Register for the NYS-VC-Check out the equine track!
Register now for the New York State Veterinary Conference, October 10-12, 2025 at Cornell University CVM! Co-hosted by the Cornell University CVM and NYSVMS, our conference features a diversity of species and professional development tracks with something for everyone. This is a hybrid event with onsite, online, and on-demand participation opportunities, so you can earn Continuing Education credit in a way that is most accessible to you! We will be hosting most of the tracks onsite, with our most popular tracks being livestreamed. This year will include an equine track.
Nominations for 2025 NYSVMS Awards due by July 31st
The NYSVMS awards program is the way to honor veterinarians and their important work in NYS. NYSVMS confers five awards annually. 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 2025 Awards are being accepted now through July 31, 2025. For the nomination form and description of the award categories, go to: https://nysvms.org/awards/.
Cornell University CVM and KARL STORZ Veterinary Endoscopy America offering small animal laparoscopy training course July 11-13
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and KARL STORZ Veterinary Endoscopy America are excited to offer this exciting small animal laparoscopy training course July 11-13, 2025. Experience a course in Central New York that allows you expand your surgical skills and visit Ithaca! This course is designed for general practitioners who are interested in learning more about laparoscopy and expanding their practice to include laparoscopic spays, lap-assisted gastropexies, biopsy, and laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy. Whether you have minimal experience with laparoscopy and are looking to learn some of the basics or already have some experience but would like to refine your skills under the guidance of an experienced minimally invasive surgeon, this course is structured to provide a comprehensive introduction to laparoscopy with focus on commonly performed procedures. The course will include lectures reviewing the procedures and equipment used before moving on to hand-on lab time.
Newly identified proteins could be key to catching arthritis early
Cornell University CVM
A recent study has identified key proteins in equine joint fluid that could improve the early diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in equines. The study, published May 8 in the Equine Veterinary Journal, used advanced proteomics to analyze synovial fluid — the lubricating liquid found in joints — from horses with and without osteoarthritis. Research out of the lab of Heidi Reesink, Ph.D.’16, and led by graduate student Erica Secor ’09, D.V.M’13, discovered that several proteins — including alpha-2-macroglobulin and pregnancy zone protein — showed significant differences between healthy and arthritic joints.
Cutting-edge veterinary equipment elevates Cornell’s patient care
Cornell University CVM
It sounds like futuristic equipment only seen in science fiction — medical machines capable of targeted radiation that avoids healthy tissues, scanners that count the energy in photons to create three-dimensional images. Such machines are now a reality at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, which has adopted the Varian Edge linear accelerator and Siemens Naeotom Alpha photon-counting CT scanner, the most advanced technology of their kind on the market today, enhancing both therapy and diagnosis for patients.
Feline avian influenza cases spark concerns
AVMA
Since December 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) had confirmed more than 130 feline cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) type A H5N1 infection across the country, from California to New Jersey. They range from barn and feral cats to pet cats, including those kept strictly indoors, to big cats in zoos and the wild.
Industry coalition recruiting veterinary practice leaders to participate in engagement survey
AVMA
An industry coalition is recruiting veterinary practice leaders to take part in a pilot survey seeking to improve employee retention and engagement. The Revitalizing Veterinary Teams, Amplifying Fulfillment and Purpose (REVAMP) initiative, spearheaded by Zoetis, is commissioning a survey to evaluate workplace well-being, with the goal of improving employee retention and engagement. Helmed by Dr. Richard Goldstein, global chief medical officer and head of medical affairs at Zoetis, the project seeks to address what it calls “systemic challenges” in the profession, with an emphasis on veterinary health teams (VHTs).
A game plan for team success
DVM360
Team success relies on a winning combination that includes communication, accountability, coachability, and trust. Having the right players in place is also key. These messages were delivered by former basketball coach Donnie Campbell and resonated with an audience of veterinary professionals on Monday, May 26, 2005. In his welcome reception address at the North American Veterinary Community’s NAVC SkillShop in Orlando, Florida, Campbell spoke of career wins but also the losses that taught him lessons he then applied on the court and in life.
Regenerative therapies: Helping horses self-heal
The Horse
Regenerative therapy is an umbrella term encompassing any method that encourages the body to self- heal. Because it is drawing on its own properties, healing tissue more closely resembles native tissue than weak, disorganized scar tissue typically seen post-injury.
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