
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024 & Sunday, March 3, 2024
Time: March 2, 2023 | 8:00 am - 5:30 pm (PDT)
March 3, 2023 | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
CE Credit: Up to 17 hrs (pending approval)
Location: Hybrid: On-site at UC Davis and Live Interactive Webinar
Registration Deadlines
On-Site: February 24, 2024 at 5pm (PDT)
Webinar: February 29, 2024 at 5pm (PDT)
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The Center for Continuing Professional Education is proud to host both the 10th Annual Winter Conference and the 39th Annual WAAM/AEMC Wildlife and Exotic Animal Symposium together in one extraordinary weekend on March 2nd - 3rd, 2024. Join us on-site at UC Davis or virtually via Zoom for this 2-day conference. Your registration fee will include access to all 3 tracks, breakfast and lunch will be provided as well. The 3-track symposium will feature some amazing world renown speakers and UC Davis SVM faculty.

We will have two keynote addresses on Saturday. Our morning keynote address will be presented by Dean Mark Stetter DVM, DACZM. Dean Stetter serves as dean of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. He oversees all aspects of the school, including education, research, the veterinary teaching hospital, centers and institutes. Previously, Dean Stetter served as dean and professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. He also served as director of animal operations, director of animal health, and clinical veterinarian with Disney’s Animal Program at Disney World. His research work has resulted in more than a hundred scientific publications and conference presentations.

Dennis Chew DVM, DACVIM will be our afternoon keynote address. Dr. Chew is a 1972 graduate of theCollege of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University. He did a one-year internship at South Weymouth Veterinary Associates and a two-year residency in internal medicine and nephrology at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Most of his work in clinics, research and publications involves urology/nephrology in small animals. He has been the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 2 editions of the Manual of Nephrology and Urology in Small Animals.

Our keynote address on Sunday will be Joanne Paul-Murphy DVM, DACZM, DACAW. Dr. Paul-Murphy is a 1982 graduate of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Following veterinary school, she completed a residency in zoological medicine at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. She previously served as chief of the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine & Surgery Service as well as director of the Richard M. Schubot Parrot Wellness and Welfare Program at the UC Davis veterinary hospital and is now Professor Emeritus.
In addition to these speakers, UCD faculty will present information on our latest veterinary clinical trials, including:
- Liver Disease
- Endocrine
- Optimizing Communication in Your Practice
- Ophthalmology
For the 39th annual wildlife sessions, our speakers will provide cutting edge information on topics such as:
- Aquatic Invertebrate Medicine
- Epilepsy/Neuro Disease in Marine Mammals
- Free-Ranging Wildlife Disease Survellance
- Raptor Rehabilitation Cases
For the 39th annual exotics session, lectures will include:
- Avian Respiratory Disease
- Avian Beak Surgery
- Clinical Update of "Yellow Fungus Disease"
REGISTRATION COST
Registration Deadlines
In-Person: February 24, 2024 at 5pm (PDT)
Webinar: February 29, 2024 at 5pm (PDT)
- ON-SITE REGISTRATION COSTS
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ON-SITE REGISTRATION EARLY BIRD
Register by January 23, 2024STANDARD
January 24, 2024 - February 24, 2024Veterinarian $399 $449 Registered Veterinary Technician/Veterinary Assistant $299 $349 Hospital Staff (No CE) $249 $299 UCD SVM Employee and Student Veterinarian $349 Registered Veterinary Technician/Veterinary Assistant $249 Hospital Staff (No CE) $199 Veterinary Student $25/day Veterinarian $349 Registered Veterinary Technician/Veterinary Assistant $249 Hospital Staff (No CE) $199 Veterinary Student $25/day - WEBINAR REGISTRATION COSTS
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WEBINAR REGISTRATION EARLY BIRD
Register by January 23, 2024STANDARD
January 24, 2024 - February 29, 2024Veterinarian $299 $349 Registered Veterinary Technician/Veterinary Assistant $199 $249 Hospital Staff (No CE) $149 $199 Veterinary or RVT Student (No CE) $69 $69 UCD SVM Employee and Student Veterinarian $249 Registered Veterinary Technician/Veterinary Assistant $149 Hospital Staff (No CE) $99 Veterinary or RVT Student (No CE) $15/day Veterinarian $249 Registered Veterinary Technician/Veterinary Assistant $149 Hospital Staff (No CE) $99 Veterinary or RVT Student (No CE) $15/day
Program Information
- CE Certificates
- ONSITE
Attendance is recorded at the lobby registration area when you arrive at the conference.
You are responsible with signing in each day in order to receive CE credit for your participation.
Participants are responsible for determining if specific programs are accepted for CE credit by their State Licensing Board.
You will receive your CE certificate at the conference.
WEBINAR
Attendance is recorded through the Zoom when you join a Zoom session.
Participants are responsible for determining if specific programs are accepted for CE credit by their State Licensing Board.
For those who attended the live webinar, you will receive your CE certificate via email approximately 2 weeks after the event. - Webinar Information
- The webinar will be live (Pacific Standard Time) and interactive; it will count for full CE credit. We will use Zoom to host the webinar. If you have never attended a Zoom webinar before, test your computer or mobile device here.
You can watch the webinar on your computer.
Ensure your web browser is up to date and that you enable your computer to allow Zoom to access to your speakers/mic for sound.
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