2026 AVMA Convention program analysis: Cost, affordability, and spectrum-of-care sessions more than double from 2025
A comparison of the 2025 and 2026 AVMA Convention programs reveals a growing focus on affordability and access, alongside increased programming on New World screwworm, disaster preparedness, and veterinary practice ownership.
Before thousands of veterinary professionals gather for this year’s American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Convention, taking place July 10-14, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, the published program offers a look at how the session mix has changed from 2025. A dvm360 analysis comparing the published 2025 and 2026 convention programs found that sessions that named cost, affordability, access, or the spectrum of care more than doubled, climbing from 11 in 2025 to 24 in 2026. That puts affordability among the handful of themes that grew most, alongside a jump in surgery sessions.