Responses from Our Recent Events
Wondering what it’s really like to attend one of our events? Hear from our attendees as they reflect on their experiences; the moments that stood out, the insights they gained, and the connections they made. Take a few minutes to explore their feedback and see why so many come back year after year!
Renal Week and Extracorporeal Boot Camp 2023
March 20, 2023 - March 25, 2023
“Overall this was the best educational experience I have had from a conference. The information w returned to work for 2 days we have already performed two TPE treatments more efficiently!”
“For my first conference as a resident, this was an engaging, informative, and easy to navigate conference with emerging information in all areas of nephrology and urology. Thankful for the opportunity to attend! I would definitely attend again." - Dominique Capaldo, DVM, Internal Medicine Resident
UC Davis Companion Animal Infectious Disease Course: Bugs, Drugs, and Diagnostics - Renewed Approaches to Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases
May 5, 2023 - May 7, 2023
"Seriously some of the best CE I’ve been to in years. Current, practical info, and every session was a home run. Would definitely attend future programs like this." - Melanie Ellis, DVM
"I really enjoyed being at a different destination, seeing familiar faces and networking, and having time after CE to enjoy the surrounding area. The content of the lectures was both interesting, challenging, also very useful for me in small animal GP."
"Jane Sykes was a great speaker, extremely knowledgeable of material presented, answered questions posed, and even offered to get back to an attendee with more information. Excellent!"
Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (CVA) Course 2023
January 28, 2023; June 4, 2023
"Absolutely loved this course and can’t wait for the next ones."
"Dr. Koh is very knowledgeable and personable. He is patient and thorough in explaining the material and is understanding that the content was very new to us."
Blood Bank Boot Camp
October 28, 2023 - October 29, 2023
"Lectures were thorough and informative without being too difficult to understand. Hands on components were divided into small groups for the best learning experience The instructors truly cared about making sure you understand and got what you needed out of the session."
"Top notch event hosted by UC Davis. It was a great combination of personable and professional and very engaging and supportive of the veterinary community at all levels"
Respiratory Endoscopy Training Course
November 17, 2023 - November 18, 2023
"Loved his [Dr. Dennis Woerde] availability in the lab"
"I gained many valuable tips by just listening to what the instructors said about their experiences."
UC Davis on the Road: San Diego Fall Symposium
October 21, 2023
"The Speakers were outstanding and had an abundance of current, interesting and relevant information. This is what CE is all about! I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot! "
"Dr. Janet Foley did so well to explain her reasoning in a way that made sense to me as an RVT. Very easy to listen to."
"The diversity of topics kept my attention. From new thoughts on RMSF to shelter medicine to climate change, the day passed quickly. The speakers were knowledgeable, engaging, and enthusiastic about their subjects. I've attended many UCD webinars and have been well satisfied. Will be back for more."
"Thank you for offering webinars. I appreciate them. Due to current work conditions such as shortage of staff. It cuts down on traveling time and worries about not being able to attend seminars."
"I enjoyed this webinar very much. Good variety of topics, very timely. Since the pandemic, I have done all of my CE via web and UC Davis programs are always very good."
Large Animal Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (LA CVA) Course
February 10, 2024 - February 11, 2024
"Dr Johnson is wonderful - incredibly knowledgeable and patient. I am very thankful she is my course instructor for this course!"
"Melissa and Sarah are amazing!"
Small Animal Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist (SA CVA) Course 2024
February 10, 2024 - February 11, 2024
"Dr. Koh was excellent! I feel very honored I received instruction from him."
"Dr. Mangan is very clear with communicating, patient, knowledgeable, great energy. I was very impressed with how the hands on experience was under her guidance."
"Loved how practical Dr. Kuo was with her approach. Easy to talk to and ask questions. I really enjoyed her teaching style."
2024 CCRV (Certified Canine Rehabilitation Veterinarian) CE Course
May 2-5, 2024
"Dr. Koh explains things in a way that is easy for students to understand. He breaks down complex concepts and guide you in a step by step manner, which I find very helpful."
"Excited to be doing some meaningful physical rehab for my patients."
35th Annual Charles Heumphreus Memorial Lecture
October 27, 2024
"Every year has been an amazing event!! So happy it’s back from the Covid years."
"Certainly had great clinicians, extremely educated on what they were doing and why they were doing it. I personally would like to thank UC Davis for having this Charles Humphrey Memorial lecture. I went for close to 25 to 30 years not consecutively. But I’ve always found it very informative and taken a lot of the lessons and apply them to my practice."
2024 Fall Symposium
October 27, 2024
"Dr. Westropp was phenomenal in her leadership of the conference and her ability to pivot and provide new and interesting topics."
"The seminar was well worth the time. The reunion in conjunction with the seminar was extra special."
"Thank you for making the webinar possible and accessible."
2024 Feline Symposium: Update on Feline Pediatric Clinical Trials
November 2, 2024
"I work for a nonprofit spay and neuter clinic and we have learned so much from Dr. Vernau when it comes to kittens."
"The presentations were fantastic. I attended with several other fosters and we all agreed that we learned so much from the studies that were presented. Looking forward to future symposiums."
"Excellent CE. Thank you for continuing with the live webinars. Most of my CE is done through UC Davis continuing ed because of the interesting topics and live webinars."
2nd Annual Dentistry and Oromaxillofacial Surgery Conference
January 31, 2025 - February 2, 2025
"I really enjoyed this conference. The breadth of material covered was nice. The conference site was nice."
"I had a wonderful experience. The location and amenities were top notch -- my entire family enjoyed the weekend in Tahoe. The educational material was very relevant to my practice and presented in a high-level and collaborative environment. I left feeling refreshed and inspired. Thank you!"
11th Annual Winter Conference & 40th Annual WAAM/AEMC Wildlife and Exotic Animal Symposium
February 22-23, 2025
"Love that vegan food was offered and it was delicious! Also appreciated that the food was "protected" so that there was enough for those that ordered gluten-free or vegan."
"Great conference as usual, and very much appreciated the virtual option as well."
"I know there is a lot of work and attention to detail that goes into preparing for these conferences - I think everyone does a great job and I appreciate it very much! Thank you!"
Mini Bootcamp - Nutrition Lifelines: Mastering Esophageal Feeding Tube Placement and Nutritional Support in Dogs and Cats
March 26, 2025
"I could tell Dr. Larsen was very knowledgeable and again presented the information in an easy to understand way"
"...its very exciting to be able to listen to great veterinarians and feel so close to them, be able to interact with them and improve my capacities for my patients"
UC Davis on the Road: Surf's Up Spring Conference - San Diego
April 5, 2025
"The morning sessions were very clinically relevant and useful. I really enjoyed the final session - quite interesting."
