ACVO CONFERENCE

Countdown to Palm Springs!

NEW & EXCITING EXPERIENCES COMING TO THE 2022 ACVO ANNUAL CONFERENCE!

Registration is Open

We are excited to announce the 2022 ACVO Conference will be hosted at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells (Palm Springs), CA.

The 53rd annual scientific conference will feature new additions with the expansion of the In-Depth Speaker Series, a NEW Thursday evening Happy Hour, an updated conference schedule to allow more interaction time; and the addition of a Saturday morning sit down breakfast and a Saturday buffet lunch.

Along with the new additions, the conference will continue to offer the Welcome Reception hosted in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday evening, the ACVO/ABVO Business Meetings and Residents' Workshop will continue to run concurrently and move to Saturday morning right before the Keynote Speaker, and the optional Masters' course will again be hosted on Sunday morning.

Breaks have been expanded on Thursday & Friday to add additional attendee time in the Exhibit Hall and the exhibit hall will be closed on Saturday.

This program has been submitted (but is not yet approved) for the general session (19.5-21 CE credits), Masters’ Course (4 CE credits), and the General Practitioners’ Course (8 CE credits) in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.

The ACVO annual conference will not be offering a virtual conference for 2022.

ACVO is offering an On-Demand CE opportunity that will include the featured speakers from the 2022 annual ACVO conference. Registration will open in October and viewing will begin in November.

NEW FOR 2022
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

(TENTATIVE)

Tuesday 10/25

ABVO Board Meeting
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

ABVO Exam
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday 10/26

ACVO Board Meeting
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

ABVO Exam
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Committee Meetings
Residency
Genetics
Credentials
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
MOC

Teaching & Learning
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Telehealth in Veterinary Ophthalmology
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Welcome Reception
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursday
10/27

Exhibit Hall
7:00 am - 5:00 pm

In-Depth: Retina
8:00 am - 9:00 am

General Session
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Presentation
10:45 am - 11:00 am

In-Depth: Glaucoma
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

General Session
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

General Session
Hereditary eye disease screening interactive session
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Happy Hour
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

VAF "SUNDOWN SOIREE"
6:30pm - 9:00 pm

Friday
10/28

Exhibit Hall
7:00 am - 5:00 pm

In-Depth: Feline Herpesvirus
8:00 am - 9:00 am

General Session
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

ACVO Dinner Event
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Saturday
10/29

No Exhibit Hall

Breakfast (sit-down)
7:30 am - 8:30 am

Residents’ Workshop
8:00 am - 10:30 am

Applied Ophthalmology for General Practitioners
8:00 am - 5:30 pm

ACVO Business Meeting
8:30 am - 9:30 am

ABVO Business Meeting
9:30 am - 10:30 am

Keynote Speaker
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Buffet Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

General Session
(Concurrent with V.S.)
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Vitreous Society
(Concurrent with G.S.)
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Sunday 10/30

Masters’ Course
8:00 am - 12:00 pm

2022 ACVO CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Friday Evening in the Olive Grove…

California is undeniably the land of plenty and the largest agricultural producer in the country.

ACVO customized the locally sourced menu with the chef to provide this unique, outdoor dining experience.

Enjoy live music under the stars with local wines, craft brews and the Renaissance Esmeralda’s specialty: Mocktails!

Dinner tickets are available for purchase during conference registration.

Friday, October 28, 2022
The Olive Grove is onsite at the Renaissance Esmeralda.

ACVO CONFERENCE HOTEL

Keynote Presentation

Gustavo Aguirre, VMD, PhD, PhD(hc)

“From Dogs to DNA; from the Cage to the Bedside”

In-Depth

David J. Maggs, BVSc, DACVO

“Managing Feline Herpesvirus – One Bloke’s Opinion”

Key Dates

May 3, 2022

Conference registration opens

May 15, 2022

Resident Manuscript Award submissions open

July 6, 2022

Notify abstract submissions of acceptance/denial

July 14, 2022

Early pricing ends for conference registration

July 15, 2022

Regular conference registration pricing begins

Career Fair registration opens

August 1, 2022

Resident Manuscript Awards Submissions due at 11:59pm (MST)

September 15, 2022

Career Fair registration closes at 11:59pm (MST)

September 19, 2022

Poster Presenters - digital versions of posters are due

September 23, 2022

Conference registration closes

October 26-29, 2022

53rd Annual ACVO IN-PERSON conference.

Welcome Reception - Wednesday, October 26th

NEW Happy Hour! - Thursday, October 27th

VAF "SUNDOWN SOIREE" - Thursday, October 27th

Friday Evening in the Olive Grove…- Friday, October 28th

Fun Run - Saturday, October 29th

Masters’ Course - Sunday, October 30th

In-Depth

Terah E. R. Webb, DVM, DACVO

“15 Years of Endolaser: Case Selection, Utility, and Postoperative Care”

In-Depth

Brad Nadelstein DVM, DACVO

“Principles of Canine Vitreoretinal Surgery and their Applications”