2023 Conference Schedule
Friday, April 21
Saturday, April 22
VET, VET LAB • TECH, SUPPORT STAFF, MGR.
Sunday, April 23
VET • TECH, SS/FULL TEAM, MGR., TECH LAB

Friday cont'd...
Time | Tech I Compass |
Tech II Halifax A |
Bus. Managers Annapolis |
8:30-10:15 (Tech) 8:30-9:45 (Mgr.) |
Tasha McNerney The Ins and Outs of the Anesthetic Machine |
Karen Roach Getting to Know You: Critical Care Nursing and Monitoring |
David Liss How the AVENGERS Beat THANOS – Developing Great Teams |
BREAK 10:15-10:45 (Tech) 9:45-10:15 (Mgr.) |
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10:45-noon (Tech) 10:15-noon (Mgr.) |
Tasha McNerney Top Myths in Veterinary Anesthesia |
Karen Roach Phlebotomy: Beyond the Cephalic – It’s Not the Final Frontier |
David Liss Think Like a CEO – Strategic Mgmt. for the Vet Mgmt Professional |
LUNCH 12:00 - 1:30 |
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1:30 - 3:15 (Tech) 1:30-2:45 (Mgr.) |
Tasha McNerney Breed Specific Anesthesia |
Erin Spencer It’s Shock, But What Kind? |
David Liss Think Like a CFO – Financial Management |
BREAK 3:15 - 3:45 (Tech) 2:45 - 3:15 (Mgr.) |
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3:45 - 5:00 (Tech) 3:15 - 5:00 (Mgr.) |
Tasha McNerney Keeping Your Dentistry Patient Safe Under Anesthesia |
Erin Spencer Paediatric Lab vs Adult Yorkie: Same Size, Different Physiology |
David Liss Carrot or the Stick – Motivating the Team |
5:00-6:30 |
Reception: Exhibitor's Hall Prize Draw: TBA |
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Saturday cont'd...
Time | Tech I Halifax A |
Tech II Compass |
Support Staff Acadia |
Bus. Managers Annapolis |
8:30-10:15 (Tech) 8:30-9:45 (Mgr./SS) |
Tasha McNerney Your Analgesic Arsenal |
Karen Roach The Touch of Triage |
Erin Spencer Seeing Things From Their Perspective – Working Safely with Dogs |
Bash Halow 5 Uncomfortable Truths about Your Practice Worth Knowing |
BREAK 10:15-10:45 (Tech) 9:45-10:15 (Mgr./SS) |
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10:45-noon (Tech) 10:15-noon (Mgr./SS) |
Tasha McNerney Case Studies: Anesthesia Choose Your Own Adventures |
Karen Roach Don’t be a Pain: Analgesia for the Emergency and Critical Care Patient |
Erin Spencer Seeing Things From Their Perspective – Working Safely with Cats |
Bash Halow Communication and Workflow in the Age of Stress |
LUNCH 12:00 - 1:30 |
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1:30 - 3:15 (Tech/SS) 1:30-2:45 (Mgr.) |
Tasha McNerney Avoiding the Hypos in Vet Anesthesia: Hypothermia & Hypotension |
Erin Spencer Monitoring Equipment: Is That Beep Important? |
David Liss Triage – How to Properly Handle Emergencies |
Bash Halow Numbers to Watch in a Wobbly Economy |
BREAK 3:15-3:45 (Tech/SS) 2:45-3:15 (Mgr.) |
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3:45 - 5:00 (Tech/SS) 3:15-5:00 (Mgr.) |
Tasha McNerney Understanding Capnography |
Erin Spencer Tips From a Vintage Tech: Thriving in a Tough Profession |
David Liss Didn’t You Hear Me? Communication and Why it is So Difficult |
Bash Halow The Real Reasons Your Employees Don’t Give a Sh*t & Valuable Employee Conversations |
5:00-6:00 |
Reception: Exhibitor's Hall Prize Draw: TBA |
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Sunday cont'd...
Time | Tech I Halifax A |
SS/Full Team Acadia A/B/C |
Bus. Managers Annapolis |
Tech Lab Atlantic Suite |
8:30-10:00 | Erin Spencer Assessing and Addressing Pain |
Bash Halow Give Me A Break & The Essential CSR Part I |
David Liss Why Vet Clients Don’t Like Rounded Prices: Behavioural Economic Insights on Your Clients |
Karen Roach The How To’s of Setting up a CRI, Simplify the Math |
BREAK 10:00-10:30 |
Boehringer Ingelheim | |||
10:30-noon | Karen Roach You’re My Hero: Smoke Inhalation |
Bash Halow The Essential CSR Part II & Talk to the Animals |
David Liss Recruiting Staff in Tough Times |
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LUNCH 12:00-1:30 |
NS Ballroom: Keynote Speaker (Full Team) Bash Halow Four of Our Favourite Stories About Veterinary Medicine Reveal Important Truths About Happiness and Inspiration at Work |
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1:30-2:30 | Karen Roach The Sweetness That Could Kill You: DKA |
Erin Spencer How to Show Up: Allyship from an LGBTQ+ Perspective |
David Liss Leading Your Employees to Dream More, Learn More and Do More |
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2:30-3:00 |
Closing Awards and Draws (Halifax Ballrooms ABC) Prize Draws: TBA |
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Exhibitor's Schedule: Student Sponsorship: |
Wifi Sponsors: |
Charging Station Sponsors: Saturday: |
Lanyards and Bags Bags: |
Save the date for APVC 2024 April 19-21, 2024 |
APVC Committee on Arrangements: |

Last update: April 15, 2023