Presented by Dr. Lisa Converse and Lyn Schuh

Dr. Lisa Converse is a founding member of Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin (OP K9). 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 wounded canines on duty.

The Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin was founded in 2020 to provide education and support to law enforcement officers and other first responders assisting operational K9s wounded in the line of duty.

Learn more about this organization at opk9ofwi.com

ASPCA Animal Poison Control: (888) 426-4435

Troublesome Toxins for Operational K9s – How to Care for your K9 During a Fentanyl Overdose

Presented by Dr. Lisa Converse and Lyn Schuh

Dr. Lisa Converse is a founding member of Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin (OP K9). 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 wounded canines on duty.

She was a co-founding member for the National Association Veterinary Emergency Medical Services (NAVEMS) and has also served on multiple nonprofit organizations.

Dr. Converse is a veterinary emergency and critical care specialist. She has more than 25 years of clinical, educator, and administrative experience in veterinarian healthcare field.

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 Schuh is a certified veterinary technician. She has more than 25 years of clinical, veterinary practice management, and educator expertise in primary and emergency veterinary care.

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.

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.

The Operational K9 Medical Team of Wisconsin was founded in 2020 to provide education and support to law enforcement officers and other first responders assisting operational K9s wounded in the line of duty.

Learn more about this organization at opk9ofwi.com

This lecture was filmed in Green Bay on November 20, 2024. This video is of the one-hour lecture on troublesome toxins, K9 drug overdose, point of injury, and prehospital care for Operational K9 Handlers.

Note: This lecture was originally filmed in a video format called Hyperlapse which took 15-minute chunks of video and compressed it into a 1-minute hyperlapse video. This video has been edited using AI to recover missing frames in this slowed down version of the video. The good news is that the audio was internally recorded to the mic and was fully recovered.

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.

ASPCA Animal Poison Control: (888) 426-4435