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Hi!
It looks like Spring has finally arrived after such a long,
cold and snowy Winter. It has been a busy and productive winter for me.
Most of you know that I was in the Netherlands at the University of Utrecht at the beginning of February learning pituitary surgery from Dr. Bjorn
Meij which was fantastic. I also was able to get to the Veterinary Orthopedic
Society [http://www.vosdvm.org/] which is
a great continuing education seminar. Anyone interested in orthopedic surgery
should go - it really is good and it's a good group of people.
The Anne Arundel County Veterinary Medical Association had a
night at the National Aquarium in Baltimore
that was really well attended - there is a report below.
At the University
of Pennsylvania, I am
involved in a research project that would look to record EEG continuously in
epileptic dogs. This is very interesting and I should be able to share more
information on this project very soon. I am bringing Dr. Meij to the University of Pennsylvania to help set up pituitary
surgery for dogs with hyperadrenocorticism. This may happen at the end of
April. More information to follow on that.
I have included a brief word on treating back disease
(slipped disks) in this newsletter in response to my article on treating
intervertebral disk disease in dogs in the Mar newsletter- thanks for
your interest and questions.
Finally, there are a bunch of CE opportunities in the area
over the next month. Please note them in the announcements. If you have
anything to add, please let me know.
Thanks again for all your support and interest. I couldn't
do this without you!
Jay
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When to ask for a referral?
So vets and people always ask me WHEN to refer the back
dog...... that's a great question and unfortunately there's no pat answer. What
I could tell you is that knowing what kind of dog that you have as a patient,
the presenting complaints, and response to treatment certainly helps. We know
the typical clinical course that these guys are supposed to follow....
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AACVMA- Night at the National Aquarium
Thanks to all who attended the AACVMA meeting at the NAIB. It was a huge success and a lot of fun. We had a behind the scenes tour with Dr. Whittaker and the dolphins. This was followed up by a great presentation of all the wonderful outreach work NAIB does in the community.
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 News Release:
Dr. Jay McDonnell and WARL (Washington Animal Rescue League) recently collaborated on a special case that is bound to tug at a few heart strings. ...Animal protection officials are searching for
suspects in a case of animal abuse committed against three rottweiler
puppies. On March 16, 2010, officers from the Washington Humane
Society's Humane Law Enforcement division responded to a call regarding
the abuse of three puppies. Read more |
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Local meetings and CE opportunities
It's a new year and there are some great opportunities for
CE. Please contact me at info@drjaymcdonnell.comif you have a meeting that you would like me to include in this newsletter next
month.
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Anne Arundel County Veterinary Medical Association (AACVMA)
open to any veterinarian that lives or works in Anne Arundel County
Maryland. On April 28, 2010,
@ Yellowfin Restaurant, Annapolis, MD - Dr. Stevy Levy will be
presenting "Vector Borne Diseases in Companion Animals - Keeping Ectoparasite control in the Practice". This will be sponsored by Summit Veterinary Pharmacy. If you would like more information about the
AACVMA, you can write to me or aacvma@aol.com
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District of Columbia
Academy of Veterinary Medicine - May 6, 2010, Elks
Lodge, Fairfax, VA. 6 hours of CE
credit
Dr. Beth Davidow, DVM, DACVECC, Seattle, Washington.
Contact WWW.DCAVM.ORGor admin@dcavm.orgfor more information and
additional CE meetings.
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Maryland Veterinary Medical Association - Mid-Atlantic
States Conference for
Bovine Practitioners, April 28-30, 2010, Clarion Hotel, Hagerstown, MD.
Contact WWW.MDVMA.ORG for more information and additional CE
meetings.
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Pfizer Animal Health - May 26, 2010 @7:00, Chop House , Annapolis MD
Dr. Dwight Bowman will be presenting "CATS:
All Year
Protection Against Parasites." More information.
- Idexx Laboratories - May 25, 2010 @6:30 pm, Yellowfin Steak & Fish House, Edgewater, MD
Dr. Teresa DeFrancescco will be presenting "Demystifying Cardiac Biomarkers: What a Clinician Needs to Know." More information.
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