Expanded Point-Of-Care Ultrasound for Every Day Practice
with Serge Chalhoub BSc, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) & Søren R. Boysen DVM DACVECC

There is a prerequisite for this course. Once registration and payment are complete you will be sent a link with your prerequisite course material. The prerequisite course is RACE approved for 8 hours of CE

Saturday September 27, 2025
MORNING LAB 1 8am - 12pm This lab is full
Email info@easav.ca to register!
Snacks will be provided, please e-mail us with any dietary restrictions before Sept 14th

Location: NAIT
Room x202

Lab Fees
Member DVMs: $1200
Non-member DVMs: $1350

POCUS DETAILS
Ever struggle with determining the cause of dyspnea in a cat that is too unstable to take radiographs (cardiac, respiratory, pleural effusion)? Ever wonder if the cat that ate lilies is producing urine when it's not possible to pass a urinary catheter? Ever wonder if the dog with an acute abdomen has free abdominal air in the abdomen, or if the post-operative patient that is not eating has ileus? What about that dog that collapsed at the dog park, does it need IV fluids and does it have pericardial effusion? How much IV fluids to give? So much anxiety!!! This should not be the case! POCUS to the rescue!!! Using a binary approach, assessing the patient and asking the right clinical questions based on clinical findings increases diagnostic accuracy, and makes point of care ultrasound (POCUS) rapid and easy to learn!

With the availability of less expensive, high resolution portable and handheld ultrasound machines, the pressure and expectation to perform sonography in general practice is rapidly increasing. However, performing extensive formal sonographic exams can be intimidating, and the frustration at not being able to identify all internal organs and pathology, lack of experience, and training opportunities deter many practitioners from performing ultrasound in everyday practice. To overcome these limitations focused patient side ultrasound exams, performed by non-specialists, have been defined and successfully applied in both human and veterinary medicine, referred to as POCUS. There are 3 core POCUS skills every practitioner should be able to perform in everyday practice: abdominal POCUS, pleura and lung POCUS, and cardiac POCUS.

Through RACE CE-approved online lectures that you can go through at your own pace, you will learn the principles of POCUS, from the evolution of point-of-care ultrasound to the different applications. Once you have had a chance to visualize these, we can then put it into practice!!!

During an ABVMA CE-accredited 4-hour hands-on workshop on live dogs, we will build on the interactive lectures. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and practice all of the common veterinary point of care ultrasound techniques currently used to assess the abdomen, pleural space, lung, heart and vascular systems. We will also briefly review basic ultrasound machine functions and use a phantom model to teach ultrasound guided IV access. Total of 12h of CE credit for the lectures and lab.

POCUS TO LIVE, LIVE TO POCUS!!!

Jodymae Brown, RVT, EASAV Executive Assistant
Email: info@easav.ca
Phone: (780) 977-6975

The Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians and Pulse Veterinary Specialists are Proud to Present
"Veterinary Dentistry: Improving Clinical Decisions with Diagnostic Imaging"
With 

Dr. Christopher Sauvé DAVDC, Board Certified Veterinary Dentist

Date: Thursday October 16, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This webinar will be recorded & available for streaming at a later date.
Click the Register button to register for this event. Anyone with a user profile can register.

Fees:
EASAV/CAVM Members: FREE
Other DVMs: $26.25                 Other RVTS: $15.75

Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!

Jodymae Brown, RVT, Executive Assistant 

Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians

Box 3001 10029 101 Ave. Lac La Biche AB T0A 3Z0

Phone: (780)977-6975

Email: info@easav.ca


Cancellation Policy: If attendance to a seminar or webinar is prepaid and missed, a link to stream the recorded seminar when it becomes available will be emailed. A CE quiz must be completed to obtain CE credits when streaming recorded seminars. 

EASAV members are invited to attend our annual Student Meet and Greet BRUNCH event being hosted by the Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians in Edmonton!
This is a great opportunity for you to meet veterinary and veterinary technologist students in the Edmonton area and connect about future employment opportunities.

You must be a member to attend this event. Membership is easy! Simply click HERE to sign up!

• DVMs $130/year
• RVTs $75/year

Student Meet & Greet Brunch

Where: Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf & CC

298 Falaise Ave, Lancaster Park AB

When: Sunday Nov 16, 2025

Time: 11am - 1pm

I look forward to seeing you at our event on November 16th!

Jodymae Brown, RVT
EASAV Executive Assistant
info@easav.ca

The Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians and Pulse Veterinary Specialists are Proud to Present
"Don't forget about dementia, pet's get it too"
With Dr. 

Date: Thursday December 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This webinar is pending approval from CVBC and the ABVMA for 2 CE credits.
Click the Register button to register for this event. Anyone with a user profile can register.

Fees:
EASAV/CAVM Members: FREE
Other DVMs: $26.25                 Other RVTS: $15.75

Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!

Jodymae Brown, RVT, Executive Assistant 

Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians

Box 3001 10029 101 Ave. Lac La Biche AB T0A 3Z0

Phone: (780)977-6975

Email: info@easav.ca

This webinar will be recorded & available for streaming at a later date.