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VPAP Is Back—Free Resources Are Now on Your Mobile App
By the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Division of Animal Health The Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board announces that the Veterinary Professional Assistance Program has partnered with LifeWorks. VPAP will again be...
Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is My View From Your Seat… Well Sorta
By Jo-ell Carson, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Building and keeping a community is so important. Yet, why is it the first thing to go when we need our community the most? I found this quote and believe it to be...
WVMA Signs Gender Identity Bill of Rights
The WVMA Executive Board voted to sign the Pride Veterinary Medical Community’s “Gender Identity Bill of Rights.” The WVMA joins over 850 individuals and nearly 200 national, state, and international organizations, including the AVMA, SAVMA, UW SVM, AAHA, and AAVMC....
WisCARES Marks Ten Years of Visionary Compassion
By Ruthanne Chun, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), UW SVM Clinical Professor, Chief of Large Animal Services, Director, WisCARES; Levi Sable, President of the Friends of WisCARES; and Lisa Bauer, Friends of WisCARES Board Member Animal companions are vital to many people...
Welcome Dr. Novak: Dr. Sarah Novak Assumes Her New Position As WVMA President
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sarah Novak as the new President of the WVMA. Dr. Novak became a WVMA member in 2002 and previously served as the District 9 representative on the WVMA Executive Board before she was nominated for President-Elect last year. Dr....
Engagement and Passion Are Contagious: An Epidemic Worth Encouraging
By Jo-ell Carson, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association As we begin the new year, I’m excited about what lies ahead, and I’m grateful for all we learned in 2022. Last year, the WVMA interacted with hundreds of people within our Wisconsin...
Dr. Danielle Mayr Is the New WVMA Treasurer
Taking over as WVMA Treasurer is a role Danielle Mayr, DVM, might not have foreseen when she first joined the WVMA Board as a student representative in 2016, but her dedication to the organization and strong commitment to leadership service made it a natural...
Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Programs Address Rabies Vaccination Requirements
The American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities spent several years preparing a new rabies standard to protect students and credentialed technicians. In January 2022, the policies and procedures were changed to...
Leaders Connecting With Leaders Event
Wisconsin’s veterinary medical community is lucky to have active leadership and has greatly benefited from their input, advice, and contributions throughout the years. It has enabled the Wisconsin veterinary community to thrive. We witnessed this again at the November...
Membership Boosts the Success of Working Together
Clockwise from top left: Reconnect the Vets in Milwaukee, Reconnect the Vets in LaCrosse, Reconnect the Vets in Wausau, First Year Student Orientation at UW SVM, Reconnect the Vets in Madison, Blue Coat Ceremony at UW SVM, Leaders Connecting With Leaders in Madison,...
Wisconsin Joins the Coalition for Connected Veterinary Care
By Steve Erickson, DVM The AVMA is a lead partner in the Coalition for Connected Veterinary Care, an alliance of veterinary and animal health organizations working to help veterinarians explore and adopt telehealth tools in practice. The Coalition...
Renew Before Nov. 15 and Save 10% on All CE Palooza Webinars
Any association is only as good as the members within it. Thank you for your continued support of the WVMA as we work to keep members current with veterinary medicine in Wisconsin. The WVMA provides advocacy, news briefs, education, the essential connections with each...
Dr. Karl Solverson Appointed to the VEB
Karl Solverson, DVM, of Viroqua, was appointed to a four-year term on the Wisconsin Veterinary Examining Board by Governor Tony Evers. The VEB is comprised of five licensed veterinarians, one veterinary technician, and two public members. More than two years...
Make One Health the One for You
By Dr. Chris Olson, DVM, CVA, Country View Veterinary Service If there ever was a time to consider joining One Health, that time is now. The One Health committee works at the local and regional levels to achieve optimal health outcomes by recognizing the...
CE Palooza Discount Available
Renew Your 2023 Membership by November 15 to Be Eligible By Jo-ell Carson, Executive Director, Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association This year has been busy for WVMA members. The need for veterinary services is at an all-time high. This drives the need to keep...
Veterinarians Key to Honey Bee Antibiotic Prescriptions
By Frances Hegarty, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Apiary Program Coordinator and State Apiarist Honey Bees and Veterinarians: Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials The Veterinary Feed Directive Final Rule requires...
New Understanding of ‘Superantigens’ Could Lead To Improved Staph Infection Treatments
By Maddie Arthur, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine This image depicts a number of spheroid shaped Staphylococcus aureus bacteria attempting to escape their destruction by human white blood cells. Photo credit: Public Health Image...
Help Poultry Owners Maintain Strong Biosecurity Against HPAI
By the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Division of Animal Health This year, 23 poultry flocks throughout Wisconsin were confirmed with highly pathogenic avian influenza. While cases have slowed, Wisconsin is among the states...
Preparing Your Practice for a Wisconsin Winter
Temperatures are starting to fall, which means winter is right around the corner. Whether the change in seasons has you excited to make snow angels with Fido or dreading the bone-chilling cold, we have some tips to make this winter a breeze. The WVMA compiled a list...
September Reconnect in Green Bay
One Event, Two Panels Join the WVMA on Wednesday, September 14, from 3:30-8:30 p.m., as we Reconnect the Vets at The Automobile Gallery in Green Bay. The gallery provides a beautiful backdrop of interesting automobiles that...
Contributing to the Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Efforts
Debra Hamelback, Executive Director, Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Up to 10.5 inches of rain fell on eastern Kentucky in just 48 hours at the end of July, causing significant flooding that imperiled hundreds of people, homes, farms, and animals. The...
UW School of Veterinary Medicine Hosts Regional Summit Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
By Britta Wellenstein, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (UW SVM) hosted the Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit in May, the first site to hold the event,...
Dr. Meg Mueller Nominated for WVMA President-Elect
Dr. Meg Mueller, DVM Dr. Meg Mueller, of Brackett, Wisconsin, has been nominated for WVMA president-elect. A 2010 graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Mueller practices mixed animal medicine at Osseo-Augusta Veterinary...
DHS Announces New Tick Identification Service
By Xia Lee, PhD, Public Health Entomologist, and Rachel Klos, DVM, MPH, Vectorborne Disease Epidemiologist, WI Dept. of Health Services The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Vectorborne Diseases Program is excited to announce a new DHS Tick...
Find Ways to Fully Utilize CVTs in Your Practice
By Sabrina Freter, CVT, Veterinary Technician Program Director, Madison College I started my career in a progressive equine referral hospital soon after graduating from Madison College. The board-certified surgeons within the practice effectively utilized each team...
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