Hot Topics & Spotlight Live & In-Person / Tacoma, WA / Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 / 140+ Hours of CE Small Animal Large Animal Equine Practice Management Hot Topics & Spotlight Technicians Labs Menu Small Animal Large Animal Equine Practice Management Hot Topics & Spotlight Technicians Labs Friday, September 30 8:00 - 8:50 am Reportable Diseases of Companion Animals: Learn to be RAD by Dr. Amber Itle | Room 315 9:00 - 9:50 am The Board’s Role, the Disciplinary Process, and Hot Topics: How They Affect You by Ms. Sara Kirschenman, Dr. Dordor Vang, & Ms. Loralei Walker | Room 315 9:50 - 10:30 am Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall 10:30 - 11:20 am Finding Peace as a Vetrinarian: My Model, Find Yours by Dr. Brian Joseph | Room 315 11:30 am - 12:20 pm Threatened with Extinction: The Orca (Orcinus orca) by Dr. Brian Joseph | Room 315 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch On Your Own 1:30 - 2:20 pm Compounding Regulatory Trends Affecting Your Practice by Dr. Dawn Ipsen | Room 315 2:20 - 3:00 pm Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall 3:00 - 3:50 pm Blueprint for a Veterinary Startup by Mr. Steve Kikikis & Jim Vander Mey | Room 315 4:00 - 4:50 pm Maximize Your Veterinary Practice Transition by Mr. Jim Vander Mey | Room 315 5:00 - 8:00 pm Friday Evening Dance Party Saturday, October 1 8:30 - 9:20 am From Rules to Relationships: How to Create an Inclusive Work Culture with Equitable Management Practices - Part I by Dr. Marie Sato Quicksall | Room 315 9:30 - 10:20 pm From Rules to Relationships: How to Create an Inclusive Work Culture with Equitable Management Practices - Part II by Marie Sato Quicksall | Room 315 10:20 - 11:00 am Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall 11:00 - 11:50 am Mastering Cross-cultural Communication in Veterinary Medicine by Dr. Marie Sato Quicksall | Room 315 11:50 am - 1:15 pm WSVMA Awards Lunch 1:15 - 2:05 pm How to Feel Better: The Power of Mindset by Julie Squires, CCFS | Room 315 2:15 - 3:05 pm WTF is Work-Life Balance? by Julie Squires, CCFS | Room 315 3:05 - 3:40 pm Break / Visit the Exhibit Hall 3:40 - 4:30 pm Perfectionism: The 20 Ton Shield by Julie Squires, CCFS | Room 315 4:40 - 5:30 pm Self Compassion: The Answer to Everything by Julie Squires, CCFS | Room 315 6:00 - 7:00 pm Power of 10 Reception - Invite Only