Welcome to the 2023 Purdue Veterinary Conference
This year will feature a schedule packed with expert presenters on current industry topics and the Exhibit Hall.
The event will kick-off with the Elanco Human-Animal Bond Lecture featuring recently retired Director, Center of the Human Animal Bond, Dr. Alan Beck for his last lecture.
The conference will offer up to 23 credit hours of continuing education. This year we’ve added even more tracks to support the needs of our Veterinarians and Veterinary Nurses. Our tracks include Vet Nursing, Small Animal, Farm Animal-Ruminant, Farm Animal-Swine, APHIS, Diagnostic Medicine, Equine, Exotics, Emergency Preparedness, and Shelter Medicine.
The conference will conclude with the annual Skip Jackson Dog Jog on Saturday, September 23.
Registration deadlines vary by registration type.
Online registration closes Wednesday, September 13 at 5:00 p.m.
On-site registration will be available in Stewart Center Room 109 (by the Teams store and Welcome Center) with credit card payment.
If you have any questions please email confreg@purdue.edu.
Tuesday, September 19 from 3:00–5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 20 from 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 21 from 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Friday, September 22 from 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
The conference schedule is packed with insightful keynotes, track-specific breakouts, networking events, the exhibitor hall, the 1973 50th Anniversary Class Celebration, and culminates with the annual Dr. Skip Jackson Dog Jog.
We negotiated rates for our conference attendees with local hotels. We recommend making hotel reservation as soon as possible. Rates will expire in August.
The Conference App, Whova, will provide access to the schedule, speakers information, sponsors and exhibit hall vendors.
The app will allow attendees to select courses and create a personal agenda. The app also provides the ability to interact with speakers, network with fellow attendees and receive alerts during the conference.
One continuing education credit is offered for each 50-minute session of lecture. Attendees can earn up to 23 hours of continuing education at the 2023 Purdue Veterinary Conference!
It is your responsibility to document which sessions you attend and the number of hours you receive.
A continuing education tracking form will be included in the registration packet at check-in. Record the sessions you attend at the conference. This will be your record for the CE’s you earn at the conference.
Here is the link to access the Proceedings. The password is: Conf2023PVM
Please visit the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency for information regarding continuing education requirements.
Indiana Veterinarians are required to have completed forty (40) hours of continuing education acquired between October 15, 2021 and October 15, 2023. Veterinary Licenses expire on October 15 of odd numbered years. The next renewal date is October 15, 2023.
Indiana Registered Veterinary Nurses are required to have completed sixteen (16) hours of continuing education acquired after January 1, 2022. Veterinary Technician Registrations expire on January 1 of even numbered years. The next renewal date is January 1, 2024.
Veterinarians and veterinary nurses licensed in other states should check their own requirements.
