2011 Southwest Veterinary Symposium :: Interactive Continuing Education

SWVS offers continuing education lectures and labs for veterinary professionals in the following specialty areas (specialty areas are color–coded):


■	CE Events/Tours
■	Companion Animal
■	Design Conference
■	Equine
■	Food Animal


■	Interactive Labs/Master Classes/Workshops/ Meet the Expert Luncheons
■	Lifestyle/Wellness
■	Multitrack/Cross–Species


■	Non–Traditional/Exotics
■	Office Personnel
■	Other Activities
■	Practice Management
■	Special Sessions

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Technician/Hospital Personnel

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Technology Workshops

UPDATED SESSION INFO

Satellite Sessions are events hosted by exhibiting companies and open to all registered SWVS professional attendees. SWVS provides additional CE credit for select Satellite Sessions (approval noted below). Please check with sponsor representative to determine if CE credit is given for all other Satellite sessions.

(SWVS CE Credit provided for select events)

TITLE	SPEAKER	LOCATION	DAY / TIME	CE HR	SPONSOR
Changes Your Practice Should Make to Bring More Clients In**	Karen E. Felsted, CPA, DVM, CVPM	006A	Thursday, Sept. 29 1:30 – 5:30 pm	4
Understanding Legal Tools: The Key to Lawsuit Prevention & Tax Reduction**	Daniel J. McNeff, CEO	006C	Thursday, Sept. 29 4:30 – 6:00 pm	1.5
The Anatomy of a Buy/Sell Agreement**	John A. Chalk Jr., CPA, JD, CFP	Ballroom C3	Friday, Sept. 30 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch*	1
Veterinary Laser Therapy**	William L. Inman, DVM	Ballroom C1	Friday, Sept. 30 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch*	1
Alternative Therapies for Managing Mobility**	Vicki Wilke, DVM	Ballroom C2	Friday, Sept. 30 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch*	1
Basic Decisions on Heartworm Diagnostic Testing & Prevention**	Ray Dillon, DVM, DACVIM	Ballroom C2	Saturday, Oct. 1 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch*	1
Low Level Laser Therapy for Equine Wounds**	Henry Walter Jann, DVM, DACVS	Ballroom C1	Saturday, Oct. 1 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch*	1
Become a Leader: Step Up in the Fight Against Pet Obesity** AUDIENCE: Technician/Hospital Personnel	Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM	Ballroom C3	Saturday, Oct. 1 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch*	1

Attendees will exchange Lunch Bucks for satellite session lunch.

* Limited quantity of boxed lunches provided.
** Session is approved for CE Credit by SWVS.

exhibitor satellite sessions
Changes Your Practice Should Make to Bring More Clients In Karen E. Felsted, CPA, DVM, CVPM Thursday, September 29 \| 1:30 – 5:30 pm Location: 006A Credit Hours: 4 hours of CE credit is provided by SWVS	Key results from the Bayer Veterinary Care Usage Study about why veterinary visits have been declining will be used as a basis for recommendations on specific tools, techniques and services that the veterinary profession as a whole and/or individual practices can use to increase demand for veterinary services. Hour 1: You can’t manage what you can’t measure Hour 2: Educating pet owners about the need for veterinary care Hour 3: Dealing with sticker shock, communication value, financing options Hour 4: Becoming a cat friendly practice [top]
Understanding Legal Tools: The Key to Lawsuit Prevention and Tax Reduction Daniel J. McNeff, CEO, Legally Mine Thursday, September 29 \| 4:30 – 6:00 pm Location: 006C Credit Hours: 1.5 hour of CE credit is provided by SWVS	Through this course attendees will understand exactly how, why and where legal entities should be used for both lawsuit prevention and income tax reduction. The course is given in plain English and at the conclusion of the session most attendees understand the proper use of legal tools for the first time in their lives. This course will teach you how to own and control your assets in such a way that only you have access to them. These tools will lock out the trial attorney and in the process eliminate the threat of lawsuits. These same tools can be used to reduce your income taxes and in some cases help you to eliminate or reduce both estate and capital gains taxes. [top]
The Anatomy of a Buy/Sell Agreement John A. Chalk, CPA, JD, CFP Friday, September 30 \| 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Ballroom C3 Credit Hours: 1 hour of CE credit is provided by SWVS (limited quantity of lunches provided, attendees will exchange Lunch Bucks for satellite session lunch)	When you have a partner in business, it can be very similar to a marriage, albeit without the same level of commitment. Therefore, it is even more important in a business “marriage” that you understand how to dissolve the “marriage” before a negative situation arises. In this informative, one hour presentation you will learn the basics of any buy/sell agreement, including: Taxation differences in the various types of buy/sell structures What “triggering events” activate the buy/sell agreement How to determine price and terms of payment once a triggering event occurs [top]
Veterinary Laser Therapy William L. Inman, DVM Friday, September 30 \| 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Ballroom C1 Credit Hours: 1 hour of CE credit is provided by SWVS (limited quantity of lunches provided, attendees will exchange Lunch Bucks for satellite session lunch)	Dr. Inman will review theory, methods, devices and clinical applications for veterinary laser therapy. [top]
Alternative Therapies for Managing Mobility Vicki Wilke, DVM Friday, September 30 \| 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Ballroom C2 Credit Hours: 1 hour of CE credit is provided by SWVS (limited quantity of lunches provided, attendees will exchange Lunch Bucks for satellite session lunch)	This session will discuss non-pharmacologic arthritis management, featuring the benefits of weight loss for patient outcome in dogs with joint trauma. The mainstay of medical management of patients with arthritis is weight management, daily physical exercise, nutraceuticals, and NSAIDs. Our goal is to maximize outcome by minimizing use of NSAIDs and their associated side effects. Your practice’s nutritional recommendations are essential to achieving those goals. [top]
Basic Decisions on Heartworm Diagnostic Testing and Prevention Ray Dillon, DVM, DACVIM Saturday, October 1 \| 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Ballroom C2 Credit Hours: 1 hour of CE credit is provided by SWVS (limited quantity of lunches provided, attendees will exchange Lunch Bucks for satellite session lunch) [top]
Low Level Laser Therapy for Equine Wounds Henry Walter Jann, DVM, DACVS Saturday, October 1 \| 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Ballroom C1 Credit Hours: 1 hour of CE credit is provided by SWVS (limited quantity of lunches provided, attendees will exchange Lunch Bucks for satellite session lunch)	LLLT is a therapeutic modality that has been needed in equine wound treatment. We have all been frustrated by chronic distal limb wounds that are slow to heal and result in exuberant granulation tissue that requires excision and/or skin grafting. Wounds treated with LLLT can demonstrate rapid contraction and epithelialization with minimal exuberant granulation tissue. With future investigative efforts, it is possible that LLLT will be a commonly utilized form of therapy for skin wounds and soft tissue injuries. [top]
Become a Leader: Step Up in the Fight Against Pet Obesity Heather Prendergast, RVT, CVPM Saturday, October 1 \| 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Ballroom C3 Credit Hours: 1 hour of CE credit is provided by SWVS AUDIENCE: Technician / Hospital Personnel (limited quantity of lunches provided, attendees will exchange Lunch Bucks for satellite session lunch)	Having a dedicated, motivated technician on staff is crucial to a successful weight program. The Purina Veterinary Diets Certified Weight Coach program provides veterinary staff, including veterinary technicians, the tools and education to establish and lead a weight management center in their clinic. As part of Project: Pet Slim Down this program will provide the weight coach what they need to: Learn how to set up a weight management protocol in your clinic Train staff how to identify overweight cats and dogs Talk with client about their overweight pets Discuss use of nutrition and exercise to help manage overweight dogs and cats Design a weight loss plan to help make weight loss achievable for your patients [top]