The 2024 Veterinary Pharmacy Conference events will be held at the Indianapolis Zoo unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, July 11, 2024

3:00 PM 5:00 PM Registration Open — at SpringHill Suites Hotel
4:00 PM 5:00 PM Chairperson’s Zoo Walk for Charity — LEARN MORE
6:00 PM 6:15 PM Indianapolis Zoo Dolphin Dome: Adopt-a-Student Meet & Greet*
*Attendees must have zoo tickets to enter the Welcome Reception.
6:00 PM 10:00 PM Dolphin Dome Welcome Reception and Dinner
*Attendees must have zoo tickets to enter the Welcome Reception.

6:45 PM – 7:15 PM Presentation by Mary Ann Scharenbroch, Dolphin Trainer 

7:15 PM – 9:00 PM Dinner

  • Exhibitor Experiences
  • Officer Installation
  • Awards
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2024 VPC Dolphin Trainer

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
8:00 AM 12:45 PM Registration Open — All events at Hulman River House, Indianapolis Zoo

Session Length
(CE  Hours)

8:15 AM 9:15 AM CE Session #1: Minimizing Dosing Stress During the Pre- and Post-Operative Period, Karen Froberg-Fejko, LATg, VMD 
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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 1
10:15 AM 11:00 AM Coffee Break with Exhibitor Experience
11:30 AM 11:45 AM Animal Chat/Encounter
11:45 AM 12:45 PM Animal Chat/Encounter
12:45 PM 1:45 PM Boxed Lunches with Exhibitor Experience
1:45 PM 2:45 PM CE Session #3: Challenges of Providing Care for Zoo Animals, Michelle Bowman, DVM, Indianapolis Zoo Veterinarian 1
2:45 PM 3:00 PM Adjourn to Zoo Walk and Learn
3:00 PM  4:00 PM CE Session #4: Walk and Learn: Habitat Rounds — Exhibit to exhibit walk describing diseases and therapies used in specific zoo animal patients, Michelle Bowman, DVM, Indianapolis Zoo Veterinarian 1
Saturday, July 13, 2024
8:00 AM 12:45 PM Registration Open — All events at Hulman Riverhouse, Indianapolis Zoo
8:00 AM 8:30 AM Breakfast and Exhibitor Experience
8:30 AM 9:30 AM CE Session #5: Use of Immunosuppressive Therapies in Dogs, Andrew Woolcock, DVM, DACVIM 1
9:30 AM 10:30 AM CE Session #6: Use of Immunosuppressive Therapies in Cats, Andrew Woolcock, DVM, DACVIM 1
10:30 AM 10:45 AM Coffee Break and Exhibitor Experience
10:45 AM 11:45 AM CE Session #7: Hypothyroidism in Dogs, Dr. Tim Bolton, DVM, DACVIM 1
11:45 AM 12:45 PM CE Session #8: Hyperthyroidism in Cats, Dr. Tim Bolton, DVM, DACVIM 1
12:45 PM 1:45 PM Plated Lunch Break and Exhibitor Experience
1:45 PM 2:45 PM CE Session #9: Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Cats, J. Catharine R. Scott-Moncrieff MA Vet MB MS DACVIM DECVIM DSAM
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2:45 PM 3:45 PM CE Session #10: Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring in Dogs and Cats, J. Catharine R. Scott-Moncrieff MA Vet MB MS DACVIM DECVIM DSAM  +LEARN MORE+ 1
4:00 PM Conference Closes 10