DC ACADEMY SEMINAR NEWSLETTER
Thursday, November 6, 2025

The veterinarian seminar on Thursday,November 6, 2025, will be available at the Elks Lodge and simulcast online.

CE credit is available only to those who attend at the Elks Lodge and/or participate in the live simulcast.

As there is now a “JOIN LIVE SEMINAR” link on the Academy website, we are reducing the two, identical join meeting emails with instructions on how to access the webcast.

Dentistry

Jessica Johnson, DVM, DAVDC
Flower Mound Vet. Emer. & Specialty Center, Texas

• Unique Feline Oral Pathologies
• Biopsy Inaccuracies
• Lessons from the Trench (Mouths)
• Case Studies (Predominantly Canine Cases)

Program Chairs: Courtney Scarborough

Technician Seminar Series – SAME LOW REGISTRATION FEE AS LAST YEAR
The four technician seminar series begins on November 5 exclusively online via our TEAMS platform. CE Credit will be available only to those who participate virtually on the day of the seminar.

It is time to register your technicians for the 2025-2026 DC Academy Technician 4-Seminar Series. The early registration fee for technicians is only $49 for the entire 4-webinar series. There is no single seminar registration. You may use our online credit card process to register technicians with no additional surcharge fees.

If your technician has never registered for our seminars in the past, please have them complete and return the fillable pdf registration form. Payment information is not necessary if using our online payment system.

NOTE: Series registration is technician-specific. Our hope is that you register all your technicians in advance of the seminars to make their participation simpler. Please download the form from our website and return it before November 1, 2025, to take advantage of this special offer.  The first technician seminar on Dentistry is on Wednesday, November 5 and the second seminar on Anesthesia is on Wednesday, December 3.

Seminar Notes and Recordings are on Our Website
Following the lead of many national conferences, instead of 30 page + handouts, we are now asking our speakers to provide us with a detailed 3–5-page outline/summary of their presentation and, if possible, a recommended bibliography. In addition, we’ve asked our speakers to provide us with their slide packs a few days in advance of their presentation or shortly thereafter as many speakers work on their slides up to the evening before their seminar. We advise all members to review the seminar outline/summary from our seminar handout email or from our website.

NOTE:This is the same username and password to access the relief vet listings on our Classified Pages and accessing the Live Seminar Link. If you need the username and password, please contact our office.

President's Column

Dear Colleagues:

As we enter this season of gratitude, I want to take a moment to reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for within our DC Academy of Veterinary Medicine community.

First, I’d like to extend heartfelt thanks to all of you who have joined in person at our monthly conferences.Your presence and commitment to lifelong learning are what make these gatherings so meaningful.

A special thank you also goes out to our incredible speakers, who continue to inspire and challenge us with their expertise, insight, and enthusiasm in sharing their time and knowledge. How fortunate we are to have such remarkable educators supporting our mission.

I also want to recognize and thank those who participated in and donated to the Suicide Awareness Walk. Your involvement is a powerful reminder of our collective compassion and the importance of supporting mental health within our profession. We exceeded our goal of $7,500, with a total donation of nearly $8,000.

Finally, I am profoundly grateful for our profession itself—for the privilege of serving animals and the people who love them, and for being part of a community that values knowledge, empathy, and service.

As we head into the holidays, I encourage each of you to take a moment to pause, reflect, and recognize the impact you make every day. Thank you for all that you do — for your patients, your teams, and our greater profession.

With appreciation and gratitude,

Natasha Ungerer, DVM

Continuing Education Statements
Continuing education statements will be emailed after our December 4 seminar to anyone who has participated in a DC Academy seminar since January 1, 2025. You should receive this email by Friday, December 20. If you do not receive a CE statement by that time, or there is an error in your statement, a href="javascript:noSpam('admin','dcavm.org')" onfocus="this.blur();">please email Larry Koffer

If you would like to complete a Member Spotlight Profile, please go to: “Get to Know Our Members” survey

Member Spotlight: Jacquelyn Jones, DVM

• Veterinary School: Ohio State University
• Current Position: Associate Veterinarian, Oakton Vienna Veterinary Hospital
• DC Academy Membership: 24 years
• Favorite area of veterinary medicine: Endocrine diseases
• Least favorite area: Dental extractions
• Outside of work: Enjoys the beach, home improvement projects, socializing with friends, and traveling
• Pets: None — she describes herself as “the odd veterinarian with no pets!”
• Favorite media: Stephen King books and movies
• Fun note: “I miss seeing you at the Elk Lodge — come back!”

Webcast Reception Via Microsoft Teams
Please review the Teams Tutorial if you have not participated in our seminars using our Teams platform.

After the first two seminars, we will only send out one JOIN MEETING email as there is now a log on link on the DC Academy website home page.

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