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  • Wednesday, Oct 22nd
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
    AO Program for Education and Excellence in Research (AO PEER) Level 2 Course on Publication Writing
    Location: 203
    Speaker: Allen J. Matthew, MA, Vet MB, PhD – University of Cambridge
    Speaker: Steven C. Budsberg, DVM, MS, DACVS (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
    Speaker: Kyla F. Ortved, DVM, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVSMR – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
    Residents
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:00 PM - 5:30 PM  
    Large Animal Residents' Forum
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
    Sponsored by
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:00 PM - 5:30 PM  
    Small Animal Residents' Forum
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
    Sponsored by
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM  
    abs: Pregabalin Increases Recovery Time in Horses
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Abigail Blanton, BVM&S (she/her/hers) – Park Equine Hospital
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:00 PM - 1:15 PM  
    abs: Injection Volume After Elbow Arthroscopy
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Erin Smith, DVM – University of Minnesota
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM  
    abs: Medial Condylar Fractures in Racehorses
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Bianca D. Ruspi, DVM (she/her/hers) – Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:15 PM - 1:30 PM  
    abs: Evaluation of Acoustic Rhinometry Use in Dogs
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Leah Morris, DVM (she/her/hers) – Washington State University
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM  
    abs: Evaluation of Alactic Base Excess in Colics
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Corinne Crosby, DVM (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:30 PM - 1:45 PM  
    abs: Hypercoagulability with Hepatic Neoplasia
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Gabrielle S. Fontes, DVM (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM  
    abs: Bone Injury in Racehorse Fetlocks
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Sarah Ciamillo, DVM – New Bolton Center
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    1:45 PM - 2:00 PM  
    abs: Needle Arthroscopy Guided Meniscal Treatment
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Anya M. Morrissey, BSc(Hons), BVetMed, MS, MRCVS (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM  
    abs: Equine EV miRNA Profile of PRP, APS, and BMAC
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Mana Okudaira, DVM (she/her/hers) – Auburn University
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:00 PM - 2:15 PM  
    abs: Liver Tumors in Dogs Without Surgery
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Shana R. Coffey, DVM (she/her/hers) – The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM  
    abs: Alcohol Antisepsis in Equine Arthroscopy
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Yoko Nakamae, DVM – Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:15 PM - 2:30 PM  
    abs: Diabetes After Canine Insulinoma Surgery
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Alexandra Majer, DVM (she/her/hers) – Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM  
    abs: UPE and Performance in Standardbreds
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Zuzanna Graczyk, DVM – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:30 PM - 2:45 PM  
    abs: Outcomes of One-Lung Ventilation in Dogs
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Andrea Mastorakis, DVM (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM  
    abs: Post-op Peritoneal Fluid Analysis in Horses
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Maria Granello, DVM (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    2:45 PM - 3:00 PM  
    abs: Analgesic Effect of Gabapentin Post-TPLO
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Julianna DiMichele, DVM – The Ohio State University
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM  
    abs: Effects of Anesthesia on Platelet Rich Plasma
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Beatriz Dias, DVM – University of Georgia
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    3:00 PM - 3:15 PM  
    abs: Material Effects on 3D-Printed Guide Accuracy
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Rachel McKay, DVM – North Carolina State University
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM  
    abs: Comparison of Ileal Closure Techniques
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Rachel Hilliard, DVM (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    3:15 PM - 3:30 PM  
    abs: Surgeon Assessment of Cutaneous Mass Margins
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Mason Hill, DVM – The Ohio State University
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM  
    abs: Radiation During Equine Fracture Fixation
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Julia Linda Gaida, DVM (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    3:30 PM - 3:45 PM  
    abs: Use of AS-ILNs in Juvenile Femoral Fractures
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Lauren Meneghetti, DVM – Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM  
    abs: Suture Biomechanics in Ex Vivo Bovine Cornea
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Josette Fretton, DVM, MANZCVS (Surgery of Horses) (she/her/hers) – Charles Sturt University & REC Equine Specialists
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    4:30 PM - 4:45 PM  
    abs: Radiographs Misjudge Femur Before THR in Dogs
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Sohee Bae, DVM, MS (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM  
    abs: Mechanics and Degradation of SDFT Elastin
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Emily McKinley, DVM (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    4:45 PM - 5:00 PM  
    abs: Assessing OR Cleanliness Using Settle Plates
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Alison Pankowski, DVM – Texas A+M University
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM  
    abs: Amplicon Sequencing in Equine Synovial Sepsis
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: David Cox, BVMS(Hons) MRCVS (he/him/his) – University of Georgia
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    5:00 PM - 5:15 PM  
    abs: Foreign Body Obstruction: NIRF Quantification
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Annellie Miller, DVM MPH MS (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM  
    abs: Utility of Equine Peritoneal Creatine Kinase
    Location: Ballroom 6A
    Abstract Presenter: Alexandra Fielding, DVM (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University
    Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    5:15 PM - 5:30 PM  
    abs: Cat Femur Fracture Post Total Hip Replacement
    Location: Ballroom 6B
    Abstract Presenter: Clair Park, DVM, MS – Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
    Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts
  • Thursday, Oct 23rd
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM  
    ACVS Resident Education Travel Grant Recipients Meet & Greet
    Location: Exhibit Hall 4AB: Learning Lab
    ResidentsSocial & Networking
  • Friday, Oct 24th
    12:15 PM - 12:45 PM  
    Surgery Residents' Awards Ceremony
    Location: 606
    ResidentsSocial & Networking
    Presented by and sponsored by ACVS Premier Sponsor
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:30 PM - 6:00 PM  
    Early Career Financial Planning: For Those Who Want to be Financially Free
    Location: 602/603
    Seminar Chair: Jason Balara, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – Lark Capital Group
    Contemporary TopicsResidents
    Sponsored by
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM  
    Triage Your Personal Finances and Grow Your Wealth
    Location: 602/603
    Guest Speaker: Meredith Jones, DVM, CSLP, AFC – Dr. Meredith Jones, LLC
    Contemporary TopicsResidents
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    2:15 PM - 3:00 PM  
    The Veterinary Practice’s Operating Budget (and You)
    Location: 602/603
    Guest Speaker: Grace Ursery, RVT, CVPM, eMBA (she/her/hers) – Vet Money Geek
    Contemporary TopicsResidents
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    3:00 PM - 3:45 PM  
    Taming the Student Debt Monster
    Location: 602/603
    Guest Speaker: Meredith Jones, DVM, CSLP, AFC – Dr. Meredith Jones, LLC
    Contemporary TopicsResidents
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    4:30 PM - 5:15 PM  
    Achieving Peak Performance Both Personally and Professionally: Using the Science of Flow
    Location: 602/603
    Guest Speaker: Stephanie Van Deynze-Snell, BSc, DVM (she/her/hers) – Central Veterinary Services
    Contemporary TopicsResidents
  • Saturday, Oct 25th
    5:15 PM - 6:00 PM  
    Panel Discussion: Early Career Financial Planning
    Location: 602/603
    Guest Speaker: Meredith Jones, DVM, CSLP, AFC – Dr. Meredith Jones, LLC
    Guest Speaker: Grace Ursery, RVT, CVPM, eMBA (she/her/hers) – Vet Money Geek
    Guest Speaker: Stephanie Van Deynze-Snell, BSc, DVM (she/her/hers) – Central Veterinary Services
    Contemporary TopicsResidents