Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:00 pm

Wilson County Fairgrounds, Lebanon
 

Over the past several years, the veterinary practice act has been challenged.  Two recent resolutions have been made that will affect the future of large animal practice in Tennessee.  We would like your input at a meeting at 6:00 pm on Thursday, February 10 at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Tennessee.  Dr. Mike Tripp, immediate past president of the Oklahoma VMA, and Dr. Mike Nichols,  food animal veterinarian with Pfizer Animal Health, will share their experience and insight from similar issues.

A dinner will be catered.  Please RSVP by contacting the TVMA office at 931-458-0070 or green.delo@gmail.com.

Rabies Antibody Titer Checks  

will be offered to veterinarians and other animal health professionals from 7:30 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, February 26, of this spring's Music City Veterinary Conference. Cost is $50. More details are on the TVMA website.

The AVMA is offering a year-long Future Leaders Program to identify and develop volunteer leaders for the AVMA and other organized veterinary groups.  Open to anyone who has graduated from veterinary school within the last 15 years, this pilot program will bolster leadership and problem-solving skills related to organized veterinary medicine.

Up to 10 participants will be chosen to take part in various leadership and project management training exercises, working with a professional facilitator, and to work together on one focused project impacting organized veterinary medicine. Details about the program, including participation requirements and nomination forms, are available on the AVMA Website.

Please submit nominations via email to FutureLeaders@avma.org, via fax to 847-925-9329, or via mail to AVMA Division of Scientific Activities, 1931 N. Meacham Rd, Suite 100, Schaumburg, IL 60173.  All nominations are due by March 21 and should include the nomination form and a 1-2 page resume. 

Veterinary oversight of antimicrobials. 

The use of antimicrobials in food animals has recently become the focus of the Food and Drug Administration, as well as a good portion of the public. To address some of their concerns about potential spread of antibiotic resistance in humans, the FDA has determined that increased veterinary oversight of the use of medically important antimicrobials is necessary. The agency plans on issuing a final guidance document related to the judicious use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals sometime early this year.

The AVMA Executive Board elected to form the AVMA Steering Committee for FDA Policy on Veterinary Oversight of Antimicrobials. Now we are looking to select members for this steering committee, and we're asking our members to provide us their expertise. We're looking for active AVMA members who have familiarity with the practical aspects of the field use of antimicrobials in food-animal production. We expect the steering committee members to be appointed by the Executive Board chair this spring. Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 15, so if you have an interest in this critically important issue, please consider filing your application today. Read More...

Call for speakers -- 2012 AVMA Annual Convention

The 2012 AVMA Annual Convention will be held in San Diego, Aug. 4 to 7. AVMA member veterinarians and other interested individuals are invited to submit proposals for presentation at the 2012 AVMA Annual Convention. Deadline for proposals is Feb. 28. For more information, visit the AVMA Convention website