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<< -=- >> The Oregon Veterinary Technician and Assistant Association (OVTAA) was formed in June of 2005.
Our mission is to promote the profession of veterinary medical support staff and foster recognition and understanding of the roles of Veterinary Technicians and Assistants in the State of Oregon.
Become a member!
What's New?01.03.08 - Upcoming OVTAA Board MeetingsJanuary 8th Tuesday 7pm
February 21st Thursday 7pm
March 11th Tuesday 7pm
April 10th Thursday 7pm
All board meetings are open to all OVTAA members and are held at Laurelhurst Veterinary Hospital,2945 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97232, phone: 503.233.5222Posted on 05 Jan 2008 by april brown11.16.07 - CE OpportunitiesCVTs, are you looking for some last minute CE opportunities to fulfill the required CE for license renewal?
The OVTAA has put together this list of CE resources and CE events that are availible between now and the license renewal deadline of Dec. 31st.
FREE Online or over-the-phone CE sources:
FREE Online or over-the-phone CE sources:
*HESKA corporation- www.heska.com/CSI/events.asp or on December 5th go to www.heska.com/cc101 for a seminar on septic shock!
*HILL's Pet Nutrition- www.hillsvet.com and click on the "veterinary nutritional advocate" link
*Nestle Purina- http://www.purinavets.com/technicians
*Norvartis- www.beyondthemedicine.com or by or by calling 1-888-203-1112 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you call the phone number you will need the session code. The topics include: Heartworm treatment Protocols (7040453), Fecal Analysis Protocols (3953408), Creating a Market for Parasite Prevention (4637781), and Effective Practice Protocols (2164042).
*Merial- at www.vetmedteam.com merial sponsors some classes for free they are Canine Heartworm Disease, Companion Animal Dentistry 101, Companion Animal Dentistry 102, Fleas from A to Z, Managing Canine Pain, Ticks from A to Z, Zoonotic Diseases 101, and Zoonotic Diseases 102. All these courses require registration by 11/29/07. For more info see the website.
*Pfizer - Science of Sedation www.scienceofsedation.com This 2-unit course has an overview of the role of alpha 2 agonists and the benefits of domitor and antisedan.
*Virbac and CET University - www.virbacuniversity.com you can now access CE on dentistry, canine heartworm, dermatology, and canine hypothyroidism all at this one centralized website.
*Animal Behavior Associates have two free telecourses designed for both professionals and pet owners: Managing the chaos at the door and creating a car friendly litter box. www.animalbehaviorassociates.com/teleconference-professionals.htm
FREE CE Events:
DoveLewis Grand Rounds All doctors and support staff in the community are invited to attend our 3rd Thursday Rounds (the 3rd Thursday of every month). Doctors and technicians who attend receive 1.5 units of CE credit for each meeting. Rounds cover all topics in veterinary medicine. Meetings are held at our NW location 1945 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, 97209 Community Room 6:30PM to 8:00PM. Upcoming topics. December 11, 2007 GDV Megan Brashear LVT, VTS(ECC) December 20, 2007 EKGs Will Rausch DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) Space is limited. Please RSVP at least two days before with Mari Saint-Pierre at msaintpierre@dovelewis.org or 971.255.5906. A light meal will be served.
Other great sources of CE:
www.vetmedteam.com offers a huge variety of CE classes, some offering up to 20 hours of CE. However, many courses won't be offered again until 2008. Basic Principles of Emergency Response is being offered in December and is a two-week course offering 10 hours of CE for $80.00. The easiest way to check out the availible courses is to click on the "course catalog" link on the main page.
www.vspn.org always has plenty of CE classes to choose from.
Simply having a subscription to a veterinary medical journal or magazine will garner you one CE hour. Examples of magazines include: Vet Tech, NAVTA journal.
If you know of a resource or event we haven't listed that could provide a CVT with their necessary CE credit hours please forward detailed infomation to www.ovtaa.org so we can post it here thereby sharing it with the rest of our community. Thanks!Posted on 05 Jan 2008 by april brown10.03.07Our classified ads page isn't just for techs and assistants. A number of advertisers are looking for veterinary receptionists, as well. So make sure any front staff, receptionists, or CSRs you know who are in the job market check out our classified ads page, too!Posted on 05 Jan 2008 by april brown<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next >>
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