Colegio de Médicos Veterinarios de Puerto Rico
39th annual convention 2025
August 22-23, 2025 | El Conquistador Resort, Fajardo
SCHEDULE
Subject to change
VETERINARIANS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025
Kenneth R. Harkin, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Infection and Function: Advances in Diagnosing Leptospirosis and Managing Liver Disorders
7:00 am
Registration
8:00 am
Enzymology and the Diagnostic Approach to Liver Disease in Dogs and Cats CE:1
9:00 am
Suddenly Jaundiced: Figuring out the patient with acute onset liver disease CE:1
10:00 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am
Insidious Bilious: Heading off chronic liver disease before it's too late (and what to do when it is) CE:1
11:30 am
Cat Tales of the Liver: Updates on the most important liver diseases of cats CE:1
12:30 pm
Plated Lunch
2:00 pm
Sludge that won't Budge: Biliary disease in dogs and cats CE:1
3:00 pm
Weil away an hour with Leptospirosis CE:1
4:00 pm
Afternoon Cocktail
7:00 pm
Good Vibes Welcome Reception (tickets required)
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Sandra Perkowski, VMD, PhD, DACVAA
Mastering Multimodal Anesthesia
7:00 am
Registration
8:00 am
Anesthetizing the Small Animal Patient: So Many Drug Choices CE:1
9:00 am
Perioperative Pain Management: A Multimodal Approach CE:1
10:00 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am
Non-steroidal Anti- Inflammatory Drugs: An Evolution Over Time CE:1
11:30 am
Anesthetic Approach to the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease: A Case-Based Approach CE:1
12:30 pm
Plated Lunch
2:00 pm
Anesthetic Management of the Patient with Respiratory Disease: A Case-Based Approach CE:1
3:00 pm
Special Considerations: Case-Based Examples and Discussion CE:1
4:00 pm
Afternoon Cocktail
8:00 pm
Peace, Love & Party Live Music & Dinner Party Tickets (tickets required)
VETERINARY TECHNICIANS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2025
Kenneth R. Harkin, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Infection and Function: Advances in Diagnosing Leptospirosis and Managing Liver Disorders
Irene Vázquez Fuster, DVM, MS, DACVIM-Oncology
Oncology
7:00 am
Registration
8:00 am
Clear as Mud Fever: A veterinary technician's guide to leptospirosis CE:1
8:50 am
Life Loves the Liver: A veterinary technician's guide to liver disease of the dog and cat CE:1
9:40 am
Coffee Break
10:10 am
Practice Tips for the Internal Medicine and Critical Care Nurse CE:1
11:10 am
Critical Moments in Veterinary Oncology: Recognizing and Managing Oncologic Emergencies CE:1
12:10 pm
Plated Lunch
2:00 pm
Mastering Oncologic Cytology: A Practical Approach to Cancer Diagnosis CE:2.0
4:00 pm
Afternoon Cocktail
8:00 pm
Peace, Love & Party Live Music & Dinner Party Tickets (tickets required)