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Buffalo Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Upcoming Lectures
Explore our 2025- 2026 Lecture Series. Each lecture provides 4 New York State-approved CE hours. Join us today.
Who We Are
In the spring of 1952, the Buffalo Academy of Veterinary Medicine was organized as a continuing education venture. Since that time, it has become an outstanding example of the will and dedication of our local veterinarians’ interest in fostering the educational advancements of the veterinary profession.
Each lecture provides 4 New York State approved CE hours. Traditionally, we meet on the 1st Thursday of every month from September to May.
NEXT LECTURE
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Speaker: The Brain Dogtor, Dr. Ryan Gibson DVM, M.Ed, DACVIM (Neurology), Veterinary Educator and Neurologist, Opelika, AL
TOPIC: The Art of Seizure Therapy, Dizzying Differentials: Differentiating Causes of Vestibular Dysfunction, When It’s Not IVDD: The Down Differentials, Walking All Night Long: Cognitive Dysfunction in Pets.
LOCATION: The Buffalo/Niagara Marriott: 1340 Millersport HWY, Amherst, NY 14221
Upcoming Lectures
The 2025-2026 program will continue to provide members with the most up-to-date information in the respective fields covered. Lectures will be NYS-accredited, providing the necessary continuing education for NYS licensure.
- Sep 4th, 2025 - Dr. Meghan Herron
- Oct 2nd, 2025 - Dr. Adam Rudinsky
- Nov, 6th, 2025- Dr. Nonya Fiakpu
- Dec 4th, 2025- Amy Savarino & Dr.Carly Patterson
- Jan 8th, 2026- Dr. Mary Walsh
- Feb 5th, 2026-Dr. Joseph M Bruner
- March 5th, 2026- Dr. Sheilah A Robertson
- April 2nd, 2026- Dr. Ryan Gibson
- May 21st, 2026
Thursday, Sep 4th, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Meghan Herron
DVM, DACVB
Senior Director of Behavioral Medicine Education and Outreach for Gigi’s Canal Winchester, OH
TOPIC: Beyond Training-Essential Psychopharmacology for Dogs and Cats, visit Pharmaceutics-Addressing Fearful and Aggressive Dogs in the Veterinary Clinic Setting, Puppy Socialization or Infectious Disease Prevention – We CAN Have Both!
Thursday, Oct 2nd, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Adam Rudinsky
DVM, MS, DACVIM, Associate Professor ASV-CVM
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
TOPIC: Approach to the Lone Liver Enzyme, No Biopsy, No Problem: Inflammatory Liver Disease, No Biopsy, No Problem: Cholestatic Liver Disease, What’s New in Canine and Feline Hepatology?
Thursday, Nov 6, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Nonya Fiakpui
VMD, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Synchrony Veterinary Cardiology, PLLC, Chicago, IL
TOPIC: Heart Rhythms Every Veterinarian Should Know, Interpreting the ACVIM Guidelines for Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025
Speaker: Amy Savarino & Dr.Carly Patterson
Savarino: Pharm D, DICVP, Chief Pharmacist, Texas A&M VMTH1
Opioid, Drug Diversion and Control Measures for the Veterinary Practitioner
Patterson: DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), Clinical Associate Professor, Texas A&M
TOPIC: Controlled Drug CE (4 hours)
Opioid Use, Diversion, and Control in Veterinary Medicine
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Mary Walsh
DVM, DACVO
Eye Care for Animals Austin, TX
TOPIC: Fundus Exams and Retinal Disease, Antibiotic Selection, Ophthalmologic Emergencies, Feline Eye Trivia
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Joseph M Bruner
DVM, ACVIM
Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
TOPIC: Chronic Inflammatory Rhinopathies, Airway Disease in Dogs and Cats-NOT asthma and NOT Tracheal Collapse, Updates in Antitussive Drugs, Updates in Bronchodilators
Thursday, March 5th, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Sheilah A Robertson
DVM, PhD, MRCVS
Senior Medical Director, Lap of Love, Gainesville, FL
TOPIC: The Central Role of Ketamine in Anesthesia and Pain Management, The Ins and Outs of Long-term Treatment with Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Cats, Case Study: Managing Longterm pain and Mobility in Dogs-an Integrative Approach, Is There a Place for Acetaminophen in Canine Pain Management?
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Speaker: The Brain Dogtor, Dr. Ryan Gibson
DVM, M.Ed, DACVIM (Neurology)
Veterinary Educator and Neurologist, Opelika, AL
TOPIC: The Art of Seizure Therapy, Dizzying Differentials: Differentiating Causes of Vestibular Dysfunction, When It’s Not IVDD: The Down Dog Differentials, Walking All Night Long: Cognitive Dysfunction in Pets
Thursday, May 21st, 2026
Speaker:
Coming Soon
TOPIC: Updates on Feline Gingivostomatitis…What’s on the Horizon, Would you Rather Take a Barrel Over Niagara Falls or Take Out a Mandibular 1st Molar or Canine? How to Surgically Remove Each Successfully, Unique Radiographic Pathology in the Dog, Oral Oncology 101..Why It’s Not Necessarily a Death Sentence
