2019 Regulatory Veterinarian Continuing Education Conference
The conference, scheduled for March 4-5 at Gulfstream Park, will focus on medication, pharmacology, and medication regulation in horse racing. | Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Safety & Integrity Alliance and the Racing Medication Testing Consortium (RMTC) announced Jan. 30 that registration for the second Regulatory/Official Veterinarian Continuing Education Conference (RegVetCE19) is full.

The meeting, scheduled for March 4-5 at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino in Halladale Beach, Florida, includes registrants from almost 50 North American racetracks in 20 U.S. jurisdictions, and six countries.

Organized by Steve Koch, executive director of the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance, and Dionne Benson, DVM, Esq., executive director and COO of the RMTC, participation in the conference is limited to active official veterinarians employed or sponsored by a racetrack or regulatory authority.

“The success of the inaugural RegVetCE, and the oversold registrations for its Gulfstream Park follow-up, signal that our regulatory veterinarians strongly value this critical initiative,” Koch said. “We are grateful to our financial supporters that make this program possible. Horses, horsemen and all racing stakeholders benefit from this collaboration that enables national uniformity of veterinary and regulatory procedures

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