Veterinary Technician CE
Veterinary technicians, like other professionals, need to have continuous learning in order to cope up with the rapid changes in the medical and technological fields. New knowledge is taught and learned every day. There is also a surge of state-of-the-art gadgets and machines, which would help in making the veterinary technology an efficient and effective profession. Many other procedures are added to the vault of skills, while others are being revised and refined. Veterinary technology continuing education (CE) is one of the best sources in order to help vet techs give quality care that will help one build a reputation of being a quality animal health care provider.
Today, veterinary technology continuing education credits are available not only in colleges and universities, but also online and in the vet tech magazines. These continuing education lectures are made available for the improvement of the careers of veterinary technicians/technologists.
The Vet Med Team (vetmedteam.com) provides online continuing education resource. For the month of June 2010, the Vet Med Team offers a continuing education course entitled Team Development: Effective Communication for the Veterinary Team. The course talks about effective communication skills, how to communicate with the health care team, and the clients as well. Its aim is to create a communication code of conduct for the team.
The program is asynchronous. Thus, a participant may log in any time he wishes while the course is in session. This course will help a vet tech earn five credits on continuing education. Upcoming session registration is on June 15, 2024 until June 17, 2010, 11:00 pm, Eastern time. The course price is $88.00.
Another continuing education opportunity is the 3rd Annual Back to School Veterinary Technician CE Seminar. The continuing education seminar will be held at the University of California, Davis, on June 26 and 27, 2010 and is presented by UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and The California Registered Veterinary Technician Association (CaRVTA). Registration will be on the same date at 7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
The program is divided in to three (3) tracks. Track 1 includes emergency and critical care in the am session and nursing for the pm session on June 26, and medicine and pharmacy on June 27th. Track 2 talks about surgery, shelter medicine and avian on the 1st day, and cutting edge plus imaging on the second day. Track 3 dentistry, oncology and rehabilitation on the 1st day and community practice and anesthesia on the second day. Workshops on ECG interpretation, anesthesia machine trouble-shooting, and CPR are also available. The seminar will take place in Gladys Valley Hall located at the Health Sciences Complex, and will start at exactly 8:00 am. Registration request forms are available online at carvta.org/back2school10.pdf.
Continuing education is a must in the practice of veterinary technology. With this, a vet tech can catch up with the advancements in the world of veterinary medicine. Continuing education lectures will not only broaden the horizons of vet techs but will also facilitate their interaction with their colleagues and other members of the veterinary medicine health care team.