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16 Mar

Posted at 06:03h in Association Management
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Did you know that the AVMA website contains a searchable calendar of veterinary meetings and CE offerings?  Check it out here! VMAE global headquarters (just checking who’s reading!) was contacted by one of our Strategic Initiative Partners who wondered if such a calendar exists – so that the partner could identify VMA meetings where the company might wish to exhibit. I spent a bit of time using the searchable calendar and determined that only a few VMAs seem to be listing their education opportunities in the database. From personal experience,...

16 Mar

Posted at 06:02h in Veterinary News
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The VMAE Board of Directors would like to make you aware of Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD), to be held on April 19.  Sponsored by Americans for Medical Progress (AMP), BRAD is a day to honor, raise awareness of, and pledge support for animals needed for biomedical research. AMP states the “why” of BRAD as follows: “To educate people about the vital role animals play in the development of new treatments and cures for people and animals, highlight careers in laboratory animal medicine and biomedical research, and promote support for...

16 Mar

Posted at 06:01h in Association Management
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Have you ever wished you could offer your members tips and advice on how to improve the management of their practices, but lacked the time, funding or expertise to create those resources? Now you have those resources to use at no cost to your VMA – courtesy of VMAE! With the assistance of the Ontario VMA, a North American leader in the provision of practice management advice to veterinarians, VMAE is making a bank of practice management articles available to members for use on your websites, and in your newsletters...

15 Mar

Posted at 02:05h in VMAE News
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You’re invited to a members-only online event, powered by The Bridge Club (TBC), at Noon Central Daylight Time on Friday, March 30 to discuss the Veterinary Nurse Initiative.  To register for the event click here. Typically, TBC invites special hosts to engage participants in a 25-minute conversation on a topic like telemedicine, pet insurance or career development. But for VMAE, they have offered to host a complimentary, hour-long dialog session. TBC will use their unique approach and video-event platform to bring Ken Yagi and Heather Prendergast together with VMAE members for discussion...

15 Mar

Posted at 02:04h in VMAE Meetings
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There’s still time, space, and scholarships! Registration is open for an exceptional ThinkWORKS edition in Houston, April 12-14 – but register soon because rates increase by $100 on Monday, March 19. In addition to learning from an incredibly talented, experienced and wise group of issue experts, you’ll be enriched by spending time with your VMAE colleagues in thought-provoking sessions that will equip you with “use it on Monday!” tools to benefit your organization and your members. And of course the sharing and social time that is VMAE’s signature will be...

15 Mar

Posted at 02:03h in VMAE News
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VMAE has commissioned Betsy Charles, DVM – executive director of the Veterinary Leadership Institute (VLI), which is dedicated to the development of healthy and resilient leaders who can make a positive difference for the veterinary profession – to produce a series of videos with facilitator guides that can be incorporated into Power of Ten programs. The first two modules, on leadership and on emotional intelligence, are now available for your use. Click here to view these resources (password for the videos is VLI) and use them to enhance the content...

15 Mar

Posted at 02:02h in Veterinary News
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VMAE holds a seat on the Pet Nutrition Alliance (PNA) Board of Directors to support the goal of delivering clear and consistent messaging on the importance of nutrition as an essential element to optimal delivery of pet health services. During 2017, PNA had a number of successes, including: Relaunching the website with a focus on the nutrition calculators. Streamlining content and putting each article through a rigorous review rubric that included a veterinary specialist, a veterinarian, and a veterinary technician. Embracing international inclusion and diversity by teaming with World Small...

15 Mar

Posted at 02:01h in Veterinary News
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Mental health and wellbeing are important issues that affect us all, and are currently some of the most vital concerns for the veterinary community. To improve the wellbeing of the profession, the AVMA, AAVMC, and Zoetis have teamed up to host the 5th Annual Veterinary Wellbeing Summit, focused on bringing together various influencers in the veterinary community to provide resources for establishing a culture of wellbeing; the Summit will focus on sharing healthy tips and strategies that can be implemented at a personal or professional level and be utilized by...

19 Feb

Posted at 10:00h in Peer to Peer EXTRA!
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The AVMA will be hosting a webinar on state prescription drug monitoring programs on March 9th at 1pm ET. This webinar is intended for state and allied veterinary medical association executives and leadership who are seeking to learn more about the legislative and regulatory experiences of some states and the AVMA relative to the exclusion, inclusion, or potential inclusion of veterinarians in state prescription drug monitoring programs. What you need to know about State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs March 9, 2018 – 1pm ET The opioid crisis is forcing more and more states...

16 Feb

Posted at 21:35h in Peer to Peer EXTRA!
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Dr. Linda Lord at Merck Animal Health has shared two resources for VMAE members: As Dr. Lord remarked during comments at the VMAE Fall Conference in Sonoma, Merck has produced an Infectious Disease Management Handbook that is written by leading experts on infectious disease in dogs. Dr. Lord is generously allowing VMAE members to make this handbook available to their VMA members, so you may distribute it with permission. Click here to download. Last week at VMX Dr. Lord was part of a team that presented findings from the just-completed...