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2008 North American Veterinary Conference Proceedings Go
to Article Search Click on the track to see a list of articles AUTOGENOUS VACCINES: BEEF James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA BEEF SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAMS Roy L. Ax, PhD, and R.D. Fish, MS, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ BIOSECURITY IN BEEF HERDS Daniel R. Goehl, DVM, Canton Veterinary Clinic, LLC / Professional Beef Services, LLC, Canton, MO BVD FROM A PRACTITIONER'S POINT OF VIEW Daniel R. Goehl, DVM, Canton Veterinary Clinic, LLC / Professional Beef Services, LLC, Canton, MO CIDRs AS A REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT TOOL Roy L Ax, PhD, Angie J. Bowen, MS, Michelle L. Rhoads, PhD, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ CONSIDERATIONS IN VACCINE SAFETY AND EFFICACY James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA CROSSBREEDING IN DAIRY CATTLE Steven P. Washburn, PhD, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC DAIRY DRUG BUDGETS Paul Rapnicki, DVM, MBA, John Fetrow, VMD, MBA, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN EVALUATION OF CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA EYE PROBLEMS OF SHEEP AND GOATS Mary C. Smith, DVM, Diplomate ACT, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY FEEDER CALF MARKETING Daniel R Goehl, DVM, Canton Veterinary Clinic, LLC / Professional Beef Services, LLC, Canton, Missouri USA FEEDLOT HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT Daniel U. Thomson, PhD, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS FORAGE DECISIONS FACED BY GRAZING OPERATIONS Roger Ingram, University of California Cooperative Extension, Auburn, CA IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS IN BEEF AND DAIRY HERDS Brad White, DVM, MS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Michael W. Overton, DVM, MPVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA IMPORTANCE OF PROPER CATTLE FACILITIES Daniel U. Thomson, DVM, and Brad J. White, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS INDUCTION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVM, College of Veterinary Medicine,Iowa State University, Ames, IA MALIGNANT CATARRHAL FEVER: SHEEP AND CATTLE James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Periparturient Management for Postparturient Michael W. Overton, DVM, MPVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA POSTPARTUM DISEASE RECORDS - KETOSIS EXAMPLE Paul Rapnicki, DVM, MBA,College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, Steve Eicker, MS, DVM, Steven Stewart, DVM, Valley Agricultural Software, Tulare, CA POSTPARTUM REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT OF BEEF COWS Roy L. Ax, PhD, Michelle L. Rhoads, PhD, Angie J. Bowen, MS, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ PREPARING CALVES FOR THE FEEDLOT Daniel U. Thomson, PhD, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS PUREBRED PROBLEMS Daniel R. Goehl, DVM, Canton Veterinary Clinic, LLC / Professional Beef Services, LLC, Canton, MO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPERM BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY Roy L. Ax, PhD1,2, T.C. McCauley, PhD1,2, S.H.F. Marks, MD2, 1Department. of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 2, TMI Laboratories International, Inc., Tucson, AZ THE ROLE OF T CELLS IN PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM DISEASE James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA RURAL PRACTICE Daniel R. Goehl, DVM, Canton Veterinary Clinic, LLC / Professional Beef Services, LLC, Canton, MO SEASONAL DAIRY BREEDING PROGRAMS Steven P. Washburn, PhD, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC TRAINING AND WORKING WITH FEEDLOT EMPLOYEES Daniel U. Thomson, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS TREATMENT OF CLINICALLY ILL CALVES IN THE CATTLE FEEDING SETTING Daniel U. Thomson, DVM, and Brad J. White, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS UTILITY OF PROTEINS IN SEMEN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTICS Roy L. Ax, PhD1,2, T.C. McCauley, PhD1,2, S.H.F. Marks, MD2 1Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2TMI Laboratories International, Inc., Tucson, AZ VACCINE FAILURES Daniel R. Goehl, DVM, Canton Veterinary Clinic, LLC / Professional Beef Services, LLC, Canton, MO ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC HORSESHOES Michael Wildenstein, CJF, FWCF (Hons.), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY ADVANCEMENTS IN ULTRASOUND Natasha Werpy, DVM, Diplomate ACVR, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO ANTIMICROBIALS: UPDATE, USE, AND ABUSE Peter Morresey, BVSc, Diplomate ACT and ACVIM, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MUSCLE DISORDERS Stephanie J. Valberg, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN COLIC: WHAT'S NEW? Louise L. Southwood, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS and ACVECC, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA COMPLICATIONS OF LATE GESTATION Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACT, MBA., Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE EQUINE MUSCULOSKELETAL PATIENT Anthony Pease, DVM, MS, DIPLOMATE ACVR, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC CRASHING FOALS 101: FIELD RESUSCITATION AND PREPARATION FOR REFERRAL Peter R. Morresey, BVSc, Diplomate ACT and ACVIM, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY DYSTOCIA AND NEONATAL RESUSCITATION Vanessa Cook, VetMB, MS, Dipl. ACVS & ACVECC, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC EARLY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE EMERGENCY CASE Louise L. Southwood, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS and ACVECC, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA EQUINE EPIDURAL TECHNIQUES Patrick Burns, BVSc, MACVSc, Diplomate ACVA, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH EQUINE OCULAR ANATOMY AND VISION - WHAT DOES THE HORSE SEE"? " Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, Diplomate. ACVO, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC EQUINE PAIN CONTROL Patrick Burns BVSc, MACVSc, Diplomate ACVA, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, EQUINE STANDING RESTRAINT Patrick Burns, BVSc, MACVSc, Diplomate ACVA, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH EXERTIONAL RHABDOMYOLYSIS DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES WITH TYING-UP Stephanie J. Valberg, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES: WHAT, WHEN AND WHY Peter R. Morresey, BVSc, Diplomate ACT & ACVIM, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY FOAL ANESTHESIA - 2008 Patrick Burns, BVSc, MACVSc, Diplomate ACVA, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH FUNGAL INFECTIONS Michael Wildenstein, CJF, FWCF (Hons), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY THE GROWING IMPACT OF GENETIC DISORDERS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE Molly E. McCue, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN HELP! MY EYE IS CLOUDY Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, Diplomate ACVO, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, HELP! MY EYE IS PAINFUL Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, Diplomate ACVO, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC HOOF BALANCE AND FUNCTION Scott Morrison, DVM, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY HORSES THAT TREMBLE Molly E. McCue, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT GLAUCOMA IN THE HORSE Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, Diplomate ACVO, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC HOW TO MANAGE RESPIRATORY TRACT EMERGENCIES Louise L. Southwood, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS and ACVECC,New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA HOW TO UTILIZE STERILE MAGGOT DEBRIDEMENT THERAPY FOR FOOT INFECTIONS OF THE HORSE Scott Morrison, DVM, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY H. W. Jann, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE Ronald Lyman, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Animal Emergency and Referral Center, Fort Pierce, FL IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE HORSE, PART 1 - SHEN AND THE PERFORMANCE HORSE Carla W. Pasteur, DVM, CVA, Rising Sun Equine Clinic, Ocala, FL IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE HORSE, PART 2 - GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE AND EQUINE PERFORMANCE Carla W Pasteur, DVM, CVA, Rising Sun Equine Clinic, Ocala, FL INTERPRETING MRI IMAGES AND UNDERSTANDING MRI REPORTS Natasha Werpy, DVM, Diplomate ACVR, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO JOINT DISEASE THERAPIES: WHAT WE INJECT AND WHY Troy N. Trumble, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN LAMENESS EVALUATION IN FOALS - 2008 Alan J. Ruggles, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY LARYNGEAL HEMIPLEGIA AND ARYTENOID CHONDRITIS: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Eric J. Parente, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, George D. Widener Hospital, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA LASERS IN THE UPPER AIRWAY Eric J. Parente, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, George D. Widener Hospital, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA MANAGEMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC DISORDERS IN FOALS Alan J. Ruggles, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE ORTHOPEDIC INJURY IN THE HORSE Alan J. Ruggles, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY MUSCLE ATROPHY: WILL IT COME BACK AND HOW TO TREAT IT? Stephanie J. Valberg, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM,College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING: AN OVERVIEW OF IMAGING MODALITIES Anthony Pease, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. NASAL DISCHARGE: WHERE IS IT COMING FROM AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT? Eric J. Parente, DVM, Diplomate ACVS, George D. Widener Hospital, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA OCULAR EXAMINATION, DIAGNOSTICS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE-ONSET OCULAR DISEASE IN THE HORSE Tammy Miller Michau, DVM, MS, MSpVM, Diplomate ACVO, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC ORTHOPEDIC EMERGENCIES: FRACTURES, WOUNDS, AND SEPTIC JOINTS Vanessa Cook, VetMB, MS, Dipl. ACVS & ACVECC, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC OVARIECTOMY AND OVARIOHYSTERECTOMY UNDER LAPAROSCOPY Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE WOUNDED HORSE H. W. Jann, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK PERIPARTURIENT MARE Louise L. Southwood, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVS and ACVECC, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, PA PLACENTAL EVALUATION IN HORSES Kristina G. Lu, VMD, Diplomate ACT, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, KY POLYSACCHARIDE STORAGE MYOPATHY: BREAKTHROUGH IN DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Molly E. McCue, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN POSTPARTUM MARE PROBLEMS Kristina G. Lu, VMD, Diplomate ACT, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, KY PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF ACUPUNCTURE IN EQUINE MEDICINE Kevin James May, DVM, El Cajon Valley Veterinary Hospital, El Cajon, CA PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO HEEL PAIN Scott Morrison, DVM, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY PRACTICAL FLUID THERAPY 2008 Vanessa Cook, VetMB, MS, Dipl. ACVS & ACVECC, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC RADIOGRAPHY: MAKING CHOICES IN THE DIGITAL AGE Anthony Pease, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN WOUND TREATMENT H. W. Jann, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK REHABILITATING THE LAMINITIC FOOT Scott Morrison, DVM, Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACUPUNCTURE, CHIROPRACTIC, AND DENTISTRY Kevin James May, DVM, El Cajon Valley Veterinary Hospital, El Cajon, CA STALLION REPRODUCTIVE EMERGENCIES Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACT, MBA, Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH SUPPORTING WOUNDS IN HIGH MOTION AREAS Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO TREATING THE INFECTED WOUND, INCLUDING SYNOVIAL STRUCTURES Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO TRIMMING AND EVALUATION OF THE EQUINE HOOF Michael Wildenstein, CJF, FWCF (Hons), College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY UNDERSTANDING BASIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PRINCIPLES Natasha Werpy, DVM, Diplomate ACVR, College of Veterinary Medicine Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO UNDERSTANDING EQUINE NUTRACEUTICALS Troy N. Trumble, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH RISK PREGNANCY Grant S. Frazer, BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACT, MBA., Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH THE USE OF ACUPUNCTURE IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC PROBLEMS Kevin James May, DVM, El Cajon Valley Veterinary Hospital, El Cajon, CA THE USE OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP) IN WOUND MANAGEMENT Christine Theoret, DMV, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada VENEREAL DISEASES OF THE STALLION Kristina G. Lu, VMD, Diplomate ACT, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Lexington, KY WHAT RESEARCH HAS TAUGHT US ABOUT CLINICAL JOINT DISEASE Troy N. Trumble, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN WHAT'S NEW IN PAIN MANAGEMENT? (Equine 2008) Vanessa Cook, VetMB, MS, Dipl/ ACVS & ACVECC, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC WHY DO HORSES DEVELOP EXUBERANT GRANULATION TISSUE AND HOW DO WE DEAL WITH IT? Christine Theoret, DMV, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, Jacintha M. Wilmink, DVM, PhD, Woumarec (Wound Management and Reconstruction in Horses), Wageningen, Netherlands WOUNDS OF THE DISTAL LIMB: HOW TO DETECT INVOLVEMENT OF UNDERLYING DEEP STRUCTURES Christine Theoret, DMV, PhD, Diplomate ACVS, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada WOUNDS OF THE FOOT AND PASTERN: SPECIFIC WOUND CARE ISSUES Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO APPRECIATING A LONG-TERM ASSOCIATE Denise L. Tumblin, CPA, Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates, Columbus, OH ARE YOU LOSING THEM AS FAST AS YOU ARE HIRING THEM? Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, Management Resource Group Grapevine, TX Automation in Practice-Balancing Hi-Tech with Warmth and Compassion Jeffrey Werber, DVM, Century Veterinary Group, Los Angeles, CA BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME Byron S. Farquer, DVM, Simmons Pacific, Oakdale, CA, Donald Erceg, VETMARK, Portland, OR BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE ANNUAL REVENUE BUDGET Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, VCPM, Gatto McFerson, CPA's, Santa Monica, CA BUYING A PRACTICE: THE ISSUE IS AFFORDABILITY Denise L. Tumblin, CPA, Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates, Columbus, OH CAN I RETIRE? HOW MUCH DOES IT TAKE? Fritz Wood, CPA, CFP, Lake Quivira, KS CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO SELL TO AN ASSOCIATE? Denise L. Tumblin, CPA, Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates, Columbus, OH CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORM OF ENTITY (AND WHY IT MATTERS) Henry M. (Trey) Cutler III, JD, The Cutler Law Firm Fort Collins, CO CLIENT APPRECIATION Jerome S. Osteryoung, PhD, College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL CLIENT SATISFACTION Jerome S. Osteryoung, PhD, College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL CREATING AND NEGOTIATING AN ASSOCIATE CONTRACT Edward J. Guiducci, JD, Guiducci & Guiducci, PC, Denver, CO CREATING RAVING FANS WITH YOUR CLIENTS Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, Management Resource Group Grapevine, TX DEALING WITH WHINY, GOSSIPY, PROBLEM-CHILDREN EMPLOYEES IN YOUR PRACTICE Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, Gatto McFerson, CPAs, Santa Monica, CA Do You Have a Low-Value Practice-and Not Even Know It? David B. Gerber, DVM, BA, Simmons & Associates Northwest, Inc., Coeur d'Alene, ID, David F. King, DVM, BS, Simmons & Associates Southcentral, Inc., Scurry, TX DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND: THREE CRITICAL WAYS TO KEEP YOUR VETERINARY PRACTICE COMPETITIVE, AND PROFITABLE Jim Baum, Regional Sales Manager, Matsco Emeryville, CA DUE DILIGENCE OF A PRACTICE PURCHASE: MINIMIZING A BUYER'S RISK Edward J. Guiducci, JD, Guiducci & Guiducci, PC, Denver, CO EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION Jerome S. Osteryoung, PhD, College of Business, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION...DO YOU DO IT? Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, Management Resource Group Grapevine, TX EQUIPMENT PURCHASE FOR FUN AND PROFIT - PART I Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, Gatto McFerson, CPAs, Santa Monica, CA EQUIPMENT PURCHASE FOR FUN AND PROFIT- PART 2 Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, Gatto McFerson, CPA's, Santa Monica, CA EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE-THE TEAM APPROACH Jeffrey Werber, DVM, Century Veterinary Group, Los Angeles, CA EXTREME CLIENT SERVICE-WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE YOUR PRACTICE STAND OUT: PART 1 Christine Merle, DVM, MBA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Zionsville, IN EXTREME CLIENT SERVICE-WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE YOUR PRACTICE STAND OUT: PART 2 Christine Merle, DVM, MBA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Zionsville, IN A FINANCIAL PHYSICAL FOR YOUR PRACTICE Gary I. Glassman, CPA, Burzenski & Company, P.C., East Haven, CT FINANCIAL TOOLS TO MAKE YOUR PRACTICE EXCEL Gary I. Glassman, CPA, Burzenski & Company, P.C., East Haven, CT GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION OF SPECIALTY PRACTICE - PART 1 Lloyd S. Meisels, DVM, Hospital Director, Coral Springs Animal Hospital, Coral Springs, FL GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION OF SPECIALTY PRACTICE - PART 2 Lloyd S. Meisels, DVM, Hospital Director, Coral Springs Animal Hospital, Coral Springs, FL HEALTHY MIND, HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY BOTTOM LINE: IS YOUR HEALTH AFFECTING YOUR PERFORMANCE? Ernest E. Ward, Jr., DVM, Seaside Animal Care, PA and E3 Management, Inc., Calabash, NC HIRE THE BEST EDUCATORS YOU CAN James E. Guenther, DVM, MBA, MHA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Asheville, NC HIRING, FIRING, AND RETAINING STAFF Edward J. Guiducci, JD, Guiducci & Guiducci, PC, Denver, CO HOW CAN YOU SUCCESSFULLY MARKET THAT BUSINESS? Donald J. Erceg, VETMARK: The Veterinary Marketing, Company, Portland, OR, Byron Farquer, DVM, Simmons Pacific, Oakdale, CA HOW TO INCREASE PRACTICE VALUE $100,000 IN 1 YEAR Karl Salzsieder, DVM, JD, Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, Kelso, WA HOW TO MAKE A WIN-WIN PRACTICE SALE Karl Salzsieder, DVM, JD, Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, Kelso, WA I'M A GREAT VETERINARIAN-WHY AREN'T I MAKING ANY MONEY? Jeffrey Werber, DVM, Century Veterinary Group, Los Angeles, CA IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND INCREASE REVENUES BY WORKING WITH SPECIALISTS Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL INFLUENCE - GETTING YOUR CLIENT TO SAY YES"" Fritz Wood, CPA, CFP, Lake Quivira, KS INNOVATIVE HEALTH BENEFIT STRATEGIES FOR VETERINARY PRACTICES James T. OConnor, Partner, Egan, Amato & OConnor, Employee Benefits Consultants, Manasquan, NJEmployee Benefits Consultants, Manasquan, NJ INTERNAL MARKETING: THE KEY TO KEEPING CLIENTS WHERE THEY BELONG-IN YOUR PRACTICE! Jeffrey Werber, DVM, Century Veterinary Group, Los Angeles, CA IS EMPLOYEE BURNOUT AFFECTING YOUR SUCCESS? Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL A is for Acute, B is for Bordetella- Receptionist Medical Terminology Training: Part 2 Christine Merle, DVM, MBA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Zionsville, IN A is for Acute, B is for Bordetella-Receptionist Medical Terminology Training: Part 1 Christine Merle, DVM, MBA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Zionsville, IN IS YOUR PROFIT TRICKLING AWAY? - 2008 Denise L. Tumblin, CPA, Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates, Columbus, OH LEGAL CODE OR EMPLOYEE CODE OF HONOR Karl Salzsieder, DVM, JD, Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, Kelso, WA LETTERS OF INTENT FOR PRACTICE PURCHASES Henry M. (Trey) Cutler III, JD, The Cutler Law Firm Fort Collins, CO LIFE IS GOOD IF YOU REMEMBER THE LAKE WOBEGON EFFECT James E. Guenther, DVM, MBA, MHA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Asheville, NC LOW OR NO? DEALING WITH LOW-COST COMPETITORS Ernest E. Ward, Jr., DVM, Seaside Animal Care, PA and E3 Management, Inc., Calabash, NC MANAGING BY CORE VALUES Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL MARKETING YOUR PRACTICE IN YOUR COMMUNITY - HIGH TECH-HIGH TOUCH" TACTICS THAT WORK" Pamela Cole, CEO, Owner, Irvine Veterinary Services, Irvine, CA, Kate Knutson, DVM, Owner, Pet Crossing Animal Hospital, Bloomington, MN THE MOST COMMON FINANCIAL MISTAKES VETERINARIANS MAKE Gary I. Glassman, CPA, Burzenski & Company, P.C., East Haven, CT MOST COMMON PRACTICE ACT VIOLATIONS FROM MEDICAL RECORDS Karl Salzsieder, DVM, JD, Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, Kelso, WA NON-VETERINARIAN OWNERSHIP OF A VETERINARY PRACTICE Edward J. Guiducci, JD, Guiducci & Guiducci, PC, Denver, CO OPEN BOOK MANAGEMENT - LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE, FINALLY PERFECTED Ross Clark, DVM, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS OPEN BOOK MANAGEMENT - MATRICES Ross Clark, DVM, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Louise Dunn, Snowgoose Veterinary Management, Consulting, Greensboro, NC, Elise M. Lacher, CPA, Lacher McDonald & Co., CPAs, Seminole, FL OPEN BOOK MANAGEMENT - THE NUTS & BOLTS OF FILE PREP FOR BETTER PATIENT CARE, CLIENT EXPERIENCE, AND INCREASED PROFITS Louise Dunn, Snowgoose Veterinary Management Consulting, Greensboro, NC OPEN BOOK MANAGEMENT -UNDERSTANDING YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE LAB REPORT FOR YOUR PRACTICE Elise M. Lacher, CPA, Lacher McDonald & Co., CPAs, PA, Seminole, FL PARTNERSHIPS - MORE THAN JUST SHARING TOOTHPASTE: PART 1 Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, Elise M. Lacher, CPA, Lacher McDonald & Co., CPAs, PA, Seminole, FL PARTNERSHIPS - MORE THAN JUST SHARING TOOTHPASTE: PART 2 Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, Elise M. Lacher, CPA, Lacher McDonald & Co., CPAs, PA, Seminole, FL PARTNERSHIPS - MORE THAN JUST SHARING TOOTHPASTE: PART 3 Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, Elise M. Lacher, CPA, Lacher McDonald & Co., CPAs, PA, Seminole, FL PARTNERSHIPS - MORE THAN JUST SHARING TOOTHPASTE: PART 4 Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, Elise M. Lacher, CPA, Lacher McDonald & Co., CPAs, PA, Seminole, FL PEDIGREE DRUGS....WILL THE REAL DRUG STAND UP! Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ PHARMACY DISPENSING MACHINES Lloyd S. Meisels, DVM, Hospital Director, Coral Springs Animal Hospital, Coral Springs, FL PRACTICE AFFILIATION: WILL IT WORK FOR ME? Edward J. Guiducci, JD, Guiducci & Guiducci, PC, Denver, CO PRACTICE PARTNERING Henry M. (Trey) Cutler III, JD, The Cutler Law Firm Fort Collins, CO PRACTICE VALUE, PRICE AND MARKETABILITY David B. Gerber, DVM, BA, Simmons & Associates Northwest, Inc., Coeur d'Alene, ID, David F. King, DVM, BS, Simmons & Associates Southcentral, Inc., Scurry, TX Purchasing Medical Records-Do They Have Value? David B. Gerber, DVM, BA, Simmons & Associates Northwest, Inc., Coeur d'Alene, ID, David F. King, DVM, BS, Simmons & Associates Southcentral, Inc., Scurry, TX RECRUITING THE RIGHT PEOPLE EVERY TIME Tracy Dowdy, CVPM, Management Resource Group Grapevine, TX SELLING TO AN ASSOCIATE IS NOT AN EVENT: PREPARING FOR OWNERSHIP TRANSITION Denise L. Tumblin, CPA, Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates, Columbus, OH SHOULD YOU USE A LETTER OF INTENT FOR YOUR PRACTICE SALE/PURCHASE? Edward J. Guiducci, JD, Guiducci & Guiducci, PC, Denver, CO SMILE - YOU ARE THE RECEPTIONIST STAR! Christine Merle, DVM, MBA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Zionsville, IN SPECIALTY PARTNERSHIPS: WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE GETTING HITCHED Charlotte A. Lacroix, DVM, JD, Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ STAFF EMPOWERMENT (DOCTOR LEVERAGE) INCREASES VETERINARY PRACTICE SUCCESS Karl Salzsieder, DVM, JD, Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, Kelso, WA STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN SPECIALISTS AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS - PART 1 Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN SPECIALISTS AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS - PART 2 Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary, Consulting, Rockledge, FL SUCCESSION PLANNING-WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND WHAT DO YOU DO? Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, Gatto McFerson, CPA's, Santa Monica, CA TALKING TO CLIENTS ABOUT TREATMENT PLANS AND FEES Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL TAX TIPS: AN UPDATE Gary I. Glassman, CPA, Burzenski & Company, P.C., East Haven, CT TENETS OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL SUCCESS Fritz Wood, CPA, CFP, Lake Quivira, KS THREE STEPS TO IMPROVING SELLING THE INVISIBLE James E. Guenther, DVM, MBA, MHA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Asheville, NC TO REFER OR NOT TO REFER: IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL TRAIN YOUR TECHNICAL STAFF TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF COMPETENCY Amanda L. Donnelly, DVM, MBA, ALD Veterinary Consulting, Rockledge, FL TRENDS IN PRACTICE VALUATION Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, Gatto McFerson, CPA's, Santa Monica, CA TRUE PRACTICE PROFITABILITY-HOW DOES YOURS COMPARE? Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, Gatto McFerson, CPAs, Santa Monica, CA USE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS TO PREVENT FRAUD IN YOUR PRACTICE Gary I. Glassman, CPA, Burzenski & Company, P.C., East Haven, CT USING YOUR COMPUTER TO MAINTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS AND CAPTURE FEES Lloyd S. Meisels, DVM, Hospital Director, Hospital Director, Coral Springs Animal Hospital, Coral Springs, FL VALUING YOUR PRACTICE IN TODAY'S MARKET Denise L. Tumblin, CPA, Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates, Columbus, OH VETERINARIANS' LEGAL LIABILITY FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASES Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD, Veterinary Business, Advisors, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, Mary W. Clark, Student, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA VETERINARY PRACTICE LIABILITY AUDIT Karl Salzsieder, DVM, JD, Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, Kelso, WA VETERINARY TECHNICAL STAFF NEED PAY BONUSES BASED ON MEDICAL CARE AND/OR BENCHMARKS Karl Salzsieder, DVM, JD, Salzsieder Consulting and Legal Services, Kelso, WA WARNING SIGNS OF EMBEZZLEMENT James E. Guenther, DVM, MBA, MHA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Asheville, NC WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN? Donald J. Erceg, VETMARK: The Veterinary Marketing Company, Portland, OR, Byron Farquer, DVM, Simmons Pacific, Oakdale, CA. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET MY LOAN APPROVED? Gary I. Glassman, CPA, Burzenski & Company, P.C., East Haven, CT WHERE DID MY STAFF GO? GETTING the MOST OUT OF the MINIMUM Ernest E. Ward, Jr., DVM, Seaside Animal Care, PA and E3 Management, Inc., Calabash, NC WHY DO YOU WANT TO BECOME AN OWNER? Byron Farquer, DVM, Simmons Pacific,Oakdale, CA, Donald J. Erceg, VETMARK: The Veterinary Marketing Company, Portland, OR WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO WORK HERE? Ernest E. Ward, Jr., DVM, Seaside Animal Care, PA and E3 Management, Inc., Calabash, NC WOW YOUR CLIENTS, WOW YOUR BOSS David B. Gerber, DVM, BA, Simmons & Associates Northwest, Inc., Coeur d'Alene, ID, David F. King, DVM, BS, Simmons & Associates Southcentral, Inc., Scurry, TX YOU, ME, & THE 360 REVIEW James E. Guenther, DVM, MBA, MHA, CVPM, Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Asheville, NC YOUR HOSPITAL IS ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR WEAKEST STAFF MEMBER Byron S. Farquer, DVM, Simmons Pacific Oakdale, CA, Donald Erceg, VETMARK: The Veterinary Marketing Company,Portland, OR Small Animal - Alternative Medicine ACUTE PRESCRIBING WITH HERBS FOR COMMON VETERINARY CONDITIONS - EIGHT HERBS THAT CAN HELP YOUR PATIENTSBarbara Fougere, BSc, BVMS (Hons), BHSc (Comp Med), MODT, MHSc (Herb Med), CVA, CVCP, CVBM, College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, All Natural Vet Care, Sydney, Australia EVIDENCE-BASED ACUPUNCTURE Sagiv Ben-Yakir, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ORSHINA - The Israeli Institute for Modern Holistic Veterinary Medicine & Sciences, Hod-Hasharon, Israel FELINE THROMBOEMBOLISM (SADDLE THROMBUS) TREATED BY MEDICAL LEECHES Sagiv Ben-Yakir, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ORSHINA - The Israeli Institute for Modern Holistic Veterinary Medicine & Sciences, Hod-Hasharon, Israel FOOD INTOLERANCE IN OUR VETERINARY PATIENTS John B.Symes, DVM HEMOACUPUNCTURE, OR THE THERAPY THAT STICKS Sagiv Ben-Yakir, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ORSHINA" - The Israeli Institute for Modern Holistic Veterinary Medicine & Sciences, Hod-Hasharon, Israel" HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS - WHAT YOUR CLIENTS ARE USING AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Barbara Fougere, BSc, BVMS (Hons), BHSc (Comp Med), MODT, MHSc (Herb Med), CVA, CVCP, CVBM, College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, All Natural Vet Care, Sydney, Australia HERBAL MANUFACTURE - HOW HERBAL MEDICINES ARE MADE & HOW DO I KNOW IF THE HERBS ARE SAFE TO PRESCRIBE? Barbara Fougere, BSc, BVMS (Hons), BHSc (Comp Med), MODT, MHSc (Herb Med), CVA, CVCP, CVBM, College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, All Natural Vet Care, Sydney, Australia HERBAL MEDICINE IN PRACTICE - DISEASE MANAGEMENT WITH ANTIOXIDANT HERBS Barbara Fougere, BSc, BVMS (Hons), BHSc (Comp Med), MODT, MHSc (Herb Med), CVA, CVCP, CVBM, College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, All Natural Vet Care, Sydney, Australia HOMOTOXICOLOGY - AN INTRODUCTION OF THE MODERN VETERINARY HOMEOPATHY INTO THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF A BUSY VETERINARY CLINIC Sagiv Ben-Yakir, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ORSHINA" - The Israeli Institute for Modern Holistic Veterinary Medicine & Sciences, Hod-Hasharon, Israel" IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY- THE DIETARY SOLUTION John B.Symes, DVM IMPROVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES WITH VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE Deborah M. Mitchell, DVM, MS, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, Schaumburg, IL INTRODUCTION TO VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURE - 2008 Mary S. Battistella, DVM, CVA, Kowaliga Whole Health Pet Resort, Eclectic, AL, Riverview Animal Clinic, Birmingham, AL NEUROPATHY TREATED BY BEE VENOM THERAPY Sagiv Ben-Yakir, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ORSHINA - The Israeli Institute for Modern Holistic Veterinary Medicine & Sciences. Hod-Hasharon, Israel NEW QUESTIONS, OLD ANSWERS: TRADITIONAL CHINESE VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS Deborah M. Mitchell, DVM, MS, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, Schaumburg, IL A NOVEL APPROACH TO VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY Sagiv Ben-Yakir, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ORSHINA - The Israeli Institute for Modern Holistic Veterinary Medicine & Sciences, Hod-Hasharon, Israel OZONE THERAPY: BEYOND OXYGEN. THE MOST NEEDED ADJUNCT TO VETERINARY MEDICINE Margo Roman, DVM, Main Street Animal Services of Hopkinton (MASH) Hopkinton, MA PROLOTHERAPY - A GREAT CAVM METHOD TO SOLVE MUSCULOSKELTAL PROBLEMS Sagiv Ben-Yakir BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ORSHINA" - The Israeli Institute for Modern Holistic Veterinary Medicine & Sciences, Hod-Hasharon, Israel" PROLOTHERAPY - A SIMPLE, NATURAL TECHNIQUE THAT STIMULATES THE BODY TO REPAIR DAMAGED/LOOSE LIGAMENTS Carvel G. Tiekert, DVM A RENAISSANCE - THE TRADITION AND SCIENCE BEHIND THE USE OF HERBS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE Barbara Fougere, BSc, BVMS (Hons), BHSc (Comp Med), MODT, MHSc (Herb Med), CVA, CVCP, CVBM, College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, All Natural Vet Care, Sydney, Australia SAVE THAT DYING PATIENT! THE TCM CRASHBOX Deborah M. Mitchell, DVM, MS, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, Schaumburg, IL THE SMELLY, ITCHY DOG Mary S. Battistella, DVM, CVA, Kowaliga Whole Health Pet Resort, Eclectic, AL, Riverview Animal Clinic, Birmingham, AL TCM APPROACH TO CANCER - PART 1 Constance A. DiNatale, DVM, Veterinary Acupuncture and Complementary Therapy, Winter Park, FL TCM APPROACH TO CANCER - PART 2 Constance A. DiNatale, DVM, Veterinary Acupuncture and Complementary Therapy, Winter Park, FL TCM APPROACH TO DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS Deborah M. Mitchell, DVM, MS, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, Schaumburg, IL TCM MANAGEMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS Deborah M. Mitchell, DVM, MS, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, Schaumburg, IL TCM PERSPECTIVES ON URINARY TRACT DISEASES: PHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT Deborah M. Mitchell, DVM, MS, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, Schaumburg, IL VETERINARY APITHERAPY - OR THE THERAPY THAT STINGS Sagiv Ben-Yakir, BSC, DVM, MRCVS, Hod-Hasharon Veterinary Clinic, Hod-Hasharon, Israel VETERINARY HERBAL MEDICINE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE TRADITION- IS THERE A SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE FOR HERB USE AND WHERE DO I FIND IT? Barbara Fougere, BSc, BVMS (Hons), BHSc (Comp Med), MODT, MHSc (Herb Med), CVA, CVCP, CVBM, College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies, All Natural Vet Care, Sydney, Australia VIRUSES AND LECTINS - THE MISSING LINKS John B. Symes, DVM ANESTHESIA PROTOCOLS FOR CHALLENGING CANINE CASES Lysa Pam Posner, DVM, ACVA ANESTHETIC COMPLICATIONS Christine Egger, DVM, MVSc, CVA, CVH, ACVA BUTORPHANOL OR BUPRENORPHINE: WHICH SHOULD I USE? Lysa Pam Posner, DVM ACVA CHALLENGING FELINE ANESTHESIA CASES Christine Egger, DVM, MVSc, CVA, CVH, ACVA EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA: CLINICAL APPLICATION FOR ROUTINE SURGICAL USE Michael Tillson, DVM, MS, ACVS. EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES PET ANESTHESIA FOR HEALTHY, FRACTIOUS, AND ILL PATIENTS Will Novak, DVM, ABVP INTRODUCTION TO SMALL ANIMAL ANESTHESIA BEST PRACTICES BASED ON OUTCOME ANALYSIS - 2008 Lee Tyner, MS, DVM LOCAL AND REGIONAL ANESTHETIC AND ANALGESIC TECHNIQUES Christine Egger, DVM, MVSc, CVA, CVH, ACVA LOOKING FORWARD - LESSONS AND CONCLUSIONS - 2008 Will Novak, DVM, ABVP MANAGEMENT OF THE ANESTHETIC EMERGENCY - 2008 Karen Faunt, DVM, ACVIM MORPHINE-LIDOCAINE-KETAMINE (MLK) Lysa Pam Posner, DVM, ACVA PERFUSION BASICS AND PROPER USE OF PREMEDICATION, TRANQUILIZATION, AND IMMOBILIZATION Lee Tyner, MS, DVM THE PREOPERATIVE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND INTERPRETATION OF PREOPERATIVE BLOOD WORK Karen Faunt, DVM, ACVIM SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ANESTHESIA INDUCTION AND MAINTENANCE - 2008 Lee Tyner, MS, DVM TRANSDERMAL FENTANYL PATCHES AND ALTERNATIVES FOR LONG-TERM ANALGESIA Christine Egger, DVM, MVSc, CVA, CVH, ACVA WHAT ARE THOSE MONITORS TELLING YOU? Lysa Pam Posner, DVM, ACVA BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION CASE MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL PRACTICE Patrick Melese, MA, DVM, ACVB COMBINING MEDICATIONS FOR MAXIMAL EFFECTS Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, ACVB, ABS DEALING WITH AGGRESSION IN THE VETERINARY CLINIC Kersti Seksel, BVSc, MRCVS ,MA, ,FACVSc HEAD COLLARS - DIFFERENT TYPES, HOW THEY WORK AND HOW TO FIT THEM Kersti Seksel, BVSc, MRCVS, MA, FACVSc, ACVB, CMAVA How to Pet Dogs, How to Teach Dogs to Relax, Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, ACVB, ABS KITTEN KINDY® AND PUPPY PRESCHOOL® - GOOD PRACTICE BUILDERS Kersti Seksel, BVSc, MRCVS, MA, FACVSc, ACVB, CMAVA MUZZLE TRAINING Kersti Seksel, BVSc, MRCVS, MA, FACVSc, ACVB, CMAVA PHEROMONES: RECENT ADVANCES AND CLINICAL CASES Sharon Crowell-Davis, DVM, PhD, ACVB PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF SEPARATION ANXIETY IN DOGS Debra F. Horwitz DVM, ACVB, SEPARATION ANXIETY IN DOGS, PART 1: DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL PRESENTATION- AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH Gary Landsberg, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ACVB, SEPARATION ANXIETY IN DOGS, PART 2: THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS - AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH Gary Landsberg, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, ACVB, SPEAKING DOG - UNDERSTANDING HOW DOGS SIGNAL Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, ACVB, ABS UNDERSTANDING CATS WHO FIGHT AND WHY THIS AFFECTS LITTERBOX USE Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, ACVB, ABS UNDERSTANDING LEARNING THEORY - WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Kersti Seksel, BVSc, MRCVS, MA, FACVSc, ACVB, CMAVA ACUTE & CHRONIC CANINE HEART FAILURE: THE ROLE OF PIMOBENDAN Sonya G Gordon, BSc, DVM, DVSc, ACVIM BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT: COMPARISON OF TECHNIQUES Beate Egner, Dr.med.vet., CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY UPDATE: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE THERAPY Henry W. Green, III, DVM, ACVIM DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SYNCOPE N. Sydney Moïse, DVM, ACVIM DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PERICARDIAL EFFUSION Matthew W. Beal, DVM, ACVECC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SYNCOPE - 2008 Henry W. Green, III, DVM, ACVIM DISEASES OF THE PERICARDIUM Henry W. Green, III, DVM, ACVIM FAINTING: BAD HEART OR BAD BRAIN? Rebecca L. Stepien, DVM, MS, ACVIM FELINE CARDIOMYOPATHIES: WHAT DO WE DO FOR THERAPY OF THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATION Henry W. Green, III, DVM, ACVIM FELINE SYSTEMIC HYPERTENSION: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Henry W. Green, III, DVM, ACVIM FELINE THROMBOEMBOLISM N. Sydney Moïse, DVM, ACVIM HEART FAILURE AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE Gregory F. Grauer, DVM, MS, ACVIM, Clarke E. Atkins, DVM, ACVIM, Bruce Keene, DVM, MSc, ACVIM HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT N. Sydney Moïse, DVM, ACVIM HOW TO TREAT ARRHYTHMIAS IN THE FACE OF HEART FAILURE N. Sydney Moïse, DVM, MS, ACVIM, HYPERTENSION - TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE AND THERAPY Anthony P. Carr, Dr. med. vet., ACVIM, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HEPARINS - HOW TO USE THEM Amara Estrada, DVM, ACVIM NEW TEST FOR FELINE CARDIOMYOPATHIES Henry W. Green, III, DVM, ACVIM PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS: NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS Henry W. Green, III, DVM, ACVIM PIMOBENDAN AND HEART DISEASE - BREAKING UPDATE Amara Estrada, DVM, ACVIM SILDENAFIL - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Amara Estrada, DVM, ACVIM TREATING FELINE HEART FAILURE Philip R. Fox, DVM, ACVIM/ECVIM, ACVECC ABCs OF ACID-BASE Justine A. Lee, DVM, ACVECC, APPROACH TO THE HEAD TRAUMA PATIENT - 2008 Matthew W. Beal, DVM, ACVECC, CARING FOR THE CRITICALY ILL ICTERIC CAT Michael Schaer, DVM, ACVIM, ACVECC CURRENT CONCEPTS IN CPR Steven L. Marks, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, ACVIM, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH HEATSTROKE Michael Schaer, DVM, ACVIM & ACVECC, EVERY CLINIC IS AN EMERGENCY CLINIC: RAPID ASSESSMENT - THE FIRST 15 MINUTES"" Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, ACVECC, FLUID THERAPY - 2008 Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, ACVECC FLUID THERAPY FOR CRITICALLY ILL DOGS AND CATS Michael Schaer, DVM, ACVIM & ACVECC GASPING CAT - APPROACH TO THE DYSPNEIC FELINE Michael Schaer, DVM, ACVIM & ACVECC MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE Justine A. Lee, DVM, ACVECC PLACEMENT OF CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS: SELDINGER TECHNIQUE Matthew W. Beal, DVM, ACVECC A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO ACID-BASE ABNORMALITIES Matthew W. Beal, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC PRACTICAL PEARLS FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM Michael Schaer, DVM, ACVIM, ACVECC TRANSFUSION MEDICINE FOR THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER Matthew W. Beal, DVM, ACVECC USE OF LACTATE MONITORING Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, ACVECC Small Animal - Cytology & Diagnostics BILE PERITONITIS - WHITE BILERick L. Cowell, DVM, MS, MRCVS, ACVP CHEMISTRY RATIOS FOR THE CLINICAL DETECTIVE Meryl P. Littman, VMD, DACVIM CHEMISTRY: PROFILING AND TRENDING Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, ACVP, THE COMPLETE URINALYSIS Rick L. Cowell, DVM, MS, MRCVS, ACVP; Dennis B. DeNicola, DVM, PhD, ACVP CYTOLOGY OF BLOOD John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, ACVP; Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, ACVP CYTOLOGY OF BONE MARROW Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, ACVP; John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, ACVP, CYTOLOGY OF INFLAMMATION John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, ACVP; Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, ACVP, CYTOLOGY OF INTERNAL ORGANS John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, ACVP; Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, ACVP CYTOLOGY OF NEOPLASIA - 2008 Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, ACVP; John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, ACVP GENERAL APPROACH TO CYTOLOGIC INTERPRETATION Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD, ACVP;John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, ACVP, PROTEINURIA: DON'T MISS IT Meryl P. Littman, VMD, ACVIM, URINALYSIS FOR THE CLINICAL DETECTIVE Meryl P. Littman, VMD, ACVIM, FELINE ORAL DISEASES Johnathon R. (Bert) Dodd, DVM, FAVD, AVDC INTRAORAL RADIOLOGY STANDARD OF PRACTICE Heidi B. Lobprise, DVM, AVDC NONINVASIVE ORAL FRACTURE REPAIR Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVD, AVDC, AAPM, PAIN MANAGEMENT IN ORAL SURGERY -2008 Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVD AVDC, AAPM PERRY DONTAL AND THE POCKET OF DOOM (ADVANCED PERIODONTAL THERAPY) Heidi B. Lobprise, DVM, AVDC SURGICAL EXTRACTIONS Johnathon R. (Bert) Dodd, DVM, FAVD, AVDC ATOPIC DERMATITIS - DEVELOPING A MANAGEMENT PLAN Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM, ACVD ATOPIC DERMATITIS - IgE TESTS VERSUS ALLERGY TESTS Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM, ACVD ATOPIC DERMATITIS - PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL SIGNS, AND DIAGNOSIS Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM, ACVD CANINE ALOPECIA: WHAT'S NEW Rod A.W. Rosychuk, DVM, ACVIM, CANINE AND FELINE DEMODICOSIS: WHERE ARE WE NOW? Peter J. Ihrke, VMD, ACVD CANINE PRURITUS - PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MANAGEMENT John C. Angus, DVM, ACVD CHALLENGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEEP PYODERMA Peter J. Ihrke, VMD, ACVD DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MANGE Ralf S. Mueller, DVM, PhD, FACVSc, ACVD, ECVD DIFFERENTIATING CANINE ALLERGIC SKIN DISEASES Peter J. Ihrke, VMD, ACVD DISORDERS OF CORNIFICATION: TREATING THE SCALING BEAST Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM, ACVD DOGS THAT ITCH: DETERMINING THE CAUSE AND STOPPING THE FRENZY! Valerie A. Fadok, DVM, PhD, ACVD ECTOPARASITICIDAL THERAPY Peter J. Ihrke, VMD, ACVD ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS OF FLEA ALLERGY DERMATITIS & CONVINCING THE OWNER Peter J. Ihrke, VMD, ACVD FELINE ALOPECIA Jenise C. Daigle, DVM, ACVD FELINE PRURITUS - SCRATCH IT LIKE MAD! John C. Angus, DVM, ACVD, FOOD ALLERGY: HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT Jenise C. Daigle, DVM, ACVD HOT TOPICS IN VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY Ralf S. Mueller, DrMedVet, ACVD, ECVD; Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM, ACVD MANAGEMENT OF THE ATOPIC PATIENT Jenise C. Daigle, DVM, e ACVD METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AND YOU John C. Angus, DVM, ACVD NEWLY DESCRIBED BREED-BASED SKIN DISEASES Peter J. Ihrke, VMD, ACVD ON THE HORIZON: METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCI Douglas J. DeBoer, DVM,Abs ACVD SHAVE BIOPSIES OF THE PINNA - AN EASY AND COSMETICALLY APEALING TECHNIQUE Ralf S. Mueller, Dr.med.vet., ACVD, ECVD, FACVSc SKIN DISEASES THAT MIMIC PYODERMA - A CASE-BASED DISCUSSION John C. Angus, DVM, ACVD A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF INTERVENTIONS FOR CANINE ATOPIC DERMATITIS Ralf S. Mueller, DVM, PhD, FACVSc, ACVD, ECVD TOP FIVE REASONS DOGS ITCH! John C. Angus, DVM, ACVD ¿EL ENVEJECIMIENTO, SE PUEDE DIAGNOSTICAR? Fernando J. Alvarez, DVM COMO SÉ SI MI PACIENTE TIENE CÁNCER? C. Guillermo Couto, DVM COMO TRATO A MI PACIENTE CON CÁNCER? C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, ACVIM, DIAGNÓSTICO DE DISFUNCIÓN COGNOSCITIVA Fernando J. Alvarez, DVM ENFERMEDADES OSTEOARTICULARES: UN PROBLEMA DEL GERONTE Fernando J. Alvarez, DVM GERIATRÍA ¿PREVENIMOS O CURAMOS? Fernando J. Alvarez, DVM MEDICINA INTERNA: DISCUSSION DE CASOS CLÍNICOS C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, ACVIM QUIMIOTERAPIA DE REINDUCCION EN EL PERRO CON LINFOMA C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, ACVIM, TRATAMIENTO DE DISFUNCIÓN COGNOSCITIVA Fernando J. Alvarez, DVM ADDISON'S DISEASE: A TREATABLE DISEASE THAT IS EASY TO MISS Rhonda L. Schulman, DVM, ACVIM CANINE HYPOTHYROIDISM: MYTH VERSUS REALITY Thomas K. Graves, DVM, PhD, ACVIM CUSHING'S AND OSTEOARTHRITIS: TREATMENT DECISION MAKING ILLUSTRATED J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, MA, MS, Vet MB, DSAM, ACVIM, ECVIM; B. Duncan X. Lascelles, BSc, BVSC, PhD, MRCVS, CertVA, DSAS(ST), ECVS, ACVS, DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS IN DOGS Donna S. Dimski, DVM, MS, ACVIM DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO HYPOGLYCEMIA IN THE DOG J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff MA, MS, Vet MB, ACVIM, ECVIM, DIFFERENTIATION OF FUNCTIONAL ADRENAL TUMORS FROM PITUITARY- DEPENDENT HYPERADRENOCORTICISM J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, MA, MS, Vet MB, DSAM, ACVIM, ECVIM DISORDERS OF CALCIUM REGULATION IN THE DOG AND CAT Joseph Taboada, DVM, ACVI ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES - 2008 Rhonda L. Schulman, DVM, ACVIM FELINE ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES Rhonda L. Schulman, DVM, ACVIM FRUCTOSAMINE TESTING Michael Schaer, DVM, ACVIM, ACVECC HOW I MANAGE FELINE HYPERTHYROIDISM Joseph Taboada, DVM, ACVIM, INDICATIONS FOR SEX HORMONE PROFILES IN DOGS J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, MA, MS, Vet MB, DSAM, ACVIM, ECVIM MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, MA, MS, Vet MB, ACVIM, ECVIM METHIMAZOLE TRIALS EXPOSED Thomas K. Graves, DVM, PhD, ACVIM MONITORING THE FELINE DIABETIC Michael Schaer, DVM, ACVIM, ACVECC ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS IN DIABETES MELLITUS Rhonda L. Schulman, DVM, ACVIM UPDATE ON FELINE THYROID DISORDERS Deborah S. Greco, DVM, PhD, ACVIM UPDATE ON INSULIN THERAPY IN DOGS AND CATS J. 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Claudia A. Kirk, DVM, PhD, ACVN, ACVIM FOOD TOXICITIES IN COMMERCIAL FOODS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Claudia A. Kirk, DVM, PhD, ACVN,ACVIM HOW I TREAT CANINE SEVERE PANCREATITIS FROM A NUTRITIONAL PERSPECTIVE Glenna E. Mauldin, DVM, MS, ACVIM, ACVN, THE LARGEST ENDOCRINE ORGAN - I CAN RESIST ANYTHING BUT TEMPTATION"" P. Jane Armstrong, DVM, MS, MBA, ACVIM, Julie A. Churchill, DVM, PhD, MANAGING MICROBES FOR WELLNESS Amy V. Trejo, PhD, Michael G. Hayek, PhD, P&G NUTRACEUTICALS AND THERAPEUTIC DIETS - DO THEY MIX? Susan G. Wynn, DVM NUTRACEUTICALS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE Susan G. Wynn, DVM NUTRITION TO PROMOTE HEALTHY MOBILITY Mark Tetrick, DVM, PhD OLD, FAT, CRUNCHY DOGS: HOW DO WE MANAGE OVERWEIGHT DOGS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, ACVIM, Sharon Kerwin, DVM, MS, ACVS PROBIOTICS IN VETERINARY PRACTICE Susan G. Wynn, DVM RAW FOOD DIETS: WHAT A NUTRITIONIST THINKS YOU SHOULD KNOW Claudia A. 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