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ACVIM Resident Research Award Eligible
ACVIM Resident Research Award Eligible
Additional Fees May Be Required
Additional Fees May Be Required
By Invite Only
By Invite Only
Capturing for On Demand
Capturing for On Demand
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Eligible
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Eligible
ERC Approved Lecture for ACVIM Residency
ERC Approved Lecture for ACVIM Residency
Poster
Poster
Livestream
Livestream
One Health
One Health
Pre-Registration Required
Pre-Registration Required
Research Abstract
Research Abstract
Specialty Symposium
Specialty Symposium
ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner

  • On Demand
    Diet Trial Considerations in Chronic Enteropathies
    On-Demand Presenter: Betty Chow, DACVIM (SAIM) (she/her/hers) – VCA Animal Specialty and Emergency Center
    Nutrition
     Pending CE: 1.0 Medical Hours
  • On Demand
    The Art and Science of Nutrition in Conflicting Disease Management
    On-Demand Presenter: Elizabeth Morris, PhD – Hill's Pet Nutrition
    On-Demand Co-Presenter: Ally Spitz – Hill's Pet Nutrition
    Nutrition
     Pending CE: 1.0 Medical Hours
  • On Demand
    The Role of Nutrition in Healthspan
    TechnicianNutrition
     Pending CE: 1.0 Medical Hours
  • Wednesday, Jun 10th
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PT
    Opening General Session: The US Veterinary Specialist Workforce: Key Historic Trends, Current Status, and Thoughts for the Future
    SOTA Speaker: James Lloyd, DVM, PhD (he/him/his) – Animal Health Economics, LLC
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeing
     Pending CE: 1.0 Nonmedical Hours
  • Wednesday, Jun 10th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PT
    SOTA: Shaping the Future of Companion Animal Nutrition Through Innovation
    SOTA Speaker: Greg Sunvold
    NutritionIn Person Only
  • Wednesday, Jun 10th
    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT
    SOTA: Leveraging Natural Ingredients as Adjunctive Therapy
    SOTA Speaker: Greg Sunvold
    NutritionIn Person Only
  • Wednesday, Jun 10th
    11:45 AM - 1:15 PM PT
    Nutrition Specialty Networking Luncheon
    NutritionIn Person Only
    Sponsored by 
  • Wednesday, Jun 10th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Heterocyclic Amines, Heavy Metals, and Advanced Glycation End Products in Pet Foods
    NutritionIn Person Only
  • Wednesday, Jun 10th
    2:40 PM - 3:40 PM PT
    Metabolomic Changes in Cats with Renal Disease or Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis
    Primary Presenter: Jean A. Hall, DVM, PhD, DACVIM – Oregon State University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
    NutritionIn Person Only
  • Wednesday, Jun 10th
    7:30 PM - 10:30 PM PT
    Nutrition Specialty Dinner
    NutritionIn Person Only
    Sponsored by
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PT
    KEYNOTE ADDRESS
    Keynote Speaker: Itiel Dror, PhD – Cognitive Consultants International (CCI-HQ)
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeing
    Sponsored by 
     Pending CE: 1.0 Hours
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
    The Complex Nature of the Obesity Epidemic in Dogs and Cats
    NutritionIn Person Only
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    10:00 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Workshop: Debriefing and Coaching Your Team Through Adverse Medical Events
    Primary Presenter: Sheri Berger, DVM, DACVO – VetVine
    Co-Presenter: Lori Kogan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
     Pending CE: 2.0 Nonmedical Hours
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    10:00 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Workshop: Debriefing and Coaching Your Team Through Adverse Medical Events
    Primary Presenter: Sheri Berger, DVM, DACVO – VetVine
    Co-Presenter: Lori Kogan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
     Pending CE: 2.0 Nonmedical Hours
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PT
    Recommendations for Nutritional Management of Dogs and Cats with Pancreatitis
    TechnicianNutritionIn Person Only
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    1:45 PM - 2:45 PM PT
    SOTA: Dietary Fiber: Definitions, Analytical Challenges, and Roles in Commercial Pet Foods
    SOTA Speaker: Kelly Swanson, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Nutrition
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT
    SOTA: Dietary Fiber: Physiological Effects and Clinical Applications for Dogs and Cats
    SOTA Speaker: Kelly Swanson, MS, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Nutrition
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT
    Fresh Foods: A Feeding Fad or an Important Alternative
    TechnicianNutrition
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM PT
    Grain-free Diets & Canine Cardiac Disease: An Epidemiological Examination with Big Data
    Primary Presenter: Janice O'Brien, DVM, MPH, DACVPM (she/her/hers) – Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
    Co-Presenter: Audrey Ruple, DVM, MS, PhD, DipACVPM, MRCVS, FNAP – Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
    Nutrition
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    5:00 PM - 5:30 PM PT
    Understanding Refeeding Syndrome
    TechnicianNutrition
  • Thursday, Jun 11th
    5:30 PM - 6:00 PM PT
    Feeding Management for Pets with Kidney Disease
    Primary Presenter: Cassie Panning, BS, CVT, VTS (Nutrition) (she/her/hers) – Animal Emergency and Referral Center of Minnesota
    TechnicianNutrition
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PT
    Omics: A Translational Approach to Nutritional Management of Disease
    Primary Presenter: Laura A. Motsinger, PhD, MBA (she/her/hers) – Hill's Pet Nutrition
    Co-Presenter: Flavia Vaduva, DACVIM (Nutrition) – Hill's Pet Nutrition
    Nutrition
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PT
    Workshop: Feedback That Shapes Clinicians: Meaningful Conversations in Clinical Settings
    Primary Presenter: Adeel Khan, BVMedSci, BVM, BVS, DACVIM (LAIM), PGCHE, FHEA, MRCVS – University of Nottingham
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PT
    A Multidisciplinary Approach to Copper-Associated Liver Disease: Internal Medicine and Nutrition Perspectives
    Primary Presenter: Camille Torres-Henderson, DABVP – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Sarah Shropshire, DVM, PhD, DAVCIM-SAIM (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University
    Nutrition
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    Workshop: Improve Your Teaching with Evidence
    Primary Presenter: Bobbi J. Conner, DVM, DACVECC (she/her/hers) – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
    The Use and Abuse of Pet Supplements
    Co-Presenter: Donna A. Raditic, DACVIM (Nutrition) – Nutrition and Integrative Medicine Consultants
    Nutrition
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT
    ACVIM Awards Luncheon
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeing
    Sponsored by 
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    Physiological Chemistry and Pathophysiology of Advanced Glycation End Products
    NutritionIn Person Only
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT
    How Incivility Impacts Patient Safety
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT
    Comparative Risk Mitigation and Therapeutic Approaches to the Effects of Advanced Glycation End Products
    NutritionIn Person Only
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT
    The Role of Nutrition in Managing Feline Constipation
    TechnicianNutritionIn Person Only
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT
    Medication Error in Veterinary Medicine
    Primary Presenter: Scott Shaw, DVM, DACVECC – VCA Animal Hospitals
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeing
  • Friday, Jun 12th
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PT
    Cardiac Supplements for Dogs with Heart Disease
    Primary Presenter: Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition) (she/her/hers) – Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
    CardiologyNutritionIn Person Only
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    8:00 AM - 10:10 AM PT
    Panel: Antimicrobial Resistance Working Together to Address the Problem
    Panel Chair: Lucas G. Pantaleon, DVM MS DACVIM MBA – DVM One Health
    Panelist: Vivienne Duggan, MVB PhD DACVIM DECEIM (she/her/hers) – University College Dublin, School of Veterinary Medicine,
    Panelist: Mats H.T Troedsson, DVM PhD DACT DECAR (he/him/his) – Gluck Equine Research Center
    Panelist: Scott J. Weissman, MD (he/him/his) – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
     Pending CE: 2.0 Medical Hours
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    9:10 AM - 10:10 AM PT
    Identification and Management of Cachexia
    TechnicianNutritionOncologyIn Person Only
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    10:20 AM - 11:20 AM PT
    Hendra Virus: A Deadly Disease of Horses and Humans
    Primary Presenter: Allison J. Stewart, DACVIM(LAIM), DACVECC – The University of Queensland
    Co-Presenter: Evelyn A. Hodgson, BVSc MSc MANZCVS (she/her/hers) – University of Queensland
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    10:20 AM - 11:20 AM PT
    Pet Obesity: The Veterinary Technician's Role in Tackling a Growing Epidemic
    Primary Presenter: Laura Warcholek, CVT VTS (Nutrition) (she/her/hers) – Crest Hill Cat & Dog Clinic
    TechnicianNutritionIn Person Only
  • Saturday, Jun 13th
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT
    One Health Under Threat: The Screwworm Challenge to Animals, Humans, and Food Systems
    Primary Presenter: Heather Walden, MS, PhD – University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeingIn Person Only
  • Wednesday, Jun 24th
    7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
    Spectrum of Care for Specialists: Supporting Our Communities
    Virtual Presenter: Sheena Warman
    Business, Leadership & CommunicationsCardiologyEducation & ResearchEquineFood Animal Internal MedicineNeurologyNutritionOncologySmall Animal Internal MedicineWellbeing