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Full Schedule

  • Friday, October 14, 2022
  • 6:15am – 7:15am
    Run for Fun
  • 6:30am – 7:30am
    Procedural Sedation and Analgesia: Drug Selection, Polypharmacy, and Patient Care

    Speaker: Rachel Reed, DVM, DAVCAA – University of Georgia

    Affiliate Event

  • 6:30am – 7:45am
    Recent Diplomates' Breakfast and Focus Group (invitation only)
  • 6:30am – 8:00am
    ACVS Past Presidents' Advisory Committee Meeting (invitation only)
  • 7:00am – 8:00am
    Keynote Lecture: Imposter Syndrome

    Speaker: Susan L. Fubini, DVM, DACVS – Cornell University

    Keynote

    Large Animal

    Small Animal

    Contemporary Topics

  • 7:00am – 6:00pm
    Speaker Ready and Hospitality Room
  • 7:00am – 7:30pm
    Registration and Information
  • 7:30am – 8:00am
    Pre-Session Coffee
  • 8:00am – 9:15am
    Large Animal Keynote Lecture: Equine Imaging: From the Darkroom to the Digital Age

    Speaker: Sarah M. Puchalski, DVM, DACVR – Puchalski Equine Diagnostic Imaging

    Keynote

    Large Animal

  • 8:00am – 9:15am
    Small Animal Keynote Lecture: Myths and Controversies of Antimicrobial Therapy: A Focus on the Surgical Patient

    Guest Speaker: Dawn Boothe, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP – Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

    Guest Speaker: Harry W. Boothe, Jr., DVM, MS, DACVS – Auburn University

    Keynote

    Small Animal

  • 8:00am – 12:00pm
    Exotic Animal Surgeries and Veterinary Technicians

    Seminar Chair: Teresa A. Kleist, CVT, VTS (Surgery) – Madison Area Technical College

    Technicians

  • 8:00am – 12:00pm
    Mental Health in Veterinary Medicine

    Seminar Chair: William Snell, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – BluePearl Veterinary Partners

    Contemporary Topics

  • 8:00am – 12:00pm
    Nuts and Bolts of Practice Management

    Seminar Chair: Katja Lin, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – Animal Specialty Group of Scottsdale

    Contemporary Topics

  • 8:00am – 6:00pm
    Fresh Approaches to Perianesthetic Care of Small and Large Animal Patients

    Seminar Chair: John AE Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVAA – Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital

    Seminar Chair: Alexander Valverde, DVM, DVSc, DACVAA – Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

    Small Animal

    Large Animal

    Anesthesia

    Allied Medicine

  • 8:00am – 6:00pm
    One Health: Trends and Opportunities

    Seminar Chair: Michael Dearmin, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)

    Contemporary Topics

  • 8:00am – 6:00pm
    Soft Tissue Surgery

    Seminar Chair: Kristin A. Coleman, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists

    Primary Care

    Small Animal

  • 8:30am – 9:30am
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Meeting
  • 9:00am – 5:00pm
    Exhibit Hall
  • 9:15am – 10:00am
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:00am – 12:00pm
    Advances in Imaging: Joint Replacement

    Seminar Chair: Jason Syrcle, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

    Small Animal

  • 10:00am – 12:00pm
    Large Animal Literature: Year In Review

    Seminar Chair: Timo Prange, DrMedVet, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) – North Carolina State University

    Large Animal

  • 10:00am – 12:00pm
    Small Animal Literature: Year in Review

    Seminar Chair: Whitney D. Hinson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – University of Georgia

    Small Animal

  • 10:00am – 12:00pm
    Strategies to Combat MDR & Biofilm Infections

    Seminar Chair: Elizabeth A. Swanson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – Mississippi State University

    Small Animal

  • 10:00am – 3:45pm
    Innovations in MIS Joint Surgery and Fracture Fixation

    Seminar Chair: Ian G. Holsworth, BVSc, MANZCVS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics) – VetSurg

    Small Animal

  • 10:00am – 6:00pm
    Cutting Edge Advancements in Farm Animal Surgery

    Seminar Chair: Andrew J. Niehaus, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) – The Ohio State University

    Large Animal

  • 10:00am – 6:00pm
    Standing Orthopedic Surgery

    Seminar Chair: Henry O'Neill, MVB, MRCVS, DACVS (Large Animal) – Donnington Grove Veterinary Surgery

    Large Animal

  • 10:00am – 6:00pm
    Update on Treatment of Hind Limb Conditions

    Seminar Chair: Selena Tinga, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Small Animal) – Cornell University

    Small Animal

  • 12:00pm – 12:30pm
    Surgery Residents' Awards Ceremony
  • 12:00pm – 1:30pm
    Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
  • 12:00pm – 1:30pm
    Juvenile Patellar Luxation Working Group (invitation only)

    Seminar Chair: Jason Bleedorn, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – Colorado State University

    Speaker: Denis Marcellin-Little, DEDV, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR – University of California, Davis

    Speaker: Sun Young Kim, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – Purdue University

    Small Animal

  • 12:00pm – 1:30pm
    Small Animal Working Group: Fluorescence (invitation only)

    Seminar Chair: Michelle Oblak, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DVSc, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Soft Tissue) – University of Guelph

    Small Animal

  • 12:15pm – 1:15pm
    Improving Perioperative Pain Management in Cats with New Drug Formulations and Assessment Tools

    Speaker: Sheilah Robertson, BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (WSEL), MRCVS – Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice Inc.

    Affiliate Event

  • 12:15pm – 1:15pm
    Practical Solutions for Collaborative Relationships: Strengthening the Bond Between You and Your Referring Community

    Speaker: Courtney Campbell, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS (Small Animal) – VetSurg

    Allied Medicine

    Contemporary Topics

    Small Animal

    Large Animal

  • 12:15pm – 1:15pm
    The Frustration of Forelimb Lameness: Practical Experience from Experts Using Synovetin OA for Durable, Minimally Invasive Treatment of Elbow OA Pain, Inflammation and Immobility

    Speaker: Marta Agrodnia, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)

    Speaker: Matt Brunke, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVPP, CVA

    Speaker: Anke Langenbach, DVM, DACVS, DECVS, DACVSMR

    Affiliate Event

  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm
    ACVS Residency Program Directors' Meeting
  • 12:30pm – 2:30pm
    Negotiation and Compensation: What to Look For and Expect in Private Practice

    Seminar Chair: Lindsey H. Boone, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal) – Auburn University

    Speaker: Julie D. Smith, DVM, DACVS, CCRT, MBA – SAGE Compassion for Animals

    Contemporary Topics

  • 1:30pm – 3:45pm
    Advances in Imaging: Soft Tissue Surgery

    Seminar Chair: Jason Syrcle, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

    Small Animal

  • 1:30pm – 3:45pm
    Complications and Revisions

    Seminar Chair: Nina R. Kieves, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DACVSMR, CCRT – The Ohio State University

    Small Animal

  • 1:30pm – 6:00pm
    Advances in Endocrine Surgery

    Seminar Chair: Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – North Carolina State University

    Small Animal

  • 1:30pm – 6:00pm
    Alternative Medicines and Veterinary Technicians

    Seminar Chair: Teresa A. Kleist, CVT, VTS (Surgery) – Madison Area Technical College

    Technicians

  • 1:30pm – 6:00pm
    How a Pandemic Reshaped Our Industry

    Seminar Chair: William Snell, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – BluePearl Veterinary Partners

    Contemporary Topics

  • 1:30pm – 6:00pm
    Professional Fulfillment and Balance: Is it Possible?

    Seminar Chair: Valery Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – North Carolina State University

    *Moderator: Kelley M. Thieman, MS, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – Texas A&M University

    Contemporary Topics

  • 1:30pm – 6:00pm
    Strategies to Conquer Unique and Refractory Respiratory Cases

    Seminar Chair: Joshua Zacharias, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVSMR-EQ – Countryside Large Animal Veterinary Service

    Large Animal

  • 2:00pm – 3:30pm
    Research Committee Meeting
  • 3:45pm – 4:30pm
    Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 4:30pm – 6:00pm
    Advances in Imaging: Spinal Stabilization

    Seminar Chair: Jason Syrcle, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

    Small Animal

  • 4:30pm – 6:00pm
    Morbidity & Mortality in Soft Tissue Surgery

    Seminar Chair: Milan Milovancev, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – Summit Veterinary Referral Center

    Small Animal

  • 4:30pm – 6:00pm
    Sustainability: Impact and Innovation

    Seminar Chair: William Snell, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – BluePearl Veterinary Partners

    Contemporary Topics

  • 6:00pm – 7:30pm
    Happy Hour Reception
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm
    NAVAS Reception