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Saturday, October 10, 2026
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
Run for Fun
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
Run for Fun
Social & Networking
Sponsored by ACVS Premier Sponsor
7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker Ready and Hospitality Room
7:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Speaker Ready and Hospitality Room
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration and Information
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration and Information
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Pre-Session Coffee
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Pre-Session Coffee
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
3D Guide Design and Additive Implant Manufacturing
Seminar Chair:
Mike Karlin
Small Animal
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
3D Guide Design and Additive Implant Manufacturing
Seminar Chair:
Mike Karlin
Small Animal
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Balancing Quality Care with Financial Realities
Seminar Chair:
Julie D. Smith, DVM, DACVS, CCRT, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Sage Compassion for Animals
Contemporary Topics
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Balancing Quality Care with Financial Realities
Seminar Chair:
Julie D. Smith, DVM, DACVS, CCRT, MBA (she/her/hers)
– Sage Compassion for Animals
Contemporary Topics
Sponsored by
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Equine Fracture Complications and Trauma
Seminar Chair:
Caroline Constant
Collaborative Health
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Equine Fracture Complications and Trauma
Seminar Chair:
Caroline Constant
Collaborative Health
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Equine Urogenital/Reproductive Surgery To Improve Fertility
Seminar Chair:
Ali Broyles
Large Animal
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Equine Urogenital/Reproductive Surgery To Improve Fertility
Seminar Chair:
Ali Broyles
Large Animal
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Fellowship - OMFS
Seminar Chair:
Elaine S. Holmes, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers)
– Scout Veterinary Urgent Care
Small Animal
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Fellowship - OMFS
Seminar Chair:
Elaine S. Holmes, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers)
– Scout Veterinary Urgent Care
Small Animal
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Large Animal Literature Year in Review
Seminar Chair:
John Peroni, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Large Animal
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Large Animal Literature Year in Review
Seminar Chair:
John Peroni, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Large Animal
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Challenging Lameness: Is it Ortho or Neuro?
Seminar Chair:
Sharon C. Kerwin, DACVS, DACVIM (Neurology) (she/her/hers)
– Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M
Primary Care
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Challenging Lameness: Is it Ortho or Neuro?
Seminar Chair:
Sharon C. Kerwin, DACVS, DACVIM (Neurology) (she/her/hers)
– Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M
Primary Care
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Ruminant Reproductive and Urogenital Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Kayla Le
Primary Care
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Ruminant Reproductive and Urogenital Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Kayla Le
Primary Care
8:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Diaphragmatic and Thoracic Body Wall Reconstruction and Hernias
Seminar Chair:
Tristram C. Bennett, BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), DACVS (Small Animal)
– Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH)
Small Animal
8:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Diaphragmatic and Thoracic Body Wall Reconstruction and Hernias
Seminar Chair:
Tristram C. Bennett, BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), DACVS (Small Animal)
– Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH)
Small Animal
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Challenges and Updates in Equine Arthroscopic Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Lacy Kamm, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), PhD (she/her/hers)
– Oregon State University
Large Animal
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Challenges and Updates in Equine Arthroscopic Surgery
Seminar Chair:
Lacy Kamm, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), PhD (she/her/hers)
– Oregon State University
Large Animal
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Soft Tissue Topics
Speaker:
Sandra Engelmeyer, BS, RVT, VTS (Surgery) (she/her/hers)
– Spry Companions
Technicians
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Soft Tissue Topics
Speaker:
Sandra Engelmeyer, BS, RVT, VTS (Surgery) (she/her/hers)
– Spry Companions
Technicians
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Refreshment Break
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Refreshment Break
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Early Career Navigation: Insights From Gen X
Seminar Chair:
Louise Southwood, BVSc, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC (she/her/hers)
– University of Pennsylvania
Contemporary Topics
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Early Career Navigation: Insights From Gen X
Seminar Chair:
Louise Southwood, BVSc, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC (she/her/hers)
– University of Pennsylvania
Contemporary Topics
Sponsored by
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Complimentary Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Complimentary Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Working Group: Navicular Bursoscopy
Working Group Moderator:
Jose M. Garcia-Lopez, DACVS, DACVSMR
– University of Pennsylvania- New Bolton Center
Large Animal
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Working Group: Navicular Bursoscopy
Working Group Moderator:
Jose M. Garcia-Lopez, DACVS, DACVSMR
– University of Pennsylvania- New Bolton Center
Large Animal
1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Equine Fracture Repair
Seminar Chair:
Megan J. McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers)
– University of Missouri
Large Animal
1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Equine Fracture Repair
Seminar Chair:
Megan J. McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers)
– University of Missouri
Large Animal
1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Not Just Uroliths: Approaches to Urogenital Surgery in Farm Animals
Seminar Chair:
Rebecca McOnie, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), ACVS MIS Fellow (LA ST) (she/her/hers)
– Cornell University
Large Animal
1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Not Just Uroliths: Approaches to Urogenital Surgery in Farm Animals
Seminar Chair:
Rebecca McOnie, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), ACVS MIS Fellow (LA ST) (she/her/hers)
– Cornell University
Large Animal
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Advanced MIS Soft Tissue
Seminar Chair:
Ameet Singh, DVM, DVSc, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery
– University of Guelph
Small Animal
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Advanced MIS Soft Tissue
Seminar Chair:
Ameet Singh, DVM, DVSc, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery
– University of Guelph
Small Animal
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Approaches to Challenging Stifle Conditions
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
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Approaches to Challenging Stifle Conditions
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
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Joints, Implants, and Infections: Orthopedic Infections and Responsible Antimicrobial Use in Livestock, Equine, and Small Animal Practice
Seminar Chair:
Heidi Reesink, VMD, PhD, DACVS-LA
– University of California, Davis
Collaborative Health
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Joints, Implants, and Infections: Orthopedic Infections and Responsible Antimicrobial Use in Livestock, Equine, and Small Animal Practice
Seminar Chair:
Heidi Reesink, VMD, PhD, DACVS-LA
– University of California, Davis
Collaborative Health
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Thriving as a New Surgeon
Seminar Chair:
Stacy Anderson, DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA (she/her/hers)
– Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine
Contemporary Topics
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Thriving as a New Surgeon
Seminar Chair:
Stacy Anderson, DVM, PhD, DACVS-LA (she/her/hers)
– Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine
Contemporary Topics
Sponsored by
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Refreshment Break
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Refreshment Break
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Practical Options in Farm Animal Fracture Repair
Seminar Chair:
John Peroni, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Large Animal
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Practical Options in Farm Animal Fracture Repair
Seminar Chair:
John Peroni, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (he/him/his)
– University of Georgia
Large Animal
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Upper Airway Complications and Revisions
Seminar Chair:
Bryden J. Stanley, BVMS, MS, MANZCVS, MRCVS, DACVS (she/her/hers)
– Animal Surgical Center of Michigan, Michigan State Univeristy
Small Animal
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Upper Airway Complications and Revisions
Seminar Chair:
Bryden J. Stanley, BVMS, MS, MANZCVS, MRCVS, DACVS (she/her/hers)
– Animal Surgical Center of Michigan, Michigan State Univeristy
Small Animal
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Urogenital/Reproductive Emergencies in the Mare
Seminar Chair:
Ali Broyles
Large Animal
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Urogenital/Reproductive Emergencies in the Mare
Seminar Chair:
Ali Broyles
Large Animal
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