NYS-VC will offer wellbeing classes
NYSVMS
Register now for the 2023 New York State Veterinary Conference, a three-day interactive event October 6-8 at www.nysvc.org with high-quality continuing education, offering over 20 live and 80 on-demand NYS continuing education and RACE credit opportunities. It is a hybrid event offering: on-site, online, and on-demand sessions. Co-hosted by the Cornell University CVM and NYSVMS, the conference features a diversity of species and professional development tracks. There will be wellbeing classes with Ashley Bourgeois, DVM, DACVD.
Etienne Côté, DVM ’93, earns college’s highest alumni honor
Cornell University CVM
Like many veterinarians, Etienne Côté, DVM ’93, was inspired by famed English author and country veterinarian Dr. James Herriot. “I told myself, after reading all the James Herriot’s works in excess, that if I ever wrote a book, I would send it to him,” Côté says. As fate would have it, Côté went on to write his own books. While Herriot had passed away by that time, he did send one copy to Herriot’s son Jim — also a veterinarian — who in turn invited him to Yorkshire for a visit.
A different kind of Cornell Red: Machine cleans blood of pets with kidney, immune diseases
Cornell University CVM
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals has added a cutting-edge service for companion animals in the form of new technology capable of cleansing a patient’s blood outside of their body. This opens the door to several new treatment options, including dialysis for animals with kidney failure and immune mediated diseases.
JAVMArt Jubilee, VetartNow raise more than $25k to help dogs in need
AVMA
The JAVMArt Jubilee event on July 15 brought together artists, veterinarians, and guests to celebrate the veterinary and art worlds’ union during AVMA Convention 2023 in Denver. Further celebration was in order when it was announced that proceeds from the event eclipsed $12,500, which will be matched by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, for a total of more than $25,000 benefiting The Street Dog Coalition (SDC).
Inaugural Frederick Douglass Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Willie Reed
AVMA
Drs. Frederick Douglass Patterson and Willie Reed are notable figures in the field of veterinary medicine, both sharing some similarities. They are both Black men who hail from the South and share a commitment to fostering opportunities for underrepresented groups within the veterinary profession. And both Drs. Patterson and Reed had a touchpoint with Tuskegee University during their formative years, albeit through different avenues.
The shocking effects of domoic acid in California sea lions
DVM360
Algal blooms occur when large groups of algae (plant-like microorganisms) grow together in fresh or saltwater. As a whole, algal blooms are extremely beneficial, providing food for many different sea creatures. However, a small percentage of these organisms called Pseudo-nitzschiagrow to a mass known colloquially as “Red Tide” or Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and release a marine biotoxin—domoic acid (DA)—the substance known for causing Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP).
What’s new in equine orthobiologics?
The Horse
The idea, of course, is brilliant: Collect, enhance, and reintroduce horses’ own natural healing powers, so they can heal better. Such is the concept behind orthobiologics—the use of biological products such as stem cells and blood components to treat damaged musculoskeletal systems. It merges orthopedics—the branch of medicine concerned with the skeleton and associated structures, such as tendons and ligaments—and biologics, which in this context are naturally derived substances with healing properties.
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