About the Conference
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 2–3, 2024 | Time: 7:30 a.m – 5 p.m. (Central)
Credits: 16 CE hours (additional CE hours when also enrolling in RECOVER courses)
Registration Details
Early-bird Registration:
DVM: $
Technician: $
Regular Registration:
DVM: $
Technician: $
Late Registration:
DVM: $
Technician: $
RECOVER* Registration:
DVM: $
Technician: $
*Conference registration is required to attend RECOVER.
Before attending the in-person laboratory sessions, you must complete the online portions of the training.
Overview
A favorite annual offering from Veterinary Continuing Education (CE) at Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), join us for the Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) Conference at the Veterinary & Biomedical Education Complex (VBEC) in College Station, Texas.
With various presentations spanning diverse topics, whether you’re an intern, resident, private practitioner, or board-certified ECC specialist, you will find worthwhile nuggets you can use immediately. Topics covered will include Veterinary CPR and controlled substances (meets Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners [TBVME] requirements for opioid training).
Join our keynote speaker, Dr. Ian DeStefano from the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, along with several VMBS faculty members/Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) clinicians—including members of the VMTH ECC service.
Agenda
Saturday, Nov. 2
| 7:30 – 8 a.m. | CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8 – 8:50 a.m. | Dr. Ian DeStefano Topic TBD Description |
| 9 – 9:50 a.m. | Dr. Ian DeStefano Topic TBD Description |
| 9:50 – 10:10 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:10 – 11 a.m. | Dr. Ian DeStefano Topic TBD Description |
| 11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Dr. Ian DeStefano Topic TBD Description |
| 12 – 1 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1 – 1:50 p.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
| 2 – 2:50 p.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
| 2:50 – 3:10 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:10 – 5 p.m. | Dr. Carly Patterson & Dr. Amy Savarino Veterinary Opioids: Texas Board Rules & Federal Laws Concerning Controlled Substances A basic understanding of opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, as well as inventory recordkeeping and security requirements. Federal regulations concerning labeling, use, compounding, recordkeeping, and security of prescription of controlled drugs are addressed. This session meets the 2 hours of opioid training requirements of the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME). |
Sunday, Nov. 3
| 7:30 – 8 a.m. | CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST |
| 8 – 8:50 a.m. | Dr. Ian DeStefano Topic TBD Description |
| 9 – 9:50 a.m. | Dr. Ian DeStefano Topic TBD Description |
| 9:50 – 10:10 a.m. | BREAK |
| 10:10 – 11 a.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
| 11 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
| 12 – 1 p.m. | LUNCH |
| 1 – 1:50 p.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
| 2 – 2:50 p.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
| 2:50 – 3:10 p.m. | BREAK |
| 3:10 – 4 p.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
| 4:10 – 5 p.m. | Speaker TBD Topic TBD Description |
RECOVER Basic Life Support & Advanced Life Support Courses
Saturday, Nov. 2
| 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Instructor TBD RECOVER Basic Life Support (BLS) |
| 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. | Instructor TBD RECOVER Basic Life Support (BLS) |
Sunday, Nov. 3
| 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Instructors TBD RECOVER Advanced Life Support (ALS) |
- Before attending the in-person laboratory sessions of these courses, you must complete the online RECOVER CPR training.
- Please note that refunds cannot be issued for this purchase. Once registered in the RECOVER CPR database, your certification process cannot be transferred or canceled.
- Please wear comfortable clothing in which you can safely and easily perform CPR (e.g., scrubs).
- Correctly performed CPR requires moderate physical effort.
- If you have any limitations that could impact your ability to perform two minutes of compressions while standing or kneeling, please describe them in the comment section during registration.
- Our instructors can make accommodations for most candidates.
- If you have any limitations that could impact your ability to perform two minutes of compressions while standing or kneeling, please describe them in the comment section during registration.
About the Keynote Speaker
Ian DeStefano, DVM, DACVECC
Dr. DeStefano grew up in Massachusetts, near the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine campus. After attending veterinary school in California, he returned to the East Coast for a rotating small animal internship. Subsequently, he was an emergency clinician in a busy private practice for several years. He then pursued residency training in emergency and critical care at Tufts and became a faculty member thereafter.
He has several roles at the Cummings School but largely serves as faculty in the emergency and critical care (ECC) service, overseeing and teaching veterinary students, rotating intern doctors, and ECC residents treating small animals. Dr. DeStefano also participates in hospital committee work, co-chairing the Infection Control & Antimicrobial Stewardship Team (ICAST) alongside Dr. Claire Fellman. Together, the ICAST group provides a resource for the hospital regarding infection control measures, as well as working together on antimicrobial stewardship research in various avenues. This partnership is a joint effort with stakeholders from the Tufts Medical Center in Boston and is truly a One Health collaborative team.
Dr. DeStefano’s research interests include infectious disease/antimicrobial stewardship, as well as disorders of coagulation and fibrinolysis, to name a few.
Contact Information
Veterinary Continuing Education | Tel: 979.845.9102 | Email: vetmedce@tamu.edu