2021 MVMA Fall Staff Seminar

9:00 am – 10:30 am: Common Emergency Room Procedures You Must Know
At the end of this video-based session participants will be able to:

• Review common procedures that veterinarians must feel comfortable performing in the emergency room-even if you're in day practice! Including, but not limited to:
• Thoracocentesis for the dyspneic cat
• Abdominocentesis for the hemoabdomen or septic peritonitis
• FAST ultrasound for every sick patient
• Central line placement
• Nasoesophageal tube placement

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Break 

10:45 am – 12:15 pm: Clinical Updates You Must Know
If you’re still using steroids in your trauma patients, tune in! At the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Review clinical updates that you must know, including, but not limited to:
• Using the wrong dose of steroids
• Administering steroids to head trauma patients
• Not knowing the limitations of your glucometer
• Reaching for antacids all the time
• Learn key updates so you’re in the “know” of vet med!

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm: Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your Poison Patients 
At the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Review the most common errors veterinary professionals make with the poisoned veterinary patient
• Identify which emetic agents to use in dogs versus cats
• List the contraindications for decontamination
• Describe how to give charcoal to a cat
• Discuss a few common mistakes made with specific toxicants

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Break

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Emergency Management and Treatment of Feline Urethral Obstruction
At the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Review emergency management and treatment of the feline urethral obstruction
• Discuss tips and tricks on this common emergency if feline practice from historical to physical examination findings to life-saving treatments

 Additional Seminar Information

• This program has been approved for 6.0 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
• Availability to participate onsite (limited) and online
• Breaks and lunch are provided. Email ([email protected]) or call (651-645-7533) the MVMA if you have dietary accommodations.
• Handouts are provided to all participants.
• Registration changes (onsite to online) must be received 72 hours prior to the seminar. Changes are a $40 administrative fee.
• Registration cancellations must be received 72 hours prior to the seminar. Cancellation refund less a 10% administrative fee. 

Online Registration Option
Attend the Seminar, which will begin at 9:00 am (central), from anywhere you have an internet connection! Choose the "online" option during registration and you will be emailed a secure link to attend the live session on the day of the seminar. Only the registrant has access with this link as the attendees are monitored and must sign-in with their name and email address. The registrant is also the only one eligible for the CE credits associated with the Seminar. 

What will you experience: Once you have accessed the Seminar your computer screen will be dominated with a direct-feed PowerPoint for clarity of viewing, plus the audio of the presenter as the slides automatically advance on your screen. A small video window on the side of your screen will show the presenter. During the live Q&A session you are able to submit questions.

Location
Anderson Center-Bethel University-4th Floor Event Space
2 Pine Tree Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112
(across Hwy 51 off of County Road E)

Registration Fees (same pricing for onsite or online)