99th Annual OVMA Convention Guide

2014

99th Annual Convention

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INDEX At a Glance...........................................17 Important Dates....................................18 Hotel Information..................................18 Thursday Schedule...............................19 Friday Schedule....................................20 Saturday Schedule................................20 Speaker Bios.........................................21 Membership Form.................................23

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WELCOME To OVMA’s Convention Guide and Registration We hope the information in the next few pages not

only inform, but also excite you, concerning this year’s event. Included within this guide is everything you need to know about convention—a detailed schedule of events, short biographies about our speakers, and hotel information. Thank you for being an integral part of OVMA, and we can’t wait to see you in January.

OVMA 2014 Conference Committee Mark Shackelford - Chair Mike Pruitt - Food Animal Chair Troy McNamara - Small Animal Chair Suzanne Dunkerly - Equine Chair Tom McCoy - Practice Management Debbie Reed - Exhibits - OVTA

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AT A GLANCE

HOW TO REGISTER Advanced or on-site registration is required for admission to the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association’s 99th Annual Convention and Expo.

Convention Registration Fees are indicated on the registration form, located in the back of the guide.

Registrants are encouraged to examine the Convention Program and attend any sessions of interest. All Courses and seminars offered are available to you.

Meals are included in the registration only if the boxes are checked. To receive a ticket for the box lunch on Friday and membership lunch on Saturday, you must check the box on the registration form.

Life and Retired members are required to register if attending the CE. Cost is half of regular registration and includes meals.

Early registration is strongly recommended. Complete the 2014 OVMA registration form and return it with your check made payable to the OVMA. Anyone registering after December 31 will pay an additional fee of $50.

You may also register online at www.okvma.org.

Rabies Titers Rabies boosters will be available this year. Cost is unavailable at this time and payable at convention.

You must pre-order the vaccine with your convention registration. You can also visit the Rabies booth outside the exhibit hall and get your titer checked. Walk-ups are welcome. You do not need an appointment.

PAST PRESIDENT’S BREAKFAST Those that have led the OVMA during this millennium will come together for the past presidents breakfast on FRIDAY morning at 6:30 a.m. By invitation only.

FCV The Christian Veterinary Mission breakfast will be FRIDAY morning at 6:30 a.m. The speakers will be Drs. Angie and Bill DuBois.

MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST AND ANNUAL MEETING Join us for the annual membership meeting Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. Mentors can also bring their students as a guest, at no addititonal charge.

FOR UP-TO-THE MINUTE INFORMATION CHECK OUT OVMA’S WEBSITE AT OKVMA.ORG.

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IMPORTANT DATES December 31, 2013

January 30, 2014

January 31, 2014

Deadline for Hotel Reservations OVMA Executive Board meeting Regular Convention Sessions start Deadline for Early Registration Convention begins

February 1, 2014

January 10, 2014 Registration fee refund deadline. NO REFUNDS after this date.

Regulatory daytime session and Convention ends at 5:30 general session that evening p.m.

HOTEL INFORMATION

Renaissance Hotel 10 N Broadway Oklahoma City, OK 73102

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Phone: 405.228.8000

Rates: King and Double - $109 King and Double Suite - $139

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY • Jan. 30 2:00-6:00 p.m.

Executive Board Meeting

5:30 p.m.

6:00-7:00 p.m.

Executive Board Dinner

7:00-8:00 p.m.

8:00-9:00 p.m.

Registration

General Session

Screening of May Tornado Documentary

9:00-10:00 p.m

General Session

FRIDAY • Jan. 31 6:30-8:00 a.m.

FCV Breakfast Past President’s Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

Registration

Schedule continued on p. 20

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY CONTINUED Food Animal 8:00-9:30 a.m.

Richard Prather

Equine Ted Stashak

Companion

Practice Mgt.

Steve Swaim

Courtney Bru

General Accreditation

9:30-10:15 a.m. ---------------------------------------Exhibit Grand Hall Opening------------------------------------------------------ 10:15-Noon

Justin Roach/Rod Hall

Ted Stashak

Steve Swaim

Courtney Bru

Accreditation

11:30-1:00 p.m. -----------------------------------------------Legacy Lunch--------------------------------------------------------------------Noon-1:00 p.m. ---------------------------------------------Lunch • Exhibit Hall-------------------------------------------------------------1:00-2:00 p.m. Cade Coppenbarger

Ted Stashak

Steve Swaim

Courtney Bru

Accreditation

2:00-2:30 p.m. -----------------------------------------------------Break--------------------------------------------------------------------------2:30-3:30 p.m.

D.L. Step

Ted Stashak

Steve Swaim

Courtney Bru

Carl Britton

3:30-4:00 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------Break---------------------------------------------------------------------------4:00-5:00 p.m. D. Matousek/J. Stock

Ted Stashak

Steve Swaim

Courtney Bru

Carl Britton

5:00-6:30 p.m. -----------------------------------------Dogs of Lexington Screening-------------------------------------------------------7:00-9:00 p.m. ------------------------------------------Late Night CE • Technicians---------------------------------------------------------

SATURDAY • Feb. 1 Food Animal

Equine

Companion

General

Technicians

6:30-8:00 a.m. -------------------------------------------Membership Breakfast------------------------------------------------------------7:00 a.m.

------------------------------------------------------Registration------------------------------------------------------------------

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Meredyth Jones

Ted Stashak

Teresa DeFrancesco

Angela Wall

Breakfast

9:30-10:15 a.m. ----------------------------------------------------Break--------------------------------------------------------------------------10:15-12:00 p.m. Meredyth Jones

Ted Stashak

Teresa DeFrancesco

Early Spay Neuter

Tara

12:00-2:00 p.m. -----------------------------------------------Awards Lunch--------------------------------------------------------------------2:00-3:00 p.m.

Meredyth Jones

Jason Grady

Teresa DeFrancesco

3:15-4:15 p.m.

Meredyth Jones

Jason Grady

Teresa DeFrances

Ruth Steinberger

Tara

4:15-4:30 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------Break--------------------------------------------------------------------------4:30-5:30 p.m.

Meredyth Jones

Jason Grady

Teresa DeFrancesco

Total amount of CE = 17 hours 20

Board of Examiners

USDA

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SPEAKERS AND TOPICS Editor ’s note: the information below is what was available at our print deadline. For final speaker and topic information, visit our website at ovma.org

Carl Britton

Britton is the founder and President of In Their Face Marketing, an online marketing firm that specializes in social media marketing, web design, email marketing, and SEO. Carl is the author of the book “Facebook for Independent Pharmacy,” which can be used as a basic step-by-step guide for business owners.

He is a public speaker on topics ranging from

Courtney Bru

Bru provides representation on state and federal labor and employment law matters.

She works with employers, HR personnel and managers to develop policies and practices designed to reduce risk, liability and protect against employment-related claims.

Terri DeFrancesco DeFrancesco, an Associate Professor in Cardiology and Critical at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, has more than 20 years of experience.

She graduated from Cornell University.

She holds a DVM, Cardiology. She has also held ECC residencies at NCSU CVM, ECC

basic business marketing to online safety for children. Britton has the pleasure of assisting business across the nation with their marketing needs. He has a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Central Oklahoma with an emphasis on Business and Marketing. Britton lives in Moore, Oklahoma with his beautiful wife Nicky and their three dogs.

Bru graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University in 2002, and then she earned her J.D. at Vanderbilt University Law School in 2005.

She has been listed as a Rising Star in Super Lawyers (2009-2013).

DACVIM- Cardiology, DACVECC. In recognition for her work, DeFrancesco was a two-time recipient of the Norden Award.

She specializes in the treatment of heart failure. She is also interested in cardiac biomarkers and management of preclinical heart disease.

Bill and Angie DuBois Bill DuBois is a 1996 graduate of Oklahoma State University College of Vet. Med. After graduation he worked in mixed animal practice in Oklahoma and Kansas before returning to OSU to do a residency for ABVP board certification in Food Animal Medicine and Surgery. Bill was on faculty in the Large Animal Department at the University of Tennessee, then worked in feedlot production medicine , and is currently working in swine

production medicine.

Angie DuBois is a 1999 graduate Oklahoma State University College of Vet. Med. She has worked in small animal emergency medicine since graduating and has practiced at clinics in Tulsa, OK, Knoxville, TN, and Denver, CO. Angie is currently working at Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Hospital in Oklahoma City.

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Jason Grady Grady earned his DVM at Kansas State University. He was named a diplomate to the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He is an equine veterinarian at the

Meredyth Jones

Meredyth graduated with her DVM from the Oklahoma State University in 2002. She later returned to earn a Master’s degree in 2006.

She was named a diplomate to the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Ted Stashak

Dr. Stashak received his DVM degree from the University of California at Davis in 1971.

He then completed an internship and a surgical residency at Colorado State University. Dr. Stashak received a MS degree from Colorado State University in 1974 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary

Steven Swaim

Swaim received his DVM from Kansas State University in 1965. He later earned an MS from Auburn University in 1971. He presently acts as Professor Emeritus at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Awards include: Ralston Purina, Small Animal Research Award – Reconstructive Surgery,

Angela Wall

Wall received her BS in Education from the University of Oklahoma. She has worked as a mathematics teacher at both Washington High School and Moore High School. She also worked as a tutor at the Moore-Norman Technology Center.

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Sapulpa Equine Hospital. His areas of interest include: neonatology, ophthmalogy, endocrine disease, and infectious disease.

She’s presently an assistant Professor at Texas A & M. She specializes in food animals. Her research focuses on beef cattle lameness, small ruminant parasite management and urolithiasis, and student learning methods.

Surgeons in 1977.

Dr. Stashak is the editor and major author of the 4th and 5th editions of Adams’ Lameness in Horses; major author of the 6th edition of Adams’ and Stashak’s Lameness in Horses; Editor and primary author of the 1st edition of Equine Wound Management.

1984, American Animal Hospital Association, Veterinarian of the Year, 1999, American College of Veterinary Surgeons – Merit Award – 2003.

He specializes in Small Animal Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery, with more than 38 years of experience.

Presently, she is the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics PMP educator. Her research has seen publication by the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, as well as the State Board of Pharmacy and National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Foundation, Inc.

Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association Application for Membership Please Print Legibly Last Name: ___________________________________ First: ________________________________M.I: ______ Full Name: (Name you go by)___________________________________________________________________________________ Business/Clinic Name: __________________________________________________________________ ________ Business Address: _________________________________________________________________________________ _ City:_____________________________ State: ________________ Zip: ____ ______ OK County Business Phone: _________________________ Fax: _______________________ E-Mail: ______ _____________ Home Address: __________________________________________ Home Phone: _____________ __ __________ City, State, Zip: _____________________________________ Cell Phone:_________________________________ Preferred Mailing Address: Home _____ Business _____ Male _____ Female _____ Birth Date: ____________________ Spouse’s Name: _______________________ OK Congressional District Oklahoma License Number (if applicable): States Where Licensed: Vet School: ___________________________________________________________________ Year Graduated: ________________ Board Certification: ________________________________ Other Degrees: ___________ ______________________ Membership in other Veterinary Associations: _______________ __ ________________________________________ Referring Member/Veterinarian:________________________________ Have you ever been an OVMA member? No_____ Yes _____ PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY: (Indicate your major activity) ___ 12 Avian ___ 01 Bovine (exclusive) ___ 13 Administration ___ 02 Equine (exclusive) ___ 14 Animal Technician Educ. ___ 03 Porcine ___ 15 Diagnostic ___ 04 Large Animal (all species) ___ 16 Extension Service ___ 05 Mixed Practice (predom inantly large) ___ 17 Industrial ___ 06 Mixed Practice (50/50) ___ 18 Laboratory Animal Medicine ___ 07 Mixed Practice (predom inantly sm all) ___ 19 Military Veterinary Medicine ___ 08 Small Animal ___ 20 Regulatory Vet Medicine ___ 09 Poultry ___ 21 Teaching ___ 10 Feline (exclusive) TYPE OF EMPLOYER: (Check only one) ___ 50 Armed Forces ___ 51 College/University ___ 52 Government, Federal ___ 53 Government, State ___ 55 Industry Employee

___ 56 Private Practice ___ 57 Retired ___ 58 Salaried Agricultural ___ 59 Self Employed ___ 60 Not in Active Practice

___ 22 Research ___ 23 Veterinary Public Health ___ 24 Wildlife, Zoo & Furbearing ___ 25 Other ___ 26 Intern/Resident ___ 27 Mobile Service ___ 28 Relief Veterinarian ___ 99 Unknown ___ Allied Industry Type of Industry: ___ 61 Corporate Practice ___ 62 Other ___ 63 Relief Veterinarian ___ Allied Industry

I would be willing to serve on the following committee(s) (please rate choices as 1, 2, 3 etc.)

Animal Welfare/Human Animal Bond By-Laws Conference Outreach for Wellness Public Education Historical

Legislative OSU/OVMA Liaison Veterinarian Technician Advisory OK State Fair Task Force Tulsa Fair Task Force Web Site Task Force

Fiscal Year July 1 through June 30 Select One: _____ Active Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $305.00 _____ Allied Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $305.00 _____ Non-Resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 152.50 _____ Retired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 152.50 _____ New Graduate (1st fiscal year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gratis New Graduate (2nd fiscal year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 76.25 _ New Graduate (3rd fiscal year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 152.50 New Member Application Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15.00 TOTAL

$______

The FCC recently imposed restrictions on sending faxes. For OVM A to send faxes to m embers, we need your advance consent. To satisfy requirements, please provide your fax number above and then initial here to give OVM A permission to send faxes.

Check enclosed - Make payable to OVMA Charge to: VISA MasterCard American Express Card #: Expiration date: Signature: I hereby apply for membership in the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association and enclose $_________ for membership dues for the current period, in accordance with the dues schedule. I understand that my remittance will be returned if my application is not accepted.

Signature of Applicant

Date

Mail to: Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association P.O. Box 14521, Oklahoma City, OK 73113 or fax to 405-478-7193