The Fall Conference 2025 starts Thursday, September 18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and continues through Friday, September 19, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, September 18
8 – 9 a.m. | Check-in & Continental Breakfast
9 – 9:50 a.m.
- Managing Chronic Ear Diseases in Dogs and Cats
Dr. Clarissa Souza - Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): Current Insights from Academia, Industry, and Government
Dr. Jim Lowe and Dr. Mark Ernst
10 – 10:50 a.m.
- Treating Canine Pyoderma in the Age of Antibacterial Resistance
Dr. Clarissa Souza - HPAI in Two Domestic Cats
Dr. Miranda Vieson
11 – Noon
- Meds, Mutts, and Meows: What’s New in the Veterinary Pharmacy Aisles
Dr. Lauralei Fisher-Cronkhite - Antimicrobial Stewardship in Small Animal Practice: A Summary of Current Guidelines for Urinary, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal Diseases
Dr. Jennifer Reinhart
Noon – 1 p.m. | Lunch
1 – 1:50 p.m.
- Trauma Today: Contemporary Concepts and Evidence-Based Practice
Dr. Erin Long - Clinical Trials in Veterinary Oncology: Overview of Current Clinical Trials
Dr. Matthew Berry & Rebecca Kamerer
2 – 2:50 p.m.
- What’s New on the Floor? Updates in Emergency and Critical Care
Dr. Erin Long - Special Focus on Canine Osteosarcoma
Dr. Matthew Berry
3 – 3:50 p.m.
- Frontiers in Veterinary Cardiology: Novel Therapies and Innovations in Practice
Dr. Carl Toborowsky - Optimizing the Referral Process: Review of Updated AAHA Referral Guidelines
Dr. Gene Pavlovksy
4 p.m. | Happy Hour (Sponsored by Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets)
Friday, September 19
7 – 8:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast
8 – 8:50 a.m.
- College Update
Leadership Team: Dean Peter Constable, Dr. Jim Lowe, Dr. Devon Hague, Dr. Drew Sullivan, Dr. Gireesh Rajashekara, Dr. Amy Schnelle - Impact of Patient Handling on Injury to Veterinary Staff
Dr. Gene Pavlovsky
9 – 9:50 a.m.
- A Conversation about the Future of the Veterinary Workforce: Too Many or Not Enough?
Dr. Brian Aldridge and Dr. Sandra Faeh, Moderated by Dr. Jim Lowe - SDMA: Clinical Takeaways from the Literature (2020-2025)
Dr. Amy Schnelle
10 – 10:50 a.m.
- A Conversation About Innovation, Risk, and the Client Experience
Dr. Keith True and Shawn Kinkade, moderated by Kaylee Hillinger - Working the Bugs Out: Identifying Microorganisms with Cytology
Dr. Anne Barger
11 – 11:50 a.m.
- A Conversation about Technology-related University Initiatives: Current Success, Longterm Effects
Dr. Bob Rowland and Dr. Ben Blair, moderated by Dr. Jim Lowe - Decoding the Dot Plots: Understanding Your CBC Analyzer Outputs
Dr. Michael Rosser
Noon – 1 p.m. | Veterinary Teaching Hospital Tours (Pre-registration required)