64th CVMA Convention
July 11 – 14, 2012

“Learn à la Montréal”
Best Medicine Practices – Timely Topics

On-line registration will be open in February 2012.

CVMA’s Emerging Leaders Program – A joint CVMA – provincial VMA initiative designed to introduce recent veterinary gradu­ates to leadership roles within the profession. Sponsorship will allow recent graduates to network attend a leadership workshop and have the opportunity to attend the CVMA Convention.

Veterinary Team Involvement – A Convention Program that includes Veterinary Technicians and the rest of the Veterinary Team. Scientific Program: three days of small animal topics with three concurrent streams to choose from; three days of equine and bovine topics; one day of Animal Welfare, as well as one day of Integrative Medicine, plus one day regard­ing Small Ruminants.

Scientific Program: three days of small animal topics with three concurrent streams to choose from; three days of equine and bovine topics; one day of Animal Welfare, as well as one day of Integrative Medicine, plus one day regard¬ing Small Ruminants.

Dry Lab Schedule for Wednesday, July 11, 2012

• Video Laboratory on the Assessment of Pain in Dogs and Cats
• Dr. Alicia Karas
• 9:00am – 12:00pm
• Limited to 20 Veterinarians and Technicians

• Cranial Crutiate Ligament Stabilization Using Novel Extracapsular Stabilization Technique
• Dr. Brian Beale
• 9:00am – 12:00pm / 2:00pm – 5:00pm
• Limited to 20 Veterinarians

• Therapy Lasers in Veterinary Medicine Workshop
• Dr. Laurie Dunbar and Ms. Maria Cecere
• 9:00am – 12:00pm (lecture offered in French Only)
• 2:00pm – 5:00pm (lecture offered in English Only)
• Limited to 20 Veterinarians and Technicians
• * Sponsored by Companion Laser Therapy by LiteCure

Interactive Breakfast Sessions – Listen to an expert while you have breakfast! These sponsored sessions allow you to gain some knowledge from an expert while enjoying a complimentary breakfast. Pre-registration is required for both Thursday and Friday sessions.

• Thursday, July 12
• 6:30am – 8:00am
• Breakfast is open to all technicians and/or veterinarians
• * Sponsored by Scotiabank – topic and speaker to be confirmed

• Friday, July 13
• 6:30am – 8:00am
• Breakfast is open to all technicians and/or veterinarians
• * Sponsored by Summit Veterinary Pharmacy – topic to be confirmed, Mr. Darren Osborne