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AAEP Doubles Impact of Education with Joint Meetings on Colic and Business

May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011
 
Combined Focus on Colic and Business Education Workshop returns to AAEP CE schedule 
 
Equine practitioners will invest in practical veterinary knowledge and valuable business education during the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ joint meetings, Focus on Colic and Business Education Workshop: Transitions in Practice, Practices in Transition. 
 
This two-for-one educational event will be held July 24-26, at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott in Indianapolis, Ind. One registration fee will allow participants to attend sessions for both meetings. Practitioners will choose from as many as 36 available RACE-approved continuing education credit hours. 
 
Focus on Colic will prompt ambulatory practitioners to re-think their field management of colic, a leading cause of premature equine death. Participants of this meeting will refresh their knowledge of the physiological causes of colic and explore the latest methods of diagnosing a case before it becomes life-threatening. Supplemented by a complete overview of the equine gastrointestinal system, practitioners will examine special-interest cases, including the management of colic in the pre-partum mare and foal. The program also covers client communication and case-specific presentations. Veterinary students, new practitioners and veterans of the profession are encouraged to attend this meeting. 
 
Business Education: Transitions in Practice, Practices in Transition will bring current and aspiring practice managers up-to-speed on business tactics that work in today’s competitive economy. Participants of all levels of experience will learn strategies for proven success, including branding, marketing efforts, social media, benchmarking, employee relations and more.  During this workshop-style meeting, participants will discuss concerns and topics relevant to their individual practices. 
 
Registration and the program for both meetings are available at www.aaep.org/continuing_edu.htm. The deadline for early registration is July 5. After July 5, registration rates increase by $50. Meeting registrants will receive a discounted rate to attend the 10th International Equine Colic Research Symposium, which will be held July 26-28 at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott. For more information about the Symposium, visitwww.aaep.org/colicresearch_symposium.htm. 
 
The AAEP thanks Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica, sponsor of Business Education: Transitions in Practice, Practices in Transition, and Bayer Healthcare Animal Health, sponsor of Focus on Colic. 
 
The American Association of Equine Practitioners, headquartered in Lexington, Ky., was founded in 1954 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the health and welfare of the horse.  Currently, the AAEP reaches more than 5 million horse owners through its over 10,000 members worldwide and is actively involved in ethics issues, practice management, research and continuing education in the equine veterinary profession and horse industry.
 
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