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From AVMAtv to YouTube: Making the Switch

November 21st, 2011 by AVMA@Work Editor

Here at the AVMA, we’re always reviewing projects and products to see if they’re still relevant and aligned with the association’s strategic goals, and if they’re consistent with our core competencies. Is it still meeting our needs and those of our members? Have those needs changed, perhaps necessitating a new approach?  As a result of [...]

Categories: Client Materials, Outreach, Veterinarian Resources, Website

 

A “Dear John” Letter

November 5th, 2011 by Dr. Kimberly May

Dear AVMAtv, After a period of deep introspection, it is with mixed feelings that we write to you and tell you that our relationship has come to an end.  When we first met 3 years ago, you offered us an opportunity to provide video content for members and the general public on a platform that [...]

Categories: Outreach, Veterinarian Resources

 

A bottle half-full: Inspiration at the FFA convention

November 2nd, 2011 by Dr. Kimberly May

For me, the highlight of the 2011 FFA convention centered around a water bottle. Now, this wasn’t just any old water bottle, it was an AVMA green water bottle with a flip-top lid and carabiner hook. But even that isn’t what made it special. What made it special was the recipient. First, some background. The [...]

Categories: Outreach

 

NOAH, Version 2.0

October 25th, 2011 by Dr. Kimberly May

I’m sure you already know about the AVMA website overhaul, but the part that most excites me is the new Network of Animal Health (NOAH) discussions platform that will come with it. If you’re a current NOAH user, you know that the existing platform is cumbersome at best. We’ve been putting Band-Aids on the problems [...]

Categories: Veterinarian Resources, Website

 

Future Leaders Speak Out About Program

October 21st, 2011 by Dr. Lynne White-Shim

The AVMA’s Future Leaders are well into their yearlong program, and they are working hard to develop resources on leadership development for veterinarians. They are also working individually to enhance their leadership skills. We look forward to seeing the products they develop this year! They have some good things to say about their experience so [...]

Categories: AVMA Leadership, Future Leaders, Outreach, Veterinarian Resources

 

The Power of the Peanut…or, How We Became Involved in Social Media

September 28th, 2011 by Dr. Kimberly May

Yesterday, several members of our social media team attended an all-day symposium in Chicago about social media for nonprofits, and it made me reminisce about the events that pulled us into social media in the first place. In January 2009, the FDA confirmed that an outbreak of salmonellosis in people was related to peanut butter [...]

Categories: Outreach

 

CDC Requests Information on Phosphine Gas Poisoning

September 21st, 2011 by AVMA@Work Editor

We’ve received a request for help from an officer in the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), and your assistance would be greatly appreciated. In the past five years, the CDC has become aware of phosphine gas poisoning of veterinary staff involved in treating dogs that had ingested zinc phosphide, a common ingredient in household and [...]

Categories: Outreach, Practice Operations