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Are we in a veterinary workforce crisis?

AVMA staff analyze trends in patient volumes, clinic and hospital incomes, and staffing in those businesses.

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AVMA House of Delegates meeting in Chicago

HOD passes resolution on workforce issues

AVMA leaders resolved to help address economic, staffing, and morale challenges in the veterinary workforce and they adjusted a series of existing policies in July during their annual meeting.
AVMA HOD vote to refer resolution on VSD

HOD recommends depopulation policy sent to expert panel for further consideration

A resolution before the AVMA House of Delegates asking to reclassify all forms of ventilation shutdown—VSD and VSD plus—as “not recommended” for poultry and pigs was referred to the AVMA Board of Directors for consideration by the AVMA Panel on Depopulation.
Illustration: Two humans work a human head puzzle

AVMA offers well-being, suicide prevention resources

The AVMA has been doing a lot of work with an emphasis on well-being—both public facing and behind the scenes—on behalf of veterinary professionals around the world.
Two cute pigs behind their fence on a farm in the Dominican Republic

African swine fever reaches the Caribbean

The African swine fever virus killed pigs in dozens of outbreaks in the Dominican Republic, the first country in the Western Hemisphere with infections from the virus in about 40 years.
Head and neck right profile of a Greyhound

Drug-resistant hookworms spreading in dogs, parasitologists warn

Multidrug-resistant hookworms are spreading among dogs in the U.S., and parasitologists recommend that veterinarians follow up on anthelmintic treatments, especially in dogs with confirmed infections.
Dr. Gregory S. Hammer

AVMA Award presented to Gregory S. Hammer

Dr. Gregory S. Hammer, a Delaware-based small animal practitioner and 2007-08 AVMA president, received The AVMA Award for contributions to the advancement of veterinary medicine in its organizational aspects.

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House fills council, HAC seats

AVMA convention attendees stay plugged in

When adopting a dog, staying within US a safer option, expert says

Meritorious Service Award given to Stuart Brown

Association recognizes recipients of AVMA Excellence Awards 2021

Veterinarian couple, AVMA staffer, profession honored with President’s Awards

Delegates discuss how to communicate value of AVMA

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Correction

The article "USDA expanding efforts to protect farmed aquatic animals" in the Sept. 1, 2021, issue of JAVMA News, stated that President Joe Biden signed an executive order authorizing the creation of a new national plan for aquaculture health. The order was signed by then-President Donald Trump.

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