2023 Annual Convention In-Person & Virtual / San Diego, CA / Nov. 29 - Dec 2 / Wednesday, Nov 29 Thursday, Nov 30 Friday, Dec 1 Dry Labs, Dec 1 Saturday, Dec 2 Wednesday, Nov 29 Thursday, Nov 30 Friday, Dec 1 Dry Labs, Dec 1 Saturday, Dec 2 | Virtual Event Virtual Event Saturday, December 2nd Anesthesia TrackSponsored by Dechra | Scientific TrackSponsored by Merck Animal Health 6:00 - 7:00 am Wellness/Functional Movement: Postural Efficiency in the Veterinary Workplace - An Interactive Approach Britta Pederson, RNZPT*, MNZSPT*, CKTP | Sponsored by Dechra | Room 15 8:00 - 9:00 am Advanced Imaging Anesthesia for the Veterinary Technician: CT/MRI/PET Travis Otremba, LVT | Room 16 AB Equine Veterinary Technicians & Ultrasound: A Winning Combination Dr. David Rousseau | Sponsored by Butterfly iQ+ Vet | Room 17 AB 9:00 - 10:00 am Basics to Foal Anesthesia: How Not To Be Scared Lindsey Schoelen, LVMT | Room 16 AB Performance Horse Medicine: Promises & Pitfalls Dr. David Ramey | Room 17 AB 10:00 - 11:00 am Equine Anesthesia & Sedation in an Emergency Situation Amanda Nielsen, Assistant | Room 16 AB Infectious vs Non-infectious Respiratory Diseases: What’s a Technician To Do? Dr. Casey Cromer | Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim | Room 17 AB 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Feeding Horses Who Don’t Need Feed Dr. Karen Davison | Sponsored by Purina | Room 16 AB AAEVT Anesthesia Society Panel Discussion Moderators: Travis Otremba, LVT & Lindsey Schoelen, LVMT | AAEVT Foyer Mind & Audio Flowcharts for Cardiac Diseases of Horses Dr. Cristobal Navas de Solis | Room 17 AB 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch n' Learn: Merck "Leg Up" Program Rollout Drs. Cara Wright & Chrissie Schneider | * RSVP Required | Sponsored by Merck | Room 17 AB 1:00 - 2:00 pm The ABC's of Understanding Donkey & Mules Dr. Amy McLean | Room 16 AB Mystery or Medicine? Closer Inspection of Hot Trends in Equine Sport Horse Medicine Molly Cripe Birt, RVT, VTS (EVN) | Sponsored by AEVNT | Room 17 AB 2:00 - 3:00 pm The Role of Imaging in the Evaluation of the Equine Foot Dr. Mark Silverman | Room 16 AB Surgical Colic from A to Z: The Technician's Role Aurora Sochan, CVT, VTS (EVN) | Sponsored by AEVNT | Room 17 AB 2:00 - 3:30 pm AAEP/AAEVT Joint Roundtable: Ideas on How to Improve Our Partnership for the Betterment of Our Equine Industry & Service to the Horse Moderator: Karen Chapman | Sponsored by Spryng™ with OsteoCushion™ Technology. A veterinary medical device by PetVivo, Inc. | Room 24BC AAEP Panelists: Drs. Mike Fugaro, Bridget Heilsberg & Charlotte Lacroix AAEVT Panelists: Travis Otremba, LVT, Elyse Rowley, Veterinary Assistant & Andrea Whittle, LVT 3:00 - 4:00 pm Advanced Diagnostics and Treatments for Lameness in the Equine Athlete: Healing With Horse Power | Dr. Jeff Hall | Sponsored by Zoetis | Room 16 AB Case Studies: Presented by Various AAEVT Members | Room 17 AB 2yo Thoroughbred Filly with Lateral SLB Lesion - Emily Brooks, Veterinary Assistant Transabdominal Ultrasound Findings of Peritoneal Fluid before and after TVA - Cara Linse, BS The Use of Systemic Doxorubicin in the Treatment of Epithelioid Hemangiosarcoma - Lisa Jolley, Veterinary Assistant 4:00 - 5:00 pm Equine Asthma - Current Understanding & Future Directions Dr. Carolina Lopez | Room 16 AB Case Studies: Presented by Various AAEVT Members | Room 17 AB Cervical Injuries Due to Rotational Falls: Three Cases - Jessica Cook, Veterinary Assistant Guttural Pouch Mycosis - Margaret Dull, Veterinary Assistant Stabilization of a Foal Born Via Emergency Cesarean-Section - Ali Harman, RVT 8:00 - 10:30 pm AAEP After Party! * RSVP Required | Sponsored by Zoetis | Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina