NAVC expands its year-round calendar for CE and workforce support
CURRENT BRIEF VERSION: NAVC is using its 2026 calendar to keep a steady drumbeat of education and workforce programming in front of veterinary teams, pairing free virtual learning with role-specific in-person events. In a recent Today’s Veterinary Practice roundup, the organization highlighted a March 4 VetFolio webinar, “Don’t Be Shell-Shocked! Reptilian CPR 101,” alongside HiVE Midwest, a continuing education event aimed at veterinary support staff. That calendar sits within a broader NAVC push after VMX 2026, where the group said nearly 29,000 attendees gathered in Orlando and where it’s already steering attention toward year-round education, including HiVE regional events and VMX 2027 registration. NAVC has also been framing VMX itself as more than a large trade meeting, spotlighting “Champions of Care” sessions on preventive medicine, exotic animal care, rehabilitation, rural access, and other emerging trends meant to support animals’ healthspan. (todaysveterinarypractice.com; navc.com)
Why it matters: For veterinary professionals, the story isn’t just that more events are coming. It’s that NAVC is leaning harder into a distributed education model: flagship conferences like VMX, targeted regional meetings for veterinary nurses, technicians, and practice managers through HiVE, and online CE through VetFolio. That matters in a workforce environment where teams need flexible, lower-friction ways to build skills, earn CE, and support retention, especially for roles that are often underserved by traditional conference programming. NAVC describes HiVE as built specifically for veterinary nurses/technicians and practice management staff, with more than 10 hours of CE, hands-on skill building, and mentorship-focused programming. And the content pipeline appears intentionally broad, spanning everything from niche emergency topics like reptilian CPR to bigger profession-wide themes such as preventive care, rehab, exotic medicine, and access to care in rural communities. (navc.com)
What to watch: Watch whether NAVC keeps expanding these role-specific and hybrid education offerings, especially as HiVE South is scheduled for May 30-31, 2026, HiVE East for August 1-2, 2026, and VMX 2027 registration is already open. Another signal will be whether NAVC continues using VMX programming themes—like healthspan, movement and rehabilitation, and access to care—to shape its year-round CE strategy. (navc.com)