2,721 Dogs Make Largest Westminster Entry in 15 Yrs.
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Entries from all 50 states and several foreign countries have helped to give the 137th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog…
Source: Dog Writers Association of America: http://dogwriters.orgDate: Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 6:00 pmLocation: Affinia Manhattan Hotel, 371 Seventh Avenue,…
(SCHAUMBURG, Illinois) December 6, 2012 " More than ever, people consider their pets to be members of the family. Unfortunately,…
Kansas City, Mo. " October 9, 2012 " The KC Animal Health Corridor Advisory Board voted to appoint Kostas Kontopanos,…
December 4, 2012TheNorthAmericanVeterinaryConference(NAVC),theworld’slargestveterinaryconference,hasformedanagreementwithUK-‐basedonlinecontentsupplierVetstreamtobringitsvaluablecontentfromtheNAVCConferenceandtheNAVCInstitutetoveterinariansaroundtheworldaftertheeventsforthefirsttime.Lecturesandlearningtracksrecordedatthe2012and2013NAVCeventswillbemadeavailableviatheVetacademyweb-‐basedvideoplayerinthefirstquarterof2013.Inadditiontoitswell-‐knownfunandface-‐to-‐facelearningenvironmentsattheNAVCConference,NAVCInstituteandtheNAVCExpeditions,NAVCwillbemakingavailableVetacademy’sextensiverangeofelearningmodulesonclinicalandpracticemanagementtopics,inanefforttoofferadditionalcontentforCEonline.HeldeachJanuaryinOrlando,Florida,theNAVCConferencereceivesalmost16,000delegatesfromover70countries.Morethan350lecturers,manyofthemgloballyrenowned,speakattheevent,whichfeatures12differentdailylecturetracksandalsohoststhelargestmeetingofexoticspractitionersintheworld.SpeakersattheNAVCConference2012includedDrHowieSeim‘theVideoVet’;exoticsspecialistProfessorSteveDivers;neurologistDrRickLeCouteur;internalmedicinespecialistDrMichaelSchaerandsofttissuesurgeonDrBonnieCampbell.AccordingtotheNAVC,expectationsforthelecturesatthe2013arehighanditislookingforwardtoaddingasignificantnumberofadditional,high-‐quality,learningopportunitiessoonafter.Vetstream’sclinicalreferenceservices,Canis,Felis,LapisandEquis,providetheworld’slargestonlinesourceofpeerreviewedpoint-‐of-‐careveterinarycontent.IthasrecentlymovedintoonlinecontinuingeducationwiththelaunchofVetacademy,whichprovidese-‐learningmodulesandonlinevideosinpartnershipwithsomeoftheworld’sleadingveterinaryCEproviders.CommentingonitsrelationshipwithVetstream,NAVCPresidentDrGatzRiddellsaid,“It’sourmissiontoprovidetop-‐shelf,world-‐classcontinuingeducationforallmembersoftheveterinaryhealthcareteam.WhiletheNAVCConferenceisalandmarkeventintheveterinarycalendarandmanythousandsofcliniciansfromaroundtheworldmakethejourneytoattend,realistically,agreatmanystillcan’tjoinus.OurrelationshipwithVetstreamwillensurethatveterinarians,veterinarytechniciansandpracticemanagerswhocan’tattendcanstillbenefitfromtheworld-‐classCEforwhichNAVCissowellknown.”DrGMarkJohnston,ManagingDirectorofVetstream,adds:“WithmoreandmoreveterinariansgoingonlinetoobtainatleastsomeoftheirCErequirements,we’redelightedtobebringingsomanypresentationsfromthetopqualityNAVCspeakersdirecttothemintheUK"whetherintheirpracticeorathome.WearealsoverypleasedtobeworkingwiththeNAVCtomakeallofthemodulesandvideosthatwehavesofarcollatedonVetacademyavailabletotheUSmarketviatheNAVC.”ForfurtherinformationontheNAVCandVetacademy,visitwww.navc.comandwww.vetacademy.co.uk.
Kansas City, Mo. — August 28, 2012 " ATS Animal Health Training Solutions, a training and development company dedicated exclusively…
(SCHAUMBURG, Ill.) Sept. 19, 2012 " The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has assembled expert advice and simple steps that…
The announcement came from Dr. Gatz Riddell, President of the NAVC Board of Directors. “”NAVC is widely respected for its…
(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) August 3, 2012 " The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will release early results from a long-awaited…