Wednesday, May 27, 2026
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Dentanomics Dental Surgery Workshop (Additional Fee)
Orthopedic OrthoSTA Hands-On Workshop (Additional Fee)
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Registration Open
Thursday, May 28, 2026
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CST
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
Early Morning Coffee
6:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
KEYNOTE
Speaker
• Ravi Tolwani, DVM, PhD
7:50 AM - 9:20 AM
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Poultry
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Orthopedic MPL Hands-On Workshop (Additional Fee)
9:20 AM - 11:00 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Vet Med
Speakers
• Don Riddick, Esq.
• Ravi Tolwani, DVM, PhD
Behavior Disorders are Such a Pain
Speaker
• Amy L. Pike, DVM, DACVB, IAABC-CDBC
Looking Past the Obvious: Upper Airway Disease in Small Animals; Feline Respiratory Disease:
Speaker
• Tekla Lee-Fowler, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Neurology
Speaker
• Amy B. Yanke, DVM, DACVIM
11:00 AM - 11:20
Break in Exhibit Hall
11:20 AM - 1:00 PM
Artificial Intelligence in Vet Med
Speakers
• Don Riddick, Esq.
• Ravi Tolwani, DVM, PhD
Cognitive Dysfunction; Feline Inappropriate Elimination
Speaker
• Amy L. Pike, DVM, DACVB, IAABC-CDBC
Neurology
Speaker
• Amy B. Yanke, DVM, DACVIM
Nutrition
When the Patter Fits - but the Diagnosis Doesn't: Interstitial Lung Disease in Dogs and Cats; From Nose to Lungs: Practical Diagnostics in Canine and Feline Respiratory Disease
Speaker
• Tekla Lee-Fowler, DVM, MS, DACVIM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ALVMA Awards Luncheon
Friday May 29, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Pickleball Social (Additional Fee)
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
Early Morning Coffee
6:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
Keynote
7:50 AM - 8:40 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Vet Med
Speakers
• Don Riddick, Esq.
• Ravi Tolwani, DVM, PhD
The Blocked Cat Blues: Diagnosis and Management of FLUTD
Speaker
• Mark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM
Time is of the Essence - Recognizing Sepsis and Initiating Therapy
Speaker
• Ronald Li, PhD, DVM, MvetMed, DACVECC
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Poultry
8:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
10:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Vet Med
Speakers
• Don Riddick, Esq.
• Ravi Tolwani, DVM, PhD
Leptospirosis Review for 2026; Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Speaker
• Ashley Hartley, PhD, DVM, DACVIM
Purrfecting CKD Care: Innovations and Insights for Feline Patients; Canine Incontinence: Diagnosis and Treatment
Speaker
• Mark Acierno, DVM, DACVIM
Steroids in the ER; Euglycemic DKA: What's Different?
Speaker
• Kathy Gerken, DVM, DACVECC
When the Clot Strikes: New Frontiers in Feline Arterial Thromboembolism; Is It a Clot? Identifying and Managing Hypercoagulable States in Dogs
Speaker
• Ronald Li, PhD, DVM, MvetMed, DACVECC
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Break in Exhibit Hall
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
Artificial Intelligence in Vet Med
Speakers
• Don Riddick, Esq.
• Ravi Tolwani, DVM, PhD
Diagnosing and Stabilizing the Bleeding Patient; An Evidence-Based Review on Emerging ITP Management in Dogs
Speaker
• Ronald Li, PhD, DVM, MvetMed, DACVECC
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Golf Tournament (Additional Fee)
Saturday, May 30, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM
Early Bird Coffee in Exhibit Hall
6:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 8:40 AM
A Case-Based Approach to the Canine Patient with Increased Liver Enzyme Acute Liver Disease (Parts I and II)
Speaker
• Joseph Taboada, DVM, DACVIM
It's a Consensus: All Dogs are at Risk of Leptospirosis; Nobivac NXT FeLV: The Next Generation of Non-adjuvated Protection
Speaker
• Laura Greene, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
8:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
10:10 AM - 11:50 AM
A Case-Based Approach to the Canine Patient with Increased Liver Enzyme Chronic Liver Disease (Parts I and II)
Speaker
• Joseph Taboada, DVM, DACVIM
Diagnosis: Hip Dysplasia - Now What? A Practical Guide to Decision-Making; Treatment of Hip Luxation: Improve Your Decision Making
Speaker
• Stanley Kim, BVSc, MS, DACVS
Veterinary Technicians
Speaker
• Kelly Cronin, MBA, CVT, VTS ECC
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Break in Azalea Foyer
12:10 PM - 1:00 PM
A Case-Based Approach to the Feline Patient with Increased Liver Enzyme
Speaker
• Joseph Taboada, DVM, DACVIM
Surgical Site Infections: Recognition, Management, and Prevention
Speaker
• Stanley Kim, BVSc, MS, DACVS
Why Can't I Cry: Team Film and Dry Eye Disease
Speaker
• Paoul S. Martinez, DVM, MS, DACVO
Sunday, May 31
6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast in Azalea Foyer
6:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 8:40 AM
Brain Biology; Burning Bright not Burning Out
Speaker
• Heidi Hulon, DVM, CCFP, MHFA
Cardiology
Speaker
• Michael Aherne, MVB, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Break in Azalea Foyer
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Cardiology
Speaker
• Michael Aherne, MVB, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Cutaneous Manifestation of Systemic Disease Canine; Cutaneous Manifestation of Systemic Disease Feline
Speaker
• Karly Robinson, DVM, MS, DACVC
Picture Perfect; Wellness is more than Skin Deep; Boundaries
Speaker
• Heidi Hulon, DVM, CCFP, MHFA
Veterinary Technicians
Speaker
• Kelly Cronin, MBA, CVT, VTS ECC
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
Break, Azalea Foyer
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
Cardiology
Speaker
• Michael Aherne, MVB, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
The Road to Resiliency
Speaker
• Heidi Hulon, DVM, CCFP, MHFA
Updates in Canine Superficial Bacterial Folliculitis
Speaker
• Karly Robinson, DVM, MS, DACVC
Veterinary Technicians
Speaker
• Kelly Cronin, MBA, CVT, VTS ECC
