Fetch Charlotte: featured sessions for Sunday, April 24, 2022

5 Terrible Things You’re Afraid to Admit About Your Practice

Speaker: Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM

Time: 8:00 AM EST

Location: Richardson Ballroom AB

Here's that peek inside that you were worried would make you cringe, but this time with humor, with compassion, and a new perspective that will leave you hopeful that all is not lost. Bring the team leader, the business owner, or the manager that you want to get 'woke', but be careful, if Halow gets it right, you'll be the one to leave with open eyes.

All Things Vaccines – What We Know About How, Why, And When

Speaker: Charles McMilan, DVM

Time: 9:15 AM EST

Location: W209CD

Whether you are visiting different hospitals — as a relief veterinarian or reviewing notes from other hospitals — it can become apparent there is a lot of variability in how vaccines are administered. But once we review the research and data, we find there should not be such disparity in how vaccines are given, to whom, and how often. We will review the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) and American Hospital Association (AHA) vaccine guidelines. We will synthesize this information and use it to carry out best practices. We will touch on herd immunity, what happens when a vaccine is given, and, briefly, on vaccine-related reactions.

Improve Quality Of Life For Old Cats With Integrative Pain Management!

Speaker: Janice Huntingford, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CVPP, CCRT

Time: 11:00 AM EST

Location: W209EF

Recent surveys show that cats outnumber dogs as pets in the US by 10 million yet the treatment of pain in this species lags behind what is available for dogs. This presentation will focus on chronic pain in cats, how to recognize it and how to treat it with and without pharmaceuticals. Information will be presented on emerging therapies in treating painful cats.

Interpreting Culture And Susceptibility Data: The Best Bang For Your Bug?

Speaker: Dawn Boothe, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP

Time: 1:45 PM EST

Location: W205ABCD

Culture and susceptibility can be an important tool in the design of a dosing regimen. However, interpretation is facilitated by an understanding of what the data does and does NOT say, with focus on how to best use this tool in your patient.

The Mezzo Level: The Practice OF The Caregiving Environment

Speakers: Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, and Sonja Olson, DVM

Time: 1:45 PM EST

Location: W206B

This course takes what we’ve worked on in the first two courses, and takes theses healthier, more resilient, and well-informed individuals on the road to creating healthier, more resilient veterinary communities. Here we will address developing awareness of our veterinary teammates, what each of us bring to the conversation & work together on shifting the mindset from what has been done, to all that can be.

Telehealth In Clinical Workflows

Speaker: Jess Trimble, DVM

Time: 3:00 PM EST

Location: W206A

Let's examine common inefficient clinic workflows, including curbside, drop off, and normal in-clinic appointments. We discuss how these workflows can be made more efficient through use of telehealth as a replacement for phone calls, check-ins, history taking, discharges, and more.

Difficult, But Caring Conversations

Sponsored by Gateway

Speaker: Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM

Time: 3:00 PM EST

Location: W207AB

Let's examine common inefficient clinic workflows, including curbside, drop off, and normal in-clinic appointments. We discuss how these workflows can be made more efficient through use of telehealth as a replacement for phone calls, check-ins, history taking, discharges, and more.

Surgery Of The Spleen—Torsion To Neoplasia

Speaker: Harry W. Boothe, DVM, MS, DACVS

Time: 4:15 PM EST

Location: W211

Techniques and perioperative management of patients with conditions of the spleen (primarily splenic torsion and neoplasia) are presented. Two case examples of splenic neoplasia are included.