The 2012 Nestlé Purina Veterinary Symposium on Companion Animal Medicine, a Purina sponsored event, will include lectures on capturing compliance opportunities every patient visit, understanding how to feed cats for obesity prevention and weight management, how social media can promote your practice, and a feline friendly future. Use the links below to register to reserve your place at the 2012 Nestlé Purina Veterinary Symposium on Companion Animal Medicine in one of these four cities.
Click the session you wish to attend to fill out the online registration.
Phoenix, AZ - April 29, 2012
Houston, TX - May 20, 2012
Boston, MA - September 16, 2012
Chicago, IL - October 7, 2012
This free full-day symposium will feature:
- World renown speakers
- Wide range of topics
- Five hours of CE credit
- Complimentary lunch
Our featured speakers:
- Wendy Myers - Capturing compliance opportunities every patient visit and How social media can promote your practice
- Debra Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM - Feline nutrition: Understanding how to feed cats for obesity prevention and weight management
- Margie Scherk, DVM, DAVBP (feline) - Feline friendly future
Symposia schedule:
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM |
Registration/Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:15 AM |
Wendy Myers - Capturing compliance opportunities every patient visit |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 – 11:45 AM |
Debra Zoran,
DVM, PhD, DACVIM -
Feline nutrition: Understanding how to feed cats
for obesity prevention and weight management |
| 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM |
Complimentary Lunch |
| 12:45 – 2:00 PM |
Wendy Myers -
How social media can promote your practice |
| 2:00 – 2:15 PM |
Break |
| 2:15 – 3:30 PM |
Margie Scherk, DVM, DAVBP (feline) - Feline friendly future |
Please register at least two weeks before the date of the meeting to allow enough time for the return of your confirmation postcard and event details.
This course meets the requirements for 5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize AAVSB’s RACE approval.
The program, breakfast, and lunch are complimentary. For additional information,please call 800-255-6864, ext. 3876 or e-mail abelcher@advanstar.com.
2011 Nestle Purina Veterinary Symposium Webcast
2011 Nestle Purina Veterinary Symposium Archived Webcasts Now available online for CE Credit.
Veterinarians and technicians can earn up to 4 hours of CE credit by viewing the 2011 Nestle Purina Veterinary Symposium on Companion Animal Medicine and taking an online quiz.
Just register, view the presentations and take the CE quiz after each session. Earn 1hour CE per topic*.
Click here to get started.
The symposium, which was held throughout the country in 2011, featured the following speakers and topics:
Debra Horwitz, DVM, DACVB - Understanding pet owner behavior to achieve weight loss in companion animals
Michael R. Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM - Clinical and research experiences with probiotics in cats
Dottie Laflamme, DVM, PhD, DACVN - When pieces are better than the whole: Hydrolyzed protein diets
Joseph Wakshlag, DVM, PhD, DACVN - From fat to fit: Health implications of obesity and its management
Proceedings available for downloading and printing.
* Each course meets the requirements for 1 hour of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call Advanstar Veterinary Healthcare Communications for further information, (913) 871-3876.