NYSVMS eNews
The Horse
Laminitis is a very serious condition in horses that is often associated with metabolic problems, especially insulin dysregulation (ID). “Obese horses may be at higher risk for becoming ID and suffering from laminitis, but lean animals can also develop laminitis, especially if they are insulin-dysregulated,” said Patricia Harris, PhD, VetMB, Dipl. ECVCN, MRCVS, during her presentation at the 2023 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine forum, held June 15-17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NYS-VC registration and parking information
NYSVMS
The NYS-VC is October 6-8 in person at Cornell University CVM, online and on-demand. Co-hosted by the Cornell University CVM and NYSVMS, the conference features a diversity of species and professional development tracks. The registration desk hours are: Friday and Saturday 7 am-5 pm and Sunday 7:30 am-1pm. Parking information is available on the NYS-VC website. Parking permits are required Friday of the conference. Parking spaces will be limited, so please consider using public transportation, shuttling from your hotel, or carpooling if you can.
Out of the Darkness Community Walks
AFSP
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is hosting Out of the Darkness Community Walks throughout NYS this Fall. To see the full list of walks, click here [https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1579&eventGroupID=9AA117B3-F522-BB6D-359D1AA2D75A7958&cmsContentSetID=88FE98C1-DDB2-887E-9ABEC377E2B94CAC&_gl=1*rspx21*_ga*MTk2MjE4OTkzLjE2OTU5MzEzMTA.*_ga_44VZZG2H84*MTY5NTkzMTMxMC4xLjEuMTY5NTkzMTg1MS42MC4wLjA.*_fplc*RXVpVTZndU96dmZSNlY3TCUyQjJkc0V5dTZSajQ4QWR1bjlHaU5VRjIza1h4OWFZc2poVzBUWmlRQVdna0hyd2RrNU1ubHpUb1c2WW9Pb2tKQlJlSEc1QWJYQkFKc25mNnNvUDVEUlp6JTJGelY0anlneCUyQmJxb21SaW9vTGtRYzF3JTNEJTNE&language=en]. Central NYVMA and Westchester Rockland VMA have teams for the walks in their regions (October 7 in Salina, NY and October 14 in Mamaroneck, NY). For more information on those walks, go to the NYSVMS events page at: https://members.nysvms.org/events/.
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NYSVMS recruiting for class of 2024 Power of 10
NYSVMS
NYSVMS is currently recruiting for the Power of 10 class of 2024. This 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. The program provides NYSVMS members with 4 leadership development sessions. NYSVMS provides the experts and covers all meeting and travel expenses for participants to attend sessions. The topics were: wellbeing, what to do when OPD knocks on your door, restructuring student debt and financial planning and the Insights Discovery program. Applications for the Power of 10 Class of 2024 are currently being accepted now through December 4th. For the application, click here. For more information, please contact Stephanie Quirini atsquirini@nysvms.org [squirini@nysvms.org].
Contagious omicron strain replicates early in infection
Cornell University CVM
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has produced a number of variants, including alpha, beta, delta and omicron, each with its own subvariants. New research, published Sept. 22 in Science Advances, used engineered mice to compare SARS-COV-2 omicron subvariants, and found one of them, BA.5, was more virulent likely due to its ability to rapidly replicate early during infection.
Veterinary social work advances comprehensive approach to care
Cornell University CVM
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) has recently welcomed a veterinary social worker to the team. Stephanie Coco joined the hospital this summer, and sheds more light on her role at CUHA as well as the profession in the following Q&A.
Shortage of cancer drugs having devastating effects on patients, veterinarians
AVMA
Dr. Terry Hamilton was a veterinary oncologist at Georgia Veterinary Specialists in Atlanta for 16 years until retiring in December 2022. The stress of cancer drug shortages was one of the reasons he retired early. The dilemma of reserving drugs for patients with a worse prognosis, and constantly picking and choosing which patient to treat was “hugely stressful” for Dr. Hamilton.
US veterinary colleges increase seats at accelerating rate
AVMA
The number of first-year veterinary students enrolled for the 2022-23 school year at U.S. veterinary colleges exceeded 4,000 for the first time, according to data from the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). From 2012-23, the number of first-year students at U.S. veterinary colleges increased an average of 2.7% per year, or by a total of 37.7%, from 2,938 to 4,047. On average, seats have increased 2.0% annually since 1980.
NIFA, LifeStock partner to promote federal programs addressing veterinary shortages
AVMA
In rural areas of the country, the U.S. is facing a shortfall of veterinarians to treat livestock and poultry. In fact, only 3-4% of new veterinary graduates have entered food animal–related practice over the past 20 years, according to a report issued earlier this year. Comparatively, about 40% of graduates specialized in this area about 40 years ago.
Construction set to begin on the new CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences veterinary complex
DVM360
Colorado State University (CSU) College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences announced that construction will begin by the end of September 2023. The $230 million state-of-the-art upgrade and expansion will expand the veterinary medicine and education facilities on CSU’s South Campus. CSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital will be the centerpiece for all the planned improvements such as a primary care clinic to assist CSU in training veterinarians while also giving the community better access to the veterinary care.
How does insulin dysregulation work in horses and how do vets treat it?
The Horse
Horses with insulin dysregulation (ID) and hyperinsulinemia are at a greater risk of developing other metabolic problems, such as equine metabolic syndrome, and laminitis secondary to these conditions. Researchers are still working to understand the mechanisms of these diseases, but they believe insulin thresholds for the onset of laminitis likely vary between individual horses based on body mass and preexisting damage to the lamellar tissues that suspend the coffin bone within the hoof.
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