2024 Highlights & Recap

The ACVIM Forum remains the leading event for advanced, specialist-level education in veterinary internal medicine. This premier conference provides an exceptional opportunity for attendees to invest in their community, education, and future.

This year, the 2024 ACVIM Forum took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota from June 6-8, with Specialty Symposium on June 5. Attendees were able to earn CE through innovative sessions in cardiology, large animal internal medicine, neurology, nutrition, oncology, small animal internal medicine, PLUS multispecialty topics including business, leadership & communications, education & research, wellbeing and more.

Virtual access to on-demand sessions from the 2024 ACVIM Forum will continue through the end of October, including sessions from Virtual Day held on June 18.

2,500 + attendees from 34 countries

504 Presenters

600 + Sessions

151 Oral Research Abstracts

162 Exhibiting Companies

127 Posters

WEDNESDAY

Specialty Symposium

Wednesday kicked off with the Opening General Session, Unleashing Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine presented by Krystle L. Reagan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), Assistant Professor at UC Davis.

The Technician Program for specialty technicians began in the afternoon with Technician Case Reports Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition. Specialty Networking Luncheons for Cardiology, LAIM, Neurology, Nutrition, SAIM and Oncology were also held on Wednesday afternoon.

General Opening Session

Unleashing Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine

Krystle L. Reagan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)

Specialty Networking Luncheons

Cardiology Specialty Networking Luncheon

Large Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Networking Luncheon

Neurology Specialty Networking Luncheon

Nutrition Specialty Networking Luncheon

Oncology Specialty Networking Luncheon

Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Networking Luncheon

Welcome, new Diplomates!

The day wrapped up in the evening, when attendees came together for the Specialty Symposium Reception and New Diplomate Recognition Sponsored by Ceva, Hill's Pet Nutrition, MedVet and Pieper Veterinary. Each specialty recognized new boarded Diplomates with a total of 181 new Diplomates welcomed to the ACVIM.

Class of 2024 Diplomates

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THURSDAY

The first official day of the 2024 ACVIM Forum was filled with educational sessions and networking! Thursday's events kicked off with the Keynote Address: "The Accelerating Future of Health and Medicine: What's Now, Near & Next for Veterinary Care" presented by Dr. Daniel Kraft and Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition. Those unable to attend in person were able to tune in via livestream or will be able to watch the on-demand recording in July.

The Exhibit Hall opened in the morning, where attendees had the chance to discover featured exhibitors and check out areas like the Bark Park, Sponsored by SAGE Veterinary Centers, the Cat Lounge Sponsored by Elanco Animal Health the Technician Lounge Sponsored by AIMVT, and the Wellbeing Zone Sponsored by Chewy Health. At the ACVIM Hub, attendees chatted with ACVIM staff and learned more about membership, JVIM, VetSpecialists.com and the Career Center.

The evening wrapped up with the Wine and Cheese Happy Hour Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and the ACVIM, bringing attendees and exhibitors together for food and drinks to cap off an eventful day.

Bark Park
Sponsored by SAGE Veterinary Centers and ACVIM

Cat Lounge
Sponsored by Elanco Animal Health

Poster Park

ACVIM Hub

Knowledge Corner

Wellbeing Zone
Sponsored by Chewy Health

Wine and Cheese Happy Hour
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and the ACVIM

Technician Lounge
Sponsored by AIMVT

Networking, Social Events and Lounges

Throughout the live event, attendees were able to network and relax in these dedicated areas:

Candidate Lounge
Sponsored by Ethos Veterinary Health

Specialist Lounge
Sponsored by VCA Animal Hospitals

FRIDAY

Friday was marked by several highly-anticipated events, starting with the ACVIM Membership Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, where we honored the recipient of the 2024 Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence, Edward C. Feldman, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), and the recipient of the 2024 Lee and Inge Pyle Service Award , Susan L. “Suzi” White, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM).

The LAIM Research Exchange and SAIM & Nutrition Research Exchange Sponsored by Purina Institute connected colleagues with similar interests in specialty medicine, while learning about ongoing research projects and programs. Presentations were in a five-minute rapid format with brief Q&A after. In the evening, Colleagues and Cocktails- Connecting Communities brought attendees together for drinks, networking and celebrating diversity in the veterinary profession with participating Vet Med Affinity Groups.

LAIM Research Exchange and SAIM & Nutrition Research Exchange
Sponsored by Purina Institute

Colleagues & Cocktails: Connecting Communities
Sponsored by BluePearl, Ethos Veterinary Health, Hills Pet Nutrition, MedVet, VCA Animal Hospitals, and the ACVIM

Celebrating the 2024 ACVIM Award Winners

Lee and Inge Pyle Service Award
2024 Recipient: Susan L. “Suzi” White, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM)

Robert W. Kirk Award for Professional Excellence
2024 Recipient: Edward C. Feldman, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

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ACVIM Specialty Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 Recipients

Cardiology Specialist Lifetime Achievement Award
Neil K. Harpster, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Large Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Lifetime Achievement Award
Stephanie J. Valberg, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)

Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist Lifetime Achievement Award
Dennis J. Chew, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

William R. Fenner Early Career Award for Outstanding Service
François-René Bertin DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM)

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2024 ACVIM Research Awards

ACVIM CARDIOLOGY PACEMAKER RESIDENT RESEARCH ABSTRACTS AWARD WINNERS

2024 ACVIM RESIDENT RESEARCH ABSTRACT AWARD WINNERS

CARDIOLOGY

Elise Lenske, BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (ECC) – University of California, Davis

Hemodynamic, Echocardiographic, Electrocardiographic, and Behavioral Effects of Oral Gabapentin in Healthy Dogs

Annie Showers, DVM – Virginia-Maryland Regional CVM

Comparison of Three-dimensional Mitral Valve Morphologic Measurements Obtained Using Two Different Ultrasound Machines

LARGE ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (EQUINE)

Allison Palmer, DVM – The Ohio State University

A High-protein Meal Is Associated with Increased Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Secretion in Insulin-dysregulated Horses

Javier Perez Quesada, DVM – North Carolina State University

Biomarkers of Brain Injury in Foals with Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome

Kali Slavik, DVM – University of Pennsylvania

Characterization of Renal Lipidosis in Equids: A Postmortem Case-Control Study (2008-2022)

LARGE ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (FOOD ANIMAL)

Trey Neyland, III, DVM – Kansas State University

The Effect of Flunixin Meglumine on Viral Shedding in Calves

Alyssa Sullivan, DVM – University of Florida

Clinical Findings and Outcome of Goats Diagnosed with Discospondylitis and Vertebral Osteomyelitis on Computed Tomograph

NEUROLOGY

Zoe Bailey, DVM – University of Wisconsin

Effect of a Probiotic on Seizure Frequency in Dogs with Idiopathic Epilepsy Receiving Anti-epileptic Drugs

Megan Wolfe, VMD – Colorado State University

Integrated Endoscopic Mini-Hemilaminectomy and Thoracolumbar Lateral Corpectomy in Cadaveric Dogs

ONCOLOGY

Kathleen Bardales, DVM – University of Pennsylvania

Transcriptional Profiling of the Immune Tumor Microenvironment in Canine Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors

SMALL ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE

Alisa Berg, DVM – University of Florida

Kidney Injury Biomarkers Are More Correlated with Proteinuria Than Serum Creatinine in Telmisartan Treatment Study

Amanda Garrick, DVM – Colorado State University

Bioavailability of Oral Ondansetron in Dogs, a Cross-over Study

Danielle LaVine, DVM – University of Minnesota

Estimates of Urinary Calcium Excretion in Dogs with and Without Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis

Yi Kwan Lee, DVM – Louisiana State University

Autologous Oral Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Microbiome Recovery After Antibiotic Treatment, a Randomized Controlled Trial

Oliver Waite, BVSc MRCVS – Royal Veterinary College

Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus in Cats Under British Primary Veterinary Care in 2019

Resident Research Abstract Awards Sponsored by

SATURDAY

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Virtual Day

All attendees are invited to participate in this one day, interactive event offering live, virtual CE in 11 session tracks featuring all new content and live session Q&As with the speakers. Mark your calendar for June 18 and don't miss it!

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On Demand

Access expert-led sessions and earn even more RACE-approved CE at your own pace until October 31, 2024. Sessions captured during the live events will be made available in July.