2017 February Newsletter

EASAV Mailer

	issue. 10
The Edmonton Association of Small Animal Veterinarians

In this issue...

Executive Assistant's Message
Upcoming CE
Upcoming Dinners with the Experts
Current BOD
WDDC Ad

Executive Assistant's Message

The EASAV Executive Team continues to move ahead with new opportunities for members, both educationally and socially. A new Task Force has been created to bring veterinarians together to discuss ideas on how to keep the Edmonton Veterinary Community friendly and supportive.

The 2017 EASAV CE Brochure is here! Clinics should have received their copies in the mail. We regret to inform you that the Anesthesia Wet-lab, which was printed in the brochure, has been cancelled. We are striving to replace it with a different one - stay tuned to the website and your fax machines to find out more.

Important Notices for Website users:
EASAV Membership renewal time is here. EASAV membership runs from January 31 – January 31 of each year. The membership fee for veterinarians is $130.00/year. If you have not yet sent in your membership form and fee, please renew at your earliest convenience. To renew:

Go to our website and login
click on Account
Click on Renew Membership
Proceed to paypal for credit card payment OR
download the 2017 Membership Renewal Form today and mail it in with your payment
please see anti-spam notice below

Memberships: If your clinic is paying for multiple memberships online, each vet must renew individually and proceed to the payment check out. If your clinic prefers to pay for all vets with one cheque, please have each veterinarian complete their own renewal form and mail a cheque along with the completed renewal forms.
Please allow 3-4 weeks for website access to be updated as these are done manually.

Members who did not renew before January 31 have had their protected member website access temporarily disabled until the renewal fee is paid.

Support Staff website users: Although membership with EASAV is limited to Veterinarians, all managers, support staff and RVTs can sign up to use the website and register/pay for CE online. Support staff are offered member rates to all half and full day seminars! Any individual who has a user ID on our website has the ability to register and pay for multiple website users.

Website Updates: The website address has been changed to a secure site with heading https://edmontonvetinfo.com. All people who search our website will be automatically redirected to the new https heading in the browser.

Anti-Spam Legislation: Due to recent anti-spam legislation, if you want to receive email notices about upcoming CE and other events or messages from your local veterinary community, you must check off receive email notices when you sign up.

Reminder to EASAV Members
As a member, you have access to locked areas on the website, such as prior seminar notes/handouts, protected registrations to member only events, sensitive association information, etc.

Sponsors	Upcoming CE

	Zoonotic Parasites and "Small Animal Foreign Animal Disease"; Implications for Alberta dogs, cats and their people AbVMA-approved for 1.5 hrs CE Credit with Rich Boisvert, BSc, DVM Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm; Registration at 6:30 pm * Free to the entire veterinary team* - light dinner included Location: NAIT Main Campus; Shaw Theatre REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 3, 2017 Sponsored by Bayer

	Practice Management During the Economic Slow-down (for the entire Veterinary Team!) Speaker: Darren Osborne, MA, OVMA Director of Economic Research AbVMA-approved for 3 hours of CE credit Date: Saturday, March 25, 2017 Time: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Registration and buffet lunch: 12:15pm Location: Fort Edmonton Park: Clerk's Quarters Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Sponsored by: Bayer, Merck, WDDC, Scotiabank EASAV AGM and Social - following the day's CE EASAV members only (& spouses, if space allows) 1 hr keynote by Darren Orborne *“A wellness plan for your veterinarian”* Registration & Appetizers: 4:45 pm Group Sleigh rides from: 5:00-6:00pm AGM: 6:15 – 6:45pm 4-course Gourmet Dinner: 7:00 - 8:30pm Hotel rooms at the Selkirk available for Saturday night mention EASAV block when booking your room. If you want to book a hotel room, please book as soon as possible! The block will only be held with a minimum amount of rooms booked. Music and photo booths on site after the keynote! Sponsored by Bayer, Merck, WDDC and Scotiabank

	Radiology Refresher Course - 2 Sessions Speaker: Tim Spotswood, BVSc, MMedVet, DECVDI (Radiology) AbVMA-approved for 6 hours CE Credit Date: Sunday, April 30, 2017 AM Session: 9:00 am - 11:00 am; Registration and breakfast: 8:15 am 1. Radiology by numbers; is a Radiologist with a ruler a radiologist in trouble? PM Session: 11:30 pm - 4 pm; registration and lunch at 11:00 am 2. Abdominal Radiology: Common pitfalls; highlights of the challenges and confounders - featuring case-studies 3. Integrated Thoracic Imaging: explores various approaches using different modalities, positional radiography & interventions for diagnosing more challenging cases (it is recommended to attend both am and pm sessions) Location: Sawmill Banquet and Catering Centre REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wed, April 12, 2017 Sponsored by Associate Veterinary Clinics

	Did you know that EASAV Members attend CAVM courses at their member rates? Click here to see more CE opportunities including a link to CAVM CE Click here to download the 2017 CE Brochure

Upcoming Dinners with the Experts

Join an expert for an exclusive EASAV Member dinner; RSVPs accepted on a first come, first served basis. Locations will be revealed to those who RSVP.
Members must pay for their own meals.
Each dinner is limited to 10 EASAV Members, including Executive Volunteers.

Friday, March 24: 6:45 pm with Darren Osborne. MA, OVMA's Director of Economic Research
Sunday, May 28: 5:00 pm with Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC, CYT

RSVP Online or contact Smokey Email: easav@edmontonvetinfo.com Phone: 780-970-3728