AAVPT 23rd Biennial Symposium Schedule

Individual talk titles are preliminary, so to please check back for updates

Sunday, May 18, 2025

5:00 - 7:00 PM Registration and Reception at Hilton Garden Inn

Monday, May 19, 2025

Time Function Speaker
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Registration and name tag pickup
8:00 - 8:15 AM Welcome to the Biennial Dr. Robbin Koenig
Session 1 - Graduate Student Presentations
8:15 - 8:30 AM Pharmacokinetic   and Pharmacodynamic Determination of IV Butorphanol and Morphine in Cattle Earl Ford IV, BS MS
8:30 - 8:45 AM Tissue residue depletion of cannabinoids in cattle fed industrial hemp Dr. Bailey Fritz
8:45 - 9:00 AM The Effect of Extra-Label Dosing Regimens on Drug Residues and Pharmacokinetics in Non-Lactating and Dry Dairy Cattle Dr. Ranee Miller
9:00 - 9:15 AM Avoiding Drug Residues: A Multivariate Approach to Estimating Withdrawal Interval in Goat Edible Tissues Following Extralabel Administration of Flunixin Meglumine Farha Ferdous Sheela
9:15 - 9:30 AM Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of vonoprazan in horses Dr. Camilio Morales
9:30 - 9:45 AM Pharmacokinetics and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Intramuscular Betamethasone in Horses Julian Sullivan, BS
9:45 - 10:00 AM Comparative pharmacokinetics and efficacy of intranasal or intramuscular atipamezole in dogs with and without xylazine sedation Juliet Kennedy
Chloe Lyons, BSc
10:00 - 10:15 AM Break
Session 2: Glycoprotein Substrate Status in Veterinary Drugs
10:15 - 11:00 AM The importance of P-glycoprotein substrate identification in veterinary drug development Dr. Katrina Mealey
11:00 - 11:30 AM Update on model replacement for MDR-1 Testing Dr Jane Owens
11:30 - 11:50 AM Revisiting the MDR1-Deficient Collie Model of Avermectin Neurotoxicity Dr. Jonathan Hare
11:50 - 12:35 PM MDR-1 Mutation in Collies: Exploring its impact on Loperamide PK using mechanistic Physiologically-Based PK Modelling Dr. Charlotte Cross
12:35 - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 PM Roundtable on regulatory impact of p-glycoprotein testing on drug development (Industry/Government Volunteers)
Session 3: How AI and Machine Learning May Change Veterinary Medicine
2:30 - 3:15 PM Integrating LLMs and Rule-Based Methods: Enhancing Pharmacokinetic Data Extraction with Machine Learning and Regex Dr. Majid Jaberi-Douraki
3:15 - 4:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance Dr. Mark Novotny
4:00 - 4:30 PM Round Table Discussion on the impact of AI/Machine learning on veterinary pharmacology
5:00 - 6:00 PM Poster Session: Wine and Cheese and Silent Auction Bidding
6:00 - 9:00 PM Banquet, Lloyd E. Davis Honoree Lecture, Silent Auction, and Awards

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Time Function Speaker
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Registration and name tag pickup
7:00 - 8:30 AM AAVPT Business Meeting
Session 4: Updates in Specialty Areas
8:30 -9:30 AM Pain Management Dr. Duncan Lascelles
9:30 - 10:30 AM Advancing Veterinary Dermatology with Clinically Relevant In Vitro Models Jérôme Dellacasagrande
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:45 AM What’s new in veterinary cancer therapy? Dr. Luke Wittenberg
11:45AM - 12:45 PM Lunch and Feedback Session Sponsored Wedgewood/Blue Bunny: Room: North Theater - Setting the Standard: Shaping a Code of Conduct for Veterinary Compounding – Your Voice Matters Bring your lunch and join us for an interactive session where your expertise can help shape the future of veterinary compounding. As the demand for personalized veterinary medications grows, so does the need for a robust, industry-driven code of conduct to ensure safety, efficacy, and ethical practices. In this discussion participants are encouraged to share thoughts on key challenges, best practices, and the critical elements of a code that prioritizes patient care while supporting veterinary professionals. Your insights are crucial—together, we can set the standard.
Session 5: Antimicrobial Stewardship and One Health
12:45 - 1:45 PM Developing Clinical Breakpoints for Veterinary Antibiotics – Essential for Antibiotic Stewardship Dr. Mark Papich
1:45 - 2:45 PM Lessons in One Health: An Update on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Companion Animals Dr. Claire Fellman
2:45 - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 - 4:00 PM Antimicrobial stewardship in food animals: Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem Dr. Michael Apley
4:00 - 5:00 PM Keynote Presentation: Thinking About Nothing: Zero and its implications in veterinary pharmacology Dr. Jim Riviere
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ACVCP Meeting

Wednesday May 21, 2025

Time Function Speaker
Session 6: Fostering Leadership in Veterinary Pharmacology
9:00 - 10:00 AM Insights Gleamed By A Seasoned Scientist Dr. Marilyn Martinez
10:00 - 10:45 AM Organizational Leadership Dr. Michela Cantiello
10:45 - 11:30 AM Upcoming Opportunities for Leadership in Veterinary Pharmacology Dr. Dawn Boothe (Dr. Gigi Davidson contributing)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Identifying the core competencies of advanced veterinary pharmacology training Dr. Virginia Fajt, Dr. Martin Hawes, Dr. Arno Werners
12:30 - 1:00 PM Wrap up Dr. Robbin Koenig