Great Lakes

Veterinary Conference

June 11 - 13, 2024

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Mission Point Resort

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12 CE Hours

Tuesday, June 11

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Open
1:15 - 1:30 PM
Welcome & Introductions
1:30 - 5:00 PM
Opening Seminar

by Kimberly Pope-Robinson, DVM, CCFP

5:30 - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception

(free to registered GLVC attendees; additional charge for guests)

Wednesday, June 12

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 - 8:15 AM
AVMA Breakfast

(pre-registration required; no additional fee; no guests allowed)

8:30 - 11:30 AM
Cardiology

by Sarah Sweet, DVM

  • Cats in Crisis-Heart or Lungs?
  • MVD in Dogs – What to Do With a New Murmur
  • Diets and Cardiac Disease
One Health in Practice - Zoonotic Diseases in Dogs and Cats

by Brad Ryan, MSc, DVM, MPH

  • Grab a Stool: The Emerging Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Hookworms
  • One Health Poo-Pourri: Giardia and Other Zoonotic GI Endoparasites
  • Urine Trouble: Leptospirosis in Dogs and Cats
Staff Workshop

by Kimberly Pope-Robinson, DVM, CCFP

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch

(registered GLVC attendees only; no guests allowed)

1:00 - 4:00 PM
Renal Disease

by Sarah Sweet, DVM

  • Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats
  • Acute Kidney Injury in Companion Animals
  • New Tools in the Toolbox
Internal/General Medicine

by Lindsay Avila, DVM

  • In Sickness and In Health: Unleashing the Power of Preventative Lab Work
  • Hypercalcemia Headache Help
  • Clinical (and practical) Antimicrobial Stewardship in Dogs and Cats
7:30 - 9:30 PM
GLVC Family Night

(separate pre-registration and fee is required)

Thursday, June 13

8:00 - 11:00 AM
Registration Open
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Down from the Ivory Tower - Real World Medicine

by Sarah Sweet, DVM

  • Practical Immunology & Vaccinology for Companion Animal Practitioners
  • Session 1 continued
  • Interval Training: How to Make the Most of Reference Intervals
Maximizing the Minimum Database

by Holly Brown, DVM, PhD, DACVP

  • Hematology Essentials: A Case-Based Approach to Interpreting the CBC
  • Urinalysis Essentials: Important Tips to Maximize the Diagnostic Information
  • Diagnostics with a Twist in the Tail: Clinic Cases with Surprising Results