November 5, 2011

Location:   WSU-Tri Cities Campus

                  2710 Crimson Way, East Bldg. Room 207

                  Richland, WA  99354

Time:   10:00 am to 3:30 pm

Topic:  10:00-11:00 ECG Rounds

Dr. Brian Maran, DVM

• 11:00-12:00 Stabilizing the Dyspneic Patient
• 12:00-1:30 Lunch -Food will be catered
• 1:30-2:30 Labor and Dystocia of the Large Animal

Shirley Sandoval, BAS, LVT, VTS (LAIM)

• 2:30-3:30 When and How- CRI’s Made Easy

Shona Meyer, BS, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia)

Online Courses with AVMA Ed

Lifelong Learning for the Veterinary Profession. New and Improved! High quality audio and video. Full screen viewing at high resolution. Uses Adobe Flash Player. See demo and course list at: www.avma.org/avmaed .

Online/Webinars with IDEXX Learning Center

Offers Webinars, online courses, and local seminars. See website for details:

www.idexxlearningcenter.com

WSU College of Veterinary Medicine Cont. Ed. for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians

Online courses:

• Maximizing Healing with Moist Wound Management
• Essentials of Echocardiography
• Beyond NSAIDS: What can we do to treat chronic pain?
• Dos and Don’ts of Compounding Veterinary Drugs
• Veterinary Medical Records
• Intro to the Human-Animal Bond in Veterinary Medicine: Course 1&2

www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ce/ More info: Karen Hornfelt, Coordinator 509-335-5862 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Online CE with VetMedTeam

Starting August 15th:

• Team Development: Creating Productive, Positive Team Meetings
• Basic Principles of Pharmacology

Starting September 1st:

• Basic Principles of Endocrinology
• Finance: Hospital Revenues & Expenses
• Beyond Customer Service
• Your Professional Image
• Basic Principles of Anesthesia

 Go to www.vetmedteam.com for pricing, instructions, details, and to register.

Also available: “On Demand”, Free Courses through partnership of Merial and CAPC. See catalog of courses, enroll at any time, work on the course at times convenient to personal schedule.

Online CE with VSPN

Upcoming Courses:

• Intro to Canine & Feline Nutrition
• Practical Review: VTNE Preparation Class
• Shelter Infectious Diseases
• Effective Staff Training Solutions
• Veterinary Assisting Module 1
• Complete Urinalysis Module 1
• Digital Radiography

For more details on the above courses and to register, visit: www.vspn.org/CE/  or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Or call 1-800-700-INFO (4636).

AAHA Continuing Education Web Conferences

Earn CE credit by accessing archived web-based educational conferences. www.aahanet.org . Questions? Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone 800-252-2242 ext 489.

In September the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians will hold our second annual continuing education event at the Oquendo Center in Las Vegas, NV.  This year in addition to lectures on learning theory and behavior modification, we will offer two hands on labs.  Saturday Dr. Lisa Rodasta DVM, DACVB will teach us about feline behavior and handling as well as how to set up a Kitten Kindergarten.  Sunday is an entire day of clicker training for horses featuring Alexandra Kurland, BS author of Clicker Training for Your Horse.  We'd like to extend a warm invitation to our event to all of your members!

The link to the conference information and registration is http://www.svbt.org/events/ce-mtg.php.