2022 Annual Conference


 Agenda
Friday | Saturday | Sunday

*The exhibit hall will be open from 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 Friday, August 4
7:00 AM Registration | Breakfast | Welcome
8:00 AM Forward to the Basics - 5 Functions of Purpose-Driven
Veterinary Professionals

Rebecca Rose, CVT

8:00 AM

Anesthetic Management Without the Terror: Getting Started with Immersive Simulation
RD Keegan, DVM, DACVAA
Nicole Valdez, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia / Analgesia) | Lethea Russell, LVT
10:30 AM  Break
11:00 AM Keynote Address
He Makes Me Cry in Public
Rob Best, CVPM, CFN

sponsored by VCA
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge Building Community Through Communication: Effective Communication for Workplace Wellbeing
Stacey Benton, DVM, PhD
Teaching Techniques Home Stretch Success for VTNE: Helping Students to Walk Before They Run in the Final Semester
Steven I. Mclaughlin, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Hot Topics Hands-Free Radiology
Carolyn Spivock, RVT  
2:00 PM Transition | Break
2:15 PM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge AVMA CVTEA - Navigating Critical and Major Deficiencies
Julie Horvath | Rachel Valentine, RVT, BS
Paula Parker, BVSc (Hons), MVS, MBA | Laura Lien, CVT, VTS (LAIM), MS
Teaching Techniques Understanding and Educating Gen Z Students
Lori L. Stose, DVM
Hot Topics

See and Be Seen: Leveraging Student Affinity Groups to Support DEI Goals
Garnetta Santiago, MA, LVT | Margaret Wheeler, MS, LVT, IAPCM

sponsored by Rarebreed Veterinary Partners

3:15 PM Transition | Break
3:30 PM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge Forward to the Basics - 5 Functions of Purpose-Driven
Veterinary Professionals (continuation)

Rebecca Rose, CVT
Teaching Techniques Roundtable Discussions
Hot Topics Mental Health Panel
Annika VanNoy, PhD | Lori Harbert, MSW, LCSW
Melyssa Allen, MA, DipACLM
Johanna Baldwin | Melissa Supernor, LVT, CVT, VTS (SAIM), CFE, CCFP
4:45 PM Mutter Museum (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM)
7:00 PM Reception


*Agenda Subject to Change: Updated May 27 at 12:10 PM 

Please note:
*All breakout sessions will be recorded; only one in each time block will be live streamed.
*The business meeting on Saturday will not be live streamed or recorded.
*All times listed in EST.

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