Continuing Education
Canada West Veterinary Specialists is proud to host a variety of in-house events throughout the calendar year for the local veterinary community.
Upcoming Events:
2024 Symposium
Sunday October 6, 2024
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Previous Seminars
2024 Spring Seminar
Thursday April 18, 2024
Register: Closed.
2023 Symposium
Sunday October 22, 2023
Register: Closed.
2019 Symposium
Sunday, October 6th, 2019
Register: Closed.
2019 Spring Seminar
Thursday, April 25th, 2019
Register: Closed.
2018 Symposium
October 14, 2018
Register: Closed.
2018 Spring Seminar
April 12, 2018
Register: Closed.
2017 Symposium
October 1, 2017
Guest speaker: Dr. Andrew Mackin
Register: Closed.
2017 Spring Seminar
April 20, 2017
Location: Crystal Pavilion – Pan Pacific Hotel
300-999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B5
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM (PT)
Register: Closed.
2016 Symposium
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Register: Closed.
2015 Symposium
October 4, 2015
Location: Crystal Pavilion – Pan Pacific Hotel
300-999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B5
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM (PT)
Register: Closed.
Save the Dates:
- Interventional cardiology: a review of indications, modalities and patient selection.
- Heart rhythm analysis: a systematic approach to cardiac arrhythmias.
- Cardiology in day to day practice: ingredients for a successful cardiac evaluation.
3 hrs of lecture.
March 7th, 2012
Location: Victoria Academy of Veterinary Medicine – Victoria, BC
March 8th, 2012
Location: North Island Veterinary Academy – Parksville, BC
2012 Spring Seminar
April 19th, 2012
Time: 6:30 (wine and cheese); Seminars: 7:15.
Location: Canada West Veterinary Specialists (and Trev Deeley Motorcycles next door!)
There will be 4 short lectures for 1.5 hrs of continuing education.
2011 Annual Symposium
October 30th, 2011
Location: Pan Pacific Hotel
300-999 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B5, Canada
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM (PT)
Cost: No charge
Register: Closed.
CT scan or how to obtain more information than ultrasound and radiographs
Rescheduled due to the Stanley Cup Playoffs ***Go canucks go ***
Please note new date: June 28, 2011
- Dr Augustin Mareschal
Location: Canada West
Time: lecture: 7pm
Cost: no charge
Register: Please call reception at (604) 473-4882.
Congenital Heart Defects Made Simple Click to download handout for this talk (pdf file)
February 24, 2011
- Dr Marco Margiocco
Location: Canada West
Time: Lecture: 7pm
Cost: No charge
Register: Please call reception at (604) 473-4882.
The Management of Recurrent Bladder Stones
April 11, 2011
- Dr Marilyn Dunn
Location: Canada West
Time: Lecture: 7pm
Cost: No charge
Register: Please call reception at (604) 473-4882.
Stem cell therapy
May 30, 2011
- Dr Alan Kuzma
Location: Canada West
Time: Lecture: 7pm
Cost: No charge
Register: Please call reception at (604) 473-4882.
November 7, 2010 Symposium
The symposium was made possible by our industry partners
Program for Veterinarians
- Canine alopecia: What can it be other than hypothyroidism or hyperadrenocorticism ? Click to download handout for this talk (PDF file)
Dr Vincent Defalque - Updates on Feline Cardiology
Dr. Marco Margiocco - Pimobendan Study
Dr Marco Margiocco - Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient
Dr Craig Mosley Link to videocast part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4 - 3 things to know about Neurology; just forget the rest
Dr Nick Sharp Link to videocast part 1; part 2 - The Understanding and Management of Shock
Dr Teresa Cheng Link to videocast part 1; part 2 - Stuck between a rock and a hard place. New treatments for feline ureteroliths
Dr Marilyn Dunn Link to videocast part 1; part 2
Program for Technicians
- What’s your type? Transfusion medicine for the technician
Nicole Jameson, RAHT, VTS (Emergency + Critical Care) Link to videocast part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4 - History taking and diagnostic tests in Veterinary Dermatology
Dr Vincent Defalque Link to videocast part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4 - Veterinary technician Specializations – an overview
Nicole Jameson, RAHT, VTS (Emergency + Critical Care) - The Cardiac Workup: Physical Examination, Non-Invasive Blood Pressure and ECG
Dr Marco Margiocco Link to videocast part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4 - Pimobendan Study
Dr Marco Margiocco - Basic Stabilization of Emergency Patients
Dr Teresa Cheng Link to videocast part 1; part 2; part 3 - The unexpected in Anesthesia
Dr Craig Mosley Link to videocast part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4; part 5 - What can physiotherapy do for your patients?
Dr Terri Schiller Link to videocast part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4
Canada West Speaking Engagements
September 9-11, 2010:
Dr. Marco Margiocco – 20th ECVIM-CA Annual Congress, Toulouse, France
PHARMACOKINETICS OF ORAL PIMOBENDAN IN HEALTHY CATS: A SINGLE DOSE STUDY
AS Hanzlicek, ML Margiocco, R Gehring, B KuKanich, K Stenske, M Borgarelli
October 21-23, 2010
Dr Craig Mosley- http://www.acvs.org/Symposium – Seattle, Washington
Anesthesia and Analgesia for Open Wound Management
