It isn’t often that the AVMA makes a splash in Times Square, but we can now say that we’ve arrived. The AVMA and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant collaborated on a public-service announcement that is airing on the CBS JumboTron Super Screen in the Big Apple. The message? That improper disposal of medications can be harmful to [...]
Categories: Drugs and Vaccines, Environmental Issues, One Health, Outreach
Critical to our animal health and public health infrastructure is the need for research, including research on animal vaccines. One conference where veterinarians can gain cutting-edge scientific information on progress being made with vaccines is the Annual Conference on Vaccine Research (ACVR), May 6-9, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. Held by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases [...]
Categories: Drugs and Vaccines, General, One Health, Scientific Issues
Time, as they say, waits for no one. When a person or a pet is fighting an infection, the time between accurate diagnosis and treatment is even more critical – it could mean life or death. As veterinarians and physicians wait for test results from the lab, an infection can continue to spread, which, in [...]
Categories: Animal Health, General, One Health
I had an amazing week last week. It started with a visit to the Korean Veterinary Society of America in Marina del Rey, California. I spent two days with veterinarians of Korean heritage. The President of the Korean VMA and the President of the Federation of Asian Small Animal Veterinary Associations (FASAVA) also attended from [...]
Categories: Diversity, International Issues, One Health, Veterinary Economics, Workforce Issues
The FVE is the European umbrella organization for veterinarians in wider Europe. Founded in 1975, FVE represents 46 national organizations in 38 countries, including all 27 Member States of the European Union. It also includes 4 Sections , each of which represent key groups within the veterinary medical profession: practitioners, hygienists (meat inspection), state veterinary [...]
Categories: AVMA Leadership, International Issues, One Health, Policies and Governance, Scientific Issues
Do something different. Something new. Something Big! That’s the motto of this year’s AVMA Governmental Relations Division Fellowship Program, which provides you an opportunity to look beyond clinical practice and gain more understanding of public policy and regulatory science. AVMA fellows serve a year in Washington, D.C., as scientific advisors to members of Congress or [...]
Categories: Advocacy, General, One Health
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 [...]
Categories: Animal Health, Councils and Committees, Environmental Issues, Food Animals, Horses, One Health, Outreach, Scientific Issues, Veterinarian Resources, Wildlife
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