Friday June 17, 2011
Animal Decontamination – Hands on Exercise – 9:30am to 4pm Tim Murphy and Jim Houck. Sponsored by Colorado Urban Search and Rescue and the Wyoming Department of Health
This course will introduce you to animal decontamination. We will discuss the requirements of setting up a decontamination area and the personal protection equipment required. We will discuss preplanning and how you can integrate your services with the emergency responders. During our hands on portion we will set up a decontamination area and put on different types of PPE.
Saturday June 18, 2011
Practice Management – 9am to 4pm – Dave Gerber, DVM, AVA & Nicki Quenette, CPA, CMA
“How to Make Sense of What Those Numbers Really Mean”
1.Figuring your True Profit….It Ain’t That Hard
2.Why Doesn’t My Profit Match My Checkbook? Cash Flow ≠ Profit
3.How to Put More Money in the Bank
“How to Avoid Common Management Train Wrecks”
We will cover a wide variety of management-related topics that arise time and time again and can result in disastrous consequences. These will include such topics as:
1.owner/associate issues
2.entrance/exit issues
3.non-compete agreements
4.practice valuation questions
5.hi-tech equipment purchases
6.partial buy-ins
7.financing the practice purchase….and more
Sunday June 19, 2011
Family fun day and Opening Reception
We do not have any lectures scheduled for this day. We like to take most of Sunday off so families can explore Jackson Hole. We will be having an Opening Reception starting at 6pm. All attendees’ immediate family welcome.
Monday June 20, 2011
Small Animal – 8am to 5pm – Drs. Brourman, Oncken, Murphy, Carney, Breaux, Ochoa, Chandler, Gailbreath. Sponsored by WestVet Animal Emergency & Specialty Center
-Diagnosis and Management of Forelimb Lameness
-Approach to the Trauma Patient
-Stenting in Veterinary Medicine
-Getting the Sick Cat to Eat Takes More than a Plate of Food
-Management of Glaucoma and Cataracts
-What’s New in Medical Oncology
-Principles of Surgical Oncology
-Obtaining and Preparing Biopsy Samples
Equine – 8am to 5pm – Dr. Rob Keene and Dr. Bob Stenbom. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
-New Concepts for the Management of Pain and Inflammation in Horses
-Strep. equi: New Approaches to an Old Problem
-West Nile Virus: The Past, Present and Future
-Equine Injectables in Sedation and Anesthesia
-New Approaches to Medical Treatment of Colic
-Understanding the Role of Anjuvants in Equine Vaccines
Steak Fry – 6pm Sponsored by MWI Veterinary Supply and Boehringer Ingelheim
Location: Wilson Park, Wilson, WY
AVMA “Listening Time” – 8pm to 10pm – AVMA District XI Representative Tom Meyer, DVM
Question & Answer
Tuesday June 21, 2011
Small Animal – 8am to 5pm – Dr Richard Ford. Sponsored by Merial, Ltd.
-2011 Vaccines and Vaccinations: Protocals, Products, Problems
-Vaccine – Adverse Reactions
-Feline Upper Respiratory Infection: Why it Persists.
-Chronic Cough in Dogs
-Infectious Disease Update
Food Animal – 8am to 5pm – Drs. Scruggs, Brumbaugh, Linhart, Kilpatrick. Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health
-BRD Organisms And Emerging BRD Pathogens
-BRD Diagnostics, Interpretation Of Lab Tests
-Evidence Based Medicine, Metaphylaxis And BRD Treatment Strategies
-Why Vaccines Fail, Impact Of Nutrition On Immunity|
-BRD Protocols For Dairies
-BRD Protocols For Cow-Calf And Stockers
-BRD Case Studies
-Panel Discussion, Question And Answer
Wednesday June 22, 2011
Mixed Animal – 8am – Noon – Dr. Doug Knueven. Sponsored by Standard Process
An Alternative View of Medicine and Nutrition
-Why Take Notice of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine?
-Defining Terms
-Herbs
-Acupuncture
-Chiropractic
Nutritional Impact on Disease: Therapies for
-Optimal Patient Health.
-What is Nutrition?
-Nutrition and Disease
-Synthetic Vitamins vs. Whole Foods
-Whole Food Supplements
TRICH Certification – 1pm to 5pm – Dr Bob Meyer
