Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians

Virginia Association of Licensed Veterinary Technicians page for the Licensed Veterinary Technicians of VA

Values:
1-Promote the relationship between veterinary technician and other veterinary team members.
2-Increase public awareness of the value of our profession.
3-Encourage the highest standard of care.
4-Promote full utilization of our technical skills.
5-Provide information to our members regarding current trends and forward movement in our profession.
6-Promote diversity of our profession by emb

racing the variety of practices in Virginia and providing support and education at multiple levels, to meet the individual needs of our members.
7-Support networking relationships and mentoring among colleagues as a means of sharing and developing professional ethics, standards of practice and personal satisfaction with the profession.

Tech students, here's your chance to receive a $2,000 scholarship!๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿคฉ
10/09/2025

Tech students, here's your chance to receive a $2,000 scholarship!๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿคฉ

The Zoetis Foundation/AVMF Veterinary Technician Student Scholarship Program was developed to offset educational expenses related to attaining a veterinary education. The program focuses on addressing the issue of student debt and the need to foster diversity in the profession - issues that greatly....

Although her dental nerve block lab may be full, we hope that you join ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and the rest of our wonderful 2025 ...
09/30/2025

Although her dental nerve block lab may be full, we hope that you join ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and the rest of our wonderful 2025 Fall Conference speakers at TCC on Saturday, October 18th! ๐Ÿฆท๐Ÿพ

Haven't registered? There's still time! ๐Ÿ”— valvt.org/fall-conference

Dive deeper into blood products and common toxins in veterinary medicine at the Fall Conference with ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ! ๐Ÿ’‰Meg'...
09/29/2025

Dive deeper into blood products and common toxins in veterinary medicine at the Fall Conference with ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ! ๐Ÿ’‰

Meg's afternoon lecture will equip technicians with the essential knowledge and skills required to safely and effectively administer blood product transfusions in a clinical setting. She'll also provide an in-depth overview of the most frequently encountered toxins in veterinary medicine, where participants will learn about commonly ingested toxins in dogs and cats.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

Looking to learn more about fear free techniques? ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ has a session at the Fall Conference right up your alley...
09/26/2025

Looking to learn more about fear free techniques? ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ has a session at the Fall Conference right up your alley! ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ•

Perry's session will discuss fear free handling and approaches to dog and cat visits, sedation protocols and restraint options. In addition to a comprehensive discussion on fear free in our hospitals, she'll discuss how fear free helps the quality of life of our patients (and ourselves) and advocate for healthier and happier mindsets and workplaces.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

Don't miss out! Take advantage of early bird registration rates for the 2025 Fall Conference by registering before ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ...
09/24/2025

Don't miss out! Take advantage of early bird registration rates for the 2025 Fall Conference by registering before ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต!

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

Snag some breakfast at the Fall Conference and join ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ for her morning lecture on medical math and anesthe...
09/24/2025

Snag some breakfast at the Fall Conference and join ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ for her morning lecture on medical math and anesthesia case scenarios! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ”ข

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†'๐˜€ session will explore the essential math skills every veterinary professional needs, including dosage calculations, fluid therapy rates, continuous rate infusions, and dilutions. Attendees will also work through real life anesthesia case considerations that highlight the challenges and critical thinking required to create a balanced, multi-modal anesthetic protocol tailored to the individual patient.

After this session, join ๐—”๐˜€๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ and ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† for their CPR refresh wet lab! This lab offers a hands-on opportunity to practice CPR techniques in a supportive, team-focused environment where participants will will rotate through skill stations focused on chest compressions, ventilation, and ECG rhythm recognition, followed by case-based scenarios that integrate all aspects of basic and advanced life support.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

Join our friends at the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services for their wet lab session on diagnostics ...
09/22/2025

Join our friends at the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services for their wet lab session on diagnostics in the clinic lab at the Fall Conference! ๐Ÿ”ฌ

๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‡, ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ธ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต will mimic a behind the scenes look at the diagnostic lab to show what happens to samples and what a lab technician's career is like. They'll also build on skills taught in LVT curriculum to include knowledge of less common submissions to include an interactive experience where you'll review blood smears, f***l exams and cytology slides and more!

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

Learn more about ECG interpretation and cardiac therapies with ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น at the Fall Conference! ๐Ÿซ€Taryn's session wil...
09/20/2025

Learn more about ECG interpretation and cardiac therapies with ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น at the Fall Conference! ๐Ÿซ€

Taryn's session will give technicians a full overview of all things ECG and will discuss the heart's conduction system, proper positioning for obtaining ECGs, causes for arrhythmias, and various common arrhythmias that are seen. She'll also talk about clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and goals of cardiac therapy in patients with cardiac disease.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

Spend Saturday afternoon in Virginia Beach with ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด!Amanda's session will do a deep dive into Addison's and Cu...
09/18/2025

Spend Saturday afternoon in Virginia Beach with ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด!

Amanda's session will do a deep dive into Addison's and Cushing's and attendees will learn about causes, clinical signs, diagnostics, treatments, monitoring and complications of both diseases, along with communicating with the owners of patients with these diseases.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ joins us this fall for her urinary catheter lab! ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿ•During her session you will be taught how to place m...
09/16/2025

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ joins us this fall for her urinary catheter lab! ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿ•

During her session you will be taught how to place male and female urinary catheters in the canine and feline patient as well as shown how to attach a closed urinary collection system.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

Southwest techs, come celebrate National Veterinary Technician Week with us this October! ๐ŸŽ‰Join us on Sunday, October 12...
09/15/2025

Southwest techs, come celebrate National Veterinary Technician Week with us this October! ๐ŸŽ‰

Join us on Sunday, October 12th from 1:00-3:00pm at Parkway Brewing Company in Salem, VA for veterinary themed games, prizes, and giveaways to celebrate our local LVTs! 1 drink ticket per LVT will also be provided. Please note, this is a social event and NOT worth CE.

๐Ÿ“ฉ RSVP to Carmen McBride at [email protected]

Looking to dive deeper into dental x-ray positioning? Join ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ and ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต for one of their wet lab sessions at...
09/12/2025

Looking to dive deeper into dental x-ray positioning? Join ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ and ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต for one of their wet lab sessions at the Fall Conference! ๐Ÿฆท๐Ÿพ

Their sessions will discuss x-ray positioning and maintenance and include hands-on activities for attendees on both feline and canine cadavers. They'll focus on harder areas such as the canines, upper 4PM, lateral technique as well as molars, PM's and incisors.

๐Ÿ”— Learn more and register: valvt.org/fall-conference

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Henrico, VA
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