| January | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Urinalysis: Catching the Stream of Diagnostic Information in Your Practice | |
| Presenter: | Robert M. DuFort, DVM, DACVIM | |
| Date: | January 16, 2020 | |
| Place: | 6:30 snack supper; 7:30pm CE presentation UNT Health Science Center Room 114 Beyer Hall RES 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 | |
| Sponsor: | Idexx Laboratories | |
| Bio: | Dr. DuFort received his DVM from the University of California, Davis, in 1980. He completed internships in small-animal medicine and surgery at Sacramento Animal Medical, followed by a small-animal internal medicine residency at Cornell University and residencies in clinical pathology, microbiology, and pathology at University of California, Davis. He is currently a field medical specialist with IDEXX. | |
| February | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Managing osteoarthritis over a lifetime: a win-win for everyone | |
| Presenter: | Denis Marcellin-Little, DEDV, DACVS, DECVS | |
| Date: | February 20, 2020 | |
| Sponsor: | Vetoquinol | |
| Bio: | Denis Marcellin-Little, professor of Surgical & Radiological Sciences at UC Davis Veterinary Medicine, is a prolific author and researcher actively working on innovative approaches to joint replacement, correction of angular limb deformities, and the management of bone tumors using custom limb sparing implants. | |
| March | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | “Digital cytology: is sending glass slides to the lab necessary in all cases?” and “Hematology-what your CBC isn’t telling you” | |
| Presenter: | Amy Miller, DVM, MS, DACVP & David W Gardiner DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVP | |
| Date: | March 19, 2020 | |
| Time: | 7:30pm – 9:30pm | |
| Place: | Presented via Zoom virtual meeting due to UNT Health Science Center canceling all outside meetings held at campus from now until the end of May. Login information will be emailed to members only. | |
| CE: | 2.5 hours | |
| Sponsor: | Znlabs | |
| Bio: | Dr. Gardiner, AKA DG1, received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Cornell University and completed his veterinary anatomic pathology residency and Masters of Science (MS) degree at Colorado State University and is board certified in veterinary anatomic pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. After pathology residency training, Dr Gardiner dove head first into surgical pathology at IDEXX Laboratories West Sacramento lab and eventually became the regional head of anatomic pathology for Canada and the western United States for IDEXX. Wanting to try and do things a different way in the veterinary diagnostic lab industry, with Mr Smith (ZNLabs CFO), Dr. Gardiner and Mr. Smith purchased the Animal Reference Pathology (www.animalreferencepathology.com) division of ARUP Laboratories. The idea for ZNLabs developed out of running Animal Reference Pathology, interactions with Dr Loar (ZNLabs Co-CMO), Mr Gersholowitz (ZNLabs CEO) and a desire to offer veterinarians a viable 3rd option in the veterinary reference laboratory space. No one was doing anything about it and despite prior unsuccessful attempts (AVRL), we decided to make it happen. A member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and the International Society of Veterinary Dermatopathology, Dr Gardiner is particularly interested in pathology laboratory management, ocular pathology, dermatopathology, and oncologic pathology. Dr. Gardiner is an adjunct professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Utah State University where Animal Reference Pathology sponsors an annual veterinary spelling bee. Close your eyes and can you spell intussusception? | |
| April | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Compliance Inspections | |
| Presenter: | Don Ferrill, DVM JD | |
| Date: | April 16, 2020 | |
| Time: | 7:30pm – 10:00pm | |
| CE Hours: | 2.5 hours | |
| Place: | Presented via Zoom virtual meeting due to UNT Health Science Center canceling all outside meetings held at campus from now until the end of May. Login information will be emailed to members only. | |
| Sponsor: | Fort Worth Animal Emergency Hospital | |
| May | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Tips, Tools and Tricks for Treating Chronic Pain | |
| Presenter: | Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAA | |
| Date: | May 21, 2020 | |
| Time: | 7:30pm – 10:00pm | |
| CE Hours: | 2.5 hours | |
| Place: | Presented via WebEx virtual meeting due to UNT Health Science Center canceling all outside meetings held at campus from now until the end of May. Login information will be emailed to members only. | |
| Sponsor: | Zoetis | |
| June | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Oncology Cytology and Mast Cell Tumor update | |
| Presenter: | Erin Roof , DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) & Zachary Wright, DVM, DACVIM/Oncology | |
| Date: | June 18, 2020 | |
| Time: | 7:30pm-10:00pm | |
| C.E Hours: | 2.5 hours | |
| Place: | Presented via Zoom Webinar virtual meeting due to UNT Health Science Center suspending all outside meetings held on campus. Login information will be emailed to members only. | |
| Sponsor: | VCA Animal Diagnostic Clinic | |
| Bio: | Dr. Roof received her DVM from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2008 and subsequently completed general rotating internship at Veterinary Specialists of South Florida in Cooper City, Florida. This was followed by a residency in small animal oncology at VCA Bay Area Veterinary Specialists in San Leandro, California. She achieved board certification in 2013 by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in the specialty of Oncology. Dr. Roof is trained to diagnose and treat veterinary oncology cases using state-of-the-art technology. She has a special interest in the human-companion animal bond as well as the development of new oncology therapies for pets. She remains continually motivated by the devotion of her clients to their family pets. | |
| August | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Practice Valuation/Exit Strategies | |
| Presenter: | Richard M. DeBowes, Jr. DVM, MS, DACVS | |
| Date: | August 20, 2020 | |
| Place: | 6:30 snack supper; 7:30pm CE presentation UNT Health Science Center Room 114 Beyer Hall RES 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 | |
| Sponsor: | SVP | |
| September | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | “Front limb lameness/shoulder injuries” & “Assisting Clients with Quality of Life Decisions and Grief” | |
| Presenter: | Marguerite Mezzles, DVM & Sandra Brackenridge, LCSW | |
| Date: | September 17, 2020 | |
| Place: | 6:30 snack supper; 7:30pm CE presentation UNT Health Science Center Room 114 Beyer Hall RES 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 | |
| Sponsor: | Hill’s Pet Nutrition | |
| Bio for Dr. Mezzles: | Dr. Mezzles grew up in Texas and is a proud Aggie (WHOOP!). She graduated from Ross University in 2011 and subsequently completed a rotating internship at Oklahoma State University, two surgical internships (ASEC Los Angeles and LVVSC Las Vegas), and a research fellowship at Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio. Her surgery residency was completed at Summit Veterinary Referral Center in Tacoma, and she is excited to be back home. Her specific areas of interest include soft tissue cases, especially wound management and surgical oncology, as well as the growing use of minimally invasive procedures. Outside of work, Dr. Mezzles enjoys music and theater, watching and playing sports, quilting, traveling, and doing anything that involves being in the water. She is eager to return to Texas with her husband and two Scottish Folds. | |
| Bio for Sandra Brackenridge: | Sandra Brackenridge, LCSW received her Master’s degree from Tulane University School of Social Work. She has been practicing Clinical Social Work in various settings since 1983. Her special interest in the human-animal relationship led her to become the Coordinator of Counseling Services at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 1990. There she developed one of the first Veterinary Social Work programs in the country which included an internship in Social Work, a Pet loss counseling program, a model animal-assisted therapy program, and a counseling service for students. She has published extensively about Pet loss, working with Veterinary Clients, and stress management for the Veterinary Practice Team. She left LSU to teach Social Work at Idaho State University from 1994-2008, continuing as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Texas Woman’s University until 2017. In 2013, Sandra established a Veterinary Social Work internship at CVSEC, and in 2017 Sandra joined CVSEC as an employee to continue to develop their VSW program and supervise the internship. Services of the CVSEC program include support for any Client in need, end of life/caregiving/bereavement support, a Pet loss support group, and support for Staff in prevention of compassion fatigue. Sandra provides consultation to other Hospitals interested in developing VSW programs of their own. She helped to develop a VSW program in Pittsburgh in 2016, and is currently working on programs in Boston and Milwaukee. Sandra also practices privately, providing supervision toward the LCSW and counseling. | |
| October | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Cardiology and Internal Medicine | |
| Presenter: | TBD | |
| Date: | October 15, 2020 | |
| Place: | 6:30 snack supper; 7:30pm CE presentation UNT Health Science Center Room 114 Beyer Hall RES 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 | |
| Sponsor: | MedVet | |
| November | ||
| Event: | CE Meeting | |
| Title: | Feline allergy/dermatology | |
| Presenter: | Adam P. Patterson, DVM, DACVD | |
| Date: | November 19, 2020 | |
| Place: | 6:30 snack supper; 7:30pm CE presentation UNT Health Science Center Room 114 Beyer Hall RES 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107 | |
| Sponsor: | Dechra Veterinary Products | |