2015-10 Newsletter

EASAV Mailer

	issue. 6
The Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians

in this issue...

President's Message
Introducing the new Executive Team
Upcoming CE
Annual Member BBQ
Dreamnight at the Zoo - update and thank you
WDDC Ad

	President's Message
	With the summer flying by, I hope that everyone has had the chance to relax and enjoy the warm weather. We have had some great CE courses and hosted our 2nd orthopedic wet-lab which proved to be quite popular. EASAV is currently organizing ophthalmology wetlabs for November and continue to work hard to plan our upcoming CE events and AGM meeting. This year Dreamnight at the zoo was another exciting event bringing many children and their families to our Teddy Bear Hospital. This was a heartwarming event not only bringing together veterinary clinics but also highlighting the importance of the veterinary community wanting to give back to the public. We hope to continue to bring smiles to children and their families from the Stollery Hospital and to honor Dr. Milton Ness. This year we hosted our 12th Annual BBQ at the Edmonton Valley Zoo as a potluck style BBQ also inviting AHTs. Members and their families enjoyed an evening of good food, private access to the entire zoo and behind the scenes events. We hope to continue to encourage collegiality and communication amongst our veterinary community and provide exciting up-to-date seminars for our members. We look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming CE events and our next Annual General Meeting.
	Introducing the new Executive Team
	President: Dr. Letitia Chow (Hermitage Veterinary Hospital) (780) 476-7558 Vice President: Dr. Gurmeet Singh Tuli: Millview Pet Hospital (780) 465-2022 Secretary: Dr. Shannon Wawryk: Stony Plain Vet Clinic (780) 963-2258 Treasurer: Dr. Chandan Maan: Hermitage Veterinary Hospital (780) 476-7558 CE Chairperson: Dr. Kelti Kachur: Delton Veterinary Hospital (780) 475-9225 Director: Dr. Clare Leger: Millwoods East Veterinary Clinic (780)461-0629 Director: Dr. Heather Lam: Mayfield Veterinary Hospital (780) 451-3465

Sponsors	Upcoming CE
	NEW Ophthalmic Surgery Wet-Labs
	Space is limited to 8 attendants/wet-lab . Both labs are already full more labs will be scheduled in the new year. Dates: Thursday, November 19 & 26, 2015 Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm; Registration and dinner at 6:30pm Location: Guardian Veterinary Centre Address: 5620 99 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 1V2 (780) 436-5880 Light supper will be provided. Register online

	Veterinary Endocrinology Topics: Feline Pancreatitis and Hyperthyroidism, & Canine Cushings, Addisons dx and Hypothyroidism Sponsored by Scotiabank Speaker: Anthony Abrams-Ogg, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (SAIM) 6 hours CE Credit Date: Sunday, November 15, 2015 Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; Registration at 8:15 am Location: Shaw Theatre, NAIT Main Campus, South Learning Centre Register online
	Periodontal Surgery Sponsored by Medi-cal/Royal Canin and TD Bank Speaker: Martin Schiebel, DVM 2 hours CE Credit Date:: Thursday, December 3, 2015 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm; registration at 6:30 pm Location: Shaw Theatre, South Learning Centre, NAIT Main Campus Register online
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Annual Member BBQ in review

This year's BBQ and Potluck at the Edmonton Valley Zoo was a hit!

Verbal feedback from members and their families and staff was very good; they enjoyed the private access, giving us a quieter evening at the zoo as well as the animal encounters and presentation.

The EASAV team will be booking the zoo for another private BBQ in 2016. Next year, the plan is to open it up to all EASAV member staff and their families!

If next year's attendance goes beyond the budgeted sponsorship allowance, late registrants will be charged a small fee for admission. Sponsorships will be increased for 2016 and we are hopeful that this won't be necessary.

We would like to thank the following companies and people for their continued support of the BBQ!
Medi-cal/Royal Canin, Fresenius Kabi, WDDC and Dr. Shannon and Jim Wawryk for providing their BBQ and cooking skills!

Dr. Milton Ness Teddy Bear Hospital

June 5, 2015

Follow this link to view a collage of photos from the 2015 Teddy Bear Hospital!

Thanks to new and returning volunteers, members of the public, organizers, city-wide clinic support and the team at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, this year's Teddy Bear Hospital was a huge hit!

This year, EASAV members and AHTs joined together to improve and multiply our surgery dogs. The kids were lined up at the hospital to search for foreign bodies in our stuffed animals.

We plan to double the amount of surgery stuffies for next year's event. If you want to help out and have a knack for sewing, please let Smokey know during the course of the year. Sewing will likely happen during the winter months.

EASAV would like to acknowledge the following event supporters for their time and donations of supplies and skills in dedication to this project:
Erin Anderson for organizing the city-wide stuffed animal drive, Erika Langner for her organizational work and skills in sewing, Chelaine Vanderzwan, Terri Pettifor, Patty Marsh & Smokey for their help with the sewing of stuffed dogs, Maria Sung for the x-ray slide show, Shannon Wawryk for her donation of printers, printer paper, frames and cameras to do the photo booth, Morgan Wawryk, Colleen MacDougall, Chandan Maan, Leti Chow, Millwoods East Vet Clinic, Riverview Vet Clinic, Capilano Animal Clinic, Ottewell Animal Clinic, Ellis Don Construction, Stony Plain Veterinary Clinic, Jackie MacDonald, Smokey Walters, Mission Ridge Animal Hospital, Samantha Littlejohn and the Blue Cross Animal Hospital, South Side Animal Hospital, Megan Elliot, Katrina Garrett, Emmett Gray, Windermere Vet Clinic, General Veterinary Hospital, Sifton Park Animal Hospital, Leduc Animal Clinic, Riverbend Veterinary Clinic, Granada Veterinary Clinic, Best Friends Animal Hospital and Carol Chan for their donations of teddy bears, Hady Onaissi for designing our Teddy Bear Hospital logo and banner, Heather Steele for the use of her camera, VetEmerg, Hermitage Vetirinary Hospital, Guardian Veterinary Centre & Maxillfor their donations of supplies.

EASAV would also like to thank the following volunteers who worked at the event:
Smokey Walters, Erika Langner, Chandan Maan, Leti Chow, Justin Wong, Shannon and Morgan Wawryk, Dustin, Carol Chan, Terri Pettifor, Heather Steele, Kim and Shawn Gross, Kacey Flett, Shawn Thomas, Heidi VanHoutten, Annabelle Sydie-Smith and Alice Smith, Justin Dahms, Kyla Dunn, Kathy Ness, Lori and Ted Greer, Jason and Lisa Ness, Kristen Ness, Sean, Kim Robinson, Joel Torkelson, Alice Boshier, Kathy Takacs, Jocelyn Forseille, Jackie Sehlin, Aaron Howard, Chris Hobson, Caresse Brochu, Rhonda Browning, Nathan Young, John Hee and daughter.

We apologize if not everyone was recognized for their contributions. If you do not see your name on this list, but helped out in some fashion, please let Smokey know.

Thank you to our generous 2015 sponsors!

2015-10 Newsletter

Upcoming CE

Dr. Milton Ness Teddy Bear Hospital