Education
Upcoming
Continuing Education & Social Events
See below for details and registration instructions. Events will be added below as details are finalized.
Date Topic Speaker Format CE/CPD Credits
Tue Nov 10 Rabies & Vaccine Updates View Details Dr. Richard Ford DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM (Hon), Dr. Maureen E.C. Anderson DVM, DVSc, PhD, DACVIM, Dr. Hollyn Maloney DVM, MPH Zoom Live 2.00 hrs
Wed Nov 18 Pain Management View Details Dr. Conny Mosley Dr.med.vet., DACVAA, CVA Zoom Live 2.00 hrs
Sat Nov 28 AGM & Guest Speaker View Details Dr. Sandie Black DVM, PhD Social Event 1.00 hrs
Wed Dec 2 Palliative Care View Details Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) Cooney DVM, CHPV, ACPEV, DACAW Zoom Live 2.00 hrs
Sun Jan 10, 2027 SA Internal Medicine View Details Dr. Kenneth (Ken) Cockwill BSc, DVM, DACVIM In-person 6.00 hrs
Wed Jan 27, 2027 Clinical Pathology View Details Dr. Catherine Wagg DVM, Dip ACVP (Clinical Pathology) Zoom Live 2.00 hrs
Sat Feb 6, 2027 5th Annual Vet Student Meet & Greet View Details Social Event —
Sun Mar 7, 2027 Cardiology View Details Dr. Étienne Côté DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology, Small Animal Internal Medicine) In-person 6.00 hrs
Sun Apr 18, 2027 Feline Medicine View Details Dr. Susan Little DVM, DABVP (Feline) In-person 6.00 hrs
Sat May 1, 2027 POCUS WET LAB View Details Dr. Søren Boysen DVM, DACVECC In-person 4.00 hrs
Wed May 12, 2027 Behavior View Details Dr. Christopher Pachel DVM, DACVB, CABC Zoom Live 2.00 hrs
Sat May 29, 2027 Dentistry Lecture: Extraction of retained roots & fractured teeth. View Details Dr. Brittney Rigby BSc, DVM, DAVDC In-person 2.00 hrs
Sat Jun 19, 2027 Dentistry Wet Lab: Extraction of retained roots & fractured teeth. View Details Dr. Brittney Rigby BSc, DVM, DAVDC In-person 4.00 hrs
Wed Sep 22, 2027 LA Bovine Session View Details Dr. Brittany Sigfusson DVM Zoom Live 2.00 hrs
Fri Oct 1, 2027 1st Year Vet Student Lunch & Learn View Details In-person —
Sun Oct 3, 2027 Exotics View Details Dr. Krista Keller DVM, DACZM In-person 6.00 hrs
Wed Nov 3, 2027 Radiology/Surgery Combo Lecture View Details Dr. Justin Lavallée DVM, MSc, DACVS-SA, Dr. Amy Larkin DVM Zoom Live 2.00 hrs
Sat Nov 27, 2027 Annual General Meeting, Banquet & Guest Speaker View Details In-person —
Sun Dec 5, 2027 Anesthesia & Pain Management View Details Dr. Craig Mosley DVM, MSc, DACVAA In-person 6.00 hrs
CE/CPD credits pending approval/approved by ABVMA & CVBC (other VMAs self-declare).
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On-Demand Recorded Lecture 6 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Oct 31, 20266 hours

Complications, Comorbidities, & Comfort: Mastering Anesthesia in Practice!

Speaker: Dr. Thomas (Tom) Hordle, MA(Cantab) VetMB MRCVS, UCVM

- Under Pressure: Taking Control of Anesthetic Complications
- Finding Your Rhythm: ECGs Under Anesthesia
- Beyond Non-Steroidals: The Chronic Pain Armoury
- The Bread & Butter Blocks: Hitting the Target with Locoregional Anesthesia
- ASA 3+ Anesthesia: A Comorbidity Challenge
- Perioperative Nausea and Vomiting: The Big “Little” Problem of Veterinary Anesthesia?

Upcoming Live Zoom Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Tue Nov 10, 2026 7:00pm-9:00pm MT

Taking a bite out of rabies and rabies vaccination!

Speaker: Dr. Richard Ford, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM (Hon), Emeritus Professor of Medicine North Carolina State University

Speaker: Dr. Maureen E.C. Anderson, DVM, DVSc, PhD, DACVIM, Lead Veterinarian, Animal Health & Welfare, Veterinary Science Unit Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Speaker: Dr. Hollyn Maloney, DVM, MPH, Public Health Veterinarian, Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation & Alberta Primary and Preventative Health Services, Government of Alberta

Key insights on rabies and rabies vaccination.
Public health impact.
Recent rabies surveillance findings in Canada, the US, and, specifically, Alberta.
Current regulations impacting the movement of dog/cats into and out of Canada.

Upcoming Live Zoom Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Wed Nov 18, 2026 7:00pm-9:00pm MT

"Early" is the New Standard in Pain Management. What does that look like in reality?

Speaker: Dr. Conny Mosley, Dr.med.vet., DACVAA, CVA, Veterinary Consultant Pain & Internal Medicine Elanco AH Canada & Director Canadian Association of Veterinary Cannabinoid Medicine

Proactive Pain Management
Benefits of Early Detection & Intervention
Client Communication
Treatment Options

Upcoming Social Event 1 CE/CPD Credits
CAVM
Sat Nov 28, 2026 6:00pm-10:30pm MT

Annual General Meeting, Banquet & Guest Speaker

Speaker: Dr. Sandie Black, DVM, PhD, Senior Veterinarian, Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo

How to handle a narwhal, what you can learn from collecting diagnostic samples from narwhal and how are narwhal populations doing in the Anthropocene?

Includes: Zoolights, Cocktails, Dinner, Guest Speaker, AGM

On-Demand Recorded Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
Dr. Marc Seitz
Expires Nov 30, 20262 hours

Lights off, brains on: Let's read radiographs together!

Speaker: Dr. Marc Seitz, DVM, DACVR, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice), Associate Clinical Professor of Diagnostic Imaging Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Mississippi State University

Diagnosing gastrointestinal obstructions: tips and tricks.
No, It’s not heart failure: a thoracic radiography case series.

Upcoming Live Zoom Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Wed Dec 2, 2026 7:00pm-9:00pm MT

Caring at the End: Practical Techniques and Compassionate Communication in Euthanasia

Speaker: Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) Cooney, DVM, CHPV, ACPEV, DACAW, Founder and Senior Director of Medical Education for the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA)

The 7 Habits of Good Death Dialogue
Tips for a Technically Smooth Euthanasia

On-Demand Recorded Lecture 3 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Dec 31, 20263 hours

Following the Pet Care Pathway through Anesthesia and Dentistry: Case Scenarios (Day 1 of 2)

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Pang, BSc(Hons) DVM MVetSc, Clinical Instructor, Veterinary Anaesthesia Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM)

Speaker: Dr. Brittney Rigby, BSc, DVM, DAVDC, Alberta Veterinary Dentistry

Anesthetic planning and treatment of common dental diseases in patients with systemic comorbidities.

On-Demand Recorded Lecture 3 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Dec 31, 20263 hours

Following the Pet Care Pathway through Anesthesia and Dentistry: Case Scenarios (Day 2 of 2)

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Pang, BSc(Hons) DVM MVetSc, Clinical Instructor, Veterinary Anaesthesia Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM)

Speaker: Dr. Brittney Rigby, BSc, DVM, DAVDC, Alberta Veterinary Dentistry

Anesthetic planning and treatment of common dental diseases in patients with systemic comorbidities.

On-Demand Recorded Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
Expires Dec 31, 20262 hours

Extraction of the Maxillary Fourth Premolar and Molars in Dogs

Speaker: Dr. Brittney Rigby, BSc, DVM, DAVDC, Alberta Veterinary Dentistry

Gross and radiographic anatomy of the maxillary fourth premolar and molars in dogs.
Pathology, regional nerve blocks, non-surgical and surgical extractions, open root-planing, and closure techniques.

On-Demand Recorded Lecture 3 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Dec 31, 20263.50 hours

Anatomy to Extraction: Comprehensive Feline Dentistry (Day 1 of 2) – Anatomy, Pathology, and Nerve Blocks

Speaker: Dr. Brittney Rigby, BSc, DVM, DAVDC, Alberta Veterinary Dentistry

Feline Dental Anatomy
Common Feline Dental Pathology
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Feline Dental Surgery

On-Demand Recorded Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Dec 31, 20262 hours

Anatomy to Extraction: Comprehensive Feline Dentistry (Day 2 of 2) – Feline Dental Surgery

Speaker: Dr. Brittney Rigby, BSc, DVM, DAVDC, Alberta Veterinary Dentistry

Feline Dental Surgery

Upcoming In-Person Lecture 6 CE/CPD Credits
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Sun Jan 10, 2027 8:30am-4:30pm MT

Small Animal Internal Medicine: Practical Updates in Diagnosis and Management

Speaker: Dr. Kenneth (Ken) Cockwill, BSc, DVM, DACVIM, Boreal Veterinary Centre

FIP diagnosis & treatment
Hyperthyroidism
Chronic enteropathy diagnosis & therapy
Chronic kidney disease

247 Seats Remaining
Upcoming Live Zoom Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Wed Jan 27, 2027 7:00pm-9:00pm MT

Clinical Pathology

Speaker: Dr. Catherine Wagg, DVM, Dip ACVP (Clinical Pathology), UCVM, Associate Professor (Teaching) - Clinical Pathology

Clinical Pathology

Upcoming Social Event
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Sat Feb 6, 2027 7:00pm-11:00pm MT

5th Annual Vet Student Meet & Greet

 

For CAVM Members, Sponsors, and 2nd-4th Year Vet Students

Finger food, drinks, speed dating/meeting, door prizes!

Upcoming In-Person Lecture 6 CE/CPD Credits
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Sun Mar 7, 2027 8:30am-4:30pm MT

Cardiology

Speaker: Dr. Étienne Côté, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology, Small Animal Internal Medicine), Associate Professor 3M National Teaching Fellow Department of Companion Animals Atlantic Veterinary College University of Prince Edward Island

Cardiology

279 Seats Remaining
On-Demand Recorded Lecture 6 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Mar 31, 20276 hours

From Triage to Treatment: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Speaker: Dr. Valerie (Val) Madden, DVM, DACVECC, Paramount Animal Hospitals

Anaphylaxis
Thoracic and abdominal POCUS
IMHA
Fluid therapy
Shock
Complicated Diabetes: Beyond Routine Diabetic Management

Upcoming In-Person Lecture 6 CE/CPD Credits
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Sun Apr 18, 2027 8:30am-4:30pm MT

Feline Medicine

Speaker: Dr. Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline), Bytown Cat Hospital, Ottawa

Feline Medicine

279 Seats Remaining
On-Demand Recorded Lecture 3 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Apr 30, 20273 hours

Companion Animal Oncology: Review and Updates for the General Practitioner (Day 1 of 2)

Speaker: Dr. Alison Williams, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Oncology), Medical Oncologist, Western Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Centre

Canine Lymphoma
Feline Oncology Pearls

On-Demand Recorded Lecture 3 CE/CPD Credits
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Expires Apr 30, 20273 hours

Companion Animal Oncology: Review and Updates for the General Practitioner (Day 2 of 2)

Speaker: Dr. Alison Williams, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Oncology), Medical Oncologist, Western Veterinary Specialist and Emergency Centre

Practical diagnostics and early detection
New and emerging therapies
Cancer pain and palliative care

Upcoming In-Person Lecture 4 CE/CPD Credits
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Sat May 1, 2027

POCUS WET LAB

Speaker: Dr. Søren Boysen, DVM, DACVECC, Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, UCVM

POCUS WET LAB

CAVM Members will get priority registration.

40 Seats Remaining
Upcoming Live Zoom Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Wed May 12, 2027

What’s the Magic Formula? Treatment Framework for Every Behavior Case!

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Pachel, DVM, DACVB, CABC, Animal Behavior Clinic (Portland, Oregon)

Developing treatment plans for virtually any fear or anxiety-based condition in dogs and cats.

Apply this “magic formula” across a range of clinical presentations, including canine separation anxiety, noise phobia, and leash reactivity, as well as feline house soiling, intercat aggression, and scratching behavior.

Upcoming In-Person Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Sat May 29, 2027

Dentistry Lecture: Extraction of retained roots & fractured teeth. (pre-requisite for wet lab)

Speaker: Dr. Brittney Rigby, BSc, DVM, DAVDC, Alberta Veterinary Dentistry

Pre-requisite for wet lab but anyone can attend!

Any veterinarian would benefit from the lecture.

280 Seats Remaining
Upcoming In-Person Lecture 4 CE/CPD Credits
Dr. Brittney Rigby
Sat Jun 19, 2027

Dentistry Wet Lab (date TBC): Extraction of retained roots & fractured teeth.

Speaker: Dr. Brittney Rigby, BSc, DVM, DAVDC, Alberta Veterinary Dentistry

- DATES STILL TO BE CONFIRMED: possibly June 19 & 20 or June 26 & 27
- Pre-requisite: lecture on Sat May 29/27
- 4 hour wet lab, Sat & Sun, AM & PM groups, max 12 people per lab, 48 spots total

CAVM Members will get priority registration.

48 Seats Remaining
Upcoming Live Zoom Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Wed Sep 22, 2027 7:00pm-9:00pm MT

LA Bovine Session

Speaker: Dr. Brittany Sigfusson, DVM, Veterinary Agri-Health Services Ltd. (VAHS)

Cow-calf vaccine protocols.
Field surgeries (rumenotomy, claw amp, rectal prolapse amputation).

Upcoming In-Person Lecture
Fri Oct 1, 2027

1st Year Vet Student Lunch & Learn

 

FREE Lunch and Learn for incoming 1st year UCVM vet students.
Sponsored by CAVM & Industry Partners.

Upcoming In-Person Lecture 6 CE/CPD Credits
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Sun Oct 3, 2027 8:30am-4:30pm MT

Exotics

Speaker: Dr. Krista Keller, DVM, DACZM, Board Certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine Associate Professor of Clinical Zoological Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery Department of Medicine and Epidemiology UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine, CA, USA

TBA

279 Seats Remaining
Upcoming Live Zoom Lecture 2 CE/CPD Credits
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Wed Nov 3, 2027 7:00pm-9:00pm MT

Radiology/Surgery Combo Lecture

Speaker: Dr. Justin Lavallée, DVM, MSc, DACVS-SA, Paramount 24 Hour Animal Hospital

Speaker: Dr. Amy Larkin, DVM, Paramount 24 Hour Animal Hospital

Radiology/Surgery Combo Lecture

Upcoming In-Person Lecture
CAVM
Sat Nov 27, 2027 6:00pm-10:30pm MT

Annual General Meeting, Banquet & Guest Speaker

 

Annual General Meeting, Banquet & Guest Speaker

119 Seats Remaining
Upcoming In-Person Lecture 6 CE/CPD Credits
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Sun Dec 5, 2027 8:30am-4:30pm MT

Anesthesia & Pain Management

Speaker: Dr. Craig Mosley, DVM, MSc, DACVAA, Anesthesia Consultant, Mosley Veterinary Anesthesia Services

Anesthesia & Pain Management

279 Seats Remaining