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Saturday, October 25, 2025
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
Run for Fun

6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Minds on mAbs: The Past, Present, and Future of Monoclonal Antibodies
Industry Speaker: Mikayla Mayland, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
Affiliate Event

7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker Ready and Hospitality Room

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration and Information

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Pre-Session Coffee

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Improving Patient Safety for Spinal Stabilization
Seminar Chair: Bianca Hettlich, DACVS, DECVS, MRCVS (she/her/hers) – Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Small Animal

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Literature in Review: Large Animal
Seminar Chair: Lacy Kamm, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), PhD – Oregon State University
Large Animal

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Small Animal Fellowship: Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Surgery
Seminar Chair: Caleb C. Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery (he/him/his) – Omega Veterinary Group
Small Animal

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Orthopedics
Moderator: Danielle M. Marturello, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA – Michigan State University
Small AnimalAbstracts

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Soft Tissue Trauma Surgery
Seminar Chair: Valery F. Scharf, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – North Carolina State University
Small Animal

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Upper Airway Surgical Diseases
Seminar Chair: Kathleen M. Ham, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
Small Animal

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Competency, Quality, and Growth: Redefining Surgical Residency Education
Seminar Chair: Sam L. Morello, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal) – AVMA
Contemporary Topics

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Minimally Invasive Techniques in Farm Animal Surgery
Seminar Chair: Kelsey Jurek, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
Primary CareLarge Animal

8:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Equine Emergency Surgery Involving Thoracic and Abdominal Body Walls
Seminar Chair: Kira L. Epstein, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVECC-LA (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine
Large Animal

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Orthopedic Surgery for Technicians
Seminar Chair: Teri A. Raffel Kleist, CVT, VTS (she/her/hers) – ACVS
Technicians

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Equine Spine
Seminar Chair: Carrie Jacobs, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal) – North Carolina State University
Large Animal

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Highlighted Case Reports
Moderator: Anna Massie, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – University of Pennsylvania
Small AnimalAbstracts

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Large Animal Scientific Abstracts: Biologic Orthopedics
Moderator: Lacy Kamm, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), PhD – Oregon State University
Large AnimalAbstracts

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Large Animal Scientific Abstracts: General Surgery
Moderator: Carrie Jacobs, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal) – North Carolina State University
Large AnimalAbstracts

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Large Animal Scientific Abstracts: Soft Tissue—From Colic to Cancer
Moderator: Kira L. Epstein, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVECC-LA (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine
Large AnimalAbstracts

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Neurosurgery
Moderator: Bianca Hettlich, DACVS, DECVS, MRCVS (she/her/hers) – Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Small AnimalAbstracts

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Orthopedic and Neurosurgery
Moderator: Michael Dearmin, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
Small AnimalAbstracts

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Soft Tissue and Surgical Oncology
Moderator: Caleb C. Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery (he/him/his) – Omega Veterinary Group
Small AnimalAbstracts

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Soft Tissue Surgery
Moderator: Kathleen M. Ham, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
Small AnimalAbstracts

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Arthramid and the One Health Continuum: Translational Insights in Synovitis and Osteoarthritis
Industry Speaker: Matt Brunke, DVM, DACVSMR, CCAT (he/him/his) – Veterinary Referral Associates
Industry Speaker: Lisa Fortier, DVM, PhD, DACVS – AVMA and Cornell University
Affiliate Event

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Discover Life with MOVES: A Candid Look at the Mobile Surgery Model
Industry Speaker: David Hoe
Affiliate Event

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Get Your Personal Finances in Order: Updates on Estate Planning and Tax Management
Speaker: Jessica Rusnock, CFP – Verity Investment Partners
Contemporary Topics

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Working Group: Exotics
Working Group Moderator: Elizabeth A. Swanson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – Mississippi State University
Small Animal

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Working Group: Strategies in Equine Emergency Care and Coverage
Working Group Moderator: Megan J. McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
Large Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Articular Fracture Management: Optimization of Results and Novel Treatment Options
Seminar Chair: Karen L. Perry, BVM&S, CertSAS, DECVS, MSc Vet Ed, FHEA, MRCVS (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Bite Club! Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Seminar Chair: Maureen Griffin, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology – Colorado State University, Flint Animal Cancer Center
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Partial and Total Elbow Arthroplasty in the Treatment of End-Stage Osteoarthritis: Prosthetic Designs, Surgical Techniques, and Clinical Outcomes
Seminar Chair: Loic M. Dejardin, DVM, MS, DACVS, DECVS – Michigan State University
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Orthopedic and Neurology
Moderator: Michael Dearmin, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
Small AnimalAbstracts

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction in the Small Animal Patient
Seminar Chair: Lillian R. Aronson, VMD, DACVS – University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Advances in Equine Neoplasia
Seminar Chair: Timo Prange, DMV, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) – North Carolina State University
Large Animal

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Early Career Financial Planning: For Those Who Want to be Financially Free
Seminar Chair: Jason Balara, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – Lark Capital Group
Contemporary TopicsResidents

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Equine Field Surgery and Trauma: When the Horse Can’t Leave the Farm
Seminar Chair: Valerie Moorman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVSMR (she/her/hers) – UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
Primary CareLarge Animal

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Refreshment Break

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Custom Implants in Small Animal Surgery
Seminar Chair: Caleb C. Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery (he/him/his) – Omega Veterinary Group
Small Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Farm Animal Emergency Surgery
Seminar Chair: Maia R. Aitken, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVECC (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania - New Bolton Center
Large Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Fracture Repair Complications: A Cautionary Tale
Seminar Chair: Stephen C. Jones, MVB, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS (he/him/his) – Omega Veterinary Group
Small Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Soft Tissue Surgery
Seminar Chair: Owen Skinner, BVSc, DECVS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology – University of Missouri
Small Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Total Joint Replacement
Seminar Chair: Terri Schiller, DVM, DACVS (she/her/hers) – University of Calgary - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal