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Veterinary participation in emergency response plans is vital
Posted on December 15, 2002 Input from veterinarians essential to protecting human, animal health In times of crisis, veterinarians help protect…
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Veterinarians the 'first line of defense' in biologic attack
Posted on May 1, 2003 AVMA, AAVMC letter seeks educational resources on biodefense for veterinarians The AVMA and Association of American…
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Scoring system prioritizes AVMA response to bills and regulations
The AVMA has adopted a scoring system that will enable the Association to more effectively address federal legislative and regulative proposals
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AVMA to fund National Academies study of nation's veterinary research needs
The AVMA is co-funding a National Academies study evaluating the current status and future needs for veterinary medical research in the United States.
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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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Wildfires pack a wallop
When fires ravaged Southern California, veterinarians and individuals from animal welfare and animal control organizations stepped in
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Maine officials battle new outbreak of ISA
The ISA virus was detected June 11 in one cage housing 28,000 market-size fish at a farm operated by Heritage Salmon in Cobscook Bay
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AVMA adopts National Dog Bite Prevention Week
Posted on April 1, 2003 The Executive Board approved the AVMA becoming the formal host of National Dog Bite Prevention Week. The work involved…
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U.S. Pharmacopeia to close Veterinary Practitioners' Reporting Program
The United States Pharmacopeia has advised the AVMA it will terminate its Veterinary Practitioners' Reporting Program.
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Remembering 9/11
Posted on June 13, 2003 AVMA Annual Convention-goers are in for a treat this year. Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, will deliver…
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Encouraging use of model public health curriculum
Letters to veterinary colleges and schools will encourage the use of a model public health and preventive medicine curriculum.
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NAS set to study veterinary research trends
Study will focus on public health and safety, animal health, and comparative medicine
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Wood chippers not to be used to euthanatize poultry, AVMA says
Use of wood chippers has not been endorsed by the AVMA as an acceptable means of euthanasia for poultry.
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Officers on the road
Officers on the road Executive Vice President Little on setting priorities
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AVMA president calls for veterinarians to be more visibly engaged in ensuring welfare of entertainment animals
Veterinarians are key to ensuring animal health and well-being
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Profession renders second opinion about veterinary care, fees
Posted on June 30, 2003 In a June 12 letter sent to all AVMA members, Dr. Joe M. Howell, president, advises his colleagues what the Association…
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A profession at the crossroads?
Veterinarians apply their expertise in a range of fields, often with little recognition.
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AVMA board opposes five of six resolutions delegates will vote on in July
board members recommended that the House of Delegates disapprove all but one of six resolutions at its July session
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Monitoring antimicrobial susceptibility of animal pathogens
For the past two years, researchers have been collecting bacterial isolates from animal species in various states.
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Retiring to a chimp paradise
Veterinarians take a lead role in establishing a federally funded sanctuary system for retired research chimpanzees
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White paper advises partnership to reverse veterinarian shortages
A white paper on meeting the critical needs for veterinarians in population health and public practice has been prepared for publication
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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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Disease spillover woes
Veterinarians discuss disease interface between wildlife, domestic livestock In Michigan, white-tailed deer and cattle roam the