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Communicating with clients key to preventive care
While gearing up to launch a consumer campaign, Partners for Healthy Pets is stepping up efforts to help practitioners promote preventive care to…
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Top-notch care for elite fleets
The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program at Point Loma in San Diego is home to a cadre of dolphins and sea lions responsible for hunting
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AAHA practice standards available to AVMA members
AVMA members can now access the AAHA standards for veterinary practices.
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AVMA Trust introduces private insurance exchange
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the initial enrollment period for purchasing health insurance for 2014 will run from Oct. 1,…
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AAHA President Welborn to focus on new accreditation standards, compliance study
Dr. Link V. Welborn has a busy year ahead of him. As the 2003-2004 AAHA president, the Tampa, Fla., practitioner wants to spend his term helping AAHA…
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Meet your new neighbors
More and more, veterinarians are being called to treat chickens kept in urban and suburban neighborhoods where no food animal
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HHS advances electronic medical record-keeping system
Veterinarians and physicians are one step closer to having a standardized, national electronic system for medical record keeping.
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HealthPlan Services to serve AVMA GHLIT policyholders
The AVMA Group Health and Life Insurance Trust is pleased to announce that it has finalized a partnership agreement with HealthPlan
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Pressure from above
Animal welfare is improving as buyers pressure suppliers to meet standards and to participate in audit and education programs.
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Officers on the road
Mentoring already exists in the profession, so why did the Executive Board recently create a Model Mentoring Program Task Force?
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Joint AVMA-FVE-CVMA statement on the role of veterinarians in advancing One Health—A global public good
This statement has been adopted jointly by the AVMA, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
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GHLIT offering insurance exchange
The AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust announced Feb. 12 that it will launch a private insurance exchange this spring to assist members of the…
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Officers on the road
Partial renovation and remodeling of the AVMA headquarters got under way
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Lawmakers seek tax exemption for veterinary program
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is seeking to make Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program awards tax-
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Adapting to global changes
The veterinary profession needs to adapt to serve more than a wealthy minority, including those without the means to adapt to
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Association Health Plan bill gains momentum
If passed, bill would expand health insurance options for veterinarians
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Navigating a sea of technology
With so many websites, apps, and software options available for veterinarians these days, it can be hard to know which
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Bill would loosen drug transport, use rules
Legislation introduced in April would allow veterinarians to transport and dispense controlled substances at addresses beyond those they have…
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Heightened security precautions may cause problems for horse transportation
Posted on May 15, 2003 9/11 makes airlines wary of carrying tranquilizers for horses While traveling from the United States to New Zealand, a…
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AVMA Answers
What is the online AVMA Press Room and how can it help practitioners and veterinary
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Integrating cultural competence
Building a diverse veterinary profession is one of many priorities for addressing today’s challenging economic climate, so the AVMA is renewing its…
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Good medicine
Most families living on South Dakota’s Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation can scarcely afford to feed themselves, let alone pay
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What lies ahead
Looking at the state of the horse industry is sometimes enough to leave equine veterinarians reaching for their own ulcer medication.
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HOD calls for review of sow gestation stalls
HOD voted down a resolution to rescind the AVMA position that supports the use of sow housing configurations