Immunology: Review & Update	NC Update/State Vet Perspective	Medical Error in Veterinary Medicine - How to Understand and Manage It
	Hans Westermeyer	Devorah Marks Stowe	Jeannine Moga	Derek Knottenbelt	Stephanie Allard	Amelia Woolums	Doug Meckes	D. Paul Lunn Regina Schoenfeld
8:50A-9:00A	BREAK
9:00A-9:50A	What’s my next step? Interpretation of retinal findings in small animals	Feline cytology review	Transforming the Wounds of Work: Organizational Strategies for Resilience	Equine Sarcoids	Impacts of Captivity	Immunity in the Calf	Veterinary Forensics	The biological basis of error: How our biology has evolved to lie to us
	Freya Mowat	Jennifer Neel	Jeannine Moga	Derek Knottenbelt	Stephanie Allard	Amelia Woolums	Patricia Norris	Eli Cohen
9:50A-10:20A	BREAK
10:20A-11:10A	Ocular Therapeutics	Common Errors in the Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders – Part 1	The present and future of anticoagulant therapy	Melanomas	Indicators of Welfare	Principles of Vaccination and BRD Vaccination	Veterinary Accreditation Continuing Education Module	How to manage and reduce medical error
	Brian Gilger	Michael Matz	Rita Hanel	Derek Knottenbelt	Stephanie Allard	Amelia Woolums	Marla Friend Barry Meade Jeffrey Denton Kerry Garcia	Kate Bailey Adam Birkenhauer
11:10A-11:20A	BREAK
11:20A-12:10P	Infectious keratoconjunctivitis in cats	Common Errors in the Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders – Part 2	Thrombosis prevention in IMHA: Is it possible?	Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinomas	Behavioral Management	Vaccination Case Studies	Veterinary Accreditation and Regulatory Updates
	Mike Davidson	Michael Matz	Rita Hanel	Derek Knottenbelt	Stephanie Allard	Amelia Woolums	Marla Friend Barry Meade Jeffrey Denton Kerry Garcia
12:10P-1:10P	LUNCH

NCVC 2017 – Friday, November 3

TRACK	Small Animal I	Small Animal II	Small Animal III	Equine	Animal Welfare	Ruminant	Public Practice	Veterinary Technicians	Veterinary Technicians
ROOM	301 A+B	302 A+B	302 C	304	305 A	306 A	306 B	305 B	306 C
THEME	Clinical pathology	GI / Liver	Hypersensitivity reactions			Ruminant Respiratory Disease Basics		Technician I	Technician II
1:10P-2:00P	Cytodiagnosis: Diagnostic approach to commonly encountered cytology specimens – Part I	Laboratory Evaluation of Liver Disease – Part 1	The immune response to helminth parasites and Type I hypersensitivities	Evaluation of Poor Performance in the Sport Horse – The Musculoskeletal System	Human-Animal Relationships	Respiratory Disease and Immunity on Dairies: Calves and Transition Cows	Updates on Rabies Law	Is your practice up to standards in dentistry?	Anesthesia – Pre-anesthetic blood work
	Mary Leissinger	Michael Matz	Jonathan Fogle	Durham, Schnabel, Redding	Stephanie Allard	Amelia Woolums	Marilyn Haskell	Jeannie Losey	Maria Killos
2:00P-2:10P	BREAK
2:10P-3:00P	Cytodiagnosis: Diagnostic approach to commonly encountered cytology specimens – Part II	Laboratory Evaluation of Liver Disease – Part 2	Type II and Type III hypersensitivities	Evaluation of Poor Performance in the Sport Horse – Nervous System and Alimentary Tract	Choice and Control	Respiratory Disease in Pre-Weaned Beef Calves	Veterinary Forensics	Exam room readiness: Preparing your client and patient for treatment	Anesthesia – What's New?
	Mary Leissinger	Michael Matz	Jonathan Fogle	Elfenbein, Prange, Browne	Stephanie Allard	Amelia Woolums	Patricia Norris	Jeannie Losey	Maria Killos
3:00P-3:30P	BREAK
3:30P-4:20P	Hematology Review: A review of blood smear evaluation and hematology data interpretation	The Use and Misuse of Antiulcer Drugs	Type IV hypersensitivities	Evaluation of Poor Performance in the Sport Horse –The Respiratory and Cardiovascular System	Welfare Aspects of Large Whale Strandings	Stocker Cattle Health	NC Veterinary Response Corps: Audience Participation Workshop (required for VRC membership)	More than the basic oral anatomy	Trouble Shooting Monitor Equipment
	Mary Leissinger	Michael Matz	Jonathan Fogle	Fogle, Sheats, Breuhaus	Craig Harms	Amelia Woolums	Mandy Tolson Bruce Akers	Jeannie Losey	Maria Killos
4:20P-4:30P	BREAK
4:30P-5:20P	The preanalytic and analytic phase: Frequently asked questions and troubleshooting related to sample submission and testing	Feline Gastrointestinal Lymphoma	Conservative Management of Intervertebral Disc Disease: What are your options when surgery isn’t an option?	Equine Tumors – Cases Worth Sharing	Can fish feel pain? The pain pathway in fish	Update on Diagnosis of BRD	Current topics in Veterinary Zoonotic Disease	VTS Information Session	My patient is not right! What to do when you don’t know what to do with your anesthetized patient
	Mary Leissinger	Michael Matz	Cory Sims	Knottenbelt, Gilger, Prange, Fogle	Lysa Posner	Amelia Woolums	Carl Williams	Heather Sidari	Maria Killos Meagan Smith

NCVC 2017 – Saturday, November 4

TRACK	Small Animal I	Small Animal II	Small Animal III	Equine	Ruminant	Practice Management	Veterinary Technicians	Veterinary Technicians	Diversity
ROOM	301 A+B	302 A+B	302 C	304	306 A	303	305 A+B	306 B+C	402
THEME	Small Animal Dentistry	Neurology Focus	Infectious Disease Update		Health Management for Small Ruminants		Technician I	Technician II
8:00A-8:50A	Contemporary diagnostic imaging in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery	Full tilt ahead – How to diagnose and manage vestibular disease	Anemia in Cats: The good, the bad, and the ugly	Uncommon Equine Tumors and the Paraneoplastic Syndrome	Neonatal Management Practices	Hiring and Keeping the Right Employees Part I	Clinical Pathology – Review of Blood Smears	Place that Lifeline! Advanced Vascular Access
	Frank Verstraete	Natasha Olby	Karen Tefft	Fowler, Manship	Cindy Wolf	Karen Felsted	Mary Leissnger	Ken Yagi
8:50A-9:00A	BREAK
9:00A-9:50A	Recent advances in maxillofacial fracture management	Crazy Cats – The amazing neurologic diseases that affect our feline friends	Cytaxzoon: update	Equine Lymphoma	Pregnancy Toxemia and Other Lambing/Kidding Issues	Hiring and Keeping the Right Employees Part II	Low Stress Vet Visit: Canine	Mastering the Art of Arterial Lines
	Frank Verstraete	Natasha Olby	Adam Birkenheuer	Derek Knottenbelt	Cindy Wolf	Karen Felsted	Sherrie Yuschak	Ken Yagi
9:50A-10:20A	BREAK
10:20A-11:10A	Current concepts in palatal surgery	Neuroimaging – How and when to image the central nervous system	Rickettsia: update	Non-neoplastic skin diseases/working up the horse with skin disease	Foot Rot and Other Feet Problems	Giving Clients What They Really Want Part I	Low Stress Vet Visit: Feline	Mythbusters: ECC Nursing Myths and Truths
	Frank Verstraete	Natasha Olby	Ed Breitschwerdt	Derek Knottenbelt	Cindy Wolf	Karen Felsted	Sherrie Yuschak	Ken Yagi
11:10A-11:20A	BREAK
11:20A-12:10P	Recent advances in oral tumor management	A Pain in the Neck: Diagnosing and Treating Neck and Back Pain	Ehrlichia: update	Maximizing Skin Biopsy Results for the Horse	Safe Field Anesthesia and Analgesia	Mentorship	Kids, Dogs, Fear, and Friendship	Evidence-based CPR: The RECOVER Guidelines
	Frank Verstraete	Chris Mariani	Barbara Qurollo	Keith Linder	Cindy Wolf	Amy Snyder	Sherrie Yuschak	Ken Yagi
12:10P-1:10P	LUNCH

NCVC 2017 – Saturday, November 4

TRACK	Small Animal I	Small Animal II	Small Animal III	Equine	Ruminant	Practice Management	Veterinary Technicians	Veterinary Technicians	Diversity
ROOM	301 A+B	302 A+B	302 C	304	306 A	303	305 A+B	306 B+C	402
THEME	Antibiotic usage and immune-mediated disease	Neurology focus	Exotics and behavior		Disease Control for Small Ruminants		Technician I	Technician II
1:10P-2:00P	Appropriate antibiotic usage	Is it Neuro or Ortho? Sorting our Lameness, Paresis and Dogs that Won't Get Up	Exotic Evaluations of Cancer	Field Emergencies: Things You Won’t See Everyday	Control of Caseous Lymphadenitis and other Small Ruminant Infectious Diseases	Giving Clients What They Really Want Part II	Radiation Therapy Basics for Veterinary Technicians: Clinical Applications and Potential Toxicities	Why Your Parvo Patients Should Be Fed Right Away: ECC Nutrition
	Megan Jacob	Chris Mariani	Tara Harrison	Luke Bass	Cindy Wolf	Karen Felsted	Tracy Gieger	Ken Yagi
2:00P-2:10P	BREAK
2:10P-3:00P	Interpreting antibiotic sensitivity panels	Inflammatory Brain and Spinal Cord Diseases: More Common than You Think!	Cancer diagnosis – now what?! Cancer treatments in exotics	Foot Surgery: Field Perspective of these Challenging Cases	Parasite and Parasite Control Issues	Driving Profitability in Your Practice Part I	Nursing Role in External Beam Radiation	We Need Blood STAT! Emergency Transfusions
	Megan Jacob	Chris Mariani	Tara Harrison	Luke Bass	Cindy Wolf	Karen Felsted	Jenny Cassibry Fisher	Ken Yagi
3:00P-3:10P	BREAK
3:10P-4:00P	Immune-mediated disease: a review	Current Concepts in Seizure Management: Optimizing Antiepileptic Drug Therapy	Strategic use of anxiolytic drugs prior to veterinary visits	Equine Wound Management– Cases Worth Sharing	Overview of Disease Testing	Driving Profitability in Your Practice Part II	Going Needle Free: what’s the point?	Portosytemic Shunts
	Alex Lynch	Karen Munana	Barbara Sherman	Knottenbelt, Bass, Schnabel, Fogle, Redding, Durham	Cindy Wolf	Karen Felsted	Jenny Cassibry Fisher	Mindi James
4:00P-4:10P	BREAK
4:10P-5:00P	Immune-mediated disease: interactive session	Management of Refractory Epilepsy	Medical and behavioral benefits of environmental enrichment in indoor cats	Equine Wound Management– Cases Worth Sharing	Recommended Sheep/Goat Herd/Flock Health Procedures	Sometimes Its Really About Money: Recommending Payment Alternatives	No Capping Policy: Reducing catheter related infections	Wounds & Incisions: Back to Basics
	Alex Lynch	Karen Munana	Barbara Sherman Shelly Vaden	Knottenbelt, Bass, Schnabel, Fogle, Redding, Durham	Cindy Wolf	Karen Felsted	Jenny Cassibry Fisher	Mindi James

NCVC 2017 – Sunday, November 5

TRACK	Small Animal I	Small Animal II	Small Animal III	Equine	Veterinary Technician
ROOM	301 A+B	302 A+B	302 C	304	305 B
THEME	Oncology focus	Focus on autoimmunity and dermatology	Theriogenology
8:00A-8:50A	Apheresis: What is it, how does it work, and can we use it to treat veterinary diseases?	Update on canine pemphigus	How to manage the estrous cycle from breeding to whelping	Wound Care in the Field: Fresh Look at a Classic Problem
	Steve Suter	Petra Bizikova	Sara Lyle	Luke Bass
8:50A-9:00A	BREAK
9:00A-9:50A	Bone marrow transplantation for the treatment of canine hematologic malignancies	Update on feline pemphigus	Vaginal, transcervical, or surgical insemination – How to choose the best method	Clinical Tricks to Castrations, Hernias, and Skin Grafting	Feline towel wrapping techniques for low stress handling
	Steve Suter	Petra Bizikova	Sara Lyle	Luke Bass
9:50A-10:00A	BREAK
10:00A-10:50A	Management of bone pain in pets with cancer	Cutaneous lupus	Evaluation of the stud dog and packaging of semen	Equine Field Procedures – Ophthalmic Surgery
	Mike Nolan	Petra Bizikova	Theresa Beachler	Brian Gilger	Sherrie Yuschak
10:50A-11:00A	BREAK
11:00A-11:50A	Stereotactic radiation therapy: a review and clinical applications	Cutaneous manifestations of internal diseases	Update on Canine Brucellosis	Equine Field Procedures – The Head
	Hiroto Yoshikawa	Petra Bizikova	Theresa Beachler	Prange, Fogle

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List of Speakers

Schedule of Events

Conference Program

NCVC Executive Committee:

Anne Cavender
NC Veterinary Medical Association

Dr. Michael Davidson
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Dianne Dunning
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Claire Holley
NC Veterinary Medical Association

Dane Johnston
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Danielle King
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. David Linzey
NC Veterinary Medical Association

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