Did you hear about the cat that came down with the flu? Such a line might be the start of a joke in some circles, but the fact that the novel 2009 H1N1 virus was confirmed in a cat in Iowa was serious business for veterinarians.
When news broke Nov. 4 that the cat tested positive [...] Read more
Categories: Animal Health, Companion Animals, Outreach, Veterinarian Resources
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was looking for veterinary representation on its National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee, officials there turned to the AVMA to lend expertise in helping develop a “nationwide, robust and integrated” approach to enhance national security and public health surveillance.
Dr. Heather Case, who at the time was an assistant director [...] Read more
Categories: Advocacy, Animal Health, Councils and Committees, Disaster Preparedness, Executive Board, General, Leadership, One Health, Scientific Issues, Veterinarian Resources
Who exactly is the AVMA? You are, of course, and you have lots of stories to tell. That’s why we recently introduced “I am AVMA,” a campaign that allows our members to tell – in their own words – how AVMA membership benefits them and the profession.
We tend to share the benefits of AVMA membership [...] Read more
Categories: Advocacy, Convention, Councils and Committees, Education and Student Matters, Executive Board, General, Leadership, Outreach, Policies and Governance, Veterinarian Resources, Veterinary Technicians, Volunteering
In keeping with a “more-information-is-better” theme, our Communications and Membership and Field Services divisions, with an assist from the AVMA Council on Veterinary Service, also recently updated our microchipping backgrounder and FAQ. There’s been a lot of great information coming out over the past few years that fills a lot of the gaps about what [...] Read more
Categories: Animal Health, Animal Welfare, Companion Animals, Councils and Committees, Outreach, Veterinarian Resources
You might recall that we included a mention in last month’s AVMA@Work about a new reference guide we created for the public that deals with zoonotic risks associated with hunting. It generated a lot of interest – so far, more than 400 of you have checked it out through the link we provided – and [...] Read more
Categories: Animal Health, Companion Animals, Councils and Committees, One Health, Outreach, Veterinarian Resources
When we launched AVMA Ed – our online continuing education service – back in December, we knew it would be popular, and we were committed to improving it along the way. Now, after more than 1,400 courses have been purchased since its inception, AVMA Ed will be even better thanks to improved audio and video [...] Read more
Categories: Continuing Education, Convention, Veterinarian Resources, Veterinary Technicians
We fell a few points short. But hey, who wouldn’t be happy with 97 out of 100?
Our headquarters building in suburban Chicago has earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star for its energy efficiency and environmental protection efforts, falling only three points short of a perfect score. Improvements we made over the past few years [...] Read more
Categories: General, Veterinarian Resources
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