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The CACVT Conference committee is currently working on our next two conferences. If you would like to be a part of designing your own CE, please contact the CACVT office. It's a great way to shape your own education!

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Independence MonumentApril 16-18, 2010

CACVT Annual Spring Conference

Clarion Hotel Colorado in Grand Junction - variety of speakers

Click here for a brochure in PDF

Click here for a registration form in WORD 

Please submit one registration form for each attendee with the payment. Thank you!   Scroll to the bottom for conference rates and registration.

Sponsors

If you are interested in partnering with CACVT, please click here for information or contact the CACVT office. Thank you. We can't do it without you! 

Location:

Clarion Inn

755 Horizon Drive, Grand Jct, CO 81506

DO NOT use their Website for overnight reservations!!

CACVT has secured a rate of $69.00/night (plus taxes)!! However, you must call Tracy at 888-489-9796 or the Front Desk at 970-243-6790 and let them know you are with the CACVT conference to obtain this rate. 

To visit their Website: click here

• directions
• general information
• weather updates
• photo gallery
• things to do

 

Conference Line-up

Friday Night

7 pm to 9 pm

Thanks to the Clarion, we will have a social with finger foods and beverages. Break your mold and have a great time! Meet other colleagues and collaborate with CACVT leadership. Fun games and prizes will be available. 

Complimentary, but must sign up on the registration form

Saturday Program
(total 9 technical CE)
Brief explanations only (may change slightly in final program)

7-8 am = registration

8-9:55 am = Osteoarthritis and Chronic Kidney Disease-Nutritional Aspects

Presented by Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT; Veterinary Technician Specialist at Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

10:15-12 noon = Wound Management; Stabilizing the Trauma Patient (examples: HBC, fractures, triage)

Presented by Stacy D. Meola, DVM, MS; Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital

Noon - 1:30 pm = lunch and general membership meeting (find out what CACVT is doing for you!)

1:40 - 2:55 pm = Endocrine Emergencies - what you need to know
Maureen D. Finke, DVM; Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital

3:15 - 5 pm = A Day in the Life of a Technician - one definitely you don't want to miss. If you haven't heard Dr. Holt speak, here is your chance and you won't regret it! If you have heard him, it's a whole new day!
Tim Holt, DVM; Colorado State University

Sunday Program
(total 4 technical CE)

7-8 am = registration

8-9:55 am = What is Research all about and Why should I Care?

• How technicians can turn research results into practical applications for their clinic and clients/patients
• Career opportunities for technicians in this field
• Making the clinic technician's life a bit easier

Wayne Jensen, DVM; Morris Animal Foundation

 

10:15 am - 12 noon = The Science and Art of Using Reference Laboratories

• How to utilize the laboratory
• Making good samples so that the best diagnostics are obtained so you and your veterinarian have the best information for making a diagnosis
• Proper collection & handling; how to ship, what are the best containers
• How to prepare cytology slides: what happens when your technique isn't right

Dr. John Andrews, Cheryl Thomas, and Bob Kim Hannafious;  Western Slope Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

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Registration

Total of 13 hours (for both days)

Early Bird Rates! Sign up by March 19, 2010

Conference Rates

Conference Attendance		Early Bird   (Postmark by March 18)	Advance (Postmark March 19 - April 10)	April 11 or On-Site
CACVT Member	2 day	$100	$110	$120
	Saturday	$65	$75	$85
	Sunday	$45	$55	$65
Non-Member	2 day	$120	$130	$140
	Saturday	$85	$95	$105
	Sunday	$65	$75	$85
Student*	2 day	$50	$60	$70
	Saturday	$30	$40	$50
	Sunday	$20	$30	$40
* currently attending an AVMA-accredited program in veterinary technology

Note: Lunch on Saturday is included in the registration fee. However, breakfast is NOT included. It is available for an additional $10.

Please submit one registration form for each attendee with the payment. Thank you!  

Click here for a registration form in PDF

Click here for a registration form in WORD

 

 

If you would like to pay for multiple individuals using paypal, please contact the cacvt office and we can invoice you via email or assist you over the phone.

Note: you do not have to have a paypal account to use paypal.

Individual Member Registration

Member-2 day $100.00 Member-2 day Sat breakfast $110.00 Member-2 day Sun breakfast $110.00 Member-2 day both breakfast $120.00 Member-Sat only $65.00 Member-Sat with breakfast $75.00 Member-Sun only $45.00 Member-Sun with breakfast $55.00

 

Individual Non Member Registration

NonMemb-2 day $120.00 NonMemb-2 day Sat breakfast $130.00 NonMemb-2 day Sun breakfast $130.00 NonMemb-2 day both breakfast $140.00 NonMemb-Sat only $85.00 NonMemb-Sat with breakfast $95.00 NonMemb-Sun only $65.00 NonMemb-Sun with breakfast $75.00

 

Individual Student Registration

Student-2 day $50.00 Student-2 day Sat breakfast $60.00 Student-2 day Sun breakfast $60.00 Student-2 day both breakfast $70.00 Student-Sat only $30.00 Student-Sat with breakfast $40.00 Student-Sun only $20.00 Student-Sun with breakfast $30.00

 

Cancellation Policy
If there is a cancellation one month prior to the event, the registration fee minus $20 will be refunded. Less than one month prior to the event, no fees will be returned. However, a different individual may take the place of the person who originally registered. There will be no exceptions made for weather conditions unless the conference is cancelled by CACVT.