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July 7 to 10, 2016Scotiabank Convention Centre

NIAGARA FALLS, ON

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The CVMA Convention isn’t just about continuing education. The Exhibit Hall at the Scotiabank Convention Centre will showcase almost 100 vendors with their latest products and services. New in 2016! “Tech Tent” featuring 15-minute demonstrations of the latest technologies available in veterinary practice.

The Fun Run is a convention tradition and just imagine running or walking alongside the roar of the Falls.

The social evening on Saturday, July 9, is a Mardi Gras at Niagara’s Edgewaters Restaurant. The venue offers an outdoor terrace with a magnifi cent view of the American and Canadian Falls. Chef Sidney will showcase his great passion for food and wine with a custom menu featuring the best of Niagara. You’ll be entertained by magician Anthony Lindan, psychics, fortune tellers and caricature artist Bruce Outridge. You’ll dance the night away to the beat of DJ Blake Belcher. It’s a party you don’t want to miss.

Take advantage of great CE in Canada!

ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS IN MARCH 2016

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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016

8:00 am – 9:00 am ECC FUNdamentals: The Basics of Shock and Triage (Lecture)

8:00 am – 5:00 pm CVMA Summit

9:00 am – 12:00 pm CPR for Veterinary Technicians (Lab)

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm CVMA Annual General Meeting and Awards Luncheon (CVMA members and invited guests only)

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Train Wrecks and Car Crashes: ECC Disaster Cases! (Lecture)

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm CVMA Emerging Leaders Program (Part 1)

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Emergency Procedures for Veterinary Technicians (Lab)

FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016

6:30 am – 8:00 am Litecure Interactive Breakfast Session

8:00 am – 12:00 pm CVMA Emerging Leaders Program (Part 2)

8:00 am – 5:20 pm Continuing Education — Companion Animal

8:00 am – 5:20 pm Continuing Education — Ruminant, Equine, Practice Management

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm CVMA National Issues Forum

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception and Exhibit Hall OpeningSATURDAY, JULY 9, 20166:00 am – 8:00 am Fun Run and Yoga with Breakfast

6:30 am – 8:00 am MNP Interactive Breakfast Session

8:00 am – 4:50 pm Continuing Education — Companion Animal

8:15 am – 5:05 pm Continuing Education — Ruminant, Equine, Animal Welfare

10:00 am – 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall open

7:00 pm – 12:00 am CVMA Social Evening — Mardi Gras SUNDAY, JULY 10, 20167:00 am – 8:00 am Christian Veterinary Missions of Canada (CVMC) Breakfast Meeting

8:15 am – 5:05 pm Continuing Education — Companion Animal, Large Animal, Mind and Body Workshop

10:00 am – 1:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

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M O T I V A T I N G ! The CVMA Convention offers RVT’s an opportunity that is NOT available at any other veterinary convention. The CVMA Emerging Leaders Program, now its 7th year, was originally designed for DVMs, but it is now open to veterinary technicians. The two half-day workshop (July 7 afternoon and July 8 morning), provides a unique opportunity to explore your personal and professional accomplishments. The program will change the way you work and how you think about work.

Nadine Schueller, RVT from Saskatchewan, was an ELP participant in 2015. She says: “It is no exaggeration to say that Dr. Rick DeBowes and the ELP experience was transformative — both professionally and personally. Dr. DeBowes focused on the team approach and made each person in that room realize that they were a leader, whether they were a DVM, RVT or kennel cleaner. We all have important jobs! This workshop will long remain a high point of my life, and I highly recommend it to all other veterinary technologists. I went home empowered.”

E X C I T I N G !Think you know Niagara Falls, Ontario? Think again. Scenic Niagara Falls offers much to see and do. Experience the Falls with the legendary Hornblower boat, North America’s oldest attraction wowing millions of visitors since 1846. Or Journey Behind the Falls and traverse tunnels bored into rock behind the great sheet of water for a thunderous close-up view. The sight of the roaring water makes getting wet worth it! For amazing views, you can zip up to the top of the Skylon Tower or ride the Skywheel. And for the more adventurous, check out Niagara Helicopter tours.

Explore Clifton Hill, the world famous ”Street of Fun” by the Falls with wax museums, arcades, themed restaurants, haunted houses and more.

Discover the best of the region’s more than 50 vineyards by following the Wine Route of Ontario through the country-side by car, bike or guided tour. Restau-rant options are abound and Niagara Falls is home to Jamie Kennedy’s Windows Restau-rant and Massimo Capra’s The Rain-bow Room. The picturesque town of Niagara- on-the-Lake, home of the Shaw Festival, is also a short ride away.

A c c o m m o d a t i o n s at the Sheraton on the Falls hotel offer spacious guestrooms and suites with amaz-ing Falls views.

I N S P I R I N G ! The Registered Veterinary Technicians and Technologists of Canada (RVTTC) and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) invite you to experience something new in Niagara Falls this July!

The 2016 CVMA Convention, July 7–10, offers over 118 CE credits of which more than 80% are relevant for RVT’s so you can earn up to 28 CE credits. Over 35 speakers will present sessions in companion and large animal, ruminant, equine, bovine, practice management and animal welfare tracks. Disciplines include dentistry, soft issue surgery, anesthesia and pain management, dermatology and more.

On Thursday, July 7, take advantage of lectures and/or labs dealing with CPR and emergency procedures being taught by expert veterinary technician specialist and educator David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), CVPM. David has worked for many years in general practice and emergency facilities. He will be presenting two lectures — “ECC FUNdamentals: The Basic of Shock and Triage” and “Train Wrecks and Car Crashes: ECC Disaster Cases!” which are open to all registered RVT’s. Then, get hands-on training with David, in two labs aimed at veterinary technicians: “CPR for Veterinary Technicians and Emergency Procedures for Veterinary Technicians.“ Additional fees apply for the labs.

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