130th Annual - Maryland Veterinary Medical Association

130th Annual
130th Annual MVMA Summer Conference
June 26-28, 2016
Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel
Ocean City, Maryland
E A R N 18 C E C R E D I T S
summer conference
MARYLAND VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Conference Highlights
The Maryland Veterinary Medical Association is headed to the
beach for its 130th Annual Summer Conference. The Clarion Resort Fontainbleau Hotel will host Maryland’s premier event for
education, developing business partnerships and networking.
NETWORKING
You’ll have a chance to meet nearly 150 of your peers, making
this the best networking opportunity for Maryland veterinarians this year.
WHEN
June 26-28, 2016
HOW TO REGISTER
Complete the registration form in this brochure and return
it to MVMA headquarters or register online at www.mdvma.
org.
WHERE
Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel
10100 Coastal Highway • Ocean City, MD 21842
directions at www.clarionoc.com
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
MVMA has negotiated special rates starting at $225 per night
for rooms with two double beds. Other room configurations
are available at different rates. Call 800-638-2100 for reservations and make sure to tell them you’re with MVMA. Be sure
to make your reservations as soon as possible to get
the MVMA rates. Rates go up after May 26, 2016.
CE CREDIT
You’ll receive 18 hours of CE credit.
EXHIBITS
Nearly 25 veterinary product and service providers will display
their wares, making this an excellent opportunity to increase
your business as well as your education.
REGISTRATION FEES
If you are a Maryland Veterinarian and not a member of the
MVMA, the non-member rate provides a one-year membership in the association.
The member rate honors all veterinarians who are members
of other state VMAs .
Spouses who are veterinarians and want CE credit must
register as a veterinarian.
Registration Form
130th Annual Summer Conference
June 26-28, 2016 • Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel • Ocean City, MD
REGISTRATION FEES
REGISTRATION:
Before 6/7
After 6/7
Member of MVMA or Other State VMA
Entire Meeting
$395
$450
Daily Registration
$250
$275
Maryland Lifetime & Retired Veterinarians
Entire Meeting
$295
$295
Daily Registration
$205
$205
Non-Members (fees include one-year membership)
Entire Meeting
$595
$595
Daily Registration
$350
$350
Veterinary Technicians
Entire Meeting
$295
$295
Daily Registration
$205
$205
Spouse/Guest (children 16 and older)
All conference social activities and meals
See ticket prices below
See ticket prices below
Students (Attending Veterinary College)$20
Students must make their room reservations with the hotel
and will be reimbursed 80% upon check-out.
$20
REGISTRATION INFORMATION (List all attendees)
Name:_______________________________________________________________________________________ $___________
Full Conference Registration
VMD
DVM
Sunday, June 26 Only
Lifetime/Retired
RVT
Monday, June 27 Only
Technician
Tuesday, June 28 Only
Student
Please provide the names of your spouse and children if they will attend the ticketed events.
Spouse:______________________________________________________________________________________ Child:________________________________________________________________________________________ Child:________________________________________________________________________________________ Child:________________________________________________________________________________________ A LA CARTE ITEMS
Individual event tickets for family members (age16 and older) $50; (children ages 12 to 15, $25)
(children age 11 and under are free).
Sunday Welcome Reception $50 x _____ = $____________
Sunday Welcome Reception Child $25 x _____ = $____________
Monday Family BBQ $50 x _____ = $____________
Monday Family BBQ Child $25 x _____ = $____________
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE$____________
PLEASE COMPLETE BOTH SIDES OF THIS FORM
BILLING INFORMATION
Practice Name:________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City:___________________________________________________________ State________________Zip_____________________________
Phone___________________________________________________Email_______________________________________________________
I have enclosed a check in the amount of $ ________ made payable to MVMA (preferred).
Please charge $ ________ to my
American Express
VISA
MasterCard
Card No._______________________________________________________ Exp. Date.__________________ Card ID (CCV)____________
Name as it appears on card_____________________________________________ Signature______________________________________
Contributions or gifts to MVMA are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes; however, dues, publications, advertising and registration fees are generally deductible. As ordinary and necessary business expenses. Check with your tax advisor. Make Checks
payable to MVMA. Federal Tax ID #52-6061425
Registration and Cancellation Policy: Notification must be received by MVMA headquarters if you have registered for the meeting and subsequently
find you will be unable to attend. If registration cancellation is necessary, we will refund registration fees in accordance with the following schedule:
Cancellation received by:
• Two weeks prior to first day of meeting 100% minus $100 processing fee
• One week prior to first day of meeting 50% of registration fee
• Less than one week prior to meeting No refund
• “No Shows” will be charged the full registration fee.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If you have a disability or dietary need and require special accommodations in
order to fully participate in this event, please check the box on the left. Attach a written description of needs.
We can only provide access if we have prior written notice. Please notify MVMA headquarters for additional
assistance: 410-268-1311
Complete and return both sides of this form with payment to:
MVMA • PO Box 5407 • Annapolis, MD 21403 • 410-268.1311 • fax: 410-268-1322
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Conference Schedule
Sunday, June 26, 2016
7:00am – 5:00 pm
Registration
Terrace Lobby
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Small Animal Session
Michael Hickey, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM
and Sarah Bell, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM
Cardiac Care for Pets
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) – Hickey
Update on Arteria Thromboembolic Disease – Bell
Syncope vs. Seizure - Bell
Conference Room V & VI
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Maryland Veterinary Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting
Conference Room I & II
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Exhibitors Set-Up
Crystal Hall
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Crystal Hall
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Officers Lunch with Dean Clarke
Horizons Restaurant
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MVMA Board of Directors Meeting
Conference Room I & II
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Small Animal Session –
Michael Hickey DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM and Sarah Bell, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM
Cardiac Care for Pets
Pulmonary Hypertension – Hickey
Effects of Systemic Disease on the Heart - Bell
Conference Room V & VI
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception, Awards Presentations & Industry Council Silent Auction
Open Bar (Beer, Wine, Soda) – Light Hors d’oeuvres
All registrants welcome
Crystal Hall – 2A – 2B
Register Online at www.mdvma.org
Conference Schedule
Monday, June 27, 2016
7:00 am – 4:30 pm
Registration
Terrace Lobby
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Retired Veterinarian’s Breakfast with Past Presidents
Registered spouses and guests are welcome
Horizons Restaurant
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Crystal Hall
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Small Animal Session I
Mary Gardner, DVM
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Innovator
Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice
Geriatrics: Practical Treatment and Care for the Aging Pet
HELP: Hospice and End of Life Planning
Conference Rooms I & II
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Small Animal Session II –
Michael Nappier, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Assistant Professor, Community Practice, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
There and Back Again, A Vet Trip Tale - Low Stress Vet Visits for Dogs and Cats (Part I &II)
Conference Room III
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Equine
Nicole M. Scherrer, DVM
New Bolton Center, ophthalmology resident
General equine ophthalmology exam – case discussions
Conference Room IV
10:00 am – 10:30 AM
Morning Refreshments and Exhibitors
Crystal Hall
Register Online at www.mdvma.org
Conference Schedule
Monday, June 27, 2016
10:30 am -12:30 pm
Small Animal Session I
Mary Gardner, DVM
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Innovator
Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice
HELP: Hospice and End of Life Planning
When is it Time? Assessing Quality of Life
Conference Room I & II
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Small Animal Session II
Michael Nappier, DVM, Diplomate ABVP
Assistant Professor, Community Practice, Department of
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Where have all the Felines Gone?” The Why and How of Becoming a Cat Friendly Practice
and
Gregory B. Daniel, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR
Professor and Head, Department Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Thoracic Radiology: Case based review
Conference Room III
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Equine
Nicole M. Scherrer, DVM
New Bolton Center, ophthalmology resident
Equine Recurrent Uveitis & Eye Trama
Conference Room IV
12:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Luncheon with Exhibitors, MVMA Board of Directors Officer Inductions
Crystal Hall 2A – 2B
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Small Animal Session I
Mary Gardner, DVM
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Innovator
Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice
The Art of Euthanasia and the Science of Death
Conference Room I & II
Register Online at www.mdvma.org
Conference Schedule
Monday, June 27, 2016
2:30 pm -4:30 pm
Small Animal Session II
Gregory B. Daniel, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVR
Professor and Head, Department Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Evaluation of the Acute Abdomen
Which bony abnormalities are significant?
Conference Room III
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Equine
David G. Levine, BS, DVM
New Bolton Center- Surgeon
TBA
Conference Room IV
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Barbeque and Beach Party Sponsored By Merial
Hibiscus Garden
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
7:00 am – 3:30 pm
Registration
Crystal Hall
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Crystal Hall
7:30 am – 1:30 pm
Exhibits Open
Crystal Hall
Register Online at www.mdvma.org
Conference Schedule
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Small Animal Session I
Mary Gardner, DVM
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Innovator
Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice
The art of Euthanasia and the Science of Death Continued
Conference Room I & II
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Small Animal Session II
Annika McKillop DVM, MSpVM, DACPV
McKillop Poultry Medicine
Considerations When Treating Poultry Patients:
Laws/Regulations, Medications, Biosecurity, and
Basic Anatomy and Physiology
Conference Room III
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Equine
Earl Gaughan, DVM, DACVS
Technical Service Veterinarian, Merck
Is there a best intra-articular therapy?
Problem wounds in problem places.
Conference Room IV
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Morning Refreshments with Exhibitors
Crystal Hall
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Small Animal Session I
Mary Gardner, DVM
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Innovator
Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice
Anticipatory Grief & Pet Loss Preparation
Conference Room I & II
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Small Animal Session II
Annika McKillop DVM, MSpVM, DACPV
McKillop Poultry Medicine
Poultry Diseases by Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment:
Physical Examination, Symptomatic approach in diagnosing/treating poultry
Conference Room III
Register Online at www.mdvma.org
Conference Schedule
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Equine
Earl Gaughan, DVM, DACVS
Technical Service Veterinarian, Merck
M. Norris Adams, DVM, Diplomate ACVS
Marion duPont Scott
Male Urogenital Surgery – What Can Be Done When
the Plumbing Goes Bad? - Gaughan
Bicipital Bursa – Injury and treatment - Adams
Conference Room IV
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch with Exhibitors
Crystal Hall
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Small Animal Session I
Mary Gardner, DVM
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Innovator
Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice
Don’t Sell Up-Serve
Your personal Curb appeal – Body Language in the Exam Room
Conference Room I & II
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Small Animal Session II
Ruth A. Carter
Diversion Program Manager
Washington Division Office
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug enforcement procedures and safeguarding your controlled substances documentation
Conference Room III
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Equine
M. Norris Adams, DVM, Diplomate ACVS - Marion duPont Scott
Back Problems and Hindlimb Lameness
Conference Room IV
3:30 pm
Meeting Adjourned
Register Online at www.mdvma.org