WVC Vegas 2026 will offer you and your teams NEW ways to build confidence with expanded education tracks, new side-quests, and more in-depth hands-on CE at our Education Centers in Las Vegas.
A typical day in practice might start with the excitement of welcoming new life, and end with the compassion required to help a family say goodbye. It’s a profound responsibility, and one you carry with care every single day. With this understanding, our WVC Education Team created the Veterinary Life Stages CE track, a four-day, case-based journey designed to tackle challenges at each stage of a companion animal's life.
What is the Life Stages track?
This education track mirrors the real-life arc of patient care, offering sessions that walk you through challenges in all stages of a pet’s life: birth, growth, adulthood, and end-of-life support. Led by top veterinary experts and packed with practical strategies, this is one you’ll want to check out this Feb. 2026.
The Four-Day Journey
🔹 Day 1: Theriogenology & Neonatal Care
Start where life begins, exploring theriogenology that incorporates small animal breeding and production medicine with prenatal considerations. Perfect for those passionate about reproductive health and beginning a patient’s life journey from the very beginning.
🔹 Day 2: Pediatrics
Dig into early-life challenges with a focus on high-risk deliveries, neonatal ICU advances, behavior & growth milestones. Learn how to save the smallest patients when it matters most and develop the young into healthy growing adults.
🔹 Day 3: Mid-Life Medicine & Megaesophagus
When pets hit their prime, complexities emerge. This day highlights a multidisciplinary approach to megaesophagus, featuring surgery, neurology, and internal medicine. Walk away with collaborative tools that elevate care for adult patients.
🔹 Day 4: Geriatrics & End-of-Life Care
Wrap up your journey with strategies for supporting aging patients and their families. From pain management and cognitive decline to grief counseling and caretaker burnout, you'll gain the confidence to guide clients with compassion and clarity.
Bonus: Earn the Time Traveler badge
Satisfy the 8-hour (2 hours therio/neonatal, 2 hours pediatrics, 2 hours mid-life, 2 hours geriatric) CE requirements and you’ll unlock a limited-edition Time Traveler badge (details coming soon!)
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Challenge for this week
Think about one life stage you want to improve in your practice. Neonatal? Geriatric? Mid-life diagnostics? Share your focus in the comments and tell us why. Your feedback helps build our education program. ⤵️