Abstract submission
Abstracts and supporting information must be submitted online at aasv2021.exordo.com. Submissions must be completed before 11:59 pm Central Daylight Time on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 (firm deadline). Late submissions will not be considered.
Students will receive an email from Ex Ordo confirming receipt of their submission. If they do not receive this confirmation email, they must contact Dr Andrew Bowman (bowman.214@osu.edu) by Friday, September 18, 2020 with supporting evidence that the submission was made in time; otherwise the abstract will not be considered for judging.
The abstracts will be reviewed by an unbiased, professional panel consisting of private practitioners, academicians, and industry veterinarians. Fifteen abstracts will be selected for oral presentation in the Student Seminar at the AASV Annual Meeting. Students will be notified by October 15, 2020, and those selected to participate will be expected to provide the complete paper or abstract, reformatted for publication, by November 12.
Student Seminar and Scholarships
As sponsor of the Student Seminar, Zoetis provides a total of $26,250 in support to fund travel stipends and the top student presenter scholarship. The student presenter of each paper selected for oral presentation receives a $750 stipend to help defray the costs of attending the AASV meeting. Veterinary students whose papers are selected for oral presentation also compete for one of several scholarships awarded through the AASV Foundation. The oral presentations will be judged to determine the amount of the scholarship awarded. Zoetis funds a $5000 scholarship for the student whose paper, oral presentation, and supporting information are judged best overall. Elanco Animal Health provides $20,000 in additional funding enabling the AASV Foundation to award scholarships of $2500 each for 2nd through 5th place, $1500 each for 6th through 10th place, and $500 each for 11th through 15th place.
Student Poster Session
Abstracts that are not selected for oral presentation in the Student Seminar will be considered for presentation in a poster session at the annual meeting. Zoetis, sponsor of the Student Poster Session, provides a $250 stipend for each student poster presenter who attends the meeting to participate in the session. Those selected for poster presentation will be expected to supply a brief paper, formatted for publication in the conference proceedings, by November 12. The guidelines for preparing posters for the display are available at aasv.org/annmtg/2021/posters.php.
Veterinary Student Poster Competition
The presenters of the top fifteen poster abstracts compete for scholarship awards ranging from $200 to $500 in the Veterinary Student Poster Competition, sponsored by United Animal Health. See aasv.org/annmtg/2021/postercomp.htm for poster judging details.
Complete information for preparing and submitting abstracts is available on the AASV website at aasv.org/annmtg/2021/studentseminar.htm. The rules for submission should be followed carefully. For more information, contact the AASV office by phone, 515-465-5255, or email, aasv@aasv.org.
Call for abstracts – Industrial Partners sessions
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians invites submissions for the Industrial Partners oral and poster sessions at the 52nd AASV Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for commercial companies to make brief presentations of a technical, educational nature to members of the AASV. The conference will be held February 27 - March 2, 2021 in San Francisco, California.
The oral sessions consist of a series of 15-minute presentations scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, February 28th. A poster session takes place the same day. Poster authors will be required to be stationed with their poster from noon until 1:00 pm, and the posters will remain on display throughout the afternoon and the following day for viewing.
SUBMISSION PREREQUISITE: All companies submitting topics for presentation during the Industrial Partners sessions must register to participate in the AASV Technical Tables Exhibit before October 1st.
Restricted program space necessitates a limit on the number of presentations per company. Companies that are a member of the Journal of Swine Health and Production (JSHAP) Industry Support Council and sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit three topics for oral presentation. Companies that are either a member of the JSHAP Industry Support Council or sponsor the AASV e-Letter may submit up to two topics. All other companies may submit one topic for oral presentation. In addition, every company may submit one topic for poster presentation, but the topic must not duplicate the oral presentation. All topics must represent information not previously presented at the AASV annual meeting or published in the meeting proceedings.
To participate, send the following information to aasv@aasv.org by October 1, 2020:
1. Company name
2. Presentation title
3. Brief description of the presentation content
4. Presenter name and contact details (mailing address, telephone number, and email address)
5. Whether the submission is intended for oral or poster presentation
Receipt of submissions will be confirmed by email. Presenters will be notified of their acceptance by October 15 and must submit a paper by November 12 for publication in the meeting proceedings. Failure to submit the paper in a timely manner will jeopardize the company’s future participation in these sessions.
All presenters are required to register for the meeting, either as a Tech Table representative, or as an individual registrant (nonmember oral and poster presenters are eligible to register at the AASV regular member rate). AASV does not provide a speaking stipend or travel reimbursement to Industrial Partners presenters.
What’s YOUR tip?
The dictionary defines a “tip” as a small but useful piece of practical advice. Synonyms include a hint, suggestion, pointer, clue, guideline, recommendation, word of warning, or counsel. Members of AASV have been offering useful pieces of practical advice to fellow members for many years as part of the AASV Annual Meeting. Now it is your turn! What suggestion, pointer, clue, or word of warning can you share?
Please sign up to share a piece of advice, guideline, or recommendation at the 2021 AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco! Presentations are only 10 minutes in length and no abstract is required! Prizes will be awarded to the top presenters. Contact Melissa Billing (melissa.billing@boehringer-ingelheim.com) or the AASV office (aasv@aasv.org) to sign up or suggest a colleague or topic.
AASV promotes well-being, offers HEARD VET – a swine vet virtual social support group
AASV continues to offer resources to promote and enhance member well-being at aasv.org/resources/wellbeing/. During May 2020, AASV began offering HEARD VET, a confidential, virtual swine veterinarian peer social support group for AASV members to share or listen to experiences unique to swine veterinarians. The virtual support group sessions provide a venue for AASV members to connect with peers to discuss events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic or other emergency responses. Trained swine veterinarian peer mentors join University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dr Elizabeth Strand, a licensed clinical social worker, resiliency coach, and founding director of Veterinary Social Work, to moderate discussion.
Missed the 2020 AASV Annual Meeting? Catch up with an AASV Podcast or Video
Podcasts
During the AASV Annual Meetings, veterinary students research a presenter’s topic, prepare questions, and interview conference speakers to gain additional information about their presentation topics. Each 5- to 15-minute audio interview is produced as an MP3 podcast. More than 300 AASV podcasts are available at no cost to AASV members on the website at aasv.org/podcast/. Did you miss this year’s meeting? Do you wish you could listen to a talk from a past meeting? Hear from conference speakers from 2007-2020.
Also available to AASV members as MP3 podcasts are recordings from The Swine Medicine Talks. This swine medicine seminar series is hosted by the AASV student chapter and the Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University and funded by the AASV Student Recruitment Committee. Find the free podcasts on the AASV website at aasv.org/members/only/video/smecast/.
Videos
Many resources, including videos, are available to AASV members in the Resources Library at aasv.org/members/only/video/.
- Annual Meeting Videos – AASV members can view keynote addresses, special 50th anniversary videos, and other selected presentations from 2005-2020 annual meetings.
- Webinars – Members have exclusive access to AASV webinar recordings. Recent topics include the management of tracheitis and viral myelitis, co-hosted by the Swine Health Information Center, and depopulation methods for swine.
- The Swine Medicine Talks – Free video recordings from the 2015-2019 Swine Medicine Talks seminar series are available to AASV members.
- Heritage Videos – To preserve some of the personal histories and capture the human element of swine veterinary medicine, distinguished AASV members recollect their experiences in the Heritage video series. Listen to the life stories of 23 distinguished AASV members.
Nominate exceptional colleagues for AASV awards
Thank you! Well done! We often take many things for granted. It is time to step up to the plate and thank an AASV member who has done so much for our AASV association and the swine industry. Please take the time to nominate deserving members. Now is the time! The AASV Awards Committee would like your help in identifying members who are well deserving of this public recognition. We would love to hear from you if you have nominations for the following five awards to be presented at the AASV Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Howard Dunne Memorial Award – Given annually to an AASV member who has made a significant contribution and rendered outstanding service to the AASV and the swine industry.
Meritorious Service Award – Given annually to an individual who has consistently given time and effort to the association in the area of service to the AASV members, AASV officers, and the AASV staff.
Swine Practitioner of the Year – Given annually to the swine practitioner (AASV member) who has demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency in the delivery of veterinary service to his or her clients.
Technical Services/Allied Industry Veterinarian of the Year – Given annually to the technical services or allied industry veterinarian who has demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of veterinary service to his or her company and its clients as well as given tirelessly in service to the AASV and the swine industry.
Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year – Given annually to a swine veterinarian who is an AASV member, 5 years or less post-graduation, who has demonstrated the ideals of exemplary service and proficiency early in his or her career. DVM/VMD graduates of 2015 through 2019 will be considered for the 2021 award.
Nominations are due December 15th. The nomination letter should specify the award and cite the qualifications of the candidate for the award. Submit to: AASV, 830 26th Street, Perry, Iowa 50220, email: aasv@aasv.org.