Small Animal A Small Animal B
Food Animal
Equine
Educational Program: Saturday Practice
Management
8:00 8:50 a.m.
Making Sense of Feline Skin Disease
Mollie Mesman, DVM, DACVD
Sponsored by Elanco Emergency
Management of the Blocked Cat
Kendon Kuo, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Sponsored by Covetrus Balancing
and Herd Health Vaccination Programs
A. Lee Jones, DVM, MS Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Case Study 1: Dystocia – When Medicine Meets Surgery
Nimet Browne, DVM, MPH, DACVIM & Matthew Coleridge, DVM, BVMS, MS, Diplomate ACVS-LA, MRCVS
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
9:00 9:50 a.m.
Otitis that Won’t Quit: How to Stop the Cycle of Relapse
Mollie Mesman, DVM, DACVD
Sponsored by Elanco
Managing Heat Stroke before it Boils Over
Kendon Kuo, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Sponsored by Covetrus
Managing to Optimize Both; Considerations For Vaccinations to Protect Fertility
A. Lee Jones, DVM, MS Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Case Study 2: Rib Fractures & Postpartum Colic – Real-World Cases and Clinical Decision- Making
Nimet Browne, DVM, MPH, DACVIM & Matthew Coleridge, DVM, BVMS, MS, Diplomate ACVS-LA, MRCVS
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Break/Visit the Exhibit Hall/ 9:50 - 10:30am
10:30 11:20 a.m.
Systemic Allergy Management: How our Drug Choices - Part 1
Mollie Mesman, DVM, DACVD
Sponsored by Elanco
Case Study 3: Septic Arthritis – Diagnosis, Treatment, and
Make It Stop! The Emergency Approach to the Bleeding Patient
Kendon Kuo, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Sponsored by Covetrus Mycoplasma
Pneumonia Review and Updates
Ron Tessman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM Sponsored by Elanco
Surgical Considerations Through Cases Nimet Browne, DVM, MPH, DACVIM & Matthew Coleridge, DVM, BVMS, MS, Diplomate ACVS-LA, MRCVS
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Shift 3 - Commitment - Clarity the Strengthens Team Alignment
Rebecca Rose, RVT & Michael Walker Q. Med Sponsored by CareCredit
Common Causes of Anesthetic Complications
Lechon Camp, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analegesia)
Vet Tech
Meeting Room 1-2 Meeting Room 3-4 Meeting Room 5 Meeting Room 6-7 Meeting Room 8 Meeting Room 9 7:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall Open
Shift 1 - Trust - The Ground Veterinary Teams Stand On
Rebecca Rose, RVT & Michael Walker Q. Med Sponsored by CareCredit
History and Physical Examination: Getting to Know Your Patient
Lechon Camp, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analegesia)
Shift 2- Communication - From Reactive to Relational Conversations
Rebecca Rose, RVT & Michael Walker Q. Med Sponsored by CareCredit
Monitoring Anesthesia
Lechon Camp, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analegesia)
11:30 a.m. 12:20 p.m.
Systemic Allergy Management: How our Drug Choices - Part 2
Mollie Mesman, DVM, DACVD
Sponsored by Elanco 12:20 – 2:00 p.m. KVMA Awards Banquet Luncheon in Ballroom C PU Surgery Procedure
2:00 2:50 p.m.
DACVS-SA
Sponsored by Bowling Green Veterinary Surgical Specialists (BGVSS)
Bringing Veterinary Denistry to Your Practice - Part 1
Keith Stein, DVM, Diplomate AVDC Sponsored by Shipps Medical
Understanding the relationship between MPC and MIC
Ron Tessman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM Sponsored by Elanco
Advancement of equine vaccines & Immunogenticy of Potomac Horse Fever
Holly Helbig, DVM Sponsored by Zoetis
Break/Visit the Exhibit Hall / 2:50-3:30pm Pernial Hernia
3:30 4:20 p.m.
DACVS-SA
Sponsored by Bowling Green Veterinary Surgical Specialists (BGVSS)
Prophylactic Gastropexy
4:30 5:20 p.m.
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DACVS-SA
Sponsored by Bowling Green Veterinary Surgical Specialists (BGVSS)
Bringing Veterinary Denistry to Your Practice - Part 2
Keith Stein, DVM, Diplomate AVDC Sponsored by Shipps Medical
Bringing Veterinary Denistry to Your Practice - Part 3
Keith Stein, DVM, Diplomate AVDC Sponsored by Shipps Medical
Bovine Lungs and why Antibiotics Fail to meet expectations
Shawn Blood, DVM Sponsored by Zoetis
Podiatry approach to Laminitis Diagnosis & Treatment
Craig Lesser DVM CF Sponsored by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital
Starting Cattle Nutrition
Shawn Blood, DVM Sponsored by Zoetis
Equine Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Doing it & Unchomped
Hoyt Cheramie, DVM, MS Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Shift 6- Results - Translating Relational Strength Into Practice Performance
Rebecca Rose, RVT & Michael Walker Q. Med Sponsored by CareCredit
Coach the Coaches - Sustaining Relational Shifts in Veterinary Practice
Rebecca Rose, RVT & Michael Walker Q. Med Sponsored by CareCredit
KVMA News | Summer 2026
Anesthesia: Small Mammal Case Reviews
Lechon Camp, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analegesia)
Shift 5 - Wellbeing - Sustaining the Team That Sustains the Practice
Rebecca Rose, RVT & Michael Walker Q. Med Sponsored by CareCredit
General Principles and Challenges in Exotic Anesthesia
Lechon Camp, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analegesia)
Bonk! The Emergency Approach to Head Trauma
Kendon Kuo, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Sponsored by Covetrus
Micronutrients and Immunity
Ron Tessman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM Sponsored by Elanco
SAA and the Newborn Foal
Holly Helbig, DVM Sponsored by Zoetis
Shift 4 - Accountability - Upholding Standards Without Blame
Rebecca Rose, RVT & Michael Walker Q. Med Sponsored by CareCredit
ECG Monitoring
Lechon Camp, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analegesia)
KVTA Business Meeting
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
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