SCVMA Chas Hendricks Seminar: Current Issues and Interventions in Veterinary Medicine

Approved for 6 hours of California Statutory CEU

Online Registration is Closed, On-site registration is available until space is filled.

Lectures:

• Clinical Application of Cannabis in Small Animal Medicine
  • Summary: This lecture will review the steps to consider when evaluating a patient for cannabis implementations. Audience members will learn about specific medical indications for cannabis medicine, contraindications, drug interactions, product selection, dosing rational, toxicity and more.
• What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There
  • Summary: We will discuss what’s new in veterinary medicine from an economic standpoint
• Death of the 1 Star Yelp Review
  • Summary: Emotional intelligence and communication are key factors in helping prevent client complaints and managing one’s own response to negative reviews.
• Common Urological Conditions and Novel Options for Treatment 
  • Summary: Common urinary conditions encountered in clinical practice include urinary incontinence and stones. This lecture will focus on newer minimally invasive approaches for intervention and present the indications for each procedure as well as case selection criteria. Common stone types and preventative measures will also be discussed and reviewed.
• What’s Shaking in Seizure Management 
  • Summary: We will discuss current treatment options for management of small animal seizure disorders
• How to deliver the newest and greatest to your patients in the OR 
  • Summary: With so many anesthetic combinations, the choices for anesthetic protocols are endless.  This lecture will provide updates in anesthetic options as we now understand them.

Speakers:

Trina Hazzah, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), CVCH

Bio: Dr. Hazzah is a board-certified integrative veterinary oncologist who has been utilizing cannabis in her practice for the past 7+ years. She has performed cannabis-related clinical research, published peer-reviewed articles, co-authored cannabis-related textbooks, and is the president and co-founder of the Veterinary Cannabis Society. She is the founder of a cannabis consulting service, called Green Nile and is also the Chief Medical Officer for Animal and Plant Sciences.

Peter Weinstein, DVM, MBA

Bio: Dr. Peter Weinstein attended Cornell University undergraduate and the University of Illinois to receive his DVM.  After graduation, he worked as an associate for three years before opening his practice.  As he was running his practice, he identified the need for increased business acumen to make his practice successful. Thus, while managing and practicing full time, he attended University of Redlands to receive his MBA. As a result of the MBA, he was able to relocate, expand and sell his practice to a corporate consolidator.

Politically, he served as President of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and the California Veterinary Medical Association and President for VetPartners, the national consultants association. He just completed three years as the Chair of the Veterinary Economic Strategy Committee of the AVMA’s Veterinary Economics Division

In the veterinary industry, he acted as Medical Director overseeing the Claims Department for Veterinary Pet Insurance. Dr. Weinstein has also provided small business and corporate consulting via his company, PAW Consulting

After 14 years, Dr. Weinstein retired from his role as the Executive Director for the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association to pursue other interests including teaching at Western University.

Dr. Weinstein was the 2018 Speaker of the Year for the Western Veterinary Conference Practice Management Section.  And in 2021 for the VMX Practice Management section.  He also co-authored with Michael E Gerber, “The EMyth Veterinarian- Why Most Veterinary Practices Don’t Work and What to Do About It”.

Carrie Jurney, DVM, DACVIM, CCFP

Bio: Dr. Carrie Jurney has worked in veterinary medicine for well over 20 years, filling every role in the clinic from kennel attendant to practice owner. She graduated from the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005 and completed her neurology residency from University of Pennsylvania in 2009.  Since that time, she has been working in the San Francisco Bay Area and is currently the practice owner at Jurney Veterinary Neurology.

Her journey to working in veterinary wellness began in 2015 after helping a coworker through a mental health crisis.  Shortly thereafter, she joined the admin team at NOMV (Not One More Vet) and began taking extensive continuing education courses in crisis intervention and compassion fatigue.  She currently has over 400 hours of training and is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional.  She is also a member of the inaugural class of the Veterinary Human Support Certificate Program from the University of Tennessee Veterinary Social Work Program.  She has pioneered multiple programs for mental wellness in the veterinary field, including online educational materials, and an anonymous support program for veterinary professionals in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  She is the current president of NOMV and a founding board member of the 501c3.  While Carrie has worked at NOMV, it has grown to be the largest wellness-focused charity of veterinary well-being in the world, with over 25,000 global members.

Joseph Bisignano, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

Bio: Dr. Bisignano graduated from Western University of Health Sciences in 2010 and completed a medicine and surgical internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital. Following his three-year internal medicine residency and board-certification at the University of Minnesota, he joined the staff at VCA West Los Angeles in 2014. Throughout this time, Dr. Bisignano focused his practice on urology and received additional training at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Although he practices all areas of small animal internal medicine, he does focus on minimally invasive interventions involving urinary conditions such as stones, ectopic ureters, malignant obstructions and urinary incontinence. Currently, he is the Department Head of Small Animal Internal Medicine at Metropolitan Specialty Animal Hospital in Los Angeles.

Tricia Tai, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Bio: Dr. Tricia Tai was born and raised in Southern California. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. She obtained her veterinary degree from Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. She returned to Los Angeles for a one-year small animal medicine and surgery internship at VCA California Animal Hospital. Dr. Tai recently finished a three-year residency program in Neurology at a private practice in Orlando, Florida. She is interested in all aspects of medical neurology and neurosurgery. Dr. Tai is thrilled to be back in Southern California, as are her two furry Pomeranians, Ginger and Mona. In her spare time, she enjoys relaxing on the beach, snowboarding, cooking, and reading.
Vanessa Aberman, DVM, DABVP

Bio: Dr. Vanessa Aberman is a Ross University graduate and has been practicing in Los Angeles for 20 years.  She was a medical director in a busy veterinary practice for 12 years in the San Fernando Valley.  In 2011, she became a diplomate with ABVP in canine and feline medicine.  Dr. Aberman has worked in multiple private practices as well as a large corporation for a number of years. She is currently the Area Medical Leader for Modern Animal.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her boys and husband, boxing, and traveling.

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