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	<title>AVMA@Work - American Veterinary Medical Association &#187; Councils and Committees</title>
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	<description>News and updates on what the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is doing to advance the veterinary medical profession and protect the interests of veterinarians and the animals and humans they serve.</description>
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		<title>Economics Committee Ready to Get Working</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/07/economics-committee-ready-to-get-working/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/02/07/economics-committee-ready-to-get-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AVMA’s newly formed Veterinary Economics Strategy Committee is expected to hold its first meeting this spring, kicking off an ambitious review of the many economic issues affecting veterinary medicine. The committee will advise the AVMA Executive Board as the association develops strategies to bolster the economic state of the profession.  Specifically, the committee will:  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appointees Named to AVMA Governance and Member Participation Task Force</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/25/appointees-named-to-avma-governance-and-member-participation-task-force/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2012/01/25/appointees-named-to-avma-governance-and-member-participation-task-force/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AVMA would like to congratulate the appointees to our new Task Force on AVMA Governance and Member Participation. The 11-member body will conduct critical strategic discussions designed to review and evaluate our governance structure, including the AVMA Executive Board, House of Delegates, and each of our councils, committees, task forces, commissions and trusts. Task [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comments Sought on Animal Welfare Policies</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/20/comments-sought-on-animal-welfare-policies/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/12/20/comments-sought-on-animal-welfare-policies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Welfare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your opinions – and your expertise – matter. Recognizing that few topics inspire as much interest and passion as animal welfare, we are pleased to offer AVMA members the opportunity to provide comments on animal welfare-related policies that are under review or are being developed. The most recent list includes nine animal welfare-related policies or [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pesticide Use and You</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/21/pesticide-use-and-you/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/11/21/pesticide-use-and-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outreach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scientific Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinarian Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We hate pests. Unfortunately, they love us. Whether we’re talking about flea and tick control in companion animals, or protecting livestock and the feed they eat, our clients look to us to help them tackle pest problems. It’s part of our job to do so responsibly.  In an effort to help you, your clients and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AVMA Volunteer Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/27/avma-volunteer-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/27/avma-volunteer-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AVMA@Work Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harry S. Truman once said, “Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”  It is during times like this, when veterinary medicine faces many challenges – and just as many opportunities – that the AVMA and the entire veterinary profession need more leaders with energy and vision. From [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President’s Weekly Update: Economic Strategy is Still a High Priority</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/20/presidents-weekly-update-economic-stategy-is-still-a-high-priority/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/20/presidents-weekly-update-economic-stategy-is-still-a-high-priority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Rene Carlson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AVMA Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinary Economics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi AVMA members!  I want to let you know the Economic Vision Steering Committee is meeting by conference call next week to discuss several issues pertaining to the national economic strategy.  We can let you know more after next week.  This continues to be a major concern for members in all my discussions at various meetings, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Court&#8217;s Ruling on Compounding Means for Veterinarians</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/15/what-courts-ruling-on-compounding-means-for-veterinarians/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/09/15/what-courts-ruling-on-compounding-means-for-veterinarians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Lynne White-Shim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Companion Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs and Vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policies and Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scientific Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, a district court in Florida issued a ruling that denied FDA’s request for an injunction to prohibit Franck’s Lab from compounding veterinary drugs from bulk active ingredients. There were some key points in the court’s ruling: In reviewing the legislative history of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the court believed that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Task Force Releases Proposed Revisions of AVMA Model Veterinary Practice Act</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/06/09/task-force-releases-proposed-revisions-of-the-avma-model-veterinary-practice-act/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/06/09/task-force-releases-proposed-revisions-of-the-avma-model-veterinary-practice-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Hochstadt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs and Vaccines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policies and Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scientific Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Legislative Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinary Technicians]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A special task force has drafted proposed revisions to the AVMA Model Veterinary Practice Act, after receiving about 1,000 comments from AVMA members and the public earlier this year. Proposed changes include additional recognition of  veterinary technician credentialing, clarifications of  “direct” and “indirect” supervision, modifying the “veterinarian-client-patient relationship” requirement, limited practice act exemptions for declared emergencies and providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veterinarians Urged to Follow Vaccine Label Directions</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/05/31/veterinarians-urged-to-follow-vaccine-label-directions/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/05/31/veterinarians-urged-to-follow-vaccine-label-directions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Lynne White-Shim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs and Vaccines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administering improperly mixed vaccines could harm patients and increase a veterinarian&#8217;s liability risk, according to a newly published JAVMA News article. The USDA was recently alerted by the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association of an emerging vaccination practice, specifically the use of a liquid rabies vaccine as a diluent for reconstituting a canine distemper vaccine. At first blush, it [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>New Compounding Brochure Is Now Available</title>
		<link>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/05/25/new-compounding-brochure-is-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://atwork.avma.org/2011/05/25/new-compounding-brochure-is-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 21:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Lynne White-Shim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Councils and Committees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs and Vaccines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new compounding brochure is available for veterinarians and others who wish to know more about what compounding really is, what the federal rules allow and what they don&#8217;t allow, and some questions veterinarians can ask their pharmacist about compounding services. The publication of this new brochure is timely because the practice of compounding continues to be a [...]]]></description>
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