120th Annual Convention120th Annual Convention

Nebraska Veterinary Medical AssociationNebraska Veterinary Medical Association

The Younes Conference Center Kearney, Nebraska January 21-23 2016

WELCOME to the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association’s 120th Annual Convention, scheduled for January 21-23, 2016. The meeting will be held at The Younes Conference Center , 416 Talmadge Street, Kearney, NE. The location is user-friendly with plenty of meeting space and easy access. You will en-joy this venue for some quality NVMA continuing education, fun and fellowship!

REGISTRATION Advanced registration for 120th Annual Convention is recommended. Registration is re-quired for admission to the meeting. To receive the Early-Bird advanced registration rate, registrations must be postmarked or received by fax, or email by January 4, 2016. Registrations received after this date will in-clude an additional $50 late fee. Checks should be made payable to the NVMA. Payment will also be accepted by Visa, Master Card or Discover.

Registration for Veterinarians and Licensed Veterinary Technicians includes Conven-tion registration fees, online proceedings, coffee breaks, and lunch tickets if checked on registration. Life Members includes Convention registration, online proceedings, coffee breaks, and lunch tickets if checked on registration. If you check the discounted life member rate please keep in mind, NO CE credit is given for the life member rate. Registration for Students includes coffee breaks. Veterinary students do receive lunch tickets if checked on registration. *Banquet Tickets for Veterinary Students There is a check off on the registration form if you would like to voluntarily contribute to help a veterinary student attend the banquet dinner.

PROCEEDINGS NOTES Speaker notes will be made available in advance of the meeting on the NVMA website. No-tice will be sent out to all registered attendees with the link to the page so you can print them off prior to the meeting. If you wish to purchase a thumb drive of the speaker notes, the cost will be $25. The thumb drive will be mailed out after the meeting

CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS CE Certificates will be mailed out following the convention based upon registration. Total of 18 hours available.

Thursday—6 hrs of CE Friday—8 hrs of CE Saturday—4 hrs of CE

GENERAL INFORMATIONGENERAL INFORMATION

HOTEL RESERVATIONS There are rooms reserved at two separate hotels listed below. To ensure availability at this special rate, make your reservations no later than Monday, December 28, 2015.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Comfort Inn 510 Talmadge Street 118 3rd Avenue Kearney, NE Kearney, NE $104.95/standard rm $94.95/standard rm 308-236-4200 308-236-3400

Free Continental Breakfast at each hotel Free Wireless Internet service at each hotel Be sure to mention the NVMA Convention block

REGISTRATION REFUNDS Refunds will be made if notification is received in the NVMA office by January 4, 2016, less the $50 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after this date. If it is an extenuat-ing situation, the registrant may submit a written request for a refund which will be con-sidered. If granted, the registrant would receive a refund less the $50 processing fee.

GENERAL INFORMATION CONT..

Annual Banquet Entertainment

Greg Claassen can make just about anything talk…and that's exactly what he's been doing with his ventriloquist act over the last 30 years. Greg has established a reputation for unfailing audience rapport. It's hysterical fun once Greg's “friends” are unleashed on stage. It's no wonder his program is referred to as one of the most unique after din-ner programs in the country.

Greg's entertainment story grows out of his determination as a young boy to teach himself the art of “throwing his voice”. At first it was entertaining for family and other small groups, but it wasn't long before Greg's hobby got totally out of hand. Only 6 years into his career, he was selected as a National Winner in the “ Bob Hope Search for the Top” comedy competition. He

has performed at Disney World, Orlando, Florida and Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Greg is also a featured corporate entertainer with regular appearances at Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand in Las Ve-gas.

Greg is known for his unusual aptitude for spontaneous humor. His intent is always to bring the audience together by taking them away from their cares for a little while. “Ventriloquism” means, literally: “speaking from the belly,” which is where you'll be laughing from when Greg means, literally: “speakin.

Wednesday, January 20 NVMA Welcome Reception

6:00 p.m. Stop in for a drink and some appetizers to help re-lax after a long day. The NVMA is hosting a recep-tion for those coming in early for the meeting. All NVMA Members are considered members of the Foundation and are invited to stay for the CSF

Membership meeting following the reception. The 2016 meeting will be held Wednesday, January

20th at 7:30 P.M. Membership in the Foundation is open to anyone sharing the goals of the Founda-

tion. All are welcome to attend the reception!

CE Committee 9:00 p.m.

The CE Committee will meet to discuss final de-tails , location TBD

Thursday, January 21 Legislative Committee

7:00 a.m. The Legislative committee will meet with our lobby-ist to discuss any bills that may come forth in the

2016 legislative session.

NVMA Business Lunch 12:00—2:00 p.m.

NVMA will hold its Business meeting in conjunction with lunch.

President’s Reception 5:30—6:30 p.m.

Please join NVMA President, Dr. Hank Cenry for a drink in the Exhibit hall. It is a time to visit with

fellow NVMA members, veterinary students and Ex-hibitors prior to the banquet.

NVMA Banquet 6:30 p.m.

NVMA Awards, Dinner, Cash Bar, Installation of Officers, Recognition of new Board Members, plan to have dinner with your Mentee as they may be

attending.

Friday, January 22 University Liaison Committee

7:00—8:00 a.m.

Lunch 12:00—1:00 p.m.

Presentation by the NVMA Centennial Scholarship Foundation.

Friends of NVMA Lunch Please check with the registration desk for details.

K-State Alumni Reception 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Meet and Greet Reception 5:30—7:00 pm

This is open to ALL meeting registrants. Come and share ideas or meet a new colleague while enjoying

some food and drinks.

Visit the Exhibits! Please remember that without the support of our sponsors and exhibitors, the NVMA would not be

able to offer high quality speakers for our meetings. Please visit as many of our exhibitors as possible and remember to thank them for their support of

the NVMA and the veterinary profession.

SPECIAL EVENTSSPECIAL EVENTS

Exhibit Hall Hours/Events Thurs, Jan 21

9:00 am Doors open 9:45—10:30 am Break/Drawings 2:45—3:30 pm Break/Drawings 5:30—6:30 pm Presidents Reception

Fri, Jan 22

9:00 am Doors open 9:45—10:30 am Break/Drawings 2:45—3:30 pm Break/Drawings 3:30 pm Exhibitors tearing down.

SMALL ANIMAL SPEAKER Dr. Christopher Byers

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21

8:00 a.m. Feline Hypotension

9:00 a.m. Principles of Fluid Therapy in Sepsis & SIRS in Dogs & Cats

9:45 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Nutrition in Critically Ill Dogs & Cats

11;15 a.m. Acute Pancreatitis

12:00 noon Lunch

2:00 p.m. Respiratory Distress in Cats

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Update on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

5:30 p.m. Presidents Reception

6:30 p.m. NVMA Banquet

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22

Dr. Jennie Willis

8:00 a.m. Growing up: Implications of early History on Adult animal behavior.

9:45 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Fear is a State of Mind: How Emotions shape an animal’s response to the environment.

12:00 noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Applied animal learning: Tools to change behavior.

SMALL ANIMAL/TECHNICIAN SESSIONSMALL ANIMAL/TECHNICIAN SESSION

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Feline Litterbox Issues: Differential diagnoses and comprehensive treatment.

5:00 p.m. Federal Accreditation Module #27 Bovine Trichomoniasis

TECHNICIAN SESSION Joshua Schlote, LVT

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22

8:00 a.m. “Back to the Basics” The Basics of Veterinary Dentistry

9:00 a.m. “No Pain, Great Gain” Anesthesia & Regional Analgesia for Dental Procedures

9:45 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. “Technician Road Map” Oral Charting in Veterinary Dentistry

11:00 a.m. “What lies Beneath” Radiology in Veterinary Dentistry

12:00 noon Lunch

WETLAB

1:00 p.m. Dental Radiographs

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Oral Anesthesia

4:15 p.m. Dental Charting, Oral Anatomy

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21

8:00—12 noon Antimicrobial use in Food Animals—Making the best choices in a changing regula tory environment. Dr. Mike Apley

10:00-10:30 a.m. Break

12:00 noon Business Lunch

2:00 p.m. Beef Production Genomics Dr. Larry Kuehn

2:40 p.m. Using Genomics to identify Disease Susceptibility in Cattle & Sheep Dr. Mike Heaton

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Dr. Heaton continued

3:40 p.m. Beef Cattle Genomics- The Future is Now Dr. Mike Clawson

4:05 p.m. Beef Cattle Genomics— The Future is Now Dr. Aspen Workman

4:30 p.m. Panel Discussions

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

5:30 p.m. Presidents Reception

6:30 p.m. NVMA Banquet

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 8:00 a.m. The Veterinarian’s Role in Cow Herd Nutrition I & II Dr. Terry Engelken

10:00 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Factors that Affect Feeder Calf Value & Managing Replacement Heifers Dr. Terry Engelken

12:00 noon Lunch

1:00—5:00 p.m. Dr. Pat Gorden

1:00 p.m. Pharmacokinetics in the Health Challenged Cow

2:00 p.m. FDA Expectations for Vets & Producers

3:00 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. Feeding Dairy Calves (milk through post-weaning period)

5:00 p.m. Federal Accreditation Module #27— Bovine Trichomoniasis

6:00 p.m. Adjourn

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Joint Session

Tracy Dowdy, CVPM 8:00—12:30 pm Systems A—Z and What you Measure you can Improve

Some topics include: How to develop effi-cient systems, How to define roles and Re-sponsibilities within your team and how to delegate to maximize efficiency, Meth-ods to track and measure financial met-rics, Learn what info is important to track, How to create simple practice ac-counting system that incorporates con-trols to reduce the embezzlement of funds.

LARGE FOOD ANIMALLARGE FOOD ANIMAL

Joshua M. Schlote, BAS, LVT received his Associates of Applied Science from Northeast Community College in Nor-folk, NE in 2002 and his Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Technology from St. Petersburg College in Florida in 2011. Josh is currently an instructor in Veterinary Technology at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska and an adjunct in-structor at Wright Community College Kansas. Josh has done advanced training in anesthesia at Colorado State University in Fort Collins Colorado, Alameda East in Denver Colorado and Kansas State University in Manhattan Kansas. In addition to his passion for anesthesia and analgesia, he also has a passion for veterinary dentistry. Josh is currently working on getting his VTS in Dentistry.

Mike Apley DVM, PhD is a veterinarian with a PhD in Physiology (pharmacology). He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology. He is currently a professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Kansas State University. His research interests include infectious disease, antibiotic efficacy and resistance, drug residues, and applications of drugs in food animals.

Aspen Workman, PhD is a research Microbiologist in the Animal Health Research Unit at the U.S. Meat Animal Re-search Center. She received her PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Biology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011. Dr. Workman’s current research program centers on characterizing pathogen-host interactions in respiratory disease.

Patrick Gorden, DVM is a 1993 graduate of ISU College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2000 he joined Dairy Veterinary Ser-vices in Chandler, AZ serving herds from 400-9000 cows. While in AZ he achieved board certification with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, certified in Dairy Practice. In 2007 he relocated back to IA and joined ISU’s College of Vet-erinary Medicines faculty as a Senior Clinician where he specializes in dairy practice for the Department of Veterinary Diag-nostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM) and is currently Director of Food Supply Veterinary Medicine for VDPAM.

Christopher G. Byers, DVM is originally from New Hampshire, but now happily calls Nebraska home. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences from Colorado State University, and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine de-gree from Cornell University. He is board-certified by both the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He is the Medical Director at VCA Midwest Veterinary Specialists of Omaha, and enjoys clinical hematology, immunology, and hepatology. Dr. Byers is also a Certified Veterinary Journalist, and is the founder and editor of the popular blog, CriticalCareDVM - Because Pets Can Have Specialists Too!

Jennie Willis, PhD graduated from Colorado State University with a Ph.D. in zoology, with an emphasis in animal behav-ior. She teaches animal behavior courses at CSU for veterinary students as well as undergraduates. Her current research is aimed at measuring improvement of cat behavior in a shelter setting and improving adoptability.

Tracy Dowdy, CVPM is the daughter of a veterinarian and has more than 20 years of experience in hospital management, practice ownership, speaking, writing, and consulting. Tracy has a passion for helping practice owners who want to be finan-cially successful while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. She utilizes her “in the trenches” experience to help practice owners and their teams achieve success by creating a systems-dependent practice. Tracy is a certified veterinary practice manager.

Mike Clawson. PhD received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Connecticut. He joined the USDA, Agricul-tural Research Service in 2002 as a molecular biologist at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center. His primary field is the genetics of infectious disease susceptibility in cattle and sheep.

Mike Heaton, PhD, joined the USDA, ARS, MARC in 1996 as a Microbiologist to study host genetic determinants of sus-ceptibility to infectious diseases. His research is directed towards finding gene variants in cattle and sheep that are risk fac-tors for respiratory infections.

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