Troublesome Toxins for Operational K9s

Presented by Lisa Converse DVM, DACVECC and Lyn Schuh CVT

Dr. Converse, a veterinary emergency and critical care specialist, has more than 25 years of clinical, educator, and administrative experience in veterinarian healthcare settings. Her positions have included veterinarian practice ownership, medical director, residency director, clinical instructor, and volunteer veterinarian.

Dr. Converse is a founding member of Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin. As the organization’s president and medical director, she currently travels throughout Wisconsin educating K9 handlers and EMS personnel on point of injury care for animals experiencing a traumatic event. She was a co-founding member for the National Association Veterinary Emergency Medical Services (NAVEMS) and has also served on multiple nonprofit organizations focusing on suicide prevention and veterinary hospice. She presently is self-employed as a Locum Clinical Instructor in veterinary emergency and critical care with current responsibilities at multiple colleges of veterinary medicine nationally. Dr. Converse obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.

Lyn has more than 25 years of clinical, veterinary practice management, and educator expertise in primary and emergency veterinary care, in addition to roles as a veterinary relations representative and an operations director. Outside of her veterinary employment responsibilities, her genuine passion for volunteering her time and talents for the health of animals is very apparent to her community and profession. She is a member of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association(WVMA), the Wisconsin Practice Manager Association (WVPMA), the Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Association (WVTA), and the National Association Veterinary Emergency Medical Services (NAVEMS). Lyn also sits on the Veterinary Examining Board.

Lyn is a founding member of Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin where she serves as its operations director and on its board of directors. Her present role involves scheduling, coordinating, and co-teaching all the Operational K9 Medical Team of WI educational sessions on point of injury care to K9 handlers and emergency medical service personnel. Her veterinary technician degree was obtained from Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin.

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