Vetacademy NAVC CE Receives Prestigious RACE Accreditation

Left: Tom Bohn, right: Mark Johnston CE modules provided by Vetacademy in the Online Learning Center at this year’s NAVC Conference have received accreditation from the Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE). This means that each module will count towards the continuing education (CE) targets for veterinarians until March 2015. The purpose of the RACE program is to develop and apply uniform standards for providers and programmes of CE in veterinary medicine. It is operated by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB). US veterinarians must complete the amount of CE specified by their State Board and it must come from credited sources, such as those approved by RACE, in contrast to the UK where CE can be self-certified. Held each January in Orlando, Florida, the NAVC Conference receives almost 16,000 delegates from over 70 countries. More than 350 lecturers, many of them globally renowned, speak at the event, which features 12 different daily lecture tracks and also hosts the largest meeting of exotics practitioners in the world. Vetacademy provides e-learning modules and online videos to veterinarians around the world in partnership with some of the world’s leading veterinary CE providers. Commenting on the RACE accreditation, NAVC CEO Tom Bohn said: “The North American Veterinary Community is proud to partner with Vetstream to provide RACE approved continuing education content to the global veterinary team. We look forward to expanding our partnership with Vetstream.” Dr G Mark Johnston, Managing Director of Vetstream, adds: “We’re delighted to be bringing presentations from the top quality NAVC speakers to veterinarians, veterinary technicians and practice managers around the world. It’s great news for US-based clinicians that these modules now count towards their annual CE target.” For further information on the NAVC and Vetacademy, visit www.navc.com and www.vetacademy.co.uk.

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