Sneak peek: dvm360 kicks off Fetch Charlotte, and other veterinary news

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Happy Monday dvm360 readers! We hope you all had a fantastic weekend, except losing that hour of sleep for Daylight Savings. We are so excited to be heading down to Charlotte, North Carolina this week to kick off our first Fetch conference of the year. Join the dvm360 staff, keynotes Joya Griffin, DVM, DACVD, and Phillip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology), and other key industry leaders to earn 17+ credits throughout the weekend. This is not a conference to miss, so register here today to learn more!

As the team prepares to head to the Queen’s City, here is what you can find this week on dvm360.com:

• The dvm360 team will be complying a list of lectures not to miss, keynote address teasers, events to attend, and more! Be sure to check in throughout this week for this sneak peak, and throughout the conference for the dvm360 editorial team's conference coverage.
• On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, invited back special guest Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT, senior toxicology at Pet Poison Helpline, to chat about spring toxins veterinary professionals need to be mindful of.
• Vetsource, a pet pharmacy service and veterinary analytics company, shared the findings of its recently released white paper stating visits are declining and the frequency between veterinary visits are lengthening, in result causing challenges, and maybe opportunities, for veterinary professionals.
• During an interview with dvm360, Brian Sutherland, DVM, DACVS-SA, shares the differences between palliative procedure and definite repair ahead of his upcoming lecture at Fetch Charlotte.
• The US Department of Agriculture announced late last month a $1 billion strategy to mitigate highly pathogenic avian influenza type A H5N1 that will assist the poultry industry, with hopes of lowering egg prices.
• And more!