Register now for NYSVMS Annual Business Meeting October 22nd
NYSVMS
This year the Annual Business meeting will be held via Zoom October 22nd from 7-8 PM to allow more member participation. Every year we hold an annual meeting where our members are updated from the President and Treasurer. This is also where the elections are held for the 2025 President-Elect and any other officer positions that are up for re-election. In 2025, it is the Treasurer. We have also included an opportunity for you to ask questions. So register now!
Large Animal Intraoral Radiographs – Part 1 webinar October 21st
NYSVMS
Large Animal Intraoral Radiographs Part 1 webinar is Monday, October 21st from 6:30-8 PM presented by: Alexa Wright, DVM. This is the first installment of a three-part series. Part 1 will focus on equine dental radiography techniques, Part 2 will cover case-based discussions for equines, and Part 3 will explore radiographs for small ruminants, pigs, and camelids.
FDA update on Baxter intravenous products
FDA
Baxter International began shipments of intravenous products to the United States from two international facilities last week, as it works to bring a hurricane-hit plant in North Carolina back online amid a shortage of the essential medical product. The medical device maker also received the U.S. FDA’s clearance to temporarily import products from five facilities in Canada, China, Ireland, and the UK, and was working to secure authorization for more sites amid a nationwide shortage following flooding of the plant by Hurricane Helene. According to AVMA, FDA is monitoring the situation and has had no report of shortages yet. Besides imports, they’re allowing compounding of products determined to actually be in shortage. They’re aware that the shortage could bleed into the veterinary space. The veterinary distributors are also aware but can’t point to situations where they’ve been unable to get product. FDA and AVMA are keeping touch to share information. FDA is keeping the following page up-to-date: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/updates-2024-hurricane-season/hurricane-helene-baxters-manufacturing-recovery-north-carolina. They have also added a number of items to their shortage list, as well as a list of products that can be imported.
NYSVMS recruiting for class of 2025 Power of 10
NYSVMS
NYSVMS is currently recruiting for the Power of 10 class of 2025. 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 are: 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 2025 are currently being accepted now through December 9th. The application is on the Recent Graduate page at: https://nysvms.org/graduate-membership/. For more information, please contact Stephanie Quirini at squirini@nysvms.org.
Celebrate National Veterinary Technician Week this week
NAVTA
October 13-19, 2024 is National Veterinary Technician Week (NVTW) to celebrate, recognize, and promote the valuable contributions Credentialed Veterinary Technicians make to the veterinary profession and society. Veterinary Technicians are integral players on the veterinary healthcare team. They are on the front lines, compassionately working with clients whose beloved animals need care. They work tirelessly in exam rooms, labs, and operating rooms, using their vast technical and scientific knowledge to treat and care for every animal species. Their broad professional and personal skills allow veterinarians to work more efficiently and effectively. And they do it all with love and a smile daily.
Faculty awarded entrepreneurship funding
Cornell University CVM
Thirteen faculty members are recipients of 2024 Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships, receiving funds of $1,500 to $3,000 to help develop or expand courses and add teaching assistants. The program, administered byEntrepreneurship at Cornell, was established in 1993 by David W. Zalaznick ’76, a Cornell trustee, and his wife, Barbara ’76, to honor David’s father, Louis. The awards allow faculty affiliated with Entrepreneurship at Cornell to extend their capacity to work with students by providing assistants to help with their courses and/or course development.
No dire shortage of veterinarians anticipated in coming years
AVMA
A recent analysis of the drivers of supply and demand for veterinary services in the U.S. shows that the number of graduates from existing U.S. veterinary colleges is likely enough to meet demand to 2035. The conclusion comes from a recent analysis performed by Brakke Consulting Inc., which was commissioned by the AVMA. John Volk, a senior analyst with Brakke Consulting, will provide an overview of the report, “Forecasting Supply and Demand Indicators for US Veterinarians 2024-2035,” at the 2024 AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum, October 8-9. The analysis looked at trends in the number of veterinary graduates and pet-owning households as well as consumers’ disposable income and pet spending.
UN prioritizes fight against antimicrobial resistance
AVMA
United Nations (UN) global leaders recently approved a political declaration describing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as “one of the most urgent global health threats and development challenges” and committing member states to a 10% reduction in AMR deaths worldwide by 2030. The UN estimates AMR is directly responsible for 1.3 million human deaths a year.
Heartworm incidence climbs despite preventive efforts
AVMA
Heartworm infection rates across the U.S. have steadily increased for nearly two decades despite the greater availability and efficacy of preventatives. Every three years, the American Heartworm Society (AHS) conducts a survey that looks at reporting clinics and the total dog population. And each time, the number of dogs that have tested positive for heartworm goes up by well over 50,000, says Dr. Doug Carithers, a parasitology expert and board member of the AHS for over 18 years.
US Fish and Wildlife Service rejects Endangered listing for long-tailed macaque
DVM360
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently rejected a petition from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and other advocacy groups seeking to list long-tailed macaque monkeys—Macaca fascicularis—as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The decision concludes a review by USFWS, which determined that the petition lacked credible information of any impacts on long-tailed macaque populations or the species overall from potential threats, whether individually or collectively, that would justify listing the species as endangered.
Infographic: Understanding progesterone in mares
The Horse
Proper levels of the steroid hormone progesterone is vital to maintain a mare’s pregnancy. Learn what those levels can tell you about the mare, the role it plays in her pregnancy, and how it can be measured in this infographic.
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