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JODY LULICH, DVM, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota
DR. JODY LULICH currently holds the academic rank of professor at the University of Minnesota. He is a diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine certified in internal medicine. He is the co-director of the Minnesota Urolith Center. He is a specialist in nephrology and urology, and has earned an international reputation as a clinical investigator and educator in this field.
Among his contributions to veterinary medicine is the technique of voiding urohydropropulsion, a nonsurgical method to remove uroliths from the urinary bladder. In 2007, he was voted as Speaker of The Year at the North American Veterinary Conference held in Orlando, Florida. He was awarded the Norden-Pfizer-Zoetis Distinguished Teacher Award in 2001 and 2013. Dr. Lulich currently holds the endowed Hills/Osborne Chair in Nephrology and Urology at the University of Minnesota

This case-based seminar will provide you with the solutions and techniques to solve any lower urinary tract problem in the dog or cat with effective surety. You will learn the nuances of interpreting the urinalysis, how to safely unobstruct the feline urethra, tricks to effective treatment of urinary tract infections, how to remove small bladder stones in less than 10 seconds and unique life saving techniques with urinary catheters. This will change the way to practice.

Thanks to the generosity of Hills Pet, this dinner talk will be free to QDVA members and staff. The cost for non-member DVMs and staff is $65 per person.

Attendance is limited to about 70 people. To be sure all members can be accommodated, some registration restrictions will apply. Each attending veterinarian can bring two lay staff. Please register by 5 p.m., Friday September 30th. If we still have room after the deadline, an email will be sent out inviting more staff members to attend.

The session will be held as usual at the Belleville Club, starting at 6 p.m. sharp. Doors open at 5:30. p.m.

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Doreen M. Houston DVM, DVSc, Diplomate A.C.V.I.M. Internal Medicine

Doreen graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1980, spent a wonderful 4 years in private practice, and then returned to OVC for further education (Internship, Residency and DVSc in Internal Medicine). She became a board certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in 1991.

A career that followed included time in academia at both OVC (staff veterinarian) and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan (Professor in Internal Medicine) and time in industry as director of the Scientific Communications/Clinical Trial Research for Medi-Cal Royal Canin Veterinary Diet in Canada). Doreen officially retired in July 2011 to allow her new career as a grandmother to flourish . She registered her own business, Doreen Houston Consulting in Sept, 2011 as her love of medicine required her to remain active in the field. Doreen is the author of multiple published papers, several book chapters and a textbook. She was the recipient of a number of academic teaching awards and was the proud recipient of the Ontario Veterinarian Medical Association`s Outstanding Veterinarian of the Year award in 2011. She has a passion for pets and is the proud owner of a 13 year old rescued Border collie named “Rayner”. Doreen and her husband enjoy biking, hiking and traveling across the globe. She has been on every continent-even slept on the ice in Antarctica and did a South Ocean swim!

Attendance is limited to about 70 people. Please register by 5 p.m., Friday, September 23rd.

The session will be held as usual at the Belleville Club, starting at 6 p.m. sharp. Doors open at 5:30. p.m. There is a $45 charge for members and $65 for non-members.

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• Wednesday, 28th September, 2016: Dr Doreen Houston- “Pearls of Veterinary Medicine 2016”
• Wednesday, 26th October 2016: Dr. Guillaume Cloutier – ” An update on scientific advances in Diabetes, CKD and Acute/Chronic Pain in Felines”

More details coming soon

“Dr Steve Batty is an OVC 2000 graduate and is a Technical Service Veterinarian for Zoetis Canada Inc. for the last 1.5 years. Prior to Zoetis, Dr Batty was a Technical Veterinarian for Vetoquinol for 5 years.  He had his own mobile veterinary practice in the Ottawa area for 9 years”. Dr Batty’s talk will be about the advancements in the understanding of the itch cycle as it relates to canine allergic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis. The new drug Apoquil will also be introduced.

This dinner talk will be free to QDVA members and staff. The cost for non-member DVMs and staff is $65 per person.
Venue:  “L’Auberge de France”
Address: 304 Front St, Belleville, ON K8N 2Z8
Phone:(613) 966-2433
Map: https://goo.gl/Imx2GV

Attendance is limited to about 37 people. To be sure all members can be accommodated, some registration restrictions will apply. Please register by 5 PM Saturday, April 23rd, 2016. Registration open for DVM’s only  (DVM and staff who have been confirmed are welcome to join)

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Richard B. Ford, DVM, MS Diplomate ACVIM and ACVPM (Hon), Emeritus Professor of Medicine, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina This presentation centers on the “must know” issues concerned with the clinical management of the most common tick-borne diseases recognized in dogs living in the US and Canada: ehrlichiosis, Lyme borreliosis, and anaplasmosis. As the risk for tick-borne disease (dogs and humans) continues to expand geographically, understanding the scope of the threat and the critical role preventing, NOT treating, tick-borne diseases becomes increasingly important to the veterinarian, the client, and the patient. Dr. Richard Ford is Emeritus Professor of Medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. He is Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and is honorary Diplomate in the American College of  Veterinary Preventative Medicine. Dr. Ford is a Past President of the North American Veterinary Conference and continues his role as a member of the scientific program committee for that Conference. He is a co-author on both the AAHA Canine Vaccine Guidelines and the AAFP Feline Vaccine Guidelines. Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr. Ford spent 28 years with the USAir Force as a Biomedical Scientist. Dr. Ford retired from the USAF Reserve as a Brigadier General, where his last assignment was in the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General at the Pentagon.

Join us on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Kingston
Location: Holiday Inn at Waterfront (Room: Island Ballroom)
2 Princess Street, Kingston, ON K7L 1A2

April 19, 2016 in Peterborough
Location: Holiday Inn at Waterfront (Room: Regency A/B)
150 George Street, Peterborough, ON K9J 3G

Time: Doors open 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. Presentations begins  7:00 p.m.
For questions or more information about this event, please contact Lise Findlay at 819-661-7023 or at lise.findlay@bayer.com.

Please RSVP Kathy Dimitrakopoulos, Senior Program Manager, Spark Inc. by email at kathy@sparkinc.net or by calling toll-free at 1-888-405-9896 ext. 232. Seating is limited to 50 people, so register today! Registration deadline is April 15, 2016. Note: Technicians and staff are welcome to attend but must be accompanied by a veterinarian.
Please ensure you include all of the following details:

Full Name
Clinic Name
Contact Number
Dietary Requirements

Join us for a discussion regarding surgical oncology in general practice. This lecture will focus on what’s new, what’s old and what you need to know to approach common tumours including a discussion of the preoperative work-up and how to properly submit samples and interpret pathology reports.

Dr. Michelle Oblak, DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVS, ACVS Fellow of Surgical Oncology, is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College and completed a combined residency and Doctor of Veterinary Science degree in Small Animal Surgery. Following her residency, she moved to Gainesville, Florida to complete a Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Michelle joined the OVC Surgery Service as an Assistant Professor of Soft Tissue and Oncologic Surgery in September 2013. Her primary goal is to enhance quality of life and care in veterinary cancer patients by providing patient-centred plans that integrate multiple modalities for optimal treatment. As a member of the soft tissue surgery service, her role not only includes offering advanced surgical procedures for pets with cancer, she also performs basic and advanced soft tissue and neurologic surgery and has an interest in minimally invasive surgical options for companion animals. Dr. Oblak’s main interests are surgical oncology including adrenal tumors, osteosarcoma, investigating methods for staging cancers and the use of minimally invasive surgery.

The session will be held as usual at the Belleville Club, starting at 6 p.m. sharp. Doors open at 5:30. p.m. There is a $45 charge for members and non-members.

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Topic – Join Dr. Goldstein in discussing up-to-date information on the pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnostic testing, treatment and monitoring of Cushing’s disease as well as some common questions and challenges faced by clinicians.

Speaker – Michael Goldstein – DVM Diplomate ACVIM

Dr. Goldstein graduated from Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004 and completed a rotating internship at the Ocean State Veterinary Specialists hospital in Rhode Island. He spent the following four years in general practice at the Forest Hill Animal Clinic in Toronto. He then completed an Internal Medicine residency at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. As a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Dr. Goldstein has a special interest in endocrinology, specifically feline diabetes and acromegaly, canine hyperadrenocorticism and feline hyperthyroidism.

Thanks to the generosity of Dechra Veterinary Products, this dinner talk will be free to QDVA members and staff. The cost for non-member DVMs and staff is $60 per person.

Attendance is limited to about 70 people. To be sure all members can be accommodated, some registration restrictions will apply. Each attending veterinarian can bring two lay staff. Please register by 5 p.m., Friday March 18th. If we still have room after the deadline, an email will be sent out inviting more staff members to attend.

The session will be held as usual at the Belleville Club, starting at 6 p.m.  Doors open 5:30. p.m.

Dr. Jonathan Bloom is a practice owner in Toronto, Ontario who is on a mission to make Fear-Free veterinary visits a reality for pets. Dr. Bloom is outspoken about the need, and his message is eye-opening.

The “Fear Free” program is borne out of the fact that many people have come to associate the veterinary hospital as a place where fear and pain are front and center for their beloved pets. And if they think the visit will be too hard on their pet, too hard on them or both, it could be a potential deal-breaker for them—and bond-breaker for the clinic.

Dr. Bloom will show you how turning a trip to the veterinarian into a positive Fear Free™ experience can:

• Transform patient interactions by putting pets and owners at ease
• Increase your profit center by boosting return visits
• Differentiate your practice to fill your appointment schedule
• Elevate staff loyalty by offering a safer work environment

You may have heard of this program before if you have attended any of the USA conferences as Dr. Marty Becker,  the USA veterinarian who is spear-heading this venture there, has spoken  in several events.  The program is very well received as an opportunity for practices to tap into an opportunity to differentiate themselves, gain new customers and keep them coming back.

This talk is fully sponsored by Boehringer

The talk on 18th Nov 2015, Wednesday at 6.00 PM will feature Heather Lowe and the topic “Team Effort in the New Economy”: Focus is on interviewing and on-boarding team members successfully, improving team dynamics and tying key practice benchmarks into marketing strategies. Heather’s career in industry included time in pharma and nutrition sales, sales management, marketing, and ultimately as Canadian Veterinary Business Director for Medi-Cal Royal Canin Veterinary Diet. During 2013/2014 Heather helped launch Rayne Clinical Nutrition Canada into the Canadian market. She started Heather Lowe Veterinary Consulting Inc. in 2011 and with 3 colleagues began Quadrant Veterinary Management Group in 2012. Her consulting role focuses on inter-team communications, client communications, strategic planning, marketing and conflict resolution. She is on the Board for the Ontario Veterinary College’s Pet Trust Fund, chairing the Marketing Committee. Heather, her husband, and two daughters are passionate pet owners and enthusiastic consumers of veterinary care, with a 4-legged family of 3 canine companions, an amputee cat, a horse and a rabbit.

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The talk “Cat Healthy ” featuring Dr. Elizabeth O’Brien has been scheduled for 28th Oct, 2015 (Wednesday – 6.00 PM). She graduated from OVC in 1985 and became a Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in feline practice in 1999 and is the owner of two successful feline only practices in Ancaster and Hamilton, Ontario where she continues to be a passionate advocate for the welfare of cats and a much in demand speaker. Her involvement with the successful “Year of the Cat” initiative in 2011 led to a partnership with CVMA to promote Preventive Healthcare for Cats in 2012. In 2014, she won the CVMA Small Animal Practitioner Award.

“Dr. Liz” is the visionary for Cat Healthy, whose mission is to improve the quality and desirability of cat care working with all cat communities and by giving veterinary clinics practical, care enhancing tools. Through her leadership Dr. Liz brought together Canada’s six board certified feline practitioners and industry members Bayer Inc., Hill’s Pet Nutrition Canada,  IDEXX Laboratories,  Merial and  Petsecure Pet Health Insurance. to create Preventive Healthcare Protocols for Cats. The protocols, along with other clinic tools, were first released are available at cathealthy.ca

This dinner talk starting at 6.00 PM will be free to QDVA members and staff. The cost for non-member DVMs and staff is $65 per person.
Attendance is limited to about 70 people. To be sure all members can be accommodated, some registration restrictions will apply. Each attending veterinarian can bring two lay staff.

Registration CLOSED