AHC News and Updates

2025 is bringing an updated Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Emergency Preparation Course for Canada!

Deadline to Register:
Friday, February 14, 2025, 4 p.m. MST (6 p.m. EST)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Veterinarians and Veterinary Epidemiologists
Registered Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
AND
Industry members interested in animal health emergency management

 

WHAT’S NEW (since the 2023 FMD emergency preparedness course)

  • Examples: Dive into fresh, real-world scenarios that bring the content to life.
  • Discussion forum: Engage with peers and experts to deepen your understanding and share insights.
  • Three-part scenario exercise: Test your knowledge and skills with a series of exercises that grow in complexity, culminating in a comprehensive final scenario.
  • An entire module on vaccination: Learn the key features and challenges of FMD vaccines; protective and suppressive vaccination strategies in outbreak scenarios; implications for OIE disease freedom; and decision process on FMD vaccination use in Canada.

All registrants will now have

TWO EXTRA WEEKS
to complete the self-paced online coursework.

Course Start Date: February 18, 2025
End Date Now Extended to: March 28, 2025

WHY ATTEND

  • Interactive learning: Engage in dynamic discussions and real-life scenario exercises.
  • Expert insights: Learn from industry leaders and seasoned professionals.
  • Earn valuable CE credit: This hybrid live-webinar and online course has been approved by the Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) for 25.75 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
  • You can access this course from anyplace with WiFi!

It’s quick and easy to learn more and to register:

1. Click HERE
2. Click “REGISTER NOW,” “ADD TO CART,” and “ENTER”
3. Click “Create an account” and have your payment information ready

Questions?

If you have any questions, would like more information, or assistance to register, please contact Kori Maki-Adair: kmaki_adair@animalhealthcanada.ca

This hybrid live webinar and online course is presented by the European Commission for the Control of Foot and Mouth Disease (EuFMD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been developed through a partnership of Animal Health Canada with the EuFMD, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Veterinary Medical Association and United States Department of Agriculture.