Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry) Homestead Road Wamego, Kansas 66547

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1 Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS-H (Internal Medicine, Dentistry) Homestead Road Wamego, Kansas cell Education and Credentials Licensed Veterinary Technician, 1996 Certified Veterinary Technician, 2010 Veterinary Technician Specialist Nutrition, 2013 Veterinary Technician Specialist (honorary) Internal Medicine, 2011 Veterinary Technician Specialist (honorary) Dentistry, 2012 University of Maine, Orono, Maine, MEd., 1989 Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, MS, 1987 University of Maine, Orono, Maine, BS, 1986 Professional Profile Veterinary professional with 25+ years of relationship building and networking throughout the veterinary profession; initiated and developed long term relationships within veterinary medicine and with national, regional, specialty, and state veterinary conferences. Invited educator of nutrition, preventive medicine, veterinary technology, leadership, and team utilization. Areas of Expertise - Strong relationship building skills and ability to communicate effectively - Strong educational skills, teaching a variety of audiences through a variety of mediums - RACE Approved Nutrition and preventive medicine CE provider for Veterinarians and Technicians - Ability to work with and lead cross functional teams - Collaborate with national, regional, specialty, and state veterinary and veterinary technician conferences to develop and advance educational content at annual conferences. - Expansive network of colleagues within the veterinary, technician, and conference professions. - Authored peer reviewed articles in professional journals. - Authored textbooks and chapters relating to nutrition, professional development, team utilization - Internationally invited speaker. - Proficiency in excel, power point, word, Blackboard, WebEx, and SAP. - Strong analytical/decision making, communication, and cross organizational skills. Professional Experience Independent Nutritional Consultant, 2011 present - Provide nutritional consultations for veterinary hospitals and healthcare teams. - Author nutritional articles, provide seminars/presentations, etc. - Species = small animal, large animal, avian, exotic Brief Media, October 2014 present Director of Nursing (Clinician s Brief, Veterinary Team Brief, Plumb s Therapeutic Brief) Editor, Veterinary Team Brief Merial Technician Champion, 2015 present Presenter, Educator - Educate veterinary teams on communicating important points to team members and clients in the categories of heartworm disease and prevention, parasites, and dentistry. - LafeberVet.com, April 2012 present Contributor/educator Consultant - Author of nutrition related articles for avian and exotic animals - Consultant to Lafeber Company and Emeraid Critical Care Nutrition brand National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, November, present

2 Editor- in-chief, The NAVTA Journal Assistant Editor- in-chief, The NAVTA Journal - Oversee the production journal including advertising, editorial board, layout, etc. Produced seven times per year bi-monthly and special convention issue. Western Veterinary Conference, 2016 present Education Manager, Technician - Plan technician tracks for WVC annual conference. - Work with the WVC conference team and a multi-functional education manager team VetMedTeam, Instructor, January 2012 present - Teach courses in basic principles of animal nutrition and advanced principles of animal nutrition. Approved provider of CE (RACE) for veterinarians and technicians. This is an international on-line continuing education program. VSPN Instructor, January 2012 present - Provide nutrition education to veterinarians and technicians. Approved provider of CE (RACE) for veterinarians and technicians. Provide discussions and facilitate discussions regarding topics in veterinary nutrition with an international audience. VSPN Board Moderator, January 2012 present - Monitor the nutrition and toxicology message boards to answer questions related to these topics, as well as nutrition in Equine, Avian, and Exotic animals. Wright Career College, April, 2013 April, 2015 Adjunct Professor - Online education for veterinary technology program - Instructor Nutrition, Clinical Applications, SCNAVTA Advisor, etc. Hill s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, 6/04-7/14 Veterinary Technician Specialist, Professional Affairs Department Hill s Pet Nutrition, Inc., Portland, Maine 1998 to 6/04 Territory Manager 1998 to 2001 Senior Territory Manager 2001 to 2002 Business Account Manager, Corporate Veterinary Accounts 2002 to 6/2004 North Windham Veterinary Clinic, Windham, Maine 1995 to 1998 Head Veterinary Technician Gray New Gloucester Animal Hospital, Gray, Maine 1993 to 1996 Veterinary Technician 1996 Veterinary Assistant 1993 to 1995 Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine 1992 to 1995 Poison Specialist, Maine Poison Center - Responsibilities include responding to and triaging incoming calls to state of Maine poison center, dealing with human and animal poisonings. - Educational outreach, medical treatment and/or referral, etc. Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine 1989 to 1992 Psychologist, Acute Psychiatry, Emergency Department - Responsible for evaluating and finding appropriate treatment for those individuals presenting to the Emergency Department in psychiatric crisis. - Responsible for working with those individuals and families that present to Emergency department and/or the level 1 Trauma Unit in need of urgent and follow up care. Professional Association Memberships - Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians Founder & President - American College of Veterinary Nutrition Technician liaison - American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition - Member & Technician liaison

3 - American Animal Hospital Association Leadership Council & Technician Advisory Board - American Animal Hospital Association Past Chair of the Conference Development Committee - American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians - Association of Avian Veterinarians Technician Member - American Veterinary Dental Society - Association of Veterinary Technician Educators (AVTE) - Fear Free Advisory Board - International Society for Sports Nutrition - International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management - Kansas Animal Response Team (KS SART) - Kansas Veterinary Technician Association President, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board - National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI) Staff Utilization Committee - National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC) - National Association of Professional Women - National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA) NAVTA Journal Editor-in-Chief Communications Director Ambassador CVTS, Past Chair - Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians - Partners for Healthy Pets Board & Technician Speaker - Pet Nutrition Alliance Executive Board Member - Pet Nutrition Alliance Education tools committee - Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians - Society of Veterinary Medical Ethics - Board member - Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society - Veterinary Cancer Society - VetPartners - Veterinary Team Brief - Advisory Board - Veterinary Technician Cancer Society Honors - North American Veterinary Conference Technician Speaker of the Year 2013, Western Veterinary Conference Technician Speaker of the Year Finalist 2012, Veterinary Technician Specialist Internal Medicine Honorary - Veterinary Technician Specialist Dentistry Honorary - Dr. Franklin M. Loew Lecture Series Invited Lecturer April, NAVTA Veterinary Technician of the Year Award Hillsborough Community College Pinning Ceremony Keynote Speaker April, Mt. Ida College Commencement Keynote Speaker May, Featured on the cover of The NAVTA Journal Fall Featured on the cover of Veterinary Technician Journal March Cambridge Who s Who of Executives and Professionals VIP award National Association of Professional Women Woman of the Year International Women s Leadership Association Community & Volunteer Activities - Mother Teresa Catholic Church Lector, Eucharistic Minister - National Weather Service Storm Spotter North East & Central Kansas - American Meterological Society Member - 4-H member and Veterinary Services co-leader - Wamego Recreation youth sports coach - Wamego Recreation Department Advisory Committee

4 Publications TEXTBOOKS: Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Wiley Blackwell, May, 2015 (w/ann Wortinger) Preventive medicine Pediatric Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Wiley Blackwell, In process, 2017 Nutrition Chapter Rehabilitation for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Wiley Blackwell, Fall, 2016 Nutrition Chapter Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Wiley Blackwell, October 2014 Textbook for the Veterinary Assistant Wiley Blackwell, June 2014(with Lori Renda-Francis) Nutrition Chapter Large Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses Wiley Blackwell, June 2014 Veterinary Technicians Daily Reference Guide Nutrition Editor Wiley Blackwell, May 2014 Gastrointestinal Disease - chapter Textbook for Internal Medicine Technicians, July 2012 Owner Education & Compliance - chapter Practical Weight Management in Dogs and Cats Textbook, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 ARTICLES: Nutritional Assessment in a Cat with Congestive Heart Failure (with Dr. Lisa Freeman) Clinician s Brief, August, 2016 Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Nutrition RVT Journal, Summer 2016 Chronic Diarrhea in a Dog & Nutritional Implications (with Dr. Marge Chandler) Clinician s Brief, May 2016 Innovation in Practice: Nutrition Protocols on the Veterinary Hospital Products in Brief, January, 2016 Nutritional Considerations in Allergic Skin Disease (With V. Ograin) The NAVTA Journal, Convention Issue, 2016 Preventing Periodontal Disease through Homecare (With E. Lowery, DVM, PhD) The NAVTA Journal, December/January, 2016 Educating Clients when Using a New Procedure Veterinary Team Brief, October, 2015

5 New Nutritional Approaches for FIC The RVT Journal, Summer, 2015 Heat Stroke Veterinary Team Brief, August, 2015 Equine Nutrition Canadian Vet Tech, Summer, 2015 Examination Room Do s and Don t s Veterinary Team Brief, January, 2015 The Dreaded Question: What should I feed my Pet? Clinician s Brief, January, 2015 FIC: Why all the Stress? The NAVTA Journal, Convention Issue, 2015 Nutritional case management and calculations (w/ Ann Wortinger) Canadian Vet Tech, Winter 2015 Preventive Care for Geriatric Patients Clinician s Brief, December, 2014 Practice protocol: Geriatric Patients Clinician s Brief, December, 2014 Endocrine Disease: Explaining the Importance of Nutrition to Clients Veterinary Team Brief, September, 2014 Proper Nutrition: Is the New Emphasis a Fad? Veterinary Team Brief, June, 2014 Cats with Lower Urinary Tract Signs - How can you Help? International Veterinary Student Association, Newsletter Summer 2014 Beginning Nutrition for Companion Birds The RVT Journal, Summer 2014 Fish Oils and Fatty Acids in the Cardiac Patient The NAVTA Journal, February/March, 2014 Onboarding a New Hire to Ensure a Positive Veterinary Team Outcome Veterinary Team Brief, February 2014 FLUTD: Using Nutrition to Go with the Flow The NAVTA Journal, Convention Issue, 2014 The 5th Vital Assessment: Healthcare Team Implementation The NAVTA Journal, Convention Issue, 2014 Equine Obesity and the Healthcare team TECH News, Summer 2013 Becoming a Great Veterinary Technician Veterinary Team Brief, May 2013 The 5th Vital Assessment: Healthcare Team Implementation The NAVTA Journal, April/May, 2013 Feline IBD: Pathophysiology, Treatment Goals, and Client Communication TECH News, Winter 2013

6 Pet Food Labels: Unraveling the Fine Print Lafebervet.com, January, 2013 Why is Rocky so Stocky? Obesity is a disease! The NAVTA Journal, Convention Issue, 2013 Alternative & Raw Foods: What Do We Know? Canadian Veterinary Journal, Winter 2012 Critical Care Nutrition Canadian Veterinary Technician Journal, Fall 2012 Cats and Carbohydrates What should Fluffy Eat? Canadian Veterinary Technician Journal, Summer 2012 Using Your Technicians: Creating the Strongest Team Exceptional Veterinary Team February, 2012 Microchipping - The Importance of Microchipping and Discussing with Clients Exceptional Veterinary Team March, 2012 DiSC-overing the Key to Highly Effective Teams - with Dr. Lowery Exceptional Veterinary Team May, 2012 Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! The NAVTA Journal, Jan/Feb 2012 A Team Approach to Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism Canadian Veterinary Journal, Winter 2012 Feline Hyperthyroidism: Successful Patient Management The NAVTA Journal Convention Issue, January 2012 Equine Nutrition Canadian Veterinary Technician Journal, Fall 2011 Age Appropriate Eats: What to feed pets Healthy Pet, Fall 2011 Canned vs. Dry Which should Fluffy Eat? Veterinary Technician Journal, January 2011 Managing Osteoarthritis in Pets The NAVTA Journal Convention Issue, January 2011 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease Veterinary Technician Life Website, October 2010 The Amazing Liver: Nutritional Management of the Hepatic Patient Canadian Vet Technician Journal, Fall 2010 Therapeutic Foods and Nutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy Veterinary Technician Journal, April 2010 New Approaches to Managing your Overweight Patients Canadian Vet Technician Journal, April 2010 Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Nutritional Management of Cognitive Dysfunction The NAVTA Journal Convention Issue, 2010 The Management of Malnutrition through the use of Parenteral Nutrition Canadian Vet Technician Journal, August 2009

7 Dental Considerations for the Geriatric Horse The NAVTA Journal Spring 2009, co-authored with Dr. Ellen Logan Successful Dental Homecare: Selecting the appropriate regimen for clients The NAVTA Journal Convention Issue, 2009, co-authored with Dr. Ellen Logan The Path to Managing Weight in Pets KVTA Newsletter, Spring 2009 Monthly Column in Firstline Dear Kara 2008 to 2009 Clinical Nutrition The Buzz on Nutrigenomics Veterinary Technician, August 2008 Nutrigenomics and the Healthcare Team The NAVTA Journal, Summer 2008 Nutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy Veterinary Cancer Society Newsletter, Winter 2008 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease The NAVTA Journal Convention Issue, 2008 Veterinary Technicians Roundtable on Oral Care Firstline, October 2007 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease The NAVTA Journal, Fall 2007, co-authored with Dr. D. Forrester Successful Dental Homecare: Selecting the appropriate regimen for clients The NAVTA Journal, Winter 2007, co-authored with Dr. Ellen Logan Weight Management and Nutrition A roundtable on Effective Strategies for Technicians Veterinary Technician, June 2006 Managing Overweight or Obese Pets Veterinary Technician, June 2006 Oral Health in Pets: Home Care and Dietary Considerations Veterinary Technician, April 2006 Nutritional Management of Inflammatory Skin Disorders Veterinary Technician, November 2005 Nutritional Management of Cancer Tech News, Canada, Fall 2005 The CRAFT of Quality Care A Technician Roundtable of Effective Compliance VeterinaryTechnician, March 2005

8 Presentations North American Veterinary Conference, January, 2016 GI Strife: Acute GI GI Strife: IBD GI Strife: ARF Semi-Elemental Nutrition in Critical Care Patients Fatty Acids in Disease Management Nutrition and Renal Disease PHP: Tools for the Owner in Preventive Medicine PHP: Tools for the healthcare team in Preventive Medicine PHP: Success Stories Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association Conference, November 2015 FLUTD New Nutritional Approaches to Managing Pet Food Labels Feline Nutrition - Cats are not Small Dogs! Critical Care Nutrition Bring back the Bounce: OA in patients American College of Veterinary Surgeon s Symposium, October, 2015 Surgical Nutrition International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium, September 2015 GI disease Association of Veterinary Technician Educators, August 2015 Communicating the Fear Free Initiative and implementing into existing protocols American Veterinary Medical Association Conference, July 2015 Chronic Kidney Disease - getting picky patients to eat Omega-3 fatty acids and disease management Pet Food Labels Cancer Cachexia VTS Panel discussion Communicating importance of Heartworm prevention Western Veterinary Conference Technician Symposium, June 2015 You can do it! ACVIM, June 2015 Equine Obesity

9 Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Nutrition Feeding Tubes and Advanced Nutritional Calculations Workshop (w/ A. Wortinger, LVT, VTS) New York Veterinary Medical Association Conference, May, 2015 FLUTD New Nutritional Approaches to Managing Chronic Kidney Disease - getting picky patients to eat Omega-3 fatty acids and disease management Bring back the Bounce: OA in patients Pet Food Labels Feline IBD Nutritional Management of Pancreatitis Mississippi Valley Veterinary Medical Association Conference, March, 2015 Feline Nutrition - Cats are not Small Dogs! Pet Food Labels Demystifying the package Chronic Kidney Disease getting your Picky Patients to Eat Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - New Nutritional Approaches Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians, February 2015 Feline Nutrition - Cats are not Small Dogs! Pet Food Labels Demystifying the package Fatty acids and Disease Management Tips, Tools, and the Tech s Role in Nutrition cases Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association Conference, 2015 Snort, Grunt, Oink - What to feed the Pot Bellied Pig Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Management vs. Conflict avoidance Pts. 1 & 2 Myths and Misconceptions of nutrition Implementing nutrition into practice Pet Food labels Western Veterinary Conference, February 2015 Partners for Healthy Pets - Implementing the Initiative (PHP) Nutrition in Preventive medicine (PHP) Dentistry in Preventive medicine (PHP) Preventive Senior Care Let s Start at the Beginning North American Veterinary Conference, January, 2015 Equine Nutrition Masterclass - Nutritional Case Management Masterclass Feeding Tubes Nutrition in Preventive medicine Dentistry in Preventive medicine Preventive medicine Writing for Publication NAVTA Webinar, December, 2014 Keeping the Family and Pet Bond strong through the Senior Years AAHA, Webinar Series, October/November 2014 Nutrition is a Team Sport 3 part series with Dr. Julie Churchill Wild West Veterinary Conference, October 2014 Lead the Way - the Who, What, How of personal leadership Get Real! Understanding Emotional Intelligence The Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Avoidance vs. Conflict Management Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations

10 Equine Clinical Nutrition Avian Nutrition International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium, September 2014 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - New Nutritional Approaches Nutritional Case Management and Mathematical Calculations (with A. Wortinger) Pennsylvania VMA, August 2014 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - New Nutritional Approaches Feline Nutrition - Cats are not Small Dogs! Nutritional Management of Pancreatitis Feline IBD Pathophysiology, Treatment Goals, & Client Communication Refeeding After Critical Illness Chronic Kidney Disease Getting your Picky patients to Eat AVMA, July 2014 Critical Care Nutrition Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease - New Nutritional Approaches Feline Nutrition - Cats are not Small Dogs! Lost in Translation! Effective Communication Skills (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) The Choice is Yours (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Who's the Boss? Personal Leadership (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Climb On - Driving Team Effectiveness (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Pacific Coast Veterinary Conference, June, 2014 Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life Critical Care: Avoid Malnutrition: Parenteral Nutrition Parenteral nutrition Refeeding Syndrome Nutrition for Weight management Nutritional Management of Pancreatitis Equine Nutrition ACVIM, June 2014 Managing Cardiac Disease Nutritionally FLUTD New Nutritional Approaches to Managing Feeding the Performance Athlete Canine and Feline (w/ A. Wortinger, LVT, VTS) Feeding Tubes and Advanced Nutritional Calculations Workshop (w/ A. Wortinger, LVT, VTS) University of Minnesota Advanced Continuing Education Program (ACE), May 2014 Technician Nutritional Consults and Setting-up a Weight Loss Program in your Practice - part 1 & 2 Animal Health Technicians Association of British Columbia, Canada, April, 2014 Critical care nutrition Malnourished patients - Enteral & parenteral nutrition American Animal Hospital Association, March 2014 Tech Lunch: FLUTD Partners for Healthy Pets - Implementing the Initiative (PHP) Nutrition in Preventive medicine (PHP) Dentistry in Preventive medicine (PHP) Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association Conference, 2014 Feline Nutrition - Cats are not small dogs Pet Food Labels Pediatric Nutrition

11 FLUTD - New News Vet Tech Specialties Western Veterinary Conference, February 2014 Partners for healthy Pets - Implementing the Initiative (PHP) Nutrition in Preventive medicine (PHP) Dentistry in Preventive medicine (PHP) Workshop: Technician Specialties Tech Lunch: FLUTD Feline IBD Pathophysiology, Treatment Goals, & Client Communication Feline Nutrition - Cats are not small dogs Feline Osteoarthritis Kitten nutrition North American Veterinary Conference, January, 2014 Building a nutrition Plan in your Hospital Writing for Publication (NAVTA Symposium) Preventive medicine Overview (PHP) Preventive medicine Nutrition (PHP) Technician Specialties Nutritional Management of Vomiting & Diarrhea Pediatric nutrition Fatty Acids in Disease Management Feline Nutrition - Cats are not small dogs Tech Lunch: FLUTD Tech Lunch:Wellness Masterclass: Nutrition technicians in Case management Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association Conference, December, 2013 Pet Food Labels - Demystifying the Package Pediatric nutrition! Optimal Care for Life! Calm the Angry GI Tract - Nutrition in Vomiting and Diarrhea Bring Back the Bounce: Managing Osteoarthritis in Your Pets Wild West Veterinary Conference, October 2013 Lead the Way - the Who, What, How of personal leadership Get Real! Understanding Emotional Intelligence The Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Avoidance vs. Conflict Management Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? Nutritional Management of Vomiting & Diarrhea Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, October 2013 Nutrition 101 Nutrition in Critical Care Refeeding Syndrome Pet Food Recommendations Nutrition Technicians in Case management French Bulldog Club of America (AKC Parent Club) Nationals, September, 2013 Nutritional Management of Gastrointestinal Disease International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium, September, 2013 The Particulars of Feline Nutrition Nutritional Management of FLUTD Australia Small Animal Veterinary Association Conference, August, 2013 Nutritional Management of DJD/OA Old, Fat, Creaky Cats

12 Nutritional Management of Renal Disease Australia Veterinary Nutritional Advocate Conference, August, 2013 Nutritional Management of Vomiting & Diarrhea Dental Disease PD Q&A HWP NAVTA Tech Specialties Nutrigenomics Australia Speaking Tour, August, 2013 Multiple City Nutrition Topic Speaking tour New Zealand, Christchurch, August, 2013 Nutritional Management of Vomiting & Diarrhea Weight management Dental Disease Hyperthyroidism CC: Avoid Malnutrition: Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition Technician Specialties New Zealand, Auckland, July, 2013 Nutritional Management of Vomiting & Diarrhea Weight management Dental Disease Hyperthyroidism Critical Care: Avoid Malnutrition: Enteral & Parenteral Nutrition Technician Specialties Association of Veterinary Technician Educators, July 2013 Preventive medicine AVMA, July 2013 Feline IBD: Pathophysiology, treatment goals, and client communication Pediatric Nutrition Pet Food Labels Weight management New tools in Weight Management Preventive medicine The Power of Owning your Choices Develop your team Life skills Hello: Can you hear me? Pacific Veterinary Conference, June 2013 Feline IBD: Pathophysiology, treatment goals, and client communication Nutritional Management of Osteoarthritis Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Plush Pets weight management CCN enteral and parenteral nutrition Nutritional Management of Cognitive Dysfunction in Dogs ACVIM, June 2013 Nutrition workshop Weight management Fatty acids in Cardiac Disease AVNT Q&A Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association, May 2013 Pediatric Nutrition

13 Nutritional Management of Osteoarthritis Pet Food labels Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Plush Pets weight management New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association Conference, April 2013 Feline IBD: Pathophysiology, treatment goals, and client communication Nutritional Management of Osteoarthritis Pet Food labels Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Plush Pets weight management AAHA, March 2013 Nutritional Management of Osteoarthritis Nutrition Pet Food labels Weight management Oquendo Center, March 2013 Nutritional Management of Osteoarthritis Nutritional Management of kidney disease Western Veterinary Conference, February 2013 Technician specialty workshop Nutrition workshop (three presenters) Weight management Maximize your potential and work together as a TEAM Getting the most out of your job and your profession North American Veterinary Conference, January 2013 Feline IBD: Pathophysiology, treatment goals, and client communication He's not too old for Dentistry - Senior dental care (w/ Dr. Loprise) Becoming a technician specialist Three tips for being an exceptional veterinary technician Masterclass: Nutrition tips and case management Weight management The Fifth Vital assessment NAVTA Leadership Conference, November 2012 Personal development Professional Development Leadership Veterinary Dental Forum, October 2012 Homecare recommendations Massachusetts Veterinary Technician Conference, October 2012 Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Keynote: Leadership Southwest Veterinary Symposium, September 2012 Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Alternative & Raw Food Diets Feline IBD New Tools in GI disease

14 Lead the Way - the Who, What, How of personal leadership Get Real! Understanding Emotional Intelligence The Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Avoidance vs. Conflict Management Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations Equine Nutrition Pediatric Equine Nutrition Critical Care Nutrition in Equines International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium, September 2012 Critical Care Nutrition New Tools in GI disease AVMA, July 2012 Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Alternative & Raw Food Diets Feline IBD New Tools in GI disease Lead the Way - the Who, What, How of personal leadership; pt 1 & 2 (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Get Real! Understanding Emotional Intelligence; pt 1 & 2 (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) The Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Avoidance vs. Conflict Management; pt 1 & 2 (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations; pt 1 & 2(with Dr. Ellen Lowery) American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Conference, June 2012 Alternative & Raw Food Diets Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Workshop - Tips, Tools,& the technician's role in nutrition A New Tool in the Management of GI Disorders American Animal Hospital Association, March 2012 Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! Careers for technicians - specialties - roundtable discussion Scientific Briefs - Technician Specialties Oquendo Center, Las Vegas, NV, February 2012 Japanese Veterinary Technicians Nutrition 101 Masterclass - Tips, Tools,& the technician's role in nutrition Midwest Veterinary Conference, February 2012 Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! Western Veterinary Conference, February 2012 Nutritional Management of Cognitive Dysfunction Alternative & Raw Food Diets Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? Cats and Carbohydrates Workshop: Technician Specialties Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians, February 2012 The Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians Specialty for Technicians North American Veterinary Conference, January 2012 Alternative & Raw Food Diets: What do we know? AVNT: Advanced Nutrition Skills NAVTA: Petitioning to be a VTS Masterclass Tips, Tools, and the Technician s Role in Nutrition (with Ann Wortinger) Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! Dental Care: Evidence you can see!

15 VSPN, January 2012 AVNT Rounds Acute gastroenteritis Penn Foster Guest Presenter, December 2011 NAVTA Annual Conference, November 2011 Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations Veterinary Dental Forum, November 2011 A scientific review of nutritionally based substrate control products American College of Veterinary Surgeon s Conference, October 2011 Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, October 2011 Cats and Carbohydrates: What should Fluffy Eat? Feline IBD: Pathophysiology, Treatment goals, client communication Nutritional Management of Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Masterclass - Tips, Tools,& the technician's role in nutrition FLUTD: New treatments for an old disease Alternative & Raw Food Diets Plush Pets - New Approaches to getting the weight off VTS - Info on Specialty Massachusetts Veterinary Technician Association Conference, October 2011 FLUTD: New treatments for an old disease Alternative & Raw Food Diets Nutritional Management of Hyperthyroidism International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium, September 2011 Critical Care Nutrition Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! Central Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, August 2011 Managing Feline Hyperthyroidism: As Safe and Easy as Feeding your Cat! Dental Care: Evidence you can see! AVMA, July 2011 Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life CKD: Getting your picky patients to Eat FLUTD: New Treatments for an Old Disease Oral Health Lead the Way - the Who, What, How of personal leadership; pt 1 & 2 (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Get Real! Understanding Emotional Intelligence; pt 1 & 2 (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) The Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Avoidance vs. Conflict Management; pt 1 & 2 (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations; pt 1 & 2(with Dr. Ellen Lowery) ACVIM, June 2011 Equine Nutrition Nutritional Management of Cognitive Dysfunction in Dogs Dental Care: Evidence you can see! New approaches to managing FLUTD American Animal Hospital Association Conference, March, 2011 Weight Management

16 Timely Topics Roundtable Technician Specialties Midwest Veterinary Conference, February 2011 CKD: Getting your picky patients to Eat Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? Cancer Cachexia Pathophysiology & treatment FLUTD: New Treatments for an Old Disease Western Veterinary Conference, February 2011 CKD: Getting your picky patients to Eat Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life Plush Pets - New Approaches to getting the weight off Feline IBD: Pathophysiology, Treatment Goals, and Client Communication FLUTD: New Treatments for an Old Disease Weight Management Wellness Nutrition Minnesota Veterinary Technician Conference, February 2011 Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life Cats and Carbohydrates FLUTD Workshop Tips, Tools, and the Technician s Role in Nutrition North American Veterinary Conference, January 2011 Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life Cats and Carbohydrates Masterclass Tips, Tools, and the Technician s Role in Nutrition Weight Management Wellness Nutrition NAVTA Annual Conference, November 2010 Lead the Way - the who, what, how of personal leadership American College of Veterinary Surgeon s Conference, October 2010 Feline Osteoarthritis Tennessee Veterinary Technician Association, October 2010 Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? Lead the Way - the who, what, how of personal leadership Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, October 2010 CKD: Getting your picky patients to Eat Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life Plush Pets - New Approaches to getting the weight off Lead the Way - the who, what, how of personal leadership The Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Avoidance vs. Conflict Management Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations Nutrition 101 SouthWest Veterinary Symposium, September 2010 Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life CKD: Getting your picky patients to Eat

17 International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium, September 2010 The Amazing Liver: Nutritional Management of the Hepatic Patient Central Veterinary Conference, Kansas City, August 2010 Feline Osteoarthritis AVMA, July 2010 Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? Puppy Power - Optimal Nutrition for Life Plush Pets - New Approaches to getting the weight off Lead the Way - the who, what, how of personal leadership (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Get Real! Understanding Emotional Intelligence (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) The Ostrich Syndrome: Conflict Avoidance vs. Conflict Management(with Dr. Ellen Lowery) Let's Talk! Having Courageous Conversations (with Dr. Ellen Lowery) ACVIM, June 2010 Cancer Cachexia when all they can eat is themselves - pathophysiology and treatment Avoid the consequences of malnutrition, understand & apply parenteral and enteral nutrition Colorado Association of Veterinary Technicians, April, 2010 Chronic Kidney Disease: Getting your Picky Patients to Eat Multimodal Management of Osteoarthritis Kansas State University Veterinary Technician Conference, March 2010 Multimodal Management of Osteoarthritis Minnesota VTA/VMA, February 2010 Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? Plush Pets - New Approaches to getting the weight off CKD - Getting your Picky Patients to Eat North American Veterinary Conference, January 2010 Chronic Kidney Disease: Getting your Picky Patients to Eat w/ Dr. D. Forrester Multimodal Management of Osteoarthritis w/ Dr. Todd Towell Fact or Fiction - All pet foods are created equal?...hello? New Approaches to Weight Management Feline Osteoarthritis and Nutritional Management ACVS, October 2009 Nutrigenomics: The Future of Functional Foods AVMA, July 2009 Avoid the Consequences of Malnutrition in Your Hospitalized Patients - Understanding and Applying Parenteral Nutrition Chronic Kidney Disease: Getting your Picky Patients to Eat with Dr. Ellen Logan Killer Fat with Dr. Ellen Logan Nutrigenomics ACVIM, June 2009 Avoiding the Consequences of Malnutrition through the Application of Parenteral Nutrition Meeting the Nutritional Needs of the Hepatic, Oncologic, and Cardiac Patient Kansas State University Veterinary Technician Conference, March 2009 FLUTD: New Treatments for an Old Disease Opportunities for utilizing technicians

18 Periodontal Disease: Tooth to Tail with Dr. Ellen Logan CVC Central, August 2008 Pediatric nutrition AVMA, July 2008 Chronic Kidney Disease: Getting your Picky Patients to eat w/ Dr. D. Forrester You can Make a Difference for your Obese Patients w/ Dr. T. Towell Helping your Patients with FLUTD w/ Dr. D. Forrester Pediatrics FLUTD Nutrigenomics Colorado Association of Veterinary Technicians, April, 2008 Staff Utilization and Compliance AAHA, March 2008 Weight Management Kansas State University Veterinary Technician Conference, March 2008 You can Make a Difference for your Obese Patients Staff Utilization and Compliance NAVC, January 2008 FLUTD with Dr. Todd Towell Veterinary Dental Forum, October 2007 Successful Dental Homecare w/ Dr. Ellen Logan NAVTA Leadership Conference, August 2007 Staff Utilization CVC Central, August 2007 FLUTD AVMA, July 2007 FLUTD for Technicians luncheon Successful Dental Homecare w/ Dr. Ellen Logan You can Make a difference for your Obese patients w/ Dr. Dru Forrester FLUTD with Dr. Dru Forrester North American Veterinary Conference, January 2007 New Insights for your Renal Patients Successful Dental Homecare w/ Dr. Ellen Logan You can Make a difference for your Obese patients w/ Dr. Dru Forrester Veterinary Cancer Society, October 2006 Use of Neutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy CVC Central, August 2006 Renal Disease Dental considerations FLUTD ACVIM, May 2006 Nutritional Insights for your Renal Patients

19 AAHA, March 2006 NCVEI Staff Utilization Western Veterinary Conference, February 2006 NCVEI Symposium Staff Utilization Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians, February 2006 Ontario, Canada Compliance and the Health Care Team Use of Neutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy Nutritional Management of Canine Osteoarthritis North American Veterinary Conference, January 2006 Use of Neutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy Nutritional Management of Canine Osteoarthritis FLUTD with Dr. D. Forrester Oklahoma Veterinary Technicians Association CE conference, January 2006 Staff Utilization in the Veterinary Hospital SouthWest Veterinary Conference, October 2005 Nutritional Management of Cancer Enteral Nutrition Dentistry wet lab Wild West Veterinary Conference, October 2005 Nutritional Insights for your Renal Patients Nutritional Management of Canine Osteoarthritis Washington State Veterinary Technician Association/VMA Conference, September 2005 Staff Utilization in the Veterinary Hospital Nutritional Management of Cancer CVC Central, August 2005 FLUTD Tuft s Veterinary Medicine Expo, June 2005 Compliance and the Health Care Team Nutritional Management of Canine Osteoarthritis Critical Care Veterinary Technician Conference Auburn, AL May, 2005 Nutritional Insights for your Renal Patients Nutritional Management of Cancer