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December 2018 |
| The Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians | |
In this issue...
- Introducing EASAV's New Member Peer Support Group
- Executive Assistant's Message
- WDDC Ad
- Xmas donations
- Executive Team
- Membership Renewals
- Upcoming Events and CE
- Our Sponsors
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EASAV Member Peer Support Group |
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We are very pleased to be introducing our new EASAV Member Peer Support Group! The group will be meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at the WDDC from 7 - 9 pm.
First meeting date is Wednesday, January 9, 2019.
Who are these meetings for? For EASAV member veterinarians who are searching for peer support with issues such as: stress, work-life balance, work challenges, personal problems, communication issues, etc.
One of this program’s basic principles is that of confidentiality. Meetings will be kept confidential; those present will be asked not to disclose to anyone whom we see or what we hear while at meetings.
Each session will be co-facilitated by 1-2 long-time EASAV members, Drs. Martin Schiebel and Nancy Bruyere and Smokey Walters, our Executive Assistant.
We are not licensed counsellors and are not trained to give guidance on personal, social or psychological problems; we are veterinarians helping veterinarians and we look forward to helping our fellow members!
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Executive Assistant's Message |
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New Website and Email Address!
EASAV has a new website address: www.easav.ca. All visitors will be directed to the old site address until all programming changes have been implemented.
Our new email address is info@easav.ca; please update your address books!
CE Brochure changes: We have reformatted the CE Brochure to a letter sized document and will no longer be mailing copies to members and clinics. Instead, the brochure will be available for download online and will be faxed to all clinics in Alberta. If you are not receiving our fax blasts, please send an updated fax number to Smokey by email so she can verify your information.
We recommend that all CE attendees or office administrators sign up to use our website! If you have staff who have not yet signed up to use our website, please have them do so at their earliest convenience. Signing up is FREE!
EASAV Locum List: EASAV is building on our locum list and we are calling for all RVTs and other support staff who are interested in locuming! If you would like your name on our list (which is available to all EASAV members), please send it to Smokey along with your email address and phone number.
News from the Dr. Milton Ness Memorial Teddy Bear Hospital
Sewing Bee: Thank you to those who have signed up for the sewing bee! We hope to get started just after Christmas. If you missed the last call for helpers, and would like to help sew more surgery dogs for our Teddy Bear Hospital please email Smokey at info@easav.ca
ock foreign body surgery dogs. If you have an interest in sewing and would like to help with this project, please let Smokey know as soon as possible.
Teddy Bear Hospital Committee: We are forming a committee to help EASAV review, manage, plan and organize the Teddy Bear Hospital each year. Please contact Smokey if you are interested in joining this new committee!
Facebook:
EASAV will be reformatting its Facebook Pages! In the month of December we will be recreating 1 private "members only" page and 1 public page. Please watch for an email with a request to like us again in January! If you are a Facebook guru, an EASAV member and want to help us build contact for our page, please contact Smokey.
Game Night:
Our first EASAV member game night has been postponed until January. If you interested in being on the list to attend, please let Smokey know.
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Season's Greetings from the EASAV Executive Team!
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2018-19 Executive Team |
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| President |
Dr. Gurmeet Singh Tuli |
Millview Pet Hosp |
| Vice President |
Dr. Natasha Russell |
Edmonton Community Vet Clinic |
| Secretary/Treasurer |
Dr. Lisa Collis |
Delton Vet Hospital |
| CE Chair |
Dr. Clare Leger |
Millwoods East Vet Clinic |
| CE Director |
Dr. Cheryl Lewis |
Spruce Grove Vet Clinic |
| CE Director |
Dr. Kelti Kachur |
Delton Vet Hospital |
| Collegiality Chair |
Dr. Natasha Russell |
Edmonton Community Vet Clinic |
| Collegiality Director |
Dr. Christie Gingras |
Spruce Grove Vet Clinic | | | |
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Membership Renewals |
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Online Membership Renewals are now possible for 2019!
Login to our website, click on Account, complete the CE survey,
then renew your Membership! |
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Renew online (invoices will be processed in January)
Renew by mail - download renewal form here, complete both pages and mail along with payment to our office! |
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To our members:
Thank you for supporting collegiality among veterinarians in Edmonton & local continuing education opportunities for veterinarians and their support staff! | | |
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EASAV Member Annual General Meeting |
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Why Don't We See Eye to Eye? |
EASAV members and their spouses are invited to attend the 2019 AGM at Ernests at NAIT and a 1 hr Keynote!
Come for a delicious 4-course meal and enjoy time with your colleagues and their spouses. Cash Bar will be available following the AGM.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019
Time: 6-10 pm
Register online (email with guest name must be sent to Smokey)
AGM package will be sent to members 2 weeks prior to the AGM. | |
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| SPONSORS |
UPCOMING CE |
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scil animal care company
FVS Imaging
Ms. Leeann Lane
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Point of Care Ultrasound for the non-specialist; Everyday practical use that is easier than you dared to imagine!
Speakers: Soren Boysen, DVM, DACVECC & Serge Chalhoub, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Wet-lab Facilitators: Dr. Cam Friesen, Ms Leeann Lane, Dr. Jantina McMurray
Dates:
Lecture (mandatory): Saturday, January 19, 2019
Lecture Time: 5 - 9 pm (registration and supper: 4:30 pm)
Lab: Sunday, January 20, 2019
AM Lab Time is almost full! 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
(breakfast and registration at 8 am)
An afternoon lab will be held if enough people register to fill 20 spots.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, December 21, 2018
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FINAL DEADLINE: Friday, Jan 4, 2019
Lecture only registration deadline: Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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Tick-Borne Diseases
Speaker: Nikki Sereda, DVM, DACVIM
Date: Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019
Time: 7-9 pm; registrations and supper at 6:15 pm
Seminar Venue: Shaw Theatre, NAIT Main Campus
Sponsored by: Boehringer-Ingelheim
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50 Shades of Grey; A Clinically Relevant Guide to Radiographic Interpretation
Speaker: Anthony Pease, DVM, MSc, DACVR
Date: Sunday, Feb 24, 2019
Time: 8:45 am - 4 pm; Registrations & breakfast at 8:15 am
AM and PM sessions available.
(Please accept our apology for booking this on the AbVMA AGM Day - this was the only date in 2019 that worked for Dr. Pease) |
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Vasectomies, Ovariectomies and Implications of Early Desexing
Speaker: Audrey Remedios, DVM, DACVS
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2019
Time: 7-9 pm; Registrations & supper at 6:15 pm |
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Did you know that EASAV Members attend CAVM courses at their member rates?
Click here to see more CE opportunities
Click here to download the 2019 CE Brochure
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2018 Platinum Sponsor ($4000-6000)
2018 Gold sponsors ($2000-3000)
   
2018 Silver Sponsors (between $1000-2000)
 
2018 Bronze Sponsors ($1000 and under)
     
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