Full Schedule

6:30 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Navigating Ethical Challenges: Tools for Success

Location: 414D

Moderator: Jamie Pribyl

Moderator: Jim Zeliff

Panelist: Chelsea Folmar

Panelist: Meghan Delp

Panelist: Ricci Karkula

Panelist: Kevin Claunch

Panelist: Richard Wheeler

Panelist: Barb Crabbe

Ethics, Public Policy, and WelfareCore ConceptHISA-Approved

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8:00 AM - 10:40 AM East Coast USA Time

Business & Practice Life: Recordkeeping

Location: 208

Moderator: Cynthia MacKenzie

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Business of Practice

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8:00 AM - 8:25 AM East Coast USA Time

Recordkeeping from a Racetrack Perspective

Location: 208

Speaker: Jeff Blea

HISA-Approved

8:25 AM - 8:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Medical Recordkeeping Unique to the Performance Horse Practice

Location: 208

Speaker: Mark Baus

HISA-Approved

8:50 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Medical Record Keeping for the Ambulatory Practitioner: Adapt, Improvise and Conquer

Speaker: Pete Kazakevicius

Core ConceptHISA-Approved

9:15 AM - 9:40 AM East Coast USA Time

Recordkeeping from a Legal Perspective

Location: 208

Speaker: Mike Casey

9:40 AM - 10:40 AM East Coast USA Time

Panel/Q&A with the Speakers Discussion

Location: 208

Panelist: Jeff Blea

Panelist: Mark Baus

Panelist: Pete Kazakevicius

Panelist: Mike Casey

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

How-to (Go-Do) Session: Dentistry and Ophthalmology

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Moderator: Travis J. Henry

Moderator: Dennis Brooks

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Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

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8:00 AM - 8:20 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Understand Dental Neuroanatomy: The Innervation of Teeth and a Review of Local Anesthetics

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Travis J. Henry

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Perform Dental Nerve Blocks in the Horse for Dental Surgery

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Jessica Hunt

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Perform Oral Maxillofacial Surgeries on Standing Sedated Patients with Regional Anesthetic Blocks

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Travis J. Henry

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Perform Regional Anesthesia for Ocular Cases

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Karen Hidalgo

Speaker: Dennis Brooks

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Avoid and Treat Complications from Regional Anesthetic Blocks of the Skull

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Travis J. Henry

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Take High-Quality Photographs of Horses Eyes

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Karen Hidalgo

Speaker: Dennis Brooks

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM East Coast USA Time

Common Eye Conditions in the Horse: Initial Therapy and Expectations as to When to Refer or Enucleate

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Karen Hidalgo

Speaker: Dennis Brooks

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Work up Head and Dental Trauma Cases

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Jessica Hunt

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Panel Discussion with the Speakers

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Panelist: Travis J. Henry

Panelist: Dennis Brooks

Panelist: Jessica Hunt

Panelist: Karen Hidalgo

Dentistry and OphthalmologyCore Concept

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

In-Depth: Using Imaging in Practice

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Moderator: Sarah Puchalski

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Imaging and Surgery

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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Ultrasound, Tips to Up Your Game: How Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Have Improved Ultrasound Interpretation

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Natasha Werpy

Core Concept

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Old School and New School Nuclear Imaging (Scintigraphy and PET), Taking the Information Back to the Horse. What to Expect and How to Maximize Diagnostic Yield

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Carter Judy

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Radiography - More Tips to Up Your Game:  Emphasis on How CT/MRI Has Informed Radiograph Interpretation

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Sarah Puchalski

Core Concept

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM East Coast USA Time

Low-Field Standing MRI: When to Choose It and How Do You Know That Is a Lesion? Comparison to High-Field MRI, CT, and Ultrasound

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Beth Biscoe

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Positron Emission Tomography: What Does It Add to Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging?

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Charlene Pige

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Medicine: Infectious Diseases

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Moderator: Elizabeth Dore

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Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, and Therapeutics

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8:00 AM - 8:20 AM East Coast USA Time

Specific Immune Response, Risk Evaluation and Biomarkers to Equine Herpes Virus-1

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM) – LSU School of Veterinary Medicine

HISA-Approved

8:20 AM - 8:40 AM East Coast USA Time

Comparison of Antibody and Antigen Response to Intranasal and Intramuscular EHV-1 Modified-live Vaccination in Healthy Adult Horses

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM and AVDC-Equine – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

HISA-Approved

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Antibody Testing to Detect Viral Exposure in Contact Horses During an Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Outbreak

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Gillian Perkins, DVM, DACVIM – Cornell University

HISA-Approved

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM East Coast USA Time

Investigation of the Use of Environmental Samples for the Detection of EHV-1 in the Stalls of Subclinical Shedders

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM and AVDC-Equine – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

HISA-Approved

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM East Coast USA Time

Immunogenicity of a mRNA Vaccine Against Group A Equine Rotavirus VP8

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Noah Cohen

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Investigation of the Frequency and Selected Prevalence Factors of EHV-4 Viremia in Horses with Acute Onset of Fever and Respiratory Signs

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM and AVDC-Equine – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

HISA-Approved

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM East Coast USA Time

How to Diagnose and Treat Strangles

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Camilo J. Morales

Core ConceptHISA-Approved

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM East Coast USA Time

The Impact of Common Antibiotic Treatments on Antimicrobial Resistance and the Microbiome of Mares

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Paul Morley

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Assessment of Biosecurity for Equine Infectious Diseases in Veterinary Practice

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Nathaniel A. White, DVM MS DACVS – Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center

Core ConceptHISA-Approved

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

USDA Accreditation Licensing

Location: 311ABCD

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Overview of the NVAP

Location: 311ABCD

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Role of Agencies (State, Federal, International) and Health Certificates

Location: 311ABCD

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

International Movement of Horses

Location: 311ABCD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

High-Impact Equine Diseases in the U.S.

Location: 311ABCD

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch Break

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Regulation of Vaccines and Related Biologics

Location: 311ABCD

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Veterinary Export Health Certificate System

Location: 311ABCD

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Caring for the Racehorse Heading into Retirement or Second Career

Location: 414A

Facilitator: Shannon Reed

Facilitator: Jennifer Selvig

Ethics, Public Policy, and Welfare

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Developing a Rehabilitation Program for the Sport Horse

Location: 414B

Facilitator: Katherine L. Ellis

Lameness, Podiatry and Rehabilitation

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Down Horse in the Field

Location: 414C

Facilitator: Krista Estell

Panelist: Mike Erskine

Ambulatory Practice and Disaster Response

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Placentitis and Postpartum Complications

Location: 414D

Facilitator: Margo L. Macpherson

Facilitator: Karen Wolfsdorf

Reproduction and Early Life Care

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topics

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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Orthobiologics: How to Know What to Use When

Location: 414A

Facilitator: Erin Contino

Facilitator: Beau Whitaker

Lameness, Podiatry and Rehabilitation

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Pain Management in the Field

Location: 414B

Facilitator: Alonso Guedes

Facilitator: Rachel Hector

Ambulatory Practice and Disaster ResponseLameness, Podiatry and Rehabilitation

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Standing Sedation Techniques for Field Surgery

Location: 414C

Facilitator: John Hubbell

Facilitator: Rachel Reed

Ambulatory Practice and Disaster ResponseImaging and Surgery

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time

The Mane Connection: Doing Things Differently: New Options for Emergency Coverage

Location: AAEP Connect Area

Speaker: Ginger Reagan

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Go Do Mini Labs

Location: Product Demo Theater - Trade Show

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time

The Mane Connection: Juggling the Stethoscope and the Car Seat: Strategies for Parent-Veterinarians

Location: AAEP Connect Area

Moderator: Aimee Eggleston-Ahearn

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

AAEP/AAEVT Joint Roundtable Discussion

Location: 414D

Panelist: Deborah Spike-Pierce

Panelist: Amanda Krickhahn

Panelist: Lindsay Schoelen

Panelist: Arie Wolff

Panelist: Jennifer Rush

Moderator: Kimberly Burton

Panelist: Lisa Casinella

Business of Practice

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topics

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Modern Parenthood and Equine Practice

Location: 414A

Facilitator: Amy Armentrout

Facilitator: Jamie Clark

Sustainability and Wellness

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Nutrition for PPID/Insulin Dysregulation

Location: 414B

Facilitator: Pat Harris

Moderator: Erica L. Macon, MS, PAS, PhD – Texas A&M University

Moderator: Amy Polkes

Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, and Therapeutics

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Treating Neonates or Foals in the Field

Location: 414C

Facilitator: Lisa Edwards

Facilitator: Laura Javsicas

Reproduction and Early Life Care

2:00 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time

In-Depth: Responsible Use and Selection of Antimicrobials in Equine Veterinary Practice

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Moderator: Lucas Panteleon

Moderator: Mats HT Troedsson

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Ethics, Public Policy, and WelfareInfectious Disease, Internal Medicine, and Therapeutics

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2:00 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Antimicrobial Resistance Needs a One Health Solution

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Lucas Panteleon

HISA-Approved

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Equine Antimicrobial Stewardship: Basic Steps and Case Examples

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Pamela S. Velarde

Speaker: Gillian Perkins, DVM, DACVIM – Cornell University

HISA-ApprovedCore Concept

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

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Location: Valencia Ballroom A

2:45 PM - 3:05 PM East Coast USA Time

Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Equine Reproduction

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Mats HT Troedsson

3:05 PM - 3:25 PM East Coast USA Time

Peri-Operative and Prophylactic Orthopedic Antimicrobial Use: Habit vs Evidence

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: John Peroni, DVM MS ACVS – University of Georgia

HISA-Approved

3:25 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Practically Speaking: Merging Clinical Practice and Antimicrobial Stewardship 

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Speaker: Clare A. Ryan

HISA-Approved

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

BREAK

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Panel Discussion with the Speakers

Location: Valencia Ballroom A

Panelist: Lucas Panteleon

Panelist: Pamela S. Velarde

Panelist: Mats HT Troedsson

Panelist: John Peroni, DVM MS ACVS – University of Georgia

Panelist: Clare A. Ryan

Panelist: Gillian Perkins, DVM, DACVIM – Cornell University

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Optimize Lesion Detection

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Moderator: Stacie Aarsvold

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Imaging and SurgeryHISA-Approved

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2:00 PM - 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Optimize Lesion Detection: Fetlock Imaging Decisions

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Marueen Kelleher

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-Approved

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time

Using Complementary Radiographic Views of the Metacarpo/Metatarsophalangeal (Fetlock) Joints in the Sport Horse

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Julia L. Graham

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-Approved

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Use Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to Improve Confidence in the Diagnosis of the Sport Horse Fetlock Region Pathology

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Kathryn W. Bills

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-Approved

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Use Ultrasound to Optimize Lesion Detection within the Digital Flexor Tendon Sheath

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Rachel Gottlieb

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-Approved

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Optimize Lesion Detection- Cervical Spine Imaging Decisions

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Krista Estell

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-ApprovedCore Concept

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Optimize Lesion Detection on Equine Cervical Vertebral Column Radiographs

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Timothy Manzi

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-ApprovedCore Concept

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Incorporate Computed Tomography When Imaging the Cervical Spine

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Speaker: Stacie Aarsvold

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-Approved

4:20 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Panel: How to Get the Most Out of Your Radiologist’s Report

Location: Valencia Ballroom D

Paneilist: Marueen Kelleher

Paneilist: Julia L. Graham

Paneilist: Kathryn W. Bills

Paneilist: Rachel Gottlieb

Paneilist: Krista Estell

Paneilist: Timothy Manzi

Paneilist: Stacie Aarsvold

Imaging and SurgeryHISA-Approved

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Veterinary Support of Working Equids

Location: 208

Moderator: Julia Wilson

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Ethics, Public Policy, and Welfare

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2:00 PM - 2:25 PM East Coast USA Time

A Myriad of Needs in Search of Solutions

Location: 208

Speaker: Derek C. Knottenbelt

2:25 PM - 2:50 PM East Coast USA Time

Successful Models of Health Care Delivery and Education in Africa

Location: 208

Speaker: Francesca Compostella

2:50 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Synergistic Partnerships with Other Nongovernmental Organizations Enhance Program Growth: Equitarian Initiative Peru

Location: 208

Speaker: Stacy H. Tinkler

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time

The Importance of Community Engagement, Mentorship, and Education in Working Equid Programs

Location: 208

Speaker: Judy Batker

3:40 PM - 4:05 PM East Coast USA Time

Development and Implementation of Curriculum for In-Country Veterinary Students, Equid Owners, and Volunteers

Location: 208

Speaker: Angela Varnum

4:05 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Collaborative Working Equid Education Program with Michigan State University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Universidad Veracruzana

Location: 208

Speaker: Harold C. Schott II

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Panel Discussion with the Speakers

Location: 208

Panelist: Derek C. Knottenbelt

Panelist: Francesca Compostella

Panelist: Stacy H. Tinkler

Panelist: Judy Batker

Panelist: Angela Varnum

Panelist: Harold C. Schott II

2:00 PM - 5:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation/Lameness

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Moderator: Lori Bidwell

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Lameness, Podiatry and Rehabilitation

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2:00 PM - 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Comparative Study of Xylazine–Lidocaine Combination Versus Lidocaine Alone in Perineural Anesthesia in Horses

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Jose A. Guerra, MVZ, MC, MSc – Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island

HISA-Approved

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM East Coast USA Time

Safety and Stem Cell Viability After Repeat Intra-Articular Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injections in MHC-Mismatched Horses

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Layla M. Gray, n/a – University of TN College of Veterinary Medicine Large Animal Clinical Sciences

HISA-Approved

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Manage Hoof Wall Defects

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Stephen E. O'Grady, DVM ,MRCVS – Northern Virginia Equine

HISA-Approved

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM East Coast USA Time

How to Shoe the Low Foot with a Rocker Shoe

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Ramon Batalla, DMV – Private Practice

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM East Coast USA Time

Equine Foot Infections: A Retrospective Study of Bacterial Isolates and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibilities (2010-2020)

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Benjamin Flakoll, DVM – Rood and Riddle

HISA-Approved

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Histologic and Cytologic Changes in Normal Equine Joints After Injection with 2.5% Injectable Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Reveal Low-Level Macrophage-Driven Foreign Body Response

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Jason Lowe, BVSc – IMS Vet

HISA-Approved

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Cytokine Profiles of Autologous Conditioned Serum (ACS) and Autologous Protein Solution (APS) from Horses with Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) and Unaffected Controls

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Valerie J. Moorman

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM East Coast USA Time

Combination of a Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitor and Synovial Fluid-Derived MSCs as a Potential Therapy for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis in Horses

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Alexandra Carlson, DVM – University of Tennessee

HISA-Approved

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Comparison of the Clinical Efficacy of Multidose COX-2 Selective and sEH Inhibitors Alone and in Combination for the Treatment of Equine Naturally Occurring Osteoarthritis

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Alexandra Carlson, DVM – University of Tennessee

HISA-Approved

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM East Coast USA Time

Systemic Absorption of Triamcinolone Acetonide Following Intrasynovial and Extrasynovial Injection and Its Effect on Glucose, Insulin, Cortisol, and ACTH in Adult Horses

Location: Valencia Ballroom BC

Speaker: Kimberly Hallowell, DVM – North Carolina State University

HISA-Approved

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Equine Ophthalmology in the Field: What's New?

Location: 414D

Facilitator: Dennis Brooks

Facilitator: Nikki Scherrer

Dentistry and Ophthalmology

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--Strangles in the Field

Location: 414C

Presenter: Camilo J. Morales

Presenter: Michelle Bessire

Ambulatory Practice and Disaster ResponseInfectious Disease, Internal Medicine, and Therapeutics

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Table Topic--The Power of Networking and Sustainability in Practice using Decade One, EPIC, VMG

Location: 414B

Facilitator: Miranda Gosselin

Facilitator: Amy L. Grice

Business of Practice