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Arizona Academy of Veterinary Practice
2008 Schedule

Small Animal Seminars          Large Animal Seminars       

Conferences                            Technician Seminars              

For a registration form for any of the AzVMA meetings listed below call 602.242.7936.
Registration forms become available approximately 4-5 weeks prior to meeting date.
 

Additional meetings may be added to the schedule. Listed meetings, dates, speakers, and/or topics are subject to change.

Small Animal Seminars  

Jan. 22 Recent Grad: What You Should Know About the Practice Act Dr. Robert Kritsberg
Dr. Rick Crisler
(both are members of the AZ Examining Board)
Mar. 5 Media Training-RESCHEDULED Dr. Jim Humphries
April 5 AzVMA Conference 

Dr. Gerald Snyder: Practice Mgmt
Dr. Alice Wolf: Feline Medicine

April 30 Recent Grad: What You Should Know About the Practice Act
Tucson location
Details
Dr. Michael Lent
Dr. Rick Crisler
Dr. Lawrence Shamis
(current & former members of the AZ Examining Board)
May 8 Small Animal Specialist (Phoenix)
Details
Arizona specialists
May 31 Note: Date change to 5/31
Small Animal Specialist (Prescott)
June 18 AzVMA & AVS meeting TBD
August 1 Media Training Dr. Jim Humphries
August 2-3 Sedona Adventure
Abdominal Radiography
Dr. Eric Herrgesell
Sept. 11 Small Animal Infectious Diseases multiple speakers
Nov. 12 Small Animal Specialist (Phoenix)
Dec. 3 Small Animal Specialist (Tucson)


Large Animal Seminars

Jan. 17   Equine Perinatal Medicine  Dr. Rob Franklin 
August 2-3   Sedona Adventure
Equine Internal Medicine
Dr. Nat Messer
Sept. 11   Equine Neurology Dr. Steven Reed
Nov.    Large Animal Specialist meeting multiple speakers

 

Conferences  

April 5 AzVMA Conference   
July 19-23 AVMA Conference
Oct. 15-19 Wild West Veterinary Conference

Link to Wild West Veterinary Conference Web site: www.wildwestvc.com

Technician Seminars

Please go to www.vhctaz.org for education courses offered by the Veterinary Health Care Team of Arizona.                                                                                                              

Link to registration forms for CE sessions below.

What Recent Graduates Need to Know About the 
Veterinary Practice Act

Wednesday, April 30, 2008    
Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson
F 4909 N La Canada Dr

Speakers: Michael Lent, DVM, Richard Crisler, DVM, Lawrence Shamis, DVM
Current and former board members of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board

Registration & Dinner: 6:30-7:00 pm 
Speakers & Q&A: 7:00-8:00 pm
Approved for 1 CE credit hour
PDF of meeting flyer with registration:
 recent Grad 4-30-08.pdf
This will be an informal discussion with current and former members of the Examining Board. They will share their advice and give you tips on easy ways to avoid the experience of the investigation process.

Small Animal Specialist Meeting F Veterinary 9-1-1

Thursday, May 8, 2008    
Crowne Plaza
F 2532 W Peoria Ave, Phoenix

PDF of meeting flyer with registration: Flyer_SA spec 5-8-08.pdf

Acute Heart Failure and Dangerous Arrhythmias
Whit M. Church, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Emergency Surgery of the Urinary Tract
Michael H. Jaffe, DVM, MS, DACVS

Sedation Techniques for the Emergency Patient
Victoria M. Lukasik, DVM, DACVA

Allied Industry Luncheon
(Allied Industry members will join us for lunch)

Oncology Emergencies
Kim Hillers, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (and Some Related Emergency Medicine Controversies)
Stephen D. Gilson, DVM, DACVS

Neurological Emergencies: Head and Spinal Trauma
Jason Evans, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

 

Sponsored by:

Ames Diversified Services LLC

  Banfield, The Pet Hospital

  CIT Small Business Lending

  Custom X-Ray Digital Equipment Sales & Service

  New York Life & NYLIFE Securities

  Novartis Animal Health

  P&G Pet Care (Iams)

  Pete & Mac's Pet Resort

  Pet Health Pharmacy

  VCA Animal Referral & Emergency Center of AZ

  Veterinary Products Laboratories

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