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NHVTA Approved Seminars for CEU Credits - 2009
All seminars are free and are worth (1) CEU credit for each hour of lecture. Seminars fill quickly and once filled, we do not keep a wait/cancellation list. To register, send an email with your full name and your current email address to: info@nhvta.org. You will receive a confirmation email informing you that you are registered for a seminar. |
Telephone Triage - FULL!
Jennifer Keefe, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia and ECC) Tuesday March 24, 2009, 6:30 p.m. (registration) Lecture is 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Great Bay Community College 277 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham NH 03885 (603) 772 - 1194 Contact: NHVTA webmaster for more information. This seminar will be held in the veterinary technology main lecture
room, on the first floor. To reserve a seat, please contact the NHVTA at:
info@nhvta.org.
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Anesthesia - FULL!
Jennifer Keefe, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia and ECC) Thursday May 7, 2009, 6:30 p.m. (registration) Lecture is 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Animal Medical Center (AMC) 168 Main Dunstable Road, Nashua, NH (603) 821 - 7222 Directions (AMC) - Nashua Contact: NHVTA webmaster for more information. Jennifer Keefe CVT, VTS, graduated in June 2000 from North Shore Community College in Danvers, MA with an Associate of Science degree in Veterinary Technology. She also has a Bachelor's degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, MA. Her extensive experience as a veterinary technician working in emergency medicine, ICU and surgery includes the following:
This seminar is limited to 40 participants and will be held at The Animal Hospital of Nashua (2nd floor of the red building). To reserve a seat, please contact the NHVTA at: info@nhvta.org. This seminar is approved for 2 CE credits by the NHVTA. Back to Top |
Working with the Aggressive Patient - FULL!
Dr. Michelle Posage, DVM Thursday April 16, 2009, 6:30 p.m. (registration) Lecture is 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Animal Medical Center (AMC) 168 Main Dunstable Road, Nashua, NH (603) 821 - 7222 Directions (AMC) - Nashua Contact: NHVTA webmaster for more information. There may be no greater test of a technician’s skills than caring for a fractious patient — except working with a client who is unaware or in denial of the risky behavior of their pet! Finding the balance of humane medical care and safety is a complex task that requires skill, patience, and experience. Dr. Michelle Posage will lead a discussion on how to work with pets (and their people) when they do not want your help. The presentation will include a review of handling techniques, chemical restraint, client/staff communication, behavior modification, prevention, and more. Dr. Posage is the Director of Behavior Services at the Animal Medical Center of New England. She holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Michigan State University, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology with concentrations in neurobiology and animal behavior, also from MSU. As a veterinary behaviorist, Dr. Posage accepts referrals from other veterinarians and animal professionals to treat serious behavior issues in pets. Dr. Posage has published her research on animal shelter adoptions in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and is a contributing author in the textbooks, “Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff” and “Mental Health and Well-Being in Animals”. She also writes a monthly column for the Nashua Telegraph newspaper. Dr. Posage has presented at meetings for American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, Inter-disciplinary Forum for Applied Animal Behavior, New England Federation of Humane Societies, the Morris Animal Foundation, and numerous local professional and pet-loving groups. This seminar is limited to 40 participants and will be held at The Animal Hospital of Nashua (2nd floor of the red building). To reserve a seat, please contact the NHVTA at: info@nhvta.org. This seminar is approved for 2 CE credits by the NHVTA. Back to Top |
Anesthesia: Exotics, Rabbits, Ferrets & Avians - FULL
Amy Levensaler, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia) Monday June 22, 2009, 6:30 p.m. (registration) Lecture is 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital 215 Commerce Way, Suite 100, Portsmouth, NH (603) 433 - 0056 Directions to Port City Contact: NHVTA webmaster for more information. Anesthesia can be a great challenge when the patient is an exotic pet. If you have ever wanted to learn more about this field, please join Amy Levensaler CVT, VTS for her anesthesia presentation. Topics to be covered include: General considerations in the exotic pet, physical exams, IV catheter maintenance, intubation, anesthetic delivery and monitoring, intraoperative fluid administration, recovery and more. Amy Levensaler graduated from Becker College in Massachusetts in 1993
with an Associate’s degree in Veterinary Technology. She worked at Tufts
University, School of Veterinary Medicine, from 1994-2005 and spent her
first 4 years in emergency and critical care, followed by 7 years in
anesthesia. She received her veterinary technician specialty certification
in anesthesia in 2003.
Amy relocated to southern Maine in 2005 to join Dover Veterinary Hospital in Dover, NH as a technician supervisor. She currently works at Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital in Portsmouth NH as the technician supervisor of the surgery and anesthesia. She is currently authoring a veterinary technician textbook chapter on anesthesia monitoring, which is due out soon from Blackwell Publishing. She has published an article for Veterinary Technician Magazine and has lectured at several nationally recognized Veterinary Conferences. Her interests include small animal anesthesia, emergency & critical care and preventing pain and relieving anxiety in small animals. In her spare time, Amy can be found out on the canine agility course with her border collie, hiking with her dogs, gardening, and traveling to northern Maine. This seminar is limited to 35 participants and will be held at Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital in Portsmouth. To reserve a seat, please contact the NHVTA at: info@nhvta.org. This seminar is approved for 2 CE credits by the NHVTA. All NHVTA seminars are free and are worth (1) CEU credit for each hour of lecture. Seminars fill quickly and once filled, we do not keep a wait/cancellation list. To register, send an email with your full name and your current email address to: info@nhvta.org. You will receive a confirmation email informing you that you are registered for a seminar. Back to Top |
Basic Laboratory Skills for the Veterinary Technician
Betsy Hensley, CVT Tuesday August 25, 2009, 6:30 p.m. (registration) Lecture is 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital 215 Commerce Way, Suite 100, Portsmouth, NH (603) 433 - 0056 Directions to Port City Contact: NHVTA webmaster for more information. This seminar will review of all the basic lab skills from PCV's and fecals to retic counts and differentials, and a lot in-between. Join us at Port City for this information packed evening. Betsy Hensley, CVT is the Technician Training Coordinator with InTown Veterinary Group. She started working in Veterinary Medicine in 1991 as a veterinary assistant in a one doctor practice. Over the past 18 years she has worked in small animal medicine in a variety of practices and in a variety of roles including emergency technician and hospital manager. Betsy sat for the VTNE in 2005 and became certified that same year. For the past 4 years she has developed the role as Technician Training Coordinator for InTown, traveling between its 4 locations and acting as a conduit and advocate for Technical Education. Betsy's two main areas of interest in veterinary medicine are emergency medicine and laboratory skills. She has lectured on basic and advanced laboratory skills and has been fortunate enough to attend continuing education seminars multiple times a year. She lives in Chelmsford, MA with her husband, 2 kids, 1 dog and 6 chickens and 1 rooster. This seminar is limited to 35 participants and will be held at Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital in Portsmouth. To reserve a seat, please contact the NHVTA at: info@nhvta.org. This seminar is approved for 2 CE credits by the NHVTA. All NHVTA seminars are free and are worth (1) CEU credit for each hour of lecture. Seminars fill quickly and once filled, we do not keep a wait/cancellation list. To register, send an email with your full name and your current email address to: info@nhvta.org. You will receive a confirmation email informing you that you are registered for a seminar. Back to Top |
Nutrition Basics and Prescription Foods
Sponsored by: Hills Date: TBD 2009 (exact day and times TBD) Location: TBD Hills will be presenting a full day seminar covering topics related to Nutrition Basics and Prescription Foods. This information will be posted once details are settled. This seminar will be approved for CE credits by the NHVTA. Back to Top |
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Behavior & Training Seminars
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The NHVTA has approved several behavior seminars for CEUs. Click on the link above or scroll down the page to our behavior section for more information on these seminars. The NHVTA will award (1) CEU credit for each hour of a behavior seminar
attended, for the organizations that have been approved. You must have
received a signed and dated, certificate of attendance for the seminar
and enclosed a copy of it with your application for CVT renewal, in order
for CEUs to be awarded.
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| Veterinary Seminars - 2009 |
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Technician Symposium - Anesthesia, Cardiovascular
and Respiratory Monitoring
Advanced Venous Access Lab Wet Lab Option Monitoring Monitors and Ventilators: What to Use and How to Use it Sunday, January 25, 2009 Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Tufts University, North Grafton, MA Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723 For more information, contact us at: vetceinfo@tufts.edu Web site: Technician Symposium Back to Top |
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Myhre Equine Clinic
29th Annual Veterinarian / Technician Conference ! Thursday and Friday, February 26 & 27, 2009 Web site: Myhre Symposium Highlights ...
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InTown Veterinary Group
2009 Continuing Education Symposium: A Day of Internal Medicine Sunday, April 26, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Peabody, Massachusetts Web site: InTown Veterinary Group 7 Lectures will include:
This symposium is approved for 7 CE credits by the NHVTA.
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Rhode Island Veterinary Technician Association
Saturday and Sunday, May 16 & 17, 2009 2 Day Veterinary Technician Seminar! Web site: RIVTA Continuing Education Symposium Saturday, May 16 - Lectures
Sunday, May 17 - Wet Labs
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Calendar of Events at Tufts
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine Tufts University, North Grafton, MA Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723 For more information, contact us at: vetceinfo@tufts.edu Web site: Continuing Education Calendar of Events Tufts offers numerous CE seminars throughout the year. Please check their web site for the current seminar schedule. Back to Top |
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| Behavior & Training Seminars - 2009 |
Dogs of Course For more information, contact: Dana C. Crevling CPDT Hudson, MA (508) 529 - 3568 Dogs of Course offers numerous canine training and behavioral
seminars in locations throughout New England and the U.S.
Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday March 15, 2009 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Companion canine behavior problems often are attributed to prior
mistreatment with little to no consideration of the dog's genetic
background and its suitability for a particular home environment.
Introductory comments regarding the importance of behavior
genetics from the perspective of domestication and misconceptions
about the relevance of wolf behavior to domestic dog behavior will
be discussed. Inheritance of the coyote-gape-hiss threat in coyote
x beagle hybrids, tail chasing in bull terriers and flank/blanket
sucking in Doberman Pinschers will illustrate the importance of
genetic, developmental and environmental influences on gene
expression and behavior.
CEUs expected for CPDTs.
Sunday August 9, 2009 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
When dogs develop behavioral problems, there's a tendency to
think that this is strictly a dog issue and that all we need to
do to solve the problem is fix the dog. But is this true? As it
turns out, it's not. Behaviors don't occur in a vacuum and the
physical and mental environment people create for and share with
their dogs can greatly influence the animal's behavior for better
or worse from their first encounter.
Join veterinary ethologist Dr. Myrna Milani and discover why
and how this works, and how you can successfully incorporate bond
awareness into of all your human-canine interactions including
problem solving.
CEUs expected for CPDTs.
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Dogs! Learning Center 577 Main Street Hudson MA For more information, contact us at: Dogs! Dogs! Learning Center will be presenting both mini and full seminars in 2009. |
Happy Tails 119 Bishop St. Portland, ME 04103 (207) 797-2488 For more information, contact us at: Happy Tails Happy Tails will be presenting a number of fascinating behavioral seminars in 2009! February 28 and March 1, 2009
April 14 & 15, 2009
Saturday, June 13 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
July (TBD), 2009
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Upper Valley Humane Society 300 Old Route 10, Enfield, NH 03748 Located off Exit 15 on I-89 (603) 448 - 6888 For more information, contact us at: UVHS Upper Valley Humane Society conducts educational seminars throughout the year. For more information on their 2009 calendar of events, click on this link. |
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