August 2 - 6, 2017 'A True Family Oriented Veterinary Experience' on the beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina' DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront (formerly ) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Click Here to Download the 2017 Sun N Fun Veterinary Conference Flyer Coming Soon 'Enjoy your last family vacation before school starts!' - “A Holistic Veterinary Medicine Tract” Speakers Paul Bloom, DVM Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, Canine and Feline Specialty David Bradley, DVM, FASLMS Donna M. Raditic DVM, DACVN, CVA Labs Basic Orthopedics Fracture Repair & Corrective Osteotomies Lab (August 2: 8am-4pm) Cranial Cruciate Ligament Stabilization Lab (August 3: 8am-4pm) Class By (FULL) Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM) Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 7:00-7:50AM Speaker: Dr. Lauren Charles, DVM Theme: CVM’s FY18 theme “Peace” based on Isaiah 52:7 On-Site Registration Now Open! You can now register On-Site by Veterinarians $360 Technician, Receptionists, Support Staff $170 One (1) Day Registraion is now available for $175!

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Register On-Site during the Conference! Sun N Fun Veterinary August 2 - 6, 2017 DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront (formerly ) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Schedule Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Registration 12 noon - 6pm - Exhibit Hall: Setup only Speaker Room Topic Protecting Human and Animal Health: Veterinarian’s Expanding Role The Veterinarian’s Oath calls on all veterinarians to protect animal health and prevent suffering, and to use scientific knowledge for the benefit of society. Veterinarians play critical roles in the health of animals, humans and the environment. With changes in FDA rules on the use of antibiotics in food animals, their responsibilities are expanding. This presentation takes a close look at the Veterinarian’s Oath in practice and key differences in the ethics and science that drive care for companion animals versus today’s food animals and what they mean to human health and animal welfare. Silent Install Builder Full Free Download here.

We will cover: • Why what’s best for a food animal may be what’s best for the herd. • Why the ethics behind the use of health management tools, including antibiotics, are different for food animals versus pets. • How different housing systems affect the welfare of pregnant sows, and the AVMA and AASV positions about the role of the caretaker in animal well-being. • Why pain management tools and practices are different for food animals versus pets.

Raditic DVM, DACVN, CVA SEE SPOT, FEED SPOT Learn to use nutrition for the chronic canine diseases and the patient ‘at risk’. We recognize ‘food responsive diseases’ as not only obese/overweight, but for canine breeds ‘at risk’ for chronic dermatological and gastrointestinal diseases. Using nutritional management for weight management, food allergy/canine atopy, chronic enteropathy and inflammatory bowel disease will be presented. We also will challenge the astute practitioner to identify patients ‘at risk’ for these disease states and to use nutritional intervention to proactively prevent them.

CANINE CANCER CONUNDRUM Despite the limited nutritional research in canine oncology patients, providing nutritional counseling is welcomed by owners and can improve quality of life. Some basic nutritional principles can be applied to select best diets for your cancer patients. THINKING OUTSIDE THE LITTERBOX Nutrition plays an important role in managing feline chronic kidney diseases.

The nutrients of concerns and current feline therapeutic veterinary renal diets will be discussed. If the renal diet is not accepted, the practitioner needs to understand medical therapies and other diet options that they can use to manage the feline with chronic kidney disease. SUPPLEMENT YOUR PRACTICE The NCCIH has reported that more than half of Americans are taking supplements.

Similarly pet owners are looking to use herbs and dietary supplements (HDS) for their pets. The practitioner can be challenged to understand and use them in clinical practice today. Evidence based medicine and the use of HDS for osteoarthritis, lower urinary tract disease, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer will be presented. Going Needle Free; What's the Point? Oncology Overview Fine Needle Aspirates; Tips and Techniques Sponsored by ASAP How Veterinarians Can Become Invincible to Lawsuits & Save Thousands in Taxes OBJECTIVES: • Structure practice for lawsuit protection and prevention. • Reduce liability insurance costs. • Minimize taxes.