Mountain West

Veterinary Conference

June 19-21, 2025

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Boise, ID

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16 CE Hours

• Smal Animal

• Large Animal

• Technicians

Thursday, June 19

12:00 - 6:00 pm

Registration Desk Open / Pick Up Your Registration Packet

2:00 - 3:00 pm

NVAP Modules

by Dr. Scott Leibsle

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Room tbd

3:00 - 4:00 pm

NVAP Modules

by Dr. Scott Leibsle

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Room X

IVMA Board of Directors Meeting

Room Y

4:00 - 5:00 pm

Algae Blooms

by Kris Carter

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Room X

IVMA Board of Directors Meeting

Room Y

5:00 - 6:00 pm

Vendor Exhibit Hall

6:00 - 8:00 pm

EIVMA Social Event

Friday, June 20

7:00 AM

Registration Desk Open / Exhibit Hall Open / Breakfast Buffet

8:00 - 8:50 am

KEYNOTE

by Dr. Senani Ratnayake

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Room X

9:10 - 10:00 am

Exploring Leadership Mindset - How a Leadership Mindset Can Have a Positive Impact

by Dr. Senani Ratnayake

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Room X

Gastric Ulcer Disease in Equine

by Dr. Robin Knight

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Room Y

Exploring Leadership Mindset - How a Leadership Mindset Can Have a Positive Impact

by Dr. Senani Ratnayake

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Room Z

10:00 - 10:30 am

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 11:20 am

Pathology Demystified

by Dr. Kari Mundschenk

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Room X

Update and Review of Bovine Mycoplasma Organisms and Infections

by Dr, Rich Linhart

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Room Y

Pathology Demystified

by Dr. Kari Mundschenk

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Room Z

11:30 am - 12:20 pm

House Soiling: A Cat's Scream for Help

by Dr. Hazel Carney

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Room X

Small Ruminant - Flock Production or Companion Animal

by Dr. Denise Konetchy

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Room Y

House Soiling: A Cat's Scream for Help

by Dr. Hazel Carney

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Room Z

12:30 - 2:00 pm

Lunch with Exhibitors and IVMA Membership Meeting

2:00 - 3:00 pm

My favorite small animal emergencies: ER medicine

by Dr. Laura Pell

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Room X

Practical Approach to Streptococcol Disease Prevention and Management in Horses

by Dr. Rob Keene

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Room Y

Syncing Our Perspectives to Optimize Team Effectiveness

by Dr. Senani Ratnayake

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Room Z

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

3:30 - 4:20 pm

Laser Therapy: The Science and Laser Classification System

by Dr. Rachel Starr

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Room X

Not Your Mama’s Bugs Anymore

by Dr. Jody Wade

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Room Y

Surviving Triage

by Erica Brandt

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Room Z

4:30 - 5:20 pm

Unique Feline Behaviors That Influence Medical Care

by Dr. Hazel C. Carney

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Room X

Trace Mineral Diagnostics: More than a Checkbox

by Dr. Craig Louder

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Room Y

Applications and Versatility of Laser Therapy: How Different Wavelengths Effect the Mitochondria

by Dr. Rachel Starr

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Room Z

6:00 - 9:00 pm

Steak Fry Dinner / MWI Animal Health & Boehringer-Ingelheim / Location: TBD

Saturday, June 21

7:00 - 8:00 am

Registration Desk Open / Exhibit Hall Open / Breakfast Buffet

8:00 - 8:50 am

Comfortably Numb Epidurals and Brachial Plexus Blocks in Dogs and Cats

by Dr. Shona Meyer

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Room X

How to Deal with Twins in Mares

by Dr. Matt Dredge

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Room Y

Comfortably Numb Epidurals and Brachial Plexus Blocks in Dogs and Cats

by Dr. Shona Meyer

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Room Z

9:00 - 9:50 am

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the thorax and abdomen

by Dr. Andrew Gendler

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Room X

Everything Pigs have to say about Anesthesia

by Dr. Shona Meyer

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Room Y

Art of Patient Care

by Dr. Erica Brandt

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Room Z

10:00 - 10:30 am

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 11:20 am

Neurology

by Dr. Allison Mooney

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Room X

Small Ruminant Production Medicine - Clinical Cases

by Dr. Denise Konetchy

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Room Y

Recognizing, Preventing, and Supporting Mental Health in Veterinary Technicians and Support Staff

by Dr. Whitney Kiaser

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Room Z

11:30 am - 12:20 pm

Update on Feline Cardiomyopathy

by Dr. Jason Arndt

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Room X

The Most Common Questions Asked By Veterinarians About Vaccines, and Managing Diseases

by Dr. Rich Linhart

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Room Y

The Future for Veterinary Technicians: Career Growth, Opportunities, and Overcoming Challenges

by Dr. Whitney Kiaser

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Room Z

12:30 - 2:00 pm

Lunch with Exhibitors / Veterinarian of the Year Award Ceremony

2:00 - 2:50 pm

Own the Exam Room

by Dr. Brett Bingham

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Room X

Equine topic TBA

by Dr. Babiche Heil

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Room Y

Own the Exam Room

by Dr. Brett Bingham

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Room Z

2:50 - 3:10 pm

Refreshment Break / Exhibit Hall Closed

3:10 - 4:00 pm

Own the Exam Room

by Dr. Brett Bingham

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Room X

Equine topic TBA

by Dr. Babiche Heil

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Room Y

Own the Exam Room

by Dr. Brett Bingham

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Room Z