Frequently Asked Questions

Throughout the Surgery Summit, the anesthesia program will offer continuing education presentations on the latest research and current approaches to anesthesia and pain management of large and small animal patients. View the Anesthesia and Analgesia program.

All Surgery Summit participants are encouraged to attend ACVAA programs and events, including the ACVAA Residents’ Reception at the Hyatt Regency Portland: Deschutes B, Thursday, 7–9 pm, and the North American Veterinary Anesthesia Society Reception at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 254, Friday, 7–9 pm.

Donate online anytime at Donate (acvs.org). We encourage you to learn more about the Foundation by stopping by the ACVS Foundation booth in near the registration desk during registration hours.

Attendance at the Celebration of Giving is by invitation only. Invitees will gather Thursday, 7:30–9 pm, in the Hyatt Regency Portland Multnomah Room.

The ACVS Foundation online silent auction proceeds help fund research grants and education for surgery residents and ACVS Diplomates.

Use your mobile device (phone or tablet) or laptop to bid on items from wherever you are during the Surgery Summit. Bidding closes at midnight Friday. Winners are notified by text or email within five minutes of the auction closing. Set up your bidder account to participate:

1. Go to one.bidpal.net/foundationauction2022
2. Click on “Sign In.”
3. Follow instructions to sign in and create an account password.
4. Enter your email and password if you already have an account.
5. Start bidding!

The 2022 ACVS Diplomates’ Business Meeting is open only to ACVS Diplomates. They are encouraged to attend Thursday, 11:45 am–12:45 pm, in the Oregon Convention Center Portland Ballroom 252–253. Please bring your lunch voucher. ACVS Diplomates will be notified by email when the business meeting materials are posted on acvs.org.

Some events at the summit are by invitation only, but regular sessions are open to all. Seating and access to seminars that do not require preregistration are not guaranteed.

RACE provider #50-26221: The ACVS Surgery Summit has been approved for 317.5 hours of continuing education in jurisdictions that recognize Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE), with 34.25 hours available to an individual attendee.

There are three ways to track your CE credits.

1. Track by seminar using the CE certificate on the last two pages of the printed Program Guide you received during onsite registration check-in.
2. Track by lectures using the Surgery Summit mobile app. Download the mobile app. For instructions, visit acvs.org/surgery-summit/app. You must log in once using your ACVS website username and password. Forgot your login information? Visit acvs.org/login.
   Once logged in, search for the lecture or laboratory attended and select “CE Survey” at the bottom. You will be directed to complete a short session evaluation. The evaluation must be completed for each lecture or laboratory attended to add the credit hours to your CE certificate. Once completed, click “Submit.” This will add your CE credits to your certificate. Once the evaluation is complete, click “Submit to Complete Task.” You can add additional lectures at any time.*
3. Track by lectures at acvssurgerysummit.org. Log in with your ACVS website username and password. Select “CE Certificate” in the navigation. Under “TASKS,” click “Select Lectures Attended and Complete Lecture Evaluations.” Search for each lecture or laboratory attended and evaluate to add CE credit to your CE certificate. Once evaluations are complete, click “Submit to Complete Task.”*

* For options 2 and 3:

• To add additional lectures, click “Select Lectures Attended and Complete Lecture Evaluations.” Search for your lecture, complete the evaluation, and submit to add hours to your CE certificate. Evaluations must be completed within 12 months of the Surgery Summit.
• Once all evaluations are complete, select “Download/Print Certificate.” You can view, save as a PDF, print, or email the completed certificate at any time.

If you have questions, contact ce@acvs.org, (301) 916-0200 x113.

Log into acvs.org/login using your ACVS website username and password.

Once you have evaluated all sessions attended, select “Download/Print Certificate.” You can view, save as a PDF, print, or email the completed certificate at any time.

At the Summit, you can print out certificates at the “Connection Point” located in the Holladay Lobby until 4 pm Saturday.

If your committee is meeting during the Summit, your ACVS staff liaison will communicate with you directly.

ACVS is committed to and values diversity, equity, and inclusion and embraces the perspectives that they generate. Two DEI-dedicated events are slated for the Surgery Summit.

• Wednesday, 5-6:30 pm: If you’re arriving early in Portland, join the ACVS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at the Community Welcome Reception in A103-104. Sponsored by ACVS premier sponsor MedVet.
• Saturday, 10:15-6 pm: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Veterinary Surgery seminar in B110-112. Sponsored by the ACVS Foundation.

Please dress comfortably in casual business attire. Air-conditioned rooms can be chilly, so a light sweater or jacket is advisable for optimal comfort.

The Exhibit Hall is in Exhibit Hall A of the Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE M L King Blvd, Portland, OR 97232.

• Thursday, 9 am–7:30 pm
• Friday, 9 am–5 pm
• Saturday, 9 am–2 pm

A list of exhibitors is available on page 53 of the Program Guide and in the mobile app.

The Oregon Convention Center has two fully equipped first aid rooms, one located in the Exhibit Hall A Lobby and the other outside Exhibit Hall E.

Both the Hyatt Regency and the Doubletree by Hilton feature well-equipped fitness centers that include cardio machines and free weights.

Play Hashtag, You're It! to win prizes that include Apple AirPods, Echo Show 8, and Apple AirTags. Learn more.

Yes, name badges are also required for entry to the exhibit hall. You may purchase badges for guests who would like to attend the receptions and exhibits at the Registration Desk.

For safety reasons, children under 12 years of age are not permitted in the Exhibit Hall at any time.

Please go to the Registration Desk for help with lost name badges.

Call the Convention Center at (503) 235-7575 or email ask@oregoncc.org. Items are stored for 30 days.

Check your luggage at your hotel for later pick-up. There is no storage available at the Oregon Convention Center.

Dated lunch vouchers are included in your registration envelope. Bring your vouchers to receive complimentary lunch at one of the lunch stations in the exhibit hall on Thursday, 11:30 am–1 pm, and Friday and Saturday, noon–1:30 pm.

Please check in at the registration desk for help with lost lunch vouchers.

ACVS scrubs and other merchandise are for sale beginning Thursday, 1:30, in the registration area.

The 2022 ACVS Surgery Summit is an ACVS Diplomate maintenance of certification (MOC) activity.

To have ACVS record this activity on your MOC record, ACVS Diplomates must complete the post-presentation questions in the Surgery Summit mobile app for each lecture they attend by October 24, 2022. ACVS will upload the 2022 ACVS Surgery Summit activity to MOC records on October 25, 2022.

ACVS Diplomates who attend the 2022 ACVS Surgery Summit but do not complete the post-presentation questions by October 24, 2022, may still claim their activity points by adding the meeting to their MOC records themselves.

The Oregon Convention Center provides two suites for nursing mothers. They are private and secure suites located near the A and E Meeting Rooms on Level 1.

Attendees should be aware that ACVS may take photographs and video during the Surgery Summit. These images are used exclusively for ACVS's nonprofit purposes in publications and other media. Please visit the ACVS Registration Desk if you have any questions.

Visit the Portland Welcome desk near registration, Wednesday-Friday from 9 am-5 pm. In addition to visitor tips and recommendations of places to visit, they offer complimentary transit passes for a convenient way to explore the city. You may also visit Travel Portland.

Proceedings notes are available to all registered attendees. View them using the Surgery Summit mobile app or view and download Proceedings by visiting acvssurgerysummit.conferencespot.org.

The Recent ACVS Diplomates’ Breakfast and Focus Group is by invitation only, Friday, 6:30–7:45 am, in B118–119.

Attendees should be aware that ACVS may take photographs and video during the Surgery Summit. These images are used exclusively for ACVS's nonprofit purposes in publications and other media. Please visit the ACVS Registration Desk if you have any questions.

Refreshment breaks are located in the Exhibit Hall, except as noted below

• Thursday, 9:30–10:15 am
• Thursday, 3:45–4:30 pm
• Friday, 9:15–10 am
• Friday, 3:45–4:30 pm
• Saturday, 9:30–10:15 am
• Saturday, 3:45–4:30 pm, Holladay Lobby

At this time, cancellation requests are granted only in cases of extenuating circumstances (e.g., death in the family, medical emergency) and must be supported by written documentation. All refunds and changes must be requested in writing to ACVS, 19785 Crystal Rock Drive, Suite 305, Germantown, MD 20874, , fax: (301) 916-2287.

Yes, visit the Registration Desk in the Oregon Convention Center Pre-Function Hall A, outside of Exhibit Hall A, to register onsite.

Onsite registration is in the Oregon Convention Center Pre-Function Hall A, outside of Exhibit Hall A.

If you arrive on Wednesday, we highly encourage you to register upon arrival to avoid the rush on Thursday.

• Wednesday, 9 am–6:30 pm
• Thursday, 7 am–7:30 pm
• Friday, 7 am–7:30 pm
• Saturday, 7 am–6 pm

Wednesday

• AO Program for Education and Excellence in Research, 8 am–5 pm, F149 (pre-registration was required)
• ACVS Residents' Reception, 5:15–7 pm, Hyatt Regency Portland: Regency Club

Thursday

• Residents’ Forum: Large Animal, 1–5:30 pm, Oregon Ballroom 201–202
• Residents’ Forum: Small Animal, 1–5:30 pm, Oregon Ballroom 203–204
• ACVAA Residents’ Reception, 7–9 pm, Hyatt Regency Portland: Deschutes B
• Scientific Poster Presentations and Reception, 6–7:30 pm, Exhibit Hall A

Friday

• Surgery Residents' Awards Ceremony, noon–12:30 pm, G131 (bring lunch voucher)

Saturday

• 7–8 am ACVS Residents' Breakfast: Building Boundaries and Recognizing Emotional Pressure A105

Scientific Poster Presentations and Reception is in the Exhibit Hall, Thursday, 6–7:30 pm.

Speakers may prepare, download, and print their lecture materials in room A107 of the Oregon Convention Center, Wednesday–Friday, 7 am–6 pm, and Saturday, 7 am–1:30 pm.

A complete list of 2022 Surgery Summit and Laboratory sponsors is available on page 10 of the Program Guide and in the mobile app.

ACVS is very grateful for our 2022 ACVS Premier Sponsors: Arthrex Vet Systems, Hills, Johnson & Johnson, Lakefield Veterinary Group, Medtronic, MEDVET, Mobile Veterinary Specialists, Movora, Securos Surgical, and Sontec Instruments.

A TRIMET light rail line stops at the convention center and runs between the center and the airport with several other stops every 15 minutes for a cost of $2.50. Masks are recommended but currently not required on Portland transit as of September 21, 2022. Complimentary transit passes are available at the Portland Welcome desk near registration, Wednesday–Friday from 9 am–5 pm.

Yes, the free WIFI password is acvs2022.

The 2023 Surgery Summit is in Louisville, Kentucky, October 12-14, 2023, with laboratories on October 11, 2023.