Thursday, February 7

7:00 am -
6:30 pm

Registration Desk Opens

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Preconference Seminars

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Welcome Reception Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

Friday, February 8

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

General Session
8:00 - 9:00 am - The road goes on forever and the opportunities never end- Dan Thomson
9:00 am - 10:00 am - General Anesthesia, Sedation and Restraint in Cattle- Pierre-Yves Mulon

10:00 am-
10:30 am

Milk/Coffee Break

10:30 am - 12:15 pm

General Session
10:30 - 11:00 - Surgical tips for bovine surgeries- Pierre-Yves Mulon
11:00 am - 12:15 pm - Climbing Mt. Debt - Navigating your student loans and repayment options- Tony Bartels

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch Sponsored by Merck Animal Health

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Clinical Skills Session
1:30 - 2:30 pm Finding and Treaeting Lame Cows - Gerard Cramer
2:30 - 3:30 pm Bovine Neurologic Desease - Demystifying the workup - Katie Simpson

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Business Management Skills Session
1:30 - 2:30 pm Practical Leadership to Build a Culture of Committment - Rich Stup
2:30 - 3:30 pm Contract Negotiation from the New Grad and Practice Owner Perspective - Gabe Middleton

3:30 pm-
4:00 pm

Milk/Coffee Break

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Clinical Skills Session
4:00 - 5:00 pm Veterinary Toxicology Cases of Interest - Steve Ensley
5:00 - 6:00 pm Practical OB Tips - Caitlin Wiley

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Business Management Skills Session
4:00 - 5:00 pm Path to Practice Ownership - Jessica Trichel
5:00 - 6:00 pm Battling Burnout: The Early Years - Jen Brandt

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Dinner & Pratice Tips Presentation

Saturday, February 9

8:00 am - 12:15 pm

Dairy Sessions
8:00 - 9:00 am Dairy Calf Housing- Terri Ollivett
9:00 - 10:00 am Trans-thoracic Ultrasound - Terri Ollivett
10:00 -10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:30 am Recognizing and Managing Pasteurella/Mannheimia, BRSV and Bibersteinia Pneumonia - Vic Cortese
11:30 - 12:15 pmMycoplasma in Dairy Calves - Terri Ollivett

Beef Sessions
8:00 - 9:00 am Management, control and diagnosis of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle - Kelsey Paras
9:00 - 10:00 am Nutrition for Health and Performance in Cow/Calf and Feedlot Operations - Mitch Blanding
10:00 -10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:30 am Preparation and Management Procedures for High Risk Calves - Kip Lukasiewicz
11:30 -12:15 pm Effective and Efficient Necropsy Techniques - Dave Sjeklocha

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch Sponsored by Newport Labs

1:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Dairy Sessions

1:30 -2:30 pm Developing Treatment Protocols - Its easier than you think! - Katie Mrdutt
2:30 - 3:30 pm Practical Implementation of Vaccination Protocols for Dairies - Vic Cortese
3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break
4:00 - 5:00 pm Pour-ons, pills and injectables - analgesia and pain management in cattle - Michael Kleinhenz
5:00 - 6:00 pm Exploring Value Added Services for Dairy Clients - Callie Willingham

Beef Session 1
1:30 -2:30 pm Update on Anaplasmosis diagnosis, treatment and control in beef cattle - Emily Reppert
2:30 - 3:30 pm Trauma and Fracture Management in Bovine Practice - Jennifer Schleining
3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break
4:00 - 5:00 pm Applied Antimicrobial Stewardship - Nora Schrag
5:00 - 6:00 pm Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Value for Beef Clients - Calvin Booker