Next discount registration rate deadline is August 20th!
NYSVMS
Register now for the 2024 NYS-VC Saturday, October 5th to Monday, October 7th onsite at Cornell University CVM, online and on-demand at www.nysvc.org. The full conference schedule is posted on the website-under Program then Agenda with over 20 different tracks and over 120 hours of NYS continuing education credit opportunities.
Dr. Parminder Basran elected as Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
NYSVMS
Cornell University CVM
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is pleased to announce that Dr. Parminder Basran has been elected a Fellow of the Association. The category of Fellow honors members who have distinguished themselves by their contributions in research, education, or leadership in the medical physics community. The award was presented at the 2024 AAPM 66th Annual Meeting & Exhibition on July 22, 2024.
SAVMA HOD updates duty hours guidelines
AVMA
Newly revised guidelines recommend fewer duty hours per week for veterinary students completing their clinical rotations to promote better wellbeing. The Student AVMA (SAVMA) House of Delegates (HOD) approved revisions to its Duty Hour Guidelines during its June 23 meeting, held concurrently with AVMA Convention 2024, June 21-25 in Austin, Texas. The SAVMA Executive Board subsequently voted on the revised guidelines on August 1 along with a corresponding statement.
AVMF’s REACH charitable care program provides nearly $650,000 to help pets, clients
AVMA
Dr. Stephen C. Kochis, chief medical officer with the Oregon Humane Society (OHS), recalls a 7-year-old dog with pyometra whose owners couldn’t pay for a life-saving surgery at a nearby specialty veterinary practice. Instead, they came to OHS’s Community Veterinary Hospital in Portland, Oregon, where Dr. Kochis could perform the surgery. The hospital uses various types of funding to help cover costs, including grants from the American Veterinary Medical Foundation’s (AVMF) Reaching Every Animal with Charitable Healthcare (REACH) Program. A $500 grant from the REACH program helped subsidize the surgery.
Researchers discover cause behind cystic fibrosis-like disease in dogs
DVM360
Mucocele formation in dogs, a disease of the gallbladder characterized by the buildup of abnormal mucus, holds similarities to cystic fibrosis (CF) disease in humans. Recent research revealed that this canine gallbladder disease, also known as canine gallbladder mucocele (GBM), is caused by a dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. This differs from the cause of CF in humans, where a mutation in CFTR leads to the disease. The study, which received grants from the Morris Animal Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, may hold significance for human patients with CF and animal models of the disease.
Vets explore magnesium oxide’s potential for managing ulcers in horses
The Horse
Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) poses a significant concern for performance horse owners, especially among racing populations. Omeprazole, the gold-standard treatment for equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD)—lesions in the upper part of the stomach—can be expensive and is available only by prescription. Given ESGD’s clinical and economic impact in racehorses, researchers have suggested an effective feed additive, such as magnesium oxide, could serve as a buffering option.
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