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Nominations now open for ABVTA Board and Committee positions
July 8, 2019 – In preparation for the Annual General Meeting (AGM), the ABVTA Board of Directors wishes to invite all members to consider standing for election to the Board of Directors or to either of our two standing committees, CE or Communications (PR).
As per the Association’s bylaws, the ABVTA Board consists of a minimum of […]
2019 ABVTA Member Award Nominations – NOW OPEN!
Nominate a colleague for an award. The Alberta Veterinary Technologist Association (ABVTA) awards are presented annually at the Member Recognition Banquet in conjunction with the ABVMA Leadership Weekend in February.
The call for nominations will be distributed in July of every year. Deadline for receipt of nominations will be 90 days after the distribution date. Nominations are […]
2019-2021 ABVTA Strategic Plan
Setting the direction for an organization is a core board governance function. As such, the ABVTA Board of Directors decided to meet on March 15 and 16, 2019 to review and update its 2015-2017 Strategic Plan.
The ABVTA Board reaffirmed the mission and vision statements:
ABVTA Mission Statement:
“To support and empower a knowledgeable network of Registered Veterinary Technologist […]
2018 ABVTA Job Retention & Wage Survey – Results Summary
The 2018 ABVTA Job Retention and Wage Survey was a huge success and provided an abundance of useful information gathered from over 1100 responses, approximately 75% of ABVTA general members. Very quickly, it became evident that analyzing this amount of data was very complex. After consulting with statistical researchers with NAITs Institutional Research Team, they have […]
RVTTC Announces New Affiliate Member of World Small Animal Veterinary Association
OTTAWA, ON – On September 24, 2018, at the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) General Assembly in Singapore, the Registered Veterinary Technologists and Technicians of Canada (RVTTC) was accepted as a new Affiliate Member of the WSAVA Global Veterinary Community.
“The WSAVA is excited to welcome the RVTTC as an affiliate member and as such, all […]
Elimination of Dog-Transmitted Rabies By 2030
WVA and WMA Joint Press Release
The total elimination of dog-transmitted human rabies by 2030 has been
called for in a joint statement by the World Veterinary Association (WVA)
and World Medical Association (WMA).
The two organizations have joined forces to mark World Rabies Day on September 28 in
collaboration with the Rabies: Share the message – Save a life campaign […]