GVMA 2012 Fall Convention Schedule
7 CE hours per day
Friday, November 9 |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 am | Registration | |||
| 8:30 - 9:20 am |
Opening Session |
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Feline Medicine Deb Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
Endocrinology Jana Gordon, DVM, DACVIM |
Toxicology Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD |
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| 9:20 - 10:10 am | Feline pancreatitis | Inflammatory airway disease in cats | Managing poisoning patients | |
| 10:20 am - Noon |
Nutritional approach to healthy cats |
Inflammatory liver diseases of the dog and cat |
Common toxic household hazards |
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| Noon - 1 pm | LUNCH | |||
| Noon - 1 pm | Young Professionals Panel Discussion – Contract Negotiations (lunch provided) | |||
| 1 - 1:50 pm | Diarrhea in cats and kittens | Endocrine emergencies | Common toxic outdoor hazards | |
| 1:50 - 2:40 pm | Feline vomiting | continued | continued | |
| 2:50 - 3:40 pm | Colon disease in cats | Update on canine hyperadrenocorticism | Hot topics in clinical toxicology | |
| 3:45 - 5:15 pm | RECEPTION IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||
Saturday, November 10 |
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Holistic/Nutrition Nancy Scanlan, DVM, MSFP, CVA |
GI Medicine Michael Leib, DVM, DACVIM |
Practice Management | ||
| 8 - 9:40 am | Integrative medicine: help when there are no more answers | Diagnostic approach to chronic vomiting |
The wonderful world of profit The tax impact of your practice and real estate sale — Doyle Watson, DVM |
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| 10:20 am - noon |
Lab: Acupuncture, acupressure, and trigger point therapy for the uninitiated |
Helicobacter gastritis: does it cause vomiting in dogs and cats? |
Retirement Income Planning — Andrew Wise, CFP 401(k) Update: What you need to know as a retirement plan sponsor — Tim Jenkins, AIF |
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| Noon - 1 pm | LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||
| Noon - 1 pm | Young Professionals Panel Discussion – Work/Life Balance (lunch provided) | |||
| 1:10 - 2:50 pm |
Chinese herbal formulas for tough cases |
Acute pancreatitis in dogs: What’s new? Giardia and Tritrichomonas foetus: an update |
Georgia human resource laws and their impact on your practice Speaker - TBA |
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| 3:20 - 4 pm | Herbs and supplements you may not be aware of | Fun, challenging and interesting GI cases | 360 degrees of practice finance — Matthew Sutton | |
| 4:15 - 5 pm | GVMA Annual Meeting | |||
Sunday, November 11 |
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Hematology and Vector Borne Diseases Rick Alleman, DVM |
GI Medicine Michael Leib, DVM, DACVIM |
LEAP CE - GVMA members may register for 1 LEAP session free. The non member rate is $149. If you wish to attend more than one LEAP session a one-day registration is required. | ||
| 8 - 9:40 am | The complete hemogram |
Chronic diarrhea: a case oriented diagnostic approach |
The magic of communication and compliance — Mary Ann Vande Linde, DVM | |
| 10:20 - noon | Urinalysis: much more than just bladder infections |
Chronic large bowel diarrhea in dogs: what’s new? |
Medical Records Professional and premises liability — Betsy Choder, Esq. |
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| Noon - 1:30 pm | LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL | |||
| Noon - 1 pm | Young Professionals Panel Discussion – Veterinary career options (lunch provided) | |||
| 1:30 - 3:10 pm | Tick-borne diseases: of people and pets “The Ehrlichias” | Intro to new the USDA Accreditation Program | Understanding litigation, arbitration and other dispute resolution systems — Don Riddick, Esq., LVT | |
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3:20 - 4:10 pm |
Tick-borne diseases: of people and pets “Anaplasma and Borrelia” | continued | ||
