EASAV President's Message 

I joined EASAV when I moved to Edmonton, the 2nd year after I graduated. Four months after joining EASAV I was asked by my classmate Tara to take over her position as CE director because she was moving to the USA and going back to school. We only had to “do 2 big talks and a couple of small ones per year”. I agreed. It was a much different time. I had to fax out all of our notices, entering each clinic fax number by hand. I ordered all the food at NAIT, phoned speakers, and phoned vets at clinics when we needed to make sure everyone knew what talk we had coming up and get more people to come. Much has changed since then.

We have EASAV’s wonderful Executive Assistant, Smokey Walters and her assistant Jackie Sehlin, to do all this and so much more. We have a website that is continually improving to do our CE notifications and registrations through, and, through cooperation with the Calgary Academy, we can get the membership rate on Continuing Education that they have as well! We have a cross Canada Peer support group, the Teddy Bear Hospital at the Edmonton Valley Zoo (June 2, 2023) to help support sick children in our community, and fantastic wetlabs for hands-on learning! EASAV’s mandate includes:

       1) Encouraging the study, application and advancement of veterinary education and making relevant information available to the EASAV community. AND  

       2) Building a strong veterinary community by fostering a spirit of collaboration between veterinarians in our area.

        To this end we decided to “boldly go” where EASAV had never gone before and are having our first EASAV conference and trade show here in Edmonton, May 27 and 28, 2023. With world renowned speakers and a fantastic venue for learning at NAIT I encourage all local veterinarians and technologists to support our efforts and join EASAV and participate in our conference. Please feel free to promote our conference to classmates and colleagues!

Dr. Cheryl Lewis

Upcoming CE & Events

Download the EASAV 2023 CE Brochure

 Current CE Video Library

Event

Dates 

Unless otherwise stated, all webinars/seminars are recorded & available for streaming at a later date 

March 

10 

April

12 & 15

 May

4

May
 

27 & 28

Video Library: recorded seminars available for streaming

1. Forensic Files - expiring soon

2. Cytology Hacks  and Case Studies

3. Practical Management of Anesthesia for Geriatric Patients With Coexisting Disease And     Capnography

4. Selling your veterinary practice in today's robust marketplace and minimizing taxes at      sale

5. Communication: The Language of Success

6. Crucial Procedures for the Emergency Veterinary Team

7. "Urine" for a treat

8. Jumping Through The Hoops: getting owners on board with weight loss programs

9. Cranial Nerves and neuromuscular disease - coming soon

Click here to see other CE Resources

Did you know that EASAV & CAVM (Calgary Academy of Veterinary Medicine) Members attend each other's courses at member rates? 

CAVM website (Calgary Academy of Veterinary Medicine)

EASAV seminars are now approved for CE credit in AB, BC & SK!

We have a few spots left at our AGM! This year's AGM features
Dr. Torah Kachur, BSc, PhD & CBC's National Science Columnist!

Keynote Title:
The Biological Role Of Pets And The History Of Domestication

Click here to hear Torah Kachur at the Aging Well - Medtalks Aug 2017 Conference

AGM Date: Friday, March 10, 2023

Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm; includes 3-course dinner, wine & cash bar

Voting Members plus 1 guest: Free 

Associate Members & guests: Free CE (Dinner optional at $40/person)

Location: Ernest's at NAIT; free parking for the first 4 to register!

Street parking is free after 6 pm. 

Click here to login and see your 2023 AGM Package

Voting members: we are looking for 1 new director and a
2023 Financial Auditor.

Executive Volunteers & the Auditor can attend or stream any EASAV CE available, free of charge (this does not include wet-labs)

Executive Volunteers get to attend wet-labs for free, on a limited, lottery system and are paid an honorarium for each meeting they attend. 

Click here to learn why else you should join the EASAV Executive Team! 

Download Director nomination form

Register online, by email to info@easav.ca or download the event RSVP

 Pet Food Donations

The following organization now takes donations of pet food to share with the local pet owners in need:

Boyle Street Community Services Pet Food Bank
10116-105 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5H 0K2
Receives and gives food donations for pets.  

Pet food bank coordinator: Akshya (She/Her)
Phone: (587) 334-2906. 
Donations accepted Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 am - 12 pm

Please call prior to dropping off food to make sure Akshya is on site to take the donations.

If you know of another company that helps pet owners in need, please email us at info@easav.ca to add them to the list!

Pet Body Donations

 EASAV has a pet body donation program to help support local wet-labs and the veterinary community.

We accept donations of cats and dogs 25 kg in size and under.

To participate, download our pet body donation form, have your staff & client complete it, place it with your donation & contact Part of the Family to schedule a pick-up!

To help make this conversation easier, add the option to donate a pet's body to science on your euthanasia forms so your clients can ask you about this!

There is no need to contact us prior to accepting a donation. 

Download our Pet Body Donation Form

More information for veterinary clinics

More information for clients/pet owners

Part of the Family provides the following for donated pets:

Free common cremations OR

 50% off the cost of private cremation.

Looking for a cadaver to help you hone your surgical skills? We have cadavers available for our members, free of charge.
Contact us at info@easav.ca to request a cadaver.

Questions? EASAV: Smokey: easavexec@gmail.com; Cell: (780) 913-3789 OR

Thank you to Ardeth at Part of the Family Pet Memorial Centre for her outstanding support of our Pet Body Donation program!

 The EASAV Peer Support Group

for veterinary professionals nationwide

We offer a safe, empathetic, supportive and confidential space to talk and process what you might be going through.

How do we meet? Zoom platform

When? once a month - click here for listed dates

At what time?  7-8 pm MDT

Who can attend? all vets & RVTs across Canada

Need other mental health support? Click here for more information. 

Next meeting date: Sunday, March 19, 2023 @ 7 pm

Email us confidentially at easavpeers@gmail.com OR reach out to one of us privately! Click here to find our team's contact information!

Know a colleague who would benefit from some support?
Encourage them to sign up to receive our emails so they can receive a webinar link to attend a meeting! 

2022-23 Executive Team

Want to learn more about our Executive team? Click here!

Nominate someone for the Executive by submitting this completed form!