Breakout Sessions

Sunday Conference Sessions

Small Animal

Intervertebral Disc Disease - Dr. Sarita Miles, Colorado State University
Neurolocalization - Dr. Sarita Miles, Colorado State University
Neurology Case Challenges - Dr. Sarita Miles, Colorado State University
Seizures: Diagnosis and Management - Dr. Sarita Miles, Colorado State University
Canine and Feline Chronic Enterpoathies (Empirical Management and When to Recommend Biopsy) - Dr. Maria Jugan, Upstate Veterinary Specialists
Update on Histoplasmosis: Flint Hills' Frustrating Fungus! - Dr. Kate KuKanich, Kansas State University

Food Animal

Vaccination of Young Calves - Dr. D.L. Step, Boehringer Ingelheim
Bovine Respiratory Disease: Commingling Calves - Dr. D.L. Step, Boehringer Ingelheim
Field Diagnostic Investigations - Dr. D.L. Step, Boehringer Ingelheim
Ketosis: The Most Common Dairy Metabolic Disease - Dr. Gregg Hanzlicek, Kansas State University
Toxicology Cases - Dr. Steve Ensley, Kansas State University
Bull Breeding Soundness Examinations - Dr. Shaun Huser, Kansas State University
Decision Tools in Practice - Dr. Brad White, Kansas State University

Veterinary Technician

Putting a New Spin on Fecal Diagnostics - Dr. Brian Herrin, Kansas State University
The Spot is Blue, Now What do We do? Interpreting Tick-Borne Diseases Diagnostics - Dr. Brian Herrin, Kansas State University
Chemotherapy Setup/Proper Disposal/Human Health Risk - Dr. Mary Lynn Higginbotham, Kansas State University
Large Animal Nerve Blocks - Dr. David Rankin and Kelli Millsap, Kansas State University
Practical Infection Control and Stewardship Strategies - Dr. Kate KuKanich, Kansas State University
Dental Nerve Blocks - Dr. Marjory Artzer, Kansas State University
Distal Limb Nerve Blocks/Joint Injections - Dr. Jarrod Younkin, Kansas State University

Monday Conference Sessions

Small Animal

Hepatic Encephalopathy and Portosystemic Shunts: Diagnosis and Management - Dr. Maria Jugan, Upstate Veterinary Specialists
The Anorexic Cat: Treatment of Hepatic Lipidosis - Dr. Maria Jugan Upstate Veterinary Specialists
Pet Goat Health - Dr. Emily Reppert, Kansas State University
Do We Have a Mental Health Crisis?: Results of the Merck Animal Health Veterinary Wellbeing Study - Dr. Elizabeth Strand, University of Tennessee **Sponsored by Merck
I Don't Want to Let You Go: Companion Animal Loss and Veterinary Practice - Dr. Adryanna Drake, Kansas State University
GI Surgery for the Small Animal Practitioner - Dr. David Upchurch, Kansas State University
A New Look at an Old Dog, Brucellosis Detection and Treatment in the Companion Animal Practice - Dr. Kendra Rock, MART - Midwest Animal Reproductive Technologies

Food Animal

Common Regulatory Questions - Dr. Justin Smith, Kansas Department of Agriculture
Neonatal Calf Injuries: Risks, Assessment and Repair - Dr. Matt Miesner, Kansas State University
Veterinary Services for Clients with Purebred Cattle - Dr. Robert Larson, Kansas State University
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Withdrawal Times and Tissue Residues - Dr. Mike Apley, Kansas State University
Picking an Antibiotic in Food Animals I - Dr. Mike Apley, Kansas State University
Picking an Antibiotic in Food Animals II - Dr. Mike Apley, Kansas State University
Putting Something with Your Antibiotic for Infectious Diseases in Food Animals - Dr. Mike Apley, Kansas State University

Equine

Update on Strangles and Prevention - Dr. Laurie Beard, Kansas State University
Update on Equine Herpes Virus Myeloencephalopathy - Dr. Laurie Beard, Kansas State University
Equine Regenerative Medicine: A Practical Approach to Regenerative Therapies in Equine Practice - Dr. Dylan Lutter, Kansas State University
The Subfertile Mare: What can we do? - Dr. Jason Grady, Kansas State University
Hormone Therapy in Equine Reproduction - Dr. Jason Grady, Kansas State University
Equine Asthma: Classification, Clinical Signs and Diagnosis - Dr. Katie Delph, Kansas State University
Equine Asthma: Treatment, Prognosis and Case Examples - Dr. Katie Delph, Kansas State University

Tuesday Conference Sessions

Small Animal

The Times They are A-Changin': New Concepts in Managing Heartworm Disease - Dr. Brian Herrin, Kansas State University
Be Real: Setting Appropriate Client Expectations for Tick Control - Dr. Brian Herrin, Kansas State University
Opioid Drugs: Recent Trends, Information and Updates for Use in Dogs and Cats - Dr. Butch KuKanich, Kansas State University
Adjunct Analgesics, What are Options Other than NSAIDs and Opioids - Dr. Butch KuKanich, Kansas State University

Food Animal

Developing High Health Calves - Dr. Mark Hilton, Elanco
An Easier Way to Handle Bovine Dystocias - Dr. Mark Hilton, Elanco
Improving Beef Cow Reproductive Efficiency - Dr. Mark Hilton, Elanco
Economics of Using Implants and Ionophores in Beef Production - Dr. Mark Hilton, Elanco

Practice Management

Corporate Consolidation: How it Changes the Way You Value Your Practice - Dr. Tom Schwartz, Kansas State University
How to Pay Your Associate Veterinarians - Dr. Tom Schwartz, Kansas State University