NYSVMS held 2024 awards ceremony and holiday party
NYSVMS held the 2024 awards ceremony and holiday party on December 4th at the Albany Marriott. The Merit Award was given to Carmen Fuentealba, DVM, MSc, PhD, (F)AMEE, Dean, LIU CVM, Outstanding Service to Veterinary Medicine to: Mike Sabatino, CFP, CSLP, Sabadoodle and Sue Zizza, Executive Director, LIVMA, Veterinarian of the Year Award to: Leslie Appel, DVM, Executive Director of Shelter Outreach Services and Distinguished Life Service Award to: Andy Fleming, DVM, Past President, NYSVMS. Presidential Citations were given to Stephanie Janeczko, DVM, DABVP, Emily Whalen, Esq., Brown & Weinraub and Tim Atkinson, Executive Director. Special guests from AVMA at the party were: AVMA President Michael Bailey, DVM, DACVR, Mary Bergen, DVM and Jennifer Quammen, DVM. At the Board meeting the following day Lauren Kleine, DVM (left) passed the presidential gavel to Joe D’Abbraccio, DVM as he begins his 2025 term in January. Congratulations to all!
2024 Power of 10 class graduates
NYSVMS held the final 2024 Power of 10 CE program on December 4th. Matthew Hosford, Esq., Lippes Mathias, presented in person and online When OPD Knocks on Your Door. Power of 10 members then received graduation certificates and Power of 10 pins at the holiday party. Pictured (left to right): Katherine Vissio, DVM, Matthew Hosford, Esq., Sarah Wright, DVM and Deirdre Seifried, DVM. Not pictured are: Danielle Delfino, DVM, Irshad Khan, DVM, Margret Lenfest, VMD and Jon Romano, DVM.
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3D printed guides correct beagle’s bowed legs
Cornell University CVM
Only a few months old, Snoopy the beagle puppy wanted nothing more than to run out his zoomies with his new owner Debbie Suprenant of Queensbury, New York, who rescued him from an unsafe housing situation. Suprenant noticed immediately, however, that Snoopy would require special care. “Just looking at him and his front limbs on the day I brought him home, it was obvious to me that something was wrong,” she said.
Cornell awarded NIH National Center on Climate Change and Health grant
Cornell University CVM
Faculty from the Department of Public & Ecosystem Health in the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, in partnership with the University of Pretoria in South Africa, have received an NIH P20 grant to establish the Center for Transformative Infectious Disease Research on Climate, Health and Equity in a Changing Environment (C-CHANGE).
AVMA Fellowship Program-Deadline to apply is February 10th!
AVMA
Every veterinarian possesses the skills needed to make a difference. The AVMA Fellowship Program is an unparalleled opportunity to shape public policy while enhancing your knowledge of the political process. What do fellowships involve? Here’s what AVMA fellows do: Serve for one year in Washington as scientific advisors to members of Congress or congressional committees, Shape and influence key legislation on a variety of issues, Receive up to $6,000 to offset the cost of health insurance premiums, Use science-based decision-making in public policy development and Influence important public policy discussions. Applications for 2025-2026 fellowships deadline is February 10, 2025.
Veterinary Sector Spotlight: Rural veterinary medicine
AVMA
Dr. Tera Rooney Barnhardt is a private practice owner in southwest Kansas, specializing in the care of beef, dairy, and calf clients. Growing up on her family’s farm and ranch in that region, Dr. Barnhardt was immersed in production agriculture from an early age. With that, she was taught about being a good steward of the land and cattle.
FDA expands monthly parasiticide label
DVM360
Officials with the FDA have approved a new indication for a monthly fluralaner chewable tablet (Bravecto 1-Month; Intervet and Merck Animal Health). The expanded use of the 1-month formation now includes treatment and control of Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) infestation for 1 month in canines ages 8 weeks and older weighing 4.4 lbs or more.
20 things your horse’s teeth are telling you
The Horse
Brush up on your equine oral health knowledge with these facts about dental anatomy, issues, and exams. If your eyes have glossed over while reading about, say, the genetics of Class II malocclusions, or the meticulously clinical evaluation of hooks, ramps, steps, and waves, you’re likely not alone.
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