Workshops

THRIVE Veterinary Wellness Symposium – Prevent/Promote/Protect

Sunday 28 May 2023, 1:00pm – 5:30pm
Rooms E1-E2, Adelaide Convention Centre
VetEd points: 4

Our inaugural THRIVE Wellness Symposium will bring together thought leaders primed to enlighten and empower you to cultivate a thriving career.

This seminar will inspire you and provide you with the necessary tools to strengthen your emotional intelligence, improve wellbeing, and foster positive change.

All members of the veterinary team are invited to participate.

Conference delegate pricing:

    • AVA Member: $50
    • Non-Member: $100

Non-conference delegates
price includes Welcome Reception and Exhibition opening at 6:00pm, Sunday 28 May

    • AVA Member: $200
    • AVA Student/New Graduate/Nurse: $100
    • Non-Member: $400


Equine Veterinarians Australia (EVA)
Pre-Purchase Examination Workshop

Friday 2 June 2023, 9:00am – 4:00pm
City Room 1, Adelaide Convention Centre
VetEd points: 11
Capacity: 30

Presented by registered specialists: Dr Kirsten Neil BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS CMAVA MS DACVIM Cert. ISELP DACVSMR and Dr. Nick Kannegieter BVSc Ph.D. FACVSc.  Fully guided and interactive, delegates will be using EVA’s – 5 Stage Pre-Purchase Examination video to learn pre-purchase examinations for the Sporthorse, Racehorse and Juvenile.

The workshop will cover :

How to communicate effectively with the Purchaser and Vendor;
How to report abnormal findings;
How to assess the use of radiology, endoscopy and drug screening;
How to avoid litigation by a disgruntled client

With newly updated material for 2023,  this comprehensive one-day Pre-purchase Examination workshop is a must for equine veterinarians and mixed practitioners alike. All delegates will receive a complimentary copy of the 5th edition of the ‘EVA Blue Book: A guide to the examination of the horse.’ This workshop is excellent value.

Cost:

    • AVA Member: $625
    • AVA SIG Member: $525
    • AVA Student/New Graduate Member: $295
    • Non-Member: $1,250

Veterinary Business Group Practice Insights Tour

Friday 2 June 2023, 8:00am – 4:30pm
VetEd points: 5
Capacity: 20

Kindly sponsored by Profit Diagnostix.

A behind the scenes tour of three outstanding small animal veterinary practices in Adelaide.

Cost:

      • AVA Member: $799
      • AVA SIG Member: $699
      • AVA Student/New Graduate/Nurse: $399
      • Non-Member: $1,599

AVDS Small Animal Practical Dentistry Workshop

Friday 2 June 2023, 8:30am – 5:00pm
University of Adelaide Roseworthy Campus, Mudla Wirra Rd, Roseworthy
VetEd points:  13

Kindly sponsored by iM3 Pty Ltd.

A full day practical workshop. Working in small SIGs with international specialists in the field, this lab will give you the skills and confidence to approach any surgical extraction and intra-oral radiograph. More advanced procedures will be discussed.

Cost:

    • AVA Member: $1,650
    • AVA SIG Member: $1,200
    • AVA Student/New Graduate/Nurse: $1,200
    • Non-Member: $3,300

Transport is available for this workshop. A bus will leave Adelaide Convention Centre at approx. 7:30am and return approx. 6:30pm.

Getting started with Chinese Herbs for Veterinary Acupuncturists with Dr Barbara Fougere

Friday 2 June 2023, 9:00am – 2:00pm

Location: Adelaide Royal Coach, 24 Dequetteville Terrace Kent Town

If you want to enhance your clinical outcomes for internal medicine this workshop is for you. Dr Barbara Fougere has used Chinese herbs for over 25 years in her practice and shares her approach to common gastrointestinal and liver disorders including pancreatitis that incorporates acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.

VetEd points:  5
Capacity:  12

Cost:

    • AVA Member: $420
    • AVA SIG Member: $360
    • AVA Student/New Graduate/Nurse: $300
    • Non-Member: $840

UPAV Adelaide Zoo & VIP Hospital Tour

Friday 2 June 2023, 8:30am – 2:30pm

Adelaide Zoo, Frome Rd, Adelaide SA 5000

Capacity:   30

Take part in an exclusive VIP tour around Adelaide Zoo Hospital. Enjoy a light lunch and explore the zoo at your own pace.  Price includes zoo entry, a light lunch and the VIP hospital tour. More details to follow.

Cost:

    • AVA Member: $140
    • AVA SIG Member: $125
    • AVA SIG Member partner: $140
    • AVA Student/New Graduate/Nurse: $125
    • Non-Member: $280

 

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