 President's Message
 Greetings!
I hope that your 2015 is off to a good start! For those of you in the Northeast, I hope you are staying safe and warm in the snow. Just for fun, send us your pictures of any snowmen or better, snow animals, and we will feature the best entries in March's email newsletter!
(Send pictures to kristinkirkby@gmail.com)
Following up on my last message, I want to reiterate that the AARV BOD is working hard to carry out the initial phases of our Strategic Plan. Part of this Plan is that we NEED to learn more about you in order to ensure the Strategic Plan is guiding us in the right direction.
We will be conducting a survey of all of our members this year to gather basic information and answer questions such as: "What percentage of our membership is also a member of the IVAPM?" This question is relevant because we are working toward partnerships with other organizations that share similar missions and visions, such as the IVAPM, in order to advance common goals.
Why taking the survey is worth 5 minutes of your time:
- Four times this year (approximately every 3 months) we will send an email to all AARV members (veterinarians, technicians, students and affiliate members) with a link to a short Survey Monkey. The same survey will be sent each time in order to capture results from new members who join throughout the year. Unless your information changes throughout the year, you only need to complete the survey once.
- Three weeks after the survey is sent out we will draw 3 names randomly from members who completed the survey.
- Winners of the drawing will receive a $25 gift certificate to Starbucks or Amazon!
- Members will remain eligible for future drawings if they do not win. Note: BOD members are not eligible to win. Vets, techs, students and affiliates are all eligible to win.
- There will be a total of 12 winners this year.
- We will present the results of the survey at NAVC 2016.
Look out for an email from the AARV in the next 2 weeks that has the link to the survey, and please take the time to complete it!
We are still looking for members who are interested in speaking at their local VMA meetings as part of our goal of increasing awareness of the field of veterinary rehabilitation and the AARV. Thank you to our volunteers from North Carolina (Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little), Missouri (Dr. Kara Amstutz), and Washington/Idaho (Dr. Jessica Bunch)!
If YOU are interested in being considered as a speaker in your or another state, please send your name and state (states) in which you would speak, as well as potential rehabilitation topics to AARV Legislative Liaison Kristyn Richardson (rehabvetdoc@gmail.com).
In closing, I would like to remind those of you submitting snow animal pictures that at least one of the judges of the pictures is a Seahawks fan, so images that include Patriots paraphernalia are discouraged.
Sincerely,
Kristin Kirkby Shaw, DVM, PhD, CCRT
Diplomate ACVS & ACVSMR
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AARV Announces Call for Abstracts for NAVC 2016
At NAVC 2016, AARV will feature the presentation of original scientific studies pertinent to the science and practice of rehabilitation therapy. Material is currently being considered for verbal presentation (15 minutes) at AARV's track at NAVC. Reviews will be performed by a minimum of two reviewers with final approval by AARV's Board of Directors. All accepted abstracts will be published in AARV's newsletter (February 2016 issue).
Abstract submission guidelines are detailed on the AARV website. Please submit your abstracts for review and/or questions to Carolina Medina via email at tcvmvet@yahoo.com.
Important Abstract Submission Deadlines
March 1, 2015
| First call for abstracts
| June 1, 2015
| Final call for abstracts
| July 1, 2015
| Abstract submission deadline
| August 1, 2015
| Decisions notified to authors and corrections requested
| September 1, 2015
| Corrected abstract submission deadline
| October 1, 2015
| Final decision notified to authors
| January 18, 2016
| Oral delivery with PowerPoint presentation of study at NAVC
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Read the abstract submission guidelines.
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 AARV Hosts Lecture Track at 6th Annual STAAR Conference
Thanks to our sponsors (Partners in Veterinary Therapeutics, Companion Therapy Laser, Aratana and Chi Institute), AARV is able to host a lecture track at the 6th Annual Symposium on Therapeutic Advances in Animal Rehabilitation (STAAR), to be held April 24-26, 2015, in Florham Park, New Jersey. Pre-symposium labs will be held April 22-23, and a new one-day Equine Track is offered on April 23.
The AARV lecture track, entitled "The Multimodal Approach to Today's Rehab Patient," will be offered on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. Speakers include AARV board members Drs. Carolina Medina and Kristin Kirkby Shaw, along with Dr. Felix Duerr and Dr. Gina Bertocci.
The AARV lecture track presentations are:
- When Can Surgery Help? The Rehab Therapist and Orthopod Working as a Team
(lecture given Saturday, April 25 only)
Felix Duerr, DVM, DACVS, Dipl Am Coll Vet Sports Med & Rehab
- Don't Miss this Diagnosis: Tips and Tricks for Early Diagnosis of Canine Musculoskeletal Disease
Felix Duerr, DVM, DACVS, Dipl Am Coll Vet Sports Med & Rehab
- Evidence-Based Medicine in Pain Management
(lecture given Sunday, April 26 only)
Kristin Kirkby Shaw, DVM, DACVS, PhD, Dipl Am Coll Vet Sports Med & Rehab
- Acupuncture: Improve Pain Management in your Rehab Patients
Carolina Medina, DVM, CVA, Dipl Am Coll Vet Sports Med & Rehab
- Updates on Canine CCL Research Using Computer-Based Simulation
Gina Bertocci, PhD, PE, Endowed Chair, Biomechanics
For more information about the STAAR Conference, visit the AARV website. Thank you to our sponsors for their generous and ongoing support of the initiatives of AARV!
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Congratulations to Our Newest ACVSMR Diplomates!
Hearty congratulations to the following AARV members who passed the recent American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation's board-certification exam.
- Dr. Janice Huntingford
- Dr. Joe Spoo
- Dr. Rick Wall
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Visit the ACVSMR website to learn more about the College and the process of board certification.
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Read the Abstracts from AARV's Lecture Track at NAVC 2015
AARV was pleased to present nine lectures during its January 2015 track at NAVC. Below is the start of each speaker's abstract with a link to the full abstract on the AARV website. Thank you to all our speakers!
SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION PRACTICES: FROM START-UP TO SUCCESS. PART 1: STARTING A REHABILITATION PRACTICE - THERE'S MORE TO REHABILITATION THAN AN UNDERWATER TREADMILL! Rosemary J. LoGiudice, DVM, CCRT, CVA, CVSMT, member CoAC Physical Rehabilitation is mainstream therapy for conditioning, pre-and post-orthopedic surgical procedures and for recovery from neurological incidents in the human medical field. This first part of a two-part lecture will discuss why physical rehabilitation should be considered to be part of any veterinary practice, whether directly within a practice, or by referral to a veterinarian trained in rehabilitation. Continue reading ...
SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION PRACTICES: FROM START-UP TO SUCCESS. PART 2: CANINE SPORTS MEDICINE PRACTICE M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR, CVSMT Canine sports medicine is the art and science of providing expertise in the structural, physiological, medical and surgical needs of athletic dogs and the restoration of normal form and function after injury or illness. It deals primarily with the large number of dogs participating in athletic events such as agility, hunting, herding, obedience, etc. and dogs that serve mankind from assistance dogs to police and military dogs. Continue reading ...
HEMATOLOGIC AND BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN WORKING DOGS: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE ARE LEARNING Joe Spoo, DVM, CCRT This presentation examines the literature that exists looking at the physiological changes of working dogs and canine athletes. In addition, a number of papers have looked at the job of search and rescue dogs, their impact and the hazards they encounter during and after their time in the field. Continue reading ...
INTEGRATIVE SPORTS MEDICINE: ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENT AND CLIENT
M. Christine Zink, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR
Veterinary medicine is unique in the medical field because our patients and our clients are separate individuals with which we have different types of relationships. This has the potential to complicate our diagnostic, assessment and treatment abilities, because there are three individuals relating to each other in very different ways: the veterinarian, the client and the patient. Continue reading ...
EQUINE REGENERATIVE MEDICINE: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED IN EQUINE PRACTICE Melissa King, DVM, PhD, DACVSMR Regenerative medicine is an evolving field that investigates the process of replacing, repairing, restoring or regenerating damaged or diseased cells, tissues, or organs. Scientific research is working to translate experimental conditions to clinical applications. Continue reading ...
VITAMIN D LEVELS IN SLED DOGS: IS THE HUMAN PANDEMIC A CAUSE FOR CONCERN IN OUR CANINE ATHLETES? Joe Spoo, DVM, CCRT There is widespread concern for inadequate Vitamin D concentration in the human population. In particular a large body of research exists showing evidence for increased performance with increased Vitamin D status as well as a host of issues, from decreased performance, injury to infection, that are associated with decreased Vitamin D concentrations. Continue reading ...
John Sherman Award Winning Abstract Presentation Sponsored by P&G PetCare
QUANTITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN GAITS OF BORDER COLLIES AND LABRADOR RETRIEVERS: RELATIONSHIP TO BREED FUNCTIONM. Christine Zink DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVSMR, Sherman O. Canapp Jr., DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR Border Collies were bred to herd sheep, an activity that requires quickness and acute, accurate changes in direction as dogs move sheep across varied terrain. In contrast, Labrador Retrievers were bred to run straight to the location of shot and downed game, retrieve the birds, and return directly to the hunter. Continue reading ...
AARV Winning Abstract Presentation
THE EFFECT OF INCLINATION AND DECLINATION ON CANINE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONDevon Spencer, DVM, CCRP Our patients have the benefit of being quadrupeds. They naturally stand with 30% of their weight on each thoracic limb and 20% on each pelvic limb. The ability to quantify the angle of standing incline or decline needed to redistribute weight bearing through a dog's limbs will help to govern future therapeutic exercises used to encourage our canine patients to redistribute their weight in a more normal pattern after injury. Continue reading ...
CENTRE OF PRESSURE AND FOOT PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION AS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS OF POSTURAL STABILITY IN DOGS DURING REHABILITATION
Constanza Gómez Álvarez, DVM, PhD, MRCVS (left); Aliah Shaahen, BEng PhD Postural stability is of great importance in determining functional recovery from neurological injury in human patients, for example, following stroke. Standing postural parameters obtained in a pressure mat currently used in humans are body centre of pressure (COP) and foot pressure distribution asymmetry. Continue reading ...
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NEW ARTWORK!
AARV Memorial Cards Feature Original New Artwork
AARV has updated its printed memorial cards with original new artwork by artist Carol Lavelle of Hawaii. The new artwork, which was created for AARV, features pawprints, hoofprints and footprints from a variety of animals arranged in a heart. These memorial cards may be sent to clients of your practice as an expression of sympathy from your staff. The card indicates that you have made a donation to AARV as a way of honoring the life of their companion animal. The inside of the cards contains blank space to allow you to personalize the card and the statement "This gift will support AARV's mission by providing opportunities for education and collaboration among veterinary professionals to introduce, educate, develop, and nurture the practice of rehabilitation in veterinary medicine and animal care." Cards come with matching envelopes and are sold in sets of 10 cards for $105 and 25 cards for $255 including shipping and handling to U.S. addresses. For international shipments, sets of 10 cards are $125 and sets of 25 cards are $275, including shipping and handling. Visit the Products page of the AARV website to order these memorial cards online.
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Did You Miss Our Last Newsletter?
Our January 2015 issue included: - President's Message from Dr. Kristin Kirkby Shaw
- Past President's Message from Dr. Rosemary LoGiudice
- AARV Launches Strategic Planning Process
- Catch Up on the AARV Lecture Track and Annual Meeting at NAVC
- Thank You to Our Sponsors for Supporting Our Lecture Track at NAVC
- Physical Therapists and Other Allied Health Professionals Invited to Join AARV
- Legislative Update
- Legislative Committee Members Needed!
If you missed this issue, you can read the January newsletter online or from the e-Newsletter page on the AARV website.
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CLASSIFIED AD
Job Title: Associate DVM + Director of (new) Rehab Service FT/PT: Either Full-Time or Part-Time Employer: TotalBond Veterinary Hospitals Location: Charlotte, NC Description: Multi-hospital AAHA-Accredited practice in Charlotte, NC area seeks to add Rehab service in new allied pet-care facility, seeks certified DVM to create this service for our own clientele in addition to building referral base. Practice currently has 3 ABVP Diplomates, one CVPP and 2 CVA's. Position requires dividing time between rehab and regular primary care clinical duties at one or more of our hospitals. How to Apply: Email mark.epstein@totalbondvets.com w/ CV and interest. |
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