AAFP Tracks at Other Conferences
The AAFP is continuing to be recognized as the leader in feline health and education. To this end, the AAFP has continuing education tracks at many other major veterinary conferences throughout the year. Below are the conferences, session titles and speakers. For more information, please visit the individual conference websites.
AVMA Convention 2019 (August 2 - 6, 2019) - Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Elizabeth Colleran, DVM, MS, ABVP (Feline)
- Calm Cat Encounters: Making Better Medicine Possible
Fetch dvm360 (August 23 - 26, 2019) - Kansas City, MO
August 25, 2019
Speaker: Mark Epstein, DVM, DABVP (Canine/Feline), DAAPM, CVPP
- Pain Physiology & Feline Neuropathic Pain Conditions
- Update on NSAIDs & Opioids in Feline Pain Management
- Updates on Adjunctive Pain Modifying Drugs in Cats
- Local Anesthesia and Loco-regional Techniques in Cats
- Peri-Surgical and Chronic Pain Protocols - Mine and Yours
- Pain Clinical Measurement Instruments (CMI's): Concept to Clinic
ACVC (October 14 - 17, 2019) - Atlantic City, NJ
October 15, 2019
Speaker: Kelly St. Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline)
- Feline Blood Pressure Monitoring: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
- Feline Check-ups: Tips for a Less Stressful and More Complete Exam
- Claw Counseling: Living in Harmony with Clawed Cats
- Feline Onychectomy: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
- Optimal Nutrition: The Cornerstone of Healthy Feline Aging
- Understanding and Treating FIC
October 16, 2019
Speaker: Kelly St. Denis, MSc, DVM, DABVP (Feline)
- Preventive Care Programs for the Aging Feline: Let’s Go To The Doctor!
- Feline CKD: A Practical Approach to the IRIS Staging
- Feline CKD: Sound Therapeutic Goals
Speaker: Laura Garrett, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
- Cytology for the Feline Practitioner (Part 1)
- Cytology for the Feline Practitioner (Part 2)
- Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
October 17, 2019
Speaker: Laura Garrett, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
- Top Ten Cat Chemotherapy Tips
- Common Cutaneous Cat Tumors
- Communicating with Cat Owners: Key Concepts for Clients and Clinic Collaboration
- Feline Oncology: Cats Are Not Small Dogs
- A Review and Update on Feline Lymphoma
- Feline Mediastinal Masses: Diagnosis and Treatment Options
Fetch, dvm360 (December 12 - 15, 2019) - San Diego, CA
Speaker: Jamie M. Burkitt Creedon, DVM, DACVECC
- Cats Are Not Chew Toys: Managing Thoracic Trauma in the Emergency Room
- Pnewmocat! Managing Peri- and Post-Anesthetic Complications
- Analgesia for Hospitalized Cats: Life Without Methadone
- Shock Fluid Therapy for Cats
- Dizzying DKA: Updates for the Feline Practitioner
- Emergency Management of Urethral Obstruction: Keeping Them Unblocked
VMX (January 18 - 22, 2020) - Orlando, FL
Speaker: Deborah Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
- Nutrition on Cats: Kittens to Geriatrics
- Kitten Diarrhea
Speaker: Elke Rudloff, DVM, DACVECC, cVMA
- The Diabetic-Ketotic CATastrophe
- Feeding Tubes – How to Place and How to Use
- Urinary Tract Obstruction: Bad to the Stone
Speaker: Deborah Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
- Nutritional Pearls of Wisdom
Speaker: Elke Rudloff, DVM, DACVECC, cVMA
- The Hypoglycemic Crisis
Fetch, dvm360 (April 2 - 5, 2020) - Baltimore, MD
April 4, 2020
Speaker: Sheilah Robertson, BVMS (Hons), PhD, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (WSEL), CVA, MRCVS
- Unraveling the Challenge of Chronic Pain in Cats (Part 1)
- Unraveling the Challenge of Chronic Pain in Cats (Part 2)
- New Approaches to Assessing Acute Feline Pain
- The Big Chill: Why Perioperative Hypothermia is a Cat's Worst Enemy
- End of Life Care: Making Their Life Good Not Just Longer
April 5, 2020
Speaker: Sarah Heath, BVSc DipECAWBM (BM) CCAB FRCVS
- Environmental Optimisation in the Feline Home
- Inter-Cat Tension in Multi-Cat Households
- Assessing Emotional Health in Cats
- "My Cat is Grumpy": Understanding Pain Related Behavioural Changes
- Behavioural Considerations in Feline Obesity and Weight Loss
- Taking a Behavioural History When Investigating Feline Medicine Cases
CVE Feline Medicine Distance Education (February 1, 2020 - November 2021)
This intensive online course is designed to reinforce, deepen and broaden your knowledge of feline medicine in a practical, interactive and enjoyable way. RACE approved for 344 CE Credits.
Speakers: Jessica Quimby, BA (Anthropology & Zoology), DVM, DACVIM, PhD and Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline)