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Changing Face of Veterinary Medicine
Chuck Wagon Breakfast
Chuck Wagon Lunch
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Equine 1
Equine 2
Exotics 1
Exotics 2
Food Animal
Front Office Training 1
Front Office Training 2
Laboratory
Late Show
Practice Leadership 1
Practice Leadership 2
Practice Leadership 3
Small Animal — Gastrointestinal, Neurology & Surgery
Small Animal — Feline & Radiology, Orthopedics
Small Animal — Critical Care & Web Based Information
Small Animal — Cardiology & Oncology
Small Animal — Nutrition and Pharmacology
Small Animal — Shelter Medicine & Wound Management
Veterinary Technician 1
Veterinary Technician 2
Veterinary Technician 3
Veterinary Technician Academy Core 1
Veterinary Technician Academy Core 2
Veterinary Technician Academy Core 4
Veterinary Technicians 1
Wellness & Human-Animal Bond
Conference Set
CON Full Conference Compilation Set
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Changing Face of Veterinary Medicine
2222 The Changing Face of Veterinary Medicine
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Chuck Wagon Breakfast
2043 Plumbing Systems
2051 Electrical Systems, Lighting and Fire Protection
2086 Noise Control
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Chuck Wagon Lunch
1782 Feeding the Insectivorous Pet
2049 Mechanical Systems
2066 Animal Care Construction: Less Bark and Bite for your Buck
2087 Design Forum
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Complementary & Alternative Medicine
1727 Traditional Chinese Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Gastrointestinal Disorders
1728 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Critical Care: Merging the Two for Effective Treatment
1955 Osteopathic Approach to Canine Musculoskeletal Dysfunctions
1956 Understanding the Biomechanics of the Canine Gait
1957 Treatment of the Canine Lumbo-Pelvic Paradigm
1958 The Canine Diaphragm: A Complex Issue!
1959 Clinical Considerations for Integrative Medicine: Interactions Between Herbs and Anesthetics
1962 Traditional Chinese Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Neuromuscular Disorders
1963 Tips to Create a Complementary Veterinary Practice and Make it Profitable
1964 Traditional Chinese Medical Perspectives to Common Western Pharmaceuticals: energetics, interations and substitutionsPharmaceuticals: energetics, interactions and substitutions.
2103 Traditional Chinese Medical Food Therapy and Common Applications in Daily Practice Part 1: Part I
2104 Traditional Chinese Medical Food Therapy and Common Applications in Daily Practice Part 2 Practice: Part II
2232 Everything You Need to Know about Yunnan Baiyao: A Simple and Effective Herbal Therapeutic
2233 Traditional Chinese Medical Therapies for Hematologic Disorders
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Equine 1
1748 Management of Equine Joint Disease and Lameness
1752 Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Common Equine Dental Malocclusions
1844 Distal Limb Lameness Associated with Chronic Heel Pain, Navicular Syndrome and Foot Imbalance
1845 Diagnosis and Treatment of Hind Limb Lameness in the Western Stock Horse
1846 Management of Hoof Injuries in Horses
1851 Basic principles of skin grafting in horses.
1852 Management of Degloving Injuries in Horses
1853 Management of Distal Limb Wounds in Horses
1875 Purchase Examination of the Western Performance Horse
1883 Advance Diagnostics and Treatment of Difficult Lameness Cases
1884 Equine Surgical Procedures of the 21st Century; Options and Prognosis
1983 Successful Incorporation of Equine Dentistry in Your Practice
1984 What Do Clients Expect? Providing Equine Dentistry to Today's Horse Owner
1985 Diagnosis and Treatment of Periodontal and Tooth Diseases in Horses
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Equine 2
1749 Can You Hear the Heartbeat?
1751 Optimizing Health and Survival of Neonatal Foals in the Field Part 1
1754 Uses and Abuses of Hormones and Broodmare Practice
1847 Cardiovascular Abnormalities Associated with Poor Performance in Sport Horses
1848 Arthrosonography of the Front and Hind Limbs
1849 Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Dilemmas
1869 New Methods for Artificial Insemination
1870 Using the Ultrasound to Maximize Reproductive Efficiency
1871 Assessing Stallion Fertility
1873 Diagnosis and Therapy of the Subfertile Mare
1994 Optimizing Health and Survival of Neonatal Foals in the Field Part 2
1995 Management of Medical-Based Emergencies in the Field Part 1
1996 Management of Medical-Based Emergencies in the Field Part 2
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Exotics 1
1711 Working Up the Pet Bird with Disorders of the Respiratory Tract Part Irespiratory tract, Part I".
1712 Working Up the Pet Bird with Disorders of the Respiratory Tract Part IIrespiratory tract, Part II
1733 Neoplasia in Ferrets
1734 Evaluating the Clinical Attributes of Reptiles
1737 Tying Flies: Fish Medicine 101
1778 Respiratory Diseases in Small Mammals
1779 Cardiology of Small Mammals
1780 Practical Non-human Primate Medicine and Dentistry
1783 A Clinician's Guide to Reptile Husbandry
1784 Interpreting Reptile Blood Work: A Clinician's Approach to Clinical Pathology
1785 Advanced Reptile Clinical Techniques
1787 Casting: Imaging Techniques Used in Fish Patients
1788 Trolling: Necropsy, Parasitology, and Common infectious/Non-infectious ailments in Fish Medicine
1789 Getting Hooked: Anesthesia, Surgery and Endoscopy in Fish Patients
1918 Compounding for Exotic Animals - Special Considerations for Special Animals
1980 Digital Photography for Profit and Protection
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Exotics 2
1709 Working Up the Pet Bird with Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tractgastrointestinal tract"
1710 Liver Disease in Pet Birds
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Food Animal
1803 Primary Immune Response to Vaccines
1817 Contemporary Thoughts on Coliform Mastitis
1821 Calves on Drugs
1909 Monitoring the Process in Neonatal Calf-Rearing
1910 Cows Leaving the Dairy Farm: It's Not a Vacation
1911 Current Topics in Calf Health: A Critical Appraisal of the Literature
1998 The Science of Passive Immunity: What is Necessary and Why?
1999 When is the Right Time to Vaccinate the Cow?
2000 The Neonatal Calf Immune Response and Overcoming the Maternal Antibody
2021 Biosecurity in Alpaca Operations & Recent Diseases of Interest
2022 Johne's Disease - A Review and Current Thoughts
2023 Goats: Passive Transfer of Immunity and Infectious Causes of Abortion
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Front Office Training 1
2024 Heads Up! A Grumpy Critter Has Entered the Building!
2025 Behavior Assessment, Management and Record Keeping
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Front Office Training 2
1948 Euthanasia, Grief and Aftercare Part I Becoming Familiar and Comfortable with These Issues
1949 Euthanasia, Grief and Aftercare Part II Helping Bereaved Clients, Taking Care of Ourselves
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Laboratory
1922 Building a Program-Based Budget for Your Practice
1966 Interactive Thoracic Radiology
1972 Laparoscopic Ovariectomy with Randy Hutchison
1973 Laparoscopic Ovariectomy with Eric Monnet
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Late Show
1717 Management of Hip Problems in Dogs and Cats Part 1
1781 Geriatric Care of Exotic Small Mammals
1790 Life In a Fish Bowl: The Job of an Aquarium Veterinarian and Coming Out of Your Shell: Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation
1810 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus? "MRSA" - Superbug
1868 Pawsitive Prevention of Behavioral Problems
1876 Selected Lameness Case Presentations
1947 Management of Cats with Urethral Obstruction
1950 Protecting Your Assets: What Everyone Must Know to Mitigate Legal Liability Exposure!
1986 Case Presentations
2050 Indoor Air Quality, Odor and Airborne Disease Control
2082 Green Building Engineering for Animal Care Facilities
2088 Learn to See What Your Patients Are Telling You
2089 The Practice Success Prescription: Team-Based Healthcare Delivery
2090 Proactive Planning for the Delivery of Behavior Care
2091 Status of Non-Economic Damages in Veterinary Malpractice/ Other Veterinary Malpractice Issues
2100 Memorializing and Art Therapy: Valuable for Self, Clients and Staff
2101 Euthanasia, Aftercare and Memorializing
2109 Web-Based Information Mining and Dissemination Tools
2112 An Update on Cardiomyopathic Disease in Dogs and Cats
2149 Management of Hip Problems in Dogs and Cats Part 2
2150 Management of Hip Problems in Dogs and Cats Part 3
2167 Animal Care Building Construction Requirements, Costs & Process
2220 Kitty K: A Kitten's Brain is a Terrible Thing to Waste - Socializing Kittens
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Practice Leadership 1
1747 Simple Solutions to OSHA Problems in the Practice Part I
1898 "Does Your Title Match Your Duties?"
1912 Simple Solutions to OSHA Problems in the Practice Part II
1913 Simple Solutions to OSHA Problems in the Practice - Part III
1914 Simple Solutions to OSHA Problems in the Practice - Part IV
2042 Rules for Operating a Veterinarian Pharmacy Part I
2047 Rules for Operating a Veterinarian Pharmacy Part II
2048 Keeping Controlled Drugs Under Control
2052 Painless Medical Records
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Practice Leadership 2
1745 Why Do I Need an Employee Manual & Policies?
1746 Human Resources - Managing the Practice's Greatest Asset with Julie Singer
1796 World Café: Entitlement vs. Accountability - Strategies to Develop Personal Responsibility
1827 Creating Job Descriptions & Training Options
1828 Managerial Accounting - We Have An Accountant So Why Do I Need to Know This?
1829 Marketing Basics For Veterinary Practices
1859 Veterinary Employment Contracts Should be a WIN-WIN Agreement
1860 Do You Have a Buy-Sell Agreement That Allows Retirement?
2034 Law & Ethics - Walking a Fine Line with Julie Singer
2035 Marketing & Financial - Promoting the Business & Managing the Finances with Julie Singer
2036 Organization of Practice - Essential Business Systems with Julie Singer
2037 Human Resources - Managing the Practice's Greatest Asset with Susan Strattman
2039 Marketing & Financial - Promoting the Business & Managing the Finances with Susan Strattman
2041 Communication, Accountability and Leadership for Owners and Managers with Susan Strattman
2054 Communication, Accountability and Leadership for Owners and Managers with Julie Singer
2055 How to Use Operational Innovations to Transform Your Practice with Julie Singer
2056 How to Build Effective Teams in Real Time with Julie Singer
2057 How to Put Practice's Whole Brain to Work with Julie Singer
2058 How to Use Operational Innovations to Transform Your Practice with Susan Strattman
2059 How to Build Effective Teams in Real Time with Susan Strattman
2060 How to Put Practice's Whole Brain to Work with Susan Strattman
2068 World Café: Creating a More Collaborative Workplace
2069 World Café: Building a Financially Healthy Practice
2070 World Café: Discovering a Sustainable Leadership Model for Your Business
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Practice Leadership 3
1756 How to Increase Practice Value $100,000 in 2 Years
1854 How to Make a Win-Win Practice Sale
1857 How Do I Manage My Practice to Generate Practice Cash?
1858 Practice Succession Planning (How Do I Sell or Find a Buyer?)
1934 With Uncommon Leadership, Empowerment Skills Can Be LearnedWith Uncommon Leadership, Empowerment Skills Can Be Learned
2044 Care & Feeding of Practice Synergistic Leadership
2045 Evolutionary Practice Cultures; Creating the Learning Organization
2046 The Delicate Art of Team Development Enhanced Practice Healthcare Delivery
2113 Asset Protection and Tax Mastering Part 1
2114 Asset Protection and Tax Mastering Part 2
2195 Employees Come First, Otherwise Learn 35 Ways to Lose Them
2196 18 Sins and 8 Diseases of a Practice Manager
2197 75 Ways to Get Burn Notice from Board or Court
2198 One-Click Medical Record Plus 31 Medical/Dental Forms Arsenal
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Small Animal — Gastrointestinal, Neurology & Surgery
1716 Neuromuscular Disorders of Dogs and Cats
1809 Total Elbow and Hip Replacement Surgery
1814 Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatitis in the Era of PLI (Canine and Feline)
1899 Chronic Enteropathies in the Dog
1900 The Chronically Vomiting Cat
1901 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: As Always Cats are not Dogs
1953 Parathyroid Diseases
2001 Hypoadrenocorticism
2002 Rare Endocrinopathies
2003 Chronic Hepatopathies in the Dog
2005 Treating Fracture Disease in Small Animals
2012 Canine and Feline Spinal Cord Diseases
2013 How to Approach Brain Disease in Small Animals
2014 Update on Seizure Management in Cats and Dogs.
2152 Surgery for the Stomach
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Small Animal — Feline & Radiology, Orthopedics
1714 Feline Hypertension: Why You Should Measure Blood Pressure
1904 Feline Herpesvirus and Calicivirus Infections: What's New
1905 Idiopathic Cystitis in Cats: Diagnosis and Management
1906 The Importance of Feline Oral Health
1915 Thoracic Radiology: Review of Pleural, Mediastinal and Cardiac Disease
1916 Thoracic Radiology: Pulmonary Patterns!
1920 Joint Disease in Cats: Not Just Degenerative Joint Disease
1921 Therapeutic Lasers in Small Animals
2004 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: A Veterinarian's Experience
2096 Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Disorders with Rehabilitation Part 1
2097 Rehabilitation in Small Animals Part 2: Modalities that Don't Require a Treadmill
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Small Animal — Critical Care & Web Based Information
1718 Cough, Hack, Gag, Wheeze: Evaluating the Respiratory Distress Patient
1830 Take a Deep Breath....Diagnostic Options for the Patient in Respiratory Distress
1831 What To Do When the Dog Turns Blue: Treatment Strategies for the Canine Respiratory Distress Patient
1832 What To Do When the Cat Turns Blue: Treatment Strategies for the Feline Respiratory Distress Patient
2110 Web-Based Information Mining and Dissemination Tools
2123 Blood Pressure Monitoring & Management
2124 Respiratory Monitoring & Management
2125 Peri-operative Pain Management
2126 Anesthetizing the High-Risk Patient
2199 Exodontics and Regional Analgesia in the Canine and Feline Patient
2200 Oral Exam and Pathology Recognition - A Visual Tour
2201 Understanding and Treating Canine and Feline Periodontal Disease
2202 Interpretation of Intraoral Dental Radiographs
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Small Animal — Cardiology & Oncology
1713 Canine Aggression: Trendy Treacherous Treatments and Safe Solutions
1806 Managing Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs
1808 Introduction to Ophthalmology
1812 News in Osteosarcoma
1865 Back in the Box - Feline Periuria Solutions
1866 Pharmacological Management for Behavioral Problems
1867 Recent Advances in Companion Animal Behavior
1890 Diseases of the Lens and Current Advances in Cataract Surgery
1891 There is Always Junk in My Dog's Eyes- Lacrimal Diseases in the Dog
1892 Corneal Ulceration Equine Ophthalmology
2015 Hemangiosarcoma - New Horizons
2016 Histiocytic Diseases - An Emerging Issue
2017 New Drugs in Oncology
2079 Current Techniques Available for the Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease
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Small Animal — Nutrition and Pharmacology
1735 Pharmaceutical Management of Obesity
1757 Pseudomonas Otitis Externa and Media
1800 Vasculopathies
1801 Dermatologic Clinical Pearls
1802 Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus sp.
1885 Nausea and Vomiting Control in Dogs and Cats
1886 A Review Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics and their Practical Application to Dosing Considerations of Commonly used IV Antimicrobials
1917 Compounding - A Pharmacist's Perspective
2018 Strategies for Home Made Diets in Dogs and Cats
2019 Nutrition and Heart Disease in Dogs
2020 Nutraceuticals in Private Practice
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Small Animal — Shelter Medicine & Wound Management
1879 Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)
1880 Outbreak! What is causing it and how can your pathologist help?
1881 Happy Cats - How can you optimize your feline housing?
1882 There's a fungus among us!
2134 Axial Pattern Flaps in Dogs/Axial Pattern Flaps in Cats
2135 Vacuum Assisted Closure in Veterinary Medicine
2136 Complications Associated with Reconstructive Surgery
2137 Extremity and Facial Reconstructive
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Veterinary Technician 1
1805 Common Canine Oral Pathology Part 2
2118 Common Canine Oral Pathology Part 1
2121 Degenerative Joint Disease in the Cat: More Common Than You Thought!
2122 Common Inherited Diseases of the Cat
2145 Conducting a Food Trial
2146 History Taking and Client Communication Skills for Allergic Patients
2230 Chemotherapy for Oncology Patients - Part I
2231 Chemotherapy for Oncology Patients - Part II
2240 Canned vs. Dry Which Diet Form is Best?
2241 Feline Diabetes: Low Carbohydrates vs. High Fiber
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Veterinary Technician 2
2128 Keeping Cool Under Fire: Triage, Diagnostics and Treatment of the Respiratory Distress Patient
2129 Untangling the Tubes and Wires; Instrumentation of the Critically Ill Patient
2130 Keeping the Critically Ill Patient Pain Free, Comfortable, and Alive? Is this Really Possible?
2131 Stabilizing Your Own Heart Rate and Blood Pressure During a CPR
2203 Professional Dental Cleaning, Charting, and Equipment Maintenance
2204 Obtaining Intraoral Dental Radiographs
2238 Radiology vs. Ultrasound - Which One to Choose
2246 Cardiology, Part 1
2247 Cardiology, Part 2
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Veterinary Technician 3
1902 Understanding the Biomechanics of the Canine Spine, Cranium and Gait
2077 Physical Applications in the Vet Tech Workplace
2107 Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Is It and What Do Our Patients and Clients Experience?
2108 Managing the canine and feline pancreatitis case
2119 Learning to Use Counter Conditioning and Desensitization Techniques Effectively to Modify Behavior
2120 Can You Tell When It's Separation Anxiety and When It's Not? Managing the Home-Alone Dog
2153 The Dangers of "Dominance"
2154 Preventing Fights Between Family Felines
2193 What Are You Missing? Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Fecal Examinations
2248 Soft Tissue Surgery, Part 1
2249 Soft Tissue Surgery, Part 2
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Veterinary Technician Academy Core 1
1894 Where the Veterinary Profession is Going/Growing
2141 Basic Wellness-Aging Process; Age Appropriate Health Services
2164 Laboratory Medicine - Blood Chemistries (Part 1)
2165 Laboratory Medicine - Complete Blood Count (Part 2)
2171 Using a 5 Step Positive Proaction Plan© To Educate Clients and Improve Pet Behavior
2172 How Fido Learns Best
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Veterinary Technician Academy Core 2
Blood Pressure Monitoring and Management
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Veterinary Technician Academy Core 4
2067 Euthanasia, Aftercare and Memorializing Part I
2080 Euthanasia, Aftercare and Memorializing Part II
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Veterinary Technicians 1
2241 TBD
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Wellness & Human-Animal Bond
1738 Brain Dead Fat Cats: Why We Must Enrich Our Cats' Lives
1740 HAB is really a diagnostic quest!
1755 Compassion Fatigue - The Last Straw
1766 Dogs Weren't Bred to Be Couch Potatoes: Why We Must Enrich our Dogs' Life
1767 Cats Are the Rodney Dangerfield of Pets
1769 Staff based delivery programs
1770 Preserving the HAB from "Welcome Home" to "Goodbye"
1771 Communicating the Bond to Staff and Clients
1772 Team Based-Healthcare Delivery of HAB-Wellness Programs with Tom Catanzaro
1774 Good Grief - Creating an Enriching Culture of Companioning
1775 Stuff-It: Truth-Telling in Your Practice
1776 What Not to Say to a Grieving Client or Teammate
1903 Why Cats Don't Go Visit the Vet: How to Market Your Practice for Cats
1923 Team Based Healthcare Delivery of HAB-Wellness Programs with Karen Koks
1924 Starting the Innovation Engine - Team Building and Creativity Exercised for the Bond Centered Practice with Karen Koks
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