United States of America

14th International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, Phoenix, AZ
9/18/2008 to 9/21/2008
The theme for IVECCS 2008 is "Imaging for Emergency & Critical Care," which will emphasize the latest in technology and practical application to optimize clinical patient care. Considering this is our 20th anniversary, we also will have a special lecture series called "Then and Now," chronicling the evolution of key facets of emergency & critical care practice.
Email: info@veccs.org details...

VHMA - Veterinary Hospital Managers Assoc.- Baltimore, MD
10/2/2008 to 10/5/2008
*Five Major Trends to Harness for the
*Future of Your Practice
*Commonsense, Practical Answers to Key Marketing Questions
*Human Resource Management – A Practical Approach
*The Future of Veterinary Medicine
*Managing Different Generations on One Team
*Focus Group Study – Emergency/Referral Practice
*Focus Group Study – CVPM Practice Roundtable Discussion
*Hospital Tour
Email: admin@vhma.org details...

ACVS- American College of Veterinary Surgeons - San Diego, CA
10/23/2008 to 10/25/2008
Visit the ACVS website for a list of the symposiums, labratories, and panel discussion.
Email: acvs@acvs.org Web: www.acvs.org details...

NAVC- North American Vet. Conference 2009-Orlando, FL
1/17/2009 to 1/21/2009
The NAVC mission is “To provide world class continuing education for all members of the veterinary health care team”. We have worked very hard over the years to make our NAVC education opportunities meet your needs and expectations. We have organized as many learning opportunities as possible for all members of the veterinary profession. There will be over 350 speakers presenting more than 1200 hours of continuing education during our 5-day meeting. You will have the opportunity to attend lectures, seminars, masterclasses, evening symposia, meet-the-professor luncheons, and over 50 “hands-on laboratories” and workshops”! This can be a difficult choice at times, so, if you can’t decide which lecture to attend, just check NAVC PrimeTime’s television schedule to see if one of your choices might be on TV so that you may watch it in your room later in the day. The general sessions are open to all registrants.
Web: www.tnavc.org Phone: 352-375-5672 details...

Web based/Online/Teleconferences

Veterinary Nutritional Advocate - Hill Pet Nutrition
12/1/2008 to 1/4/2009
Hill's Veterinary Nutritional AdvocateSM is an unique, on-line, educational experience, available at no cost to every member of the veterinary health care team. You'll receive great rewards and recognition as you enhance your ability to understand, communicate and benefit from advocating proper pet nutrition. Awards are currently available to US and Canadian residents only. details...

Veterinary Technicians - Have you reached your professional expectations?
12/30/2008 to 12/31/2008
Are you a frustrated veterinary technician? Are you topped out in your professional growth and development? Do you want to continue to develop your professional career?
Visit our booth at the OAVT tradeshow. We want to hear from you!! How do we increase our professional growth in the practice? How do we earn our raise and get it?
Vettech Plus is dedicated to educating staff and employers in creating positive and productive working relationships. Practices registered with Vettech Plus share the same goals.
Let us work together to love our jobs again! Professional participation is the only "fee" for veterinary technicians and support staff! We want to hear from you!

IDEXX Learning Center
12/31/2008
Check it out!!!
Great CE opportunities www.idexxlearningcenter.com details...

Eastern Canada

NBVMA Golf Tournament- New Bruswick
9/26/2008
Deadline for registration is September 1st at midnight. Please send registration form, attention: Dr. Doug McGrath by fax (506)857-8387 or by e-mail: hopvet@nb.sympatico.ca . Payment of $240.00 total or $60.00 per player, payable to NBVMA (Golf tournament), can be sent by mail or in person to Acadia Veterinary Hospital, 323 Champlain Street, Dieppe NB, E1A 1P2 For further information, please contact Dr. Doug McGrath at (506)863-8601 or (506)384-4838

Ontario

OAVT - Professionalism and Ethics Course, Ottawa, ON
9/5/2008
Purpose:
A workshop for VT's interested in completing the requirements for registration.
To understand the professionalism and ethical requirements of being an RVT and how professionalism and ethics affects our role in a variety of environments.

This required learning for certification/registration provides an opportunity to learn about professionalism and ethics from experience. Participants work through real situations in a variety of work environments to experience the challenges of being a professional RVT.
The experience includes: Understanding the importance of a defined protocol in your work environment Situations that frustrate RVTs and how to handle them Working with other professionals in a regulated/defined environment The potential implications of actions or inaction in a variety of real life situations How to communicate boundaries to other professionals
The Professionalism and Ethics course will be offered the third Saturday of January and June each year, the Thursday of the Annual OAVT Conference, and one other day in the late summer/early fall. details...

OAVT - The Communication Summit 2008- Ottawa, ON
9/6/2008
Two topics will be presented, along with a round table discussion.
Communications 101 - What is really going on in the trenches! Facilitator: Sanani Ratnayake BSc, RVT
Emotional Intelligence Facilitator: Lorna Wojcicki AHT, Hons BA
Lunch and Round Table Discussions: A Day in the Life Of.....(Simulated Case study)

For more information and registration contact: 519-263-5050 / 888-527-3434 / admin@bayleygroup.com details...

Smart Moves for Technicians-Toronto, ON
9/7/2008 to 9/7/2008
Presented by Sheila Grosdidier, BS, RVT. This dynamic, technician-focused workshop will reveal the critical essentials it takes for technicians to realize their full potential in the clinic. Be prepared to work through "real world" cases that will provide clear understanding of the techniques introduced and will demonstrate how to implement them consistently and effectively in the clinic. At the end of this productive day, you will walk out with a personalized plan for applying what you have learned. details...

TAVM - Hospital Series 2008, Toronto, ON
9/10/2008 to 11/12/2008
The lectures in the Hospital Seminar Series are 3 hours of current continuing education for technicians and hospital staff. Lectures are held at Dave And Busters from 7:30 to 10:30 pm, including a light snack.
The last three in the 2008 series are:
Quality Films & Techniques & Tips for Performing Contrast Studies Speaker: Stephanie Nykamp, DVM, Diplomate ACVR, Ontario Veterinary College
What to do with Patients with Dermatological Conditions that are Contagious Speaker: Jocelyn Wellington, DVM, Diplomate ACVD, Veterinary Emergency Clinic/Referral Centre
Demystifying the Neurological Examination, Understanding & Managing Seizures & "Back" to Basics Speaker: Debbie James, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Veterinary Emergency Clinic/Referral Centre details...

Rehabilitation Workshop - Oakville, ON
9/12/2008 to 9/12/2008
SPEAKER:
Anne Sylvestre, DVM, DVSc, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Diplomate European College of Veterinary Surgeons
Focus & Flourish - What Is It? This 2 day workshop focuses on: Why and how rehabilitation will improve your patients’ quality of life Assessing the patients and setting up rehabilitation protocols. Modalities, therapeutic exercises, hydrotherapy. What’s legal, what’s not? What you need to get started ? details...

Client Service/Aging Pets - Guelph, ON
9/19/2008 to 9/20/2008
Lifelearn - Presented by Robin Downing, DVM, CVA, DAAPM
Day 1 – Knock Your Clients’ Socks Off – learn how to help client care specialists and receptionists add value to each client's experience of the practice.
Day 2 – The Team’s Role in Helping Aging Pets and the People Who Love Them details...

Client Service: Creating First (and Lasting) Impressions of the Veterinary Practice - Ottawa, On
9/19/2008 to 9/20/2008
Today's competitive veterinary market demands greater skill and more efficient interaction from all members of the team. This program is designed to help strengthen the role of every team member and increase overall practice productivity.
Program Faculty Robin Downing, DVM, CVA, DAAPM Hospital Director Windsor Veterinary Clinic, PC details...

Veterinary Dental Radiography Wet Lab, Orillia, ON
9/20/2008 to 9/21/2008

This course will help individuals appreciate the importance of dental radiographs as part of a complete oral assessment, learn techniques for proucing quality radiographs of canine and feline teeth, and learn how to reliably interpret dental radiographs.
The wet lab portion of the this course will provide the opportunity to practice intra-oral radiography, including tube-head positioning, exposure and processing.
Instructor: Sue MacNeal RVT CVDT
http://www.oavt.org/forms/WetLab.pdf details...

OVMA - Golden Triangle Veterinary Academy, Kitchener, ON
9/24/2008 to 5/27/2009
The Golden Triangle Veterinary Academy is a not-for-profit organization that provides continuing education for veterinarians in the Golden Triangle region (south-western Ontario). Our seminars are usually on the last Wednesday of every month, September to November and February to May, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Annual membership for the entire series is $225.00, or $200.00 if payment and registration are mailed before September 1st. This includes lecture notes. Non-member veterinarians my attend for $50.00 per lecture. Veterinary technicians and vet students can attend for $25.00 per lecture or $100.00 for the series. Non-members do not need to register in advance for each lecture.
Click on the details link to view specific seminars and dates details...

Cruciate Workshop - Kitchener, ON
9/26/2008 to 9/26/2008
SPEAKER:
Anne Sylvestre, DVM, DVSc, Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Diplomate European College of Veterinary Surgeons
Focus & Flourish - After having done over 2500 cruciate repairs using every technique described and following many of these cases out, Anne has boiled the extracapsular repair down to a quick and simple technique that gives consistent results. details...

TPLO Surgery and Interlocking Nail Workshop - Toronto, Ont.
9/27/2008 to 9/28/2008
A two day seminar discussing and reviewing TPLO surgeries and the use of interlocking nail fracture fixation. details...

Lifelearn Live Courses: Cytology for Technicians-Guelph, ON
11/29/2008
SPEAKER:
Pamela Baker BSc, DVM

This is a practical, hands-on course with interactive sessions. Since "the results are only as good as the sample", the workshop will start with a review of sample handling, including various methods of smear preparation and staining. Identification of common cell types and organisms, and the approach to smear evaluation will follow. The distinguishing features of inflammatory and neoplastic samples will be demonstrated using high quality digital images and PowerPoint. The remainder of the time will be spent discussing and studying samples frequently evaluated in-house, including ear smears, body cavity fluids and common cutaneous and subcutaneous masses. Emphasis will be placed on practical, clinically applicable skills. Attendees will have ample opportunity to examine related samples using double-headed microscopes. details...

OVMA - The Ontario Veterinary Medical Association - Toronto, ON
1/29/2009 to 1/31/2009
The Ontario Veterinary Medical Association will hold its annual conference once again, at The Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. The program will feature concurrent scientific sessions on small animal, equine, dairy and regulatory topics, along with a variety of sessions on practice management and customer service of interest to all clinic personnel. The Conference will also feature the largest veterinary trade show in Canada!

For further information, please contact:
Patty Dawson, OVMA's Manager of Continuing Education pdawson@ovma.org
Christine Neziol, OVMA's Delegate/Financial Coordinator cneziol@ovma.org details...

OAVT - 31st Ontario Assoc. of Vet. Techs Conference, London, ON
2/19/2009 to 2/22/2009
Schedule of events pending.... details...

Western Canada

Lifelearn - Advanced Emergency & Critical Care Nursing - Calgary, AB
9/6/2008 to 9/6/2008
This one day intensive course will introduce nursing techniques that will maximize success when dealing with emergent arrivals and their ongoing care. Topics will include assessing and triage, stabilizing, and critical care techniques and will include detailed discussions of Fluid Therapy, Oxygen Supplementation, Pain Management, Monitoring Techniques, and Blood Gas Interpretation and CPCR.
Program Faculty: Andrea Steele, BSc, VT, VTS (ECC) Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, ON details...

Understanding Veterinary Dentistry - Calgary, AB
10/18/2008 to 10/19/2008
Speaker: Fraser Hale, DVM, FAVD, Dip AVDC
No area of veterinary practice has grown as much or as rapidly as veterinary dentistry. Gone forever are the days of "If it's loose, pull and if it's dirty, scale it." Our clients expect and our patients deserve far better than that. Fortunately, no field in general practice is as potentially profitable as dentistry, so it truly is a win-win-win situation. details...

ICCVM - The 4th Annual International Conference on Communication in Veterinary Medicine, Banff Alberta
11/13/2008 to 11/16/2008
Enhancing practitioner-client communication skills
Enhancing inter-team communication
*Communicating at a distance: electronic medical records, emails, telemedicine
*Communication and adherence in chronic disease
*Linking leadership with communication training
*Communication across veterinary and human medicine: One medicine
*Refocusing teaching and practice in veterinary medicine: Toward a relationship centered approach
*Communication teaching and learning: Facilitation and evaluation skills
*Development and implementation of veterinary communication curricula
*Promoting change in veterinary curricula and practice
*Influencing change in veterinary medicine at the policy level through communication
*Culture and communication in veterinary medicine: political and social challenges and opportunities details...