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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Animal Welfare Forum
Hosted by the Pennsylvania Veterinary Alliance for Livestock Care and Well-Being
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association (PVMA) and the
Federated Humane Societies of Pennsylvania
9:00-10am: Registration
10am-5pm: Animal Welfare Forum
Click here to view
the informational flyer with the Schedule of Events.
Lunch and Learn With Meg Sleeper, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology)
11am-1:30pm
Sponsored by
Earn 2 additional hours of CE credit! Registration is open to the first 100 registrants. Lunch will be provided and there is no additional charge to attend.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Pennsylvania Johne's Program Update With Dr. Dave Griswold
7:00-8:00am, Tower Suite 1
The basics of Pennsylvania's new Johne's Certification Program will be discussed
in this one-hour session. The session will present the main features of the new national program, its
similarities to Pennsylvania's current program, and those aspects which will be different.
Pennsylvania will adopt this new program at the beginning of 2012. This meeting
will NOT satisfy the Johne's recertification requirement for veterinarians. There is no charge for attending this program. Continental breakfast will be provided.
IV Fluids During Anesthesia & Surgery with Khursheed Mama, BVSc, DVM, DACVA
8:00-10:00am
Sponsored by
Before coming to the KVC, participants will log on to
www.AbbottAnimalHealthCE.com
and watch a CE module entitled “IV Fluids During Anesthesia and Surgery,” with
Dr. Khursheed Mama of Colorado State University. This session will cover the
importance of intravenous fluids for every patient during anesthesia and
surgery. Dr. Mama will discuss fluid selection and rate of administration. She
will also discuss how to troubleshoot problem cases. Case studies will highlight
ways to use the lessons from the modules in everyday practice.
Then, on August
12, participants will meet at the convention and join Dr. Mama for a recap of
the module and a discussion about the ideas presented, including an open Q&A
session and case study presentations to apply the key learnings of the module.
EARN EXTRA CREDIT - Participants will receive 1 credit for the completion of the
online CE module and 2 credits for the discussion at the meeting. This means you
can earn a total of 7 continuing education credits on Friday (1 prior to KVC, 6
on August 12 during KVC).
Please check the appropriate box on the registration
form to participate so that log-in information for the online module can be sent
to you prior to the conference. There is no additional charge for this event.
PVF Silent Auction
Friday, August 12, 2011, 9am-5pm
Saturday, August 13, 2011, 9am-2pm
Highest bidders announced at 4:15pm on Saturday
Shop for unique items and help raise money for the Pennsylvania Veterinary
Foundation (PVF). PVF will host its annual silent auction on Friday and Saturdya
during the Keystone Veterinary Conference. Gift baskets, jewelry, arts and
crafts, and collectibles are among this year's coveted items. Be sure to bring
along some extra cash (or credit!) to the meeting so that you can participate in
this fun, charitable event. If you are interested in donating an item to the
auction, please the donation form.
National Dairy FARM Program Evaluator Training
David Wolfgang, VMD, DAPVP (Dairy)
The National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Program is a
nationwide, verifiable animal well-being program that provides consistency and
uniformity to best practices in animal care and quality assurance in the dairy
industry. The program aims to provide a consistent platform for animal
well-being, which producers can use to evaluate their on-farm animal care
practices. By completing an animal care evaluation, producers have a chance to
identify opportunities for improvement in their current animal care programs.
Producers and evaluators can work together to identify opportunities and develop
plans to make improvements to on-farm practices.
Veterinarians should play a key role in assuring animal well-being on all animal
agricultural operations. In this program, veterinarians will learn the skills
and procedures necessary to be certified as FARM evaluators. Following the
classroom instruction in the morning, participants will be transported to a
local farm for hands-on evaluation skills.
Regulations Every Practice Should Know: OSHA and Practice Safety
Phil Seibert, CVT
A comprehensive, guided overview of Federal & State Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) mandates for veterinary hospitals. This seminar
will not only teach you what is expected, but how to achieve it without spending
a lot of time on unnecessary forms, paperwork or training! This program is very
practical and designed to help those hospital owners or managers who desire to
comply with the law. We'll discuss the administrative requirements, outline the
many hazards in a veterinary practice (not just chemicals) and teach you about
OSHA requirements for dealing with them.
- Administrative Rules
- Personal Protective Equipment
- General Hazards in the Practice – Part 1
- General Hazards in the Practice – Part 2
- Medical and Animal Hazards
- Safety Training Programs
Pet Poultry Track and Wet Lab
Donna Kelly, DVM. MASCP. DACPVV
General Husbandry
and Nutrition for Pet Poultry With the current and rising popularity of pet
poultry and organic food trends, the Pet Poultry Series will provide information
for the veterinary practitioner to assist his/her clients in keeping their birds
as well as their families safe and healthy. General Husbandry and Nutrition for
Pet Poultry will discuss husbandry and nutrition for pet poultry and go over
management practices that help promote flock health and prevent disease.
Common
Presenting Complaints and Diseases of Pet Poultry
This two-part session will
focus on the commonly encountered diseases and health problems in backyard pet
poultry, including diagnosis and treatment options.
Pet Poultry Techniques Wet
Lab (3 hours)
The Pet Poultry Techniques Wet Lab will cover sample collection
practices and necropsy techniques to aid the veterinary practitioner who is
interested in expanding services to include backyard poultry owners.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Lunch With The Expert:
Dr. Greg Ogilvie 12:00-1:30pm
Diagnostic Secrets and the Cancer Patient Earn
one extra hour of continuing education credit by having lunch with our oncology
expert! This case-based, interactive presentation will explore the newest and
most important staging, grading, and diagnostic techniques in dogs and cats.
Included will be important prognostic indicators for predicting response to
therapy and survival. What is PCR, PCNA, AgNOR, alpha-1-AG, Temno biopsy
instruments, Jamshidi needles, etc.? We will also explore ways to enhance
quality of life in the patient and client.
Registration limited to first 20
registrants. Cost is $50 per person and includes a served lunch.
Dental Radiology Laboratory Wet
Lab Ira Luskin, Dr.Med.Vet, DAVDC, DEVDC, FAVD
This wet lab will stress the technique behind getting images and interpretation
of films. It is mandatory that participants attend the last two lectures on
Saturday morning: What You See is What You Image, and The Technique Behind the
Image. Registration is limited to the first 21 veterinarians and veterinary
technicians.
Pfizer FRANK Workshop – Communicating With Clients and Shared Decision-Making
Joyce Login, DVM
The FRANK workshop is designed to demonstrate the importance and value of
communication as a clinical skill. In session 1, attendees will learn to
distinguish between veterinary-centered vs. relationship-centered communication
approaches and will be given an overview of the four primary communication
skills. The second session will allow attendees to learn how to use the four
primary communication skills: open-ended questions, empathy statements,
non-verbal communication, and reflective listening, (focusing specifically on
open-ended questions) and how to use these skills in a veterinary hospital
environment. The morning sessions will finish with training the attendees to
enhance their empathy and reflective listening and they will practice using all
of the communication skills together to gain fluency and ease of use. In
addition, there will be an introduction to the Calgary-Cambridge Guide as a
template for the veterinary-client interaction. In the afternoon, attendees will
have the opportunity to practice all of the techniques and see how they can be
used effectively in communicating with clients as well as colleagues. We will
end the day with an examination of the “challenging client”, as attendees
explore ways to avoid having escalating situations and learning how to recognize
and try to diffuse them before they get out of hand.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
AHS Heartworm University: Antigens to Zoonosis
Clarke Atkins, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine & Cardiology)
This program is aimed at the practicing veterinarian and therefore has a
clinical emphasis, using case examples and interactive technology to make all
areas discussed relevant to those who see heartworms daily or want to learn more
about a disease that is less common in their region. It will cover the
following:
- Heartworm: The Emergence and Spread of a Now Ubiquitous Disease
- Pathophysiology of Heartworm Disease in Dogs and Cats
- Diagnostics and Routine Testing
- Prevention, Compliance and Screening / Periodic Testing
- The Heartworm Positive Pet and Treatment Protocols
- New Knowledge and Controversy
- Clinical Case Studies and Heartworm in Other Species
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