Program Updates

Changes to the educational program, speakers, and/or special events will be posted here as they occur. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Updated 2/13/24

Animal Behavior

The Thursday Animal Behavior II, Friday Animal Behavior I, and Saturday Animal Behavior II tracks have been modified as follows due to speaker conflicts.

  • These sessions have been cancelled and replaced:
    • Cancelled: 106/V106. A New Thought on Preventing Dog Bites: Ask the Dog! (Steve Dale)
      Replaced with: 106. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Raising a Marvelous Puppy (Heather Luedecke)
    • Cancelled: 107/V107. Dogs Weren't Bred to be Couch Potatoes (Steve Dale)
      Replaced with: 107. 107. Shop or Adopt? Navigating the Dog Selection Process, Part I (Heather Luedecke)
    • Cancelled: 111/V111. Brain-Dead Fat Cats: Enriching Cat Lives Is No Longer Optional (Steve Dale)
      Replaced with: 108. 107. Shop or Adopt? Navigating the Dog Selection Process, Part II (Heather Luedecke)
    • Cancelled: 300. Navigating the Perfect Storm: Solutions for the Profession's Biggest Challenges (Steve Dale)
      Replaced with: 300. Betcha Didn’t Think of That! Creative and Innovative Enrichment Options for Dogs (Aditi Czarnomski)
  • These sessions have been rescheduled:
    • 108. The Human-Animal Bond: Is it Possible to be Over-Bonded? (Steve Dale)
      Original time: Thursday, 10:30-11:30
      New time: Saturday, 1:30-2:30 (Session 503)
    • 109. Do Cats Agree to Anything? How Cat Consent Can Support Veterinary Visits (Steve Dale)
      Original time: Thursday, 1:30-2:30
      New time: Saturday, 2:45-3:45 (Session 504)
    • 110. Cats and Pain: For Me to Know and You Never to Find Out (Steve Dale)
      Original time: Thursday, 2:30-3:30
      New time: Saturday, 4:00-5:00 (Session 505)
    • 503. Bippity Boppity Boo: The Magic of Behavioral Management (Rachel Lees)
      Original time: Saturday, 1:30-2:30
      New time: Thursday, 1:30-2:30 (Session 109)
    • 504.To the Lobby, STAT: Using Behavioral Medicine in Emergency and Critical Care (Rachel Lees)
      Original time: Saturday, 2:45-3:45
      New time: Thursday, 2:45-3:45 (Session 110)
    • 505. Behavior Quick Tips for General Practice: Why Your Training Recommendations Matter (Rachel Lees)
      Original time: Saturday, 4:00-5:00
      New time: Thursday, 4:00-5:00 (Session 111)
Workshops & Hands-On Labs
  • Lab B1 - Dental Radiographic Positioning has sold out. You can join the waitlist during online registration or by contacting us.
  • Lab B2 - Surgical Dental Extractions has sold out. You can join the waitlist during online registration or by contacting us.
  • Lab A1 - Resistant Realities and Lab C1 - Digital Cytology have been cancelled due to low interest.
    • Food Animal

    This session has been cancelled and replaced:

    • Cancelled: 330. Using Data to Inform Infectious Disease Control (Catalina Picasso)
      Replaced with: 331. Foreign Animal Diseases: Getting Your Clients Ready (Andreia Arruda) – formerly session 331

    This session has been rescheduled:

    • 331. Foreign Animal Diseases: Getting Your Clients Ready (Andreia Arruda)
      Original time: Friday, 2:30-3:30
      New time: Friday, 1:30-2:30 (now Session 330)

    This session has been added:

    • 330. Strategies for the Control and Prevention of Salmonella Dublin (Greg Habing) – Friday, 1:30-2:30
      Description: Salmonella Dublin causes severe disease outbreaks in cattle populations and invasive infections in humans. Combatting the effects of the pathogen is complicated by the unique characteristics relative to other serotypes of Salmonella. This session will focus on research updates that inform practical strategies for treatment, control, and prevention in dairy cattle and calf populations.
    Public Health

    These sessions have been rescheduled:

    • 167. Animal Models and Their Role in Human and Animal Health (Stacey Meeker)
      Original time: Thursday, 9:15-10:15
      New time: Friday, 2:45-3:45 (Session 379)
    • 168. From Bench to Bedside: Getting New Drugs and Vaccines to Your Clinic (Brad Youngblood)
      Original time: Thursday, 10:30-11:30
      New time: Friday, 4:00-5:00 (Session 380)
    • 379. Hooks are Everywhere... Don't Go Barefoot at the Beach!
      Original time: Friday, 2:45-3:45
      New time: Thursday, 10:30-11:30 (Session 168)
    • 380. A One Health Approach to the Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
      Original time: Friday, 4:00-5:00
      New time: Thursday, 9:15-10:15 (Session 167)
    Shelter Animal

    The Shelter Animal II track on Friday with Jodi Buckman and Daria McKay (Sessions 381–386) have been cancelled due to a speaker availability change. They have been replaced with the following:

    • 381. Effective Care in a Spectrum of Care (Emily McCobb)
    • 382. Reproductive Emergencies in a Shelter or Community Medicine Setting (Emily McCobb)
    • 383. Pain Management on a Budget (Emily McCobb)
    • 384. Pushing the Boundaries of Urgent Care Community Medicine, Part I (Renee Staffeld)
    • 385. Pushing the Boundaries of Urgent Care Community Medicine, Part II (Renee Staffeld)
    • 386. Community Medicine Round Table (Renee Staffeld)

    The following Shelter Animal II sessions have been rescheduled:

    • 578. Effective Care in a Spectrum of Care (Emily McCobb)
      Original time: Saturday, 8:00-9:00
      New time: Friday, 8:00-9:00 (Session 381)
    • 579. Reproductive Emergencies in a Shelter or Community Medicine Setting (Emily McCobb)
      Original time: Saturday, 9:15-10:15
      New time: Friday, 9:15-10:15 (Session 382)
    • 580. Pain Management on a Budget (Emily McCobb)
      Original time: Saturday, 10:30-11:30
      New time: Friday, 10:30-11:30 (Session 383)

    The following Shelter Animal I sessions have switched places:

    • 573. Economic Models for Low-Cost Vet Care » Now 574
    • 574. Making Veterinary Medicine More Accessible » Now 573