Participate in the NYS Veterinary Conference Survey-It only takes a few minutes to help decide on topics for 2024!
NYS-VC
Please help the 2024 New York State Veterinary Conference choose speakers and topics that are most relevant and interesting to youby participating in this brief survey. The conference is scheduled for Friday, October 4th through Sunday, October 6thand will be held onsite at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine as well as online. The survey should take 5 minutes or less to complete, and will be available until January 26, 2024.
Register now for Controlled Substances Review webinar Part 2 January 16th
NYSVMS
This is the second of a two-part review of Controlled Substances for Veterinary Professionals. Part 2 provides review of common issues relating to controlled substance use, prescribing and storage in veterinary medicine. The webinar will be held January 16th from 7-8PM presented by Amy Morgan, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy, Cornell University Hospital for Animals. This webinar will discuss the classification of controlled substances at the Federal and NY State level and legislation as it pertains to prescribing and dispensing controlled substances in NY State. I-STOP, compounding, prescription writing and labeling requirements are also included.
2024 NYSVMS Power of 10 class
NYSVMS
The Power of 10 program is a national initiative designed to cultivate leadership capacity in grads 15 years or less from veterinary school who are current NYSVMS members and provide learning experiences that will enrich the individual and benefit the individual’s practice, community and profession. NYSVMS has held this program since 2018 and provides NYSVMS members with 4 leadership development sessions. NYSVMS provides the experts and covers all meeting and travel expenses for participants to attend sessions. For 2024, there are 8 participants: Danielle Delfino, DVM, Louis DiVincenti Jr., DVM, DACLAM, DACAW, Irshad Khan, DVM, Margret Lenfest, DVM, Jon Romano, DVM, Deirdre Seifried, DVM, Katherine Vissio, DVM and Sarah Wright, DVM.
Reducing the risks of zoonotic disease transmission through responsible cat ownership
Cornell University CVM
Cats have a special place in many people’s hearts. An estimated 60 million felines are kept as pets in the United States alone. Cats also occupy a distinct position in the ecological networks of companion animals, humans and peri-domestic species – wild and feral animals living near human habitations – according to a recent review article by a team of Cornell researchers from the Departments of Public and Ecosystem Health and Microbiology and Immunology.
Introducing the CVM 2023 Annual Report
Cornell University CVM
The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has released its 2023 Annual Report, reporting on the trends and achievements from the past year. “We’ve seen many new successes in our programs,” writes Lorin D. Warnick, DVM, Ph.D. ’94, Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine, in his introduction to the report. The report gives readers an overview of the college’s key focus areas and programs, including education, research and clinical and diagnostic services, as well as giving and financial trends.
Coton de Tulear undergoes rare esophageal surgery
Cornell University CVM
At first, the fact that Jason and Nicole Goldklang’s Coton de Tulear puppy, Teddy, had trouble eating and drinking didn’t seem to be a cause for alarm. “We were told it’s just how puppies eat or to get him a slow feeding bowl,” says Jason Goldklang. Teddy’s consistent regurgitation of food and choking on water became progressively worse, however, so the Goldklangs took him for diagnostic tests at a veterinary hospital in Los Angeles, where the family lives.
Feline Fix by Five marketing resources kit now available
United Spay Alliance
United Spay Alliance recently released the comprehensive Feline Fix by Five Marketing Information and Resources Kit, designed to bring attention to the critical benefits of early-age sterilization for cats. The Feline Fix by Five initiative, in collaboration with Marian’s Dream endeavors to raise awareness and encourage spaying or neutering before cats reach five months old. The kit includes: key information about Feline Fix by Five and its mission, an overview of the program’s goals and affiliation with Marian’s Dream and United Spay Alliance, Feline Fix by Five logos and social media graphics, sample promotional content for February awareness, emphasizing the significance of spaying/neutering before five months, calls to action, specific calls to action for different audiences, encouraging engagement, participation, and advocacy and links to the Learning Library with educational articles, promotional materials like bookmarks and web badges, and marketing resources, including a media kit and downloadable videos.
Nation enters third year of historic HPAI epizootic
AVMA
The largest epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the nation’s history is entering its third year, but there is hope. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to evaluate several vaccines shown in initial studies to protect chickens against the deadly disease. A vaccine for turkeys is also underway. And researchers are looking into why the most recently circulating strain is one of the most virulent to date.
FDA warns manufacturers, distributors of unapproved antimicrobials for animals
AVMA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has issued nine warning letters to manufacturers and distributors of unapproved and misbranded medically important antimicrobial animal drugs for violating federal law. The drugs referenced in the warning letters are marketed and labeled for minor species, such as aquarium fish and pet birds, the FDA said in a statement. They contain antimicrobials that are important in human medicine, such as amoxicillin, penicillin, tetracycline, and erythromycin, which were being illegally marketed over the counter.
Heart monitoring devices for horses
The Horse
The past decade has seen monitoring devices for humans soar in popularity. As wearable and portable equipment that tracks activity, heart rate, respiration, and more trickles into the veterinary world, horse owners are starting to see a wide range of commercial options for monitoring their horses’ cardiac function, as well. But do these devices work? And if so, for what?
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