Highlights of the 2024 Fetch dvm360 Conference in Long Beach
Attendees were provided with a variety of clinical and practice management tracks, while aspiring veterinarians received hands-on learning from the stars of television's Critter Fixers: Country Vets.
The 2024 Fetch dvm360 Conference in Long Beach, California, is over but it continues to be informative. Our ongoing news coverage provides continuing education session recaps, reporting on special events, and video interviews with industry thought leaders.
View the photos captured by Walter L. Brown Jr, BS, RVTg, VTS (ECC), to relive or discover Fetch Long Beach in action, watch the videos for expert insights, and read the articles for information to put into practice. Highlights from Fetch Long Beach including the following:
Building strong friendships
In this Day 1 keynote address, Mary Gardner, DVM, and Eric Garcia shared 7 facets of a successful friendship. Their “friendship creed,” which helps them bond and make the friendship a great one, includes the following value: “brutal” honesty; “crushing” work, or putting in effort; laughing harder; fueling the fun; accountability; continuous learning; and having an inner circle.
Using experiences to guide dermatologic care
In an education session at Fetch Long Beach, presenter Brittany Lancellotti, DVM, DACVD, discussed how patient, client and veterinary care providers all contribute to improving outcomes for pet with skin conditions.
The role nutrition plays in veterinary ophthalmology
Fetch faculty Jennifer Sheahan, DVM, DACVO, discusses dietary indiscretions, such as feeding a dog fatty foods, that can be mistaken for cataracts and other eye diseases, during an interview with dvm360
Unveiling unpopular truths in shelter medicine
During her Day 3 keynote address, Kris Otteman, DVM, ABVP, CAWA, shared with attendees multiple perspectives in shelter medicine. Throughout the lecture, Otteman helped attendees tackle uncomfortable truths and the status quo to help them be better prepared for the tough cases that walk through the clinic doors.
Managing feline atopic dermatitis
Session presenter Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD, shared with the Fetch audience how to approach itchy feline patients in your practice, and what tools veterinary teams can utilize to get to the bottom of these dermatological conditions and improve patients quality of life.
Veterinary Heroes honored at Fetch Long Beach
A dozen care providers and industry professionals were recognized as Veterinary Heroes on the Day 3 of the conference. Nominated by their colleagues, the 12 honorees were introduced to Fetch attendees and presented with their awards during a special luncheon at the Long Beach Convention Center.
The role of whole food diets in managing food allergies in dogs
Laura Wilson, DVM, DACVD, lectured on using whole food diets to address adverse food reactions and other dermatologic issues in dogs. She covered the rapidly growing role of whole food nutrition in managing canine health, especially in cases where traditional diets may fall short.
Honoring a lifelong pledge
On Day 2, keynote presenter Kwane Stewart, DVM, shared the path his career took to land him where he is today. He took attendees on the journey through his career from first patient he treated through his street medicine work that earned him CNN’s title of 2023 Hero of the Year.
The 4 P’s of controlled substance compliance: people, processes, paperwork, and products
At the conference, Kelley Detweiler and Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA, gave 4 lectures on controlled substance compliance for veterinary practices. In a pre-conference interview with dvm360, the pair shared how focusing on "the 4 P's"—people, processes, paperwork, and products—practices can have a simplified framework for remaining compliant and avoiding DEA violations.
