By Greg Cima

Convention programs uploaded to AVMA Ed should look and sound better as studio recordings will take the place of live recordings made during the AVMA Annual Convention.

More than 20 hours of continuing education from this year's AVMA convention will be recorded for AVMA Ed, and videos of those sessions will be available when the site's new format is introduced in November. A combination of user feedback and planned upgrades are behind substantial upcoming changes to the online continuing education site.

Previous AVMA convention content was recorded as speakers delivered their educational programs to convention audiences, but content from the Seattle convention will be captured in studio recording sessions. A new delivery platform for AVMA Ed is intended to improve video loading times, and changes in the interface will allow users to adjust the screen size of videos and quickly move between segments of educational programs.

Veterinarians have used the online program to earn more than 1,200 hours of continuing education credits since its launch Dec. 1, 2008. Dr. Althea Jones, AVMA online professional services editor, said AVMA Ed draws content from trusted sources: the Journal of the AVMA and the AVMA convention.

"The quality of content, ease of use, and excellent value make AVMA Ed hard to beat as a CE source for our members," Dr. Jones said.

Educational programs from the 2009 AVMA convention will be available online at www.avmaed.org in November, with the introduction of the revamped AVMA Ed site.