Dates: November 4–6, 2026 Sessions begin the evening of November 4, include a full day on November 5, and end by noon on November 6.
Location: Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI
The Community Engaged Veterinary Care Conference, hosted by the Program for Shelter Medicine and Community Engaged Care at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, is dedicated to the topic of increasing access to Community Engaged Veterinary Care.
Community Engaged Veterinary Care seeks out perspectives and responds to the needs of the community to make veterinary care more accessible. In order for care to be considered accessible, it must be relevant and compassionate to the people caring for animals in addition to being financially attainable and available. By considering the context pets and people live in, and prioritizing respect for both the animals and the people who care for them, health and welfare for the whole community can be improved. Community Engaged Veterinary Care acknowledges the many barriers preventing animals and people from having access to veterinary care and works to remove them.
Call for Presenters
Are you a provider of community engaged veterinary care? Do you have challenges or successes to share that could help other practitioners? Have you conducted research or have expertise in this area? If any of these sound like you, please consider applying to be part of the presenting team.
Submission deadline: June 30, 2026 | Notifications by: July 10, 2026
Not interested in presenting but want to submit ideas for topics to be covered? Share your suggestions here.
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Hotel and registration details to follow.