2026 CE General Meetings
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Veterinary CE Conference – Sunday, October 18, 2026
Location: Houston SPCA — Carruth Education Center
Address: 7007 Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77024
Registration: Opens at 7:00 AM
CE Sessions: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
8:00 – 8:10 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:10 – 9:00 AM: Dr. Nicole Bertolini Every Second Counts – Building CPR Readiness
9:00 – 9:50 AM: Ready, Set, Stabilize – The First 5 Minutes of Emergency Triage
9:50 – 10:05 AM: Break
10:05 – 11:05 AM: Dr. Wu, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) : Contemporary Surgical Options for Canine Mitral Valve Disease
11:05 – 11:20 AM: Break
11:20 – 11:45 AM: TVMA Updates
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM: Lunch Served
12:00 – 12:50 PM: Sponsored Lunch Speaker — James Collins, MBA - Using an Outpatient Imaging Center in Veterinary Medicine
12:50 – 1:00 PM: Break
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Dr. Hannah, DVM: Complicated Spay/Neuter
2:00 – 2:50 PM: Case Studies and Considerations for the Oncology Patient
Animal Cancer & Referral Center
2:50 – 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM: Dr. Banwell, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) - A Multidisciplinary Approach to Abdominal Exploratory Gastrointestinal Surgery
Please e-mail treasuary@hcvma.org with dietary requests (Gluten Free/ Vegan/ Vegetarian)
Gold Sponsors SAGE Veterinary Imaging
Silver Sponsors Hills, SVP, Pet Meadow, EpicurPharma, MedVet, VEG, Gulf Coast Veterinary Services
Bronze Sponsors Antech, Purina, Sugarland Veterinary Services,
Table Sponsors Gulf Coast Animal Eye Clinic, Animal Cancer and Referral Center
Speaker Sponsors Elanco, Boehringer Ingelheim, Dechra
September 10th: 7:30PM - 9PM (Check in 6:45PM)
Dr. Sullivan DVM, MPH, DACVPM - "Rabies and Beyond - A veterinary Public Health Update"
ALL DAY — SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
OPIOID CE — REGISTER EARLY
HCVMA ALL-DAY CE MEETING
REGISTRATION FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS IS CLOSED AS WE ARE REACHING OVER CAPACITY
Schedule (subject to change)
7:15 am - Breakfast
7:30 am - Registration for meeting and opioid CE
8:00–8:10 AM — Welcome & opening remarks
8:10–9:00 AM — Dr. Tifini Batts, DVM, MSPH, DACVIM — Internal medicine: diagnostics & treatment updates
9:00–9:50 AM — Carly Patterson, DVM, DACVIM — Opioids: clinical use and considerations
9:50–10:05 AM — BREAK
10:05–11:05 AM — Amy Savarino, PharmD, FSVHP, DICVP — Pharmacology and practical applications
11:05–11:15AM — TVMA Updates
11:30–12:00 PM — LUNCH SERVED
12:00–12:50 PM — Nicole Martell-Moran, DVM, MPH, DABVP — Treating feline infectious peritonitis
12:50–1:00 PM — BREAK
1:00–1:50 PM — Dr. Chris Jones, DVM, DACVIM — New and old approaches to chronic gastrointestinal disease
1:50–2:50 PM — Dr. Cynthia Ward, VMD, PhD, DACVIM — Caring for the Diabetic Cat - Beyond Insulin Therapy
2:50–3:00 PM — BREAK
3:00–4:00 PM — Dr. Cynthia Ward, VMD, PhD, DACVIM — Caring for the Diabetic Cat - Beyond Insulin Therapy
Notes:
Speaker order may change.
Breakfast, Lunch and snacks provided.
Registration is CLOSED
January 8th: 7:30PM - 9PM (Check in 6:45PM)
Dr. Michael Rossi DVM, MNS, Dip. ACVD - "Shifting Focus in Veterinary Dermatology"
Induction of 2026 Executive Board Members and Introduction of Board of Directors
February 12th: 7:30PM - 9PM (Check in 6:45PM)
Dr. Robinett DVM, CVC, CVA, CERT - "Can it walk "
March 12th (Virtual Meeting): 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Dr. Susan Little DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology) - "Rising to Meet the New Parasite Challenges"
May 3rd: ALL DAY SUNDAY: 8AM - 4 PM (Check in 7 AM)
Speakers: Focus on Internal Medicine
ON DEMAND OPOIDS CE - Carly Patterson, DVM, DACVIM (SA), Amy Savarino, PharmD, FSVHP, DICVP TAMU
Dr, Chris Jones DVM, DACVIM - “New trends in GI issues” - Tentative Title
Boehringer Ingelheim - Feline Diabetes - Tentative Title
Dr. Nicole Martell-Moran, DVM, MPH, DABVP (Feline Practice) - Mission Possible: Beating Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) - SPONSORED LUNCH SPEAKER
Dr. Tifini Batts DVM, MSPH, DACVIM (SAIM) - Updates on Diagnostics and Treatment in Internal Medicine
September 10th: 7:30PM - 9PM (Check in 6:45PM)
Dr. Sullivan DVM, MPH, DACVPM - "Rabies and Beyond - A veterinary Public Health Update"
October 18th: ALL DAY SUNDAY: 8AM - 4 PM (Check in 7 AM)
Speakers: Focus on Emergency and Surgery
Non-members (veterinarians and LVTs): Thursday evening meeting fee: $50; All-day Sunday meeting fee: $125. *Fees may be paid at the door.
*No registration is necessary for weeknight meetings unless stated. Registration is required for all-day Sunday meetings.
MEMBERS: Do not pay to register for this meeting; go to the LOGIN tab and register for your meetings for free.
REMINDER: There will be no General Meetings in the months of April, June, July, August, November or December
Thursday’s Meetings
Social with a Light Dinner served at 6:30 p.m. and Speaker Presentation at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Meetings
Check-in at 7:30 a.m.
Morning Speaker at 8:00 a.m.
Lunch is served at 12:00 p.m.
Afternoon Speaker Presentation at 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.