DR. MARY GARDNER
VETERINARIAN, INNOVATOR, PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER
A dynamic and engaging speaker, Dr. Mary Gardner is able to draw on a wide range of career experiences and life lessons to educate and motivate diverse audiences. Her presentations cover a variety of topics, and encourage both professional and personal growth within the veterinary industry and beyond. Ironically, veterinary medicine was not her first career choice.
MORE ABOUT MEHer Purpose – Grey Muzzles
It’s a simple fact – pets just don’t live as long as they should! From the first sign of a grey muzzle we start to worry about the end. But our furry family members can still have a good quality of life and have a wonderful time as a geriatric pet!
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Dr. Mary writes and speaks for professional and lay audiences on geriatric medicine, assessing quality of life, hospice, and end of life care. She has spoken at VMX, AVMA, WVC, Fetch, state VMA's, IAAHPC, professional sales meetings, veterinary schools and animal hospitals around the country.
Speaking Events
2017
Ontario Veterinary Medical Association
Get Your Veterinary Grove Back The Art of Euthanasia Body Language for the Exam Room Verbal Impact Don't Upsell ... Up Serve
Jan 27, 2017
https://www.ovma.org/events/2017-ovma-conference--trade-show/NAVC
Body Language for the Exam Room | Marketing Trends for 2017 | Assessing Quality of Life | Veterinary Geriatric Medicine | Post Mortum Requests | Aggressive Pet Euthanasia
Feb 2, 2017
http://navc.com/conference/University of Florida
Drs. Dani McVety and Mary Gardner receiving the Gator 100 Award for the 3rd time.
Feb 9, 2017
http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/Arkansas VMA
Hospice and End of Life Care for the Veterinary Patient
Feb 10, 2017
http://www.arkvetmed.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Registration-2017.pdfMusic City Veterinary Conference
What Matters Most in the End - Geriatric Medicine Assessing Quality of Life Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul - Pet Loss The Art of Euthanasia Body Language UpServe don't UpSell
Feb 26, 2017
http://tvmanet.com/music-city-veterinary-conference/AVMA Convention
Assessing Quality of Life Art of Euthanasia
Jul 21, 2017
https://www.avma.org/Events/Convention/Pages/default.aspxCVC Veterinary Conference
To be determined - but will be amazing!
Aug 26, 2017
http://www.thecvc.com/cvc-kc-at-a-glance/New England Veterinary Conference
The Old and the Restless - Caring for the Geriatric Patient
Sep 15, 2017
https://www.nevma.org/Gulf Atlantic Veterinary Conference
Veterinary Hospice & End of Life Care
Dec 2, 2017
http://tgavc.org/Southeastern Michigan Veterinary Medical Association
Veterinary Gerontology
Dec 12, 2017
http://www.semvma.vet/2018
VCA Winterfest
Keynote Address
Jan 28, 2018
https://vcahospitals.com/northwest-veterinary-specialists/-/media/vca/documents/hospitals/oregon/northwest-veterinary-specialists/winterfest_2018.ashx?la=enOregon Veterinary Medical Association
Animal Welfare
Mar 3, 2018
https://oregonvma.org/oregon-veterinary-conferenceOregon State University
Communication Course for Junior Veterinary Students.
Apr 9, 2018
https://vetmed.oregonstate.edu/Mid-Atlantic States Veterinary Clinic
Veterinary Geriatric Medicine, Hospice and End of Life Care
May 17, 2018
https://mdvma.org/2018-mid-atlantic-states-veterinary-clinic/OVMA Great Ideas Conference
Jun 19, 2018
https://www.ovma.org/veterinarians/continuing-education/great-ideas/North Carolina VMA - Summer Conference
Jun 27, 2018
https://www.avma.org/Events/Calendar/Pages/event.aspx?EventID=38509Tarrant County Texas VMA
Caring for the Geriatric Veterinary patient
Sep 20, 2018
http://www.tcvma.com/2019
Fetch - Baltimore
May 3, 2019
https://www.fetchdvm360.com/fetch-dvm360-veterinary-conference-baltimore/2020
International Veterinary Seminars - Online Course
Geriatric/end of life pet care in COVID times
Jun 17, 2020
https://www.ivseminars.com/seminars/geriatrics-end-of-life-in-covid-times/Colorado VMA
Full day of geriatric medicine and end of life care!
Sep 12, 2020
https://www.colovma.org/convention/2021
TESTIMONIALS
BOOKS
Treatment and Care
of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient
Dr. Mary Gardner is the co-editor and author of the academic textbook, “Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient” which can be purchased from Wiley or Amazon.
"Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient" offers veterinarians a complete guide to treating and managing geriatric canine and feline patients.
PUBLICATIONS
AND INTERVIEWS