Epi. 297 – 59th AABP Annual Conference with President-Elect Dr. Mark Hilton

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich discusses the upcoming 59th AABP Annual Conference with program chair and president-elect Dr. Mark Hilton. The conference will be held in Minneapolis, Minn. August 27-29, 2026. AABP members can register to attend the conference in-person or new this year, a virtual option for attendance. The conference will offer 22.5 hours of RACE approved continuing education in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval. 

Additional CE opportunities at the conference include clinical forum breakfast group discussions for 2 hours and preconference seminars for 8 hours per day. Several social and meal events will also be offered, including the Zoetis Dinner and Scholarship Presentations followed by the live auction benefitting the Amstutz Scholarship Fund and AABP Foundation.

The conference has scientific sessions on beef cattle, dairy cattle, research summaries and student case presentations, practice management, clinical skills, joint beef-dairy session, student sessions and new this year a mixed animal session focusing on non-cattle species targeting mixed animal veterinarians. 

Virtual attendees will receive a CE certificate for the conference just like in-person registrants. The goal of the virtual attendance is to remove any barriers to attending the conference. In-person attendees will also receive early access to recorded sessions prior to release for the AABP membership through our online CE portal. 

All conference information can be found under the Continuing Education menu of the AABP website. View session descriptions here. Register for the conference by going to this link. Early bird discounted registration ends July 16 so register before that date. Hotel information can be found on this page.