The ACVECC Veterinary Committee on Trauma Annual Conference Schedule Las Vegas, NV / April 12-14, 2024 / up to 12 CE Hours Overview Schedule Speakers Events Hotel Information Sponsors FAQs Overview Schedule Speakers Events Hotel Information Sponsors FAQs Friday, April 12, 2024 1 pm - 5:30 pm VetCOT Annual Business Meeting (all are welcome to attend) VetCOT Director: Kelly Hall | Anzio Room, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor Saturday, April 13, 2024 8:30 am - 9:00 am Registration Continental Breakfast & Coffee | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 9:00 am - 9:30 am Welcome Speaker: Kelly Hall | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 9:00 am - 11:30 am Trauma Abstracts & Case Reports Moderator: Tony Mann | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Hemostatic testing in trauma Speaker: Erin Mays | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 12:00 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch (on your own), or if pre-registered, Trauma Support Lunch and Learn 1:45 pm -4:00 pm DACVECC Panel -- Trauma case discussion Moderator: Edward Cooper | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Nero's Law: Successes and pitfalls of prehospital care training in Massachusettes Speaker: Sean Majoy | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 4:30 pm - 5:15 pm Rural Human Trauma Management Challenges Speaker: Alison Wilson | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Poster Session & Social Hour Registration is required | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor Sunday, April 14, 2024 7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Continental Breakfast & Coffee with Disaster Medicine Group | Roman Ballroom, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 8:00 am - 9:00 am Literature Year in Review Speakers: Amanda Cavanagh & Kristen Zersen | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 9:00 am - 9:40 am Translational Medicine Presentation and PanelFactor concentrates, freeze dried plasma and other novel adjuncts to damage control resuscitation Speakers: Martin Schreiber (human perspective) & Ian Destefano (veterinary perspective) Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 9:40 am - 10:40 am Translational Medicine Presentation and PanelSalt or Syrup: Hypertonic vs Mannitol in TBI Speakers: Chris Cribari (human perspective) & Kristen Zersen (veterinary perspective) Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor Break: 10:00 - 10:20 a.m. with Disaster Medicine Group, Roman Ballroom 10:40 am - 11:20 am Translational Medicine Presentation and PanelOptimal Resuscitation for Patients in Hemorrhagic Shock Speakers: R. Todd Maxson (human perspective) & Amanda Cavanagh (veterinary perspective) Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 11:20 am - 12:00 pm Translational Medicine Panel Discussion Moderator: Heather Pidcoke 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own, or if pre-registered: Formula 1 – A “Crash” course in Medical Response and Motorsports Medicine Speaker: James Kempema, MD, FACEP | Palace Ballroom, Palace Tower, 4th Floor 1:30 pm -2:00 pm Mitochondrial Protection in Trauma Care: Pioneering Strategies for Minimizing Organ Damage Speaker: Guillaume Hoareau | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 2:00 pm -2:30 pm Veterinary Abbreviated Injury Scale: Translating Human AIS Codes for Canine Trauma Speaker: Hailey Harroun-White | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 2:30 pm -4:00 pm Resident Trivia Game Host: Kiko Bracker | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Awards Presentation, VetCOT Initiatives--What's Next? Speaker: Kelly Hall | Florentine Room I & II, Palace Tower, 3rd Floor Questions? Send emails to [email protected]