Saturday, May 18, 2024
Harrah's Resort & Conference Center, Atlantic City
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May 17-18, 2025
Kick off your VEC experience by hearing from the NJVMA President who will recap the successes of the last year and point out the Association’s direction for the coming 12 months. You’ll also hear from the AVMA District Representative and get a chance to thank outgoing Board members and congratulate newly-elected Directors.
This lecture will provide a step-by-step description of the conscious and anesthetized oral examination techniques in dogs and cats, while providing disease recognition of common oral and dental lesions.
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A discussion of the newer insulins (generics etc.). A discussion on the current pros and cons of using continuous glucose monitoring both on an in and outpatient basis. Some tricks and tips for applying and syncing the sensors. We will discuss the newer oral hypoglycemic agents for cats.
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Veterinary visits with some cats can be challenging and downright difficult at times. It may seem like the cat is being deliberately uncooperative, but if we take the time to understand what they are experiencing, we can learn simple ways to improve the visit for the cat, the caregiver, and the veterinary team. This seminar will explore the Heath Model of Emotional Health and how we can easily apply it to our day-to-day interactions with cats, thereby revolutionizing the cat’s veterinary experience.
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This program covers the financial foundations that all new practice managers, owners and future owners should know. Attendees will learn financial statement basics and then how to use these statements to self-diagnose poor financial health – and some of the key stats to help. This session also looks at common management mistakes and how to implement best practices to avoid them.
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The first rule of radiation safety is to protect all humans by utilizing the principle of as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA). If you follow the ALARA principle, the primary exposure to staff results only from scatter radiation, still harmful radiation. Simple methods allow the reduction and avoidance of scatter with the benefit of improving image diagnostic quality. This benefits valuable staff, improves patient care, and optimizes pet family satisfaction because you give their pet the best possible care.
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Triaditis (triad syndrome) is the concurrent state of pancreatitis, cholangiohepatitis/cholangitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Patients who are hospitalized for triaditis have a myriad of issues that need to be addressed simultaneously and a comprehensive veterinary nursing care plan is recommended.
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Patients presenting in shock is one of the most common emergencies. These patients are unable to produce adequate cellular energy. Hemodynamic compromise and loss of proper perfusion leads to significant physiological consequences and requires immediate intervention for restoration. This session will help you recognize signs of circulatory shock through physical assessment parameters and accessible monitoring technology, as well as understand treatment and nursing interventions.
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This lecture will continue the step-by-step description of the conscious and anesthetized oral examination techniques in dogs and cats, while providing disease recognition of common oral and dental lesions.
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This session will include a current review of the literature on adrenal tumors and how to non-invasively diagnose adrenal tumors. We will discuss how both ultrasonographic findings and biochemical findings can help diagnose various tumors. We will briefly discuss the surgical options and outcomes for adrenal tumors.
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As a prey species the cat is programmed to conceal illness and pain, identifying pain in the cat can be challenging for caregivers and veterinary teams. In this seminar we will review the common causes of pain in the cat and learn how to utilize pain scales to diagnose, quantify and manage both acute and chronic pain. We will investigate current treatment options focusing on taking a holistic approach that includes the patient, the caregiver, and the patient environment.
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What makes a financially healthy practice and how can you tell? Your practice financial data & tax returns can be powerful diagnostic tools. Learn why & how to do more with them than just filing them in that dusty file cabinet. We will look at how you can use them to help diagnose your practice’s financial health and when necessary, develop a treatment plan for improvement.
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This session will concentrate on Alveolar and Bronchial patterns and how they develop as a response to disease. Pulmonary radiographs are essential to the evaluation and diagnosis of suspected pulmonary disease. Patterns seen on radiographs may change in broadly normal limits or may be interpreted as abnormal, especially when placed in the clinical context of a specific patient’s clinical problem.
A discussion of the radiographic patterns of disease includes the anatomy of the disease, the temporal course of the disease, pleural abnormalities, aberrant pulmonary inflation, atelectasis, bronchiectasis, and vascular disease. Radiographic disease patterns are associated with discrete anatomic structures (Alveolar and Bronchial discrete Patterns) seen on a radiograph. Pulmonary pattern recognition is the most challenging concept to teach and the most complex and frustrating to learn, yet pattern recognition is a vital part of the disease puzzle.
The sessions will build on the fundamental interpretation paradigm of pulmonary patterns, emphasizing Interpreting nonspecific and specific radiographic patterns using case material to build an explanation of the pulmonary disease process.
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the most common renal disease in cats. This session will discuss the clinical presentation, diagnostics, and treatment for CKD. The role of the veterinary technician will be stressed.
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A panicked owner brings in their pet with an emergency—so what do you do? Technicians are often the first to assess a patient’s status upon presentation and must be able to swiftly determine how urgently the patient requires care. In this session, we will discuss methods of performing effective triage and how to use our hands, eyes, ears, and sharp mind to put it all together.
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To do achieve the desired goal, dental cleanings must involve general anesthesia. There are important considerations that will make the process safer and more effective during anesthetized examination, cleaning and extractions.
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A review of the literature as to the pros and cons early and late spay/castration.
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Cats are notoriously fussy about their food. Sick cats in hospital and cats with chronic health conditions face additional challenges with intake and appetite. This seminar will explore the causes of inappetence as well as the challenges associated with encouraging appetite and maintaining intake for both the hospitalized patient and the cat with chronic health issues. Treatment options including pharmaceuticals, feeding tube placement and the reduction of environmental stressors will be discussed.
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What makes a financially healthy practice and how can you tell? Your practice financial data & tax returns can be powerful diagnostic tools. Learn why & how to do more with them than just filing them in that dusty file cabinet. We will look at how you can use them to help diagnose your practice’s financial health and when necessary, develop a treatment plan for improvement.
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This session will concentrate on linear and nodular Interstitial patterns and Vascular pattern changes such as pre and post-capillary hypertension, demonstrating the radiographic response to disease. The four patterns will be unified to allow pathophysiology to be explained.
Pulmonary radiographs are essential to the evaluation and diagnosis of suspected pulmonary disease. Patterns seen on radiographs may change in broadly normal limits or may be interpreted as abnormal, especially when placed in the clinical context of a specific patient’s clinical problem.
Radiographic patterns of disease include the location of change, the temporal course of the disease, pleural abnormalities, aberrant pulmonary inflation, atelectasis, bronchiectasis, and vascular disease. Radiographic disease patterns are associated with discrete anatomic structures (Interstitial and Vasculardiscrete Patterns) seen on a radiograph. Pulmonary pattern recognition is the most challenging concept to teach and the most complex and frustrating to learn, yet pattern recognition is a vital part of the disease puzzle.
The sessions will build on the fundamental interpretation paradigm of the pulmonary patterns, emphasizing what is intrinsically visible or should be visible on the thoracic radiograph and the impact of pathology defining lung diseases or diseases of lung parenchyma—an explanation of radiographic anatomic as well as physiological change that evolves due to disease and trauma will be presented.
Interpreting nonspecific and specific radiographic patterns using case material to build an explanation of the pulmonary disease process.
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This presentation will equip veterinary technicians with the knowledge and skills to educate pet owners about diabetes mellitus (DM), including new treatment and management options for cats and dogs. By combining background on the disease, risk factors, and pain points with technical information on treatment and management, this presentation will provide veterinary technicians with a solid foundation of how DM can affect canine and feline patients. Technicians will leave with communication tools and strategies to help pet owners feel confident caring for their diabetic pets.
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“If you want to be happy in life, find your passion.” We hear this common saying all the time. But is passion truly all we need to have a fulfilling career? While finding your passion is extremely important, turning it into purpose is necessary for finding meaningfulness in a career and life. Through an exploration of my own career journey, I’ll discuss concepts such as passion vs. purpose, luck, defining moments, and crossroads.
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In 2022 the New Jersey Veterinary Foundation established an endowed scholarship fund at the soon-to-be-opened Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. These scholarships will be used to ensure that NJ-based students can attain affordable education in the veterinary profession and remain in-state upon graduation. Join us for an update on the school’s progress, both in terms of curriculum and physical structures, from the School’s Founding Dean and former NJVMA President Dr. Matthew Edson.
Dental radiography is one of the most important tools we have, but there is a learning curve to acquiring and interpreting the films. This lecture will discuss approaches to obtaining diagnostic radiographs and how to diagnose the most common lesions seen in dogs and cats.
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We will review Cushing’s disease and diagnosis. We will discuss current trends in monitoring including the newer trends in cortisol testing on trilostane.
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Hairballs are often considered to be normal in cats, with an entire industry of ‘hairball’ formulations being built upon this assumption. This session will focus on understanding the truth about vomiting in cats, with emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of common causes of vomiting including inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, and lymphoma.
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The assessment of health or disease starts with a good physical exam. The same goes for your veterinary practice. With this monthly process, in 15 minutes you can quickly scan a set of data that provides an indication of your practice’s overall financial health – or lack thereof. Once you identify the issues you can begin the treatment. After this the session focuses on the five mistakes that many practice managers and owners make – so that you can avoid them.
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We will discuss diagnostic imaging cases with clues encouraging fuller evaluation of abdominal disease and disease that may not be restricted to a single anatomic geography.
An experience of images emphasizing the abdomen, but you never know where it will take you.
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The indications, types, and methods of vascular access will be discussed. This includes venipuncture techniques, peripheral vs central venous access, catheter types, placement, and proper maintenance. Aseptic technique will be stressed.
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There are many issues surrounding the nursing profession: earning a living wage, finding career growth and sustainability, and finding purpose and meaning. As the chief veterinary nursing officer at VEG, my mission is to “reimagine veterinary emergency nursing” and change the profession for the better. At VEG, we’re poised to become the paradigm of emergency nursing, making nursing a lifelong career and inspiring the field to change. Let’s talk about how to be the change our profession needs.
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This lecture will discuss the various classes of malocclusion in dogs and cats and how veterinary dentists treat them.
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A discussion of calcium homeostasis and calcium disorders with emphasis on hyper- and hypoparathyroidism diagnosis and treatment.
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Constipation is defined as infrequent or difficult defecation. It can present in many different forms in the feline species and at any age and should be recognized as a symptom of an underlying medical issue, rather than a primary disease itself. Management and prevention can be targeted to the colon, but ongoing care should aim to identify and treat the underlying cause(s).
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The relationship between the practice owner and the practice manager is super important for the practice’s ongoing success, for team development and the practice’s financial health. This session covers key components of the relationship and what both sides can do to help it grow in a positive direction.
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“The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.”— Edgar Allan Poe.
You are taught in school that radiographic images should all look the same, but there are normal variations that you would call pathological if you read films strictly. We will discuss breed variations that will give a healthy benefit of the doubt about whether it is pathology or normal. Be wise, a doubter, and question.
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Blood pressure measurement is an important vital parameter in small animal patients. Invasive vs non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement will be discussed. Doppler vs oscillometric devices, their use, limitations, and recommendations for obtaining consistent and accurate values will be stressed.
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Various nursing practices are considered to be “standard of care”—but are they really? Some practices are continued out of tradition, some have valid evidence to support their use, and others are topics of controversy. This session will answer many prominent nursing questions and discuss the methods of incorporating evidence into nursing practice.
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Time to get social! Join us in the exhibit hall for food, drinks, and raffle prizes! The perfect way to end a long day of learning before you head out on the town for the evening!
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