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Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents — Entity description

The Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents

a) The Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents shall consist of twelve active or honor roll members elected by the House of Delegates for terms of six years. Members shall represent the following areas of veterinary medical activity:

i) Microbiology (one member)
ii) Immunology (one member)
iii) Pharmacology (one member)
iv) Clinical pharmacology (one member)
v) Private clinical practice, predominantly small animal (one member)
vi) Private clinical practice, predominantly food animal (one member)
vii) Private clinical practice, predominantly equine (one member)
viii) Epidemiology (one member)
ix) Industry, exclusive (one member)
x) At large (three members)

b) The Council shall:
i) Advise the Executive Board in the promotion of interest in the efficacy and proper use of biologic and therapeutic units in the practice of veterinary medicine.
ii) Serve as an informational and advisory resource for the various agents of the Association on issues pertaining to biologic and therapeutic agents.
iii) Advise the Executive Board in formulating positions concerning proposed or existing rules, regulations, and legislation. Maintain awareness of activities and proposed actions by divisions of state and national governments concerned with veterinary biologic and therapeutic agents.
iv) Advise the advertising manager of the journals as to the acceptability of advertising pertaining to biologic and therapeutic agents.

 

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