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SBVVMA May Monthly Meeting on Diabetes Management with Dr. Whitney & Hill's Science Diets

  • May 14, 2026
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Cafe Fiore, 66 S California St, Ventura CA 93001
  • 56

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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR OUR

SBVVMA MAY 2026 MEETING

Updates on diabetes management -

sglt2 inhibitors and more!

MAY 14, 2026 at 7 pm

PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY,

MAY 11 AT 4 PM

Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation sponsored by Hill's Science Diets .  We will be meeting at Cafe Fiore in downtown Ventura.

Appetizers + Cash Bar 7 pm

Business Meeting 7:30 pm

Presentation 7:45-8:45 pm with questions after

TOPIC: Updates on diabetes management - sglt2 inhibitors and more!  This lecture will provide updates on recent advances in DM management.

SPEAKER BIO: 

Dr. Beth Whitney is a native of New Hampshire.  She received her veterinary degree from Colorado State University. She then completed a rotating internship and internal medicine residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York City.  Dr. Whitney completed the ACVIM board examination to become a Diplomate of the American College of Internal Medicine in 2003. She has been practicing as a veterinary internal medicine specialist in Connecticut for the past 23 years where she trained over a hundred interns and a few internal medicine residents. Dr. Whitney has also lectured locally and has taught endoscopy courses to veterinarians. She loves all aspects of internal medicine, particularly renal and endocrine diseases. She has extensive experience in gastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy and rhinoscopy. She also has taught ultrasound and has deep knowledge in this imaging technique as well as CT scan. She performs ultrasound guided aspirates, bone marrow aspirates and feeding tube placements among other procedures. 

Dr. Whitney relocated to California to be closer to her daughters and to enjoy the wonderful outdoor life she loves. She loves baking, yoga, hiking with her dogs, biking, horseback riding and loves all water sports including scuba diving, boating and snorkeling and is hoping to take up surfing!

Dinner Menu:

Appetizers + Cash Bar

Salad - House Salad

Entree  - Please choose one of three options at registration:

1.  Ricotta Ravioli

2.  Chicken Marsala 

3.  Sand Dabs with Pesto

Dessert - Mini Creme Brulee

Business Meeting notes: 

1.  We are looking for New Board Members!  This organization is run by volunteer members.  Please let us know if you need more information or are interested. 

2.  If you know a colleague is not receiving these emails, please have them contact us to make sure their email is up to date on our website.  TY!

Please note: Attendance is limited to veterinarians licensed in California and working or residing in Ventura county and in the Santa Barbara-Carpenteria-Goleta coastal region of Santa Barbara county, and retired former members of the SBVVMA.


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This Association is a mutual benefit association for California licensed veterinarians practicing within Ventura County and coastal Santa Barbara County. Our purpose is to provide continuing education to members, maintain standards of practice, share experiences in the practice of veterinary medicine, and promote public awareness of veterinary medicine.

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