NCASAM
Asheville, NC October 8 – 10, 2015
SPEAKER AND PROGRAM GUIDE
24 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT AVAILABLE FOR FULL ATTENDANCE
8 AM to 12 PM
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY/REHABILITATION
Darryl Millis, DVM, MS, DACVS– Professor of Orthopedic Surgery/Director of Surgical Services at the University of Tennessee CVM Sponsored by Nutramax
Topics:How Can I Diagnose Lameness Earlier? Is Osteoarthritis Worth Bothering With? “Traditional” Treatments for OA, “New Wave” Treatments for OA
DERMATOLOGY
Sonja Zabel, DVM, MS, DACVD– Dermatologist at North WestVeterinary Specialists in Portland Oregon
Topics: The Pruritic Patient – How do we approach it: Part 1 Parasites, Part 2 Pyoderma, The Pruritic Patient – Atopic Dermatitis
Pitfalls While Working Up Food Adverse Reactions,
OPEN FORUM Open to guests of all registered attendees
8 AM to 10 AM Bert Hockenberry, Vice President Bank of America Practice Solutions, Inc.
Topics: “Steps tp Practice Ownership: Starting or Buying a Clinic – What’s Right for Me?” focusing on acquiring credit, the positivesand negatives of starting/acquiring a practice, what lenders will look for in a buyer/practice and characteristics of “good” and “bad” loans.
10 AM to 12 PM Doyle Watson, DVM, President/ CEO - Simmons and Associates–Sponsoredby Simmons and Assoc.
Topics: What is Your Real “Net Income?” Get the lown down on how to analyze your Profit/Loss Statement. What expenses to look for and throw back into the “Net money bucket.” Practice Mergers: pros, cons and important considerations. Myths, Falsehoods and the Real Skinny: 17 commonly held and perpetuated myths in our profession.
1 PM to 5 PM
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY/REHABILITATION
Darryl Millis, DVM, MS, DACVS – Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Surgical Services at the University of Tennessee CVM Sponsored by Nutramax
Topics:Top 10 Orthopedic Conditions, Tips and Tricks for the Practitioner:Fracture Repair, Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Femoral Head, Neck Excision and Patella Luxation.
INTERNAL MEDICINE/ENDOCRINOLOGY
Cynthia Ward, DVM, PhD, DACVIM– Professor of Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Topics:The Clinical Challenge of Thyroid Disease in the Dog, Updates on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Hyperthyroidism
How to Diagnose and Manage the Cushingoid Diabetic Patient, Updates and Adrenal Axis Testing: Making the Diagnosis
OPEN FORUM Open to guests of all registered attendees
1 PM to 3 PMNancy Loes, DVM, MBA – Nutrition and Supplements –Sponsored by Nutramax
Topics:The Diagnosis You Are Missing: Arthritis in Cats
3 PM to 5 PMTom Mickey, Executive Director, North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board
Topics:
8 AM to 12 PM
EMERGENCY/CRITICAL CARE
Garret Pachtinger, VMD, DACVECC – Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center - Levittown, PA
Topics: Making Cents of Cheap Diagnostics Tools, Derailing the Pain Train: Emergency Room Analgesia, Life Saving Emergency Room Procedures
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY/REHABILITATION
Darryl Millis, DVM, MS, DACVS – Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Surgical Services at the University of Tennessee CVM Sponsored by Nutramax
Topics:What’s New in ElbowDysplasia? How Can Rehab Make ME Look Better – What Can I Do in My Practice Right Now? Throwing Some Light on Laser Therapy, Injuries in Canine Sporting and Working Dogs.
INTERNAL MEDICINE/ENDOCRINOLOGY
Cynthia Ward, DVM, PhD, DACVIM– Professor of Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Topics:Updates on Insulin Therapy, Addison’s and Atypical Addison’s Disease, How would you Handle This Cushingoid Patient?
1 PM to 5 PM
EMERGENCY/CRITICAL CARE
Garret Pachtinger, VMD, DACVECC – Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center - Levittown, PA
Topics: Update on CPR and the RECOVER Initiative, Common Cardiac Emergencies, Pediatric Emergencies
SOFT TISSUE SURGERY
Marian E. Benitez, DVM, DACVS-SA – Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery, VA-MD College of Veterinary
Medicine, Blacksburg, VA
Topics:OHE vs OE, Early Spay and Neuter – Pros and Cons, Complications of Elective Gonadectomy, Prostates, Pexies and Perineal
Hernias
SMALL ANIMAL MEDICINE
Michael W. Dryden DVM, PhD, DACVM – Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, Kansas State University
Sponsored by Merial
Topics: Flea Control ChallengesFrom Laboratory and Field Experiences, Ticks – Understanding Today, Control for Tomorrow
8 AM to 12 PM
EMERGENCY/CRITICAL CARE
Garret Pachtinger, VMD, DACVECC – Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center - Levittown, PA
Topics: Emergency Room Pearls, Treatment and Management of Acute Kidney Injury
SOFT TISSUE SURGERY
Marian E. Benitez, DVM, DACVS-SA – Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery, VA-MD CVM, Blacksburg, VA
Topics:Oral Masses/Oncology, Surgical Techniques of Common Masses of the Distal Extremity, Basic Wound Care, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
1 PM to 5 PM
DERMATOLOGY
Sonja Zabel, DVM, MS, DACVD–Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Georgia CVM, Dermatologist at North West Veterinary Specialists in Portland Oregon
Topics:Cyclosporine versus Glucocorticoids – when to use it or not!, Got Apoquel..and Now?, Two Step Approach to Otitis Externa Treatment, Chronic Otitis Externa – How Does Treatment Differ.
SOFT TISSUE SURGERY
Marian E. Benitez, DVM, DACVS-SA – Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery, VA-MD CVM, Blacksburg, VA
Topics:Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome and Concurrent GI Disease, GDV, Small Intestinal Healing and Closure Methods, Small Intestine Augmentation Techniques