Continuing Education & CE Opportunities
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Registered Veterinary Technicians are outstanding in their field. Maintaining their first-rate education and skills requires a commitment to staying current on industry techniques and innovations. Continuing Education represents your dedication to doing just that. Not only are RVTs enhancing their personal professional standing, they are also satisfying their responsibility as an RVT to obtain 20 CE credits per 24 month period. To find out more about your CE credits, login to your OAVT profile. Notices will be sent out only to individuals who have not met their required CE. Click on the ABCs of Submitting CE poster (left) for a quick reference guide. |
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OAVT Endorsed CE Events
Events are listed as they are received, not chronologically
OAVT Professionalism & Ethics (P&E)
Information Workshop
This one day workshop provides an excellent opportunity to learn about
professionalism and ethics from experienced RVTs.
Click Here for More Details as well as Registration on Upcoming P&E sessions
Next Session: June 22, 2013
RVTs earn five (5) credits for attending the full day workshop
Keeping Cats Happy & Healthy: Webinar 
with Dr. Liz O'Brien
Sponsored by Bayer, Merial, IDEXX, Petsecure and Hill's Prescription Diets
Thursday, May 9, 201310:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EDT
Click here for more information
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PHMB Antimicrobial Dressings: Web and Teleconference
with Émilie Vaillancourt, BScN, Wound Care Specialist
Sponsored by Covidien
Wednesday, May 15, 20135 pm Eastern
6 pm Atlantic
Click Here for more details
Wildlife Immobilization Workshop
Dr. Sue Carstairs and Dr. Graham Crawshaw
June 18, 25 2013During the two days of instruction, participants in this workshop will learn techniques for immobilizing wild and zoo animals. This will be presented in lecture format, along with videos. A full afternoon of hands-on experience with a wide array of capture devices will be provided.
Click Here for more details
Turtle Trauma Workshop
Dr. Sue Carstairs
July 9, 2013This is a full day session summarizing turtle trauma treatment. Since 7 of the 8 species of Ontario turtles are listed as “at risk” and since road mortalities play a large part in this, this workshop combines conservation with medicine perfectly.
Click Here for more details
5 CE credits
Leadership Wellness Plans for Practice Success
Quality CE
Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition and IDEXX Laboratories
November 16, 2013, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Focusing on practical leadership tips, this program includes:
- The Right Fit
- Bringing out the Best
- Conflict: A Dangerous Opportunity
Click here for more information
Canine CE Series
Georgian College
Barrie and Orillia campuses
Courses include:
- Canine Self-Defense
- Canine Emergency Care
- Canine First Aid: Part 1
- Canine Trauma Response: Part 2
- Canine Basic Behaviour 101
Click here for more course information
Click here for Winter 2013 schedule
Click here for Fall 2013 schedule
Royal Canin Veterinary Exclusive Online Learning
Sponsored by Royal Canin Canada
Contact your Technical Sales Representative to learn more and to register for these e-learning modules.
Continuing education credits are awarded by OAVT according to the complexity of the specific module.
Learn With Bayer
Sponsored by Bayer Animal Health
This web site offers a complete menu of learning opportunities for Registered Veterinary Technicians including their popular PSI (Parasite Scene Investigators) series.
Click on any of the following for more details:
Fleas and Ticks |
Puces et Tiques |
PSI: Fleas and Ticks |
PSI: Puces et Tiques |
Heartworm |
Ver Du Coeur |
PSI: Heartworm |
PSI: Ver du Coeur |
Intestinal Parasites |
Parasites Intestinaux |
PSI: Intestinal Parasites |
PSI: Parasites Intestinaux |
Mites - English |
Mites - Français |
Complete Equine CE Trilogy |
Trilogie Complète de FC Équine |
Ceva Lunch & Learn
Sponsored by Ceva
1 (800) 510-8864
Efficient instrument processing; is your clinic ready?
Contact Ceva to schedule a Lunch & Learn with one of their representatives to find out.
1 credit
Veterinary Dental Radiography In-Clinic Training
Sue MacNeal RVT CVDT BSc
Your entire team trained in one afternoon!
Your clinic, your equipment....less expense and less down time.
For more information on each course and to register, please click here
4 credits
Animal Experience International (AEI)
Want to experience something wild?
Click here for more details.
5 credits per 2 week commitment
(a maximum of 10 credits will be recognized by the OAVT for this experience)
Advanced Skills in Canine Rehabilitation
A Five Part Series
Quality CE Inc.
Delta Toronto Airport West, Mississauga
Join Jenn Panko, Registered Veterinary Technician, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner, Canine Osteoarthritis Case Manager, and Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner (candidate) for this five part series that will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to build a canine rehabilitation practice in their own hospital.
Dates for each course:
May 25, 2013
May 26, 2013 (includes a hands-on laboratory session!)
Please click here to register for 2013 dates.
5 credits per full day attendance
Advanced Wildlife Technician & Wildlife Field Studies 
Seneca College, King Campus
These courses are open to veterinary technicians, veterinarians, plus technician students and veterinary students.
Advanced Wildlife Technician builds advanced skills required for technicians working in the specialized field of zoo and wildlife medicine. Topics covered include immobilization, anesthesia, normal and abnormal hematology, avian bandaging, emergency and critical care, turtle trauma, post mortem, wildlife rehabilitation, the technician in zoo medicine, individual species care, orphan care. Placements are in a wildlife rehabilitation or zoo setting.
20 CE credits
Wildlife Field Studies will provide an in-depth coverage of skills required to participate in wildlife field survey projects, including tracking utilizing radio telemetry. The course will also include practical experience in the field, on actual field projects.
20 CE credits
Course Coordinator: Dr. Sue Carstairs
For registration information - e-mail: suecarstairs@sympatico.ca
Click here for more details
Principals & Practice of Rehabilitation for Companion Animals
Northern College
Northern College announces its new graduate one-year certificate program for veterinary technicians.
Physical rehabilitation is emerging as an important component of animal health care.
It is the first program enabling veterinary technicians to obtain this certificate in Canada.
Click here for more details and contact information
Emerging Issues in Heartworm Health
Dr. Byron Blagburn, MS, PhD
Sponsored by Bayer HealthCare Animal Health
Session: various dates
Click here for more information (English)
Click here for more information (French)
1.0 CE Credit
Correspondence Courses
Provided by University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus
1. Canine and Feline Nutrition
2. Pharmacology
3. Advanced Anaesthesia & Pain Management Techniques
4. Introduction to Small Animal Dentistry
5. Introduction to Small Animal Behaviour
6. Medical Emergencies
Click here for details and to register
5 CE Credits (per course)
Abbott Animal Health
Fluid Therapy
www.abbottanimalhealthce.com0.5 CE credits per 1 hour module
Hill's Veterinary Nutritional Advocate (VNA) Program
Sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition
6 CE Credits
Be A Tree
Support public safety and animal welfare while teaching children how to relate with the dogs in their communities. Leading your community in dog bite prevention is a tremendous opportunity to teach your neighbors about who RVTs are and what we do. You will be advocating for your profession while making a difference to the world around you. 2 credits per delivery up to a maximum of 6 credits |
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Online Course - Basic Dog Body Language
Doggone Safe (the creators of the Be A Tree program) have also created an
online course to learn more about understanding and interpreting canine body
language. This course might help to prepare you for the delivery of Be A Tree in your communities.
Click here for details and to register
2.5 CE Credits
OAVT Provided CE
TECHNEWS
TechNews is a national publication with three CE articles in each issue. All members of the OAVT are mailed a copy of TechNews each quarter. After reading the articles click below to complete the quiz process:
Click Here for TechNews Quizzes
One (1) credit for each C.E. Quiz successfully completed and submitted to the OAVT.
OAVT Online CE Courses
The OAVT provides Continuing Education through our online webinar system. This technology enables you to watch an online seminar, then to take a short test afterwards which qualify as CE credits. This learning opportunity is open to the public and other jurisdictions in addition to RVTs in Ontario.
Due to technical difficulties creating your first time user account cannot be done online. Please contact the OAVT office for your user account to be created.
Click Here for the Online Courses Currently Available
Credits vary depending upon the pre-approved allocation at the discretion of the OAVT.
The OAVT is in the process of expanding the scope of offerings to meet the ongoing and ever expanding educational needs of Registered Veterinary Technicians. If you or your organization is interested in working with the OAVT to offer a new online course, please contact our office at oavt@oavt.org
