Practice Management track at this year’s NYS-VC!
NYSVMS
Register for the 2024 NYS-VC Saturday, October 5th to Monday, October 7th onsite at Cornell University CVM, online and on-demand. The full conference schedule is posted on the website-under Program then Agenda. The Practice Management track is sponsored by The Cornell University Center for Veterinary Business & Entrepreneurship.
NYSVMS offering 5 scholarships for MentorVet program-Apply by July 26th!
NYSVMS
As a veterinarian, you’ve followed your calling to support the health and well-being of animals. While the rewards of your chosen profession are plenty, the veterinary profession can be challenging. That’s why NYSVMS is once again partnering with MentorVet. Designed to help early-career veterinarians thrive, MentorVet Leap is an evidence-based program that delivers the peer support, coaching, and mentorship needed to ease into the veterinary profession. As a member benefit of NYSVMS, we are continuing to offer early career veterinarians the opportunity to participate in the MentorVet Leap program at no charge for 5 veterinarians. This five-month virtual mentorship and professional development program aims to promote well-being in the transition to practice by providing a combination of training in professional skills, financial and mental health coaching, and mentorship. MentorVet Leap has 5 self-paced online learning modules in professional skills and monthly 1-hour small peer group Zoom meetings with 5-10 other early-career veterinarians. You will receive ongoing individual support, if needed, with one of our highly qualified and trained mentors and access to mental health and financial coaching. MentorVet has been approved for 10 hours of continuing education credits in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval and is also approved in the state of New York. Participants must be veterinarians who graduated in the last five years from vet school, must be able to dedicate 3-4 hours per month for 5 months and a current members of NYSVMS. To apply, please fill out this form by July 26th: https://form.jotform.com/230715496178060. The program runs August 11, 2024 through January 31, 2025. To learn more about MentorVet, go to: www.mentorvet.net.
Nominations open for 2024 NYSVMS Awards-Deadline is July 29th
NYSVMS
The NYSVMS awards program is the way to honor veterinarians and their important work in NYS. NYSVMS confers five awards annually. This year the requirements have changed. Nominations no longer have to be approved by the regionals. The person nominating must fill out a simple 1-page nomination form and include the nominee’s resume as well as a letter of recommendation. These nominations are then reviewed by the NYSVMS Awards Committee for the awards listed below. The committee chair then presents its recommendations to the executive board which gives final approval. Nominations for the 2024 Awards are being accepted now through July 29, 2024. For the nomination form and description of the award categories, go to: https://nysvms.org/awards/.
“The Zoo” through the eyes of a veterinary student
Cornell University
Many have watched episodes of the Animal Planet docuseries “The Zoo,” getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the phenomenal conservation, science, and education agenda that is carried out at the Bronx Zoo. As someone interested in zoological medicine, I had always dreamt of training with the Bronx Zoo Zoological Health Program. It was not until I began my veterinary studies at Cornell University that I began to see this dream materializing; I leaned into the fact that I could spend elective rotations during my clinical year at zoological institutions.
CAPC forecasts continuing spread of parasitic diseases
AVMA
The pathogens that cause heartworm disease, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and anaplasmosis continue to increase and spread throughout the U.S. Mosquito-borne and tick-borne human disease incidence in the United States tripled between 2004 and 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with much of this increase due to tick-borne pathogens that were reported in higher numbers and across a larger geographic area. New vectors, such as the Asian long-horned tick, continue to expand their geographic range in the U.S. and their full pathogen transmission potential is still unknown.
AAVMC publishes handbook for use of animals in veterinary education
AVMA
As the teaching of anatomy continues to evolve in veterinary education, faculty and staff members have more opportunities to incorporate innovative approaches into the curriculum. That is because of the development and greater availability of veterinary anatomy educational alternatives. These range from low-fidelity constructive modeling materials, to high-fidelity models or simulators, 3D printing, dissection software, augmented and virtual reality, and plastinated specimens.
Chronic wasting disease continues to spread in cervids
AVMA
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) continues to threaten deer and elk populations as it has been detected in free-ranging cervids in 34 states and four provinces and in captive cervid facilities in 19 states and three provinces. Most recently, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced May 7 that it had been detected in the state’s deer and elk. Multiple jurisdictions have documented more than 50% positive rates in their adult male samples in more heavily affected areas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Some of the same jurisdictions have documented over 30% positive rates in adult females.
FDA approves first animal drug for wild quail
DVM360
Officials with the FDA recently issued a supplemental approval for fenbendazole (Safe-Guard; Intervet) for the treatment and control of gastrointestinal worms (Aulonocephalus spp) in wild quail. Although there are currently FDA-approved drugs for use in farmed quail, this is the first animal drug approval for use in wild quail and for this indication. Fenbendazole was previously approved for treatment of certain intestinal parasites in other animal species, including cattle, swine, and turkeys.
How much hay will my horse eat in 1 year?
The Horse
Q: Hay is expensive in my area, so I must plan purchases in advance. How do I know how much hay my horse needs for the year? What tips or tricks do you have for minimizing wastage and ensuring my horse gets the nutrients he needs? A: Purchasing hay in bulk can be a fantastic option for many facilities. It ensures you not only have enough hay for the year but also a consistent, unchanging source of hay for your horse.
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