ABVP Call for Abstracts 

The 2023 ABVP Symposium will be held April 20-23^rd in Baltimore! Two opportunities are available to share shelter medicine expertise with your colleagues.

A two-hour workshop is planned for Saturday morning (April 22^nd).  Please consider submitting an innovative case study for presentation and discussion with colleagues.

• Case studies are due by 5pm ET on Friday, February 17, 2023.
• Topics will focus on innovative management of any clinical problem relevant to shelter medicine, which may include individual patient management with population level implications or population level protocols.
• Clinical cases would impact individual and population health in an animal shelter, and demonstrate methods by which to preserve health and welfare of shelter animals from a veterinary perspective. 
• Four cases will be chosen, and each presenter will have approximately 20 minutes to present their case, followed by discussion.
• All submissions must be made using the attached Workshop Case Presentation Submission Form, following the guidelines on the form. Submissions should be emailed to [email protected] and [email protected]. Unfortunately, the conference CANNOT pay for registration, travel, lodging, or meals. There is no honorarium.

Case presentations will be reviewed and selected by the session moderators based on relevance to shelter medicine practice.

Selected presenters will be notified in early March 2023.

Would you like to share exciting updates regarding your shelter medicine research during the Shelter Medicine track at the ABVP Symposium? Please consider submitting your research abstract for review.

• Research abstract submissions are due by 5pm ET on Friday, February 17, 2023.
• Abstracts must be directly relevant to the care and management of animals in a shelter environment.
• Up to eight abstracts will be chosen, and each presenter will have approximately 20 minutes to present their material on Friday, April 21^st and Saturday, April 22^nd.
• All submissions must be made using the attached Abstract Submission Form, following the guidelines on the form. Completed forms should be emailed to
  [email protected].
• Unfortunately, the conference CANNOT pay for registration, travel, lodging, or meals. There is no honorarium.

Abstracts will be reviewed and selected by the ABVP Shelter Medicine Regent based on relevance to shelter medicine practice.

Selected presenters will be notified in early March 2023.

Click here for the 2023 Abstract Submission Form

Click here for the 2023 ABVP Workshop Case Presentation Submission Form