This page is an archive of past events:

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