August 6 – 9, 2023

18.5 Credit Hours

Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Sioux Falls, SD

For room reservations at the Conference Rate of $103.99, please contact the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel at 605-336-0650. The room rate is available until July 9th.

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Conference Schedule

Sunday, August 6

  • 2:00 pm SDVMA Board of Directors Meeting
  • 5:00 pm Registration
  • 6:00 pm Welcome Social

Monday, August 7

  • 7:00 am Past Presidents’ Breakfast
  • 7:00 am Registration
  • 8:00 am Exhibit Hall Open
  • 8:00 am Microscope Cleaning Services
  • 8:00 am Continuing Education Program
    • Small Animal Track: Dr. Kelly Ballantyne – Small Animal Behavior
    • Large Animal Track: Dr. Doug Russo – Equine Lameness and Shoeing
  • 12:00 pm Lunch & Presentation: Mandy Gaikowski, Estate Planning Solutions
  • 1:00 pm Continuing Education Program
    • Small Animal Track: Dr. Clara Goh – Small Animal Orthopedics
    • Large Animal Track: Dr. Carla Huston – Food Animal Emergency Preparedness
  • 5:00pm Auction Market Meeting
  • 5:00pm Social – Exhibit Hall
  • 6:00pm Dinner/SDVMA Awards/SDVMA Foundation Auction

Tuesday, August 8

  • 7:00 am Christian Veterinary Fellowship Breakfast
  • 7:00 am Registration
  • 7:00 am Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 am Exhibit Hall Open
  • 8:00 am Microscope Cleaning Services
  • 8:00 am Continuing Education Program
    • Small Animal Track: Dr. Howard Seim – Small Animal Surgery
    • Large Animal Track: Dr. Scott Fritz – Food Animal Toxicology
  • 11:00 am Rabies Titer Testing
  • 12:00 pm Lunch & Presentation
  • 1:00 pm SDVMA Annual Business Meeting
  • 2:00 pm Ice cream social hosted by SDSU Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences / Animal Disease Research & Diagnostic Lab
  • 2:30 pm Continuing Education Program
    • Small Animal Track: Dr. Howard Seim – Small Animal Surgery
    • Large Animal Track: SDSU Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory Case Presentations
  • 3:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes
  • 5:00 pm President’s Come & Go Reception

Wednesday, August 9

  • 7:00 am Registration
  • 7:00 am Continental Breakfast
  • 8:00 am Continuing Education Program
    • Small Animal Track: Dr. Kate Myrna  – Small Animal Ophthalmology
    • Large Animal Track: Dr. Kip Lucasiewicz  – Feedlot Medicine
  • 12:00 pm Adjourn

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