National Conference of Veterinary Technician Specialty Academies
March 28-29, 2008 in cooperation with AAHA! Tampa 2008
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THE PROGRAM

Friday March 28, 2008
  Track I
AVTA/AVECCT
Track II
AVDT/AIMVT
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

AVTA
Susan Barbour, CVT, LAT, VTS (Anesthesia)
Preanesthetic Evaluation in Small Animals

AIMVT
Lisa Estrin, BS, CVT, LVT
Rescue Me:  What's up with Rescue Protocols for Lymphoma

9:25 - 10:40 a.m.

AVTA
Susan Barbour, CVT, LAT, VTS (Anesthesia)
Cardiovascular Monitoring

AIMVT
Lisa Estrin, BS, CVT, LVT
Diagnostic Imagery in Oncology

10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

AVTA
Susan Barbour, CVT, LAT, VTS (Anesthesia)
Respiratory Monitoring

AIMVT
Lisa Estrin, BS, CVT, LVT
Radiation Therapy - A Ray of Hope

1:35 - 2:50 p.m.

AVECCT
Donna Oakley, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Transfusion Support of the Bleeding Patient

AVDT
Susan Berryhill, BS, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Monitoring the Dental Patient ... It's Not Just a Dental!

3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

AVECCT
Donna Oakley, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Recent Advances in Canine and Feline Blood Compatibility

AVDT
Susan Berryhill, BS, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Charting Every Dental Patient - A Case-Based Approach to Accurate Charting.

4:25 - 5:40 p.m.

AVECCT
Donna Oakley, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Blood Transfusion: Monitoring for Adverse Events

AVDT
Susan Berryhill, BS, RVT, VTS (Dentistry) & Jeanne Perrone, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
What's New In Dentistry? How is the "Human-Side" Influencing the Care We Provide?

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Reception
   
Saturday March 29, 2008
  Track I
AVECCT/AVDT
Track II
AVTA/AIMVT
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

AVECCT
Angel Rivera, CVT, VTS (ECC)
An Introduction to the Concept of Immunoneuroendocrine Exhaustion

AVTA
Sharon Kaiser-Klingler, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia)
Balanced Anesthesia for the Small Animal Patient

9:25 -10:40 a.m.

AVECCT
Angel Rivera, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Severe Sepsis: Do the Current Human Guidelines Have A Place in Veterinary Medicine?

AVTA
Sharon Kaiser-Klingler, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia)
Blood Gas Analysis in Small Animal Anesthesia

10:50 - 12:05 p.m.

AVECCT
Angel Rivera, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Hypovolemic Shock

AVTA
Sharon Kaiser-Klingler, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia)
Exotic Animal Anesthesia in Private Practice

1:35 - 2:50 p.m.

AVDT
Gerianne Holzman, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Endodontics for the Veterinary Technician

AIMVT
Angela Randels, CVT, VTS (ECC)
The Ins and Outs of Fluid Therapy

3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

AVDT
Gerianne Holzman, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Malocclusions and their Orthodontic Therapy

AIMVT
Angela Randels, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Too Much or Too Little Can Be a Very Bad Thing - Electrolyte Imbalances

4:25 - 5:40 p.m.

AVDT
Gerianne Holzman, CVT, VTS (Dentistry)
The Why's and How's of Prosthodontic Treatment

AIMVT
Angela Randels, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Addison's Disease - Why Does It Get Missed?

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Informational Session on Veterinary Technician Specialties (AVECCT, AVTA, AVDT, AIMVT)