2026 Spring Veterinary Technicians' Conference  {For Vet Pros}, 21 March | Event in Oakdale | AllEvents

2026 Spring Veterinary Technicians' Conference {For Vet Pros}

Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota

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Sat, 21 Mar โ€ข 08:30 AM

6.5 hours

1160 Helmo Ave N, Oakdale, MN, United States, Minnesota 55128

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Sat, 21 Mar โ€ข 08:30 AM (CDT)

1160 Helmo Ave N, Minnesota 55128

1166 Helmo Ave N, St Paul, MN 55128-6025, United States, Oakdale

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2026 Spring Veterinary Technicians' Conference {For Vet Pros}
๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ.
๐™…๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™– ๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜พ๐™€!

Important Update: This conference will take place on Saturday, March 21st, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Unfortunately, Facebook is displaying incorrect event times, and we are unable to adjust them. Please refer to this schedule for accuracy!

๐‘ฐ๐’-๐‘ท๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ป๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’†๐’•๐’” ๐‘จ๐’—๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’†!
See ticket link for pricing information.

๐ˆ๐ง-๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž
In-person tickets are limited! Includes breakfast, lunch, & snacks throughout the day, as well as a tour of our Oakdale ER & Specialty Center. Doors open at 8AM.

๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž
If you are attending virtually, your day will include all the same sessions.

Each registration includes complimentary access to this event's cloud recording, available until April 21st at 3pm.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป-๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ แดแด€ส€แด„สœ 18แด›สœ, 2026 แด€แด› 8แด€แด.

๏ปฟ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’๐’๐’๐’˜๐’”:

๐Ÿ–:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ - ๐Ÿ—:๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ
๐—ก๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜: ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—•๐—ฆ, ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ง, ๐—ฉ๐—ง๐—ฆ (๐—ก๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป)

This presentation will discuss the various types of feeding tubes placed in dogs and cats. We will cover how to choose the best tube based on the patient, as well as cover the indications and contraindications of commonly placed tubes. This presentation will also cover the nutritional aspect of feeding tubes. This includes how to calculate out individual's nutritional needs, choosing the right diet for the tube, and troubleshooting complications with the various tube types. Upon completion of this lecture, the audience should know to know the difference between commonly placed feeding tubes, which tubes are best indicated based on the patient's presentation, and how to choose the proper diet for use with the tube that has been placed.

๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐—  -๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐— 
๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜, ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ง, ๐—ฉ๐—ง๐—ฆ (๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ & ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ)

Rough anesthetic recoveries can be stressful for everyone involvedโ€”especially the patient. In this lecture, weโ€™ll break down how to tell dysphoria from pain, identify common contributors to poor recoveries, and explore practical techniques to improve recovery quality and patient comfort.

๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ -๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐€๐Œ
๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฉ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ง

Wildlife rehabilitation shares many similarities with companion animal care, while presenting unique challenges. This session will provide an overview of wildlife rehabilitation processes, including goals of care, husbandry, welfare considerations, and patient outcomes.

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ -๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€, ๐——๐—ฉ๐— 

From muscle strains to emergency presentations, sporting dogs face unique medical challenges. This session will cover common GP and ER conditions seen in sporting dogs and review treatment approaches including rehabilitation, chiropractic care, acupuncture, laser therapy, joint injections, underwater treadmill therapy, and supportive care.

๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ -๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐—š๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„: ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ข๐˜…๐˜†๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ง, ๐—ฉ๐—ง๐—ฆ (๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† & ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ)

High-Flow nasal oxygen bridges the gap between conventional oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation. This lecture explores the principles, physiology and clinical application of HFNO as an advanced oxygen therapy modality in small animal critical care. It reviews equipment setup, monitoring, troubleshooting and recognition of therapy failure.

๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ - ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜, ๐—–๐—ฉ๐—ง

Designed for veterinary technicians, this lecture reviews common infectious diseases affecting psittacine birds, with a focus on recognizing symptoms, supporting diagnostics, and assisting with treatment and patient care.


The โ€œ2026 Spring Conference for Veterinary Techniciansโ€ has 6 Small Animal/Medical credits pending with the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine.

๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐. ๐’๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ.
๐‘ƒ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’: ๐ด๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘”๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘  "๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™" ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘š, ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ .

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1160 Helmo Ave N, Oakdale, MN, United States, Minnesota 55128
2026 Spring Veterinary Technicians' Conference  {For Vet Pros}, 21 March | Event in Oakdale | AllEvents
2026 Spring Veterinary Technicians' Conference {For Vet Pros}
Sat, 21 Mar โ€ข 08:30 AM