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| Report: Rural vet shortage exaggerated
| AABP says there is no shortage of veterinarians in most areas of rural food-supply. | | | AVMA 2010: Veterinarians call for 'seat at the table' when it comes to federal antibiotic use policies in animals
| Atlanta?Veterinarians should be involved in the 'decision-making process' when it comes to the use of antibiotics in animals.
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| Rockville, Md. -- Data should drive the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulatory proposal on appropriate antimicrobial uses in food animals, according to recently released statement from two prominent veterinary organizations.
 | | | New grants aim to steer young veterinarians to bovine medicine
| AgriLabs introduces two $5,000 awards for professional-development training in large-animal medicine. | | | AABP names new officers, sets goals
| The AABP named its officers for the upcoming year at its 42nd annual conference in Omaha.
 | | | Hot-button veterinary topics from AVMA meeting
| New Orleans — Whether even to discuss a ban on antimicrobials in livestock feed for growth promotion split the House of Delegates nearly in half at the annual American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) conference. | | | AABP establishes foundation
| St. Paul, Minn.— American Association of Bovine Practitioners' (AABP) board members voted during the group's annual meeting in September to establish a charitable foundation. | | | AABP establishes foundation
| St. Paul, Minn.— American Association of Bovine Practitioners' (AABP) board members voted during the group's annual meeting in September to establish a charitable foundation.  | | | Students receive AABP recognition award
| Rome, Ga. — Five veterinary graduate hopefuls have earned the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award based on their background, work, primary medical interests, academic experience and career goals. | | MORE ARTICLES
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| AVMA lends its support to hen-housing legislation
| Bill intended to improve housing conditions for egg-laying hens. | | | AVMA warns veterinarians about e-mail fraud, offers 5 tips for scam-spotting
| Watch out for this bogus webinar invitation and protect yourself from future scams. | | | GHLIT urges veterinarians to speak out to preserve future of program
| Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association Group Health and Life Insurance Trust is worried about its fate as the January 2014 effective date for President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act approaches. | | | Executive Board revises extra-label use policy, comments on new FDA rules
| Schaumburg, Ill. — The American Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board revised its policy on extra-label drug use in January, and the association says it will use the new policy to comment on additional restrictions placed on the use of cephalosporin-class antimicrobials in most food animals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. | | | New Jersey walks away from AVMA HOD meeting
| Schaumburg, Ill. — The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association made a quiet statement at the last AVMA House of Delegates meeting. | | | House of Delegates changes the way it approves bylaw amendments
| BR>Schaumburg, Ill. — New rules regarding passage of bylaws amendments from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) now require a two-thirds vote for passage. | | | Partnership for Preventive Pet Healthcare to unveil new data tools for veterinary practices
| Orlando -- About 59 percent of veterinary professionals responding to a recent survey recognize the economic and health problems associated with the decline in veterinary visits.  | | | House of Delegates sets winter session agenda
| Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) House of Delegates (HOD) will vote on two bylaw amendments and three resolutions at its winter session Jan. 6-8. | | | Veterinarian, AVMA president René Carlson green lights Santa's reindeers
| Schaumburg, Ill. -- American Veterinary Medical Association president Dr. René Carlson recently okayed Santa's reindeers for duty on a recent YouTube video. | | MORE ARTICLES
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| Video: Interview with the Animal Medical Center's Kathryn Coyne
| The Animal Medical Center turned 100, and its new CEO Kathryn Coyne talks about its future. | | | DVM Newsmakers: Entering a new era
| New York, N.Y. — Flanked by a cadre of veterinarians, support staff, a Maltese, German Shepherd and others, the new CEO of the Animal Medical Center (AMC) gathered her new team to ring the bell.  | | | Inside politics
| An interview with U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader, DVM. | | | Exploring cost of education, generational differences
| Read more from the DVM Newsmakers Summit.
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| Schaumburg, Ill. — Animal welfare ranks as one to the top strategic initiatives for AVMA, for good reason. | | | DVM Newsmakers Summit: Understanding consumers
| When it comes to veterinary care, are consumer attitudes changing? | | | DVM Newsmakers' Summit: Consumer expectations, standards of care are changing, panelists say
| Editor's Note: Understanding consumer behavior can help you as a clinician and business manager. DVM Newsmagazine asked five veterinary market leaders to join this year's DVM Newsmakers' Summit at CVC East in Baltimore. Following is the second of three excerpts from the panel discussion; the final one will be published next month. | | | DVM Newsmakers' Summit: Exploring the consumer psyche
| DVM Newsmagazine asked five market leaders to talk about consumer attitudes. | | | In the public eye
| Rockville, Md. — She wants to build collaborations, share ideas in a transparent system with one over-arching ethos: ensure public health. | | MORE ARTICLES
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| New 2012 heartworm preventive initiatives and updated guidelines available
| New 2012 heartworm preventive initiatives and updated guidelines available | | | The changing veterinary drug model
| Increasing pet owner options about where to obtain medications means veterinarians must adjust, experts say. | | | Top 10 dog and cat medical conditions in 2011
| Pet insurance company reveals most common causes of veterinary visits. | | | The final bill
| National Report — A Syracuse, N.Y., television station opted to air a report critical of area veterinarians for charging owners to stay in the room during the euthanasia. | | | Pet owners shying away from veterinary care, according to two new reports
| National Report -- Two new reports indicate that pet owners may be shying away from veterinary hospitals to save money. | | | FidoPharm readies for heartworm preventive launch through Wal-Mart, Sam's Club
| Yardley, Pa.--Velcera's FidoPharm is unveiling a canine generic heartworm preventive today, and it will be available only through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies. | | | FidoPharm readies for heartworm preventive launch next week through Wal-Mart, Sam's Club
| Yardley, Pa.--Velcera's FidoPharm is unveiling a canine generic heartworm preventive today, and it will be available only through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies. | | | New poll queries pet owners about information sources, medical concerns
| While pet owners believe that adopting pets from a shelter is morally responsible, most are getting pets as gifts or by taking in stray, according to a new poll by AP-Petside.com. | | | Jobs outlook for 2012
| As competition heats up on the costs, Midwestern veterinary graduates may be the target of recruiting efforts. | | MORE ARTICLES
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| Bayer to release next generation of flea and tick control products
| Shawnee Mission, Kan.? Bayer Animal Health readies for a March release of Advantage® II for cats and dogs, and K9 Advantix® II for dogs.
 | | | Abaxis to enter veterinary reference lab market
| Union City, Calif.-- Abaxis, Inc. is entering the veterinary reference laboratory market after inking a deal with Kansas State University (KSU).
 | | | Heartworm resistance: CAPC, AHS issue new guidelines
| Lack of efficacy to heartworm preventives remain geographically limited. | | | Pet insurance bill vetoed in California
| Proposed California legislation to regulate pet insurance just isn't necessary, says California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. | | | Most cats will tolerate collars, veterinary researchers report
| Columbus, Ohio -- Almost three out of four cats will tolerate collars, according to multi-institutional veterinary study. | | | AKC, Pfizer ink deal to fund veterinary research, develop medicines
| New York -- Pfizer Animal Health just become the exclusive "biopharmaceutical partner" with the American Kennel Club's Canine Health Foundation.
 | | | Banfield, P2V join forces to help veterans, emergency personnel
| Portland, Ore. -- The non-profit P2V joined forces with Banfield, The Pet Hospital to provide veterinary care to adopted pets placed with military service members, veterans and emergency first responders.
 | | | CVC Kansas City: Drug use, monitoring remains key legal issues for veterinarians, expert says
| Kansas City -- Of all the regulatory issues veterinarians face, the use and storage of controlled substances can be the most contentious.
 | | | CVC Kansas City kicks off today; draws veterinarians from around the world
| Kansas City -- The party began at CVC Kansas City today. And according to conference organizers, pre-registration attendance has been strong.
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| New 2012 heartworm preventive initiatives and updated guidelines available
| New 2012 heartworm preventive initiatives and updated guidelines available | | | WVC keynote: How to kill stress in veterinary practice
| Anxiety: It is literally holding you back from success, says management consultant Michael Staver during a keynote presentation today at the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC). | | | Indiana mulls reimbursement program for veterinarians who sterilize pets of Medicaid recipients
| Indianapolis, Ind. -- Indiana lawmakers proposed a new animal sterilization program that would reimburse veterinarians who spay or neuter dogs or cats owned by Medicaid recipients. | | | Get to know the Incredible Dr. Pol
| See exclusive video clips and view photos with fun facts about veterinarian Jan Pol starring in a National Geographic Wild reality show. | | | 'We think' are still the two most dangerous words in veterinary medicine
| San Diego--Money spent on veterinary care is going to be flat for the next three to five years, says veterinary management expert Brian Conrad. | | | Veterinary challenge: Occupy the Internet to build credible information for pet owners
| San Diego--Media personality Dr. Marty Becker issued a new challenge to veterinarians today: Reclaim the Internet when it comes to animal health information. | | | At the epicenter: Veterinarian recounts experience following today's 5.8 earthquake in the Northeast
| Mineral, Va. -- The building just started shaking, says veterinarian Daniel Slovis, whose practice was just a few miles from the epicenter of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that impacted much of the Northeast today. | | | AHS offers guidance in face of Immiticide shortage to treat heartworm infection
| National Report -- As a shortage of the heartworm treatment Immiticide® looms, the American Heartworm Society unveiled an interim management plan for veterinarians yesterday. | | | VCA to buy MediMedia's VetStreet, Brightheart Veterinary Centers
| Los Angeles -- In a deal valued at $146 million, VCA Antech is buying veterinary communications firm MediMedia Animal Health, which includes VetStreet. | | MORE ARTICLES
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| A map of consumer complaints filed with state agencies
| Data compiled by DVM Newsmagazine editors | | | Editor's blog: A second salvo on state boards
| I am absolutely convinced that veterinarians will be faced with more intrusive government rules and regulations than ever before. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's going to get worse. | | | The cross hairs of complaints
| Sacramento, Calif. — Invite Dr. Wade Himes to shed light on the inner-workings of state regulatory agencies and he pauses, then laughs and asks, "Do you want me to lose my license?" | | | Exclusive DVM Survey: Client demand fuels spike in complaints to state boards
| National Report — When a medical case goes bad, consumers are more likely to complain to state boards than in years past, veterinarians report. | | | Defending a state-board action has far-reaching costs
| Are you facing a state-board inquiry? Think you can handle it alone? | | | Here come the reporters: What are you going to say?
| It started as a payment issue — something common and relatively minor — but by the time it ended the board-certified veterinary surgeon felt so much heat from the media he closed his practice and left town. | | | Is your communication readiness at DEFCON 1?
| In calming an irate client, remember your tone and goal. Keep your tone normal when talking to the client and your body relaxed. Always remember that your goal should be to listen to their needs and try to meet them when appropriate. | | | Communicate first, discipline second
| As various associations adopt guidelines or standards of care for the practice of veterinary medicine, a concern exists that they will be interpreted as current standards of practice by state regulatory boards and the attorneys general who represent them before they have been accepted by the masses.  | | | Ultimate authority
| Boston — It's a surprise when Alan Van Tassel comes to visit. He drops by unannounced during business hours, makes a quick introduction and starts poring over a seven-point inspection checklist. | | MORE ARTICLES
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