NAVC HiVE offers new in-person events across the U.S.
The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) recently announced its launch of NAVC HiVE, a new style of in-person events that will bring world-class industry events and the industry’s brightest leaders to members of the veterinary community across the U.S.
Concurrently, the NAVC announced its first HiVE, the Vet Nurse+Tech HiVE, the first and only event of its kind dedicated to the largest professional segment in the veterinary industry – veterinary nurses and technicians. Registration is now open for Vet Nurse+Tech HiVE which will help kick off National Veterinary Technician Week and take place in Austin October 16 -18, 2023.
According to a news release, NAVC HiVE events are designed to get ahead of the issues impacting veterinary professionals and shaping the veterinary industry now and into the future.
Each HiVE event will consist of four areas of focus: animal health industry trends affecting patient treatment, issues faced by the veterinary industry such as staffing and recruiting and mental health, specific veterinary team member needs and the business side of the $104 billion domestic veterinary industry. The events will engage stakeholders including investors, buying groups and hospital designers.
The name “HiVE” was selected due to the aim to bring together a community of like-minded individuals to share experiences and challenges, working toward a common goal. Each event will remain unique in overall content, experience and location. HiVE events are open to all professional members of the veterinary community.
NAVC CEO Gene O’Neill said in a news release that as the veterinary industry continues to evolve, so do the professional development and learning needs of the community and the challenges they face.
"HiVE will fill an important need not being met today by any one organization in the animal healthcare industry, bringing timely, topical events to market and convening the brightest minds, most passionate people and vital organizations to engage and address specific needs and opportunities,” he said.
The Nurse+Tech HiVE features three tracks:
- Professional and career development
- Clinical content; and
- Personal and self-development, including stress management, mindfulness and financial planning.
The Veterinary Team Association of Texas will support this first HiVE, with additional industry partnerships to come.
As part of the NAVC’s commitment to make in-person event attendance more accessible and ongoing support of veterinary nurses and technicians, the Nurse+Tech HiVE will offer initial attendee registration at $25 for full access. The event will feature new learning styles and event technology allowing attendees to interact, learn and develop their skills in new ways.
Future focus areas for HiVE events will include Veterinary Mental Health & Wellbeing, Solving the Recruitment Challenge, Emergency and Critical Care and events supporting more of the veterinary team.
NAVC CEO Gene O’Neill originally announced the new event concept to a crowd of thousands of veterinary industry professionals at the opening session of VMX 2023 January 14 in Orlando.
About the NAVC
The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing veterinary professionals worldwide. The world’s leading provider of veterinary continuing education, the NAVC delivers essential training, tools and resources for veterinary professionals to stay abreast of advances in animal medicine and provide the best medical care for animals everywhere. Through its commitment to innovation and excellence, the NAVC has developed a diverse portfolio of products and services, including: educational events, headlined by VMX, the world’s largest, most comprehensive continuing education conference and launchpad for new products and innovations within the veterinary industry; a robust digital platform for virtual learning and engagement; the veterinary industry’s largest and award-winning portfolio of trade publications; and an advocacy arm which unites the veterinary community and pet lovers. The NAVC was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL. Since 2017, the NAVC has been recognized annually as one of the Top Workplaces by the Orlando Sentinel. To learn more about the NAVC’s products and brands, visit https://navc.com/. To see our schedule of upcoming events, visit https://navc.com/calendar/.
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