Program March 22 - 23, 2024
Greek Peak Mountain Resort
All Sessions held in the Acropolis Ballroom (building next to ski slopes)
*Shuttle runs continually between the lodge and conference center during the symposium, beginning at 7:30am and ending at 9:30pm.*
Friday
1:00pm-1:05pm
Welcome
1:05pm-3:00pm
Professional Animal Auditor Certification
Calf care in practice using the Calf Care Quality Assurance Model (this session is not for official certification)
- Julia Herman
3:00pm-3:30pm
Break
3:30pm-5:00pm
Professional Animal Auditor Certification (cont.)
- Julia Herman
5:00pm-6:30pm
Reception
6:00pm-7:30pm
Dinner
Saturday
6:30am-7:45am
Breakfast - Adirondack Room (located next to lobby in Hope Lake Lodge)
- shuttle from Lodge front entrance to conference room runs 7:30-8:15am
8:00am-9:00am
What's new in managing uterine health?
- Stephen LeBlanc
9:00am-10:00am
Teat Integrity – The First Step to Good Udder Health
- Matthias Wieland
10:00am-10:30am
Break
10:30am-11:30am
Anatomy and Physiology of the Milk Check
- Christine Brodeur
11:30am-12:30pm
News Hour: Disease and Diagnostic Updates for Bovine Veterinarians
- Elisha Frye & Jennifer Nightingale
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm-3:00pm
Rethinking Hyperketonemia in Dairy Cows: Beyond the BHB Threshold
- Luciano Caixeta
3:00pm-3:45pm
Ice Cream Break
3:45pm-5:30pm
A Whole Person Approach to Wellbeing
- Laurie Fonken
5:30pm-6:30pm
Reception
6:30pm-8:00pm
Dinner
Sunday
6:30am-7:45am
Breakfast - Adirondack Room (located next to lobby in Hope Lake Lodge)
- shuttle from Lodge front entrance to conference room runs 7:30-8:15am
Herd Inventory Management Colloquium
8:00am-10:00am
Inventory Management
- Steve Eicker
- Mike Overton
10:00am-10:30am
Break
10:30am-11:30am
Consumer & Welfare Perspectives: The Market and welfare
- Marissa Hake
11:30am-12:30pm
Stocking Rate & Performance
- Albert De Vries
12:30pm
Adjourn
2024 Symposium has been approved for 15 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. NEDPMS is an approved New York State sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians.