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23rd February 2021

2:00-5:00 PM CDT

The Struggle is Real: Managing Diabetes Mellitus and Navigating Another Doctor's Mistakes

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Speakers

Get all your questions answered live by internationally renowned experts – right from the comfort of your home!

Charlotte Lacroix

DVM

Laura A. Nafe

DVM, MS Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM)

Matt Haight

RVT, Internal Medicine

Erik Hofmeister

DVM, DACVAA, DECVAA, MA, MS

S. Dru Forrester

DVM, MS, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine)

Event Schedule

Enjoy FREE high-quality veterinary CE! Grab your favorite beverage and join us for these 4 exciting lectures!

The pre-show countdown begins at 13:30 CST

Dealing with Another Doctor’s Mistake: What to Tell the Client

Speakers: Charlotte Lacroix , DVM
When confronted by a mistake, especially one by another veterinarian, ethical dilemmas arise. There are thresholds to be considered, facts to be discovered and speaking points available for these situations. Reviewing a colleague potential error can involve speaking with the client and performing your own assessment, both of which can raise concerns on their own or collaboratively together. Client will want to be acknowledged for their pain and what happened to their animal. Knowing the right way to acknowledge this and preserve their view of your professional relationship is vital to your reputation and business.
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What is New in the World of Diabetes Mellitus Monitoring?

Speaker: Laura A. Nafe DVM, MS Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM) and Matt Haight, RVT, Internal Medicine
In this talk, we will discuss various methods of monitoring glucose regulation in small animal diabetes mellitus patients. The focus will be on the benefits and value of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) with discussion related to indications and interpretation of CGM. Time will also be spent discussing other monitoring strategies.
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Anesthesia for Diabetic Patients

Speaker: Erik Hofmeister, DVM, DACVAA, DECVAA, MA, MS
Participants will review the pathophysiology of diabetes, pharmacologic principles of anesthesia, and the interaction between anesthesia and diabetes. Participants will be able to explain what effects anesthesia has on diabetic patients and how to manage those effects. Participants will be able to create an anesthetic plan for a diabetic patient, manage the patient during anesthesia, and successful recover the patient.
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Getting Off to a Great Start with Your Diabetic Patients

Speaker: S. Dru Forrester, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine)
This presentation provides guidelines for a successful outcome when managing newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus in cats or dogs. It focuses on the 3 Cs: communication, consistency, and customization. You’ll hear practical tips about educational resources, implementing insulin therapy, selecting a nutritional plan as well as importance of meeting the needs of each individual patient and their family. The goal is for you to take away at least one thing you can implement right away in your practice to improve the care of your diabetic patients.
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A short break: 16:20-16:25 CDT

Live Q&A session with the speakers

Get all your questions answered from our panel of expert speakers in a fully-interactive, live online sessions!
Speaker: Dr. Charlotte Lacroix, Dr. Laura A. Nafe, Matt Haight, Dr. Erik Hofmeister, Dr. S. Dru Forrester

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Charlotte Lacroix
DVM
Charlotte Lacroix, DVM, JD owns Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc., a national consulting firm advising on veterinary business and legal issues. Beginning her career as an equine veterinarian, she transitioned to law to advocate for veterinarians. With over 20 years of experience assisting veterinarians in all areas, her expertise is companion and large animal and multi-specialty practices.
Dr. Lacroix lectures extensively on business and legal issues and facilitates continuing education seminars nationwide. Topics include succession planning, practices sales, employment and other contract negotiations, malpractice, medical records/informed consents, ethics, animal welfare, drugs and biologics, and human resources. Dr. Lacroix volunteers for organizations including AVMA, AAHA, AAEP, NJVMA and PVMA. She was the 2014-2015 President of NAVC, is currently Board member of the Veterinary Innovation Council and Veterinary Virtual Care Association.
Laura A. Nafe
DVM, MS Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM)

Laura Nafe obtained her DVM from the University of Missouri in 2009. She then went on to complete a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at North Carolina State University before completing a residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Missouri in 2013.

She worked at the University of Wisconsin as a clinical instructor in small animal internal medicine for 1 year prior to becoming an Assistant Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at Oklahoma State University. She worked at Oklahoma State for 6 years (2014-2020) prior to becoming a faculty member at the University of Missouri. Her clinical and research interests include respiratory disease, vector-borne disease, and immune-mediated disease.

Matt Haight
RVT, Internal Medicine
Matt Haight is a 1990 graduate of Kirkwood community college Cedar Rapids Iowa. He have been with University of Missouri since 1992 where he started in the intensive care unit. He worked there for approximately nine years. He then moved to internal medicine. He have been there since. Some of his responsibilities include Assisting with endoscopy’s maintaining endoscopy equipment. He manage the blood donor program and help instruct third and fourth your veterinary students on how to do simple procedures. Bone marrow‘s, joint taps, phlebotomy, and cystocentesis are a few of the clinical tasks he instruct.
Erik Hofmeister
DVM, DACVAA, DECVAA, MA, MS
Dr. Hofmeister is a Professor of Anesthesia at Auburn University.
S. Dru Forrester
DVM, MS, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine)
Dr. S. Dru Forrester received her DVM from Auburn University and completed an internship, small animal internal medicine residency, and M.S. degree at Texas A&M University. She has been a faculty member at Texas A&M University, Virginia Tech, and Western University of Health Sciences and served in a variety of academic roles (Full Professor, Chief of Small Animal Medicine, Director of Student Affairs, and Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Programs).
She joined Hill’s Pet Nutrition in 2005 and currently serves as Director of Global Scientific Affairs. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Kansas State University. Her primary areas of interest are small animal internal medicine (renal, urinary, endocrine), clinical nutrition, and teaching/communication excellence. Dru is passionate about helping others learn and has received numerous teaching awards, including the national Norden/Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award. Dru lives in Lawrence, Kansas with her husband (veterinary anesthesiologist, and now a clinical psychologist). Her daughter is currently a second year veterinary student at Texas A&M University. Dru’s personal interests include martial arts (5th degree black belt, taekwondo), tennis, photography, learning languages, and supporting University of Kansas women’s basketball.