Megan Brashear, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)

Hospital Administrator
VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists

Megan Brashear, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC) graduated from Brigham Young University in 2000 with a BS in Animal Science with an emphasis in Veterinary Technology. She worked during tech school as a veterinary assistant in general practice and made the jump to emergency and critical care in 2000. Megan earned her CVT in Oregon in 2000, and in 2004 became a VTS (ECC). Megan is the Specialty Technician Trainer at VCA Northwest Veterinary Specialists in Clackamas, Oregon where she works on the clinical floor training technicians and medical staff to provide top-notch specialty care.

Megan has served as a Member at Large on the board of the Oregon Veterinary Technician and Assistant Association and is currently the Legal Committee Chair for the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America. She enjoys lecturing on emergency veterinary nursing topics and the opportunity to meet veterinary technicians and nurses around the world. Her special interests include exploring the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, mastering the personality quirks of German Shorthaired Pointers, and helping technicians to learn to think critically.

Presentation(s):

• Critically Important Critical Thinking Skills

  Saturday, December 8
  8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

• Nursing Care for the Critical Patient

  Saturday, December 8
  9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Nutrition for Hospitalized Patients

  Saturday, December 8
  10:50 AM – 11:40 AM

• The Top Five Common Emergencies and What to Do: Part 1

  Saturday, December 8
  1:10 PM – 2:00 PM

• The Top Five Common Emergencies and What to Do: Part 2

  Saturday, December 8
  2:10 PM – 3:00 PM

• Emergency Anesthesia: Planning for the Unexpected

  Saturday, December 8
  4:00 PM – 4:50 PM

• Urinary Tract Emergencies

  Saturday, December 8
  5:00 PM – 5:50 PM

• Zoonosis Alert! Leptospirosis in Dogs

  Sunday, December 9
  9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

• Getting Your Team on Board with Change: Hospital Protocols

  Sunday, December 9
  10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

• Civil Wars: Front vs. Back

  Sunday, December 9
  11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

• Direct and Compassionate Communication

  Sunday, December 9
  12:00 PM – 12:50 PM