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VSPN Chat Schedule: August 31 - October 4, 2008

CE classes, enrollment required
Chats open to all VSPN members

****** All times listed are Eastern Time (US).******

The World Clock - Time Zones

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8/31 9/1 9/2 9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6
NO ROUNDS due to Holiday NO ROUNDS due to Holiday 830 - 9 PM ET
LA Parasitology How To Session

9 PM ET
LA Parasitology Realtime Session # 1

930 PM ET
Vet Med Terminology Realtime Session # 4

 2 PM ET
CVPM Review Realtime Session # 5		 Basic Medical Calculations course closes

730 - 8 PM ET
Radiology How To Session

8 PM ET
Radiology Realtime Session # 1

930 PM ET
Receptionist Rounds: Know your products (Lisa)

 10 PM ET
Friday Night Open Chat		 Equine Essentials Course closes

8 PM ET
VCTS open meeting (Kathi)
9/7 9/8 9/9 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/13
    Intermediate Dentistry Module 2 Course opens

9 PM ET
LA Parasitology Realtime Session # 2

10 - 11 PM ET
Intermediate Dentistry Module 2 How To Session

 2 PM ET
CVPM Review Realtime Session # 6

9 - 11 PM ET
Intermediate Dentistry Module 2 How To Session

 Avian Hematology Course opens

7 - 8 PM ET
Avian Hematology How To Session

8 PM ET
Radiology Realtime Session # 2

 Vet Med Terminology Course closes

8 - 10 PM ET
Avian Hematology How to session

9 PM ET
Student Chat (Charlotte)

10 PM ET
Friday Night Open Chat

  
9/14 9/15 9/16 9/17 9/18 9/19 9/20
Time TBA
VIN/VSPN Joint Rounds: Veterinary Technicians add Value to the Practice; Join our guest speakers for a very frank discussion and plan to give lots of input on how the veterinary technician adds value to the practice. Yes, National Veterinary Technician Week is just around the corner!		 830 - 9 PM ET
Intermediate Dentistry Module 2 How To Session

9 PM ETIntermediate Dentistry Module 2 Realtime Session # 1

 9 PM ET
LA Parasitology Realtime Session # 3		 No CVPM class today!

7 - 730 PM ET
Avian Hematology How To Session

730 PM ET
Avian Hematology Realtime Session # 1

930 PM ET
VSPN Staff Meeting

 8 PM ET
Radiology Realtime Session # 3		 10 PM ET
Friday Night Open Chat		  
9/21 9/22 9/23 9/24 9/25 9/26 9/27
  9 PM ET
Intermediate Dentistry Module 2 Realtime Session # 2		 Ask NAVTA rounds; Time TBA

9 PM ET
LA Parasitology Realtime Session # 4

 2 PM ET
CVPM Review Realtime Session # 7

730 PM ET
Avian Hematology Realtime Session # 2

930 PM ET
VSPN Staff Meeting

 8 PM ET
Radiology Realtime Session # 4		 9 PM ET
Student Chat (Charlotte)

10 PM ET
Friday Night Open Chat

  
9/28 9/29 9/30 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4
  Lytes Module 1 Course opens

Equine Imaging and Emergency Medicine Course opens

9 PM ET
Intermediate Dentistry Module 2 Realtime Session # 3

9 - 11 PM ET
Lytes Module 1 How To Session

 8 - 9 PM ET
Lytes Module 1 How To Session

9 - 11 PM ET
Equine Imaging and Emergency Medicine How To session

 2 PM ET
CVPM Review Realtime Session # 8

9 - 10 PM ET
Equine Imaging and Emergency Medicine How To Session

 Personnel Issues VPM's course opens

1 - 3 PM ET
Personnel Issues VPM's How To Session

 LA Parasitology Course closes

1 - 2 PM ET
Personnel Issues VPM's How To Session

830 - 9 PM ET
Lytes Module 1 How To Session

9 PM ET
Lytes Module 1 Realtime Session # 1

10 PM ET
Friday Night Open Chat

 Avian Hematology Course closes

WyVTA meeting AT conference in Sheridan; lunch

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Email Nanette@vspn.org for more information!

Upcoming Chats/Ideas:

  • Equine Rounds - First Mondays at 9:30pm ET No Rounds in September
  • Practice Management Rounds - 2nd Fridays at 10pm ET
  • Receptionist Rounds: Sept. 4th, 9:30pm ET: "Know your products." Discussion about the products and knowledge needed to give proper client information in the reception area and even the hospital. (Lisa)
  • VIN/VSPN Joint rounds - Sunday, Sept. 14 time To be announced What are you doing to prepare for National Veterinary Technician Week (NVTW is Oct. 12-18, 2008)
  • Student Chats return to the calendar in September! Fri Sept. 12 and Sept. 26 from 9-10pmET

    Meetings of Associations and VT Programs - held in the VSPN Meeting chat room (link at the BOTTOM of the CHAT page):
    Ask NAVTA quarterly chats - upcoming dates are: September 23
    TARVT (Texas) Executive Board only - First Monday of every month at 9pm ET (8pm Central)
    VTAI (Illinois) Board Meeting - September 10, 8:00pm Central Time in the VSPNMeet conference room
    *Saturday, September 6; 8pm ET (USA)
    VTCS: Veterinary Technician Cancer Society Open House Interested in Oncology? Take advantage of this evening's open house and find out how to carve your niche in veterinary medicine. Host: Kathi Smith, President VTCS.
    WyVTA (Wyoming) - Next meeting is Saturday, October 4 at lunch during the CE Seminar in Sheridan, Wyoming. Please see www.wyvta.org for more information!

    VSPN Staff Meetings:
    (Please note the days of the week and times vary to attempt to accommodate all VSPN staff/moderators)
    Wednesday, September 17; 9:30pm
    Wednesday, October 22; 11:30pm
    Monday, November 17; 9pm

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