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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.
Because I’m Worth It
February 5, 2025 – 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Do you wish you earned more money? Do you think you are underpaid, or that your value is not reflected in your compensation? Have you ever evaluated your complete compensation package (do you even know exactly what that means)?
Compensation negotiations are a hot topic, and for both employees and employers, these discussions can be awkward at the best of times. Sometimes it’s easy to believe that you have very little control over your compensation short of looking for other opportunities, but the reality is, there are many things you should be doing to maximize the control that you have, and your understanding of what you actually need and want. “More money” isn’t always the solution to your challenges – and it may not actually impact your wellbeing the way that you hope it will.This session will help you to assess your current situation so that you can best navigate compensation negotiations in a strategic and meaningful way. Get focused on the outcomes that actually make sense for you, and prove that you are worth it!
Speakers: Senani Ratnayake, RVT, BSc.
unitED Virtual Conference
February 12, 2025
Vet Alliance believes in the power of learning, and the importance of collaboration in veterinary medicine.
Every single team member must be successful in order for the practice to reach its fullest potential and yet, many roles on the team do not get access to continuing education the way that the credentialed team members do. While product lunch-and learns can be helpful, there are rarely opportunities to get strategically immersed in personal and professional education together – improving confidence, while understanding how we impact each other’s success every day.
This is the reason we have created unitED.
unitED is a one-day, virtual, continuing education event designed to harness the power of teams. Every expert will share their knowledge with the intention of elevating individuals, no matter their role or tenure. Each session will be designed to inspire independence, connection, collaboration and inclusivity.
Veterinary medicine is about more than just the medicine, and it is why unitED is so important. We want to unite Canadian veterinary teams across the country for a day of learning that will allow us to uplift our entire profession; developing resilient veterinary professionals, and ensuring thriving teams, successful businesses, healthy patients and satisfied clients, nationally.
#noroleleftbehind #unitED2025
While you may choose to participate alone, we strongly believe in the concept of shared learning. For that reason, this registration fee enrolls, not only you, but your entire practice team in unitED!
Practices can take advantage of this unique live-virtual education event for $499 +tax.
Are you a Vet Alliance member? Unlock a $100 discount on practice registration exclusively for Vet Alliance members, reducing the cost to just $399 +tax!
As well, while non-members only have access to the recordings on-demand for 3 months, all Vet Alliance member teams can access the recordings in Octopoda for the duration of your membership.
This also means that team members who cannot join live, or for new hires who will join your team in the future – nobody will miss out!
It Takes A Team, A 2-part nutrition series: Part 1: Optimizing Nutrition in Your Practice
February 18, 2025 – 4:00 PM PST
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Caitlin Grant DVM, DVSc, EBVS Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (Dip ECVCN)
Dr. Caitlin attended the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and graduated with honours in 2014. After graduation, she became an associate veterinarian in a private, mixed animal practice. In 2017, she returned to OVC and completed a nutrition residency through the European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ECVCN) and earned a Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degree in September 2020. Dr. Caitlin then joined OVC as Assistant Professor and held the Nestle Purina Professorship in Companion Animal Nutrition. She was service chief for the OVC-HSC Clinical Nutrition Service and taught nutrition to students in all four phases of the DVM program. She joined the team at Animal Hospital of Cambridge in 2023 as a full-time Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist and provides in clinic as well as telemedicine nutrition consultations to pet owners across Ontario and to veterinarians nationwide.
Michele Brydges Lead RVT/Nutrition Leader
Michele is a Lead Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)/Nutrition Leader at the Animal Hospital of Cambridge, with a special interest in nutrition and critical care. With over 15 years of experience in the veterinary field, Michele has a strong passion for providing exceptional care to all patients within the hospital while also providing nutrition advice and education to staff and clients. Michele has developed and run a successful weight loss program since 2017 at the Animal Hospital of Cambridge, helping pets live longer and healthier lives. In 2023, Michele eagerly took on an additional role as Dr Grants Nutrition Technician. Michele assists her with the Referral Nutrition Service based out of the Animal Hospital of Cambridge. This added responsibility has allowed Michele to continue to grow her knowledge in veterinary nutrition.
Online Foot-and-Mouth Disease Emergency Preparation Course for Canada
February 18 – March 14, 2025
Presented by the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in partnership with Animal Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
This comprehensive four-week, seven-module virtual course aims to prepare veterinarians, veterinary technicians and technologists, and industry members for detecting and responding to a Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in Canada.
$180 CAN for DMVs
$150 CAN for RVTs and industry
26 RACE credits (pending approval)
Managing Medical Mistakes
February 19, 2025 – 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Details Coming Soon!
Speakers: Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), VTS Hon (Internal Medicine, Dentistry)
It Takes A Team, A 2-part nutrition series: Part 1: Optimizing Nutrition in Your Practice
February 20, 2025 – 6:00 PM PST
PRESENTERS:
Dr. Caitlin Grant DVM, DVSc, EBVS Specialist in Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (Dip ECVCN)
Dr. Caitlin attended the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and graduated with honours in 2014. After graduation, she became an associate veterinarian in a private, mixed animal practice. In 2017, she returned to OVC and completed a nutrition residency through the European College of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ECVCN) and earned a Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degree in September 2020. Dr. Caitlin then joined OVC as Assistant Professor and held the Nestle Purina Professorship in Companion Animal Nutrition. She was service chief for the OVC-HSC Clinical Nutrition Service and taught nutrition to students in all four phases of the DVM program. She joined the team at Animal Hospital of Cambridge in 2023 as a full-time Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist and provides in clinic as well as telemedicine nutrition consultations to pet owners across Ontario and to veterinarians nationwide.
Michele Brydges Lead RVT/Nutrition Leader
Michele is a Lead Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)/Nutrition Leader at the Animal Hospital of Cambridge, with a special interest in nutrition and critical care. With over 15 years of experience in the veterinary field, Michele has a strong passion for providing exceptional care to all patients within the hospital while also providing nutrition advice and education to staff and clients. Michele has developed and run a successful weight loss program since 2017 at the Animal Hospital of Cambridge, helping pets live longer and healthier lives. In 2023, Michele eagerly took on an additional role as Dr Grants Nutrition Technician. Michele assists her with the Referral Nutrition Service based out of the Animal Hospital of Cambridge. This added responsibility has allowed Michele to continue to grow her knowledge in veterinary nutrition.
Behavioural Medicine in Shelter Cats for Primary Care Veterinarians & RVTs
February 23, 2025, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm PST
- Claudia Richter, DVM, DACVB
- Emilia Gordon, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice)
- Common behavioural challenges and diagnoses in shelter cats
- Differentiating behavioural diagnoses from medical conditions
- Identify fear, anxiety and stress in shelter cats
- Making treatment plans including the use of medication and behaviour modification
- Make a behavioural treatment plan for cats moving from the shelter into a family
- Behavioural reasons for shelter surrender in B.C.
- Decision-making frameworks for intake, management, treatment and outcomes of behaviour cases
- How multi-disciplinary teams (primary care veterinary teams, shelter staff and volunteers) can support and optimize welfare and outcomes for animals with behaviour diagnoses
- Behaviour support of cats in stray and protective custody holds
WVC Annual Conference
March 2-5, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV
Registration is not on sale yet, but please join our alert list now to be notified when registration for the 97th WVC Annual Conference opens!
RECOVER BLS & ALS Rescuer Certification Workshop
April 25 2025 – 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
North Vancouver, BC
Join us for a hands-on and interactive course using CPR manikins and simulators taught by RECOVER Certified Instructors. The workshop provides realistic scenarios to practice clinical skills and decision-making.
Why Certify?
- Competence – Be trained and ready when an arrest occurs. Being prepared through knowledge and skills gives patients the best chance of survival.
- Confidence – Learn to lead when it matters the most. Methods and information are condensed to key points and practical to apply.
- Connect – Trust and communication builds and empower the team and CPR becomes organized and systematic, improving team satisfaction.
Prerequisite: Must have completed BLS & ALS online certification within 2 years prior to attending (not registration). learning.acvecc.org
Instructors: Monica Thomas, RVT, VTS (ECC) and Teresa Cheng, DVM, MSc, DACVECC
Cost: $400 plus tax
Registration: Email monica.thomas.rvt.vts.ecc@
64th Annual CALAS Symposium
May 3-6, 2025 – Richmond, BC
The Annual CALAS/ACSAL Symposium is the premier networking and education event for the Canadian Laboratory Animal Science community.
The Annual Symposium is taking place May 3 – 6, 2025, in Richmond, British Columbia at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel. The Symposium is a unique 2-and-a-half-day event, 2 dedicated days of programming with networking and social events, a Trade Show consisting of 50+ exhibit booths, dedicated Trainers’ Lunch, 2 Keynote presentations from highly sought-after speakers, over 30 concurrent sessions and optional 2 full days of pre-symposium hands-on workshops. The Symposium regularly attracts 300 – 500 participants from across Canada and internationally.
Our theme is ” Sea to Sky”.
Included with your Full Symposium Registration
- 10 CE credits
- Access to all programming (pre-symposium workshops are an additional charge)
- Meals
- Access to vendors on the Trade Show Floor and view the Poster Boards
- Attend the Opening Reception and symposium Party with Awards Presentation to celebrate award recipients and network with colleagues
guidED Veterinary Leadership Experience
September 27-29, 2025 – Victoria, BC
Details Coming Soon!