Annual Convention & Trade Show Sessions

Presented by Merck Animal Health.

Presented by Zoetis.

Panelists:

Katie Flynn, DVM    State Veterinarian at Kentucky Department of Agriculture
 

Holly Helbig, DVM   Hawthorne Veterinary Clinic
 

Ceyla Reynoso, MVZ  Mission Equine Hospital
 

Moderator:

Bobby Cowles, DVM, MS, MBA  Managing Veterinarian, Equine Technical Services

Presented by Cargill.

Presented by Contura Vet.

Leadership involves making the right decisions, and those decisions often bring conflict. Whether in the C-suite of major corporations or within the dynamics of an equine practice and the veterinarian-client-patient relationship, Mmany leaders experience feelings of burnout, compassion fatigue, guilt, and anxiety about saying no when they need to. 

During his keynote presentation, renowned boundaries expert Dr. John Townsend will provide clear principles and actionable skills to help you conquer these feelings and take charge of your life and your leadership.

Dr. John Townsend is a business consultant, leadership coach, and psychologist. He has written over 30 books, selling 10 million copies, including the New York Times bestselling Boundaries series, People Fuel, Leading From Your Gut, and The Entitlement Cure. 

For more than 20 years, Dr. Townsend has engaged with leaders, organizations, and individuals around the globe, offering life-changing solutions to their problems. He hosts his own online live video call-in program, “Dr. Townsend Live.” He is also co-host of the nationally syndicated talk show “New Life Live!” which is heard in 180 markets with 3 million listeners. In addition, Dr. Townsend spends considerable time developing others through the Townsend Leadership Program as well as the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling at Concordia University, Irvine.

Thanks for the support of our sponsor and the estate of Dr. Wayne O. Kester, the Kester News Hour highlights the latest scientific paper in specific areas of equine medicine.

    
Anchors: Kyla Ortved and Maria Schnobrich

Forecaster: Amy L. Johnson

Sportscaster: Sherry A. Johnson

Field Reporter: Eric Mueller 
 

Will be offered again virtually after the in-person Convention.

Will be offered again virtually after the in-person Convention.

Presented by Purina.

Presented by Dechra Veterinary Products.

Presented by American Regent Animal Health.

Presented by Boehringer Ingelheim.

This presentation will remind us of the impact of skeletal injuries on horse attrition and industry costs, then build the foundation for understanding the need for skeletal adaptation to sport horse demands, the mechanisms for injury and adaptation, the contributing factors to sport horse injuries, and then review concepts of training to shift the balance to adaptation and optimal performance. Understanding the biological concepts that underpin skeletal adaptation and responses to injury are useful in informing the training and competition of horses to yield optimized performance with low injury risk.

Dr. Susan Stover is Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Cell Biology at the University of California. She currently serves as Director of the J.D. Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory.

Dr. Stover earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Washington State University. She then completed an internship and residency in equine surgery at UC Davis. After working in private practice in Washington state, she returned to UC Davis.

Dr. Stover has received numerous awards throughout her career, such as the Lifetime Excellence in Research Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association. She was also selected for induction into the University of Kentucky Equine Research Hall of Fame in 2016.

Dr. Stover is internationally known for her research on the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in equine athletes and the biomechanical function of musculoskeletal structures and treatment of orthopedic disorders in domestic and non-domestic animals. Her current research centers on understanding how training and injury affect bone adaptation or propensity for bone fracture, the effects of performance surface materials and shoes on hoof and fetlock biomechanics and thus propensity for injury in athletes, and the development of osteoporosis in horses associated with inhalation of cytotoxic silicate-laden soil.

Will be offered again virtually after the in-person Convention.

Will be offered again virtually after the in-person Convention.

Will be offered again virtually after the in-person Convention.

Panelists

AAEP: Kelly Zeytoonian, Rana Bozorgmanesh, and Craig Roberts

AAEVT: Andrea Whittle, Nicole Bone Reybuck, and Jlynn Meyer

The objective of this open roundtable discussion is to share ideas, as well as challenges, on how successful veterinary teams have created respectful working relationships, how veterinary technicians and assistants can be fully utilized, the challenge of finding and keeping excellent staff, and how important open communication is. Practices and technicians will share examples of challenges, how they created solutions, and how their working environments support a higher standard of care and mutual respect. Discussion will be encouraged as to how we (AAEVT and the AAEP) can better support our members, find solutions to the challenges our individual professions face and work together to better serve our practices, ourselves, our clients, and the Horse. We need each other and the Horse needs us.

Moderator: Duane E. Chappell

This talk will include pricing and analysis of costs for fees. With supply and demand changing, what can practitioners/practice owners do to improve our profitability? Discussion of pricing will also be included.

Will be offered again virtually after the convention.

Will be offered again virtually after the in-person Convention.

Will be offered again virtually after the in-person Convention.

Moderators: Kelly Zeytoonian and Jamie Pribyl

Moderator: Rob Franklin

Will be offered again virtually after the convention.