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Learn practical toxicology with Renee Schmid at Fetch Kansas City
Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT, gives a sneak peek on her talk about the top 10 toxins associates will face in practice
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During this interview with dvm360®, Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT gives a teaser for one of her favorite talks at the upcoming Fetch dvm360® Conference in Kansas City. She also shares what she likes about Fetch conferences and the collaboration at the show.
A partial transcript of the interview is below. View the video for more of the discussion.
Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT: For me, my greatest enjoyment is finding those practical things that are going to help people in practice on a daily basis. And what else is kind of fun about it is, you know, a lot of people say, "I'm comfortable with chocolate; I'm comfortable with ibuprofen." And then, when we talk about some of the differences with them, they say, "Oh, wow, I didn't realize that there was actually more to it than this or that."
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