Aug. 23-26, 2019
Targeted to address the unique needs of technicians, Fetch dvm360 conference technician sessions provide innovative clinical and management information—with a focus on relevant, real-world knowledge that can be put into practice immediately. Technician program sessions are open to all attendees (veterinarians and practice managers are welcomed!) and may qualify for continuing education credits toward Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) certification. Please check with each Academy for approval.
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| Date | Start time | End time | Location | Track | Speaker | Session title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2019 | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | 2211 | Veterinary Leadership | Dr. Betsy Charles | Can't we all just get along?  |
| 8/23/2019 | 5:00 PM | 5:50 PM | 2211 | Veterinary Leadership | Dr. Betsy Charles | A better way to fight |
| 8/23/2019 | 7:15 PM | 8:05 PM | Marriott, Count Basie C ballroom | Technician Career Development | Dr. Andy Roark | Uncharted podcast event: Million Dollar Technicians: How To Be One, How To Grow One (Fetch dvm360 attendees welcome) |
| 8/23/2019 | 6:15 PM | 7:05 PM | Marriott Count Basie ballroom | Clinical Pharmacology Evening Session | Dr. Dawn Boothe | The high points of cannabinoids |
| 8/24/2019 | 8:00 AM | 8:50 AM | 2501B | Keynote Session | Drs. Mary Gardner and Sue Ettinger | Under pressure—surviving work life IMbalance |
| 8/24/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2204 | Hot Topic | Dr. Missy Simpson | More cBARQ than bite: An analysis of golden retriever behavior |
| 8/24/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2504 A | Technician Program - Behavior | Dr. Wayne Hunthausen | 19th nervous breakdown: Tips to keep puppies from driving you crazy |
| 8/24/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Program - Managing the DVMs | Dr. Sarah Wooten and Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia) | How to talk to doctors |
| 8/24/2019 | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Anesthesia | Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia) | What you need to know about capnography |
| 8/24/2019 | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | 2504 A | Technician Program - Behavior | Dr. Wayne Hunthausen | Mellow yellow: Fixes for canine housesoiling problems |
| 8/24/2019 | 10:00 AM | 10:50 AM | 2205 | Veterinary Wellbeing | Dr. Katherine Goldberg | A social worker walks into a veterinary practice: The why, what and how of veterinary social work |
| 8/24/2019 | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Anesthesia | Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia) | Anesthesia case studies |
| 8/24/2019 | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | 2504 A | Technician Program - Behavior | Dr. Wayne Hunthausen | Street fighting man: Curbing canine reactive behavior on lead |
| 8/24/2019 | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | 3501 D | Calming Pets, Clients | Dr. Julie Reck | How staff can make or break a Fear Free℠ experience |
| 8/24/2019 | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | 2505 B | Technician Career Development | Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia) and Tosha Zimmerman, CVT | Ace the interview |
| 8/24/2019 | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | 2504 A | Technician Wellness | Kristina Guldbrand, CVT, BS, CSP | Burnout and compassion fatigue: A guide to getting out |
| 8/24/2019 | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | 3501 D | Calming Pets, Clients | Dr. Julie Reck | Beyond the basics: Difficult cases and common challenges in Fear Free℠ practice |
| 8/24/2019 | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | 2505 B | Technician Career Development | Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia); Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia, Surgery); Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics) | Panel: So you want to be a VTS? |
| 8/24/2019 | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | 2504 A | Technician Leadership | Kristina Guldbrand, CVT, BS, CSP | Powerful leadership |
| 8/24/2019 | 5:40 PM | 6:30 PM | 2210 | Backyard Poultry | Dr. Cheryl Greenacre | Proper medication use in backyard and companion poultry |
| 8/24/2019 | 5:40 PM | 6:30 PM | 3501 C | Feline Medicine | Dr. Karen Moriello | Most cats would agree, bald is not beautiful  |
| 8/24/2019 | 5:40 PM | 6:30 PM | 3501 E | Soft Tissue Surgery | Dr. Bronwyn Fullagar | Going with the flow: A practical guide to lower urinary tract obstruction |
| 8/24/2019 | 5:40 PM | 6:30 PM | 2205 | Technician Wellbeing | Dr. Katherine Goldberg | What about us? Wellbeing in veterinary nursing |
| 8/24/2019 | 5:40 PM | 6:30 PM | 2209 | Veterinary Informatics | Dr. Duane Steward | An operational perspective of veterinary informatics |
| 8/24/2019 | 5:40 PM | 6:30 PM | 3501 F | Nutrition | Dr. Cailin Heinze | Practical weight loss tips for dogs and cats |
| 8/24/2019 | 5:40 PM | 6:30 PM | 2503 A | Workplace Wellbeing | Dr. Dave Nicol | Making vet med fun again: 6 ways to help you and your staff have the best jobs in the world |
| 8/24/2019 | 6:40 PM | 7:30 PM | 2204 | Practice Tips Evening Session | Drs. Dave Nicol and Betsy Charles | "Blunt Dissection Podcast" LIVE! Learn how a successful practitioner built their success and what lessons you can learn |
| 8/25/2019 | 8:00 AM | 8:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Exotic Animal Medicine | Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics), CVPM | How technicians can improve profitability in the exotic pet practice |
| 8/25/2019 | 8:00 AM | 8:50 AM | 2505 A | Technician Surgery | Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia, Surgery), FFCP | The role of the surgical scrub technician |
| 8/25/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Exotic Animal Medicine | Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics), CVPM | Spaying and neutering reptiles: The technician's role |
| 8/25/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2505 A | Technician Surgery | Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia, Surgery), FFCP | Beating the bugs: Sterilization is instrumental |
| 8/25/2019 | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Exotic Animal Medicine | Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics), CVPM | Spaying and neutering birds: The technician's role |
| 8/25/2019 | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | 2505 A | Technician Surgery | Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia, Surgery), FFCP | Perioperative surgical patient care: Honoring the bond |
| 8/25/2019 | 1:40 PM | 2:30 PM | 2505 A | Technician Anesthesia | Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia, Surgery), FFCP | Hypothermia—what's the hype? |
| 8/25/2019 | 1:40 PM | 2:30 PM | 2505 B | Technician Exotic Animal Medicine | Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics), CVPM | Spaying and neutering small mammals: The technician's role |
| 8/25/2019 | 2:40 PM | 3:30 PM | 2505 B | Technician Exotic Animal Medicine | Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics), CVPM | Guinea pig and rabbit care for technicians |
| 8/25/2019 | 2:40 PM | 3:30 PM | 2505 A | Technician Pain Management | Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia, Surgery), FFCP | Pain scoring for dummies |
| 8/25/2019 | 4:30 PM | 5:20 PM | 2502 A | Veterinary Leadership | Dr. Betsy Charles | Boomers are work-a-holics, X-ers are lazy, Millennials are entitled and Gen Z is beyond help. How are we supposed to work together? |
| 8/25/2019 | 4:30 PM | 5:20 PM | 2505 A | Technician Anesthesia | Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia, Surgery), FFCP | Anesthesia mistakes awareness |
| 8/25/2019 | 4:30 PM | 5:20 PM | 2505 B | Technician Exotic Animal Medicine | Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics), CVPM | Managing rabbits with neurologic disease |
| 8/25/2019 | 5:30 PM | 6:20 PM | 2502 A | Veterinary Leadership | Dr. Betsy Charles | Lead like a boss: Strategies for effective influence |
| 8/25/2019 | 5:30 PM | 6:20 PM | 2505 B | Technician Exotic Animal Medicine | Lorelei D'Avolio, LVT, VTS (Exotics), CVPM | Rabbit and parrot emergencies: Common presentations |
| 8/26/2019 | 8:00 AM | 8:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Critical Care | Liz Hughston, RVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC) | Not so cute: Acute anaphylaxis |
| 8/26/2019 | 8:00 AM | 8:50 AM | 2505 A | Technician Program | Benita Altier, LVT, VTS (Dentistry) | Comfort and participatory ergonomics in dentistry |
| 8/26/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2502 B | Veterinary Leadership | Dr. Betsy Charles | Life is hard and not fair, so how do I thrive? |
| 8/26/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Critical Care | Liz Hughston, RVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC) | Nursing care of the respiratory distress patient |
| 8/26/2019 | 9:00 AM | 9:50 AM | 2505 A | Technician Program | Benita Altier, LVT, VTS (Dentistry) | Pediatric dentistry: What you need to know |
| 8/26/2019 | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | 2505 B | Technician Pharmacology | Liz Hughston, RVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC) | Scoobies doobies: Cannabis in veterinary medicine |
| 8/26/2019 | 11:00 AM | 11:50 AM | 2505 A | Technician Program | Benita Altier, LVT, VTS (Dentistry) | Tooth resorption on blast! |
| 8/26/2019 | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | 2505 A | Technician Program | Benita Altier, LVT, VTS (Dentistry) | Advanced dental procedures—what's possible? |
| 8/26/2019 | 2:00 PM | 2:50 PM | 2505 B | Technician Toxicology | Liz Hughston, RVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC) | The solution to pollution: Top toxicity tips |
| 8/26/2019 | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | 2505 B | Technician Medicine | Liz Hughston, RVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC) | If the gut works, use it! Indications and use of feeding tubes |
| 8/26/2019 | 3:00 PM | 3:50 PM | 2505 A | Technician Program | Benita Altier, LVT, VTS (Dentistry) | Cute faces, unhealthy smiles—let's fix that |
| 8/26/2019 | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | 2505 B | Technician Medicine | Liz Hughston, RVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC) | Sugar high: Nursing the DKA patient |
| 8/26/2019 | 4:00 PM | 4:50 PM | 2505 A | Technician Program | Benita Altier, LVT, VTS (Dentistry) | The ABCs of dental radiology: Radiography demystified |