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AHVMA
           YOU’RE INVITED!

 2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

      WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
           SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2022

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                          I would like     scheduled to take place before and
                          to invite you    during the annual banquet. All
                          to join us       proceeds from the Silent Auction        Join us for the 2022 AHVMA
                          at the 2022      support veterinary students so they     Annual Conference September
                          AHVMA            can attend the Conference. Please       10 – 13, 2022 at the West Palm
                          Annual           consider participating in the Silent    Beach County Convention
                          Conference       Auction and supporting the future       Center in West Palm Beach,
                          & Exposition     of holistic veterinary medicine.
                                                                                   Florida!
                          in sunny
                          West Palm        We are very excited to share            • 80+ hours of session
    Beach, Florida. This will be           that the Council of Elders              • Hands-on workshops
    AHVMA’s 38th Conference, and           (COE) will once again present
    cause for extra celebration, this      a Forum on Saturday evening.            • ALL levels of experience
    year marks AHVMA’s 40th year           The Forum is one of the many            • Wide range of topics including:
    as an incorporated veterinary          unique opportunities found at              herbal medicine, acupuncture,
    association!                           the AHVMA Conference. The                  homeopathy, chiropractic,
                                           Forum is open to all attendees.
                                                                                      photobiomodulation, self-care
    Our educational sessions and           Please consider joining the COE
    events will take place at the Palm     for this experience. The COE also          and much more!
    Beach Convention Center. The           organizes an annual restorative
    convention center is located next      retreat. The Retreat is a great
                                                                                   BEFORE AND AFTER HOURS
    door and is connected to our host      opportunity for practitioners
    hotel the Hilton West Palm Beach.
                                                                                   SPECIAL EVENTS
                                           to reconnect and reinvigorate
    The Hilton is conveniently located     ourselves. This year’s Retreat          • Exhibitor hosted breakfast and
    just 3 miles from Palm Beach           will be held before the AHVMA             lunch & learn meetings
    International Airport. In addition     Conference, from September 6 -9,
    to onsite restaurants, you will find                                           • Forum lead by Council of Elders
                                           at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual
    numerous shopping, entertainment       Retreat Center. If you would like       • Morning Meditation
    and dining options all within          to attend this year’s retreat, please   • Annual Banquet
    walking distance! Please book          register early as space is limited.
    through the AHVMA group block                                                  • Silent Auction
    for best rates.                        At the time of this letter,             • The Return of the JAM SESSION!
                                           approximately half of our exhibit
    The 2022 AHVMA conference              space has already sold out. We
    offers a vast selection of lectures    are so fortunate to have so many
    and continuing education               supportive sponsors and exhibitors
    opportunities . We are extremely       for this year’s conference. As many
    pleased to share that our allied       of you know, 2020 and 2021 were
    groups, VBMA and AVH, have             difficult years for many of us.
    returned to AHVMA and will be          However, thanks to the continued
    presenting educational tracks on       generosity and early registration
    their respective modalities. The       of our exhibitors, members and          The West Palm Beach County
    Conference Program Committee           speakers we are confident that this      Convention Center, Florida
    has outdone themselves this year       year’s conference will be a great
    representing a wide variety of         success and fantastic experience.
    modalities, and more hands-on
    labs than ever before. We have         Looking forward to seeing all of              Early-Bird Rates
    already received messages from         you in Palm Beach!                          through June 1, 2022!
    attendees stating that year’s
    program offers so many wonderful                                                 Single-Day Registration
    options that they are struggling to                                                     Available!
    know which lectures to attend.
                                           Diana Drumm, DVM                           Veterinary Technicians
    The Annual Banquet will be held        AHVMA President, 2021-22                         Welcome!
    on Sunday evening. The AHVM
    Foundation Silent Auction is

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Keynote speaker
                                                                 CONTINUING EDUCATION
                                                                 INFORMATION
                     CYNTHIA LANKENAU,                           This program, “2022 AHVMA Annual
                                                                 Conference” will be submitted to (but has
                     DVM, RH (AHG),                              not yet been approved by) AAVSB RACE
                     MS-TCVM                                     to offer approximately 84.00 CE Credits.
                                                                 With 21 credits being available to any one
                       Cynthia Lankenau, DVM graduated           veterinarian or veterinary technician.
                       from Cornell’s Veterinary College         Participants are responsible for ascertaining
                       in 1981 and joined a 99% dairy            each board’s CE requirements. RACE does
                       practice in upstate NY with a total       not “accredit”, “endorse” or “certify” any
                                                                 program or person, nor does RACE approval
                       love of working with small dairy
                                                                 validate the content of the program.
                       farms. In the attempt to expand
                                                                 Over the past six years (2016-2021) AHVMA
                       her practice knowledge, she joined        has received RACE approval for over 75
the Peace Corps and worked in Malawi, Africa in 1984-            hours. Please visit www.ahvma.org for
1985, returning to the US to join a mixed animal practice        program and continuing education updates.
in western NY. With the decline of family farms in NY,
and seeing an incredible increase in chronic diseases, Dr.       AVMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Lankenau started down the path of alternative medicine;          Thanks to the dedication of our members,
starting with acupuncture training in 1991 (IVAS),               AHVMA remains a proud member of the
started herbal training in western herbs in 1993, Chinese        AVMA House of Delegates. As an allied
herbs in 1995; chiropractic (AVCA) and homeopathic               organization of the AVMA, many states
(AVH) training in 1995. She has completed Chi’s MS               grant blanket approval for AHVMA-
(TCVM); CIVT’s Western Graduate Herbal program, and              provided continuing education (CE). Please
Chinese herbal degree; is a registered herbalist (RH)            refer to your state’s Veterinary Practice
through the American Herbal Guild, and finished David            Act Rules & Regulations for specific
Winston’s professional and Graduate herbal training.             requirements, limits and exclusions. Only
                                                                 registered licensed veterinarians and
Further Chinese Herbal training is ongoing with Dr.
                                                                 veterinary technicians will received CE
Evan Rabinowitz and by attending as many Jeffrey Yuen
                                                                 credit and a certificate of attendance.
seminars as possible. She is a past president of the VBMA,
Secretary/Treasurer of the ACVBM, founder of the NY
                                                                 IMPORTANT REMINDER
CAVMA, and on the board of WATCVM. Since 1993, she
                                                                 If you are an AHVMA Member who is also
has practiced in a solo 100% alternative modality mixed
                                                                 an AVMA member, it is imperative that
animal practice.                                                 your AHVMA member information and
                                                                 AVMA member information match. If you
                                                                 have had a change of name, address of
                                                                 any other information please ensure both
     AHVMA EASY                                                  associations are up to date. We rely on
     REGISTRATION                                                your accurate information to maintain our
                                                                 position in the AVMA House of Delegates.

                                                                 410-569-0795
                                                                 office@ahvma.org

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Hotel & Travel

                          HILTON WEST PALM BEACH
                                 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

    T
        he Palm Beach County Convention Center
        is connected to the beautiful Hilton West
    Palm Beach via covered walkway. Conveniently
    located across from The Square, which offers
    several dining and shopping options, The Hilton’s
    amenities include a resort-style pool, poolside
    cabanas, and lawn games. It is less than two miles
    away from the Palm Beach waterfront, so you can
    relax and enjoy all that Palm Beach has to offer!

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West Palm Beach Sites to See

    The Square                                                                                  Mounts
Featuring a mix of Mediterranean                                                            Botanical Garden
and Venetian architecture, The
                                                                                           Mounts more than delivers on its mission
Square offers a variety of restaurants,
                                                                                           to “inspire and educate through nature”,
shopping experiences and live
                                                                                           with 25 display gardens over 16 acres.
music as well as a historic cultural
                                                                                           This hidden gem contains more than
arts center, a spectacular show
                                                                                           6,000 species of tropical and sub-tropical
fountain and more – it’s the perfect
neighborhood to wander around in
                                             McCarthy’s                                    plants, including Florida native plants,
for a few hours!                          Wildlife Sanctuary                               fruit trees, ornamentals, herbs, much
                                                                                           more.
   thesquarewestpalm.com                  Visit more than 200 animals at this                            mounts.org
                                          West Palm sanctuary, which works
                                          with wildlife officials to rescue local
                                          wildlife from all kinds of situations.
                                          McCarthy’s now has its own clinic and
                                          recovery room for rehabilitation so it
                                          can release animals back into the wild,
                                          when appropriate. Guided tours only.

                                                mccarthyswildlife.com

  AHVMA has negotiated a group rate             Please be aware of people                  Palm Beach International Airport
  for AHVMA Attendees and Exhibitors.           or groups pretending to be                 (PBI) is conveniently located
  You must book through the Group               an “official AHVMA Housing                 less than 5 miles from the Palm
  Link to obtain this rate.                     Group.” AHVMA does not                     Beach County Convention Center
                                                solicit “special offers” for               and Hilton West Palm Beach.
  https://book.passkey.com/go/
                                                lodging reservations via                   Transportation options include:
  ZAHVMA
                                                telephone, fax, or email. All              Super Shuttle, YellowCab, and
                                                lodging reservations are to be             App-based transportation.
                                                made directly with the hotel
                                                through the link provided.

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                   RENEE CROZIER             USA. She is published frequently in                           JANET GORDON
                   PRINCE, HERBALIST,        journals such as JAHVMA and IVC. Dr.                          PALM, BS, DVM
                   RH (AHG)                                                                                Dr. Janet Gordon
                                             Dohmen is the Past President of VBMA;
                    Renee Crozier                                                                          Palm (KSU 81)
                                             as well as a member of the IVAS, AAVA,
                    is a Registered                                                                        is a practicing
                                             AHVMA, and AVMA. She is on the
                    Herbalist through                                                                      integrative
                                             Editorial Board of JAHVMA.
the American Herbalist Guild and a                                                       veterinarian. Through the years, her
clinical practicing herbalist with a focus                                               practice included multiple species.
                                                               CAROL FALCK,
on cancer and traditional healing.                             VMD, MS, CVA              Discovering ways to activate the
Her focus is on bioregional medicine,                           Dr. Falck began her      body’s inherent pharmacy, inspired
conservation, and addressing the                                professional career      her to pursue Non-Thermal LLLT,
needs of underserved communities.                               as a marine biologist.   VOM, Cranial sacral, and Osteopathy
Trained as a traditional healer, she                            After a 2-year           through her business “Animobility
spends time in several countries each        research project in the Red Sea, her        Integrative Veterinary Services.”
year furthering her practice. She is         interests evolved into a desire to work
passionate about balancing traditional       with animals in a clinical setting. She     Involved in Natural Horsemanship,
and modern methods of healing. She           received her V.M.D. degree in 1997          she uses concepts of respecting body
has been a teacher for more than             from the University of Pennsylvania         language in all species she works with,
twenty years, is the Co-Director of the      School of Veterinary Medicine.              resulting in an enhanced veterinary
Four Elements School of Traditional          Following a one year internship in          experience for all. She is Fear Free
Medicine and is one of the stewards of a     Washington, D.C., she relocated             Certified, and is a Director of The
medicinal teaching garden and United         to south Florida. While working a           Paw Project Colorado, a non-profit
Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. Most       conventional practice, Dr. Falck was        movement dedicated to stopping
days, you will find her in the integrated    presented with a cat Saki in end-stage      declawing of cats by educating about
clinic or St. Petersburg classroom.          kidney failure. As she was researching      enrichment and safe alternatives.
                                             methods to help Saki recover, she was
                   LAURIE DOHMEN,            steered toward alternative methods of       Since 2011, she has presented on
                   VMD, MS
                                             healing. Dr. Falck became a Certified       benefits of Non-Thermal LLLT and
                   Dr. Dohmen
                                             Veterinary Acupuncturist in 2001            integrative medicine to numerous
                   graduated from
                                             & Traditional Chinese Veterinary            conferences, seminars and
                   UPenn’s School
                                             Herbalist in 2003. She received her         international webinars.
                   of Veterinary
                                             Aromatherapy Certification from the
Medicine. She has received training
                                             Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy in                          JONI KAMLET,
in Acupuncture, Food Therapy, Bach                                                                         RVT, CCRA
                                             2017.
Flower Essences, and primarily Herbal                                                                      Joni Kamlet is
Medicine. She received her MS in                                                                           a Registered
                                             Now residing in Georgia, her
Therapeutic Herbalism from Maryland                                                                        Veterinary
                                             mobile veterinary practice, Petwise
University of Integrative Health. She                                                                      Technician (RVT)
                                             emphasizes an integrative approach
is a Registered Herbalist through the                                                    and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation
                                             to animal wellness. Dr. Falck enjoys
American Herbalist Guild.                                                                Assistant (CCRA). She also has her
                                             living in the beautiful Northeast
                                             mountains, near the Appalachian             certification in Applied Clinical
 Dr. Dohmen lectures regularly on                                                        Nutrition (for humans).
                                             Trail, spending time with her husband,
Veterinary Herbal Medicine and other                                                     Joni was the Veterinary
                                             hiking, practicing yoga, and playing
wholistic topics. In 2017 she and Dr.                                                    Representative for Standard Process
                                             guitar.
August created the only hands-on                                                         of Northern Ca from 2011-2019. She
veterinary herbal medicine course for                                                    taught veterinarians about nutrition
western veterinary practices in the                                                      and supplementation. Joni also

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lectured to pre-vet students at Cal Poly                     RONALD KOH,              the last twenty years, she has taken
and spoke at the American Holistic                           DVM, MS, CVA,            Osteopathic classes from Maitland
                                                             CVCH, CVFT, CCRP,
Veterinary Medical Association in                            CVMMP                    D.O., Ola Grimsby D.O., Kaltenborn,
October 2017.                                                 Dr. Koh received his    D.O., Phillip Greenman, D.O.,
                                                              veterinary degree       Edward Stiles, D.O., John Upledger,
Currently, Joni works in Sales                                in Taiwan and later     D.O., Lauren Rex, D.O. and many
& Product Development for 3rd              completed a specialty internship           other Manual Therapy practitioners.
Planet, a mushroom powered                 followed by a Master’s program in          More recently, she has been
supplement company. Joni has               acupuncture integrative medicine           continuing her education in Manual
become fascinated by the therapeutic       at the UF Veterinary College.              Therapy with classes from Frank
properties of mushrooms and their          He later completed his alternative         Lowen, LMT, who is the founder of
value in the veterinary realm. Joni        path residency in Veterinary Sports        LowenSystems in Washington and
has a Clubhouse room called the            Medicine and Rehabilitation. Prior to      with Brian Tucker, DPT from the
MycoRevolution.                            joining UC Davis Veterinary School in      Jones Institute.
                                           2020, Dr. Koh was an assistant clinical
                 DOUG KNUEVEN,             professor at LSU Veterinary School         Patricia is currently a member of the
                 DVM, CVA, CVC,                                                       APTA, OPTA and AHVMA.
                 CVCH                      and the service chief of the Integrative
                Dr. Doug Knueven           Medicine and Rehabilitation since
                                           2013. He is certified in acupuncture,                       CYNTHIA MARO,
                earned his                                                                             DVM, CVA, CAC,
                veterinary degree          rehabilitation, herbal therapy, food                        VMRT
from Ohio State University in              therapy, and medical manipulation.                            Dr. Cynthia Maro,
1987 and is the medical director           Dr. Koh is an experienced and                                 grew up on a farm
of Beaver Animal Clinic in Beaver,         internationally recognized speaker                            in Ohio with a
PA. He has earned certification in         and mentor on integrative medicine,        great mentor, her brother, Dr. Rob
veterinary acupuncture, veterinary         rehabilitation, and traditional Chinese    Maro, who taught her how to listen
Chinese herbal medicine, and               veterinary medicine. His clinical focus    to the animals. At 9 years of age she
veterinary chiropractic.                   has been on providing patient-centered     decided to become a veterinarian.
                                           care and treating a patient as a “whole”   While at OSU vet school in 1984,
Dr. Doug has been practicing               individual instead of focusing only        she learned about acupuncture and
holistic, integrative veterinary           on an illness or diagnosis. He utilizes    became determined to learn TCVM
medicine since 1995 and has                holistic approach, rehabilitation, and     and joined AHVMA in 1988. She
written two books on the subject.          available evident therapies for pain       integrated numerous modalities
He speaks nationally and                   management, neurological disorders,        and diagnostic techniques in her
internationally and was recognized         geriatric conditions, hospice care, and    daily practice and enjoy challenging
as the AHVMA “Holistic Teacher             chronic medical conditions.                oncology, internal medicine and
of the Year” in 2018. He also                                                         orthopedic cases, which benefit from
delivered the keynote lecture at                             PATRICIA                 multimodal therapies. NAET is a large
                                                             KORTEKAAS, PT
the 2021 AHVMA conference.                                                            part of her daily practice, as immune
                                                            Patricia graduated
veterinarians around the country                                                      and emotional balancing are key
                                                            from The Hague
dedicated to veterinary hospice and                                                   components to successful outcomes,
                                                            Academy for
euthanasia in the home.                                                               in addition to nutrition, chiropractic,
                                                            Physical Education
                                                                                      herbology, Sanawave, TCVM, QiGong
                                           and Physical Therapy in the
                                                                                      acupuncture, Laser, Ozone, PRP, Stem
                                           Netherlands in 1985. Since then, she
                                                                                      Cell, Prolotherapy and Rehab.
                                           has specialized in Manual Therapy
                                           and Osteopathic Techniques for
                                           humans and small animals. Over

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                  STEVE MARSDEN,           Michigan that provides homeopathy,           immediately began integration
                  DVM, ND, MSOM,           chiropractic and nutritional                 into their practice. Nell’s passion
                  LAC.DIPL.CH
                                           counseling for pets.                         for Traditional Chinese Veterinary
                  Dr. Steve Marsden,
                                                                                        Medicine (TCVM) and acupuncture
                  lectures for IVAS, the
                                                              JARED MITCHELL,           grew as she watched her patients
                  AHVMA, the AVMA,                            DVM, CVMA, CVA            feel better and heal better with
and numerous other organizations.                              Dr. Jared Mitchell       the integrative model. In 2013,
He is co-founder of the College of                             graduated from           she returned to the IVAS course
Integrative Veterinary Therapies and                           Mississippi State        as an educator and is currently an
is a director emeritus of the National                         University’s College     instructor. In 2019, Nell earned
University of Natural Medicine             of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. In           the designation of Fellow of the
in Portland OR. He authored the            2010, he opened his practice, Mitchell       American Academy of Veterinary
Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine      Animal Clinic, in Mobile, Alabama.           Acupuncture (FAAVA). She has
(Mosby); and Essential Guide to            Wanting more for his patients,               lectured at conventional and
Chinese Herbal Formulas (CIVT). Dr.        he began incorporating holistic              holistic conferences in the U.S.
Marsden is extensivelyv trained            modalities into his practice. Dr.            and internationally. In 2017, she
in alternative medicine, including         Mitchell’s first journey into the holistic   founded People + Pet Integrative
Chinese herbology, acupuncture and         world began by incorporating essential       Therapies to provide holistic care
naturopathic medicine. In 2010, Dr.        oils in the treatment of his veterinary      for small animals and educational
Marsden was named Teacher of the           patients. Dr. Mitchell has advanced          opportunities for veterinarians.
Year by the AHVMA; and in 2009, the        training in essential oils through the
Small Animal Veterinarian of the year      Veterinary Medical Aromatherapy                                GARY RICHTER,
by the CVMA.                               Association. He has published articles                         MS, DVM, CVA, CVC,
                                           for several peer reviewed journals                             GDVWHM
                  LISA MELLING,            including the Innovative Veterinary Care                        Dr. Gary Richter has
                  DVM                                                                                      been practicing in
                                           Journal and the Journal of the American
                   Dr. Lisa Melling                                                                        the SF Bay Area since
                                           Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.
                   received her                                                                            1998. He is certified
                                           Dr. Mitchell plans to continue
                   Bachelor’s in Animal                                                 in acupuncture, chiropractic, and
                                           contributing articles and educating
                   Science from Iowa                                                    Western herbs. Dr. Richter’s practice
                                           colleagues on the therapeutic benefits
State University in 1999 and her DVM                                                    focuses on the benefits of conventional
                                           of essential oils. Dr. Mitchell is also
from Tuskegee in 2004. Frustrated                                                       and holistic treatment methods for
                                           certified in acupuncture through Chi
by the limitations of allopathic                                                        the preventative and therapeutic
                                           University and is currently enrolled in
medicine, she enrolled in Dr. Pitcairn’s                                                care of pets as well as educating
                                           their Masters of TCVM program.
Professional Course in Veterinary                                                       professionals and pet owners on the
Homeopathy in 2008. Dr. Melling is                                                      benefits of integrative care. Dr. Richter
                                                              NELL OSTERMEIER,
an instructor for the Pitcairn Institute                      DVM, CVA, FAAVA           has written numerous articles on
of Veterinary Homeopathy and is                            Dr. Nell Ostermeier          various topics including strategies to
certified in Veterinary Homeopathy                         graduated from               integrate the use of medical cannabis
and Veterinary Spinal Manipulative                         the University of            into conventional medical therapies
Therapy. She has presented cases                           Illinois in 2004.            for pets. His book, The Ultimate Pet
at professional meetings across the        She moved to Portland, OR with               Health Guide was published in 2017.
country and has been published in          her husband in 2007 to start their           Dr. Richter is the past President of
several peer reviewed journals and         own small/exotic companion                   the American College of Veterinary
magazines. Dr. Melling owns Good           animal hospital. In 2010 she                 Botanical Medicine and is a co-founder
Harbor Holistic Veterinary Care,           became certified in veterinary               of the Veterinary Cannabis Society.
a holistic practice in Traverse City,      acupuncture through IVAS and

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                  RONALD J. RIEGEL,         such as acupuncture, nutrition,              Pet’s Life (Fox Chapel Books, second
                  DVM                       cold LASER, homeopathy,                      ed.2009, Edible & Medicinal Plants
                   In 1988, Dr. Ronald      homotoxicology, medicinal botany,            of the West, From Earth to Herbalist,
                   Riegel completed         physical and massage therapy, and            and The EcoHerbalist’s Fieldbook , and
                   the coursework and       various types of energy medicine.            has published numerous articles in a
                   examination for          She is a published author and                broad variety of consumer and trade
inclusion into the Human Academy            journalist and has lectured nationally       magazines.
of Neuromuscular Physiology. This           and internationally on both emergency
was the first Academy to providing          medicine and holistic health care.           An accomplished international
information on the clinical use of          She is a certified trainer for the           lecturer and educator, Greg has taught
infrared thermography in the human          Institute of HeartMath, teaches              courses at several veterinary medicine
field. He was the only veterinarian in      stress management, emotional self-           institutions, including Colorado
the class of 70. He purchased his first     regulation, resilience building, and         State University Teaching Hospital;
infrared thermograph (AGEMA) in             coherence techniques, and is a pioneer       the Cummings School of Veterinary
1987 and first therapy laser in 1979.       researcher of interspecies coherence         Medicine at Tufts University; University
                                            and bio physiology entanglement.             of Wisconsin School of Veterinary
Dr. Riegel was the sole owner of a                                                       Medicine; and the nationally
multi-doctor practice until 2009, when                        SUSAN SWANSON,             accredited Healing Oasis Wellness
he co-founded the American Institute                          DVM, MS
                                                                                         Center. He has presented to the annual
of Medical Laser Applications. This                             Susan Swanson,           conference of the American Holistic
RACE - approved educational platform                            DVM graduated            Veterinary Medical Association on
provides online, onsite, and speakers                           from the University      many occasions, and was named
for healthcare professionals and                                of Minnesota College     National Holistic Teacher of the Year,
veterinarians in photo biomodulation        of Veterinary Medicine in 1988. She          2019 by the AHVMA Council of Elders,
therapy, infrared thermography, and         started her own practice the Cat Care        after his groundbreaking keynote
regenerative medicine techniques.           Clinic, a mobile feline practice, in 1991.   address in Nashville the same year.
                                            Since 1996, Susan has been studying
                  BARRIE SANDS,             holistic medicine including Chinese
                  DVM, CVA                  herbs and Acupuncture, Western                    AHVMA EASY
                  Dr. Barrie Sands
                  received her DVM
                                            Herbs, Nutritional Supplements, Flower            REGISTRATION
                                            Essences, Osteopathy, Laser and Reiki.
                  degree from Ross          She lives on her hobby farm in Columbus,
                  University in             Minnesota with her cats, dogs, goats and
1991. She completed a small animal          chickens.
medicine and surgery internship at the
Animal Medical Center in NYC. After                           GREG TILFORD,
working in private practice she moved                         HERBALIST                          Early-Bird Rates
to San Diego to take on her current                            Greg is CEO and                 through June 1, 2022!
position as senior staff clinician in the                      formulator of Animal
Emergency Critical Care department at                          Essentials Inc., and
a VCA Specialty and Referral Hospital.                         serves as industry
                                            consultant and custom formulator for
In 2003 she became certified in             hundreds of veterinarians worldwide.
acupuncture (IVAS) and started              He is author of five books, including
her holistic/functional medicine            the acclaimed Herbs for Pets,
practice instituting modalities             The Natural Way to Enhance your

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Alpha Vet Science                                            HNS Animal Health &             O3 Vets                      *∆SuperEssentials for Pets
c/o Omega Alpha              Designs for Health              Nutrition                       www.o3vets.com               www.superessentialsforpets.com
Pharmaceuticals              www.DesignsForHealth.com        www.giflora.vet                 Booth #307                   Booth #515
www.alphavetscience.com      Booth #207                      Booth #717
Booth #807                                                                                   Patricia Kaminski LLC        Ulan Nutritional Systems, Inc.
                             Doctor Multimedia               Innovative Pet Lab              www.HealthyHorsePlus.com     www.unsinc.info
American Herbal Labs         www.doctormultimedia.com        www.innovativepetlab.com        Booth #511                   Booth #916
www.newvita.com              Booth #806                      Booth #308
Booth #416                                                                                   pawTree
                             *Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care          Jiminy’s                        www.pawtree.com/healthypet   *VDI Laboratory
American Holistic            https://drfossums.com/          www.jiminys.com                 Booth #817                   www.vdilab.com
Veterinary Medical           Booth #716                      Booth #707                                                   Booth #407
Foundation                                                                                   Pet Tao
                             ∆
www.ahvmf.org                 Dr. Harvey’s                   Katie’s Pet Products            www.pettao.com               VetriScience Laboratories
Booth #908                   www.drharveys.com               www.katiespetproducts.com       Booth #421                   www.vetriproline.com
                             Booth #503                      Booth #507                                                   Booth #316
∆
  Animal Essentials                                                                          Plena Curae
www.animalessentials.com     Earth Buddy Pet                 *∆Mayway Herbs                  www.PlenaCuraeVets.com       Vireo Systems
Booth #706                   www.earthbuddypet.com           www.mayway.com                  Booth #510
                             Booth #409                      Booth #518                                                   www.vireosystems.com
* ∆AnimalBiome Veterinary                                                                    ∆
                                                                                               Primal Pet Food            Booth #216
www.Animalbiome.vet          ELvation Medical                MedX                            www.primalpetfoods.com
Booth #603                   www.elvationusa-vet.com         www.medxllc.com                 Booth #103                   Visbiome Vet
                             Booth #208                      Booth #803                                                   www.visbiomevet.com
∆
  Assisi Animal Health                                                                       Ramaekers Nutrition          Booth #506
www.assisianimalhealth.com   EPI/Alpha-Stim                  *Multi Radiance                 www.RamaekersNutrition.com
Booth #417                   www.alpha-stim.com              www.multiradiance.com           Booth #615                   Visum Light / AAH Light
                             Booth #711                      Booth #406                                                   www.visumlight.com
Ayush Herbs, Inc.                                                                            ∆
                                                                                              Real Mushrooms              Booth #217
www.ayush.com /              Equa Holistics, LLC             Mushroom Wisdom                 www.realmushrooms.com
www.ayushpet.com             www.equaholistics.com           www.mushroomwisdom.com          Booth #614
Booth #814                   Booth #607                      Booth #608                                                   * ∆Wellsong Energetics
                                                                                                                          www.DeTOXalot.com
                                                             ∆                               *Respond Systems             Booth #303
BotaniVet by Vet Remedy      *∆Evermore Pet Food, Inc.        Myos Corp.
www.vetremedy.com            www.evermorepetfood.com         www.myospet.com                 www.respondsystems.com
Booth #715`                  Booth #516                      Booth #616                      Booth #606                   * ∆Ziwi USA
                                                                                                                          www.ziwipets.com
Canine Caviar Pet Food       Fidobiotics                     National Animal                 Rx Vitamins, Inc.            Booth #310
www.caninecaviar.com         www.fidobiotics.com             Supplement Council              www.rxvitamins.com
Booth #810                   Booth #419                      www.Animalsupplements.org       Booth #311                   *Zomedica
                                                             Booth #309
∆                            * Gaia Provides
                                 ∆                                                                                        www.zomedica.com
 CatanDog’s Global                                                                           Solution Sales
www.FleasGone.com            www.GaiaProvides.com            Natural Solutions                                            Booth #319
                                                                                             dba Young Living
Booth #306                   Booth #808                      www.naturalsolutionsphc.com
                                                                                             www.youngliving.com
                                                             Booth #411
CBD Dog Health               * ∆Gilad&Gilad                                                  Booth #210
www.cbddoghealth.com         www.ForNerveHealth.com          The Natural Vet / The Vet
Booth #203                   Booth #610                      Assured                         SquarePet Nutrition
                                                             www.thenaturalvet.net           www.mysquarepet.com
*Chi Dog                                                     Booth #107                      Booth #211
www.chidog.com
Booth #710

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