AVI Webinar Series

The purpose of the AVI Webinar Series is to provide a vendor-agnostic forum for education and networking. Join us to learn from academic, industry, and government organizations who are using information technology and data science to improve the lives of animals and veterinary healthcare teams.
  • View our virtual event calendar below.
  • You can find our recent videos on our Vimeo channel and embedded below our webinar calendar on this page. Note: some recordings are restricted to event registrants. 
  • Talbot Symposium recordings from 2020 - 2024 are also found on our VetBloom education portal.
  • An archive of the 2013 EdTech Conference is on YouTube


Email AVI President, Nathan Bollig, at president@avinformatics.org with suggestions for future webinar topics or presenters.


Check the event calendar below for registration details and direct links to recordings.


Upcoming Virtual Events

    • 24 Jul 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Zoom - please login & register for the link
    Register


    Join us for a webinar with Dr. Pedro Diniz :

    Generative AI in Veterinary Education: Opportunities and Challenges

    Veterinary education faces a critical moment. Generative AI has arrived, but veterinary educators and students are still figuring out how to effectively adapt to this evolving landscape. How can educators harness the benefits of this technology without compromising student readiness or academic integrity?

    In this webinar, participants will gain practical insights into the appropriate uses and potential misuses of Large Language Models (LLMs) within veterinary education. The session includes clear, hands-on examples covering course design, active learning strategies, creation of quality assessments, personalized feedback, and improved board exam preparation. Participants will also explore key challenges such as slow adoption rates, unclear guidelines, and student anxiety around accusations of cheating.

    Join this discussion to learn how veterinary educators can better prepare the next generation of veterinarians for an AI-driven marketplace.

    About the presenter:

    Dr. Pedro Diniz, DVM, PhD, is a tenured Professor of Biostatistics and the Assistant Dean for Assessment and Outcomes at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences. With over 15 years at WesternU’s College of Veterinary Medicine as a Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine and Director of Outcomes Assessment, Dr. Diniz brings extensive experience in research, education, and academic leadership. He has authored over 75 peer-reviewed publications and 29 book chapters, securing more than $1.1 million in research funding and earning both the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence and the Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award. Dr. Diniz is currently focused on integrating artificial intelligence into veterinary and medical education, with national presentations on the responsible use of AI in assessment, feedback, and curriculum design. Learn more at www.diniz.info.


    About the AVI Webinar Series: The purpose of the AVI Webinar Series is to provide a vendor-agnostic forum for education and networking. Join us to learn from academic, industry, and government organizations who are using information technology and data science to improve the lives of animals and veterinary healthcare teams.

    Contact Pam Okerholm, AVI Secretary with any questions at secretary@avinformatics.org 

    Members: Please login at the top of our website prior to registering.

    • 14 Aug 2025
    • 15 Aug 2025
    • 2 sessions
    • Zoom, link sent via email


    Please join us for our Live Virtual Talbot Veterinary Informatics Symposium on Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15, 2025. These two afternoons includes live RACE-approved CE lectures from 12-4:30 pm EDT. Attendees are invited to stay for a virtual happy hour afterward.

    We are pleased to bring together speakers with a wide range of professional experience each year, including livestock medicine, small animal practice, academic research, and disease surveillance. This year's lectures have a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning in clinical practice and academia, as well as standard terminology.

    *Pending* CE-Credit: RACE-approved continuing education credit may be available for attendees of the live Talbot Symposium lectures! Please make sure you have registered for a RACE CE credit ticket type and filled out your license # and state in the registration form. This information will be shared with CE Broker. If you need credit for more than one state license, please contact Dr. Sara Forsythe at education@avinformatics.org.

    AVI members, please log in to your account prior to registering! Click the button at the top of the website.

    Non-members, we invite you to join AVI and gain access to benefits including free CE credits and our on demand education portal powered by VetBloom. 

    Contact Pam at secretary@avinformatics.org with any questions.




2025 Webinar Recordings

2023 Webinar Recordings

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