The 2024 Veterinary Pharmacy Conference events will be held at the Indianapolis Zoo unless otherwise noted.
Your conference registration fee includes admission tickets to the zoo for each day of the conference. You will need to pick up your zoo tickets during one of the scheduled times below. You will need to present your correctly-dated ticket each day in order to enter the zoo. Please note: You will need to wear your name badge while participating in conference activities.
Plan ahead! Review the Indianapolis Zoo Map. The Indianapolis Zoo is located at 1200 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46222.
For an abbreviated zoo map with conference locations highlighted, click here.
Thursday, July 11, 2024
| 1:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Zoo Ticket Pickup — at SpringHill Suites Hotel |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Chairperson’s Zoo Walk for Charity — LEARN MORE |
| 5:40 PM | 6:15 PM | Zoo Ticket Pickup — Indianapolis Zoo — Exit Gate (by gift shop) |
| 5:45 PM | 6:00 PM | Adopt-a-Student Participants Gather* — Dolphin Gallery, Indianapolis Zoo |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 PM | Welcome Reception and Dinner* — Dolphin Gallery, Indianapolis Zoo |
| 6:00 PM | Registration Open | |
| 6:45 PM | Presentation by Mary Ann Scharenbroch, Dolphin Trainer | |
| 8:00 PM | Installation of ACVP Board and Award Presentation |
*Attendees must have zoo tickets to enter the Welcome Reception.
Mary Ann Scharenbroch, Sr. Trainer, Marine Mammals – Indianapolis Zoo
Don’t miss out on an engaging presentation by Mary Ann Scharenbroch, scheduled during the Welcome Reception on Thursday evening, July 11.
| Friday, July 12, 2024 | |||
| 6:30 AM | 7:15 AM | Zoo Ticket Pickup — at SpringHill Suites Hotel | |
| 7:15 AM | 8:15 AM | Zoo Ticket Pickup — Indianapolis Zoo — Entrance Gate (by White River Gardens) | |
| 8:00 AM | 12:45 PM | Registration Open — All events at Hulman River House, Indianapolis Zoo |
Session Length |
| 8:15 AM | 9:15 AM | CE Session #1: Minimizing Dosing Stress During the Pre- and Post-Operative Period, Karen Froberg-Fejko, LATg, VMD +LEARN MORE+ |
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| 9:15 AM | 10:15 AM | CE Session #2: GFI #256 on the March: FDA inspection results, Brenda Jensen, CPhT, CNMT, MBA +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| 10:15 AM | 11:00 AM | Coffee Break with Exhibitor Experience | |
| 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM | Animal Chat/Encounter, Sponsored By Topi-CLICK | |
| 11:45 PM | 1:45 PM | Boxed Lunches with Exhibitor Experience | |
| 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM | CE Session #3: Pharmacological Challenges in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Michelle Bowman, DVM, Indianapolis Zoo Veterinarian +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| 2:45 PM | 3:00 PM | Adjourn to Zoo Walk and Learn | |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | CE Session #4: On-Site Walking Tour – “Pharmacological Challenges in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine”, Michelle Bowman, DVM, Indianapolis Zoo Veterinarian +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| Saturday, July 13, 2024 | |||
| 8:00 AM | 12:45 PM | Registration Open — All events at Hulman River House, Indianapolis Zoo | |
| 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM | Breakfast and Exhibitor Experience | |
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | CE Session #5: Use of Immunosuppressive Medications in Dogs, Andrew Woolcock, DVM, DACVIM +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| 9:30 AM | 10:30 AM | CE Session #6: Use of Immunosuppressive Medications in Cats, Andrew Woolcock, DVM, DACVIM +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Coffee Break and Exhibitor Experience | |
| 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | CE Session #7: Canine Hypothyroidism, Timothy Bolton, DVM, DACVIM +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | CE Session #8: Feline Hyperthyroidism, Timothy Bolton, DVM, DACVIM +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| 1:00 PM | 1:45 PM | Lunch and Exhibitor Experience | |
| 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM | CE Session #9: Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Cats, J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, MA Vet MB MS DACVIM DECVIM DSAM +LEARN MORE+ |
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| 2:45 PM | 3:45 PM | CE Session #10: Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring in Dogs and Cats, J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff, MA Vet MB MS DACVIM DECVIM DSAM +LEARN MORE+ | 1 |
| 4:00 PM | Conference Closes | 10 | |
2024 Sponsors and Exhibitors
