Upcoming CE opportunities are time sensitive activities such as conferences and live webinars.
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Equine Vet Tech Happy Hour 2024
January – May, Third Tuesday of the month at 8:00 PM EST
Join Academy of Equine Veterinary Nursing Technicians member Jamie deFazio Guiberson on February 20th at 8:00 pm EST, where she addresses the Emerging Ethics in Equine Medicine. Registration for this lecture is REQUIRED. Recordings for the Equine Vet Tech Happy Hour are not available.
Royal Canin – Ask the Expert Live Nutrition Q&A Sessions
Monday April 29 9:00-9:30am EST / 7:00-7:30am MST
Tuesday April 30 2:00-2:30pm EST / 12:00-12:30pm MST
Do you wish you had access to a Nutrition Specialist in your very own clinic to answer your burning questions?
- “Which diet is best for my patient?
- “Is fresh best?”
- “Why is my patient not losing weight?”
Now you can! Come join our Nutrition Specialists and ask all the nutrition questions that challenge you in practice.
“Ask the Expert” is an initiative that offers interactive Q&A sessions to veterinary care teams across Canada at dedicated times throughout the week.
Prior to and during virtual sessions, veterinary teams can submit questions for discussion with Nutrition
Specialists, Dr. Allison Wara DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition) and Robin Saar RVT, VTS (Nutrition).
Door Prizes will be available!
Triage of the Traumatic Emergency
May 1, 2024
Traumatic emergencies vary in severity and often arrive unexpectedly. Being able to triage these patients quickly to ensure the best patient care is critical. In this lecture, we will explore various triage scoring systems that apply to traumatic emergencies. Both telephone and in-person, triage strategies will be applied using extensive pictures and videos before walking through the triage from the telephone or arrival to the secondary survey. Speaker: Andrea Steele, MSc, RVT, VTS (ECC)
Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds: Integrating a Balanced Anesthesia Protocol in Your Practice
May 2, 2024 at 4:00 PM PST
By attending this presentation, participants will gain valuable insights into the art and science of anesthesia management, which will enhance their ability to provide optimal care for their animal patients. The goal of this presentation is to empower veterinary practitioners with the knowledge and confidence to create safe, effective, and tailored anesthesia drug protocols, resulting in better patient care and improved surgical outcomes.
Speaker: Darci L Palmer, BS, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)
Waves Continuing Education Seminar
May 5, 2024 – Langford, BC
We are very excited to host this fantastic educational opportunity for the veterinary community. Veterinarians and technologists are invited to take part an active part in these sessions. We invite you to meet our specialists, ask those burning questions we know you have and enjoy a day of learning! Coffee, tea and lunch will be provided.
Our Speakers:
- Back to Basics: Understanding and Treating Intervertebral Disc Disease with Dr Debbie James
- On the Rocks: How to Manage Urinary Stones From Diagnosis to Prevention with Dr Erinne Branter
- Acute Diarrhoea: Stepping Away From the Antibiotics with Dr Scott Kilpatrick
- Sweet’N Low: Diabetic Emergencies in Dogs and Cats with Dr Erin Simmonds
- Black and White and Gold: Incorporating Gold-Standard Imaging into Everyday Practice with Dr Oren Ofer
- Wound Management: Open Secrets with Dr Tim Preston
- Large Skin Mass Removal & Hip Dysplasia and Arthritis Management with Dr Koji Aok
Veterinary Academy of Higher Learning: Certified Canine Fitness Trainer
May 3-5, 2024 – Abbotsford, BC
Do you want to take the next step in your specialization? Do you want to receive training from the world’s leading specialists? Get started any time with our e-learning modules and join us for the live lab days to focus on skills and interactive case work ups.
Canines that will benefit from your academic canine fitness specialization include dogs of all life stages and all jobs. Exercises are combined with the five key aspects of the Canine Total Health Puzzle (mental, balance, strength, cardiorespiratory, and flexibility) which makes the training efficient and effective.
As a graduate, you will benefit from continuing interactive collaboration after completing the course.
Creating Change: Exotic Veterinary Nurse Training 2024 Conference
May 18-19, 2024 – Queensland, Australia
After the resounding success that was the 2023 EVNT conference, we are excited to announce that next years conference will be held on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland on May 18-19 2023.
More details will be announced soon!
2024 Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Convention
June 27 – 30, 2024 – Calgary, AB
Attendee Experience:
- Onsite registration packages include full and daily options
- Access to over 100 CE hours presented live in Calgary
- Access to hands-on workshops and labs (additional fee)
- Access to exhibit hall
- Access to social program, including CVMA social evening (additional fee)
- Networking opportunities with industry and all attendees
SBCV 2024 Fall Conference and Trade Show
November 15 – 17, 2024
Details to follow!
Veterinary Meeting and Expo (VMX) 2025
January 25-29, 2025 – Orlando, FL and Online
VMX is the world’s leading veterinary event! Register now to join us January 2025 for a 5-day experience filled with opportunities to learn from the brightest minds in the field, explore all the CE topics you’re interested in, connect with peers and enjoy sunny Orlando, Florida.
2024 American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) Surgery Summit
October 23-26, 2024 Pheonix, AZ
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) is committed to the advancement of the art and science of veterinary surgery and strives to help the veterinary profession achieve its goal of providing outstanding service to the public and care to animals. ACVS fosters the highest standards of excellence in veterinary surgery by offering the latest in research and education.
ACVS welcomes all veterinary professionals to the Surgery Summit and is committed to and values diversity, equity, and inclusion and embraces the perspectives that they generate.