Call for nominations for the 2023 NYSVMS awards
NYSVMS
NYSVMS confers five awards every year and nominees for the awards are selected by the Awards Committee from among nominees from regional boards, regional award recipients, as well as those nominated by the NYSVMS executive board. These nominations are then reviewed by the committee. The committee chair then presents its recommendations to the executive board which gives final approval. Nominations for the 2023 awards are being accepted now through July 31, 2023. For the nomination form, go to: https://nysvms.org/awards/ under nomination process. The awards will be presented at the annual holiday party in Tarrytown on November 30, 2023.
May NYSVMS free CE online programs available!
NYSVMS
Each month NYSVMS makes available new CE online programs for free from our partner VetBloom to our members and their LVTs. The May classes are: Clinical Communication Skills in Veterinary Practice, Feeling Blue about Dyspneic Cats? Just Breathe!, Induction Agents and Understanding Feline and Canine Tooth Resorption.
Cardiopulmonary Bootcamp offers hands-on training for residents
Cornell University CVM
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine hosted the fifth annual Cardiopulmonary Bootcamp, welcoming 55 residents in emergency and critical care (ECC) medicine from veterinary schools and private practices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Over three-and-a-half days, participants engaged in intensive, hands-on training with leading specialists in their field. They practiced skills in key areas, including cardiac physiology, cardiac output monitoring, respiratory physiology, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Most attendees are completing their final year of residency, leading up to board exams this fall.
Four from Cornell elected to National Academy of Sciences
Cornell University CVM
A soil scientist, a virologist, a molecular biologist and a biophysicist are Cornell’s 2023 electees to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the academy announced at the close of its 160th annual meeting. The newly elected members are:Johannes Lehmann [https://cals.cornell.edu/johannes-lehmann], the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science Soil and Crop Sciences Section, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS);Colin Parrish [https://www.vet.cornell.edu/research/faculty/colin-parrish-phd], Ph.D. ’84, the John M. Olin Professor of Virology in the Baker Institute for Animal Health, in the College of Veterinary Medicine;Bik-Kwoon Tye [https://cals.cornell.edu/bik-kwoon-tye], emerita professor of molecular biology and genetics (CALS); andMichelle Wang [https://physics.cornell.edu/michelle-wang], the James Gilbert White Distinguished Professor of the Physical Sciences, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Map shows heartworm rates continue to increase in hot spots, new locations
AVMA
Incidence of heartworm disease has continued to rise not only in previously known hot spots but also in unexpected locations with previously low heartworm rates, according to the 2022 Heartworm Incidence Map from the American Heartworm Society (AHS). The AHS conducts a heartworm incidence survey every three years, working with veterinary practices and shelters that submit data from heartworm antigen tests run over the course of the previous year. The latest survey was conducted in early 2023 and reflects data from testing conducted during 2022.
Mars acquires Heska in $1.3B deal
AVMA
Mars Inc. will buy veterinary equipment firm Heska Corp. in a $1.3 billion deal. The companies expect to close the deal in the second half of 2023. In a joint statement, Mars said it would pay $120 per share to Heska’s shareholders. Heska will join Mars Petcare’s new division, Science & Diagnostics, which includes Antech Diagnostics. Antech’s businesses include reference laboratories, veterinary imaging and education, and telemedicine with board-certified specialist support services.
NC State study finds dogs with dementia suffer from more sleep disruption
DVM360
Researchers at North Carolina State University performed electroencephalography (EEGs) on elderly dogs to determine whether brain-wave readings during sleep correlated with signs of cognitive decline. According to a university release, the results showed that dogs with a more advanced form of dementia typically suffered more frequently with sleep disruptions and also sleep less overall compared to dogs with normal cognitive function.
Using amniotic membrane for wound healing in horses
The Horse
One of the realities of managing horses is how frequently they sustain wounds, lacerations, and other injuries. While their sleek limbs afford them great athleticism, power, and speed, they are not well-designed for rapid and uncomplicated healing. Finding products and techniques to improve wound management is imperative to the health of individual horses as well as the owners and riders that rely on these animals to be athletic and sound.
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