WESTBROOK, Maine, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEXX Laboratories,
Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX) today announced that the IDEXX Learning Center
has awarded over 800,000 continuing education (CE) credits free of
charge since its founding in 2007. This contribution to the
profession is valued at $30 million
dollars based on similar educational offerings. The IDEXX
Learning Center is an online source of insight and knowledge
designed to help veterinary professionals stay on the forefront of
rapidly changing medicine and technology. IDEXX offers innovative
CE courses designed by leading veterinary professionals that enable
practices to stay current with the most important advancements in
the field. The IDEXX Learning Center also helps professionals
comply with state-mandated annual CE requirements. The webinars,
in-person events, tutorials and online courses bestow CE credits to
almost 31,000 practices in 207 countries.
"The IDEXX Learning Center's contribution to the industry is
unparalleled," said Julie Legred,
executive director of the National Association of Veterinary
Technicians in America. "The varied curriculum and innovative
interactive learning tools are helping to raise the bar for pet
health throughout the industry."
The IDEXX Learning Center provides CE on a wide range of topics
important in veterinary practice, from how to talk to customers to
endocrinology to financial management. As part of an ongoing
commitment to help veterinary practices grow professionally and
financially, the IDEXX Learning Center continually introduces new
and relevant CE content. Upcoming examples include these live
webinar events:
- Advances in Early Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease and
Implications for Disease Management presented by Dr. Jane Robertson
- Parasites Lost: Fecal Antigen Testing and the Identification of
Parasitic Infections presented by Dr. Susan
Little
- Pulmonary Hypertension in Veterinary Medicine presented by Dr.
Allison Adams
"Medical and practice technology is constantly evolving,
changing and improving in veterinary medicine. The IDEXX Learning
Center helps support the profession by providing veterinary staff
the ongoing education required to keep pace and provide an
extraordinary level of care to their patients and clients," said
Jonathan W. Ayers, chief executive
officer, IDEXX Laboratories. "By providing these educational
resources, we help to strengthen the bonds that lead to healthy
pets and practices, in a way that also advances the veterinary
profession."
The IDEXX Learning Center is a unique resource for the
veterinary industry, as typical CE accredited events can cost up to
$500 per course, and yet everything
offered on the IDEXX Learning Center is without charge. Like all
IDEXX products and services, the goal of the IDEXX Learning Center
is to help veterinary professionals both deliver exceptional
medical care to pets and run a fiscally healthy practice.
For more about the IDEXX Learning Center, visit
https://www.idexxlearningcenter.com.
About IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
IDEXX Laboratories,
Inc. is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving practicing
veterinarians around the world with a broad range of diagnostic and
information technology-based products and services. IDEXX products
enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide advanced medical
care, improve staff efficiency and to build more economically
successful practices. IDEXX is also a worldwide leader in providing
livestock and poultry diagnostic tests and tests for the quality
and safety of water and milk. Headquartered in Maine, IDEXX Laboratories employs more than
6,000 people and offers products to customers in more than 175
countries.
IDEXX Laboratories
Media Relations
Elizabeth Hunt
1-207-556-4650
elizabeth-hunt@idexx.com
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