Association

Dr. Jan Donlin assumes interim role of assistant executive vice president

Denver-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) introduced its 2004-2005 board of directors at the association's 71st Annual Meeting in Tampa in April.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Executive Board approved, at presstime, granting funds for a Food Animal Summit Taskforce research project designed to maintain the availability of veterinarians for careers in agriculture-related fields.

Columbus, Ohio-Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) leaders plan to rescind a statewide prohibition on non-DVM ownership of veterinary hospitals and clinics in a move that surprised stakeholders on both sides of the issue.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 857) holds potential to harm more horses than it rescues, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

If Dr. Dennis Feinberg, incoming president of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), was allowed to focus energies on just one demographic during his presidential tenure, he's convinced students would win out.

Hastings, Neb.-The Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) is suing Gary Management Organization, Inc. (GMO), its executive director, E. Don Ellerbee, and bookkeeper Terese M. Kehoe, for the alleged mismanagement of the group's scholarship foundation funds, court records show.

Cleveland-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) explores random hospital inspections in an effort to dissuade practitioners from cheating its accreditation system.

The Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association (OKV-MA) is backing an effort to cash in on income tax refunds.

Denver-In 2004, the American Animal Hospital Association's (AAHA) strategic plans feature a multitude of "exciting" projects, according to one industry source.

Sacramento, Calif.- The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) supports creating a special property classification for pets that would allow, but limit, non-economic rewards in malpractice lawsuits concerning companion animals.

The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) has published a book chronicling veterinary medicine in the state.

Cleveland-The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Executive Board voted to put a food animal practitioner manpower study on hold.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Judicial Council is investigating whether a member of the group's Animal Welfare Committee lied when he denied authorizing the euthanasia of more than 30,000 live hens via a commercial wood chipper.

Los Angeles-The Southern California Veterinary Medical Association's (SCVMA) Pulse magazine reports that 64.4 percent of member DVMs surveyed recommend routine vaccinations annually for dogs. Another 31 percent recommend routine vaccinations every three years for dogs.

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has some choice words to contribute to the evolving animal welfare dialogue.

Hastings, Neb.-The Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) fired Gary Management Organization (GMO) after determining more than $125,000 was missing from the group and its scholarship foundation.

Ames, Iowa-The Iowa Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA) and Iowa State University (ISU) is finishing up a major survey of state practitioners to identify income and retention in practice.

Cleveland-Just months after the release of the new canine vaccine guidelines, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has agreed to make two minor revisions and continues to stand behind its recommendations despite some criticism from practitioners and industry.

The American Animal Hospital Association compliance study reveals that many veterinarians don't have as high a compliance rate as once thought.

St. Paul, Minn.-The Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) is lobbying against an item in the state's budget bill that would roll the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (MBAH) into the state's Department of Agriculture.

Schaumburg, Ill.-The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) wants to stress it does not endorse, recommend or approve the use of wood chippers for the euthanasia of poultry as was recently reported in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Cleveland-Just months after the release of the new canine vaccine guidelines, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) has agreed to make two minor revisions and continues to stand behind its recommendations despite some criticism from practitioners and industry.

Longtime DVM to be sworn in next month; promises action will jumpstart organization

Schaumburg, Ill.-A task force formed in 1996 to address vaccine-associated soft tissue sarcomas is nearing an end as leaders debate the group's relevancy. At the same time, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is declining requests for $75,000 in financial support.

While clients offer untold excuses as to why they fail to comply with heartworm recommendations and senior screenings, the blame sometimes belongs to the one giving - or not giving - the recommendation.

Sacramento, Calif.-As the California State Board of Pharmacy argues a legal loophole freeing the agency from controlling the dispensing of veterinary drugs, state veterinary leaders say pending legislation should tie the knot.

Phoenix-The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) reorganized its 70th annual meeting, March 22-26.