This week on dvm360.com: Recognizing National Dog Bite Prevention week, and other veterinary news

Happy Monday dvm360^® readers! Did you know that next week kicks off our first Directions in Veterinary Medicine of 2023! Join us in Arlington, Virginia, from April 21-22 for the chance to earn up to 16.5 CE credits for critical care, emergency medicine, and surgery. This is an event you do NOT want to miss so learn more and secure your spot here today!

While we all prepare for DIVM Arlington, here is what you can find this week on dvm360.com:

• National Dog Bite Prevention Week kicked off on April 9th and will last until April 15. In recognition of the awareness week, veterinarians, animal behaviorists, and insurance representatives are spreading awareness and sharing tips to help prevent bites.
• A recent survey conducted by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals found that 69% of respondents said they wanted or needed veterinary care but could get an appointment and 66% said they would see a veterinarian more if telemedicine options were available.
• As we are now entering tax season, Isaiah Douglass joins this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast to explain everything from how student debt impacts to what relief veterinarians need to be on the lookout for.
• When it comes to surgery, there can be times that veterinary professionals may doubt their abilities or worry about what could go wrong. To help, Philipp Mayhew, BVMS, DACVS, explained how to get rid of surgery stress during his lecture at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, earlier this year.
• During an interview at Fetch Charlotte, Roger Layman, AIA NCARB, managing principal, RL, Architecture PLLC, explain the first steps veterinary professionals should take in hospital design.
• And more!