Events

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Upcoming Events

CPR Session for Veterinary Technicians/Technologists

May 6, 2023

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM lunch provided
Location: Western Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre
Address: 1802 10 Avenue SW Calgary, AB T3C 0J8
RSVP: April 26, 2023
Approved for 2.0 hour RACE CE credits

Meet Your Speaker - Alesha Dupout

After graduating from the Olds College VT program in 2013, Alesha began her career at Western Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Centre (WVSEC). Alesha has always had a passion for emergency and critical care medicine, specifically trauma and mass transfusions, and within a couple of years, advanced into the Critical Care Specialty Service. Currently Alesha is the mentoring VT Team Lead at WVSEC and is Recover Rescuer Certified. In 2014, Alesha collaborated with the Critical Care Specialists to kickstart and participate in the Patient Transport Unit, offering emergency transfers to WVSEC from referring hospitals. Additionally, Alesha works together with UCVM professors to teach skills labs to veterinary medicine students and has travelled the world to assist in teaching advanced skills at both IVECCS and EVECCS.

Upcoming Blood Bank Events

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Upcoming Clinical Bites

Clinical Bites December 2024

Updates On The Management Of Immune Mediated Diseases

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
Time: Dinner 6:30 PM | Presentation 7:00 PM
Location: Western Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre*
RSVP: December 18, 2024

*Virtual meeting via Teams is available

SESSION SYNOPSIS:

In the Clinical Bites session, we will review updates on the consensus for management of common immune mediated diseases, such as IMHA, ITP, and IMPA. This will include recommendations on the diagnosis, staging, screening for secondary causes, and long-term monitoring and management of these cases

CE CREDITS:
Approved for 1.0 hour ABVMA CE credits

Clinical Bites January 2025

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Recover 2024

Saturday January 18, 2025

Date: Saturday January 18, 2025
Time: Snacks & Cocktails 2:00 PM | Presentation 2:30 PM
Location: Western Veterinary Specialist & Emergency Centre
RSVP: January 17, 2025

SESSION SYNOPSIS:

This talk will review the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation based on the recently released RECOVER 2024 update. We will discuss Basic Life Support guidelines, Advanced Life support guidelines, go over medications recommended in CPR, fluid therapy recommendations, and give a brief demonstration using the CPR mannequins.

CE CREDITS:
Approved for 1.5 hour ABVMA CE credits