CE Credits

Thank you to the
Veterinary Teaching Hospital
for sponsoring the
Continuing Education Points Race

Continuing Education is mandatory to maintain Active Membership.

20 CREDITS are to be earned over a TW0-YEAR period, inclusive from January 1 to December 31.

The original form with credits entered (on the reverse side) should be submitted each time you renew your membership (January 1st – every year).

• Click here for a PDF of the SAVT CE Credit Form

If you are unsure how many credits should be awarded for a seminar, please write the number of hours or days that was involved with the seminar. Keep a photocopy for your records. Your credits are recorded and are cumulative in the two-year period. A witness is a member of any AHT/VT Association, or Veterinary Association.

• Certification in a specialty (CALAS, Veterinary Technologist Specialty in anesthesia, emergency & critical care, dental, or internal medicine, Certified veterinary practice manager)

• Post-Secondary course that is related to animal health (eg: animal behavior, physiology; one course per semester)
• completion of an online course (Hill’s Veterinary Nutritional Advocate)

• For each full day of any major educational conference (ex. SAVT Annual Conference, CAAHTT/CVMA Conference, CALAS, Western Veterinary Conference (Las Vegas), North American Veterinary Conference (Florida), other provincial association’s conference)
• For supervising a Veterinary Technology student from an accredited college on a 5 – 6 week practicum in your workplace.

• Published article in TechLife, TechNews, Veterinary Technician Magazine, Canadian Vet Tech, NAVTA Journal or any other technologist or veterinary publication.
• completion of an animal related webinar or online training course 3 - 4 hours in length

• SAVT general or executive meeting with CE topic
• Per lab or hands on clinic
• Per work place related computer training, first aid, whmis, radiation safety, health & safety courses

• Chapter or Academy meeting with CE topic
• Public speaking engagement
• Public education: mall booth, career days, Vetavision, Pet Expo, etc
• Board of Director or SAVT committee member (eg: SAVT Lakeland or SIAST PAC committee member - per full year term)
• submission of article or CE quiz to SAVT newsletter insert
• completion of an animal related webinar or online training course 1 - 2 hours in length

• SAVT Annual General Meeting
• SAVT General meeting with no CE topic
• Public meeting i.e. Pet Loss Support Group, 4-H, SPCA, producer meetings
• Chapter or Academy meeting with no CE
• VTH grand rounds
• WCVM noon seminars
• Industry Representative demonstration of a new test kit/product
• Unpublished article
• Per quiz successfully completed from TechLife, Canadian Vet Tech, Veterinary Technician Magazine or NAVTA Journal