Veterinarians know that rabies remains a major concern worldwide, killing more than 55,000 people every year. But do your clients know? Do you let them know that one to two Americans die each year from rabies, that there were more than 6,100 reported cases of animal rabies in the U.S. last year, and that’s why [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Drugs and Vaccines, International Issues, JAVMA, One Health
This weekend marks ten years since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, and I will be traveling to Liberty State Park across from Ground Zero with AVMA President Dr. Rene Carlson. She and I will attend a tribute event honoring the 9-11 Search and Rescue Dog teams and the VMATs and veterinarians who supported [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Canine, Disaster Preparedness, JAVMA, Volunteering
You’ve probably noticed a new look to the JAVMA News section. We hope you like it. The changes you see are the result of a lengthy redesign process that started late last year with two AVMA member focus groups that gathered to give us feedback on what JAVMA readers liked about the News section and [...]
Categories: JAVMA
It’s a challenge that too many of us face: Dog and cat visits to veterinary clinics seem to be decreasing at a time when the pet population is increasing. Undoubtedly, this paradox raises concerns about whether pets are getting adequate veterinary care, what impact fewer visits will have on veterinary economics and whether we can [...]
Categories: Canine, Companion Animals, Convention, Feline, JAVMA, Veterinary Economics
The AVMA would like to tip its cap to a group of JAVMA readers who participated in two recent focus groups as part of the initial stages of a long process that will eventually result in a redesign of the News Section of the journal. AVMA members from the Chicago area took part in two [...]
Categories: JAVMA, Veterinarian Resources
The next issue of JAVMA will feature a commentary entitled: “Elements of and factors important in veterinary hospice.” This commentary is the work of four authors, two members of the AVMA Committee on the Human-Animal Bond and two staff members from the AVMA Animal Welfare Division. We hope this commentary will help to foster discussion [...]
Categories: JAVMA
Reader surveys indicate that the AVMA journals – the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Journal of Veterinary Research – contain the most trusted and the most respected scientific content in our profession. But you also told us that you would like the content to be easier to locate and apply [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Continuing Education, JAVMA, Veterinarian Resources
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