2022 Annual Conference
Teach, Love, Inspire


 Agenda
Friday | Saturday | Sunday

*The exhibit hall will be open from 7:00 AM - 3:15 PM

 Saturday, August 6
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge School Community and a Sense of Belonging: This Impact of Positive Culture
Elizabeth Stark, CVT
Teaching Techniques Rethinking Student Success
Dennis Lopez, M.Ed., LVT 
Hot Topics Emotional Intelligence and Growth - What is That All About?
Melissa Supernor, LVT, CVT, VTS (SAIM), CFE, CCFP
9:00 AM  Transition | Break
9:15 AM Business Meeting | Award Presentations
Keynote Address
Ashli Selke, CVT, RVT
10:15 AM Transition | Break
10:30 AM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge Author Panel - TBD
Teaching Techniques Simulating Student Curiosity Without Caffeine - Try T.E.A. Instead!
Kathleen Bliss, LVT, MALS
Hot Topics Knowledge is Our First Ingredient
Vicky Ograin, RVT, VTS (Nutrition)
11:30 AM Lunch | SCNAVTA Awards
sponsored by NAVTA
12:30 PM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge Roles, Job Satisfaction, and Career Motivation for Academic Veterinary Technicians (AVTs)
Bonnie Price, DVM MPH | Malathi Raghavan, DVM, MS, PhD
Heather Bhakta, DVM | Kelly Foltz, AAT, CVT, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC)
Melissa Loy
, LVT | Katherine Fogelberg, DVM, PhD | Micha C. Simons, VMD
Teaching Techniques Tips and Tricks for Great Dental Radiographs
Mary L. Berg, BS, LATG, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Hot Topics How to Hybrid
Amanda Hackerott, RVT, BAS, CPI
1:30 PM Transition | Break
1:45 PM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge P Wave, R Wave, T Wave Oh, My: Strategies to Better Understand and Interpret ECGs
Sabrina Timperman
, DVM | Amanda Colon, DVM
Sandra Bertholf, LVT, MS | Lisa Schenkel, DVM, CCRT, CMVA
Teaching Techniques Developing an Online Laboratory Course
Tricia Gorham
, MA, CVT
Hot Topics The VTNE - What Does a Pass Really Mean?
Irene Moore, DVM, MSc, BSc (Agr.) | Nancy GrittmanMBA, BA
2:45 PM  Break 
3:15 PM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge Textbook Cost $0 - How OER Can Benefit Educators and Students
Samantha Geiling, RVT
Teaching Techniques Creativity Within the Animal Anatomy and Physiology Lab
Jeanette E. Reinhardt, LVT, MA
Hot Topics Incorporating Virtual Veterinary Care into Vet Tech Education
Christina V. Tran, DVM
4:15 PM Transition | Break
4:30 PM - Breakout Sessions
Hodgepodge Collaborating on Clinical Calculations
Joye Sears, RVT
Teaching Techniques How to Perform a Virtual CBC With Your Students 
Meri DuRand-Kosman, CVT, LATG
Hot Topics Making Your Skills Your Business
April Bays, CVT, VTS (ECC), VCC
6:00 PM Dine Around


*Agenda Subject to Change: Updated May 20 at 1:30PM 

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

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