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, April 21
			Breakfast:
Time	Vet I Sable A/B	Vet II Sable C/D	Vet III Halifax B/C
8:30 - 10:00	Dr. David Wilkie Ophthalmic Diagnostic Exam	Dr. Étienne Côté How I Interpret an ECG and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias	Dr. Alexa Bersanas Pain Management, Sedation and Emergency Stabilizations
BREAK 10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - noon	Dr. David Wilkie Eyelids – They Serve the Cornea	Dr. Étienne Côté Client Communication in Cardiovascular Cases	Dr. Alexa Bersanas Thoracic Trauma – Management and More
LUNCH 12:00 - 1:30
1:30 - 3:00	Dr. David Wilkie Cornea – 0.5mm is All You Get	Dr. Étienne Côté Update on Feline Cardiomyopathies: Diagnosis and Management	Dr. Dawn Boothe The High Point of Medical Cannabinoids
BREAK 3:00 - 3:30
3:30 - 5:00	Dr. David Wilkie Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca – What’s New?	Dr. Étienne Côté Top Pitfalls in Small Animal Cardiology: How to Spot and Avoid Them	Dr. Dawn Boothe Opioids: An updated Review of Use in Dogs and Cats
5:00-6:30	Reception: Exhibitor's Hall Prize Draw: TBA

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.)
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
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.)
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

Saturday, April 22
Yoga: 6:45 am - Sable rooms (mats will be provided if you do not have your own).		5K Fun Run: starts 6:50 am -Meet outside of the Sable rooms, 1st floor near water entrance. Snacks and refreshments will be provided and there is no charge for these events. Sign up at the Registration desk at any time. Participating prizes will be drawn.

				Breakfast:
Time	Vet I Sable A/B	Vet II Halifax B/C	Vet III Sable C/D	Vet Lab Atlantic
8:30-10:00 (Vet) 8:30-10:15 (Tech)	Dr. Alexa Bersenas Finding the Sweet Spot: Glucose Emergencies (DKA, Hypoglycemia, etc.)	Dr. Étienne Côté Case Studies in Cardiology	Dr. Dawn Boothe Avoiding Antimicrobial Resistance: Culture & Susceptibility Testing, the Best Bang for Your Bug	Dr. David Wilkie Surgery of the Eyelids Part I
BREAK 10:00 - 10:30 (Vet) 10:15 - 10::45 (Tech)
10:30-noon (Vet) 10:45-noon (Tech)	Dr. Alexa Bersenas Feline Respiratory Distress	Dr. Étienne Côté / Dr. Lynne O'Sullivan Cardiology Point – Counterpoint Pros and Cons of Cases When We Don't Always Agree	Dr. Dawn Boothe Avoiding Antimicrobial Resistance, the Design of the Dosing Regimen: the MIC is the Key	Dr. David Wilkie Surgery of the Eyelids Part II
LUNCH 12:00 - 1:30
1:30-3:00 (Vet) 1:30-3:15 (Tech)	Dr. Liz O'Brien Feline Osteoarthritis – Recognition and Treatment	Dr. Lynne O'Sullivan Nutritional DCM	Dr. Dawn Boothe Anticonvulsant Therapy in the Dog and Cat: The New and the Old	Dr. David Wilkie Surgery of the Cornea Part I
BREAK 3:00-3:30
3:30-5:00 (Vet) 3:45-5:00 (Tech)	Dr. Liz O'Brien Feline Diagnostics. What to Order and What Does it Mean?	Dr. Lynne O'Sullivan The Collapsing Patient	Dr. Dawn Boothe Nutraceuticals: Myth, Magic or Must?	Dr. David Wilkie Surgery of the Cornea Part II
5:00-6:00	Reception: Exhibitor's Hall Prize Draws: TBA

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)
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
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.)
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

Sunday, April 23
			Breakfast:
Time	Vet I Sable A/B	Vet II Sable C/D	Vet III Halifax B/C
8:30 - 10:00	Dr. David Wilkie The Red, Cloudy and Painful Eye – Diagnosis and Treatment	Dr. Lynne O'Sullivan Clinical Use of Cardiac Biomarkers	Dr. Liz O'Brien The Unwell Feline – Just Ain't Doing Right
BREAK 10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - noon	Dr. David Wilkie Feline Ophthalmology – They Are Not Little Dogs	Dr. Lynne O'Sullivan Maximizing the Value of Thoracic Radiography in the Cardiac Patient	Dr. Liz O'Brien Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
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
1:30 - 2:30	Dr. David Wilkie Retina: What in the Heck Am I Looking At?	Dr. Lynne O'Sullivan Update on Cardiac Interventional Therapy	Dr. Liz O'Brien The Vomiting Cat – Hairballs are NOT Normal
2:30-3:00	Closing Awards and Draws (Halifax Ballrooms ABC) Prize Draws: TBA

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
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
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
2:30-3:00	Closing Awards and Draws (Halifax Ballrooms ABC) Prize Draws: TBA

Exhibitor's Schedule:
Friday: 9:45 am – 6:30 pm
Saturday: 9:45 am – 6:00 pm

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April 19-21, 2024

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Email: courtney.sherlock@apvc.ca

Last update: April 15, 2023

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