MOVTA's Fall Conference
Each fall, the Missouri Vet Tech Association holds a continuing education conference to fulfill Missouri technicians' CE requirements for the year. Conference registration fees are included with full and associate memberships! Each year, we will travel to a different area in the state.
A HUMONGOUS THANK YOU to all of our 2024 sponsors!
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2024 Fall Conference
Registration to our 2024 Fall Conference is FULL! We are on a waitlist only.
If you have signed up but are no longer able to attend, PLEASE cancel your registration to allow the next person on the waitlist to attend.
If payment has not been received OR if you did not receive a confirmation email, you are not registered and are welcome to join the wait list.
There will be NO on-site registration. Attendees without a ticket will NOT be admitted.
We are so excited to see you next month!
Before registering, please remember:
⚜️ Seats are LIMITED! Please only register if you are committed and are able to attend.
⚜️ Conference registration is separate from membership renewal. Registration must be done separately.
⚜️ Registration is complimentary for full ($45) and associate ($55) members, but registrations will be manually reviewed against current active memberships.
⚜️ Student registration is $20, but a student membership (free) is required before registration.
Event Properties
| Event Date | Sep 28, 2024 8:00 am |
| Event End Date | Sep 28, 2024 2:00 pm |
| Cut off date | Sep 14, 2024 |
| Cancel Before Date | Sep 14, 2024 |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Individual Price | Full Members: FREE; Associates: FREE; Students: $20; Non-Members: $100 |
| Late Fee | $10.00 (From Sep 14, 2024 00:00) |
| Location | St. Louis Zoo |
Venue Information - St. Louis Zoo
McDonnell Center at River Camp
1 Government Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110
Agendas
| 7:30am |
Registration |
| 8:00am |
Preventing Bites in the Veterinary HospitalShannon Riley, BA, RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP Bites can be prevented in the hospital environment when staff is trained properly in understanding body language and when they understand force free, positive techniques. Keeping our patients under threshold while in the hospital is critical and learning alternate ways to handle a fearful animal is needed to keep the staff safe |
| 9:00am |
Recognizing and Responding to Animal AbuseJulie Brinker, DVM, MS Animal Medical Center of Mid-America Humane Society of Missouri |
| 10:00am |
Zoological Veterinary MedicineChristian Burmeister, RVT St. Louis Zoo |
| 11:00am |
Lunch |
| 12:00pm |
Pet Food LabelsVicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition) Hill's Pet Nutrition |
| 1:00pm |
Navigating Supplements in Veterinary Medicine- Evidence and IndicationBecky Eschmann, DVM, MPH, CPH, DACVPM Purina |
| 2:00pm |
MOVTA Board UpdatesWhat Have We Been Up To? |
Speakers
Shannon Riley
BA, RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP
An internationally sought after speaker and bestselling author, Shannon has been a pet lover all her life and a dog trainer for over 30 years. She has spent her life observing, caring for and training animals of all kinds. She spoke at Pet Professional Guilds Geek Week Australia in 2021, has worked in the Bird Department at Marine World Africa USA, and worked as a handler and trainer for an African Serval Cat at Safari West, a private zoo in Santa Rosa, California.
Christian Burmeister
RVT
St. Louis Zoo
Julie Brinker
DVM, MS
Animal Medical Center of Mid-America
Vicky Ograin
MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition)
Hill's Pet Foods
Sponsors
Veterinary Emergency Group
Pets at Rest Hospice & Home Euthanasia
VCA
United Veterinary Care
