Saturday, May 6

All Times Pacific

Advanced Stream

7:00 – Management of the Difficult Airway
Rachel Reed, DVM, DACVAA
Clinical Associate Professor – University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

8:10 – Perioperative Intravenous Fluids: Finding Balance
Lydia Love DVM DACVAA
Clinical Assistant Professor, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

9:20 – CPR for Anesthetists (RECOVER 2012)
Veronica Salazar, LV, MSc, PhD, DipACVAA, DipECVAA
Head Anesthesia Section, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Veterinary School, Alfonso X El Sabio University

10:30 – Anesthesia for Advanced Cardiac Procedures – A Case Based Discussion
Khursheed Mama, DVM, DACVAA
Professor, Veterinary Anesthesiology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University

VTS Technician Specialty Talks

12:00 – Capnography for the Veterinary Anesthetist
Alyssa Stair, LVMT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)

13:10 – Deconstructing the ECG – What you need to know for basic ECG interpretation
Tracey Lawrence RVT, VTS (ECC, Anesthesia & Analgesia)

Sunday, May 7​

General Practitioner Stream

7:00 Pain Physiology and Pathophysiology: Focus on Development of Chronic Postsurgical Pain (CPSP)
Tamara Grubb DVM, PhD, DACVAA, President-Elect IVAPM

8:10 – Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia for Abdominal Procedures
Diego A. Portela, MV, PhD, DACVAA

9:20 – Trending Modalities in Integrative Pain Management
Conny Mosley, DVM, DACVAA, CVA

10:30 – New and Updated Anesthesia and Analgesia Drug Offerings for Small Animal Patients
Odette O, DVM, DACVAA

VTS Technician Specialty Talks

12:00 – Pulse Oximetry: Tips, Tricks and Dispelling Myths
Claire Woolford, RVN, VTS (Anesthesia and Analgesia)​

13:10 – The Key to Perfusion: Blood Pressure Monitoring & Hypotension Treatment
Bonnie Lockridge, BASc, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)