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July 12, 2008 - Just in time to make a great conference better, BioMedtrix, the world leader in veterinary orthopedic products, will be awarding continuing education credits to animal health professionals at its August Total Joint Conference in Nevada.
BioMedtrix was recently approved RACE (Registry of Approved Continuing Education) as a provider of continuing education courses for veterinarians, and has been granted approval to award CE credits at the conference.
RACE, a service of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, is a national clearinghouse for approval of veterinary continuing education providers and their programs, acknowledged by most states and several provinces in Canada. AAVSB reports national licensing examination scores to state boards.
BioMedtrix has pioneered several orthopedic prostheses and their surgical applications, including the TATE ElbowTM, the Universal Hip and the Canine Total Knee. The RACE approval will allow veterinarians, vet techs, residents, and surgeons from around the country to continue their education through learning these new procedures and stay current with their state licensing requirements.
On August 21-24, 2008, BioMedtrix will hold the conference at Lake Las Vegas, Nev. on "Issues in Canine Joint Replacement". Spots are still open for the 10-credit seminar which includes topics on total hip, knee and elbow replacement as well as trauma. A sold-out TATE ElbowTM workshop after the conference is approved for an additional 10 RACE credits.
BioMedtrix conferences and seminars have been continually well-attended. Greg Pych, BioMedtrix Vice President, notes the recently-approved continuing education credits make the seminars "an even greater asset to vets everywhere."
"We've had an excellent response to our educational programs by the veterinary community and the attendee support prompted us to seek approval to offer RACE continuing education credit," says Pych. "Each year, animal health professionals must earn a certain number of RACE credits in order to maintain their licenses. We are always looking to widen clinicians' technical expertise and participation in our educational activities, and this is a great opportunity to extend our reach throughout the animal-health community."
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