2026 Annual Meeting Proceedings
*Not all speakers provide proceedings/lecture notes. This page will be updated as additional speakers provide their notes.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Companion Animal
What’s New in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care - Dr. Meredith 't Hoen
Latest and Greatest Updates in Veterinary Dermatology! - Dr. Jason Pieper
What’s New in Veterinary Ophthalmology - Dr. Rachel Allbaugh
Vaccines & Vaccinations - Dr. Richard Ford
Iowa Rabies Awareness Challenge -The “Must Know” Issues - Dr. Richard Ford
Iowa Rabie Resource Manual 2026 - Co-Presented with Dr. Andrew Hennenfent – State Public Health Veterinarian for Iowa
Bovine Session
“Practice Tips” Panel Discussion/Forum - No Proceedings - Drs. Tom Hansen, Callie Garoutte, Jack Johnson, Sarah Cuneo, Austin Ashbacher
Infertility in Beef Cattle - Dr. Grant Dewell & Bovine Abortion Diagnostics: A Practical Case-Based Approach - Chris Siepker
Bovine Research Grant Update - Dr. Sara Chaplin
Selecting and Interpreting Milk Quality Diagnostics - Dr. Michelle Buckley
Digging into Milk Quality: A Case Discussion - Dr. Michelle Buckley
On-Farm Milk Culture: What a Vet Needs to Know - Dr. Michelle Buckley
Veterinary Technician
ECG Review - Lori Moran, VTS
Common Anesthetic Complications Stacie Madson-Whittaker, VTS
When Lymphoma Walks Into the ER - Lisa Foster, VTS
Emergency Triage of the Poisoned Patient - Dr. Jennifer Hopkins
Decontamination – Things We’ve Learned - Dr. Jennifer Hopkins
Common Household Hazards - Dr. Jennifer Hopkins
Hot Topics
Laughter Is a Clinical Skill: The Science of Humor, Connection, and the One-Team Approach - Dr. Mike McClenahan
What Happened to This Cat? Using Story to Build Trust and Compliance - Dr. Mike McClenahan
Try It, Fix It, Keep It: A Workshop in Clinical Humor and Storytelling - Dr. Mike McClenahan
Practice Management
Life Beyond Your Practice: Building the Personal Plan Your Money and Practice Are Meant to Serve - Josh Ervasti, CEPA® CEPA®
Life Beyond Your Practice - Workbook
Wellness
The Missing Piece Between Making the Plan and Building the Life: Essential Tools for a Fulfilling Career - Dr. Amy Grimm
Friday, September 25, 2026
Companion Animal
Chronic Cough in the Dog - This presentation includes practical approaches to selecting the most appropriate vaccination strategy to protect dogs from CIRD - Dr. Richard Ford
Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Disease…Why it Persists!…and what to do about it - Dr. Richard Ford
FeLV & FIV: How Real is the Threat - Dr. Richard Ford
Practice Management
Body Language for Building Personal and Professional Success -Karlene Belyea, MBA
Communication Tips to Positively Impact Relationships and Build Trust - Karlene Belyea, MBA
Brain Training and Neuroscience: Well-Being Starts in Your Mind - Karlene Belyea, MBA
Small Ruminant Session
Small Ruminant Milk Quality Basics Part 1 - Dr. Michelle Buckley
Small Ruminant Milk Quality Part 2 - Dr. Michelle Buckley
Antimicrobial Selection for Small Ruminants – Dr. Michelle Buckley
The Daily Bleat - Dr. Allison Vander Plaats
Ewe Got This - Dr. Allison Vander Plaats
No Kid Left Behind - Dr. Allison Vander Plaats
Adding Small Ruminants to Your Practice - Dr. Allison Vander Plaats
Sheep Happens - Dr. Allison Vander Plaats
Veterinary Technician
Communication Tips for Working with All Behavioral Styles - Karlene Belyea, MBA
Squad Goals: Creating Positive Connections in a Multi-Generational Work Force - Karlene Belyea, MBA
How to Embrace Your Inner Sloth: Techniques for Controlling Stress & Anxiety - Karlene Belyea, MBA
Equine Session
Management of Equine Endometritis - Dr. Theresa Beachler
Update on Advanced Reproductive Techniques - Dr. Theresa Beachler
Equine Placentitis- Diagnosis and Management - Dr. Theresa Beachler
Enteral Fluids in Equine Practice: How, When, Why - and When not to Intravenous fluids are not always the best, or only option - Dr. Marcarena Sanz
A Field Approach to Foal Pneumonia - Dr. Marcarena Sanz
Less is more? New perspectives on Rhodococcus equi Management - Dr. Marcarena Sanz
Managing a Strangles Outbreak on the Farm - Dr. Marcarena Sanz