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LAVA's primary goal is to bring local veterinarians/staff together to form a strong and supportive veterinary community.
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Welcome To LAVA

London And Area Veterinary Association

LAVA’s primary goal is to bring local veterinarians and veterinary staff together to form a strong and supportive veterinary community. We want to accomplish this by having meetings that will feature continuing education as well as provide the opportunity to socialize. Having easily accessible CE is important to all members of the veterinary team to keep up with the ever changing recommendations and technologies in medicine. Having a strong knowledge base for all our team members makes us better able to provide the level of care our clients and patients expect.
LAVA’s meetings will also provide a forum for all of us to share experiences, cases and business, as well as be an opportunity to network and form new connections, both professional and personal, with our colleagues in the area.
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Upcoming

Events

LAVA Lecture:

“Changing the Way We Care for the Brains of Young Puppies and Kittens”

April 8 2025

Speaker: Dr. Karen Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, DACVB

Sponsor: Virbac

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LAVA Lecture:

"End-of-Life Care, Euthanasia Support, and Grief in Veterinary Medicine: Impacts on Clients and Team Members"

April 24 2025

Speaker: Sarah Bernardi RSW, MSW
Sponsor: Gateway Pet Memorial

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LAVA Lecture:

"There is no “I” in Derm – A Team Approach to Dermatology in Practice"



May 13 2025

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Goodale, DVM, DACVD

Sponsor: Elanco



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LAVA would like to thank this year's general sponsors:

Who We Are

Meet Our Team

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Dr. Danièle Lagacé

Earned her BSc (bio) from University of New Brunswick, then graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College in 2001.
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Kurt Wakem

Earned his BSc. Biology from the University of Windsor and returned to Western for a specialization in physiology.
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Dr. Tracy Vink-Taylor

Dr. Tracy graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1998. She has a passion for enriched learning...
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