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Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association
64th Annual Meeting
October 26-29, 2017
October 26, 2017 – Thursday
Lab Section for Veterinarians and Vet Technicians (Kauai)
Sponsored by Specialty VETPATH
9:00AM – 1:00PM Clinical Pathology Lab Ward/Black
2:00PM – 6:00PM Surgical Pathology Lab
Lab Section for Veterinarians – Japanese Translation (Territorial I & II)
Sponsored by Intrauma
9:00AM – 4:00PM Complex Fractures of the Forelimb Beale/Hulse
October 27, 2017 – Friday
Lab Section for Veterinarians – Japanese Translation (Territorial I & II)
Sponsored by Veterinary Orthopedic Implants
9:00AM – 4:00PM Complex Fractures of the Hindlimb Beale/Hulse
Section 1 – Veterinary Medicine (Prince Jonah)
9:00AM – 9:50AM Pulmonary Hypertension Rausch
10:00AM – 10:50AM Integrative Pain Management Kangas
11:00AM – 11:50AM Oral Pathology/Disease Niemiec
2:00PM – 2:50PM Reconstruction with Subdermal Plexus Flaps Campbell
3:00PM – 3:50PM Ophthalmic Emergencies Klauss
4:00PM – 4:50PM Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease Klauss
5:00PM – 5:50PM Common Zoonotic Considerations Schreibman
Section 1 – Swine / Small Ruminant Veterinary Medicine (Niihau)
9:00AM – 9:50AM Periparturient Disease in Small Ruminants Balcomb
10:00AM – 10:50AM Internal Parasitism in Small Ruminants Balcomb
11:00AM – 11:50AM Diarrhea in Neonates Balcomb
2:00PM – 2:50PM Swine Diseases Cause Significant Production Loss Castle
Section 1 – Veterinary Medicine (Kauai)
Sponsored by Abaxis
2:00PM – 5:50PM Anatomy of the Ill Patient Rosenfeld
Section 2 – Veterinary Medicine – Japanese Translation (Hawaii)
9:00AM – 10:50AM Current Therapies for KCS Klauss
11:00AM – 11:50AM Chronic Corneal Conditions Klauss
2:00PM – 2:50PM Chronic Corneal Conditions, Continued Klauss
3:00PM – 5:50PM Diagnostic Approach to Murmur in Asymptomatic Cat Rausch
Section 3 – Vet Technician – Japanese Translation (Molokai)
9:00AM – 11:50AM Optimizing Quality of Sample Submission Ward/Black
2:00PM – 4:50PM Introduction to Complementary Veterinary Care Kangas
October 28, 2017 – Saturday
Lab Section for Veterinarians and Vet Technicians (Territorial I & II)
Sponsored by iM3
9:00AM – NOON Intraoral Dental Radiography Positioning and Image Acquisition Stepaniuk
2:00PM – 6:00PM Opacities and Lucencies in Small Animal Intraoral Radiology Stepaniuk
Section 1 – Veterinary Medicine (Prince Jonah)
9:00AM – 11:50AM The Puker: Can Chronic Vomiting in Cats Be Normal? Norsworthy
2:00PM – 3:50PM Top 10 Human Medications Toxic to Dogs and Cats Lee
4:00PM – 4:50PM Canine Parvovirus: Pediatric Critical Care Lee
5:00PM – 5:50PM Probiotic and Prebiotic Foods Basko
Section 2 – Veterinary Medicine – Japanese Translation (Hawaii)
9:00AM – 11:50AM Managing Challenging Wounds Campbell
Bite Wounds and Penetrating Injuries
2:00PM – 4:50PM Chronic Renal Disease in Cats: Three Vital Therapies Norsworthy
Section 3 – Vet Technician – Japanese Translation (Molokai)
10:00AM – 11:50AM Top 10 Poisons Affecting Dogs and Cats Lee
Section 4 – Vet Technician (Kauai)
9:00AM – 9:50AM Medicinal Mushrooms and Cancer Basko
10:00AM – 10:50AM Nutrition for Geriatric Pets Basko
11:00AM – 11:50AM Introduction to Complementary Veterinary Care Kangas
2:00PM – 2:50PM Common Zoonotic Considerations Schreibman
3:00PM – 3:50PM Increasing Dental Compliance Niemiec
4:00PM – 4:50PM Bites Wounds and Penetrating Injuries Campbell
5:00PM – 5:50PM Practical Ophthalmology for the Vet Technician Klauss
October 29, 2017 – Sunday
Lab Section for Vet Technicians – Japanese Translation (Territorial I & II)
Sponsored by iM3
9:00AM – NOON Dental Prophylaxis / Periodontal Cleaning in Dog and Cat Stepaniuk
Section 1 – Veterinary Medicine (Prince Jonah)
9:00AM – 11:50AM Helping Charlie: Case Workup for a Weight Loss Cat Norsworthy
2:00PM – 4:50PM Helping Charlie, Part II Norsworthy
5:00PM – 5:50PM Protozoal-Related Mortalities in Hawaiian Monk Seals Barbieri
Section 2 – Veterinary Medicine – Japanese Translation (Hawaii)
9:00AM – 11:50AM What’s New in the Cardiac Literature Rausch
2:00PM – 3:50PM Common Mistakes to Avoid in the Emergency Room Lee
Section 3 – Vet Technician – Japanese Translation (Molokai)
9:00AM – 10:50AM Top 5 Things To Do in ANY Emergency Liss
Section 4 – Vet Technician (Kauai)
9:00AM – 9:50AM Protozoal-Related Mortalities in Hawaiian Monk Seals Barbieri
10:00AM – 11:50AM Top 20 Poisons Affecting Dogs and Cats Lee
2:00PM – 2:50PM Talking to Clients About Heart Disease Rausch
3:00PM – 3:50PM Top 5 Things to Do in ANY Emergency Liss
4:00PM – 4:50PM The First 5 Minutes: Triage and Initial Stabilization Liss
Other Events
Exhibit Hall Hours (Queen Liliuokalani)
October 27, Friday 8:30AM – 5:00PM
October 28, Saturday 8:30AM – 4:00PM
October 29, Sunday 8:30AM – 2:00PM
Lunch Hours (Prince Jonah)
October 27, Friday NOON – 1:00PM
October 28, Saturday NOON – 1:00PM
October 29, Sunday NOON – 1:00PM
Annual Business Meeting (Prince Jonah)
October 28, Saturday 1:00PM – 2:00PM
All HVMA members are invited to attend our annual business meeting
Pupus and Cocktails Party (Prince Jonah)
October 28, Saturday 6:00PM – 8:30PM
Please join us for complimentary pupus (hors d’oeuvres) and Hawaiian entertainment at our annual social gathering. All conference participants are invited. HVMA member attendees may bring a guest at no additional charge. Tickets for all other guests are available for purchase.