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The 2023 NYS-VC will feature the anesthesia and pain management track
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 hybrid 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. Topics that will be featured are: anesthesia and pain management.
June NYSVMS free CE online programs available!
NYSVMS
Each month NYSVMS makes available new CE online programs for free from our partner VetBloom to our members and their LVTs. The June classes are: Basic Cytology of Masses for the General Practitioner, Euthanasia Care – Module 1: Influencing How Euthanasia Care Touches the Veterinary Team, Euthanasia Care – Module 2: Challenging Decision-Making: When it Feels “Wrong” and My Dog Hasn’t Pooped Since Discharge (5 minutes ago): Why clients don’t remember what we tell them.
Wildfire smoke recommendations for Congress to save lives, money
Cornell University CVM
For each person killed by wildfire flames, around 100 will die inhaling the smoke it produces. Despite these alarming figures, national spending on smoke management is 600 times less than the budget allocated to fire suppression, mainly due to lack of awareness of the impact of wildfire smoke on human and animal health.
Call for nominations for the 2023 NYSVMS awards
NYSVMS
NYSVMS confers five awards every year and nominees for the awards are selected by the Awards Committee from among nominees from regional boards, regional award recipients, as well as those nominated by the NYSVMS executive board. These nominations are then reviewed by the committee. The committee chair then presents its recommendations to the executive board which gives final approval. Nominations for the 2023 awards are being accepted now through July 31, 2023. For the nomination form, go to: https://nysvms.org/awards/ under nomination process. The awards will be presented at the annual holiday party in Tarrytown on November 30, 2023.
Donate books, journals, supplies
AVMA
Veterinarians and students in foreign countries can make use of the unused textbooks, journals, instruments, equipment, and other supplies cluttering many veterinary clinics in the United States. The AVMA maintains a list of individuals and organizations that collect contributions for various countries. Potential donors should call or email contacts on the list directly.
AVMF hires former Ohio State fundraiser as executive director
AVMA
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) welcomed Danielle Johnson as executive director at the end of April after an extensive search to fill the top role of the AVMA’s charitable arm. Dr. José Arce, chair of the AVMF board of directors, said “I am delighted that Danielle Johnson has joined us as director of the Foundation. Her background and record of success will improve the effectiveness of AVMF’s programs and staff and will help our foundation reach new heights.”
Morris Animal Foundation announces fellowships
DVM360
Morris Animal Foundation announced it has selected 10 new fellowship studies to receive funding, including 2 funded by Sally R. McIntosh, a longtime donor. The chosen studies will support young promising veterinary scientists as they focus on a multitude of topics, including deadly infections in dogs, amphibian conservation, and immune response disorders in horses.
Wearable pneumatic compression device improves lymphatic flow in horses
The Horse
Researchers have reported a new compression device that uses pneumatics to massage horses’ legs is showing promise as a valuable tool in managing equine lymphedema. The full-leg garments inflate and deflate from bottom to top at preset pressures, creating a ripple effect of compression upward. This enhances lymphatic flow, which could help relieve horses’ discomfort and swelling associated with chronic progressive lymphedema, lymphangitis, cellulitis, or other issues affecting their lymphatic system, said Drew W. Koch, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, a PhD candidate at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh.
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