September 6, 2019 – Edmonton, AB

 

RVT Month To Be Celebrated Across Canada This October

Canada’s RVTs Celebrating Coast to Coast

The Alberta Veterinary Technologist Association (ABVTA) is pleased to announce that October will once again, be recognized as RVT Month across Canada. The ABVTA has teamed up with the national (RVTTC) and provincial RVT associations (BCVTA, SAVT, MVTA, OAVT, EVTA), to promote, celebrate and recognize Registered Veterinary Technicians and Technologists throughout the month of October.

Since 1993, the third week of October has typically been recognized as National Veterinary Technician Week (NVTW). As the profession has advanced across Canada, due in part to the legal credential adoption of Registered Veterinary Technologist or Technician (RVT), it was felt that one week was not enough time to celebrate the profession. The knowledge and experience of an RVT is one of the most incredible aspects of our profession. RVTs are formally educated in countless areas within veterinary medicine and employed in areas such as, anesthesia, dentistry, lab animal research, industry sales; equine medicine, avian and exotic medicine; nutrition, radiology; production animal and shelter medicine to name a few.  RVTs work alongside veterinarians across the country to provide animals with the highest quality of healthcare.

There are a number of initiatives planned throughout the month of October to help promote and recognize the RVT profession. ABVTA RVTs can look forward to:

  • Celebrating RVT Month together at our AGM and Anniversary Cocktail Reception at CanWest Veterinary Conference, October 19th.
  • Lighting of iconic landmarks of Alberta in honour of RVTs
  • Proclamations from Mayor’s of various cities throughout Alberta proclaiming October as RVT month
  • Instagram, Facebook posts and new graphics promoting the RVT profession featuring hashtags such as #RVTMonth, #ABVetTech #ProudlyRVT

 

We are looking forward to witnessing practices, members, stakeholders and the public getting involved in celebrating RVTs throughout the month! We are grateful for the teamwork and collaboration that has happened between the provincial associations in order to make this a national event.

The ABVTA was founded to support and empower a knowledgeable network of Registered Veterinary Technologists to advance our profession while providing compassionate veterinary care.