The CE form is available through any of the following options:
Please note: A CE certificate will be emailed to attendees in the coming weeks from rozuna@aavld.org.
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Thank you to all attendees and sponsors for making the 2026 Annual Meeting a success! We appreciate your participation, support, and continued commitment to advancing animal and public health.
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No Virtual Component
2026 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is a Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed for handling livestock are used by many companies around the world. She has also been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs that are used by McDonalds, Wendy’s, Whole Foods, and other corporations. Temple has appeared on numerous TV shows such as 20/20 and Prime Time. Her books include: Thinking in Pictures, Livestock Handling and Transport and The Autistic Brain. Her books Animals in Translation and Visual Thinking have been on the New York Times Bestseller List. Temple was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in September 2017, in 2022 was named a Colorado State University Distinguished Professor, and in 2023 was inducted into the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
USAHA Hot Topics: “Genetic Engineering to Reduce Animal Disease Burdens”
Dr. Jon Oatley is the Associate Dean for Research for the College of Veterinary Medicine and a tenured Professor in the School of Molecular Biosciences at Washington State University. Dr. Oatley’s research program focuses on understanding the biology of germ cell development and genome engineering of animals. His research accomplishments have garnered awards from multiple professional scientific societies, and he is a recognized voice for the application of biotechnology in food animal production. As a principal investigator and director of centers and strategic initiatives at WSU, he has managed large teams of scientists, mentored graduate students and postdocs, and established multiple research service core labs.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Highlights from the 2025 USAHA/AAVLD Meeting