Summer Seminar

 

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2010 TARVT / TVMA Summer Seminar has been cancelled.

July 31-Aug. 1, 2010

at the new veterinary technology facility at

Cedar Valley College in Lancaster, TX

 

 

  TARVT is dedicated to providing quality continuing education at a price that veterinary technicians and assistants can afford.   We think you will be very pleased with the kind of topics covered at this meeting and with the qaulity of the lecturers that will be providing the information. 

 

Lecture Schedule

Saturday, July 31, 2010

 

 

Time

Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

8:40-9:30am

Arrythmia  Identification 

 Katy Waddell, RVT, VTS (Anes, ECC)

30  Basic Monitoring   Tina Brunnet, RVT
Envenomation

Lori Atkins, RVT, VTS (ECC)

Food Animal TBA   Kevin Washburn, DVM

9:30-10:20am

Anesthetizing a Cardio Patient   Katy Waddell, RVT, VTS (Anes, ECC)

Blood Pressure Q&A   Tina Brunnet, RVT
Shock and Sepsis

Lori Atkins, RVT, VTS (ECC)

Food Animal TBA   Kevin Washburn, DVM

10:40-11:35am

Cardiac Murmurs: Do You Hear What I Hear?  Katy Waddell, RVT, VTS (Anes, ECC)

Trouble Shooting Anesthesia Machines-Dana Heath, RVT, VTS (Anes, ECC)

Orthopedic Bandaging Techniques

Wendy Greathouse, BS

Food Animal TBA   Kevin Washburn, DVM

11:35-12:30am

TBA

Establishing an Airway

Dana Heath RVT, VTS (Anes, ECC)

Soft Tissue Wounds and Bandaging Techniques

Dana Whitaker, RVT

Food Animal TBA   Kevin Washburn, DVM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

2:00-2:50pm

Chemotherapy Safety    Krystal Schneider, RVT
Dental Radiography

Tommy Koenig, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)

Local Blocks and Techniques

 Katy Waddell, RVT, VTS (Anes, ECC)

Parts of the Equine Foot

Jason Maki

2:50-3:40pm

Measuring, Mapping, and Aspirating Masses   Krystal Schneider, RVT

Teeth Charting

Tommy Koenig, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)

Constant Rate Infusion Q&A 

Katy Waddell, RVT, VTS (Anes, ECC)
Equine Farriery

 Jason Maki

4:00-4:50pm
Head Trauma

Denise Weber, RVT
MDRO

Kit Darling
Therapeutic Exercises

David Sessum, RVT

Anesthesia of the HYPP Horse

Kim Proctor

4:30-5:20pm
Meningitis

Denise Weber, RVT
Infection Prevention

Kit Darling

Rehabilitation Effects on Pain Management

David Sessum, RVT
Foal Anesthesia

Kim Proctor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wet labs are included in the registration fee.    They will be filled on a first come, first served basis.   When you arrive at the registration desk you can request the wet lab that you want and as space allows you will be assigned to that lab.

 

To print a registration form, click here.  Registration forms may be delivered by mail, fax or email.   If faxing or emailing, the only form of payment that will be accepted is credit card.   

 

Mail forms to:  

TARVT

10144 FM 1716 E

Henderson, TX 75652

 

Fax to:

903-836-4478

 

Email to:

cindyd@tarvt.org

 

Lab Schedule

Sunday, August 1, 2010

 

 (labs may be offered more than once if materials permit)

Dentistry Radiography and Charting

Tommy Koenig, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)

Rehabilitation

David Sessum,RVT and Elizabeth Johnson, RVT, CCRA

 

Catheters IV and Urinary

Lori Atkins, RVT, VTS (ECC)

 

Pain Management - Local Blocks

Katy Waddell, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia and ECC)

 

Troubleshooting Anesthesia Machines

Dana Heath, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia and ECC)

 

Parts of the Equine Foot

Jason Maki

Bandaging

Dana Whitaker, RVT and Wendy Greathouse

Reptile Handling

Teresa Shisk-Saling, RVT

Mass Aspirating, Mapping and Cytology

Krystal Schneider, RVT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 For those working towards a specialty, we will be having VTS speakers so many lectures will qualify for your specialty CE requirements

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