MAVT 2021 Convention
MAVT Convention February 4-6, 2021
Nominate someone for VET TECH OF THE YEAR! Nominations accepted until January 29, 2021.
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MAVT’s Annual Virtual Board Meeting Saturday February 6th; 1:15 – 2:15 pm.
You must pre-register. YOU MUST LOGIN FIRST – Click here after logging in: Registration is now open. Registration will close on Wed Feb 3. Free to CURRENT MAVT Members.
A link to the zoom meeting will be emailed out to pre-registered members prior to the meeting.
Find out what the various MAVT Committees have been up to the last year. Door Prizes. Election of Officers – President Elect and Treasurer. Presentation of the Vet Tech of the Year Award and Scholarship winners.
The annual convention year in 2021 will look different. MAVT will combine their annual convention with MVMA in a sponsored MAVT Veterinary Technician track all 3 days! See details about the Veterinary Technician Track – Developed and Sponsored by MAVT below.
MAVT members do not receive additional registration discounts; however, registration costs will be $195 (for early bird registration), this includes registration for the entire conference (one-day registrations are not available). Your registration will include full access to ANY lectures/speakers for all 3 days in addition to on-demand lectures and recordings of live lectures! If you need CE or know of someone that needs to catch up on their CE, this is the opportunity to earn up to 21.5 CE credits!
Sign up HERE before January 1st to receive the discounted registration rate of $195!
After January 1st, fees increase to $235. Learn more about the MVMA 124th Annual Meeting at www.mvma.biz.
To our members and convention attendees,
As many of you know, a survey was sent out earlier this year asking members if they would prefer a joint MAVT/MVMA convention. The results were split almost evenly for keeping our own convention versus a combined one.
With the advent of COVID-19 and the need to host a digital platform in 2021, we saw it as an opportunity to trial a combined convention. MVMA has agreed to run one MAVT technician track alongside their others. Our convention committee chair, Jessica Towley, worked to recruit speakers and topics for this track, so it is very reflective of previous MAVT convention content.
We realize that this represents a departure from the norm and would appreciate your feedback in the post-convention survey.
The annual MAVT business meeting will be held on Zoom, and you can sign up for that here, on our website. You must pre-register and there is no fee to attend.
You can sign up for the combined convention on MVMA’s website, at www.mvma.biz.
Thank you, technicians, for all that you do every day!
Sincerely, MAVT board and committee members
Veterinary Technician Track – Developed and sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Veterinary Technicians (MAVT)
Just in Time Thursday Lunch Discussion:
Shortage, Stress, and Turnover: Where Have All of the Veterinary Technicians Gone?
Panel Members: Dr. Allen Balay, Julie Legred, CVT & Rebecca Rose, CVT –
Moderator: Dr. Connie Sillerud
It is no secret that over the past several years Minnesota has experienced a veterinary technician shortage. At the end of this session you will be able to: Describe the reasons for the shortage; and Implement tips and tricks on how to recruit, retain, and reinvent your practice work environment.
Thursday Speaker: Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Session Topics:
- A HBC Enters Your Clinic: Step-by-Step of What to Do
- Medical Mistakes: How to Avoid and Some of the Common Ones
- Nursing Care of the Upper Airway Surgery Patient
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- The Care & the Kidney
Friday Speaker : Stephan Cital, RVT, SRA, RLAT, VCC, CVPP, VTS-LAM (Res. Anesthesia)
Session Topics:
- Clinical Concerns and Monitoring of Patients on CBD and THC
- Cannabinoids in the Clinic: Practical approaches
- Rabbit Anesthesia: What is everyone so scared of?
- Becoming an Anesthetic Mixologist
- Becoming an Analgesia Mixologist
Saturday Speakers :
Cassie Panning, CVT, VTS-Nutrition
Session Topics:
- Feeding Pets with Kidney Disease
- Pet Food Fads
Jennifer Ficken, VT
Session Topics:
- The Complete Oral Exam
- Malocclusions
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The MVMA 124th Annual Meeting will be hosted on an online platform. The virtual convention will have the same high-quality CE, networking opportunities, and exhibit hall. Sessions will be recorded for later viewing. All veterinary professionals welcome!
The track created by MAVT is intended for all types of technicians, but MVMA Annual Meeting attendees are welcome to attend any session. View the full 2021 MVMA Annual Meeting Program.
