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Links on this page:

                Bi-Monthly Meeting Dates

        VHCTAz Certificate of Achievement

                Continuing Education Calendar         CVT Certificate Renewal Requirements
                Details for Upcoming CE meetings         Annual Sponsors

Update: Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) 
2010 Eligibility Requirements

 

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Bi-Monthly Meetings

 

Volunteer Leaders Needed
VHCTAz recognizes the demands on your time. You're busy. We are too. Your commitment to the organization is on your terms. You tell us what you are willing to do, and we will ask nothing more of you. If you want to make a difference, make new friends, improve your leadership skills and help us make this organization strong for the future, please join us for one of our bi-monthly meetings. 

 We provide food at all our meetings so please contact us to let us know you're coming at 602.242.7936. 
We look forward to welcoming you!

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 

Planning Meeting

Location: AzVMA Office / 6:30 p.m.
100 W. Coolidge St, Phoenix, AZ 85013 / RSVP to 602.242.7936


Continuing Education Calendar

Note: The VHCTAz education committee refines the 2008 calendar throughout the year adding programs for all veterinary staff. The following is a tentative calendar for your reference. Please return to this web page to check for details on specific dates/topics/speakers as they become available. 

 

    2008 Calendar

January 24  Safety Practices: Workplace Safety Awareness/Crime Suppression
29  Equine program for technicians  CANCELLED
February 27  CANCELLED Office Manager's Luncheon: Increase Your Dental Market Share
28  Coccidioidomycosis in Companion Animals
March

13  Interactive Discussion on Psittacines
19  CANCELLED Office Manager's Luncheon

April
bulletCVT Study Groups begin: 17th Phoenix session begins
                                   23rd Tucson session begins
5  AzVMA Annual State Conference
10 Coccidioidomycosis in Companion Animals
(repeated lecture for those who couldn't attend on 2/28)
16 CANCELLED Office Manager's Luncheon
May 21 Office Manager's Luncheon: Client Compliance & Service
22 Part 1: Dental Series
28 Taking Responsibility in the Workplace
31 Internal Medicine / Prescott
June 18 Office Manager's Luncheon: Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs
19 Part 2: Dental Series
July 17 Part 3: Dental Series
August 21 Dr. Debra Nickelson to present a CE program
September  
October 15 Office Manager's Luncheon
15-19 Wild West Veterinary Conference
November
bulletCVT Study Groups begin

For registration information for any of the current programs, call the AzVMA office at 602.242.7936 or click this link for a printable registration

Upcoming Programs

Office Manager's Networking Luncheon
"Advances in Canine Cardiology"
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Speaker: Denise Liborio
Sales Representative/Educational Speaker: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica

Topics:
* Heart Disease Leading to Congestive Heart Failure
   (CHF) in Dogs
* What Clinical Signs are Associated with CHF?
* What Tests are Performed to Diagnose CHF?

                                  Registration

12:30-2:00 pm
AzVMA Headquarters
100 W Coolidge St, Phoenix

Luncheon Sponsored by: Boehringer Ingelheim

Dental Radiology & Improving Dental Compliance
Part 2 of 3 in our dental series
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Speaker: Debra Nossaman, DVM / Anasazi Animal Clinic Inc.
Dr. Nossaman is currently working on her residency in dentistry with Dr. Chris Visser and Dr. Curt Coffman at Aid Animal Dental Clinic. She volunteers her time with Dr. Visser performing dental procedures on animals at The Phoenix Zoo. She has been a member of the American Veterinary Dental Society since 2004.

Topics:
* Oral Pathology Commonly Identified During a
  Dental Cleaning
* Five Fun Tips for the General Practice to Increase
  Dental Compliance

6:00-6:30 Dinner/Registration
6:30-8:00 Lecture

The Phoenix Zoo
455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix

Approved for 1.5 CE hours for CVT certification
Registration

Sponsored by our VHCTAz Annual Sponsors

Print Ready Registration Forms

Thank you to our Annual Allied Industry Sponsors. They make it possible for us to offer quality programs and benefits to our members. 
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Denise Liborio 480-353-9645 www.boehringer-ingelheim.com 
Butler Animal Health Supply Nancy Hughes
Dwight Kleiber
602-908-4905
602-309-1424
www.AccessButler.com 
New York Life &
NYLIFE Securities
Ron Hill 480-620-9486 www.newyorklife.com
Novartis Animal Health Crystal Hoelzen 480-586-6371 www.novartis.com
Pet Health Pharmacy Kristi Consentino 623-214-2791 x598 www.pethealthpharmacy.com
Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Albert Masterson 602-371-9715 www.royalcanin.us 
United Pet Care, LLC Doris Amdur 602-266-5303 www.veterinarian.unitedpetcare.com

VHCTAz Certificate of Achievement Program
Anyone attending all six of the following programs will earn a Certificate of Achievement:
Phone Triage 2/1/07
Emergency Care 2/28/07
Utilization of Staff 3/29/07
Grief Counseling 6/21/07
Kennel Program 5/24/07 or 10/23/07
Client Communication: new date TBD
Taking Responsibility in the Workplace 5/28/08

CE Required for CVT Certificate Renewals

According to the Administrative Rules, CVTs will be required to complete 10 credit hours of continuing education for the certificate period ending December 2008. 

The following continuing education is approved by the Board:
1. Continuing education taught in a veterinary technician school or school of veterinary medicine.
2. Continuing education sponsored by the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association or American Association of Veterinary State boards.
3. Continuing education approved by the Board that is sponsored by a state or national veterinary technician association or academy.

Many of the programs offered by VHCTAz, sponsored through the AzVMA have been approved for credit. If you are unsure about a particular VHCTAz program, please contact the AzVMA office at 602.242.7936.

 

Update: Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) 
2010 Eligibility Requirements

VHCTAz has received a policy update from the American Association of Veterinary State Boards about the VTNE exam. Their board has approved the following policy regarding eligibility to sit for the VTNE:

"After December 31, 2010, a VTNE candidate must be a graduate of a veterinary technology program accredited by the AVMA or the CVMA or a program approved by the regulatory board of the jurisdiction where the examination is given."

Information about the VTNE can be found on their website: http://www.aavsb.org/TIVA/TIVAHome.aspx 

 

 

 


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