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MVMA Spring Meeting 2025Friday, May 2, 2025 9:00am-4:00pm Register here!Track 1: Small Animal Cardiology (6 CEUs)Speaker: Etienne Côté DVM, DACVIM; University of Prince Edward Island, Canada Dr. Côté has contributed to the training of over 1,000 veterinary students, developed Canada’s second veterinary cardiology residency program, authored 43 peer-reviewed articles, and established a simulated client program to enhance clinical communication skills. He is best known as editor of the Clinical Veterinary Advisor and co-editor of Ettinger’s Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine. A 2015 3M National Teaching Fellow, Dr. Côté is committed to teaching in classrooms, laboratories, and clinical rotations. His favorite quote: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” – Albert Einstein This course will provide veterinarians in small and mixed animal practice with an update on practical, applicable topics in day-to-day cardiology. Specifically, emphasis will be placed on latest developments in cardiovascular diagnosis, cardiac pharmacology and treatment selection, and prognostication. An interactive environment will be prioritized, with participants encouraged to ask questions and share their experience and current methods of practice. Track 2: MeCHAP - Enhancing dairy cow and calf quality of life throughout the lifecycle - Large Animal (6 CEUs)Speaker: Kate Creutzinger, BS, MS, PhD, University of Vermont Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
This course will provide veterinarians in large animal practice with an update on practical, science-based information on dairy cow-calf management. Specifically, emphasis will be on cow-calf contact, success with surplus calf management, managing the maternity pen to make calving more comfortable, and considerations of painful experiences for pain management. Participants encouraged to ask questions and share their experience and current methods of practice. This track is sponsored by the Maine Cattle Health Assurance Program and in collaboration with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Animal Health Program. Schedule7:30-8:30am Exhibitor set up Attendees Register HerePLATINUM SPONSOR
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Dr. Etienne Côté is a Professor of Companion Animal Medicine at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. A veterinary cardiologist, his expertise spans cardiovascular diseases across species, veterinarian-client communication, and the overlap between human and animal heart diseases.
Dr. Kate Creutzinger is an assistant professor at the University of Vermont, specializing in dairy cattle welfare and management. She earned her PhD and Bachelor of Science from The Ohio State University and her Master of Science from the University of Saskatchewan. Her research focuses on improving the quality of life for agricultural animals, with a particular emphasis on dairy cow-calf contact, surplus dairy calves, and maternal behavior. Before joining the University of Vermont in 2024, she was an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Vermont.
