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Staff Retention: Compensation, Benefits and Growth

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In this session:  Brandon Hess, CVPM, CCFP, SHRM-CP shares appropriate compensation and benefits being offered. Additionally, attendees will learn how they can (financially) be more competitive with pay and benefits.

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Seizures in General Practice: What to Do in the First 60 Minutes

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In this session: There are a number of things that can be confused for a seizure, and Sheila Carrera-Justiz, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology),  goes over ways to distinguish a seizure vs other conditions. She also reviews initial stabilization and diagnostics, what you need in the first 15 minutes, and discusses underlying causes of seizures and longer-term management of seizures.

OA pain management: How three vets treated their own dogs

Results from recent research are being replicated in real-world veterinary practice and are highlighted in the following case studies by veterinary specialists who use the same approach in their practices and with their own pets.

Practice Management

The case for the veterinary sabbatical

'The irony is our profession has become increasingly concerned with burnout while remaining surprisingly uncomfortable discussing one of the most effective ways to interrupt it: prolonged time away from the work itself.'

Building trust around costs

Discuss insurance, third-party payment tools, and financial planning in a clear, compassionate way that supports informed decision-making without adding pressure or discomfort.

The next leap in veterinary AI: Clinical companions

General-purpose AI tools can produce polished, confident answers in seconds, but in clinical medicine, confidence is not the same as reliability. A tool that sounds authoritative but draws from unclear, outdated, incomplete, or nonveterinary sources can create more risk than value.