Sponsored by:
by Kara Burns MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry)
Course Description: This presentation will equip veterinary technicians with the knowledge and skills to educate pet owners about diabetes mellitus (DM), including new treatment and management options for cats and dogs. By combining background on the disease, risk factors, and pain points with technical information on treatment and management, this presentation will provide veterinary technicians with a solid foundation of how DM can affect canine and feline patients. Technicians will leave with communication tools and strategies to help pet owners feel confident caring for their diabetic pets.
*Live session is RACE-Approved for 1 Hour of CE
This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just a little more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free! Click HERE for more details
Ms. Burns is a member of many national, international, and state associations and holds positions on many boards in the profession, including the American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition, Western Veterinary Conference technician education manager, NAVTA past president, and EveryCat Health Foundation, and is the first veterinary technician to serve as president of the Pet Nutrition Alliance.
Ms. Burns has authored many articles, textbooks, and textbook chapters and is an internationally invited speaker, focusing on topics of nutrition, leadership, and technician utilization. She has been featured on the cover of the Veterinary Technician Journal and The NAVTA Journal, as well as being featured in PetVet Magazine. She was named the NAVC Technician Speaker of the Year in 2013, 2016, and 2021. She was also the 2010 NAVTA Veterinary Technician of the Year, as well as the 2011 Dr. Franklin Loew Lecturer.
Her pet family includes 2 French bulldogs, an Aussie/border collie cross, 4 birds, 2 indoor cats, and a guinea pig.
Sponsored by:
by Dr. Camille Torres-Henderson, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Course Description: This session will focus on the nutritional management of urinary stones in dog. Attendees will review the common types of uroliths in dogs, like struvite, calcium oxalate, and urate stones, and the role that diet plays in their prevention and treatment. The session will cover the mechanisms of urolith formation, the impact of dietary components on urine composition, and the strategies for selecting and implementing therapeutic diets tailored to specific types of urinary stones. This lecture is designed to provide veterinary technicians with the knowledge to assist in managing and preventing urinary stones through proper nutrition.
*Live session is RACE-Approved for 1 Hour of CE
This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just a little more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free! Click HERE for more details
Dr. Camille Torres earned her DVM from Colorado State University in 2001. Dr. Torres initially went into small animal private practice in Albuquerque, N.M., before joining Community Practice at Colorado State University in 2008. She became a diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Canine/Feline) in 2011 and pursued a residency in nutrition, achieving ACVIM (Nutrition) diplomate status in 2021. Dr. Torres’ passion for preventive care led her to focus on the role of nutrition in obesity management in companion animals. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and pets and exploring the outdoors in Colorado.
Sponsored by:
by Beckie Mossor, RVT
Course Description: The goal of this program is to empower veterinary technicians with the knowledge and skills to educate pet owners about myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), 2 conditions that can lead to congestive heart failure (CHF) in dogs. MMVD alone accounts for a majority of canine heart disease cases in the United States. However, intervention during the preclinical phase of MMVD can delay the onset of CHF in dogs. Veterinary technicians will acquire communication tools and strategies to initiate conversations and articulate the benefits of early identification of MMVD to engage dog owners in proactive screening and diagnostic testing.
*Live session is RACE-Approved for 1 Hour of CE
This Webinar is FREE to NAVTA members, there is a $55 registration fee for non-members. Not a NAVTA Member? For just a little more, you could join NAVTA for the full year and get every webinar for free! Click HERE for more details
Beckie Mossor is a Registered Veterinary Technician living in Southport, North Carolina. She has enjoyed a diverse career in small animals, large animal, mixed practices, management, private consulting, and academia.
Ms. Mossor is president-elect for NAVTA and co-founder of Veterinary Advancements, where she serves as a consultant to state and national associations, nonprofits, and industry start-ups. When possible, she deploys with the ASPCA Disaster Recover Team and participates in high-volume spay/neuter campaigns around the world.
As for passion projects, Ms. Mossor is cohost of the Veterinary Viewfinder podcast and is extremely proud to have founded the Veterinary Industry Giving Tree, a nonprofit created to help veterinary colleagues in need during the holidays.
Vicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition)
Nancy Loes, DVM
Caitlyn M. Getty, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Lisa Kluslow, DVM, CVA, CCRT, VSMT
Taylor Tillery, DVM & Chantale Kuzmiak, CVT
Mary L. Berg, BS, RVT, LATG, VTS (Dentistry) and Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry)
Laura Gaylord, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Sponsored by Banfield Pet Hospital
Katie Kangas, DVM, CVA, CVCP
Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAA / December 8, 2022
Jessica M. Swewll, BAS, CVT, LVT, LVMT, RVT, CPhT
Danielle Conway, DVM / September 15, 2022
Dr. Bernard Hansen, DVM, MS, DACVECC, DACVIM (Internal Medicine) / June 7, 2022
Bernard Hansen, DVM, MS, DACVECC, DACVIM (Internal Medicine / April 27, 2022
Dr. Denise Wunn, DVM, MS, DACVP, MRCVS / November 16, 2021
Dr. Taylor Tillery, DVM / July 22, 2021
Kara Burns, MS, M.Ed., LVT, VTS (Nutrition) / June 24, 2021
Mary Berg and Rebecca Rose / October 12, 2020
Leslie Boudreau, BASVT, RVTg, CVPM, PHR, PHRca, SPHR and Elaine Myers, MS, RVT, CVPM
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Dr. James Lloyd
Mary Berg, BS, RLATG, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
Rebecca Rose, CVT
Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM)
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