CVC doodles: Visual captures from select CVC sessions

Get exclusive access to doodles (yep, you read that right) that capture key points from select 2016 CVC sessions. Take a look and share them with your team members to pass on the message in a way that everyone will remember.

Oncology

How to talk to clients about cancer

(Or... stuff they didn't teach you in veterinary school.)

Speaker: Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (oncology)

What to do with lumps and bumps

See something. Do something. Why wait? Aspirate!

Speaker: Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (oncology)

Low-stress, pet-friendly practice

Put the treat in treatment

You can see happier, calmer pets in the exam room. Get a sneak peek on "how" here.

Speaker: Mikkel Becker, CPDT

Behavior

Help clients prevent house soiling

Why you should care about this veterinary behavior problem-and how you can help pet owners.

Speaker: E'Lise Christensen, DVM, DACVB

Make it stop! Help pet owners manage unruly dog behaviors

Pet owners will vote with their money-and go to veterinarians who understand behavior.

Speaker: E'Lise Christensen, DVM, DACVB

Feisty felines: Bringing up the behaviorally challenging kitten

Here's a quick look at why you should talk to cat owners about kitten behavior.

Speaker: Gary Landsberg, DVM, DACVB, DECAWBM (companion animals)

dvm360 Full Circle

4 steps to stellar staff meetings

Veterinary practice managers: Staff meetings are expensive. Plan ahead (and stick to the plan) to get the most out of your time and money.

Speaker: Andy Roark, DVM

Pain management

Pain management and profit: Heal the hurt

Great pain management isn't limited to specialty and referral practices-you can do it!

Speaker: Tasha McNerney, BS, CVT, CVPP

End of life care

The art of euthanasia and the science of death

Tips to not only assist death, but to also do good and profound work with the process as well. 

Speaker: Dani McVety, DVM and Mary Gardner, DVM

Parasitology

How to get 100% compliance on flea, tick and heartworm preventives

OK... maybe not 100%. But these five strategies can help increase client compliance with parasite prevention products.

Speaker: Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM

Pediatrics

How to make safe drug choices for tiny pups and kittens

Consider these things when deciding how to treat your youngest patients.

Speaker: Melissa Clark, DVM, PhD, DACVCP

Work-life balance

Introverts, unite (separately)

Tips for introverted veterinary professionals to survive in a client-centric profession.

Speaker: Sarah Wooten, DVM

Breed positivity in your veterinary practice

Defining five common toxic team members and gives tips to handle these bad "catitudes."

Speaker: Oriana Scislowicz, BS, LVT

Impostor syndrome: Are you one of the many veterinary professionals feeling this way?

Hard as it is to hear, you may be imposing your own glass ceiling. Check out these tips to break through.

Speaker: Sarah Wooten, DVM, and Caitlin DeWilde, DVM

Zoonosis

The changing face of canine leptosporosis

Do you know which dogs are most commonly found to be infected these days? Get up to date on when to be suspicious in your veterinary patients.

Speaker: Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC, DABT

Dentistry

Advanced surgical extractions: From awful to awfully simple

Handy dos and don'ts from a veterinary dentist to make sure your next extraction case isn't a pain.

Speaker: Barden Greenfield, DVM, DAVDC

Client communication

Don't stick with what's 'easy'

By skipping the simple solution and taking the route to what's easy, we trade quality for convenience, inside and outside of a veterinary clinic.

Speaker: Brian Conrad, CVPM

Obesity

Chronic kidney disease + obesity: A treatment plan doodle

Veterinary nutrition expert Dr. Martha Cline brings clarity to this complicated comorbidity.

Speaker: Martha Cline, DVM, DACVN