Erger received first place for her oral abstract titled, “Evaluation of an Outpatient Protocol for the Management of Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs.” Under the mentorship of Dr. Harry Cridge, Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Erger explored innovative outpatient strategies aimed at reducing the cost and improving the accessibility of care for dogs with acute pancreatitis. The study’s findings will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

"Access to care is one of the most important challenges in veterinary medicine today. This work helps us understand how we might safely manage pancreatitis outside the hospital setting to reduce cost of care and support pets and families who otherwise couldn't access advanced care," said Cridge.

Albers was the recipient of a second-place award for her poster abstract, “Signalment, Clinicopathologic, and Imaging Findings in Dogs with Cirrhotic and Non-Cirrhotic Causes of Portal Hypertension.” Dr. Sara Jablonski, Head of the Internal Medicine Service and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, was her mentor on this project, which aimed to evaluate differences in various diagnostic processes between dogs with and without cirrhotic causes of portal hypertension.