Veterinary News
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that its former animal health business unit, now a standalone company named…
Kansas City, Mo. " October 9, 2012 " The KC Animal Health Corridor Advisory Board voted to appoint Kostas Kontopanos,…
December 4, 2012TheNorthAmericanVeterinaryConference(NAVC),theworld’slargestveterinaryconference,hasformedanagreementwithUK-‐basedonlinecontentsupplierVetstreamtobringitsvaluablecontentfromtheNAVCConferenceandtheNAVCInstitutetoveterinariansaroundtheworldaftertheeventsforthefirsttime.Lecturesandlearningtracksrecordedatthe2012and2013NAVCeventswillbemadeavailableviatheVetacademyweb-‐basedvideoplayerinthefirstquarterof2013.Inadditiontoitswell-‐knownfunandface-‐to-‐facelearningenvironmentsattheNAVCConference,NAVCInstituteandtheNAVCExpeditions,NAVCwillbemakingavailableVetacademy’sextensiverangeofelearningmodulesonclinicalandpracticemanagementtopics,inanefforttoofferadditionalcontentforCEonline.HeldeachJanuaryinOrlando,Florida,theNAVCConferencereceivesalmost16,000delegatesfromover70countries.Morethan350lecturers,manyofthemgloballyrenowned,speakattheevent,whichfeatures12differentdailylecturetracksandalsohoststhelargestmeetingofexoticspractitionersintheworld.SpeakersattheNAVCConference2012includedDrHowieSeim‘theVideoVet’;exoticsspecialistProfessorSteveDivers;neurologistDrRickLeCouteur;internalmedicinespecialistDrMichaelSchaerandsofttissuesurgeonDrBonnieCampbell.AccordingtotheNAVC,expectationsforthelecturesatthe2013arehighanditislookingforwardtoaddingasignificantnumberofadditional,high-‐quality,learningopportunitiessoonafter.Vetstream’sclinicalreferenceservices,Canis,Felis,LapisandEquis,providetheworld’slargestonlinesourceofpeerreviewedpoint-‐of-‐careveterinarycontent.IthasrecentlymovedintoonlinecontinuingeducationwiththelaunchofVetacademy,whichprovidese-‐learningmodulesandonlinevideosinpartnershipwithsomeoftheworld’sleadingveterinaryCEproviders.CommentingonitsrelationshipwithVetstream,NAVCPresidentDrGatzRiddellsaid,“It’sourmissiontoprovidetop-‐shelf,world-‐classcontinuingeducationforallmembersoftheveterinaryhealthcareteam.WhiletheNAVCConferenceisalandmarkeventintheveterinarycalendarandmanythousandsofcliniciansfromaroundtheworldmakethejourneytoattend,realistically,agreatmanystillcan’tjoinus.OurrelationshipwithVetstreamwillensurethatveterinarians,veterinarytechniciansandpracticemanagerswhocan’tattendcanstillbenefitfromtheworld-‐classCEforwhichNAVCissowellknown.”DrGMarkJohnston,ManagingDirectorofVetstream,adds:“WithmoreandmoreveterinariansgoingonlinetoobtainatleastsomeoftheirCErequirements,we’redelightedtobebringingsomanypresentationsfromthetopqualityNAVCspeakersdirecttothemintheUK"whetherintheirpracticeorathome.WearealsoverypleasedtobeworkingwiththeNAVCtomakeallofthemodulesandvideosthatwehavesofarcollatedonVetacademyavailabletotheUSmarketviatheNAVC.”ForfurtherinformationontheNAVCandVetacademy,visitwww.navc.comandwww.vetacademy.co.uk.
Kansas City, Mo. — August 28, 2012 " ATS Animal Health Training Solutions, a training and development company dedicated exclusively…
The announcement came from Dr. Gatz Riddell, President of the NAVC Board of Directors. “”NAVC is widely respected for its…
(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) August 3, 2012 " The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will release early results from a long-awaited…
The Winn Feline Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization that funds research into health issues affecting cats. Since its inception…
(SCHAUMBURG, Illinois) August 1, 2012 " Customized home pages, vastly improved online networking services and the ability for members to…
(SAN DIEGO, Calif.) August 7, 2012—Dr. Douglas G. Aspros was installed today as president of the American Veterinary Medical Association…
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – The whimsical image of a boy enjoying a quick drink of water from an old-fashioned water…
