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UPCOMING VECCS CE PROGRAMS
First published: 08 February 2010
Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) Las Vegas, NV ▪ February 14–18, 2010
| Blood substitutes (HBOCs)—is there a down side? | Dr. Sean Smarick |
| CPCR for cats. | |
| How to really use your blood pressure monitor | |
| The current coagulation paradigm–now coag makes clincial sense! | |
| The ABC's of blood gases | |
| Why do we measure sodium and what to do about it! | |
| ER management of acute heart failure | Dr. Tony Johnson |
| Top ten pitfalls of ER medicine | |
| General toxicology principles | |
| Toxins that kill: Ethylene glycol and rodenticides | |
| Trauma management: triage and stabilization | |
| Trauma management: monitoring and management | |
| Fluid Therapy | Dr. Brian Roberts |
| Transfusion Medicine | |
| Continuous renal replacement therapy: What is it and when to refer | |
| Acid base analysis–beyond the basic blood gas | |
| What's new in sepsis | |
| Pulmonary edema—its not always heart failure | |
| Feline big kidney, little kidney acute renal failure | Dr. Merilee Costello |
| Hemodialysis: what is it and when to refer | |
| Whats new in feline critical care? | |
| Feline pancreatitis | |
| The septic feline patient - what now? | |
| The feline trauma patient |
American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Long Beach, CA ▪ March 18–21, 2010
| Neuropathic pain: how can I tell if they hurt? | Dr. Karol A. Mathews |
| Neuropathic pain: how to prevent & treat | |
| Intravenous Fluids: “the prescription” based on the patient's profile | |
| Rats! The dog ate poison! | Dr. Cynthia M. Otto |
| Triage for a dog … STAT! | |
| The headaches of head trauma |
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Anaheim, CA ▪ June 9–10, 2010
| Analysis of clinical platelet function | Dr. Karl Jandrey |
| Colloids and coagulopathies | |
| Hypercoagulability in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | |
| The thromboelastograph in clinical practice | |
| Advances in toxicology: the use of intra-lipid therapy and high-dextrose:insulin therapy | Dr. Justine Lee |
| Complications and controversies of decontamination: Activated charcoal – to use or not to use? | |
| What is the role of edema in acute spinal cord injury? | Dr. Yvette Nout |
| Methods for neural repair following spinal cord injury. |
2010 Spring Meeting
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico ▪ April 14–19, 2010
Registration available online at http://www.veccs.org
16th International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium (IVECCS)
San Antonio, Texas ▪ September 11–15, 2010
Registration opens April 2010
