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    • May 08, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Cafe Fiore, 66 S California St, Ventura CA 93001
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    REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR OUR

    SBVVMA MAY 2025 MEETING

    Nutraceuticals: News You Can Use

    May 8, 2025 at 7 pm

    PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY, May 5 AT 4 PM

    Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation with Dr. Alexandria Maiello, DVM, sponsored by Nutramax.  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

    Nutraceuticals: News You Can Use

    “Nutraceuticals: News You Can Use” starts by touching on the nutraceutical industry, including where Nutramax Laboratories fits within it, and moves on to discuss how veterinary practitioners can utilize various nutraceuticals in practice, focusing on joint, liver, and behavioral health and products.

    SPEAKER BIO:   Alexandria Maiello, DVM

    Prior to joining the Nutramax Laboratories team of Field Services Veterinarians in December of 2024, Dr. Alex Maiello spent 7 years honing her skills as a mixed General Practitioner and Emergency Care veterinarian, with experiences from large corporate hospitals to being the Medical Director of a private practice. A graduate of Auburn university College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Maiello enjoyed many aspects of both primary care and emergency care, but quickly learned that emergency cases were her preferred and in 2022 she made the switch to practicing primarily emergency medicine as a per diem veterinarian. During this transition, Dr. Maiello was able to gain experience in entrepreneurship while she developed her veterinary relief and mobile veterinary care brand, Helpful Veterinary Services. In the couple of years before joining Nutramax Labs, Dr. Maiello focused on providing personal, compassionate, end-of-life care with Helpful Veterinary Services. In her free time, Dr. Maiello enjoys being physically active outdoors, forever learning, reading, building deep and meaningful friendships, and experiencing whatever the world has to offer her.

    Dinner Menu:

    Appetizers + Cash Bar

    Salad - House Salad

    Entree  - Please choose one of three options at registration:

    1. Eggplant Parmesan served with pasta

    2. Chicken Marsala with mashed potatoes & veggies

    3. Salmon with Lemon & Capers, with mashed potatoes & veggies

    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.


    • June 12, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Cafe Fiore, 66 S California St, Ventura CA 93001
    • 100


    UPDATES FOR OUR

    SBVVMA JUNE 2025 MEETING

    TBD

    June 12, 2025 at 7 pm

    PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY AT 4 PM

    Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation sponsored by .  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 TBD:

    SPEAKER BIO: 

    Dinner Menu:

    Appetizers + Cash Bar

    Salad - 

    Entree  - Please choose one of three options at registration:

    1. 

    2.  

    3.  

    Dessert - 

    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.


    • August 14, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Cafe Fiore, 66 S California St, Ventura CA 93001
    • 100


    UPDATES FOR OUR

    SBVVMA AUGUST 2025 MEETING

    Navigating Supplements in

    Veterinary Medicine

    August 14, 2025 at 7 pm

    PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY AT 4 PM

    Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation from Dr. Avi Shaprut, sponsored by Purina.  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:   Navigating Supplements in Veterinary Medicine

    Objectives:  We will discuss regulation, quality and efficacy data for new supplement products that enter the market.

    SPEAKER BIO: 

    Dr. Avi Shaprut originates from Long Island, New York.  After graduating Michigan State University Veterinary School in 1998, Dr. Shaprut practiced in New York for 2 years.  He then set out for the West Coast, and in 2000 he called San Diego home.

    For 16 years Dr. Shaprut enjoyed the challenges of full-time small animal practice. His special interests are nutrition, abdominal ultrasound, cardiology, and internal medicine. When the practice he worked in for 10 years was sold Dr. Shaprut decided it was the perfect time to tackle some new challenges. A long-time proponent of good nutrition, he decided to work for Nestlé Purina PetCare where he now enjoys his position as Veterinary Communications Manager, supporting veterinary teaching hospitals and providing technical support for Purina’s sales consultants. Dr. Shaprut also has a long-standing passion for technology and innovation in the veterinary field and beyond. On weekends he continues to practice as a relief veterinarian in San Diego. He lectures at UC Davis & Oregon State Universities, Western University, at specialty hospitals, and at multiple regional vet med association meetings.

    Avi spends his free time with his wife and two young kids. He enjoys traveling, being outdoors, especially near the ocean, playing soccer with his son, and spending time at the gym. He also attends to the needs and whims of his two rescue dogs, Duke & Storm, and his two cats, Skye & Joey.

    Dinner Menu:

    Appetizers + Cash Bar

    Salad - 

    Entree  - Please choose one of three options at registration:

    1. 

    2.  

    3.  

    Dessert - 

    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.


    • September 11, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Cafe Fiore, 66 S California St, Ventura CA 93001
    • 100


    UPDATES FOR OUR

    SBVVMA SEPTEMBER 2025 MEETING

    TBD

    September 11, 2025 at 7 pm

    PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY AT 4 PM

    Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation sponsored by .  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 TBD:

    SPEAKER BIO: 

    Dinner Menu:

    Appetizers + Cash Bar

    Salad - 

    Entree  - Please choose one of three options at registration:

    1. 

    2.  

    3.  

    Dessert - 

    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.


    • October 09, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Cafe Fiore, 66 S California St, Ventura CA 93001
    • 100


    UPDATES FOR OUR

    SBVVMA OCTOBER 2025 MEETING

    TBD

    October 9, 2025 at 7 pm

    PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY AT 4 PM

    Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation sponsored by .  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 TBD:

    SPEAKER BIO: 

    Dinner Menu:

    Appetizers + Cash Bar

    Salad - 

    Entree  - Please choose one of three options at registration:

    1. 

    2.  

    3.  

    Dessert - 

    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.


    • November 13, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Cafe Fiore, 66 S California St, Ventura CA 93001
    • 100


    UPDATES FOR OUR

    SBVVMA NOVEMBER 2025 MEETING

    TBD

    November 13, 2025 at 7 pm

    PLEASE RSVP BY MONDAY AT 4 PM

    Please join us for our next SBVVMA meeting with a presentation sponsored by Idexx.  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 TBD:

    SPEAKER BIO: 

    Dinner Menu:

    Appetizers + Cash Bar

    Salad - 

    Entree  - Please choose one of three options at registration:

    1. 

    2.  

    3.  

    Dessert - 

    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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Show your commitment to our veterinary community by joining our association. Continuing education meetings provide CE credit towards maintaining California licensure. Our meetings provide our members with an opportunity to communicate with other veterinarians.

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