February 2010
E-Veterinarian
News
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Winter CE Meeting Fast
Approaching!
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The Alabama VMA Winter CE
Meeting will be held Friday, March 5-Sunday, March 7, 2010 at
the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. Twenty-One hours of CE will be
offered with the seminar focus on “All Things Abdominal” along with
a surgical wet lab sponsored by Covidien on Endomechanical
and Electrosurgical Hemostatic Technologies. This wet
lab is limited to the first 30 registrants for $175, so make sure
you register today.
Nine speakers will be speaking on
gastrointestinal, liver and urinary topics; Drs. Harry Boothe,
Michael Tillson, Tanya Civco, Pete Christopherson, Diane Wilson,
Brad Matz, Trent Stephens, Lenore Bacek, and John Huhn.
Click
here for registration and the full schedule of
topics and events. Also don’t forget to reserve your hotel room
while space is available! |
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Animal Hall of Fame Fast Approaching!
Hurry and Reserve
Your Tickets Today!
The Annual Alabama Animal Hall of
Fame will be held at the Birmingham Sheraton Hotel on Saturday
evening, March 6, 2010.
The evening will
begin at 6:00 p.m. with silent and live auctions benefitting the Alabama
Veterinary Medical Foundation (ALVMF) along with delicious heavy hors
d'oeuvres. The highlight of the evening will be the Hall of Fame
Awards Ceremony beginning at 7:00 p.m. where several amazing animals will
be honored and the Bowie-Heath Awards will recognize individuals whose
lives have been devoted to the human-animal bond. This is definitely
an event that you won’t want to miss! Call the ALVMA office today at (334)
395-0086 to order your tickets today!
Read the Urgent Plea for Hall of Fame
Donations!
MATTERS OF LAW
Veterinary Liens in Alabama
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Jeffrey L. Roth,
JD
Liens are rights in property to secure the
payment of a debt. A possessory lien is a lien on the property that is in
the possession of a creditor. If you take your car to the automobile
repair shop, that mechanic has a possessory lien on your car to secure
payment of the repair bill.
Similarly, Alabama Code §35-11-390 sets forth a
possessory lien in favor of a veterinarians treating animals. (continue reading)
News to Use
USDA
Veterinary
Accredititation
Changes
Don't forget to check out the Career Center Link at www. ALVMA.com
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HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PETITION FTC
FOR RELIEF FROM RED FLAGS RULE
CHICAGO – In light of a recent federal
court decision, four national organizations representing dentists,
physicians and veterinarians called on the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) today to exclude health professionals from controversial new
regulation intended to combat identity theft. read more |
Changes to the ALVMA Constitution and
Bylaws
The Alabama Veterinary
Medical Association membership has voted several changes to the
Association Constitution and Bylaws. A copy of the new document can
be found on the website by following this link.
The major changes
include:
- Board Member-at-Large was made a one-year term rather than two-year, thereby eliminating the position of Jr. Board Member.
- A representative of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation Board was added as an Ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board.
- Changes to the Constitution and Bylaws will now be made by mailed ballot to the members rather than a vote at the general membership business meeting.
- Retirement was redefined in determining qualifications for Life Membership status.
- Changes were made to the determination procedure for exemption from dues.
- Election of Officers, Board Member-at-Large, AVMA Delegate and Alternate Delegate will be conducted by mailed ballots to the membership.
- Eliminated four standing committees: Long range planning, Program, Radiology, and Resolutions
- Recognition of new
constituent associations will be conducted by mailed ballots to the
membership.
visit our website to learn more
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Rare Disease Affects
Horses in 12 States
(Reprinted with permission from the
Corpus Christi-Times) |
EXPLORING CAREERS IN LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE |
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King Ranch is the epicenter of a
months long outbreak of a deadly horse disease rarely seen in the
United States that kills as many as 20 percent that it
infects.
As of Jan. 20, 364 cases of equine
piroplasmosis had been confirmed. Of those, 289 are on King Ranch.
The rest are scattered across Texas, Alabama, California, Florida,
Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey,
Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin, according to the World Animal Health
Information System.
(To read more click here) |
Attention practitioners with an interest in
laboratory animal health and disease, research, comparative
medicine, part-time consultants for research facilities, or those
considering alternative career options to traditional
practice. Attend an outreach program for veterinary students
and private practitioners, “Exploring Careers in Laboratory Animal
Medicine,” at the 61st American Association for
Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) meeting in Atlanta, October 10-14, 2010.
For more information |
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