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The Notice Board is designed to provide a section for use by WSAVA members and other veterinary related organizations having important information to share with the WSAVA and global veterinary community. Visit this page regularly to stay abreast of current news & announcements. DATE update (was Nov 13): Soft Tissue Surgery; November 20, 2011 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA; Course Director John Berg, DVM, DACVS; 6 Hrs CE; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Course Director / Faculty updates Tufts Goes West: Renal and Cardiac Emergencies; October 16–18, 2011 with Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in San Francisco, CA; Faculty - Mary Labato, DVM, DACVIM and Barret Bulmer, DVM, DACVIM; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Standards of Hoofcare, 2nd Annual; October 29, 2011 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, co-sponsored by SNEFA in Grafton, MA; 6 Hrs CE; Course Directors Carl Kirker-Head, VetMB, MRCVS, DACVS, DECVS and Garth Bodkin, Past-President SNEFA; Guest Speaker Doug Butler, PhD (veterinary anatomy & equine nutrition), CJF, FWCF; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Upcoming events Emergency and Critical Care Update, 8th Annual; October 30, 2011 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA; Course Director Dr. Claire Sharp; 6 Hrs CE; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce 29th Annual Veterinary Comparative Respiratory Society Symposium, November 2-5 , 2011 in Vienna, Austria; Main Theme Non-Invasive Lung Function Testing; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.the-vcrs.org Timely Topics in Internal Medicine, 13th Annual; December 4, 2011 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA; Course Director Linda Ross, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SA Internal Medicine); 6 Hrs CE; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Technician Symposium & Technician “Boot Camp”, 13th Annual; January 28-31, 2012 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA; Course Director Susan Bryant; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Medical and Surgical Solutions for Common Practice Problems; February 12-15, 2012 in Cancun, Mexico with Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University; 16 Hrs CE Credit; Course Directors Rob McCarthy, DVM, DACVS and Mary Labato, DVM, DACVIM; Contact: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University’s C.E. Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Neurology for the Practitioner; February 26, 2012 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA; Course Director Dominik Faissler, DVM, DECVN; 6 Hrs CE; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Whole Cat Workshop, March 25, 2012 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA, Co-sponsored by MAC; Course Director Emily McCobb, DVM; 6 Hrs CE; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Chronic Pain Symposium; March 31 – April 1, 2012 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (TCSVM) in Grafton, MA, Course Director: Alicia Z. Karas, MS, DVM, DACVA; Assistant Professor, Anesthesia, TCSVM; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce Ophthalmology for the Practicing Veterinarian; April 22, 2012 at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA; Course Director Christopher Pirie, DVM, DACVO; Contact: Continuing Education Dept. 508-887-4723; vetCEinfo@tufts.edu, web site: www.tufts.edu/vet/ce ___________________________________ International Conference of Elbow Dysplasia Scrutinizers October 8 & 9, 2011; Amsterdam, Holland The Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) and the International Elbow Working Group (IEWG) invite all official scrutinizers of radiographs of elbow joints to participate in an international conference of elbow dysplasia scrutinizers (IC-EDS) to harmonise and validate elbow screening procedures. The IC-EDS will be hosted by the IEWG. Information about inscription will be available through the FCI web page (http://www.fci.be), the IEWG web page (http://www.iewg-vet.org) or on request from How@planet.nl . The inscription fee includes lectures by invited speakers, workshop, and documentation with examples of cases, and beverages and luncheon. The Conference starts at 9:00 hrs and will end at 17:00 hrs. in the Novotel, Europaboulevard in Amsterdam. The Saturday-evening dinner will be hosted by the Dutch Kennel Club. _______________________________________ WSAVA CE Meetings WSAVA World Congress in Jeju, Korea from October 14-17 WSAVA Meetings Provides a listing of scheduled WSAVA-sponsored CE events taking place in 2008 and 2009. ________________________________________ Calendar of Global Veterinary CE Meetings The above link allows the reader to search a database of global veterinary CE events. WSAVA Member Association CE Meetings Latvia Topic: Dermatology _______________________________ SUVEPA, the Uruguayan Veterinary Association of Small Animal Specialists, an Association that is member of WSAVA and FIAVAC, in association with the SMVU, the Uruguayan Veterinary Association and CEVEMA (the Maldonado Veterinary Association) are organizing the VIII Ibero American FIAVAC Congress to be held in Punta del Este, Uruguay next November 24 to 26, www.fiavac2011.org Given the role of the Veterinary profession in Public Health and Epidemiologic Surveillance and taking into account the constant evolution of ecosystems and their influence on the geographical distribution of many diseases, the Organizing Committee decided to also include the Ibero American Symposium of Emerging and Reemerging Zoonotic Diseases. _________________________________________ ADDITIONAL VETERINARY CE OPPORTUNITIES 2011 ACVS Veterinary Symposium November 1-2: Pre-Symposium Laboratories & Workshops Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL For more information, contact: _________________________________ Canadian Association of Veterinary Acupuncturists (A.V.A.C.) is happy to announce the Basic Veterinary Acupuncture Course to be held in 2011-2012 in Toronto at: PawsWay Radisson Admiral Harbourfront Hotel, Session I: October 25-29, 2011 Session II: November 29 - December 3, 2011 Session III: February 28 - March 3, 2012 Session IV: April 17-21, 2012 Exam: May 18 - 19, 2012 For further information please contact: email: office@avac.ca website: http://www.avac.ca/course-eng.html __________________________________ International Veterinary Opportunities Volunteer in Nepal with a street dog welfare organization! The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre (KAT Centre, www.katcentre.org.np) in Kathmandu, Nepal is seeking volunteer veterinarians, vet nurses, and vet students to work with our two vets and six animal care staff to provide treatment for street dogs and cats. ABOUT THE KAT CENTRE More than 20,000 dogs live on the streets of the city of Kathmandu, Nepal. Many suffer from starvation, infected open sores, mange, and rabies. The KAT Centre’s goals are to humanely create a healthy, stable dog population in Kathmandu and to eliminate rabies, which kills hundreds of people in Nepal every year. We are accomplishing this through a widespread street dog sterilization program, medical treatment for sick and injured dogs, vaccinations, and humane education. In the seven years since the KAT Centre was founded, we have sterilised over 40% of the female street dogs in Kathmandu, the canine population has decreased from approximately 31,000 to 22,500, and surveys show that people are more compassionate towards street dogs. The organisation’s impact goes far beyond the animals it treats. VOLUNTEERING AT THE KAT CENTRE As a volunteer at KAT, you will have opportunities to learn different approaches to veterinary medicine and help treat illnesses and injuries that are uncommon in developed countries. You will also be able to ride on KAT’s animal ambulances with staff who catch and release street dogs and respond to emergency rescue calls. Additionally, we hope you will share your knowledge and experience with our vets and other staff to help make sustained improvements to our procedures. We welcome volunteers for any amount of time, and no particular experience is necessary. Please come to the KAT Centre willing to adapt to the unpredictability of life in Nepal and the limited resources available. Since we don’t have a structured volunteer program, we encourage volunteers to take initiative to ask the staff how they can get involved. Learn more about volunteering at the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre at http://katcentre.org.np/volunteer/index.html. +977 1 4373169 _____________________________________ Call for volunteers in Nepal In Nepal, Veterinary practice is currently focused primarily on symptomatic treatment. The major reasons are the lack of manpower, diagnostic tools, lack of technical know-how, and lack of awareness by pet owners. The lack of focus on diagnosis has perpetuated a risk of a public health hazard. To address this concern, Animal Hospital and Research Center was established in 2008 with an aim to provide quality service to pet animals, being the first of its kind in the private sector within Nepal. The hospital has a full-fledged moden pathology laboratory that includes veterinary automatic hematology counter, biochemical analyzer, sophisticated microscope; X-ray, ultrasound, bedside monitor etc. Animal Hospital and Research Center requires- 2 skilled Veterinary Volunteers and 1 veterinary nurse to assist in treatment/ surgery; new graduates also welcome to apply. ______________________________ Visakha SPCA has one of the most comprehensive animal shelters in India: dogs and cats, cattle and birds, and wildlife that was being illegally kept to be sold dead or alive. As if that wasn't enough work to do, we also have our ambitiously eco-friendly, 100% organic farming and renewable energy projects to run, plus our medical facilities for the animals! One of our most important projects is our animal birth control program (ABC) for dogs and cats. Recently, due to heightened publicity about dog bites, the public's tolerance for any trouble with the street dogs has gone way down. Consequently, Visakha SPCA wants to go full tilt to spay/neuter/vaccinate 10,000 street or community dogs: fewer dogs means fewer bites -- and fewer dogs put down. We need your help to accomplish this and to show the public that we can control the problem so the authorities don't have to start killing street dogs again en masse. Urgent call for veterinary volunteers For further info please visit www.vspca.org or contact Visakha SPCA at info@visakhaspca.org _____________________________________ British Veterinary Association Overseas Diary An update report on the BVA Overseas Group's activities. Please note that the BVA has not approved or assessed any of the organisations or projects listed but we may be able to put you in touch with previous volunteers for background information and advice. It may also be helpful to know that the Overseas Group has produced a basic guidance note on working overseas as a volunteer which is available on the BVA website from helenac@bva.co.uk. __________________________________________________________________________ APPEAL FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS The Education and Research Committee of Usmanu Danfodiyo University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Sokoto, Nigeria requests donations and subscriptions of books, journals, publications, illustration posters and models, CD-ROMs, and other interactive learning materials. The committee's educational program would also welcome computers and laboratory/diagnostic materials from individual veterinarians, or veterinary associations, schools, or libraries that update their reference volumes. Please consider sending any requested materials that are being replaced to the Veterinary Library as the group would be delighted to receive them. Please address any correspondence in this regard to the program's coordinator, Dr. Aminu Shittu, c/o Department of Public Health and Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B 2254, Sokoto-Nigeria; phone, (234)-803-6857-519; Email: ameen_vet@yahoo.com. The above appeal for materials is more directed towards food animal veterinary medicine and focused on needly countries in Africa. WSAVA also coordinates the collection of educational material needed in other parts of the world with a focus on companion animal veterinary medicine. If any reader has materials they would like to donate, please contact the WSAVA Secretary at info@wsava.org.
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