Online Conference Emergency Critical Care May 2027

May 13 - 15, 2027

Topics:
Emergency Critical Care - Dr. Jenefer Stillion
Emergency Critical Care - Dr. Tara Fetzer

This is an on-line CE conference, that is RACE approved as live interactive, featuring Dr. Jenefer Stillion and Dr. Tara Fetzer We offer this CE using the NEW VetVacationCE APP. You can earn up to 15 hours of CE with your participation in our Vet Vacation conference. Conference classes will be held following the same schedule as the live event in Denver, Colorado!

Early Bird: All three days $429 and One day $189. 5 CE hours per day before April 13th; then pricing will increase to $499 and $219.

Individual CE certificates will be available through the APP at the end of the meeting.

May 13
11:50 -12:20pm MDT VIRTUAL Doors Open!
12:20-12:30pm Welcome
12:30-1:20 pm
1:30–2:20pm
2:30-3:20pm
3:20-3:40pm BREAK
3:40-4:30pm
4:40-5:30pm

May 14
7:30-8am MDT VIRTUAL Doors open!
8-8:50am
9-9:50am
10-10:50am
10:50-11:10am BREAK
11:10–12noon
12:10-1pm

May 15
7:30-8am MDT VIRTUAL Doors open!
8-8:50am
9-9:50am
10-10:50am
10:50-11:10am BREAK
11:10–12noon
12:10-1pm

Price range: $189.00 through $429.00

Description

Online Veterinary Conference 2027: Earn 15 Hours of Virtual Live Interactive Continuing Education!! Dr. Jenefer Stillion and Dr. Tara Fetzer are experts in the field of Emergency Critical Care! Topics and biographies are below.

The virtual video and audio webinar platform for our Online Veterinary Conference 2027 allows for the following:

  • The speaker’s slide presentation will be on your device screen.
  • You will hear the speaker audio.
  • You will be able to raise your hand to ask questions and get rapid response answers.
  • We will make this as interactive as possible.
  • We will send you a link to access the conference.
  • A digital CE certificate of completion will be available by scanning the QR code at the conclusion of each day with the VetVacationCE APP.

Prior to the conference, we will email you the notes and links to the event.

VetVacationCE registration for this Live Interactive Veterinary Conference is $429 for the 3 day conference or $189 per day. Each day is 5 hours of CE until April 13th; then rates will increase to $499 and $219.

You can view our other Online Veterinary Conferences here

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Benefits to Live Interactive Online Veterinary Conferences are:

  • Ability to select from a variety of topics led by world renowned specialists
  • Learn from a safe comfortable environment of your choice
  • Access the best educators in the world
  • Lower fees
  • Replays available upon request
  • Increase your skill level
  • Stay up to date on new treatments and standards of care within the profession
  • No need to travel – lower your carbon footprint

Whether you decide to learn with us in person or online, we guarantee an enjoyable learning experience with VetVacationCE.

Additional information

Choose Schedule

May 13 – 15 (3 days) $429, May 13 only $189, May 14 only $189, May 15 only $189

Emergency Critical Care

Jenefer Stillion BS, DVM, ACVECC

Dr. Jenefer Stillion was born and raised in Colorado where she earned her veterinary degree from Colorado State University in 2004. She then went on to complete a one year internship in small animal medicine and surgery and continued to practice emergency medicine in the Denver metropolitan area.

In 2012, Dr. Stillion completed a residency at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and became a board-certified specialist in small animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Following completion of her residency, she moved her family to Calgary and has enjoyed living next to the Canadian Rockies since. Her professional interests include treatment of trauma and shock, transfusion medicine and sepsis.

In her free time, Dr. Stillion enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, traveling, cooking and enjoying the great outdoors. She shares her home with three very spoiled cats, two guinea pigs and one hamster.

Presentation Synopsis

1. Essentials of transfusion medicine
2. Hepatic encephalopathy: the connection between liver and the brain
3. Pain management for critically ill and injured patients
4. Reproductive emergencies: dystocia, c-section and neonatal resuscitation
5. Chest Pains: managing thoracic trauma in dogs and cats
6. “Stop, drop and roll” - treating burn injury in small animals
7. Fever of unknown origin: uncovering the cause
8. The Fine Art of Fluid Therapy
9. Managing the hypotensive patient
10. Septic peritonitis: pathophysiology, dx & perioperative management
11. Diabetic emergencies in small animals
12. Emergency management of congestive heart failure
13. Evaluation and management of the brain injury patient
14. Feeding Critical Patients - drugs, tubes and more!
15. Assessment & emergency tx of the dyspneic cat – Do no harm!

Emergency Critical Care

Tara Fetzer DVM, DACVECC

Dr. Tara Fetzer grew up in the Lehigh Valley and attended Northampton Community College to obtain her Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology in 2005. She went on to obtain her Bachelor's Degree in Large Animal Sciences from Delaware Valley University in 2008. She then moved to Raleigh for veterinary school and graduated with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from North Carolina State University in 2012. Dr. Fetzer completed a one year small-animal internship at Texas A&M in 2013. She completed her Emergency Critical Care Residency at the University of Wisconsin in 2016 and that same year became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.

She worked as a board certified Critical Care Specialist at a large emergency and specialty referral hospital in Bergen County, NJ for several years prior to moving back to Lehigh Valley and worked at a. local specialty and ER center for several years before venturing out on her own to provide locus critical care coverage and consultation services. With a passion for lifelong learning Dr. Fetzer also worked as an Adjunct Instructor in the LCCC/NCC Veterinary Nursing Program and provides administrative support for the program as well.

Dr. Fetzer's clinical interests include trauma, sepsis, toxicities, and transfusion medicine. She has a passion for working with disaster preparedness and emergency response teams and has been fortunate to be involved with various groups including the Texas Veterinary Emergency Team. Dr. Fetzer also enjoys teaching and has lectured at numerous veterinary conferences. She is a member of several committees of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care, Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, as well as state and local organizations. In her spare time Dr. Fetzer enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and friends, and hanging out with her rescue dog, Miles, and cat Katy.

Presentation Synopsis

1. Common Endocrine Emergencies
2. Upper Airway Emergencies
3. An Approach to the Acute Abdomen
4. Triage and the Acute Management of the Veterinary Trauma Patient
5. Vet BLUE: “The Modern Stethoscope”
6. HGE, OMG! What you need to know
7. Medical Management of the Pyothorax Patient
8. Urethral Trauma
9. RECOVER Updates
10. Fluid Therapy for Companion Animals
11. Sepsis and SIRS
12. Mechanical Ventilation