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Please review the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine's Guidance Document 150-11, Guidance for Continuing Education (CE) Audits and Sanctioning for Failure to Complete CE. This document includes which topics qualify as CE in Virginia.
Final determination of the acceptance of a program is up to the individual state licensing authority. Visit aavsb.org/DLR to locate the detailed CE license
renewal requirements for your state veterinary board.
 ******************************************************************************* The WVVMA is excited to announce that online registration for the 2021 Annual IN-PERSON Meeting at the Greenbrier Resort has opened! Join us November 12-14, 2021 in White Sulphur Springs, WV and earn up to 18 hours of continuing education! Click the image below for additional conference information and how you can register today
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The VALVT would like to invite the VVMA to support a great FREE continuing education opportunity; Offered by the colleagues at Tennessee Tech University and Power of Putnam, a local substance abuse prevention coalition. This group has come together to provide a 2-HR CE course on Controlled Substance Diversion in Veterinary Medicine: Policy, Strategy and Ethics. With the growing concerns with the opioid & control substance crisis' we have seen in both the human and veterinary fields; this CE allows a safe environment for discussions and helps to empower you with knowledge on navigating this sensitive topic. I hope the VVMA members will support this event as the VALVT has. Thank you, Ashley Haney, LVT- VALVT President Controlled Substance Diversion in Veterinary Medicine: (2-hour, CE Course) Cost: Free-of-charge Format: Online, self-paced Deadlines: Registration closes on December 15, 2021 - Course closes on December 31, 2021 To register for the course, please visit: https://sites.tntech.edu/vetce-csd/. Sponsors: Power of Putnam, Tennessee Tech University, AmerisourceBergen Foundation The course is sponsored by the Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians, which qualifies it for CE credit in the state of Virginia, and it has been approved for CE credit by the following boards:
Description: The purposes of the course are to provide veterinarians and veterinarian technicians in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia with (1) a description of what is currently known about the abuse of controlled pet medicines and strategies people use for obtaining such prescribed pet medicines for their own consumption; (2) an overview of reporting requirements for prescriptions of controlled substances for animals; (3) education in understanding and identifying drug abuse and addiction, and (4) training in the use and application of Naloxone (i.e., Narcan) for the reversal of active opioid overdose. Upon completion of the course, participants will be provided with a Certificate of Completion, information about receiving an opioid overdose reversal kit, and access to a variety of relevant resources. Speakers:
Course Outline:
For inquiries about the course, please contact either Dr. Steven Seiler, sseiler@tntech.edu, or Bill Gibson, bill@powerofputnam.org |
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