2026 FelineVMA Annual Conference
Below is only a preview of the educational presentations and speakers. Additional sessions, workshops, and speakers will be added as they are confirmed.
Senior Care
- Senior Cat Nutrition
- Pain, Mobility, & Orthopedic Exam on Seniors
- The Conundrum of Comorbidities: How to Incorporate Nutrition
- Senior Cats: Cachexia, Sarcopenia, & Other Muscle Wasting Syndromes
- Cognitive Dysfunction
- The Heart of the Matter: Guiding Euthanasia Choices Through Quality-of-Life Assessments
- Caring for the Older Shelter Cat: Medical Management, Welfare Needs, & Adoption Strategies
- The Art, Science, & Beauty of Euthanasia
- The Modern Shelter Cat: Bridging Shelter Medicine & Primary Care
Endocrinology
- Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism: More Than Just Measuring T4
- Managing Hyperthyroidism: Tailoring Treatment to the Individual Cat
- The Hyperthyroid Cat with Concurrent Nonthyroidal Illness: Complications in Diagnosis & Management
- What is New in Insulin Therapy & its Monitoring
- What is on the Horizon for Diabetic Management?
- Conns & Addison’s
- Dispersing the Myth of Absolute Certainty: How to Interpret the Results of Endocrine Tests
- Diagnosis & Management of Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism in Cats
- Hypothyroidism in Cats: Underdiagnosed, Undertreated, & Underappreciated
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting SGLT2i Therapy
- What Have We Learned About SGLT2i Therapy in the Last Three Years
- What to do with the Acromegalic or Cushingoid Diabetic Cat
- DKA
- IMHA
- Updated Approach to Shock & Fluid Therapy in the Cat
Infectious Disease
- Approach to the Feline Fever
- FIP
- Retroviral Infections
- Top Fungal Diseases
- Feline Heartworm: The Latest Guidelines
- Cats Get Worms Too
Technician Track
- Feline 101: Emotions & Sedation Techniques
- Enrichment for Senior Cats
- A Team Approach: Obesity Prevention & Management
- Kitten Conundrums
- Sleepless in Scrubs: Tackling Sleep Disorders/Problems Common to Veterinary Professionals
- Tube Feeding Kittens
- Helping Caregivers Overcome Challenges & Change Behaviors
- Multicat Feeding
- Dealing with Infectious Cats in the Hospital
- Working Together to Reach the Top of our Licenses, Shared Goals, & Distinct Roles
- Designing a Cat-Centric Veterinary Experience
- Common Feline Medical Cases: Nursing Skills & Treatments
- From Grief to Gratitude: The Role of Aftercare & Memorialization in Client Loyalty & Healing
- Caregiving Burden: Navigating the Strain of Caring for a Dying Pet
- Supporting the Sedated: Anesthetic Insights for Techs
- Supporting Cats with Hyperthyroidism (in GP)
Pre-conference Day
- Benefits & Risks of Cat Ownership: MD & DVM Perspectives
- Innovations: How to Implement Newly Available Stem Cell Therapy into Practice to Help More Feline Patients
- Monoclonal Antibodies in Feline Medicine: History, Evolution, & Emerging Therapeutic Targets
Interactive Workshops/Labs
- Dental Extraction
- Euthanasia Techniques
- Hands-on Feline Orthopedic Evaluation Workshop
Expert Speakers
Alisa Berg, DVM, DACVIM
Christopher Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (SAIM), CVJ
Ellen Carozza, LVT, VTS (CP-Feline)
Petra Cerna, PhD, MANZCVS, CAVP (SAM-F), MRCVS, AFHEA, AdvCertFB
Julie Churchill, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Alyssa Comroe, DVM, MPH, CAWA
Kathleen Cooney, DVM, MS, CHPV, CCFP
Caitlin Dutcher-Lundy, RVT, VTS (CP-Feline)
Mary Gardner, DVM
Chen Gilor, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Shir Gilor, DVM, MSc, DACVP
Margaret Gruen, DVM, MVPH, PhD, DACVB
Peter Karczmar, MD
Michael Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Duncan Lascelles, BSc, BVSc, CVA, PhD, FRCVS, DSAS(ST), DECVS, DACVS
Andy Moorhead, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology)
Mark Peterson, DVM, DACVIM
Jennifer Salpeter, DVM
Cynthia Ward, VMD, PhD, DACVIM
Tracy Webb, DVM, PhD