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CE July - September

July, 2008

July 27 - 31

29th World Veterinary Congress - Celebrate Our Diversity conference will be held July 27 - 31, 2008.  For more information, visit http://www.worldveterinarycongress2008.com/

July 27

Dentistry: Ultrasonic Scaling, July 27, 2008, On-line Live Webinar, presented by VetDent CE Associates, 2 CE hours, contact B.Miller, 215.283.5076, visit  www.vetdentce.com for speakers, course details and registration.

August, 2008

August 14 - 16

Boundary Waters Veterinary Conference: Food Animal Production without Antibiotics in Ely, MN. http://www.bwcaw-vetconf.com./index.html

September, 2008 


Avian Health Online – The University of Melbourne
 
Avian Health Online is an interactive online course for veterinarians working in the global poultry industry. Presented by the University of Melbourne, two programs are available on a part-time basis. 

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Avian Health: 1 year part-time study
  • Masters in Avian Health and Medicine: 3 years part-time study

Totally online, these interactive web-based programs offer convenience to working professionals with a learning environment that provides a convenient way to broaden your skills in the avian health arena. Apply now for the next programs commencing 1st September 2008. Visit www.avianhealthonline.vet.unimelb.edu.au for more information.

September 6

Advanced Emergency & Critical Care Nursing (Calgary) – (All Team Members) – Join A. Steele, BSc, VT, VTS (ECC) for a one day intensive course introducing nursing techniques that will maximize success when dealing with emergent arrivals and their ongoing care. Topics include assessing and triage, stabilizing, and critical care techniques with detailed discussions on fluid therapy, oxygen supplementation, pain management, monitoring techniques and blood gas interpretation and CPCR. For more information, visit www.lifelearn.com

September 12 & 13

Focus and Flourish Presents - Focus On: Canine Rehabilitation
Location: Mississauga Oakville Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital, Oakville, ON
Facilitated by: Anne Sylvestre BSc, DVM, DVSc, CCRP, Diplomate ACVS/ECVS
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

The rehabilitation workshop is taught in a fun, intimate, interactive, and hands-on environment. You will leave with the confidence to start a rehabilitation centre in your own practice. Tel:519.219.0573 Fax:519.219.0574 Email: info@focusandflourish.com  Website: www.focusandflourish.com

September 14

Dentistry: Normal vs. Abnormal Dental Findings, September 14, 2008, On-line Live Webinar, presented by VetDent CE Associates, 1 CE hour, contact B.Miller, 215.283.5076, visit  www.vetdentce.com for speakers,  course details and registration.

September 18

Client Service (Ottawa) – (All Team Members)- Join Robin Downing, DVM, CVA, DAAPM, practitioner, author and distinguished Practice of Excellence Award® winner for a day of compassionate clinic care in action. For more information, visit www.lifelearn.com

September 19 -20

Client Service/The Team’s Role in Helping Aging Pets and the People Who Love Them (All Team Members) – Join Robin Downing, DVM, CVA, DAAPM, practitioner, author and distinguished Practice of Excellence Award® winner for two days of compassionate clinic care in action. The second day will be interactive and case-based, providing ample opportunity for discussion. For more information, visit www.lifelearn.com

September 21

AAFP's 2008 Fall Conference "Feline Urinary Tract Diseases" - The Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
On-line Registration
Conference Brochure with Detailed Agenda

September 26 & 27

Focus and Flourish Presents - Focus On: Cruciates
Location: Radisson Hotel Kitchener, ON
Facilitated by: Anne Sylvestre BSc, DVM, DVSc, CCRP, Diplomate ACVS/ECVS
This 2 day workshop focuses on:

  • Understanding the anatomy so the surgery becomes easier
  • A simplified approach will decrease your frustrations and concerns with this surgery
  • Confidence that you have properly identified and dealt with the meniscus
  • NOT TOO TIGHT – this will really help improve your success
  • Get the client involved and get them moving after the surgery

Learn to do a cruciate repair procedure in this fun, intimate, interactive, and hands-on workshop. You will leave having the confidence to do this surgery in your own practice. Tel:519.219.0573 Fax:519.219.0574 Email: info@focusandflourish.com Website: www.focusandflourish.com