June 2010

Meeting Update: June 3
Veterinary Disaster Medicine

Wayne E. Wingfield, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC
Colorado State University

(Seminar Notes since 1999 are available online)

Topics:

  • Issues in Veterinary Disaster Medicine
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Veterinary Triage
  • Veterinary Decontamination

    Program Co-Chairs:
    Suzy Cooke
    Mike Walters

    Luncheon Menu

    * Salad
    * Barbecue Chicken Breast
    * (Vegetarian Stew)
    * Wild Rice/Peas/Onions
    * Roll/Butter
    * Apple Pie

    Oncology Lunch & Learn
    Breakout Session June 3

    The next "Lunch and Learn Session will take place at our June 3 seminar. Attendance at the session is free of charge to DC Academy members. Dr. Sarah Sheafor will facilitate the discussion and the topic will be "Oncology." The session will be held during the lunch hour in the Grill Room on the lower level. Attendance will be capped as seating space is limited. We only have 12 seats left. Only those individuals that RSVP will be permitted into the session.

    If you have not already RSVP'D, please send an RSVP email to admin@dcavm.org, or call 703-733-0556.

    CE Statements

    Continuing education statements will be mailed to all DC Academy members who have attended at least one DC Academy seminar since September 1, 2009. These CE statements will be mailed by Monday, June 7, which will allow plenty of time for submission to Maryland.

    News & Views

    Reminder: In September, notes will be made available to only those members that pay for them with their member registration fees. Please sign up for the Yahoo list to receive the notes and newsletters. When signing up for this service, please include your name in the body of the email.

    The Academy phone number, 703-733-0556, can be used for emergency messages for members in attendance at The Elks Lodge.




  • President's Column

    Can you believe the 2009-2010 DC Academy year is already over? This year was a great success, thanks to all of you! The speakers this year were fantastic, the subjects relevant and timely. Attendance was solid, and membership held steady. The Lunch & Learn seminars, which we continued this year, were received even more enthusiastically than anticipated. The legacy of this year, though, is sure to be the “Greening of the Academy.” This is a very progressive move for our group and is something that I’m so happy to have been a part of instituting!

    Thank you all so much for the opportunity that you afforded me to be the leader of this esteemed group of people. I’m honored that you entrusted me with this responsibility. I hope you all are looking forward to a summer full of family and fun, as I am. Stay safe in your travels, work hard, play hard, and come back next year ready to learn. Continued success to you all.

    Katy J. Nelson
    President

    Sad News

    Dr. James Spencer, former owner of Ballston Animal Hospital, passed away earlier this month. Dr. Spencer graduated from Michigan State University in 1976 and joined the DC Academy in 1980. At this time we do not have any information about memorial services. Memorials are suggested to the String of Pearls Animal Rescue of Strasburg, Virginia. Please subscribe to our listserv to get this information when it becomes available.

    Seminar Handouts by Email

    We have the capability to send the notes and newsletters to you by email prior to the seminar. To better serve the DCAVM membership, we have established an e-mail group on Yahoo Groups in order to distribute lecture notes (in Word or PDF attachments), administrative announcements, and other official news. This will be a read-only list, thus it will not clog your inbox with spam or chatter.

    If you would like to join this group, please send an e-mail to
    DCAVM-owner@yahoogroups.com
    or go directly to the group site at
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DCAVM/
    and follow the instructions.

    IMPORTANT: Please include your name in the body of the email.

    If you do not wish to receive the notes and newsletter by email, you may review, print and download them from the Academy website. To access the notes, simply click on Member Services and proceed as directed. You will need to know your membership number to access the notes archives.

    Bulletin Board and Website Notices

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