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C VC Sa n D ie g o D e c e mb er 7- 10, 2017I t ’s a l l a b o u tyouand the work you doVe t e r i n a r y C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n

live events build relationshipsThe generous support of CVC exhibitors and sponsors allows us to deliverthe best possible learning experience and helps to keep your registrationcosts as low as possible. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet withthem while at CVC!With programming powered by the team that brings dvm360, Firstline,and Vetted magazines to your inbox and mailbox andled by the profession’s foremost educators,CVC is all about YOU and the work you do.We invite you to join us in San Diego.TMThe Leader in Practice Management Training2Register TheCVC.com

San Diego ContentsDaily EducationCompelling Education . 21Clinical Program .22-35Technician Program .36-37Practice Management Program.38-39Ask the Expert Luncheons . 40Clinical TechniquesCoursesSpecialty Focus: Abdominal Ultrasonography. 14Special Procedures in Feline Soft Tissue Surgery. 15Dental Extractions in Cats. 16Dental Extractions in Dogs . 16Basic Fracture Repair Techniques . 16Vital Soft Tissue Surgeries: All About Dogs . 16Extracapsular Stifle Stabilization Techniques . 17Essential Gastrointestinal Surgeries in Dogs . 17Digital Dental Radiography. 17Optimal Ophthalmic Surgeries in Primary Care Practice . 18Stabilization Techniques for Luxating Patellas . 18Advanced Periodontal Therapy Techniques . 18FundamentalOrthopedic Procedures . 19 Insights Seminar: Fear FreeSM Tactics to Lessen theStress and Increase the Ease of Patient-CaregiverInteractions. 19Call 800.255.6864, ext. 6Evening SessionsCrawling critters: An update on the tick-borne diseases,fleas and mites . 23Ask the pet owner: A LIVE panel and learning session. . 23Management Happy Hour . 27Internal medicine case investigations. 27Why the Veterinary Confessionals Project could helpheal the profession — and you . 31Neurolocalization basics and “The Gait Game” . 31Additional InformationDon’t Miss This . 4San Diego At-A-Glance . 5It’s All About YOU.6-7Meet the Educators . 8-11Innovative Learning only at CVC . 12-13Content Partners . 42Exhibitors . 44-45Need to Know . 46CVC Registration. 48-53Hotel Locations and Registration. 54-553

You Won’t Want to Miss THIS!I enjoyed the programming very much andwas very happy with the topics andlearning opportunities.With a near-perfect climate, San Diego boasts an averageyearly December daytime temperature of 67 degrees.And from CVC’s location in the gorgeous San DiegoConvention Center, you’re just steps away fromSan Diego Bay.Learn and Grow.At CVC, all sessions are open to all attendees. You’ll choosefrom more than 500 hours of educational sessions, led by theprofession’s most highly regarded speakers! Veterinarians earn upto 36 hours of CE and technicians receive up to 29 hours of CE overfour days at CVC.*Challenge yourself to work through difficult cases alongsidethe biggest names in clinical veterinary medicine.Feed your career and your soul via innovative sessions onleadership and mindfulness.Collaborate with your peers and tackle the profession’s greatestconcerns and opportunities.Tailor your schedule to your learning style — breakfast, lunch, andevening educational sessions are available.*Pending AAVSB RACE approval4Register TheCVC.com

December 7 – 10, 2017San Diego Convention Center (SDCC)111 W. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA, 92101Early Registration Savings Deadlines:Super Savings: August 30, 2017Early Bird: October 25, 2017Register now!Online: www.TheCVC.com/cvc-sd-registration/Phone: 1-800-255-6864, ext. 6Mail or fax: Use the form on p. 49San Diego At-a-GlanceConvention Dates and Location:Convention HoursRegistration DeskEducational SessionsSoCal DVMs whodo not attend thisExhibit HallThursday,December 7Friday,December 8Saturday,December 9Sunday,December 1010:00 AM 6:45 PM12:30 9:00 PM7:00 AM 7:00 PM8:00 AM 9:30 PM10:15 AM 6:45 PM7:00 AM 6:30 PM8:00 AM 9:00 PM9:00 AM 5:00 PM7:00 AM 6:00 PM8:00 AM 5:20 PM9:00 AM 2:00 PMNot Openmeeting aremissing outon an opportunity.Call 800.255.6864, ext. 6Contact CVCConvention ServicesCall: 1-800-255-6864, ext. 6 or 913-871-3900Email: cvc@ubm.comMonday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CT5

CVC’sinspiring and highly educationalsessions, workshops, andcourses are all aboutYOUand theworkyou do.A schedule built to maximize youropportunity to earn CEWith more than 500 hours of sessions over four days, each CVClocation offers non-stop CE opportunities. Enjoy a side of CE withyour (free) coffee and breakfast each morning. Ask the Experts andlearn while you enjoy a lunch. Then close the day with an educationalnightcap at a CVC Evening Session.Learn in the Exhibit Hall, too! Exhibiting companies are an importantpart of the CVC family, and their presence supports your educationalprogramming. Many exhibitors are veterinarians, veterinary technicians,and practice managers themselves and all come to CVC to answeryour questions, share their product knowledge, and makerecommendations for your specific needs.6Register TheCVC.com

That’s right. Veterinarians, veterinary technicians, andpractice managers — choose from more than 500 hours ofcontinuing education sessions. Select from any non-laboratorysession on the program, each led by the veterinary profession’smost highly regarded educators.Choose from: Core clinical sessions, each selected to support the wayyou practice veterinary medicine today. Communication, management, leadership, and personalwell-being tracks that will inspire you. Technician-centric clinical and practice management sessions ledby Veterinary Technician Specialists who are passionate aboutyour success. Innovative Sessions, a menu of alternative ways to study and learnthat will bring you together with colleagues and experts to discoversolutions to your most confounding clinical and practicemanagement problems. dvm360 Full Circle seminars, a fresh approach to educationthat puts you in the mix with the profession’s most dynamicspeakers as they share their own clinical, practicemanagement, and team perspectiveson critical current topics.More for your moneyBreakfast, lunch, snacks, and aProceedings CD or digital downloadare complimentary for registeredattendees. Negotiated hotel ratesand extras help keep your totalcosts in check.Call 800.255.6864, ext. 6It’s all about YOU and the work you do!Every session on the program isopen to every attendee7

MeetThe EducatorsCVC educators are innovators, risk-takers, and thought leaders who are committed to the future ofthe profession, and to your practice. Experts who seek — and then share — new approaches to yourclinical, practice management, and daily patient care challenges.AnesthesiaClinical PharmacologyKristen Messenger, DVM, PhD,DACVAA, DACVCPNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NCDawn Boothe, DVM, MS, PhD,DACVIM, DACVCPAuburn UniversityAuburn, ALAdam Patterson, DVM, DACVDTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TXEndocrinologyBehaviorJulia Albright, DVM, DACVBUniversity of TennesseeKnoxville, TNJohn Ciribassi,DVM, DACVBChicagolandVeterinaryBehaviorConsultantsCarol Stream, ILCanine Sports Medicineand RehabilitationBess Pierce, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM,DACVSMRLincoln Memorial University College ofVeterinary MedicineHarrogate, TNClinical PathologySteven Stockham, DVM, MS, DACVPKansas State UniversityManhattan, KSCritical CareGarret Pachtinger, VMD, DACVECCVeterinary Specialty and EmergencyCenterLevittown, PAKari Santoro Beer, DVM, DACVECCVeterinary Specialty and EmergencyCenterPhiladelphia, PADentistryMary Volker, DVM, DAVDCAnimal Dental CenterTowson, MDDermatologyPaul Bloom, DVM, DACVD, DABVPAllergy, Skin, and Ear Clinic for PetsLivonia, MIAshley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVDAnimal Dermatology ClinicMilwaukie, ORThomas Lewis, DVM, DACVDDermatology for AnimalsTempe, AZDavid Bruyette, DVM,DACVIMVCA West Los AngelesAnimal HospitalLos Angeles, CAFear FreeSMPracticeMarty Becker, DVMNorth Idaho AnimalHospitalSandpoint, IDMikkel Becker,CPDT-KA,CBCC-KA, CDBC,KPA-CTPVetStreet.comSeattle, WAStephen Ettinger,DVM, DACVIMLos Angeles, CADebbie Martin, LVT, VTS (Behavior)Veterinary Behavior ConsultationsSpicewood, TXSee something. Do something.The current recommendations for doing an aspirate include generalities — recommend if a massis changing in size or appearance, or bothering the patient. Owners are often told to keep an eyeon it. But what does that mean? Keep an eye on it for how long? How much can it grow before we shoulddo something?We all must do better. We need guidelines. We must find tumors earlier when they are small. We mustaspirate them. With the input of fellow specialists, I have developed See Something, Do Something:See Something — If a dog or cat has a mass that is the size of a pea (1 cm) and it has been thereone month . Do Something — Go to a veterinarian and get it aspirated or biopsied.Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (oncology)Dr. Ettinger is one of CVC’s game-changing clinical educators. She’ll present eight sessions over two days atCVC San Diego, including two “Cancer tools you can use tomorrow” Innovative Learning Sessions. Veterinarypractitioners, technicians, and practice managers take home critical information and inspiration from one of theprofession’s true visionaries.8Register TheCVC.com

NutritionKelly St. Denis, DVM, DABVPCharing Cross Cat ClinicBrantford, ONDeborah Linder, DVM, DACVNTufts Cummings School of VeterinaryMedicineNorth Grafton, MALinda Kidd, DVM, PhD, DACVIMWestern University of Health SciencesPomona, CAPractice ManagementGastrointestinalMedicineJonathan Lidbury, BVMS, MRCVS, PhD,DACVIM, DECVIMTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TXHuman-Animal BondSteve FeldmanHABRI FoundationWest Lafayette, INLaird Goodman, DVM, CVAMurrayhill Veterinary HospitalBeaverton, ORRebecca Johnson, PhD, RN,FAAN, FNAPResearch Center for Human AnimalInteractionColumbia, MODavid Rousseau, DVMZoetisBoston, MAImagingRachel Pollard, DVM, PhD, DACVRUniversity of CaliforniaDavis, CANeurologyFred Wininger, VMD, MS, DACVIMVeterinary Specialty ServicesManchester, MOOncologySue Ettinger, DVM,DACVIMDr. Sue Cancer VetTarrytown, NYOrthopedics andRehabilitationMatthew Brunke, DVM,CCRP, CVPP, CVANorth County Veterinary Referral PracticeGlen Falls, NYBrian Conrad, CVPMMeadow Hills Veterinary CenterKennewick, WAKaren Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM,CVPM, CVAPantheraT Veterinary ManagementConsultingDallas, TXSheila Grosdidier, BS, RVT, PHRVeterinary ManagementConsultantsEvergreen, CODavid Dycus, DVM,MS, DACVS, CCRPVeterinary Orthopedicand Sports MedicineGroupAnnapolis Junction, MDBash Halow, LVT, CVPMHalow TassavaConsultingNew York, NYPain ManagementJeremy Keen, DVMDesoto County AnimalClinicSouthaven, MSTara Edwards, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRT,CVPP, CVMALake Country Veterinary SpecialistHospitalKelowna, BC, CanadaParasitologyRichard Gerhold, DVM, MS, PhDUniversity of TennesseeKnoxville, TNLynette ColeBayer Sponsored Content ProviderMeetThe EducatorsFeline MedicineDave Nicol, BVMS,MRCVSDave Nicol VeterinaryServicesBrighton, UKMark Opperman, CVPMVeterinary ManagementConsultantsEvergreen, COCan you really combine medicine and business?It’s not always easy. Clinicians often aren’t interested in the business side of things. Then there’s the staffand client drama that gets in the way of providing the best medical care for pets. Which is precisely whyCVC offers sessions led by a CVPM who just . gets it. Brian Conrad is an innovator who isn’t afraid toadmit his mistakes. He’s a leader (and president of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association) whotakes more pride in inspiring other managers than talking about himself. And he’s a devoted father whostruggles with life balance issues, just like you.We’re fortunate to offer eight sessions with Brian Conrad, CVPM — whether you’re interested inclinical, business, client, or staff issues in veterinary practice, you’ll be glad you spent some timelearning with this guy.Call 800.255.6864, ext. 69