DC Veterinary Medical Association

03/08/2025

It's ! Join us in celebrating the trailblazing women of veterinary medicine!

03/08/2025

We are stronger together. Please take care of yourselves and continue to support each other.

Dear valued members and federal employees,

We are living through some very uncertain times. We are trying to deliver the most accurate and up to date information we can glean from all sources. We have been working with the AVMA, Departmental Leadership, the Federal Postal Coalition (33 federal employee organizations and Unions), Shaw, Bransford and Roth, FEDS Protection and all the open sources and news articles so we can bring you useful information. While we are trying to stay ahead of the curve, situations change faster than we can type.

We would like to offer the following as a suggestion to try to help you stay ahead of this rapidly evolving curve. Whatever the future holds, it seems prudent for you to maintain a personal copy of the following.

Keep all of this outside your government computer, maybe in both paper and electronic format.

03/04/2025

Sharing in the spirit of

03/01/2025

02/26/2025

A thorough write up on impacts the rampant federal firings will have on food safety and pandemic preparedness, from Eric J. Fish, DVM, PhD, DACVP

These indiscriminate cuts will impact food safety and pandemic monitoring

02/22/2025

Multidrug-resistant pathogens have clinical and economic impacts on veterinary healthcare, and there is a need to implement standardized surveillance and prevention programs in veterinary hospitals. 💊

Learn more: jav.ma/multidrug

02/20/2025

02/19/2025

AVMA-championed legislation has been reintroduced in Congress to address the public health dangers of illicit xylazine while preserving its availability for use in veterinary medicine.

02/12/2025

The International Cat Care Veterinary Society - Formerly ISFM just released new consensus guidelines on feline lower urinary tract disease - happy reading!

02/09/2025

My alma mater, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, has put together some helpful resources for cat owners to learn about Avian Influenza (H5N1, aka: bird flu) and its effects on cats. Follow this link: https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/baker-institute/research-baker-institute/h5n1-avian-influenza-bird-flu

02/07/2025

The deadline is approaching for feedback on the Draft Model Veterinary Practice Act - members are asked to comment by Feb 14.

AVMA members - The commenting period for the DRAFT AVMA Model Veterinary Practice Act (MVPA) is open. The AVMA MVPA is intended to serve as a set of guiding principles and model language for those who will be preparing or revising a state veterinary practice act under the statutes or codes of a particular state.

We invite you to provide feedback on the proposed DRAFT language for the next update of the AVMA MVPA. The deadline to provide comments is February 14. https://bit.ly/4ja0u3j

02/01/2025

Studies on avian influenza involving potential infections among veterinarians and transmission from people to pet cats have stalled after the Trump administration halted the publications of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Such studies are vital for understanding the spread of the virus and preventing a potential pandemic, and former CDC officials have raised concerns about interference in scientific reporting. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-trump-mmwr-bird-flu-studies-blocked-meddling/

02/01/2025

We are inviting everyone to join us in our Town Hall meeting to discuss the recent executive orders for the past few days. We will help you answer some of your questions and help you understand more about the best thing to do in this situation.

REGISTER here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lA0QKxAAQtGdVikgxT3MeA #/registration

Topics:

1. Executive Orders, what you should know.

2. What is NAFV doing on your behalf.

3. What you should be doing.

01/25/2025

Our most recent AHS Heartworm Incidence Survey revealed some sobering stats. Heartworms are on the rise--in areas where they've always been and also in NEW areas.

01/24/2025

Pearls from the keynote address at the

Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, EdD, an education and psychology instructor, gave insights into resiliency and share tools for wellbeing during the keynote “Everyday Resiliency: How to Master Working and Living Well” on January 10 at the 2025 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference in Chicago.