1. science
2. medicine
3. veterinary medicine

Fourth Annual
Potomac Regional
Veterinary Conference
November 7 - 9 , 2014
Baltimore
PRVC
2014
Welcome
From the Conference Committee Chair and Dean Cyril Clarke
Dear Colleague:
We are pleased to invite you to attend the fourth annual Potomac Regional Veterinary Conference (PRVC) at the
Hyatt Regency in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland on November 7-9, 2014. The PRVC will once again be
a joint effort involving the Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and District of Columbia Veterinary Medical Associations, in collaboration with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and its Alumni Society.
The bonds that have developed over the last four years have strengthened as the conference has matured.
The individual state VMAs are now actively engaged with one another and share ideas and resources in order
to progress their respective associations and the profession. Dean Cyril Clarke is very supportive of further
developing former Dean Schurig’s legacy of a regional veterinary conference. Va-Md College of Vet Med has played
a central role in the meeting’s success and benefits greatly from its partnership with the regional VMAs.
The 2014 PRVC will offer up to 18 hours of continuing education with continued separate tracks in small animal,
equine, and public/corporate veterinary medicine. We also will have two new tracks this year: a technician
track for 7 hours and a practice management track for 7 hours. We have assembled a renowned group of
talented speakers from around the country and the Va-Md College of Veterinary Medicine that will deliver an
engaging program.
We also want to extend a very special thanks from the PRVC planning committee to the corporate sponsors
that make this conference possible. The success of the conference is tied directly to its corporate sponsors and
vendors. Please join us in thanking these sponsors.
We look forward to the camaraderie and learning that the Potomac Regional Veterinary Conference offers.
We will see you in Baltimore!
Sincerely,
Kris Evans, DVM, CCRT, Diplomate ACVS
Conference Chair
Potomac Regional Veterinary Conference
Dr. Cyril R. Clarke, BVSc
Dean
Va-Md College of Veterinary Medicine
Exhibitors (at time of print)
ABAXIS
Access National Bank
Agape Pet Services
Antech Diagnostics
Bayer Animal Health
Bayer Animal Health-Food Animal
Blue Ridge X-Ray Co. Inc.
Bush Veterinary Neurology Service
Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Center
Cuattro
CVCA- Cardiac Care for Pets
Elanco
Electronic Billing & Customer Support
Helping Hands Veterinary Care
Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.
IDEXX Laboratories
Merck Animal Health
Merial
MWI Veterinary Supply
Nestle Purina Pet Care
Novartis
Nutramax Laboratories
Roadrunner Pharmacy
Simmons Mid-Atlantic
Sound Eklin
Trupanion Pet Insurance
Universal Imaging, Inc.
Veterinary Products Laboratories
Veterinary Surgical Centers
Va-Md College of
Veterinary Medicine
Zoetis
Conference Details New sessions being offered this year
The 2014 Potomac Regional Veterinary Conference offers up to
18 hours of small animal, equine and public practice continuing
education in each tract. New this year, we are offering practice
management sessions on Friday and technician sessions on
Saturday. Please see the special registration fee for technicians
only, attending on Saturday, November 8, 2014.
It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine what is
acceptable as continuing education for your state. By registering
for the Potomac Regional Veterinary Conference, you are
consenting that your name and address may be given to
conference exhibitors, sponsors, and other affiliates for their
use as a follow-up tool.
Pre-Registration Deadline: September 30, 2014
Registrations postmarked or received online after September
30, 2014 will be charged the late fee rate. Registration options:
• Completing the registration form and mailing or faxing it into
the Virginia VMA office
• Online registration is available at: www.vvma.org
Registration Fee Includes
• Attendance to conference lectures for the days that you are a
paid registrant
• Online speaker notes (speaker notes in the paper format is an
additional fee)
• Continental breakfasts, breaks and lunches for the days that
you are a paid registrant
• Friday exhibitor appreciation reception
• Exhibit area
Speaker Proceedings
Proceedings for this meeting will be available to download on
the VVMA website prior to the meeting, if you wish to print
and bring with you. There will not be internet access in the
meeting rooms, so please download the notes prior to attending the conference. Printed speaker notes are available for
purchase on the registration form and can be picked up at the
onsite conference registration desk.
Spouses & Guests
Spouse and guest registration includes continental breakfasts,
breaks, and lunches. Spouse and guest registration does not
include admittance to the lectures. Please include spouse’s and
guests’ names and registration fees on the registration form.
Hotel Reservations
Lodging arrangements must be made directly with the Hyatt
Regency, Inner Harbor. You may reserve your room online at
www.vvma.org. The hotel reservation link is located on the
homepage in the Conferences & Events section. In order to
take advantage of the group rate, $199.00 single/double,
plus applicable taxes, hotel reservations must be made prior
to Thursday, October 16, 2014. Hotel reservations may also
be made by calling 1-888-421-1442. When calling, inform
reservations that you are with the Potomac Regional Veterinary Conference. Reservations are based upon availability in
the conference room block.
Parking
For overnight hotel guests, parking is $14.00 per day in the
hotel parking deck. Valet parking is also available for an
additional cost. If you are not staying at the hotel, the hotel
offers a $10 rate to those who are in by 9:00AM and out by
6:00PM. Otherwise, 5+ hours of parking is $28 per day.
For additional conference details and updates
www.facebook.com/PotomacRegional
Conference Schedule
Friday, Nov. 7
7:30
8:00 - 8:50
9:00 - 9:50
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:20
11:30 - 12:20
12:30 - 1:30 1:30 - 2:20
2:20 - 2:45 2:45 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:30
Small Animal
Continental Breakfast
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt: Serological & Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases, Sponsored by Merial
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt: Cat Scratch Disease and Feline Bartonellosis, Sponsored by Merial
Break in Exhibit Hall
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt: Canine and Human Bartonellosis, Sponsored by Merial
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt: Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis: Current Concepts, Sponsored by Merial
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt: Spotted Fever Group Rickettsioses, Sponsored by Merial
Break in Exhibit Hall Dr. Julie Sinclair, Dr. Daniel Snyder, Dr. Justin Sobota, Dr. Anne Zajac: Parasite Resistance Panel
Welcome Reception and VMA Sports Challenge, Sponsored by Access National Bank & Elanco
7 hours of CE offered Saturday, Nov. 8
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50 Dr. David Twedt: Common Liver Diseases in the Dog, Sponsored by Zoetis
9:00 - 9:50 Dr. David Twedt: Emerging Newer Liver Diseases, Sponsored by Zoetis
10:00 - 10:30 Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 - 11:20 Dr. David Twedt: Acute Liver Disease, Sponsored by Zoetis
11:30 - 12:20 Dr. David Twedt & Dr. Howard Seim: Feline Triaditis: Medicine vs. Surgery, Sponsored by Zoetis & Elanco
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:20 Dr. Howard Seim: Principles of GI Surgery, Sponsored by Elanco
2:20 - 2:50 Break in Exhibit Hall
2:50 - 3:40 Dr. Howard Seim: GI Surgery Cases, Sponsored by Elanco
3:40 - 4:30 Dr. Howard Seim: How Do You Surgically Manage Abdominal Trauma? Sponsored by Elanco
7 hours of CE offered
Sunday, Nov. 9
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50 Dr. Nick Dervisis: A Brave New World: From Cancer Screening to Therapy, Sponsored by Va-Md Vet Med
9:00 - 9:50 Dr. Shawna Klahn: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Sponsored by Va-Md Vet Med
9:50 - 10:10 Break
10:10 - 11:10 Dr. Nick Dervisis: Coming of Age: Histiocytic Sarcoma, Sponsored by Va-Md Vet Med
11:20 - 12:10 Dr. Shawna Klahn: Oncology Hotsheets, Sponsored by Va-Md Vet Med
4 hours of CE offered
Friday, Nov. 7
7:30
8:00 - 8:50
9:00 - 9:50
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:20
11:30 - 12:20
12:30 - 1:30 Equine
Continental Breakfast
Dr. Vernon Dryden: Use & Application of Glue on Shoes & Synthetic Hoof Appliances
Dr. Vernon Dryden: Managing the Critical & Complicated Laminitis Case from a Podiatry Perspective
Break in Exhibit Hall
Dr. Vernon Dryden: Shoeing Strategies of Foot Pathology Identified with MRI
Dr. Vernon Dryden: Managing the Adult Club Foot
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Conference Schedule Equine Continued
1:30 - 2:20 Dr. Scott Pleasant: Farriery Principles and Terminology for Veterinarians,
Sponsored by Va-Md Vet Med
2:20 - 2:45 Break in Exhibit Hall 2:45 - 4:30 Dr. Julie Sinclair, Dr. Daniel Snyder, Dr. Justin Sobota, Dr. Anne Zajac: Parasite Resistance Panel
4:30 - 5:30 Welcome Reception & VMA Sports Challenge, Sponsored by Access National Bank & Elanco
7 hours of CE offered Saturday, Nov. 8
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50 Dr. Myra Barrett: Radiography of the Stifle, Sponsored by Sound Eklin 9:00 - 9:50 Dr. Myra Barrett: Comparison of Arthroscopy and Ultrasound in Evaluation of the Stifle, Sponsored by Sound Eklin
10:00 - 10:30 Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 - 11:20 Dr. Myra Barrett: Putting the Picture Together, Sponsored by Sound Eklin
11:30 - 12:20 Dr. Myra Barrett: Hind Suspensory Ligament Injuries, Sponsored by Sound Eklin
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:20 Dr. Joe Bernstein: Equine Allergic Disease
2:20 - 2:50 Break in Exhibit Hall
2:50 - 3:40 Dr. Jennifer Barrett: Current Thoughts on Treatment of Osteoarthritis, Sponsored by VT Equine Medical Center
3:40 - 4:30 Dr. Jennifer Barrett: Treatment of Tendon and Ligament Injuries, Sponsored by VT Equine Medical Center 7 hours of CE offered
Sunday, Nov. 9
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50 Dr. Amy Grice: Equine Emergencies- Part I, Sponsored by Zoetis
9:00 - 9:50 Dr. Amy Grice: Equine Emergencies- Part 2, Sponsored by Zoetis
9:50 - 10:10 Break
10:10 - 11:10 Dr. Phil Pickett: Equine Ophthalmology, Sponsored by Va-Md Vet Med
11:20 - 12:10 Dr. Phil Pickett: Equine Ophthalmology, Sponsored by Va-Md Vet Med
4 hours of CE offered
Friday, Nov. 7
Public Practice
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50 Dr. Randall Lockwood: Hoarding- Animal Health Considerations
9:00 - 9:50 Ms. Rebecca Woods: Hoarding- Legal Considerations
10:00 - 10:30 Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 - 11:20 Ms. Sharon Miller: Hoarding- Mental Health Considerations
11:30 - 12:20 Dr. Lockwood, Ms. Miller & Ms. Woods: Hoarding Discussion
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 - 2:20 Dr. Gail Hansen: Environmental Considerations in Veterinary Medicine- 10 Things Practitioners Need to Know
2:20 - 2:45 Break in Exhibit Hall 2:45 - 4:30 Dr. Julie Sinclair, Dr. Daniel Snyder, Dr. Justin Sobota, Dr. Anne Zajac: Parasite Resistance Panel
4:30 - 5:30 Welcome Reception and VMA Sports Challenge, Sponsored by Access National Bank & Elanco
7 hours of CE offered Saturday, Nov. 8
7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:50 Dr. Jason Byrd: Veterinary Forensics- Scientific & Legal Principles of Evidence
9:00 - 9:50 Dr. Jason Byrd: Veterinary Forensics- Forensic Entomology
10:00 - 10:30 Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30 - 11:20 Dr. Rachel Touroo: Veterinary Forensics- Non-Accidental Injury and False Cases of Animal Cruelty
Conference Schedule Public Practice Continued
11:30 - 12:20
12:30 - 1:30
1:30 - 2:20
2:20 - 2:50
2:50 - 3:40
3:40 - 4:30
Sunday, Nov. 9
7:30 8:00 - 8:50
8:50 - 9:50
9:50 - 10:10
10:10 - 11:10
11:20 - 12:10
Dr. Rachel Touroo: Veterinary Forensics- Animal Fighting
Lunch
Dr. William Flynn: Veterinary Accreditation Module 23- Antibiotics in Animals
Break in Exhibit Hall
Dr. Michael Gilsdorf: Veterinary Accreditation Module 21- Fitness to Travel
Dr. Todd Behre: Veterinary Accreditation Module 22- Animal Welfare
7 hours of CE offered
Continental Breakfast
Dr. Vito DelVento (DC), Dr. Jewell Plumley (WV), VA State Rep. & MD State Rep.: Disease Expansion Panel Discussion
Dr. Vito DelVento (DC), Dr. Jewell Plumley (WV), VA State Rep. & MD State Rep.: Disease Expansion Panel Discussion
Break
Dr. Renate Reimschuessel: FDA’s Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network
Dr. Lee Anne Palmer: FDA on Jerky Treats and Safety Reporting Portal
4 hours of CE offered
Friday, Nov. 7
7:30
8:00 - 8:50
8:50 - 9:40
9:40 - 10:10
10:10 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:50
11:50 - 12:50 1:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 2:25 2:25 - 3:25
3:25 - 4:25
4:30 - 5:30
Practice Management Sessions
Continental Breakfast
Mr. Bash Halow: Hiring and Training Employees Who Will Sell Your Practice’s Value
Mr. Bash Halow: Hear it for Yourself: A review of live calls made to practices and how all team members can
improve their communication
Break in Exhibit Hall
Mr. Bash Halow: How to Talk About Money and Value and Teach Your Team Members to do it, too!
Mr. Bash Halow: How to Talk About Money and Value and Teach Your Team Members to do it, too!
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Mr. Bash Halow: The Veterinary Business Model of the 21st Century
Break in Exhibit Hall Mr. Bash Halow: Setting in Motion the Steps for Change
Mr. Bash Halow: Standards of Care
Welcome Reception and VMA Sports Challenge, Sponsored by Access National Bank & Elanco
7 hours of CE offered Saturday, Nov. 8
7:30 8:00 - 8:50
8:50 - 9:40
9:40 - 10:10
10:10 - 11:10
11:10 - 12:10
12:10 - 1:10
1:10 - 2:00
2:00 - 2:30
2:30 - 3:30
3:40 - 4:30
Technician Sessions
Continental Breakfast
Dr. Howard Seim: Managing Feeding Tubes, Sponsored by Elanco
Dr. Howard Seim: Practice Tips, Sponsored by Elanco
Break in Exhibit Hall
Dr. Jennifer Hyman: Diabetes and the Eye, the Domino Effect
Dr. Joe Bernstein: Dermatology for the Veterinary Technician, Sponsored by Antech
Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Dr. David Twedt: Common Liver Diseases in the Dog, Sponsored by Zoetis
Break in Exhibit Hall
Dr. Jay McDonnell: When to refer? The Indication for Surgical Treatment in the Neurological Patient
Dr. Jay McDonnell: Seizures: Stop Shaking! Stop Paddling! Stop Howling-- Managing the Seizing Patient
7 hours of CE offered
Speaker Profiles
Jennifer Barrett, DVM, PhD,
DACVS, DACVSMR:
Marion duPont Scott Equine
Medical Center
Bash Halow, CVPM, LVT:
Halow Tassava Consulting
Renate Reimschuessel, VMD, PhD:
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Investigation
and Response Network
Myra Barrett, DVM, MS, DACVR:
Colorado State University,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Gail Hansen, DVM, MPH:
Pew Charitable Trusts
Howard Seim III, DVM, DACVS:
Colorado State University,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Todd Behre, DVM, PMP: USDA
APHIS
Jennifer Hyman, VMD, MA,
DACVO:
Eye Care for Animals
Julie Sinclair, MA, DVM, MPH,
DACVPM:
CDC Division of Global Migration/
Quarantine and Border Health
Services Branch
Joe Bernstein, DVM, DACVD:
Long Green Animal
Dermatology Center, P.C.
Shawna Klahn, DVM, DACVIM
(Oncology):
Va-Md College of Veterinary
Medicine
Daniel Snyder, DVM, PhD:
Elanco Animal Health
Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM,
DACVIM:
North Carolina State University,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Randall Lockwood, PhD:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Jason Byrd, Ph.D., D-ABFE:
University of Florida College of
Medicine, W.R. Maples Center
for Forensic Medicine
Nick Dervisis, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
(Oncology): Va-Md College of
Veterinary Medicine
Vernon Dryden, DVM, CJF, APF:
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
Amy Grice, VMD, MBA:
Rhinebeck Equine LLP
Jay McDonnell, DVM, MS,
DACVIM (Neurology):
Veterinary Neurology of the
Chesapeake
Sharon Miller, BS, LVT:
Animal Services at City of
Baltimore
Lee Anne Palmer, VMD:
FDA Center for Veterinary
Medicine, Office of Surveillance
and Compliance
Phil Pickett, DVM, DACVO:
Va-Md College of Veterinary
Medicine
Scott Pleasant, DVM, MS, DACVS:
Va-Md College of Veterinary
Medicine
Justin Sobota, MS, MSM, DVM:
South Mountain Equine
Rachel Touroo, DVM:
American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM:
Colorado State University,
College of Veterinary Medicine
Rebecca Woods:
Baltimore City State’s
Attorney’s Office
Anne Zajac, DVM, MS, PhD:
Va-Md College of Veterinary
Medicine
PRVC
Virginia Veterinary Medical Association
3801 Westerre Parkway, Suite D
Henrico, VA 23233
Thank you to our 2014 sponsors
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Contributing Sponsors: CVCA, Novartis,
Nutramax Laboratories, Simmons Mid Atlantic
Registration
Potomac Regional Veterinary Conference
Hyatt Regency, Inner Harbor
November 7-9, 2014
Refunds/Substitutions: Refund request must be submitted in
writing and received before 9/30/2014. A $75 administrative
fee will be deducted from all refunds.
Speaker Notes‐ notes will be available to download, with no
additional cost to the attendee.
Check the box of the primary VMA that you participate in
to receive the member rate:
DCVMA
VVMA
MVMA
WVVMA
Speaker Notes for veterinarians (paper)
$45
Speaker Notes for technicians (paper)
$30
Speaker Notes for practice managers (paper) $30
Events & Sessions Attending:
Alumni of Va-Md College of Vet Med _____ year of graduation
• How many will be attending the Friday evening
Exhibitor Appreciation Reception? ______
Please check all the sessions that you plan to attend each day:
VMA Member or Technician, before or on 9/30/14 $339
Friday: ___Small Animal ____Equine ___Public Practice
___Practice Management
Saturday: ___Small Animal ___Equine ___Public Practice
___Technicians
Sunday: ___Small Animal ____Equine ___Public Practice
VMA Member or Technician, after 9/30/14 $399
REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Non‐Member (veterinarian), before or on 9/30/14 $459
Full Name: _____________________________________
Non‐Member (veterinarian), after 9/30/14 $499
DVM VMD LVT RVT (circle one) Other _______________
Veterinary Student/LVT Student $ 50
First Name (Nickname) for Badge: __________________
Spouse/Guest attending all food functions $170
Practice:_______________________________________
Full‐Conference Registration Fees:
(Includes Friday, Saturday and Sunday continental breakfasts; Buffet lunches
on Friday and Saturday; Friday reception in the exhibit area)
(Check all boxes that apply to your registration)
Saturday & Sunday Conference Registration Fees:
(Includes Saturday and Sunday continental breakfasts and Sat. buffet lunch)
VMA Member or Technician, before or on 9/30/14 $250
VMA Member or Technician, after 9/30/14 $290
Non‐Member (veterinarian), before or on 9/30/14 $335
Non‐Member (veterinarian), after 9/30/14 $375
One Day Special Rate, Saturday Only ‐ Technicians:
Technician, before or on 9/30/14 $149
Technician, after 9/30/14 $179
Spouse/Guest attending food functions, First & Last Name:
______________________________________________
Indicate here if you have any special dietary needs and
explain:_____________________________________________
$240
Name on Card:________________________________
$190
Saturday
Non‐Member (veterinarian) before or on 9/30/14 $250
Please check day attending
Friday or
Saturday
Non‐Member (veterinarian) after 9/30/2014 Please check day attending
Friday or
(Confirmation receipt of registration and access to speaker notes online
will be emailed to each registrant)
Saturday
(Includes Friday or Saturday continental breakfasts and buffet lunch)
VMA Member, or Practice Manager after 9/30/2014
Please check day attending
Friday or
Email Address:__________________________________
• Make checks payable to: Virginia Veterinary Medical
Association
• Credit Card Payment: We accept VISA, MASTERCARD,
AMERICAN EXPRESS or DISCOVER
Card #:______________________________________
One Day Conference Registration Fees:
VMA Member or Practice Manager before or on 9/30/14
Please check day attending
Friday or
City/State/Zip:__________________________________
(Includes Saturday continental breakfast, breaks and buffet lunch)
NEW
Address:_______________________________________
$280
Saturday
Expiration Date:_____________ Security #:_________
digits on front of American Express card )
Code:_______________________________________
_________________________ Zip________________
Signature: ___________________________________
Please complete the form above and fax or mail to: Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, 3801 Westerre Parkway, Suite D,
Henrico, VA 23233 Fax: 804‐346‐2655 Questions? Email VVMA at: [email protected] or call 800‐937‐8862