Thursday,
February 8 |
7:00 am -
7:00 pm |
Registration Desk Open |
8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
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Preconference Seminars
Seminar S01 - Practice Ownership! Starting, Buying & Buying IntoDavid McCormick, Nicholas Shen
Seminar S02 - Milk Quality - Marc Caldwell, Micaela LoConte, Brandon Treichler
Seminar S03 - Bull Breeding Soudness Exam - Lew Strickland, Jennifer Koziol
Seminar S04 - Thinking through and practicing lameness treatment protocols - Gerard Cramer, Pierre-Yves Mulon |
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Welcome Reception Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim |
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Friday,
February 9 |
8:00 am -
9:00 am
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Keynote: Good Husbandry of the Cow Vet - Marissa Hake
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9:00 am - 10:15 am |
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General Session
9:00 - 9:30 am - Improving Large Animal Practice Efficiency with Credentialed Veterinary Technicians - Meg Harrington
9:30 - 10:15 am - Understanding Experiences: A Key Element in the Retention of Cattle Veterinarians - Daniel Cummings
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10:15 am -
10:45 am
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Milk/Coffee Break
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10:45 am - 12:15 pm
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General Session
10:45 am - 11:30 am - Practical Fluid Therapy in Ambulatory Practice - Andrea Lear
11:30 am - 12:15 pm - Clinical Pharmacology - Navigation Tools for a World filled with Generic Options - Nora Schrag |
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| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch Sponsored by   |
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
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Clinical Skills Sessions
1:30 - 2:15 pm Pigs - C sections, surgeries and feet work - Todd Price
2:15 - 3:00 pm Camelid anesthesia, castration, teeth - Blake Miller
3:00 - 3:30 pm Camelid sick medicine - Blake Miller
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1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Practice Management Sessions
1:30 - 2:15 pm Communication for a Performance Evaluation - Megan Skeffington
2:15 - 3:00 pm When "Doc" becomes Doc and Mom. - Nicole Costello
3:00 - 3:30 pm Human Resources Lessons Learned - Brandon Scharping
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Milk/Coffee Break
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Clinical Skills Session
4:00 - 4:30 pm OB tips and tricks - Karen Taylor
4:30 - 5:00 pm Bovine Necropsy - Andrew Harding
5:00 - 5:30 pm Restraint tips using ropes – Keith Sterner
5:30 - 6:00 pm Medical and Surgical Treatment of Bloat in Feedlot Cattle - Eric Behlke
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Practice Management Sessions
4:00 - 4:30 pm Understanding Financial Statements - Brian Reed
4:30 - 5:00 pm Practice Ownership - Is it the right path for you? - Nicole Costello
5:00 - 5:30 pm Making a decision to go solo – Laura Bro
5:30 - 6:00 pm Partial Budgets - Brandon Scharping
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6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner sponsored by
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Saturday,
February 10 |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am |
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Dairy Session
8:00 - 8:30 am Double Trouble: Implications and Management of Twinning in Lactating Dairy Cows - Megan Lauber
8:30 - 9:15 am The Revolution and Future Frontiers of Reproductive Management of Dairy Cattle - Megan Lauber
9:15 - 10:00 am Beef on dairy and sexed semen strategies - Mitch Hockett
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Beef Session
8:00 - 8:30 am Working with Nutritionists - Matthew May
8:30 - 9:15 am The "Why and How" of Assessing Trace Minerals in the Beef Cow-Calf Herd - David Rethorst
9:15 - 10:00 am Managing VFD Requests for the New Graduate - Tera Rooney Barnhardt
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Milk/Refreshment Break |
10:30 am - 12:15 pm |
Dairy Session
10:30 - 11:30 am Dairy Data DuoLingo: The Veterinarian's Critical Role In Translating Farm Data to Real Change - Blaine Melody
11:30 - 12:15 pm Calf Autofeeders: Consulting opportunities can prevent health disasters - Gabe Middleton
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Beef Sessions
10:30 - 11:30 am Evaluating data – Eric Behlke
11:30 - 12:15 pm Breeding Soundness Exams - Jennifer Koziol
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12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch Sponsored by 
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| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Dairy Sessions
1:30 - 2:00 pm Calf Diarrhea Diagnostics - Gabe Middleton
2:00 - 2:45 pm Advanced Repro Start-up - Ashley Swenson
2:45 - 3:30 pm Updated AABP Euthanasia Guidelines - Meggan Hain
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Beef Sessions
1:30 - 2:00 pm Protocols for Control of the Estrous Cycle in Beef Cattle - Jordan Thomas
2:00 - 2:45 pm Vaccines for All Stages - Amelia Woolums
2:45 - 3:30 pm Spaying/Castration: how, complications, pain management - Ben Osborne
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Milk/Coffee Break
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
General Sessions
4:00 - 4:45 pm Consulting Through Crisis - Tera Rooney Barnhardt
4:45 - 5:30 pm Practice Tips from the Program Committee – Nicholas Shen, Rachel O’Leary, Andy Harding, Ryan Wood
5:30 - 6:00 pm What’s On Dr. Melody’s Mind – Blaine Melody
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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Closing Reception presented by 
Located at 'Atrium' (down the stairs behind the Curio) in the Marriott Hotel |
