North Okanagan Veterinary Association - NOVA

04/17/2026

Our first event of the year was a great turn out! Thanks again to Dr. Liggett and Vetoquinol for putting together a very practical lecture on OA.

04/08/2026

Reminder for everyone! Vetoquinol’s sponsored event on OA this Thursday!

Save the date! April 9th! 🗓️❗️

Dr Jeni Liggett with Vetoquinol is presenting on Osteoarthritis in dogs at Phoenix Steakhouse! 1 hour RACE approved CE.

Send your RSVP to [email protected] before March 26th!

03/22/2026

Hey everyone!!

We are back in action ready for 2026! Looking forward to seeing everyone again and reconnecting!

03/09/2026

Save the date! April 9th! 🗓️❗️

Dr Jeni Liggett with Vetoquinol is presenting on Osteoarthritis in dogs at Phoenix Steakhouse! 1 hour RACE approved CE.

Send your RSVP to [email protected] before March 26th!

01/19/2026

‼️Attention skin enthusiasts 🐶🐱🧴

Saturday, April 11, the North West Veterinary Dermatology Services is hosting a Dermatology Forum at the Kelowna Yacht Club!

This is a free in-person continuing education event for veterinarians. Join for a day of practical dermatology education led by four board-certified specialists, covering canine otitis, optimizing the dermatologic exam, adverse food reactions, and pemphigus in dogs and cats. Enjoy a hot breakfast and lunch buffet, meaningful opportunities to connect with your colleagues, and clinically relevant insights you can take straight back to your practice!

Registration is limited to veterinarians.
CVBC CE credits: 3 hours.

We hope to see you there!

NWVDS DERMATOLOGY FORUM

12/03/2025

🎉THANK YOU!

It has been an absolute pleasure hosting these events for everyone in our inaugural year. Each time we see more connections growing between people and new faces joining! Our seasoned colleagues shared with us that there used to be a group in the Okanagan like this and they are very happy to see it reignited! Super cool!

Thank you to the veterinarians who created the time to prepare RACE approved presentations. Many pearls of wisdom shared.
- Dr. Hans Gelens (Fairfield Animal Hospital)
- Dr. Katrina Barth (Fairfield Animal Hospital)
- Dr. Conny Mosley (Veterinary Consultant, Elanco)
- Dr. Bianca Bauer (Okanagan Eye Care)
- Dr. Michael Perkel (Tri-Lake Animal Hospital & Referral Centre)
- Dr. Kinga Gortel (North West Veterinary Dermatology Services)
- Dr. Jeni Liggett (Technical Services Veterinarian, Vetoquinol)

We continue to receive interest from sponsors to host future events so please stay tuned as the 3 of us plan to get together and orchestrate 2026.

Massive thank you to our 2025 sponsor hosts:
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Elanco
- Summit Veterinary Pharmacy LTD
- Zoetis
- Vetoquinol

11/09/2025

ATTN! 🗣❗️

You are invited to the SBCV Town Hall Meeting via Zoom to address the challenges presented by our provincial regulators. See flyer for time and date details.

10/20/2025

❗️📣 CE Event November 25th at Phoenix Steakhouse!

Pav Ram at Vetoquinol went out of his way to organize this event for the North Okanagan Vet Association - huge shout out to him!

This 1hr certified CE accredited dinner is about the ever-so-common Otitis Externa and is brought to you by Dr. Jeni Liggett. She is a Technical Services Veterinarian at Vetoquinol. Her previous career experience includes small animal practice for 12+ years, an instructor at Robertson College, and a Territory Manager for Petline Insurance.

Looking forward to seeing everyone! Time to enjoy a delicious meal and to lend an ear to Dr. Liggett.

08/27/2025

Attention everyone! ❗️❗️
CE Event at Kelowna Golf & Country Club on Tuesday September 16!

Dr. Ashley Bourgeois "The Derm Vet" is presenting - The Ultimate Itchy Dog Playbook: Using the Multimodal Team to Tackle Canine Allergies.

Hope to see you there! 🥳

08/14/2025

Reminder! Tomorrow is our next event!

Hello Colleagues!

Our next North Okanagan Veterinary Association meeting is coming up quickly, and we’d love to see you there!

📅 Thursday, Aug 14, 2025
📍 Prestige Hotel, Vernon
🕕 Doors open at 7:00pm, with CE beginning at 7:30pm

We’re thrilled to host Dr. Michael Perkel from TriLake Animal Hospital, who will be presenting on Proteinuria in the Dog and Cat. This talk will surely be loaded with lots of useful information, tips and tricks! Thank you to Zoetis for sponsoring this event.

This is a fantastic opportunity for practical CE, local networking, and staying sharp on the clinical front—plus, a chance to reconnect with colleagues in person.

Please share the attached invite with all of the veterinarians in your clinic and encourage them to attend! We want to make this a great turnout!

Looking forward to seeing many of you there