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Get cutting-edge clinical education live at CVC Washington D.C.

As a CVC attendee, you will have access to more than 500 hours of world-class, cutting-edge educational programming.

Technician program

Ready to take your skills to a new level? CVC offers an extensive array of topics just for technicians.

Brush up on practice management topics at CVC Washington D.C.

All CVC attendees are welcome to attend the practice management sessions.

With the popular Veterinary Medicine Wet Lab series, you get hands-on training from specialists in areas ranging from ultrasound procedures to ophthalmic surgery.

Wet Lab: Canine and Feline Soft Tissue Surgical Procedures

Learn the basics or tweak your techniques for some of the most frequently needed soft tissue surgeries.

Wet lab: The complete urinalysis

Urinalysis is one of the most common in-house diagnostic procedures in veterinary medicine. An interactive lecture and hands-on format will provide expert instruction on complete urinalysis interpretation.

Wet lab: Practical pain management techniques

Feel your patients? pain: anticipate and prevent it! Learn the latest procedures and recommendations from experts with the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management.

Specialty Focus: Orthopedics — Simple Fracture Repair Techniques

Attend this one-day lab to expand your treatment options and increase your revenue by learning these technically less demanding procedures.

Visit the CVC Washington, D.C. exhibit hall

Exhibit hall hours and events

The CVC Washington D.C. exhibit hall is open Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29. Check out these special exhibit hall events.

Pre-convention seminars at CVC Washington, D.C.

Veterinary Economics Practice seminars: Practice valuation workshop for owners and potential owners

Top financial consultant Denise Tumblin will guide you successively through your practice?s financial reports and help you apply the results to your situation ? no matter how unique.

Veterinary Economics Managers' Retreat: Managing with Heart

Are you a seasoned manager seeking solutions to daily dilemmas? Newly promoted rookie in search of strategies that work? Long-time manager looking for fresh ideas? During this full-day session, recognized Managers? Retreat leader Shawn McVey will use his group-therapy skills to educate and inspire managers at all career stages.

Firstline Live: Practice Positive. Transforming your team using core values

Based on their own success, Dr. Ernie Ward, owner of Seaside Animal Care in Calabash, NC, and his staff training coordinator, Julie Mullins, will show you step by step how to create a positive practice that leads to positive cash flow, positive attitudes, and a positive outpouring into the community.

Specialty Focus wet labs

The CVC in Washington DC will hold these exclusive Specialty Focus wet labs.

Specialty Focus: Orthopedics — Simple Fracture Repair Techniques

Attend this one-day lab to expand your treatment options and increase your revenue by learning these technically less demanding procedures.

CVC Washington, D.C. housing

Housing information

Reserve your room early with the official CVC housing provider and save!

Tours of Washington, D.C.

Take a tour in Washington, D.C.

Looking for fun and excitement in Washington, D.C.? Register for a special CVC tour.

A View Behind the Smithsonian National Zoological Park

The Behind the Scenes tour will include a presentation from a veterinarian/researcher in the Zoo auditorium, a special highlights tour with Zoo staff and a box lunch to enjoy at your leisure in the Zoological Park.

Monuments by Moonlight

Aboard a luxury motorcoach, a tour guide will share fascinating facts on Washington, D.C.'s illuminated monuments and landmarks.

A Tribute to Our Nation's Heroes

Visits to some of the best and most famous memorials in Washington, D.C.

Operation Spy

Guests will not only have the opportunity to explore the many galleries of the International Spy Museum, but also participate in a live-action spy adventure.

The Lincoln Conspiracy with Special Guest Richard Snider

Tonight, guests will learn about the three-pronged attack designed to decapitate the U.S. Government.

Mount Vernon and the Animals of George Washington's Estate

Attendees are invited to enjoy an intimate glimpse of 18th-century Virginia at Mount Vernon — home of the United States' first president.

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