The HCA Gulf Coast Division (GCD) North Quadrant CME Program is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The HCA Gulf Coast Division (GCD) North Quadrant CME Program designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
HCA Gulf Coast Continuing Nursing Education is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Louisiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Houston Venom Conference is authorized to award 5.5 hours of CE from the American Association of Veterinary State Boards.
June 3-4, 2022
1600 – 1900 reception in the reptile house, Houston zoo. The zoo reception is for all attendees.
There are a limited number of tickets available for a guided behind-the-scenes tour
of the reptile house. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
| Time | Lecture | Speaker |
| 0700-0800 | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
| 0800-0810 | Introduction | Spencer Greene, MD, MS |
| 0810-0850 | The Future of Venom Therapeutics | Eric Lavonas, MD, MS |
| 0850-0925 | It’s Complicated! Ontogenic Variation in Venom Composition of Rattlesnakes | William Hayes, PhD |
| 0925-0950 | Implications of Venom Variation on Antivenom Production | Nick Brandehoff, MD |
| 0950-1020 | Spider Envenomations | Sean Bush, MD |
| 1020-1035 | Break/vendors | |
| 1035-1135 | Envenomation in Pets | Cory Woliver, DVM & Holly O’Hara, DVM |
| 1135-1200 | Establishing a Collaborative Approach to Snakebite Management | Andrea Perry, MSN, RN, CNL, CEN, CPEN |
| 1200-1315 | Lunch | |
| 1315-1350 | Pre-hospital Snakebite Management | Spencer Greene, MD, MS |
| 1350-1430 | In-hospital Management of Snakebites | Charles Gerardo, MD, MHS |
| 1430-1450 | Obtaining your BB-IND and Keeping Non-native Snakes | Erik Vogel |
| 1450-1505 | Afternoon coffee and desserts | Sponsored by Toxins, an Open Access Journal by MDPI |
| 1505-1545 | Parents and Patients Panel | |
| 1545-1620 | Expert Q&A | |
| 1620-1630 | Concluding remarks |