33rd ANNUAL NORTHEAST DAIRY PRODUCTION MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM

Program March 28 - 30, 2025

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
The Power of Pause: Simple Mindfulness to Transform Your Life
- Jessy Carr

3:00pm-3:30pm
Break

3:30pm-4:15pm
Navigating Tough Conversations
- Erica Leubner 

4:15pm-5:00pm
Repetitive Stress Injury Prevention for the Dairy Practitioner
- Shawn Lutz

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
Building a Foundational Repro Program
- Paul Fricke

9:00am-10:00am
I'll Have Bacon With That Cheese - A Dairy Practitioner's Guide to Pet Pigs
- Joe Klopfenstein

10:00am-10:30am
Break

10:30am-11:30am
Lung Ultrasound: An Update on Disease Detection in Dairy Calves
- Terry Ollivett

11:30am-12:30pm
Controlling Mastitis at the Feed Bunk
- Kirby Krogstad

12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch

1:30pm-2:45pm
Consequences of Heat Stress in Dry-Pregnant Cows, Growing Heifers, and Post-Weaned Dairy Calves
-Brittney Davidson

2:45pm-3:45pm
Ice Cream Break

3:45pm-5:30pm
AI-Enhanced Tools for Production Medicine in Dairy and Beef Cattle with Particular Focus on Lameness and Digital Dermatitis
- Dörte Döpfer

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

8:00am-9:00am
Unpacking the Relationship of Postpartum Calcium Dynamics, Inflammation, and Milk Production 
- Jess McArt

9:00am-10:00am
Field Clinical Trials and Interpreting Literature
- Mike Apley

10:00am-10:30am
Break

10:30am-11:30am
Pharmacology Update
- Mike Apley

11:30am-12:30pm
Bovine News Hour 2025: HPAI in Dairy Cattle and Other Updates
- Elisha Frye & Jennifer Nightingale   

12:30pm
Adjourn

The 2025 program has been submitted, but is not yet approved for 14.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. NEDPMS is an approved New York State sponsor of continuing education for veterinarians.

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