At UF Small ANimal Hospital
2025 Emergency & Critical Care Conference
A comprehensive one-day event featuring expert-led sessions and hands-on training designed to elevate your skills and knowledge in emergency and critical care.
Emergency Neurology: Bridging the Gap Between Neurological and Acute Care
Join us on December 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the second annual Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Conference, featuring two tracks, one for veterinarians and the other for veterinary technicians.
Learn from expert speakers on topics like managing seizures in the emergency room, differentiating seizures from syncope, traumatic brain injury, nursing care of the patient with intracranial disease, toxins that cause neurological signs, and more. Earn 7-8 CE credits and advance your knowledge.
There will also be an optional neurology workshop from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. (2 CE).
Please Note: RACE approved.
LOCATION
All sessions will be held in-person at the UF Small Animal Hospital, located at 2089 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608.
REGISTRATION FEES
- Veterinarian Track: $150 ($200 after November 14)
- Veterinary Technician Track: $75 ($100 after November 14)
- Workshop Fee:
- Veterinarian: $100 ($150 after November 14)
- Veterinary Technician: $75 ($150 after November 14)
*Registration is closed. Cancellation Policy: Registration fees will be refunded upon request received by 11/15/25. Refunds will not be made after that date, but substitutions are permitted.
AGENDA
Veterinarian Track
- 7-8 a.m. – Breakfast and Registration
- 8-9 a.m. – Down Dogs and Brain Dogs, Shelia Carrera-Justiz, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology & Neurosurgery)
- 9-10 a.m. – Fundamentals of Anesthesia for Emergency and Critical Care Patients, Lane Johnson, DVM, DACVAA
- 10-10:30 a.m. – Coffee Break
- 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Traumatic Brain Injury, Ashley Allen, DVM, DACVECC
- 11:30-12:30 p.m. – Toxins That Cause Neurological Signs, Jake Wolf, DVM, DACVECC
- 12:30-2 p.m. – Lunch
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. – (Optional Lunch CE) What is New in Critical Care, Adesola Odunayo, DVM, MS, DACVECC
- 2-3 p.m. – Managing Seizures in the Emergency Room, Melissa Bucknoff, DVM, DACVECC
- 3-4 p.m. – How I Manage Bite Wounds, Rachel Williams, DVM, DACVS
- 4-5 p.m. – Hepatic Encephalopathy, Charlotte Wissel, DVM
Veterinary Technician Track
- 7-8 a.m. – Breakfast and Registration
- 8-9 a.m. – Down Dogs and Brain Dogs, Alyssa Carrillo , DVM
- 9-10 a.m. – Anesthesia Monitoring Basics, Margaret Gonzalez, BS, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)
- 10-10:30 a.m. – Coffee Break
- 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Brain on the Brink: Monitoring and Nursing Strategies for Intracranial Diseases, Suzanne Pereau, BS, LVT
- 11:30-12:30 p.m. – Toxins that cause Neurological Signs, Malerie Zavilla, CVT
- 12:30-2 p.m. – Lunch
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. – (Optional Lunch CE) What is New in Critical Care, Adesola Odunayo, DVM, MS, DACVECC
- 2-3 p.m. – Differentiating Seizures from Syncope, Paula Huggins, CVT
- 3-4 p.m. – How I Manage Bite Wounds, Aaron Huggins, CVT
- 4-5 p.m. – Nutrition for the Critically Ill Patient, Bethany Scott, DVM
Neurology Workshop from 3-5 p.m.
Neurology Bootcamp: Video-Based Case Discussions on Neurological Emergencies, Shelia Carrera-Justiz, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology & Neurosurgery)
This two-hour interactive workshop is focused on stabilization, management of common neurologic emergencies featuring videos, and case-based discussions (Limited to the first 25 registrants).
SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact Dr. Odunayo at odunayoa@ufl.edu for more information.
