2024 Southern Veterinary Conference
BIRMINGHAM, AL / AUGUST 7-10, 2024 / 100+ CE HOURS
Session Highlights
• Clinical Pathology
• Dermatology
• Internal Medicine
• Ophthalmology
• Practice Management
Featured Speakers
Linda Messinger
DVM, DACVD
Thursday, August 8 | Dermatology
Dr. Linda Messinger is a practicing board-certified veterinary dermatologist at Apex Veterinary Specialty Services in the Denver metro area. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from Cornell University. After veterinary school, Dr. Messinger completed a one-year small animal internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City and then a dermatology residency at the University of Florida.
Caitlin DeWilde
DVM
Friday, August 9 | Practice Management
Dr. Caitlin DeWilde is the founder of The Social DVM, a consulting firm helping veterinary professionals learn how to manage and grow their social media, online reputation and marketing strategies. She earned her DVM from the University of Illinois and is a recipient of their Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Before stepping back to focus on her marketing passion, she served as medical director for a large hospital in St. Louis. Today, she divides her time between practice, consulting, and writing. She is the author of the “Social Media and Marketing for Veterinary Professionals” textbook and a columnist for Today’s Veterinary Business.
Michael Dryden
DVM, PhD, DACVM
Thursday, August 8 | Small Animal
Michael Dryden, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM, is an Emeritus University Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, at Kansas State University. He received his DVM from Kansas State University, spent 2.5 years in private practice and then received his M.S. & Ph.D. in Veterinary Parasitology from Purdue University. He is the author or co-author of over 150 journal articles and 15+ book chapters on veterinary parasitology. He has lectured in 22 countries, presenting 1,000+ invited seminars on clinical veterinary parasitology at local, regional, national and international meetings.
Timothy Hackett
DVM, DACVECC
Thursday, August 8 | Emergency Medicine
Dr. Hackett received his DVM in 1989 from Colorado State University. After completing an internship at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital and a year in private emergency practice, he completed an emergency and critical care medicine residency at Colorado State University in 1994. He spent the next 25 years on faculty at Colorado State including leadership of the emergency/critical care service, Small Animal Chief of Staff, Veterinary Teaching Hospital Director, and Associate Dean of the Veterinary Health System. He was President of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine from 2011-2013.
Wednesday, August 7
6:30 - 7:30 pm
The skinny on that skin thing
by Dr. Michael A. Rossi | Room Wyndsor I
Location & Hotels
Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel
