2025 MVVMA Speaker Notes

March 5-6, 2025

Wednesday March 5, 2025

Track 1 – Practice Management
Speakers: Beth Scott, Partner, CPA
Ali Todd, Director, CPA

Financial Statements 101
Trends at the Most-Profitable Veterinary Hospitals– No proceedings
Increasing Efficiencies to Create More Profit
Optimizing Practice Performance with KPIs and Budgeting

Track 2 – DVM
Speaker: Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC

DKA in the ER
Fluid Therapy
Practice Pearls for Common Emergencies
CPR Update
Abdominal and Thoracic Trauma
Interesting Cases in Emergency and Critical Care 

Track 3 – CVT
Speaker: Beth Armstrong, CVT, CVBL, CFE, CCFP, CFT, CTP, FT

Understanding Animal Behavior and Low Stress Handling
CVTs Role in Nutritional Recommendations
Triage Sorting the Sick Patients
Developing a Training and Development Program
Dignified End of Life Care Workshop

Thursday March 6, 2025

Track 1 – DVM
Speaker: Jason Pieper, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVD

Dermatology Diagnostics – Old and New 
The Itchy Cat 
Managing the Superficial Pyoderma 
Managing Atopic Dermatitis in Dogs 
Tips and Tricks for Managing Otitis Externa
Common Cutaneous Autoimmune Diseases 
What is Up with Food Allergies 

Track 2 – CVT
Speaker Alyssa Stair, CVT

Capnography for the Veterinary Anesthetist 
Hypotension: The Cause and Effect
Everything But The Kitchen Sink! Utilizing the Entire Anesthetic Protocol
Anesthetist’s Guide to ECGs

Track 3 – Practice Management
Speaker: Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC

How-Money Works: Personal Finance Lecture, Part 1 & 2