Friday, April 8
General Session
8:00 – 8:50 am
Revisiting the Value of the Vagus
by Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, CVMA, CVPP, CCRP, CCRT
General Session
9:00 – 9:50 am
Temporal Summation, Descending Noxious Inhibitory Control, and Other Reasons That We Need Each Other
by Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, CVMA, CVPP, CCRP, CCRT
General Session
10:30 – 11:20 am
Expected and Unexpected Outcomes From Acupuncture Research
by Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, CVMA, CVPP, CCRP, CCRT
Small Animal
12:30 – 1:20 pm
TCVM Treatment for a 7-Year-Old Doberman Pinscher Diagnosed With Severe Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Hocks (15 Minutes)
TCVM Treatment for a Geriatric Spayed Domestic Shorthair (DSH) Feline With Chronic Gastrointestinal Disease (15 Minutes)
by Anna Portnoy, DVM, CVA
Small Animal
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Basic Neurophysiology of Pain and Acupuncture
by Michelle Schraeder, DVM, MEd, FAAVA
Small Animal
3:20 – 4:10 pm
Proof of Acupuncture Effectiveness and Validity
by Michelle Schraeder, DVM, MEd, FAAVA
Small Animal
4:20 – 5:10 pm
Sang Paio Xiao Wan and Heart/Kidney Disconnect
by Michelle Tilghman, DVM, MEd, FAAVA
Large Animal
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Acupuncture and Ponies: The Treatment Schedule Leading Up to the USEF Pony Finals
by Lori Bidwell, DVM, DACVAA, CVA, CVTP
Large Animal
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Acupuncture for Equine Sports Medicine Cases: Treatment Differences Between Polo Ponies, Dressage and Show Hunters and Jumpers
by Lori Bidwell, DVM, DACVAA, CVA, CVTP
Large Animal
3:20 – 4:10 pm
Acupuncture for Equine Sports Medicine Cases: Treatment Differences Between Polo Ponies, Dressage and Show Hunters and Jumpers (Continued) (25 Minutes)
by Lori Bidwell, DVM DACVAA, CVA, CVTP
The Use of Acupuncture for Treatment of Aural Sarcoidosis (25 Mintues)
by Grace Buchanan, DVM, CVA
Large Animal
4:20 – 5:10 pm
(Equine Head) Shake, RATTLE and ROLL (25 Mintues)
by Joan Winter, BS, MS, DVM, CVA, CTCVP, FAAVA
Treatment of Chronic Decreased Tone of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Thoracic Esophageal Dysmotility in a Six-Year-Old Quarter Horse Mare (25 Minutes)
by Julia Christopher-White, DVM, MS
Saturday, April 9
General Session
8:00 – 9:00 am
The ABC’s of CBD: Veterinary Literature Update
by Lara A. Syniewski, DVM, DABVP, CVA, CCRP
General Session
9:00 – 10:00 am
Memes and Laser Beams: Understanding Photobiomodulation
by Lara A. Syniewski, DVM, DABVP, CVA, CCRP
Small Animal
10:30 – 11:20 am
Haunted by Seizures
by Susan Neary, DVM, MAOM, MS-PREP, CVA, CCRP, CCRT and Lara A. Sypniewski, DVM, DABVP, CVA, CCRP
Small Animal
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Haunted by Seizures (Continued)
by Susan Neary, DVM, MAOM, MS-PREP, CVA, CCRP, CCRT and Lara A. Sypniewski, DVM, DABVP, CVA, CCRP
Small Animal
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Neuromuscular Conditions in Dogs and Cats, With Emphasis on Intervertebral Disc Disease
by Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, DVMA, CVPP, CCRP, CCRT
Small Animal
2:30 – 3:20 pm
How to Integrate Acupuncture, Herbs and Food Therapy to Assist in Rehab and Injury Recovery
by Kim Henneman, DVM, DACVSMR (EQ, K9), FAAVA, DABT, CVA, CVC
Small Animal
4:00 – 4:50 pm
Comparison of Less Commonly Used Pattern Differentiations: Six, Four and Three Levels
by Michelle Schraeder, DVM, MEd, FAAVA
Large Animal
10:30 – 11:20 am
Acupuncture for the Chronic Laminitic Horse
by Lori Bidwell, DVM, DACVAA, CVA, CVTP
Large Animal
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Acupuncture for the Other Equids: Donkeys, Zebra and Miniature Horses
by Lori Bidwell, DVM, DACVAA, CVA, CVTP
Large Animal
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Introduction to the Six Stages: Shang Han Lun on Cold Damage
by Cynthia Lankenau, DVM, RH (AHG), CVA, GDVCHM, ACVCHM (IVAS), GDVA, MS-TCVM
Large Animal
2:30 – 3:20 pm
Efficacy of Wu Mei Wan for Treating Equine Metabolic Syndrome Related Laminitis and Uveitis Poorly Responsive to Conventional Medicine
by Cynthia Lankenau, DVM, RH (AHG), CVA, GDVCHM, ACVCHM (IVAS), GDVA, MS-TCVM
Large Animal
4:00 – 4:50 pm
Acupuncture for Equine Face, Head and Dental Problems
by Kim Henneman, DVM, DACVSMR (EQ, K9), FAAVA, DABT, CVA, CVC
Sunday, April 10
General Session
8:00 – 8:50 am
Trigger Points
by Michelle Tilghman, DVM, CVA, CCRRP
Small Animal
9:00 – 9:50 am
TCVM for the Geriatric Patients
by Michelle Tilghman, DVM, CVA, CCRRP
Small Animal
10:00 – 10:50 am
Working Through Neurological Diagnostic Puzzles: Three Case Studies
by Michelle Tilghman, DVM, CVA, CCRRP
Small Animal
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Canine Transitional Cell Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Management
by Michelle Tilghman, DVM, CVA, CCRRP
Small Animal
12:30 – 1:20pm
Using Taiyin Yangming Meridians to Treat Skin, Respiratory and GI Diseases
by Mitsie Vargas, DVM, MSTCVM, CVMMP, DVBMA, CCRV, FAAVA
Small Animal
1:20-2:10pm
Practical Application of the Jing Well Points
by Mitsie Vargas, DVM, MSTCVM, CVMMP, CVBMA, CCRV, FAAVA
Small Animal
2:10-3:00pm
Managing Anxiety Disorders With TCVM
by Mitsie Vargas, DVM, MSTCVM, CVMMP, CVBMA, CCRV, FAAVA
Exotics
9:00 – 9:50 am
Exotic Animal Acupuncture, Comparative Anatomy and Point Finding
by Priscilla Dressen, DVM, CVT
Exotics
10:00 – 10:50 am
Clinical Application of Acupuncture in Various Exotic Species
by Priscilla Dressen, DVM, CVT
Exotics
11:30 am – 12:20 pm
All Creatures Great and Small! Acupuncture at the Zoo
by Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, CVMA, CVPP, CCRP, CCRT
Exotics
12:30 – 1:20 pm
Poking the Tiger: Acupuncture in Zoological and Exotic Animals
by Tara Harrison, DVM, MPVM, DACZM, DACVPM, DECZM, CVA
Exotics
1:20-2:10pm
Poking the Tiger: Acupuncture in Zoological and Exotic Animals (Continued)
by Tara Harrison, DVM, MPVM, DACZM, DACVPM, DECZM, CVA
Exotics
2:10-3:00pm
Poking the Tiger: Acupuncture in Zoological and Exotic Animals (Continued)
by Tara Harrison, DVM, MPVM, DACZM, DACVPM, DECZM, CVA