Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians

02/04/2025

Introducing your 2025 VVC Technician track speakers! Join us over the next few weeks as we feature our pawsome speakers! 🤩🐾

📌 Haven't signed up for VVC yet? Join us at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, February 20-22, and earn up to 15 CE hours. Visit valvt.org/vvc to register and learn more!

01/29/2025

📣 Tech students, check out this exciting opportunity! 📣

Blue Ridge Community College is holding their annual Veterinary Technology Career Fair on Thursday, February 13th from 12:00-2:00pm in the Plecker Center! Dress to impress and bring your resume to meet with potential employers 🐾👩‍🎓

We encourage you to share this with your practice manager if your clinic/practice is interested in attending as a vendor! Questions about this event can be directed to [email protected].

01/22/2025

February is National Pet Dental Health month and we hope you join us at one of our upcoming virtual mini dental series sessions! 🦷🐾

📆 Tuesday, February 4th, Michaela Meissner, LVT, VTS (Dentistry), will floss over Dental Prophylaxis: The What's, Why's, and How Not to Hurt Yourself! Covering what causes periodontal disease, why dental cleanings are so important, and how to perform them effectively without causing ergonomic strain.

📆 Thursday, February 6th, Patricia March, RVT, VTS-Dentistry, will drill us on Dental Radiography: Simplified! Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting. Covering the basics of intraoral dental radiography in dogs and cats while discussing tips, tricks, and common errors and how to correct them.

Both of these sessions are worth 1 CE credit! RSVP/register for these events by emailing NOVA Regional Director, Alyster Carter at [email protected].

01/21/2025

10 days left to save for the 2025 Virginia Veterinary Conference! ⏰💸

Take advantage of early bird conference registration rates by registering before Friday, January 31st! Our room block at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center will also close on January 31st and is likely to sell out before then.

🔗 Visit valvt.org/vvc to learn more about the conference and register
🔗 Hotel Roanoke room block: https://book.passkey.com/event/50830189/owner/9515698/home

01/17/2025

👏🏻🎉Please join us in congratulating our new incoming board members! 🎉👏🏻
We are so excited for you to join our amazing team and to make 2025 another great year!
✨Join us Friday, February 21st ✨ at the 2025 Virginia Veterinary Conference, were we will officially induct these new officers! 💟

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📲For more information on the 2025 VVC and to register, please visit: www.valvt.org/vvc

01/13/2025

LVTs'! Save the date for an upcoming webinar on February 6th on Mental Health! VALVT members can attend the webinar for FREE. For more information and to register, please visit: https://vvma.org/event-5992634

01/13/2025

12/31/2024

Thank you for celebrating 50 years with us in 2024! Wishing you good health and happiness in 2025. Happy New Year! 🥂💛

12/30/2024

Its almost 2025! One final reminder to renew your LVT License for 2025 and to make sure to verify it has been renewed if someone else has renewed for you. Late fees go into effect January 1st. If for some reason, you’re on the fence about renewing, look at the regulations pertaining to renewing as inactive (provided below).

18VAC 150-20-70(C) License Renewal C. A licensee who has requested that his license be placed on inactive status is not authorized to perform acts that are considered the practice of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology and, therefore, shall not be required to have continuing education for annual renewal. To reactivate a license, the licensee is required to submit evidence of completion of continuing education hours as required by § 54.1-3805.2 of the Code of Virginia and this section equal to the number of years in which the license has not been active for a maximum of two years.

Easily renew your license online by visiting: https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/license/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2Flicense%2F

12/30/2024

With 2025 right around the corner, here are some friendly EOY reminders!

Have you:
🐾 Renewed your membership dues for 2025
📩 Nominated a colleague for the 2025 Technician of the Year Award
⏰ Voted on the 2025 board position nominees and budget (check your email for details)
📋 Registered for the 2025 Virginia Veterinary Conference

Find more info on all of these reminders by visiting the VALVT website! TOY Nomination forms must be emailed by tomorrow to Victoria Staples at [email protected].

12/23/2024

Happy Paw-lidays from the VALVT board members, regional directors, and staff! We hope you and your pets have a safe, warm, and wonderful holiday season.

We'd love to see how you celebrate with your pets (or beloved patients)—post your holiday photos in the comments! 🎅🏻☃🐾

12/19/2024

Congratulations to our Piedmont/Southwest regional director, Carmen McBride for being featured in Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine's staff spotlight! We'd agree that she's pretty awesome too! 🤩👏

Carmen McBride, a licensed veterinary technician in anesthesia at VMCVM since 2017, loves working with diverse species and supportive coworkers. She finds joy in students' "lightbulb moments" and memorable cases like an alpaca C-section. At home, she enjoys time with her son, pets, and chickens, and...

12/10/2024

Registration is now OPEN for the 2025 Virginia Veterinary Conference at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center! Join us in Roanoke, February 20-22, and earn up to 1️⃣5️⃣ hours in continuing education credit.

📲 For more information and to register online, please visit: valvt.org/VVC

12/04/2024

Our Jefferson regional CE event on December 5th has been cancelled. Those who have RSVP'd will receive an email notification. More CE events are coming soon in the new year!

11/28/2024

We're thankful for you! Wishing you and your pets a very Happy Thanksgiving! 🎃🦃

11/20/2024

NOVA region techs and students, join us for an in-person wetlab on Fear Free and Low Stress Handling Techniques on various species, on Saturday, December 7th! 🐈🐕

Presented by Alyssa Cary, who recently presented a master-level webinar on Fear Free: Implementing Core Concepts and Strategic Restraint. This time, Alyssa will be accompanied by her classmate Alex Bard, who is also completing a master's degree concentrated in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare at Virginia Tech!

This wetlab will be held at ABWC (Animal Behavior Wellness Center) in Fairfax from 2:00-4:00pm and is worth 2️⃣ CE credits. Refreshments will also be provided.

📩 Only 20 spots are available for this event! Register by contacting Alyster Carter at [email protected] by December 6th. See you in December!

11/11/2024

Calling all veterinary technicians! Applications are now open for a new scholarship program that will provide FREE mentoring to 300 veterinary technicians! More information here:

Applications are open for a new scholarship program that will provide free mentoring to 300 veterinary technicians, courtesy of the AVMA and other partners.

11/11/2024

Happy Veterans Day! Today we honor the men, women, and furry companions who have served our country. Thank you! ❤🐾