Nov/Dec 2021

Upcoming CE Events

Menacing Methicillin-Resistant Staph: Getting Under the Skin, How to Manage and Prevent Bacterial Resistance

December 1, 2021 | 5:30 PM–6:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

December 7, 2021 | 12:30 PM–1:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

For more information, see page 18.

New Laws for 2022 Free for CVMA members!

January 19, 2022 | 5:30 PM–6:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

January 25, 2022 | 12:30 PM–1:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

For more information, see page 18.

CVMA Spring Seminar in Yosemite

March 11–13, 2022

12 CEUs for veterinarians

For more information, see page 14.

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2022 Pacific Veterinary Conference in San Francisco

June 2–5, 2022

28.5 CEUs

For more information, see page 20.

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The end of a calendar year is often used as a time for reflection on the events of the past months, a time for consideration of where things currently stand, and a time for recalibration for the year to come. This type of inward scrutiny is not unique to individual human beings—it can occur on an institutional level, as well.

And, as 2021 winds to a close, so it has gone for the CVMA. In addition to our usual end-of-year events and undertakings, our Board met over the weekend of October 8–10 to discuss various issues impacting the CVMA, its membership, and the profession of veterinary medicine at large. One of the items discussed, among many others, was the possible revision of the CVMA’s longstanding policy on declawing.

As I wrote in this year’s May/June edition of California Veterinarian, the CVMA has repeatedly been called upon over the years to weigh in on proposed state and local measures seeking to ban or criminalize declawing procedures; in each instance, our leadership has directed us to oppose those measures to safeguard veterinary scope of practice from legislative interference. From the CVMA’s point of view, the “declaw issue” has always been much less about declawing itself and much more about ensuring that veterinary medicine is defined by those who practice it. The ability of the veterinary profession to regulate itself is well-established; indeed, veterinary practice is constantly evolving, and the standards governing that practice evolve alongside. Accordingly, the CVMA will always defend the profession against outside, third-party efforts to define what veterinary medicine includes and doesn’t include.

In the weeks preceding its October meeting, the CVMA Board decided that it was time to take a fresh look at the CVMA’s declaw policy, which was originally adopted in 2010. That prior policy (a) stressed the importance of declawing-related decisions being made by pet owners in consultation with their veterinarian, (b) discussed the conditions under which declawing would be clinically or behaviorally indicated, and (c) emphasized the need for declawing procedures to be performed in a medically responsible manner with appropriate pain management. However, the policy stopped short of either encouraging or discouraging the procedure’s utilization.

Based on evolving standards of veterinary practice, including the fact that declawing procedures are now rarely performed relative to eleven years ago, the CVMA Board concluded at its October meeting that the CVMA’s declawing policy needed to evolve, too. Thus, after significant discussion and due consideration, the CVMA’s new policy—now posted on our website—is as follows:

• The CVMA discourages the declawing (onychectomy) of cats as an elective procedure and supports non-surgical alternatives to the procedure.

• The decision to declaw a cat should be made by the owner(s) in consultation with their veterinarian on a case-bycase basis and only for a medical reason or when scratching presents a health risk to the owner(s).

• The veterinarian has an obligation to educate clients on alternatives to the declawing procedure and what a declawing procedure entails, including the potential surgical complications. A declawing procedure should not be performed unless all alternatives have been explored and attempted.

The new policy also links to additional information concerning declawing, including a brief clinical description of the procedure, alternative training and management options, and sample consent and client education forms provided by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Overall, the desire of the CVMA Board was to adopt a policy that is more current, more substantive, and—most importantly—consistent with current veterinary standards of practice. We believe that, after listening to our members and thoroughly considering the matter, our new policy meets those aims.

As this year draws to its conclusion, I wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for 2022!

Dan Baxter, Executive Director

We’re Talking About Practice

Robin Roque, DVM By

Acouple months ago, I talked about the slow, uphill battle of gaining confidence in veterinary medical practice. While I’m nowhere close to mastering the calm and collected demeanor of my seniors, I am beginning to come out of my shell. Recently, I’ve taken on more urgent care cases. I’ll selectively choose one or two challenging patients and sprinkle the rest of my schedule with “emergency ear infections” that inevitably end up having more severe issues. It can be very overwhelming to say the least. It’s stressful and it’s scary, but with the right team it’s also invigorating and motivational.

When handling complicated cases, I’ve always had patient colleagues to go to for clinical guidance and countless written resources to reference, my favorite being Cote’s Clinical Veterinary Advisory, the Holy Bible of all things veterinary. The help I get from this book is significant, but man, there is also so much more behind those hospital doors that keeps me afloat. It’s no secret that I’m green; it takes time for me to build up the courage to commit to a plan and then some more to get the ball rolling. But our team of nurses is so kind and encouraging, and they give me the confidence to move forward. They are seasoned, ER-trained individuals with unparalleled technical skills, moving through the most stressful days with the utmost finesse. Yet, their expertise has never clouded their minds with arrogance or dulled their compassion for our patients.

One evening, an urgent care patient came into the hospital when I was the only doctor present. It was a blocked male cat that had been straining to urinate for two days. We didn’t have overnight hospitalization, but I felt strongly that we should at least unblock him before referring him to a 24-hour hospital. How hard could it

be, right? The nurses were coming to the end of their shifts with about an hour to spare, but I figured we could manage this procedure in a timely fashion.

Well, Murphy’s Law got the best of us. Long story short, the cat was very agitated (rightfully so) and had freed himself from muzzle and restraint before we could place his IV catheter for fluids and sedation. We had a loose cat—but not for long as the nimble nurses came to the rescue. They then injected his drugs intramuscularly; however, his excitement overpowered the effect of the medications for quite some time. Then, there was the challenge of placing the IV catheter into a sedated patient. At last, the final scene: my first urinary deobstruction as a lone doctor. Luckily, I had the counsel and encouragement of my team and collectively we successfully unblocked this furry fellow. His recovery from sedation was the smoothest part of the case, and despite all of us working over hours, we ended that night with a hurrah.

This moment is just a small illustration of the immense support that I’ve experienced from my hospital colleagues. Our front staff works arduously, communicating professionally and thoroughly with clients and working with our schedules to ensure we care for as many patients as we possibly can without compromising quality of medicine. Our kennel staff not only feeds, walks, and loves our boarded critters, but they also form a bond so strong that they recognize subtle behavioral abnormalities, quickly bringing their observations to our attention so that appropriate medical care can be provided.

A practice is more than just its doctors. It’s a well-oiled machine with many moving parts, and no one part can work without the other. We are all in this together.

Happy Holidays from the CVMA!

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our members and support the interests of veterinary professionals and animal patients. We hope that our members and their loved ones have a safe, joyful holiday season, and we look forward to another successful and productive year at the CVMA in 2022!

Apply for the Don Low Fellowship

Applications for the 2022–2023 Don Low Fellowship are now being accepted! A collaborative effort between the CVMA and the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital faculty, the Donald G. Low-CVMA Practitioner Fellowship is designed to meet California practitioner needs that are unavailable within residencies or other current programs. Practitioners will have the opportunity to learn alongside faculty, residents, and students in the clinical setting of the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, in other school programs, laboratories, and centers like the Veterinary Medical Teaching and Research Center. The deadline for applications is January 7, 2022. To apply, visit https://ce.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/fellows/don-low-fellowship

Congratulations on Your Retirement, Dr. Steven Krome!

A CVMA member for over 40 years, Dr. Steven Krome recently announced that he will be retiring at the end of 2021 and moving to the central coast of Oregon. We would like to thank Dr. Krome for being a longstanding member of the CVMA and we wish him a relaxing, fulfilling retirement!

Something to Wag About

Inspired by Dr. Krome’s announcement, we would like to continue featuring our members’ good news—whether that’s purchasing a new practice, retirement, marriage, starting a family, or any other positive life change—in a new segment called “Something to Wag About.” To submit your good news for consideration in an upcoming issue, please contact the CVMA’s Publications Manager, Taryn DeOilers, at tdeoilers@cvma.net

It Takes More Than a Village

By

Dr. Elisabeth Klapstein, 2021–2022 CVMA President

here is so much more to practicing veterinary medicine than just the medicine itself. First, there is the recordkeeping. Then, there is keeping up with regulatory compliance, your continuing education, and maintaining the day-to-day needs of your practice. Combined, these responsibilities can be overwhelming, especially if you are trying to go about it on your own. And this doesn’t even take into account the emotional and mental stresses of the job! Surviving and thriving in this profession requires the ability to manage all the extraneous responsibilities of veterinary medicine while cultivating a healthy work-life balance. While this is no small feat, the good news is that you have support available at your fingertips.

Here, the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” could be amended to say, “It takes a village and a state to support a veterinary professional.” Your village is your local veterinary medical association (VMA) and the state, of course, is your state VMA—in this case, the CVMA. Both are important to your professional success and personal well-being.

Local VMAs come in all sizes, depending on your region. Some California metropolitan local VMAs are large, with hundreds of members or more, while others in rural areas are more intimate with a smaller member base. In either case, these organizations are an important resource— professionally and personally. These local VMAs allow you to share your joys, struggles, achievements, knowledge, and experiences with colleagues in your locale. Through your local VMA, you have the opportunity to connect and build these valuable relationships at meetings, continuing education seminars, and social or charitable events. Coming together to laugh and learn with others who share your experiences in life and share your passion for our profession is relaxing, reassuring, and rejuvenating. Knowing you are part of a veterinary community helps to give you strength and to increase your general sense of well-being. Additionally, the stronger your local

Tmembership, the more of a voice you have with local governing bodies on small business interests and issues relating to the veterinary profession. Joining your local VMA promotes the profession, helps your “village,” and is good for your mental health. In short, membership in your local VMA is important to you and all veterinary professionals in your area.

But the support you need and deserve does not stop at the local level. The CVMA expands the scope of your community. It connects you with your peers from across the state, offering you a broader view of the profession and the issues it faces statewide.

Perhaps the most important work the CVMA does is to promote and defend the veterinary profession at the Capitol and beyond. Each year, hundreds of legislative bills are introduced that affect the profession and animals throughout the state. The CVMA has a team monitoring these bills year-round and advocates on your behalf to legislators, their staff, and relevant personnel at the Veterinary Medical Board. Your voice is combined with your colleagues’ voices from across the state to become the unified voice for the profession.

The CVMA also provides you services, products, and resources critical to managing a successful career and practice. Because of our membership’s strength in numbers, we are able to offer these benefits at discounted prices and, in some instances, complimentary. Member benefits like free legal advice for veterinarians, one-stop regulatory consultation, and CE offered in convenient formats, locations, and times free up your schedule to concentrate on other aspects of your professional and personal life.

It is important to join both your local and your state VMA. The number of delegates your local VMA sends to the CVMA to represent you is measured by the number of local CVMA members. Add your voice, expand your community.

Both your local VMA and the CVMA are your community. The more you get involved, the more you will receive. Volunteer for local charitable projects, or join the California Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps in providing medical aid to animals during disasters. Join a committee or participate in your local or state VMA leadership. Make a difference in your community and your state!

I AM THE ®

Grace Bransford, DVM

c Owner of Ross Valley Veterinary Hospital

c UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

What is your favorite quote?

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What is your favorite way to unwind?

Hiking on beautiful Mount Tamalpais in my county with my favorite hiking companion, my black Lab, Max.

What is your guilty pleasure?

Brown butter chocolate cookies from Whole Foods. I cannot walk past them without putting them in my shopping cart.

Where is the most interesting place you have visited or lived?

The Philippines. It is an amazing archipelago with over 7,000 islands—beautiful and full of very rich history.

I would like to be known for: Enhancing the well-being of animals and the people who care for them.

I am a CVMA member because: The CVMA provides so many important benefits and services that enhance my veterinary career. I feel I am a part of a large veterinary family, something much bigger than myself.

2021 LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP

The CVMA legislative team had a successful year at the State Capitol despite the continuing challenges of the pandemic and the partial closure of the Capitol buildings to outside visitors. Several bills of particular importance to the veterinary profession were passed into law, while several others were paused in 2021 but are expected to be reintroduced in the next legislative session. The CVMA’s legislative team participated in numerous calls and virtual meetings with legislative staff and stakeholders and submitted position letters on various bills in order to make the voice of the veterinary profession heard. Below is a summary of the most important bills that the CVMA worked on this year.

AB 1282 (BLOOM) (COAUTHOR WILK): VETERINARY MEDICINE: BLOOD BANKS FOR ANIMALS.

This year, Assemblymember Bloom, along with Senator Wilk as a coauthor, introduced legislation that will phase out California’s two closed-colony blood banks and replace them with establishments that collect blood from community-sourced animals. The CVMA participated in stakeholder discussions on this issue to represent the needs of the veterinary profession in preserving a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products. Specifically, the CVMA advocated for an expert advisory committee at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to provide guidance resources to assist the veterinary profession with best practices for community blood banking. As a result of this request, the bill author and sponsors were able to successfully secure $1 million in the state budget for the CDFA to implement a community blood bank oversight program. In addition, the CVMA successfully collaborated with the bill author

and sponsors to determine a transition plan that will minimize shortages in blood and blood product supplies.

CVMA Position: Approve

Bill Status: Chaptered into law on October 9, 2021

AB 1533 (ASSEMBLY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE)

CALIFORNIA BOARD OF PHARMACY: SUNSET REVIEW

The CVMA submitted comments to the Joint Sunset Review Committee regarding issues with the California Board of Pharmacy (BOP), primarily concerning veterinary compounding. One of the items raised in the CVMA’s comment letter was a request that at least one BOPappointed member be a compounding pharmacist. The CVMA’s request was successful, and that compositional requirement is being implemented accordingly. The CVMA will continue to advocate for the veterinary profession at both the legislature and the BOP to protect the ability of veterinarians to provide medications to animal patients.

CVMA Position: Watch, Work with Author

Bill Status: Chaptered into law on October 7, 2021

AB 1535 (ASSEMBLY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE)

VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD: SUNSET REVIEW

The Assembly Business and Professions Committee and the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee periodically hold joint sunset oversight hearings to review boards under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). The sunset review process provides an opportunity for the DCA, the Legislature, the boards themselves, and interested parties and stakeholders to discuss the performance of the boards and make recommendations for improvements.

The Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) Sunset Review took place this year and the CVMA actively participated in stakeholder discussions and submitted two letters to the committee with comments on issues currently being addressed at and by the VMB.

Among the more significant items included in this year’s bill are the following:

• Discontinue the California State Veterinary Licensing Examination as a condition of licensure

• Revise and raise the statutory limits for license and permit fees, and lower registered veterinary technician fees

• Create a statutory exemption to premises registration with the VMB for animal shelters that perform the limited veterinary practices of vaccination, parasite control, and administering medications to individual animals pursuant to orders from a veterinarian with an established Veterinarian-ClientPatient Relationship for that animal

• Require registered veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and veterinary assistant controlled substance permit holders to wear name identification tags in at least 18-point type that include their license or permit numbers

• Expand the VMB’s scope of authority in relation to premises permits of practices owned by non-veterinarians and prohibit those non-veterinarian owners from interfering with, directing, or controlling the professional judgment of any veterinarian or registered veterinary technician

• Make falsely advertising as a specialist or board-certified practitioner subject to board discipline

CVMA Position: Watch, Work with Author

Bill Status: Chaptered into law on October 7, 2021

SB 547 (AB 132) (GLAZER) ANIMALS: EMERGENCY RESPONSE: CALIFORNIA VETERINARY EMERGENCY TEAM PROGRAM.

In the wake of the devastating Camp Fire in 2018, Senator Glazer saw the need for a veterinary emergency response team to help coordinate disaster response field

operations as well as assist municipalities with animal emergency planning to mitigate animal suffering and community losses during California disasters. The CVMA was proud to support Senator Glazer’s effort to secure permanent funding from the state budget allocated to UC Davis to create the California Veterinary Emergency Team (CVET). This bill was incorporated into the AB 132 budget trailer bill to provide $3 million annually to UC Davis for the development and maintenance of CVET.

CVMA Position: Support

Bill Status: Chaptered into law as part of 2021 Budget Trailer Bill AB 132 on July 27, 2021

LEGISLATION TO WATCH FOR 2022

HOUSE RESOLUTION (HR) 61 (LEE): VETERINARY MEDICINE

Introduced in mid-July, this resolution asks the California State Assembly to commit to “sensible and humane therapeutic veterinary procedures for companion animals” after making a series of declarations about veterinary surgeries and adding new definitions into the law. Typically, Assembly and Senate Resolutions are celebratory in nature. However, HR 61 adopts a different tone by implying that veterinarians are subjecting animals to unnecessary surgical procedures without any regard for the overarching health of the patient. As written, HR 61 bans “nontherapeutic” surgeries, a term that is defined in this resolution, but which includes preventative surgeries like elective gastropexy or laparoscopy that are beneficial to an animal’s care. While HR 61 does not include an explicit statement against cat declawing, the resolution’s sponsors have sponsored past legislation to prohibit declawing, and the CVMA believes this intent is driving HR 61, as well. The CVMA has submitted an opposition letter to the Author and key members of the legislature.

A COMPLETE LIST OF LEGISLATION FOLLOWED BY THE CVMA THIS YEAR MAY BE VIEWED ON THE NEXT PAGE, AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 2021 LEGISLATION IS AVAILABLE ON CVMA.NET IN THE GOVERNMENT SECTION.

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2021 LEGISLATIVE BILL CHART

BILL NUMBER AUTHOR TITLE

BILL STATUS CVMA POSITION

AB 54 Kiley COVID-19 emergency order violation: license revocation Not Heard/2 Year Bill Watch

AB 70 Salas Gene synthesis providers Vetoed Watch

AB 253 Patterson Animal welfare Not Heard/2 Year Bill Watch

AB 258 Villapudua Emergency shelters and transitional housing assistance: pets Held in Committee Approve

AB 384 Kalra Cannabis and cannabis products: animals: veterinary medicine Held in Committee Support

AB 468 Friedman Emotional support dogs Chaptered into Law Approve

AB 527 Wood Controlled substances: cannabinoids Chaptered into Law Watch

AB 553 Kamlager Pet insurance Died in Committee Disapprove

AB 646 Low Dept. of Consumer Affairs: boards: expunged convictions Held in Committee Approve

AB 810 Flora Healing arts: reports: claims against licensees

Heard/2 Year Bill Watch

AB 864 Low Controlled substances: CURES database Not Heard/2 Year Bill Watch

AB 995 Gonzalez Paid sick days: accrual and use Assembly Floor Inactive File Watch

AB 1026 Smith Business licenses: veterans Held in Committee Watch

AB 1102 Low Telephone medical advice services Senate Floor Inactive File Watch

AB 1236 Ting Healing arts: licensees: data collection Assembly Floor Inactive File Disapprove

AB 1282 Bloom/Wilk Veterinary medicine: blood banks for animals Chaptered into Law Approve

AB 1285 Flora Poultry health advisory committee: eradicate poultry diseases

Heard/2 Year Bill Support

AB 1306 Arambula Health Professions Careers Opportunity Program Held in Committee Watch

AB 1313 Bigelow COVID-19: immunity from civil liability Not Heard/2 Year Bill Watch

AB 1435 Carrillo Noncannabis cannabinoids Not Heard/2 Year Bill Watch

AB 1533 Assembly B&P California State Board of Pharmacy: appointment: removal Chaptered into Law Watch–work with Author

AB 1535 Assembly B&P Veterinary Medical Board (Sunset) Chaptered into Law Watch–work with Author

SB 252 Wiener Toxicological testing in dogs and cats

Held in Committee Disapprove

SB 344 Hertzberg Grants: homeless shelters: pets and veterinary services Held in Committee Approve

SB 376 Stern Wildlife: prohibitions: live animal markets Assembly Approps/2 Year Bill Watch

SB 453 Hurtado Agriculture: Biosecurity and Emerging Infectious Disease Fund Chaptered into Law Watch

SB 519 Wiener Controlled substances: decriminalization of certain drugs Assembly Approps/2 Year Bill Watch

SB 547 Glazer Animals: California Veterinary Emergency Team program Bill Contents Chaptered into Law via AB 132 Support

SB 585 Stern Cats: declawing procedures: prohibition

Withdrawn by Author/2 Year Bill Oppose

SB 703 Hurtado Diseased animals: laboratory services Chaptered into Law Support

SB 772 Ochoa Bogh Professions and vocations: citations: minor violations

Not Heard/2 Year Bill Watch

Make Your Voice Heard; Contribute to the CVMA’s Political Action Committee!

The CVMA’s Political Action Committee (CVMA-PAC) unifies the voice of veterinary professionals from across the state. Overseen by a governing board of veterinarians, the CVMA-PAC’s mission is to provide the resources needed to establish working relationships with key legislators who support veterinary medicine, ensuring that your voice is heard at the Capitol. The CVMA-PAC gives our members the opportunity to get involved in advocacy and enhances the CVMA’s visibility in relation to current issues facing the veterinary field, signaling that we as veterinary professionals are politically conscious, active, and engaged.

What does the CVMA-PAC do?

The CVMA-PAC allows us to fortify our relationships with members of state government and candidates so that we remain their trusted resource on matters important to animal welfare and the veterinary profession. The CVMAPAC is independent of any political party and candidate

and approves contributions regardless of a candidate’s or legislator’s party affiliation.

A strong PAC fund cements our ability to advance the mission of the CVMA by doing the following:

c Supporting state legislators who are responsive to issues impacting the veterinary profession

c Enabling us to share our message and cultivate relationships with legislators at the Capitol

c Helping CVMA members build relationships with legislators in their districts through grassroots outreach and advocacy

c Allowing veterinary professionals to magnify their individual voices

Your support of the CVMA-PAC is united with the contributions made by fellow veterinary professionals across the state who are equally concerned with protecting the interests of the profession and preserving a high quality of veterinary medicine. Please join your colleagues in building a robust PAC fund so that we can continue to be a strong, effective voice for you.

If you haven’t done so already, there is still time to join your colleagues who have donated to the CVMA-PAC. The stronger the CVMA-PAC fund, the more opportunities we will have to support state legislators who bolster the veterinary profession. With your contribution and our outreach efforts, your voice will be heard!

Join us for the CVMA Spring Seminar in Stunning Yosemite Valley March 11–13, 2022

There’s a reason the CVMA Spring Seminar sells out early every year—come discover it yourself!

Veterinarians are invited to earn up to 12 approved CEUs on illuminating topics offered by top-notch speakers in the mornings—and then step outside in the afternoons into the iconic national park known for its stunning natural beauty, waterfalls, giant sequoias, and wildlife.

*This event is sold out. To be added to the wait list, email dyee@cvma.net.

2022 Spring Seminar Speakers

Dermatology | Craig Griffin, DVM, DACVD

• Get A Complete History, Really! What Is It!

• Tips and Tricks for Managing Atopic Dermatitis

• Chronic Pruritus: Diet Should Be Considered in All Cases

• Immunotherapy: How to Make It the Best Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis

• Otitis: Making a Complete Diagnosis

• Be More Successful with Ears: Cleaning Tips and Tricks

Nephrology/Urology | JD Foster, VMD, DACVIM (SAIM)

• Acute Chronic Kidney Disease

• Hypertension

• Fluid Therapy for Kidney Disease

• Acute Kidney Injury

• Working Up Pu/Pd

• Drug Dosing in Kidney Disease

To read the full course descriptions, visit the Learning tab at cvma.net.

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$385, plus tax (Thursday) $426, plus tax (Friday/Saturday)

Book your room by calling 888.413.8869 or online at cvma.net and use CVMA Group Code 13B5KB. Discounted rooms will be available through January 25, 2022 or until the room block sells out, whichever comes first. Guest rooms are limited to conference attendees only.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—Another Step Towards Wellness

In the preceding six editions of California Veterinarian, we featured a series of articles spotlighting wellness in the veterinary profession. That series—entitled “Renew”—was designed to give veterinary professionals tools to combat mental and physical anxiety and stress. The primary inspiration for the series came from our 2019 economic survey, in which both veterinarians and RVTs identified mental health issues as the most significant challenge facing the profession.

If you haven’t yet read our “Renew” articles, we encourage you to do so. Topics consisted of (1) Dr. Carrie Jurney’s presentation on the physiological effects of sustained states of stress, (2) veterinary technician Tosha Zimmerman’s discussion of seasonal depression and ways to address it, (3) Dr. Katie Berlin’s write-up on the importance of forming positive habits, (4) consultant Josh Vaisman’s treatment on how overcoming challenges in life can promote resilience in facing future challenges, (5) Dr. Caitlin DeWilde’s advice on navigating social media both personally and professionally, and (6) Dr. Alex Miller’s column on the behavioral ramifications of neuroticism. We are thankful to all of our contributors for their time and effort in producing the articles, and to Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health for sponsoring our series. Also in recent issues of California Veterinarian, including the July/August edition of “Director’s Corner,” we have highlighted the CVMA’s intent to play a more active role in driving the discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion within veterinary medicine. In addition to the stand-alone importance of these subjects relative to the maintenance of a healthy and dynamic veterinary community, they are also important building blocks of individual wellness, and thus a natural pivot from our now-concluded “Renew” series. The 1970s and 1980s scholarship conducted by persons such as Polish social psychologist Henri Tajfel shows that one’s social identity—that is, one’s sense of self, derived from membership in a group—is a critical component of a person’s self-esteem and confidence.

While group membership can obviously have positive characteristics, it also risks “us vs. them” groupthink, including stereotyping that enhances the self-image of the “us” group at the expense of the “them” group. Affirmative efforts towards diversity from a numerical standpoint, equity from an opportunity standpoint, and inclusion from a participatory standpoint can help counteract such polarization and its consequences, and thus foster professional and personal environments that are more collaborative, more vibrant, and more “well.”

To that end, in 2022, we will present a new series of articles focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion. As was the case with the “Renew” series, our forthcoming articles, set to commence in the January/February 2022 issue of California Veterinarian, will feature several different contributors, the first of whom will be Dr. Suzie Kovacs. Dr. Kovacs is an Assistant Professor at Western University of Health Sciences who has conducted a large volume of work focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the veterinary profession. After two articles from Dr. Kovacs, we will welcome additional contributors, with an eye towards providing a broad-spectrum treatment of various diversity-related issues.

As we produce these articles, and as you read them, we will welcome and encourage your feedback. Once again, the CVMA wants to be a leader in the discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the veterinary profession, and we are best able to do that when we have input from our members.

As always, we appreciate your readership!

“The CVMA wants to be a leader in the discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the veterinary profession.”

New Laws for 2022

During the 2021 legislative session, California lawmakers passed two laws that significantly impact the veterinary profession. Below is a brief summary of those laws, both of which will be enacted on January 1, 2022.

AB 1535 (ASSEMBLY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE) VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD: SUNSET REVIEW

This bill served as the legislative vehicle for a comprehensive review of the California Veterinary Medical Board (VMB). Termed a “sunset review,” this process allows interested parties to bring forth issues and proposed changes to the California Veterinary Medicine Practice Act in an omnibus bill that addresses multiple topics at one time. Among the most significant aspect of the bill include:

• Repealing the California State Veterinary Licensing Examination so that veterinarians who wish to be licensed in California must only pass the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) and a take-home open book California veterinary law examination;

• Revising and raising the statutory limits for license and permit fees, and lowering registered veterinary technician fees;

• Creating a statutory exemption from premises registration with the VMB for animal shelters that perform the limited veterinary practices of vaccination, parasite control, and administering medications to individual animals pursuant to orders from a veterinarian with an established VeterinarianClient-Patient Relationship for that animal;

• Requiring registered veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and veterinary assistant controlled substance permit holders to wear name identification tags in at least 18-point type that include their license or permit numbers;

• Expanding the VMB’s scope of authority in relation to premises permits of practices owned by nonveterinarians and prohibiting non-veterinarian owners from interfering with, directing, or controlling the professional judgment of any veterinarian or registered veterinary technician;

• Making falsely advertising as a specialist or boardcertified practitioner subject to board discipline

All of the provisions set forth therein will take effect on January 1, 2022, with the exception of the name tag

requirement, which will be enforced beginning January 1, 2023. The CVMA has introduced a new member benefit that provides a discounted printing price for name tags that meet statutory requirements. See page 31 for more information.

AB 1282 (BLOOM) (COAUTHOR WILK): VETERINARY MEDICINE: BLOOD BANKS FOR ANIMALS

Beginning January 1, 2022, California’s canine blood banking system will change to permit blood to be sourced and sold through community-based donor model businesses, which can include veterinary practices. The new law also requires that each blood bank be overseen by a California-licensed veterinarian. Historically, California law prohibited blood from being produced and sold by community-based models and required California veterinarians to obtain blood from California’s two closed-colony blood banks. While those blood banks will continue to operate in 2022 and likely beyond, the change in statute will make it possible for community blood banks to also produce canine blood and blood products for sale to a third party. When the community-blood banking system shows that it can match the closed colonies’ production for canine blood and blood products sold in California, closed colony banks will then be phased out. This new model of blood banking will require entities to register with both the VMB and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and split oversight between the two agencies. The CDFA will also provide guidance to the industry on canine blood banking best practices.

In addition to the above two laws, several new employment laws will take effect in 2022. While none of those laws are veterinary specific, they impose requirements about which employers and employees in all industries should be aware. For more information on these, contact your Human Resources or payroll service providers.

Join us for the CVMA’s online seminar, “New Laws for 2022,” on January 19 and 25, 2022 presented by Dan Baxter, CVMA Executive Director, and Dr. Grant Miller, CVMA Director of Regulatory A airs. This course is free to all CVMA members, o ers 1.5 CEUs, and will cover new and important laws that all employers and employees should take note of moving forward. To register, visit the Learning tab at cvma.net or call 800.655.2862.

Call for Nominations for the 2022 CVMA Awards

The veterinary profession has continued to prove its resiliency and flexibility throughout another year of obstacles and challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While all veterinary professionals have had to learn how to navigate this difficult period, some colleagues have shone due to their exceptional work, dedication, and determination. Why not acknowledge their efforts by nominating them for a CVMA award? In addition to receiving an award, winners will be recognized in the May/June issue of the California Veterinarian and honored at next year’s CVMA Awards and Installation Ceremony.

CVMA Award Categories

Lifetime Achievement

This is the CVMA’s most prestigious award, recognizing a member of the CVMA who has made noteworthy contributions to the advancement of veterinary medicine. Veterinarians who have exerted outstanding leadership in organized veterinary medicine and/or who have otherwise contributed significantly to veterinary medicine in California are honored.

Distinguished Life Membership

Distinguished Life Membership is the CVMA’s highest membership honor and is awarded to an individual who has significantly exceeded membership obligations through active participation in CVMA leadership.

California Animal Hall of Fame

This award honors animals who exemplify the affection, loyalty, security, and value of the humananimal bond through unselfish and courageous accomplishments.

Outstanding RVT of the Year in Private Practice

This award honors RVTs in private practices who possess outstanding professional ability and takes into account educational achievements, individual contributions, professional affiliations, and special experience that sets them apart from others.

Submit a nomination today!

Linda Markland RVT of the Year in Non-Private Practice

This award recognizes RVTs in non-private practices who possess outstanding professional ability and considers educational achievements, individual contributions, professional affiliations, and special experience that sets them apart from others.

RVT’s Outstanding DVM of the Year in California

This honor is awarded to a progressive veterinarian who utilizes their RVTs and staff to their fullest potential and emphasizes the importance of an educated, certified professional technical staff.

Meritorious Service Award

Nominees for this award can be an individual giving special attention to the human-animal bond, a special program or service offered by an organization, or a media publication that demonstrated a commitment to coverage of veterinary or animalrelated stories.

Outstanding Service Award

This award honors those who have been excellent representatives of the profession through active community involvement and/or veterinary service, including participation in veterinary and/or non-veterinary groups and associations.

Additional descriptions of each award, nominating criteria, and convenient forms are available under the Membership tab at cvma.net. You may also contact Patsy Lynn by calling 800.655.2862 or via email at plynn@cvma.net for more information and nomination forms. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2021.

Dr. Dean Henricks 2021 Distinguished Life Award Recipient

Dr. Carrie Jurney 2021 Meritorious Service Award Recipient

Leah Shufelt, RVT 2021 Outstanding RVT of the YearPrivate Practice

Ben 2021 California Animal Hall of Fame Inductee

CVMA Online Seminars CE

You Need When You Want It, Where You Want It!

CVMA Online Seminars are a quick, easy way to fit CE into your busy schedule wherever you have a high-speed internet connection. The CVMA offers most interactive webinars on two different dates and times, allowing you to pick the presentation that works best for you so that you don’t miss out on valuable CE.

Menacing Methicillin-Resistant Staph: Getting Under the Skin, How to Manage and Prevent Bacterial Resistance

Andrea Cannon, DVM, DACVD

December 1 , 2021 | 5:30 PM–6:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

December 7, 2021 | 12:30 PM–1:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

With the increase in antibiotic resistance in both humans and animals, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, we need to be better stewards of antibiotics while still treating pyodermas. In this course, we will discuss when to perform cultures and sensitivities, appropriate antibiotic usage, and alternatives to oral antibiotics to treat resistant infections.

This course satisfies the judicious use of medically important antimicrobial drugs CE requirement for veterinarians.

New Laws for 2022

Dan Baxter, CVMA Executive Director

Grant Miller, DVM, CVMA Director of Regulatory A airs

January 19 , 2022 | 5:30 PM–6:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

January 25 , 2022 | 12:30 PM–1:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

With several new laws taking effect in 2022, veterinary practices will need to implement changes to remain in compliance. This talk will cover new and important laws that all employers and employees should be aware of moving forward. The course qualifies as continuing education credit for the purpose of California veterinarian and registered veterinary technician license renewal. The following will be discussed during this webinar: new nametag requirement for veterinary practice staff, restrictions for non-veterinarian practice owners, changes to state examination licensure requirements, and other employment laws affecting veterinary practice. This course is complimentary to all CVMA members.

Register online by visiting the Learning tab at cvma.net or by phone at 800.655.2862.

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We are experts in all aspects of:

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Immune-Mediated Conditions in Dogs and Cats

Andrew Mackin, BVMS, MVSc, DVSc, FANZCVSc, DACVIM (SAIM) | PacVet 2022 Speaker By

Veterinarians commonly encounter a range of immune-mediated diseases, such as immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (IMT or ITP), and immune-mediated polyarthritis (IMPA), and are generally adept at recognizing these conditions and instituting appropriate therapy. The more straightforward versions of these conditions tend to be easy to diagnose and respond well to standard therapy.

Veterinarians can get into trouble, in my experience, when confronted with the case-by-case nuances that make management of these conditions more of an art than a science.

Conditions like IMHA, ITP, and IMPA can present in a wide variety of ways, can commonly deviate from the “typical presentation” clues that are usually used to diagnose them, and can respond very differently to standard treatment strategies. Such “atypical” cases are, in my experience (admittedly, I have the bias of a specialist that gets referred difficult cases), actually more common than “typical” presentations. The art, when dealing with such cases, is to develop an individualized approach to every patient that considers variables like species, breed, age, severity of disease, likelihood of underlying disease, patient tolerance of medication, and owner budget.

Furthermore, when practitioners encounter an atypical presentation, diagnostic result, or response to therapy, they should be prepared to change course and resort to individualized therapy on a trial-anderror basis. There is no “cookbook” when it comes to dealing with these conditions.

One challenge that clinicians commonly encounter is that immune-mediated diseases can present in both very mild forms and very severe forms. Mild IMPA, for example, can be very hard to recognize and may present solely as a subtle fever of unknown origin. Mild ITP can present with platelet counts that are not low enough to cause bleeding; thus, clinicians can struggle to distinguish laboratory artifact from genuine disease in order to decide if treatment is even needed.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, patients with severe cases of transfusion-dependent IMHA or ITP can be at such an immediate risk of death that the usual time to respond to standard immunosuppressive therapy—approximately one week or more—can seem interminably long. In such circumstances, clinicians will be forced to explore a wide range of more aggressive (and often more expensive) treatment options that will get the patient through the first week of therapy, including but not limited

to vincristine, high-dose intravenous human immunoglobulins, therapeutic plasma exchange, and splenectomy. Both subtle disease and severe lifethreatening presentations will force clinicians to deviate from standard cookbook approaches.

Immune-mediated diseases are often debilitating and even lifethreatening but are also typically treatment-responsive with appropriate therapy. Development of a thorough understanding of the range of diagnostic and therapeutic management options that are available for these conditions can therefore lead to highly rewarding outcomes for clinicians.

Andrew Mackin, BVMS, MVSc, DVSc, FANZCVSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

Dr. Andrew Mackin is a professor and the head of the Department of Clinical Sciences at Mississippi State University. Dr. Mackin graduated in 1983 from Murdoch University in Western Australia. He became a fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in 1993 and a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1994. In 2006, he received the Carl Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award and, in 2010, the MSU-CVM Dean’s Pegasus Award.

Recoect...Recharge...Rediscover PACVET 2022

June 2–5, 2022 | San Francisco

Schedule at a Glance What’s happening and when?

Wednesday, June 1 5:00 pm–6:30 pm Pre-registered attendees packet pick-up

Thursday, June 2

6:30 am–6:00 pm Registration and information open 7:00 am–8:00 am Continental breakfast

7:00 am–6:00 pm

café hours

8:00 am–6:00 pm CE sessions and labs

Dates to Remember!

Advance Registration Deadline

May 18, 2022

Pre-Registered Attendees

Registration Packet Pick-Up

June 1, 2022

5:00 pm–6:30 pm

break 12:00 pm–1:30 pm

9:50 am–10:10 am

break (on own) 1:30 pm–2:30 pm

pm–4:10 pm

Friday, June 3 7:00 am–6:00 pm

speaker address

Vet Expo Open

c Friday, June 3, 2022

c Saturday, June 4, 2022

CE Sessions

and information open

breakfast 7:00 am–6:00 pm

am–8:00 am

café hours 8:00 am–5:20 pm CE sessions and labs 9:30 am–6:15 pm Vet Expo hours

9:50 am–10:20 am* Morning break — Vet Expo

12:10 pm–2:00 pm* Lunch — Vet Expo 12:10 pm–2:00 pm

presentations — Vet Expo 1:40 pm Raffles — Vet Expo

2:50 pm–3:30 pm* Afternoon break — Vet Expo

2:50 pm–3:30 pm

presentations — Vet Expo

3:15 pm Raffles — Vet Expo

5:15 pm–6:15 pm Vet Expo Mixer

6:00 pm Raffles — Vet Expo

6:30 pm–7:30 pm Gala Awards Ceremony

7:30 pm–9:30 pm President’s Reception

Saturday, June 4 7:00 am–6:00 pm Registration and information open 7:00 am–8:00 am

breakfast

Thursday–Sunday, June 2–5, 2022

Health and Safety Protocols

The Pacific Veterinary Conference (PacVet) is a conference of the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA). At both PacVet and the CVMA’s other in-person conferences, the CVMA’s top priority is the safety and welfare of attendees and staff. Accordingly, the CVMA is requiring proof of full COVID-19 vaccination for admission to all of its in-person conferences, including PacVet.

am–5:00 pm

café hours 8:00 am–5:20 pm

sessions and labs 9:30 am–3:30 pm Vet Expo hours

9:50 am–10:20 am Morning break — Vet Expo

10:00 am–2:00 pm Rabies Titer Testing

12:10 pm–2:00 pm* Lunch — Vet Expo

12:10 pm–2:00 pm

Student presentations — Vet Expo

1:40 pm Raffles — Vet Expo

2:50 pm–3:30 pm

Afternoon break — Vet Expo

3:15 pm Raffles — Vet Expo

5:30 pm–7:00 pm

Alumni receptions: UC Davis and WesternU

5:30 pm–7:00 pm Technician Fair exhibits and reception

Sunday, June 5

7:30 am–2:30 pm

Registration and information open

7:30 am–8:30 am Continental breakfast

7:30 am–12:00 pm Internet café hours

8:30 am–2:05 pm CE sessions*

11:20 am–11:50 am Morning break

*Times vary by track. Schedule subject to change without notice.

The only exemptions from the requirement of full COVID-19 vaccination will be for religious or medical reasons. Any such exemptions must be sought no less than 30 days in advance of PacVet, and shall be approved only after submission of appropriate documentation establishing the veracity of the exemption, including—in the case of a medical exemption—documentation from a qualified medical provider.

The CVMA will also follow the requirements and guidelines (such as masking) established by the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and local and state health authorities. Registrants will receive logistical information via email, including current health and safety measures, before arrival.

For full PacVet health and safety protocols, please visit pacvet.net.

2022 Sponsors and Exhibitors Mt industry partners!

Thank You, Conference Sponsors

Vet Expo 2022 Early-Registered Exhibitors

as of 11/8/21

Our exhibitors are trusted allied industry partners who generously support the conference. Their contributions lower conference costs and help us serve our attendees. Be sure to visit their booths in the Vet Expo and check out their websites at PacVet.net.

• Anagesic Services, Inc.

• Avid Identification Systems

• Bank of America Practice Solutions

• California Veterinary Medical Association

• California Veterinary Medical Foundation

• California Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps

• CareCredit

• Doctor Multimedia

• Elanco Animal Health

• Esaote North America

• Hill’s Pet Nutrition

• Karl Storz Veterinary Endoscopy-America, Inc.

• Lap of Love

• Mixlab

• Multi Radiance Medical

• Omni Practice Group

• Respond Systems

• Standard Process, Inc.

• Tuttnauer USA

• UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital

• Universal Imaging, Inc.

• Veterinary Insurance Services Company (VISC)

• VetMatrix

• Victor Medical

• Wedgewood Pharmacy

2022 Speakers and Topics Over 35 renowned experts!

Keynote Presentation

• James Giles III, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA

The Role and Medical Management of Military Working Dogs in Combat

Small Animal Medicine

• Melanie Church, DVM, DACVO

Ophthalmology

• Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Oncology

• Heidi Kellihan, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Cardiology/Respiratory

• Andrew Mackin, BVMS, MVSc, DVSc, FANZCVSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

Immune-Mediated Diseases, General Medicine

• Valerie Parker, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), DACVN

Nutrition

• Wayne Rosenkrantz, DVM, DACVD

Dermatology

• Rebecca Windsor, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Neurology

Small Animal Surgery

• Brian Beale, DVM, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow MIS

Orthopedics

• Erin Gibson, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)

Soft Tissue

• Nina Kieves, DVM, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR

Orthopedic Disease, Osteoarthritis Management

• Graham Thatcher, DVM, DAVDC

Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery

Avian/Exotics

• Hugues Beaufrère, DVM, Ph.D., DACZM, DABVP (Avian), DECZM (Avian)

Avian/Small Mammals

• Carolyn Cray, Ph.D.

Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

• Victoria Joseph, DVM, DABVP (Avian)

Avian and Reptile Hematology

• Scott Stahl, DVM, DABVP (Avian)

Reptiles

• Lisa Tell, DVM, DABVP (Avian) and ACZM

Backyard Poultry

Disaster Medicine

• Kristin Zersen, DVM, DACVECC

Emergency and Critical Care

Equine

• Sally DeNotta, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM

Infectious Diseases and Clinical Neurology

• Santiago Gutierrez-Nibeyro, DVM, MS, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR

Invasive Surgical Procedures

• Stephanie Valberg, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM, DACVSMR

Muscle Pathology/Genetic Diseases

Hobby Animal

• Lisa Tell, DVM, DABVP (Avian) and ACZM FARAD—Small Ruminants

Integrative Medicine

• Kendra Pope, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology), CVA, CVCH, CVFT, CVTP Oncology

Practice Management

• Leslie Boudreau, BASVT, RVTg, CVPM, PHR, PHRca, SPHR Hiring, Employee Engagement, and Customer Service

• Aaron Claxton, Wilke Fleury LLP

Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities

• Andrea Crabtree, BS, CVPM, SPHR, PHRca, CCFP, Fear Free® Certified

Tools to Work on Your Practice; Employees Life Cycle

• Jizell Lopez, Wilke Fleury LLP

Independent Contractors

• Stephen Marmaduke, Wilke Fleury LLP

Recordkeeping

• Melissa Tompkins, BS, CVPM, PHRCA, CCFP

Common Practice Management Matters

Shelter Medicine

• Elizabeth Berliner, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice; Canine and Feline Practice)

Infectious Diseases

• Cynthia Karsten, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice)

Shelter and Community Based Approaches to Animal Welfare Technician

• Sandy Gregory, RVT, M Ed, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), CCRA Physical Rehabilitation

• Vicky Ograin, MBA, RVT, VTS (Nutrition) Nutrition

• Heidi Reuss-Lamky, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia), (Surgery), Fear Free® Elite Certified Professional Surgery

• Liza Rudolph, BAS, RVT, VTS (CP-CF, SAIM) Small Animal Clinical Practice

USDA Veterinary Accreditation Renewal Topics TBD

• Katie Flynn, BVMS, MRCVS

• Dana Nelson, DVM, MPVM, MS

• Adam Smith, DVM

• Stacy Wong, DVM

Wellness

• Carrie Jurney, DVM, DACVIM (Neuro), CCFP

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome: Resilience, Flexibility, Growth

Conference Highlights

Breakfast on Us

Continental breakfast served daily. (Guest Breakfast tickets are available for purchase online during pre-registration.)

Lunch in the Vet Expo | Friday and Saturday

Enjoy lunch on us and visit with more than 125 leading companies offering the latest veterinary products and services. (Guest Lunch tickets are available for purchase online during pre-registration.)

Keynote Presentation | Thursday, June 2, 2022

The Role and Medical Management of Military Working Dogs in Combat • James Giles III, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA Military working dogs (MWDs) are heavily utilized in military operations and play a vital role in protecting human lives and supporting military objectives. They are trained to perform important roles, such as explosive, mine, and narcotic detection, patrol/attack work, and are even a component of therapy for service members. Injured MWDs receive advanced care on multiple continents from providers of various disciplines to restore them to health so they can return to duty, or to retire and be adopted.

Vet Expo Mixer | Friday

Learn about the latest products and services from exhibitors while enjoying desserts and a no-host bar—and, if you’re lucky, leave with a valuable raffle prize!

Student Posters | Friday and Saturday

UC Davis and WesternU students will share their poster presentations and answer questions about their research during the Vet Expo. Meet your future colleagues as they explain, discuss, and answer questions about their research. The posters will be on display in the Vet Expo throughout the conference.

Gala Awards Ceremony and President’s Reception | Friday

Everyone is welcome to join the CVMA in recognizing the achievements of our outstanding veterinary professionals and to celebrate the human-animal bond with our latest inductee into the California Animal Hall of Fame. Join us in welcoming the 2022–2023 CVMA President, Dr. Keith Rode. Light appetizers will be served.

Alumni Receptions | Saturday

Calling all UC Davis and WesternU alumni! Catch up with old classmates, make new friends, dine on hors d’oeuvres, and enjoy a no-host bar at fun-filled evening alumni receptions.

Technician Fair | Saturday

Attention all RVTs and veterinary assistants. This event is for you! Visit with various industry partners and NAVTA-approved academics and societies. Enjoy appetizers and a no-host bar, and have a chance to win awesome raffle prizes.

Rabies Titer Testing | Saturday

Schedule an appointment to get your rabies titer tested. Phlebotomists will be onsite to collect serum samples from previously immunized veterinarians and their staff. Details can be found under the Events tab at pacvet.net.

Raffles | Friday and Saturday

Don’t miss the chance to win one of many valuable prizes to be raffled off throughout the days in the Vet Expo!

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Rediscover San Francisco The city by the Bay!

Whether it’s your first trip to San Francisco or you’ve been many times, there is always something new and exciting to discover in this eclectic city. Plan your visit at sftravel.com and check out special discounts available to PacVet attendees at PacVet.net.

Conference Hotel and Venue Where the action is!

The Pacific Veterinary Conference will be held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco, California. The Hilton is located in the heart of the city’s restaurant, theater, and shopping districts!

Host Hotel

Hilton San Francisco Union Square

333 O’Farrell Street

San Francisco, California 94102

800.445.8667

Online Reservations

PacVet.net/San-Francisco/hotel-travel

Discounted Room Rate

$270 per night plus tax until May 31, 2022.

*Discounted rate available until deadline or until the block fills up, whichever comes first.

Transportation Details

Airports

San Francisco International Airport | flysfo.com

Oakland International Airport | oaklandairport.com

Ridesharing Services

Uber | Lyft

Public Transportation

Bay Area Regional Transit (BART) | bart.gov

Register for the 2022 Pacific Veterinary Conference!

1. Online: It is quicker and easier to register online and pay by credit card. Visit PacVet.net.

2. Mail: Fill out the registration form on the next page and mail or fax it to us with payment.

3. Call: 800.655.2862 to register over the phone.

Full conference registration

Full conference registration for veterinarians, practice managers, veterinary technicians, and veterinary staff includes:

• CE sessions

• Vet Expo admission

• Continental breakfasts (all four days)

• Complimentary lunches and breaks in the Vet Expo (Friday and Saturday)

• Refreshment breaks

• Evening events

• Conference bag

• Access to all lecture notes on PacVet.net and the mobile app

Go to PacVet.net for more information on:

• Staff group registration

• Discount practice team registration

• Sponsoring a DVM and/or RVT student

• Guest badges

• Exhibit hall-only registration

• Terms and conditions including cancellation policy and health and safety protocols

CVMA Member: m Yes m No

Conference Registration Form

June 2-5, 2022 • San Francisco, California

Advance registration ends May 18!

Do you want us to use this information to update your CVMA profile? m Yes m No

Please check one: m DVM m VMD m RVT m CVT m LVT m Practice Manager m Veterinary Staff m Other

Attendee Name:

Company/Practice:

Mailing Address: m Work m Home City/State/ZIP:

Phone (Required):

Email: m Share email with conference exhibitors

School: Year Graduated:

Full conference registration includes: CE sessions, Vet Expo admission, four continental breakfasts, two lunches and breaks in the Vet Expo, evening events, conference bag, and lecture notes online at PacVet.net and on the conference app. There is a $15 fee for lecture notes on the flash drive. All conference related materials will be sent to the email address listed above.

CVMA Members by by by

Students by by by Full Registration Feb. 7 Mar. 24 May 18 Onsite

m DVM Student (includes 2022 graduates) $135 $145 $155 $165

m RVT Student $135 $145 $155 $165

Sponsor a Student (Must be sponsord by DVM)

m RVT m DVM $135 $145 $155 $165

Sponsor Name:

Sponsor E-mail:

Sponsor Phone: G roup/Team

m Staff Group $750

by by by

Available to any group of four non-veterinarian staff from the same practice who will be attending the conference. One attendee per day, one payment must be made for entire group. (Please identify name and email for each staff member on chosen day.)

Thu. June 2

Fri. June 3

Sat. June 4

Name/Designation

Name/Designation

Sun. June 5 Name/Designation

m Discount Practice Team (Please identify name and email for each staff member below) One CVMA-member veterinarian and a minimum of two additional registrants from the same practice receive a 10% discount on their full conference registration. Every registrant gets the discount.

CVMA Member:

CVMA Distinguished Life Members

Please call the CVMA office at 800.655.2862 for complimentary registration.

Name/Designation

Attendee Name:

Special Fee Events

Saturday, June 4, 2022

*Rabies Titer Testing

*Must pre-register, space is limited @ $100 ea. $

Exhibit Hall Only Registration

Veterinary professionals only

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Cancellation/Refund Policy

All cancellation requests must be made in writing and submitted by email at info@PacVet.net or via fax at 916.646.9156 to the Meetings & Events Department no later than April 26, 2022. There will be a $50 non-refundable processing fee for all paid conference registration cancellations and a $10 nonrefundable processing fee for all guest badge cancellations. For lab cancellations, a $75 non-refundable processing fee will be assessed. A full refund on lab fees will be provided by PacVet should a lab cancel due to inadequate enrollment. Refunds due will be paid no later than 45 days after the close of the conference. No refund will be issued for cancellations received after April 26, 2022.

If you have any changes or additions to this form after submission, please call us at 800.655.2862.

Mail completed form along with check or credit card payment to: Pacific Veterinary Conference, 1400 River Park Drive, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95815 or fax to 916.646.9156. You may also register online at www.PacVet.net or by phone at 800.655.2862.

Health and Safety Protocol

This conference requires that all in-person attendees show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and wear masks at all times indoors unless actively eating or drinking. Visit pacvet.net for the most current health and safety protocols.

Badge Policy

All registered attendees and exhibitors must wear their badge during all sessions and in the Vet Expo. Your name badge will be included in your registration packet, available upon arrival at the conference. Please note that there will be a $25 fee for replacement badges.

For full terms and conditions, visit pacvet.net.

Be Aware of Prescription Pad and Name Tag Requirements

By

Grant Miller, DVM, CVMA Director of Regulatory Affairs

Practices need to be aware of recent changes to regulations pertaining to controlled substance prescription pads and a new law taking affect in 2022 requiring name tags for veterinary staff members.

Security Prescription Pad Requirement for Controlled Substance Prescriptions

Twice in the past two years, the state legislature has changed requirements for what must be included on a valid controlled substance prescription. Called “security” prescriptions, these legal documents now have an increased number of features to reduce prescription tampering and fraud. These measures were implemented to curb opioid and other controlled substance abuse. As required by California Health and Safety Code, section 11162.1, these features include:

(1) A latent, repetitive “void” pattern shall be printed across the entire front of the prescription blank; if a prescription is scanned or photocopied, the word “void” shall appear in a pattern across the entire front of the prescription

(2) A watermark shall be printed on the backside of the prescription blank; the watermark shall consist of the words “California Security Prescription”

(3) A chemical void protection that prevents alteration by chemical washing

(4) A feature printed in thermochromic ink

(5) An area of opaque writing so that the writing disappears if the prescription is lightened

(6) A description of the security features included on each prescription form

(7) (A) Six quantity checkoff boxes shall be printed on the form so that the prescriber may indicate the quantity by checking the applicable box where the following quantities shall appear: 1–24, 25–49, 50–74, 75–100, 101–150, 151 and over

(B) In conjunction with the quantity boxes, a space shall be provided to designate the units referenced in the quantity boxes when the drug is not in tablet or capsule form

(8) Prescription blanks shall contain a statement printed on the bottom of the prescription blank that the “Prescription is void if the number of drugs prescribed is not noted”

(9) The preprinted name, category of licensure, license number, federal controlled substance registration number, and address of the prescribing practitioner

(10) Checkboxes shall be printed on the form so that the prescriber may indicate the number of refills ordered

(11) The date of origin of the prescription

(12) A checkbox indicating the prescriber’s order not to substitute

(13) An identifying number assigned to the approved security printer by the Department of Justice

(14) (A) A checkbox by the name of each prescriber when a prescription form lists multiple prescribers

(B) Each prescriber who signs the prescription form shall identify themselves as the prescriber by checking the box by their name

(15) A uniquely serialized number, which must be utilizable as a barcode that may be scanned by dispensers and must be compliant with current National Council for Prescription Drug Program Standards

Requirement number 15 above includes the two most recent additions to the security prescription requirements. The addition of the uniquely serialized number was added in 2019, and then the barcode was added in 2020.

The California Attorney General’s office approves select printing companies to print security prescription pads. A list of the approved providers may be found at: https://oag.ca.gov/security-printers/approved-list.

Controlled substance prescriptions may only be filled by pharmacies pursuant to receipt of a valid security prescription. While Schedule III-V controlled substances may be prescribed by verbal authorization, Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions may only be filled through the use of a printed security prescription. Prescribers are encouraged to check their prescriptions to ensure that both the unique serial number and barcode are present. If not, new pads may be ordered from an approved security prescription printer.

New Name Tag Requirement: January 1, 2023

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 1535, select veterinary staff members will be required to wear name tags when interacting with the public. The law states:

4826.3. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, and veterinary assistant controlled substances permitholder registered in this state shall wear a name tag identification in at least 18 point type in any area of the veterinary premises that is accessible to members of the public. The name tag shall include the veterinary technician, veterinary assistant, and veterinary assistant controlled substances permitholder’s name, and if applicable, the license, registration, or permit type and number issued by the board.

(b) A person subject to the requirement in subdivision (a) may remove the name tag when working with or handling animal patients.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023. Section (c) provides a one-year implementation period to give veterinary practices time to comply with the name tag requirement. Practices may implement name tags anytime in 2022 but are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.

New CVMA Member Benefit

Discounted Printing

To assist in compliance with both security prescription pad and name tag printing needs, the CVMA is pleased to introduce a new member benefit with The Castle Press, Inc. Providing printing services throughout California, The Castle Press is a security pad printer approved by the California Attorney General and is also familiar with name tag printing requirements. CVMA members may access a 10% discount on a variety of printing needs, including security prescription pads and name tags. In addition, members will receive printing discounts on regular prescription pads, letterhead, appointment reminder cards, and more.

To access this member benefit, log in to cvma.net and go to the Membership section, then select Member Benefits and Services.

Veterinary Medical Board Report

The California Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) and its Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MDC) convened on October 20–22, 2021. CVMA Executive Director Dan Baxter, Director of Regulatory Affairs Dr. Grant Miller, Registered Veterinary Technician liaison Marie Ussery, and veterinarian liaison Dr. Ken Pawlowski attended the online meetings on behalf of the CVMA. The following items were discussed during the recent meetings.

Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee

The MDC appointed Dr. Richard Sullivan as the new committee chair and Leah Shufelt, RVT as the new vicechair. Kristi Pawlowski, RVT is terming off the committee and will be missed for her tireless dedication and leadership.

Veterinary Medical Board

The VMB appointed Marie Ussery, RVT as a new member of the MDC. In addition, the VMB elected Kathy Bowler as its next President and Dr. Christina Bradbury as its next Vice President.

The VMB also reported on a collaborative effort with the California Board of Pharmacy to address pharmacist misconception that veterinarians are required to have a National Provider Identification (NPI) number for purposes of writing prescriptions. Veterinarians are not

eligible for NPI numbers and are left at an impasse when pharmacies will not fill prescriptions written for animal patients. The VMB will continue to address this issue. With the passage of California’s new canine community blood bank bill (AB 1282), the VMB directed the MDC to research blood collection best practices as they relate to veterinary practices so that the VMB can prepare for the new regulatory oversight requirements that commence on January 1, 2022.

The VMB voted to advance in the regulatory process the following rulemaking packages:

1. Disciplinary Guidelines—over the past seven years the VMB has worked on a “cover-to-cover” update of its published disciplinary guidelines, which include substantial changes

2. Animal Physical Rehabilitation—this proposed regulation determines who may perform animal rehabilitation in California and specifies the required levels of veterinary supervision

3. Drug Compounding—this regulation provides minimum standards for compounding that takes place within veterinary practices

The VMB also voted to introduce legislation in 2022 defining veterinary telehealth, teleconsultation, telemedicine, and teletriage in statute.

CVMA Members Sought for 2022 AVMA Council and Committee Positions

The CVMA is seeking candidates to apply for AVMA council and committee positions! Terms for these positions start in 2022 and require a three-year commitment. Qualified candidates will be nominated by the CVMA Board of Governors at its January 2022 meeting. CVMA and AVMA membership is required for all who apply.

Council and committee nomination materials, including descriptions and a complete list of vacancies, are available at avma.org. Click on the Membership tab and then Volunteer Opportunities for more information, to apply to a position, or to sign up for email alerts regarding available positions.

Positions are available on the following councils:

 Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents

 Council on Public Health

 Council on Research

 Council on Veterinary Service

Positions are available on the following committees:

 Animal Welfare Committee

 Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Committee

 Clinical Practitioners Advisory Committee

 Committee on Antimicrobials

 Committee on Disaster and Emergency Issues

 Committee on Environmental Issues

 Committee on International Veterinary Affairs

 Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities Selection Committee

 Convention Education Program Committee

 Council on Education Selection Committee

 Early Career Development Committee

 Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates

 Food Safety Advisory Committee

 Legislative Advisory Committee

 Political Action Committee Board

 State Advocacy Committee

 Steering Committee on Human-Animal Interactions

 Veterinary Economics Strategy Committee

 Veterinary Leadership Conference Planning Committee

For more information, contact AVMA liaisons Dr. Bill Grant at vets4pets@aol.com or Dr. Diane Craig at drdrc@aol.com, or call the CVMA office at 800.655.2862.

Treasurer's Report

George Bishop, DVM By

The CVMA Finance Committee recommends a balanced budget to the Board of Governors each year. The Board reviews and approves the budget, which adheres to the CVMA’s objective to maintain fiscal responsibility. Budgeted revenue and expense for the 2021–22 fiscal year is $4,024,980 and is closely monitored throughout the year.

The total membership on June 30, 2021 was 7,647 members. At the fiscal year-end, 34% of revenue was derived from membership dues, 16% from the Pacific Veterinary Conference and other continuing education seminars, and 50% from other income. Non-dues revenue supplements the many programs and projects that the CVMA offers its membership.

The CVMA’s continuing education programs faced quite a challenge since the beginning of the global pandemic in March of 2020, and we quickly revamped all of our seminars and the Pacific Veterinary Conference to virtual events through the end of the 2020–21 fiscal year. While this was not an ideal situation, all events were successful and profitable.

CVMA investments are overseen by the Investment Committee and approved by the Board of Governors. The CVMA’s investment firm administers the asset allocation and makes suggestions based on periodic reviews of the asset performance and goals set forth by the CVMA Investment Policy. During the CVMA’s 2020–21 fiscal year, the Board approved the addition of $323,000 to the investment portfolio. Although the investments were hit hard as a result of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, they rebounded considerably in 2020–21.

The CVMA was able to take advantage of two Employee Retention Credits in excess of $183,000 and secure a Paycheck Protection Program loan in the amount of $264,000, on which we anticipate full forgiveness.

At the October 2021 Board of Governors meeting, the Board approved the transfer of $1,464,155 into reserves, increasing the total reserves to over 100% of the current budget. This amount exceeds the Board’s goal of maintaining 50% of the current annual budget in reserves, which is a minimum recommended reserve for professional membership associations.

I will be meeting with the CVMA staff to review the proposed 2022–23 budget. The Finance Committee meets in March to review the proposed budget in detail and recommend a final 2022–23 budget to the Board of Governors at its April meeting. The Board will review the proposed budget, make revisions if needed, and approve the final budget for the next fiscal year.

African Swine Fever and Classical Swine Fever: An Increasing Concern for U.S. Pork Producers

By

Hector Webster, DMV, MS, California Department of Food and Agriculture and Dana Nelson, DVM, MPVM, MS, United States Department of Food and Agriculture

On July 28, 2021, the Dominican Republic (DR) confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in the Caribbean region for the first time in 40 years. This region is endemic for Classical swine fever (CSF) virus. ASF has never been detected in the U.S., and CSF was eradicated from the U.S. in 1978.

The current ASF pandemic erupted in Europe in 2007, extended into Asia in 2018, and has now been detected in the DR and, most recently, in Haiti. The California and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (CDFA; USDA) are extremely concerned about the risk of introduction of ASF into the U.S. or neighboring countries. Early detection of ASF or CSF could be delayed because the clinical presentation often resembles common swine diseases. Both diseases can only be differentiated by diagnostic tests.

Signs of ASF

High fever; decreased appetite; weakness; red, blotchy skin or skin lesions; diarrhea; vomiting; coughing; and difficulty breathing.

Signs of CSF

High fever; not eating; huddling; intermittent constipation/ diarrhea; conjunctivitis; raised reddened skin spots; and purple discoloration of ears, abdomen, or inner thighs. Young pigs may have incoordination, weakness, and convulsions.

ASF and CSF are typically transmitted through direct contact with infected pigs, feces, tissues, and body fluids as well as through fomite transmission via contaminated equipment, vehicles, and facility workers. The viruses may be spread by biological vectors, scavenging birds, or animals. In Africa, soft ticks in the genus Ornithodoros serve as an alternate reservoir host species for ASF, and the ticks alone can maintain the virus in that environment indefinitely, even in the absence of swine.

ASF and CSF may be introduced by feeding raw, uncooked food waste containing meat products to pigs. ASF and CSF can survive in these products, including frozen and cured meats, for months and years. Aerosol inhalation is not thought to be a major spreading mechanism. CSF can be transmitted in-utero and piglets can shed the virus for months.

Reporting

ASF and CSF are emergency conditions that must be reported within 24 hours of discovery. If you see signs of illness, immediately contact CDFA, Animal Health Branch (AHB), and USDA District Offices. Visit https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/ AHFSS_Offices.html to find CDFA-AHFSS offices by location. Immediately report animals with any of the signs to state or federal animal health officials or call USDA’s toll-free number at 1.866.536.7593 for appropriate testing and investigation.

Prevention and Biosecurity

The implementation of a biosecurity program is the best practice to prevent outbreaks. CSF vaccines are available, require USDA approval for use, and can be used to assist in outbreak response efforts. Currently, there is no vaccine that protects against ASF, although research is ongoing.

The CDFA, AHB, the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory (CAHFS), and the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Service, and Wildlife Service have been working together to enhance surveillance for ASF and CSF. Surveillance targets high-risk swine populations, sick pigs, and morbidity and mortality events in commercial and feral swine. CAHFS conducts the testing of all suspect cases. Confirmatory lab testing occurs at the National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, as required.

The USDA has numerous interlocking safeguards in place to prevent exotic animal viruses from entering the United States. Pork and pork products from the DR are currently prohibited from entry to the U.S. The USDA is also seeking recognition by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of a foreign animal disease (FAD) protection zone to prevent disease introduction into the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security’s Custom and Border Protection (CBP) is increasing inspections from the DR of prohibited meat products and ensuring garbage is disposed of properly to prevent the transmission of these diseases.

For more information on ASF, visit the CDFA’s resource at https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/Animal_Health/asf.html and the USDA’s resource at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/swinedisease-information/african-swine-fever

RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A CVMA GUIDE TO CAL/OSHA COMPLIANCE

Start the new year off right; put safety and compliance at the top of your list by purchasing or renewing your CVMA Guide to Cal/OSHA Compliance subscription.

The CVMA Guide to Cal/OSHA Compliance is available only to CVMA members and is specially created for California veterinary practices. It provides a customized written safety and health plan for your practice, helpful forms and checklists, training resources, and more to assist in meeting mandated requirements. Your annual subscription includes yearly reminders, important quarterly notifications and updates, 24/7 online access to the guide, and regulatory and tech support.

It’s EASY, EFFICIENT, AND ESSENTIAL for every California veterinary practice.

EASY – An interactive step-by-step process that creates a written plan customized for your veterinary practice and guidance on implementing your Cal/OSHA program.

EFFICIENT – The guide includes everything you need to maintain Cal/OSHA compliance all in one place, including:

• A customized written safety and health plan with policy statements

• Training information for designated safety coordinator(s)

• Workplace inspection checklists and report forms

• Required posting information

• Employee training resources

• Record keeping assistance

• New! COVID-19 Protection Program

ESSENTIAL – Cal/OSHA requires a current written plan and active ongoing health and safety program in every workplace. A Cal/OSHA inspector will ask to see your plan—don’t leave yourself open to significant fines.

If you are currently subscribed, be sure to renew your yearly subscription to retain access to the guide, which includes storage of your recorded plan.

This CVMA member benefit is made possible by a grant from

Make a Difference in Your Profession Through the RVT Committee and RVT Delegation

If you are a registered veterinary technician (RVT) and CVMA member who is looking to get more involved and make a wider impact on the direction of your profession, applying for a position on the CVMA’s RVT Committee is a great option.

The primary responsibility of the RVT Committee is promoting career enhancement, encouraging RVT certification, and furthering the development of the delivery of veterinary care. This committee makes recommendations for RVTfocused CVMA member benefits. Furthermore, annually, the committee reviews nominations for the RVT of the Year in Private Practice Award, the RVT of the Year in Non-Private Practice Award, and the RVT’s Outstanding DVM of the Year Award and relays their recipient recommendations to the Board of Governors.

RVT Committee Members

Listed below are the current members of the RVT Committee. They are here to offer information and answer any questions you may have.

• Dist. I Representative

Heather Ryan, RVT

• Dist. II Representative

Sharon Burns, RVT

• Dist. IV Representative

Bryson Plater, RVT

• Dist. V Representative

Angela Duenes, RVT

• Dist. VI Representative

Cindy Savely, RVT

• Dist. VII Representative/RVT Representative at VMB Meetings

Marie Ussery, RVT

• Dist. VIII Representative

Jo Woodison, RVT

• DVM Member at Large

Dr. Samantha Musa

• RVT Member at Large

Kristi Pawlowski, RVT

• Allied Industry

Teri Adamson, RVT

• Education

Leah Shufelt, RVT, RVT Chair

RVT Delegation to the House of Delegates

• Research/Shelter Representative

Nicole Dickerson, RVT

• UC Davis Veterinary Student

Maggie Gardea

• Western University Veterinary Student

Samara Schreier

• RVT at Western University Rep

Annette Chavarria-Marron, RVT

Vacancies

The RVT Committee has several open spots for interested RVTs. The following positions are currently vacant and need to be filled.

• Dist. III Representative (Imperial, Kern, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties)

• Dist. IX Representative (San Mateo, San Francisco, and Santa Clara Counties)

• RVT at UC Davis Representative

• Southern California RVT Student

• Northern California RVT Student

Interested in filling a vacancy and helping support your profession? Email Laura Phillips, Membership and Student Services Manager at the CVMA, at lphillips@cvma.net for more information on the appointment process.

The CVMA House of Delegates (HOD) meets twice yearly in January and June to advise the CVMA Board of Governors on prevalent issues in the veterinary profession. It plays a significant role in determining the CVMA’s position and activity on emerging and ongoing topics. It is composed of representatives from local veterinary medical associations, as well as members from non-geographic delegations that represent specialized areas of veterinary medicine. One such non-geographic delegation is the RVT delegation. The CVMA’s RVT delegation is relatively large when compared to others in the HOD and carries a weighted vote based on the CVMA’s approximately 1,000 RVT members. Currently, the delegation has six votes (six seats), with each seat also allowing for an alternate delegate. Therefore, up to 12 RVTs may attend a HOD meeting, with six votes counting. This delegation provides valuable RVT perspectives and is greatly respected in the HOD. RVT delegates are appointed by the RVT Committee. If you are interested in potential appointment to the HOD RVT Delegation, contact Laura Phillips at lphillips@cvma.net.

SWEP

Summer Work Experience Program

Through the SWEP Program, Students Gain Real World Experience

Every year, the CVMA coordinates the Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP) for students at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine. Through SWEP, second- and third-year students are employed during the summer by veterinary practices. This program gives students the opportunity to gain essential, real-world experience while simultaneously trimming down their student debt. Participating veterinary practices benefit from the experience, as well—assisting students in their education and connecting with potential future colleagues.

It’s Not Too Early to Start Planning for Next Summer Summer of 2022 might seem far away, but students have already begun seeking out internship and summer work opportunities.

Through SWEP, students will:

 Gain valuable work experience in a private practice setting

 Contribute to a practice’s efforts to improve animal health

 Earn while learning, thereby decreasing student debt

Veterinary practices will:

 Develop relationships with potential future associates

 Provide a student with valuable real-world experience

 Take an active part in reducing student debt load

 Add an enthusiastic employee to your staff

Meet Your Student Representatives!

How Does the Program Work?

Veterinarians throughout California will be sent an email about SWEP in November with a link to a registration form. Interested practices should review, complete, and return the form to the CVMA by February 15, 2022.

Eligible student members will be informed at the end of February when the employment opportunities have been compiled and posted. This information will also be available in the student area (click on “Membership,” then “Veterinary Students”) at cvma.net. Students may contact veterinary practices directly to apply for a position.

Veterinary Practices—Sign Up to Participate in the SWEP Program Now!

If you have any questions or have not received an email about SWEP by the end of November, please email the CVMA Student Services Manager, Laura Phillips, at lphillips@cvma.net or call 800.655.2862.

Your CVMA House of Delegates student representatives for 2021–2022 are listed below. Please contact them if you have questions or would like more information about the CVMA.

UC Davis Student Delegation

 Mary Hallsten

 Alison Pankowski

 Mary Zuromskis

 Elizabeth Grant (alternate)

 Aradhna Grover (alternate)

WesternU Student Delegation

 Katelyn DeVore

 Inez Rivero

 Shane Forman (alternate)

 Logan McAllister (alternate)

 Sarah Snow (alternate)

Meet the New Dean: Dr. Mark Stetter

From nearly having his arm swallowed by a 30foot Burmese python named Samantha, to being in an operating room with a silverback gorilla who woke up early from anesthesia, Mark Stetter—the new dean at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine—enjoys walking on the wild side.

“One of the things I really like about zoo/wildlife medicine is the challenge it poses and the problem solving it requires,” said Stetter, who assumed his new position on October 18 for a five-year term. “In many ways, it is similar to the way I approach the role of a dean. There are lots of challenges and daily problem solving, but making a difference in a positive way is very rewarding.”

From a young age, Dean Stetter wanted to be a veterinarian. Citing the television show “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau” as sparking his interest in marine biology, he combined these passions in veterinary school, carving out an early career that included working with manatees, whales, walruses, sharks, and sea turtles. Stetter’s expertise as a board-certified zoo and wildlife veterinarian led him to Walt Disney World, where he was a clinical veterinarian, director of animal health, and director of animal operations over the span of 15 years. He was responsible for overseeing employees and animal collections at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, The Living Seas at EPCOT, Tri-Circle-D Ranch, the Animal Kingdom Lodge, and more, while also helping grow Disney’s international conservation efforts.

In 2012, Stetter made the transition to academia, becoming the 10th dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biological Sciences at Colorado State University. Having never been a faculty member before, he admits that he was uncertain about how he would be accepted. He reflects that what he found was a world sincerely interested in the fresh ideas that he brought from the outside.

The international reputation of UC Davis as a leader in One Health sparked Stetter’s interest in serving as the ninth dean of its veterinary school.

“One of the big draws for me has been helping improve the health of animals, people, and the planet,” Stetter said. “I need to work at a place whose mission and level of excellence allows for the largest impact. That is why I’m excited about being at UC Davis.”

Stetter is excited to be part of a team “that ensures that we reach our full potential, as individuals and as a larger

community.” He sees his overall priorities and philosophy as fitting into two buckets. The first is protecting and growing the already strong UC Davis brand, as measured by credibility, respect, and overall awareness in the public eye. The second is ensuring that UC Davis remains the “workplace of choice” for faculty, staff, and students, which includes recruiting and retaining the very best employees and students.

“Our school should be where everyone wants to come and work/learn and where everyone wants to work until they retire,” Stetter said. “It must be a place where people feel empowered to do their best, and are excited and proud about what they do—a place where workplace culture and climate support diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Although he takes the UC Davis mission seriously, he’s also a firm believer that “life is short, and we need to enjoy what we do and have fun and fulfillment in our days.”

An avid trail runner, mountain biker, and paddle boarder, Stetter looks forward to experiencing all of the outdoor recreational opportunities that California offers, as well as exploring the Golden State with his wife, Kelly. And of course, as a marine biology hobbyist, he can’t wait to get out to the Pacific coastline.

WesternU Professor Enters International Hall of Fame

As a child in his native Iran, Dr. Babak Faramarzi, was always around horses. His grandfather and father owned the majestic animals, and he learned to ride at a young age. That love for horses never dissipated, nudging him into the veterinary field where he now specializes in equine medicine.

Dr. Faramarzi was recently named to the International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Fame, the result of his many years of working in equine medicine, particularly in podiatry. He said his connection to horses made veterinary medicine a clear career choice for him.

“When you have a dog, it becomes sort of a family member. Maybe not the first day or the first week, or even the first year—but over time, the dog is part of your family,” Dr. Faramarzi explained. “The same thing is true with horse, even though you really can’t keep a horse in the house.”

The International Equine Veterinarian Hall of Fame was established in 1997 to honor veterinarians who have contributed to the knowledge and recognition of proper hoof care for horses. Sponsored by American Farriers Journal, the honor is bestowed by a secret vote of top equine veterinarians who are already members of the Hall of Fame.

Horse culture is deeply rooted in Dr. Faramarzi’s homeland, once known as Persia. After receiving his DVM in 1995, he began working with the Equine Federation. Indeed, the Iranian organization itself owned 300 horses—all expensive, pure-bread stallions.

The horses are known as Arabians, although Dr. Faramarzi would prefer what he calls a more correct term for the breed: “Persians.” But he doesn’t argue the point with other horse aficionados.

“It makes enemies rather than friends,” he said, adding that after all these years, “you can’t really change it.”

Dr. Faramarzi has dedicated his career to improving care for horses. After receiving his DVM in 1995, he went on to receive a Master’s degree and his Ph.D. from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. He broadened his knowledge by receiving certification in veterinary acupuncture from the Chi Institute in Florida. He has been involved in veterinary research for more than 20 years.

Dr. Faramarzi’s lab investigates the foot from gross anatomy and microanatomy (histology), diagnostic imaging (radiography and MRI), and biomedical standpoints. In recent years he has designed and led numerous research projects on the horse hoof, training students and publishing original research in peer-reviewed veterinary journals, including 14 original research articles in equine podiatry.

In 2019, Dr. Faramarzi received the Innovation Champion Award from the American Farriers for creating digital 3D and virtual reality models of the equine foot, which allows students to better understand its complicated structures.

Entering the Hall of Fame was both a thrill and a surprise, Dr. Faramarzi said. Many past honorees have been named to the Hall at the end of their careers, but he’s nowhere close to retirement. Receiving the honor, particularly at this time, was unexpected.

“I am Persian; I come from Iran; I have a last name you cannot pronounce; and I have my accent,” he said, ticking off marks he believed could have been barriers to career honors.

“Being among the ‘big boys’ in the field is a thrill. I am honored to have friends from all over the world.”

Dr. Faramarzi still spends a great deal of time around horses, but he no longer rides.

“I wish I had the time,” he said. “The horse business is like an addiction. More than 30 years after joining the field, I still enjoy it.”

As a member of the Hall of Fame, Dr. Faramarzi will now be able to vote for new inductees who have contributed to equine hoof care field. Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2022 inductee.

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Marysville Veterinary Hospital is seeking a FT or PT associate to help us grow our practice. The Hospital is a wellequipped paperless practice with digital x-ray, ultrasound, digital dental radiography, the latest Idexx in-hospital laboratory equipment and more. If you enjoy a varied and challenging caseload, case continuity with clients and patients, and an exceptional support staff, then you just may be the doctor we are looking for! The hospital is located 40 minutes north of Sacramento, 2 hours from Lake Tahoe, and 2 hours from the Bay Area. Compensation includes a guaranteed base salary with a production bonus. Our benefit package includes 1 month paid time off, 401K with match, CE allowance, VMB and DEA license renewals, AVMA and CVMA fees, VIN membership, plus health, dental, and vision insurance. There are no emergency duties. Come join a great team in delivering outstanding patient care, customer service, a commitment to building lasting relationships with our clients, and fostering our clients’ bond with their pets, which is the cornerstone of our hospital’s mission. Please contact Dr. Steve Sanders at 925.963.1462 or email ssandersdvm@gmail.com.

Busy, growing small animal/exotics clinic in Northern California seeks to hire 1-2 Associate Veterinarians. New graduates welcome. Bilingual (Spanish) language skills a plus. In-house lab, digital X-ray, dental machine, surgical suites. In addition to our regular, expanding clientele, we work with several rescue organizations. Competitive benefits package. Salary commensurate with experience. Senior student externship/rotation possible with serious applicants. Please send resume to lori@walkerstreetvet.com.

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus. The Ark Pet Hospital is looking for another full-time veterinarian to join our established small animal and exotic practice in the East Bay. The Ark Pet Hospital has served our community since 1999. We

Brokers and Appraisers

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ORANGE COUNTY: Great multicultural community. The area features local highly rated schools and colleges/universities. Well- established PX located along a major thoroughfare and surrounded by housing communities. Roomy leasehold, free-standing facility consists of 2 exam rooms, 20 cages and 4 runs. Equipment includes DR X-Ray, dentalaire machine and Antech lab equipment. 2021 Projected Gross ~$720,000 produced with minimal DVM hours. Growth potential to expand business hours with new ambitious owner-operator. Rare opportunity to also purchase the facility (real estate) from the landlord. N NEW LISTING! PRACTICE PRICE: $550,000

GREATER SACRAMENTO: Located approximately 25 miles northeast of Sacramento. Free-standing, leased facility consists of ~2,300 sq. ft with 2 exam rooms, 18 cages & 10 runs. Computerized practice includes digital X-Ray and ultrasound. 2021projected gross ~$1.3 Million. General full-service small animal hospital with special reproduction services. C CALL FOR PRICING & ADDITIONAL DETAILS

KERN COUNTY: Situated in a growing community located ~1 hour North of LA with a strong agricultural, oil & general broad economic base including a new Amazon fulfillment center. There are many nearby amenities & affordable housing. This general Small Animal practice offers an ~3,000 sq. ft. facility with 3 exam rooms, 60+ cages and 10 runs. Equipment includes ultrasound & digital X-RAY. 2021 projected gross ~$1,245,000. Potential to significantly increase hours of operation to grow productivity. P PRACTICE PRICE: $667, 000 REAL ESTATE PRICE: $425,000

VENTURA COUNTY: Located in a great upscale community with excellent amenities, desirable demographics & highly rated schools. Family-friendly community. Attractive & modern, ~1,800 sq. ft leased facility is strategically located in popular shopping center. Equipment includes Abaxis Lab & Digital X-Ray. Underutilized PX /limited DVM hours. 2020 Gross: $467,000. PX is offered at less than a start-up PRACTICE PRICE ONLY: $200,000

MENDOCINO COUNTY: Just 2 hours north of the San Francisco Bay Area & west of Sacramento. This area boasts spectacular scenery & distinctive wineries. Hundreds of miles of hiking trails, verdant hills & secluded lakes residents can easily find solitude & beauty. 1 PT DVM PX. ~1,500 sqft leasehold facility located in a small strip-center. 2020 Gross~ $446,000 produced with very limited hours. P PRACTICE PRICE ONLY: $120, 000

GREATER CARMEL: A unique community that embraces family, prosperity, and the highest quality of life. The Pet Spending Potential Index for the surrounding area is 96% higher than the national average. Well established, growing PX is in an attractive ~1,600 sq. ft. leased facility, including 2 exam rooms, 12 cages & 2 runs with room for expansion. Full service, small animal practice includes extensive equipment. 2021 projected gross ~$1.2 Million produced primarily with ~1 DVM per day and limited hours, including no weekend PRACTICE PRICE: $824,500

GREATER LOS ANGELES: Situated near all the amenities that Los Angeles has to offer. Free- standing facility includes 2 exam rooms, 22 runs & 30 cages with options for redesign. Equipment includes 2 anesthetic machines, IDEXX lab equipment & DR X-Ray. 2020 Gross ~$2 Million produced w/ essentially 2 full time DVMs. Extremely profitable PX currently under-utilized with potential for increased services, hours, and revenues. Owner & associate open to remaining post-sale, under new ownership, if desired by new buyer. P PRACTICE PRICE: $1, 688,000 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

SAN DIEGO, S O UT H BA Y: Well-established practice is located within a strip center with the leased facility consisting of ~1,968 sq. ft / 3 exam rooms. Exceptionally well-equipped PX including Digital X-Rays (one for body and one for dental), Color doppler ultrasound, Abaxis analyzer (all owned by the practice). 2021 projected gross over ~$2 Million. Excellent growth and profitability. C CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION

SAN FRANCISCO BA Y A R E A : Leased, ~ 1,439 sq. ft. facility offers 2 exam rooms, large treatment area, 20+ stainless steel cages & 2 runs. Full-service PX also includes recently updated digital DR X-RAY, dental machine & 2 anesthetic machines. PX is experiencing tremendous growth year over year. 2020 Gross ~$1,015,479 produced w/ limited office & doctor hours. Exceptional profitability. P PRACTICE PRICE: $979,400

SONOMA COUNTY: Wine country. Excellent visibility of the practice with ample parking. Practice offers personalized, quality veterinary services with reasonable fees. Very high demand for services. ~2,500 sq. ft facility with 3 exam rooms. Equipment includes X-RAY & in-house lab. 2020 gross ~$799,000. Excellent profitability. PRACTICE PRICE: $676,000 REAL ESTATE PRICE: $675, 000

are a full-service veterinary hospital with new state of the art equipment located an hour east of San Francisco. We provide comprehensive medical care including surgery, dentistry, and preventative care for small animals and exotics. Our team is devoted to high-quality medicine with emphasis on client education and providing a welcoming experience for our patients and their owners. We provide a flexible schedule with no on-call or after hour emergencies. We welcome experienced colleagues and new graduates to apply! Our compensation package includes: Competitive base salary plus production; Sign-on bonus; 401k plans; PTO plus paid holidays; Medical, Dental and Vision plans; Annual CE allowance; Membership and licensing fees reimbursed. Email lorivet@mac.com.

Full-time and part-time positions available at an established, profitable Practice. The Facility has been thoroughly remodeled, with all the most modern updates, including digital x-ray, full in-house lab and ultrasound. The Clinic is privately owned, very special, and well loved by the community, and boasts an exceptional support staff. The emphasis is always on learning and quality of care. Located in the scenic Santa Cruz Mountains and with easy access to San Jose, San Francisco and the Bay Area this job comes with a most desirable lifestyle. The right candidate can expect a generous compensation package, ongoing education and an assertive career path. Experienced and entry level applicants are welcome. Please send your resume to BCVet95006@gmail.com.

Join our awesome, fun, and professional team! We are a well-established privately-owned AAHA-accredited veterinary hospital in Alameda, CA (SF Bay Area). We are looking for a FT or PT veterinarian to join our amazing family. Our clients are the best, and we have a fabulous staff with many years of experience. We practice high quality medicine balanced with the ability to treat animals of families with different budgets. We treat dogs and cats, and would love to offer exotic medicine as well. Typical hours are MWF 8-6pm, Tues/Thurs 8-8pm. NO WEEKEND HOURS! Medical/Dental/Vision insurance for FT employees. Email your resume to Dr. Laura Wagner at alamedapet@yahoo.com.

Are you looking for a better work life balance? Would you like to make your own schedule? Would you like to spend more quality time with your patients and see less patients per day? We are looking for a part time holistic veterinarian certified in acupuncture. Chinese herbal, Western herbal, food therapy or chiropractic certification are a plus but not required. We are a mobile practice specializing in small animal acupuncture and holistic care. All services are done in the client’s home. No general care, emergency care, urgent care or on-call. Integrative hospice and in-home euthanasia appointments can be seen if desired but are not required. A Companion Class 4 cold laser will be provided to you. $60,000 base salary + $500 CE, 1 week paid vacation and 401K for 3 days a week, 7½ hour days, Five 1 hour appointments per day. We also pay a production bonus quarterly of 40%. Create your own schedule in terms of days of the week and hours as long as they fit the specifications. You can use your personal vehicle and mileage will be compensated. If you already live in the Bay Area and would like to commute to Napa 3 days a week to see appointments, or if you want to re-locate to the Napa Valley for a better quality of life this may be a great position for you. I respect each individual doctor’s case management and enjoy collaborating as well. A shared opportunity for a full-time acupuncturist position is also available with Animal Healing Arts. Send cover letter and resume to kschmidt@napaholisticvet.com. www.napaholisticvet.com.

Village Square Portola Valley Veterinary Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic associate veterinarian to join our team of doctors. Village Square Portola Valley is a full-service animal hospital whose mission is to provide the highest standard of quality and compassion in veterinary care for our clients and their pets. We are an independently owned non-corporate practice in an affluent area. To provide excellent care we are well equipped with in house labs, ultrasound, and both dental and digital radiograph machines. We also provide a fully equipped surgery suite. Our well trained and compassionate staff are here to support you in providing the very best options for your clients and patients. We have a loyal client base and a constant influx of new clients. We are open Monday through Friday 8am to 6pm appointments start at 9am. No after hour emergencies. We offer competitive compensation enabling an experienced veterinarian to make between $120,000.00 to $150,000.00 per year in salary with additional production bonuses paid bimonthly. In addition, a comprehensive benefit package, including medical (dependents included), dental and paid vacation/sick days, 401K with a 4% match, generous employee pet discounts, continuing education allowance, reimbursement for membership dues, license fees, and uniforms are available. New graduates are encouraged to apply. At Village Square Portola Valley Veterinary Hospital, we take the health and well-being of our employees, clients and patients seriously. Email kfvsvh@gmail.com.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Veterinarians

We believe healthy cats lead to happy lives, and are looking for a similarly-minded veterinarian to join our team. So, if you love cats, are obsessively client-focused, and want to join a team focused on providing the highest quality medicine, we’d love to talk! We are in Southern California – in Marina del Rey (LA County). We see a mix of preventative care, internal medicine, behavioral medicine, dentistry and surgery. Both practices are paperless using Idexx NEO cloud-based software and fully integrated with Idexx in-house lab equipment, Idexx digital x-rays and digital dental x-rays. Our hospitals are staffed with teams of tenured cat-focused employees that know how to give the level of service needed to wow our clients and create exceptional experience. Email joni.anderson@yahoo.com.

HOSPITALS – SALES/LEASE/BUY

For Sale, San Diego small animal practice and R.E. Investment. Email kelly3004@sbcglobal.net.

Expandable SA 60+ years practice near Long Beach CA on 2500SF corner-lot freestanding lot building. Retiring owner casually working about 25 hours weekly for health reason. Buyers ONLY please call on Mondays 562.304.8836 after 10:30am with ID unblocked.

Willamette Valley Oregon - Small animal clinic ideally situated in downtown grossing over 700K with 1 DVM. Enormous potential to gross more and add DVM. High quality equipment including ultrasound, laser, digital radiography, new computers. Area offers an affordable cost of living, minimal traffic hassles, public parks, local event/recreation venues. Big city adventures, International airport, rugged Oregon coast and majestic volcanic mountains within an hour’s drive. Leasehold. Vast potential to convert this well-established clinic into you own personal dream practice. Email salemvet11@hotmail.com.

Rare & exciting opportunity: Single DVM practice for sale in the beautiful four-season paradise of the White Mountains in Arizona (Pinetop/Lakeside). This is a very profitable mixed animal practice grossing over $1.1 million dollars, debt free. 90% of the revenue is generated from companion animal services w/ operating hours that are less than 40 hours a week. Nestled on a large piece of prime property w/ pine trees & a barn for large animal medicine, this practice is just as beautiful as it is functional. In addition, there is plenty of outdoor space, creating room for practice expansion. This is an incredible opportunity for someone looking to relocate to one of the most highly desired places to live in AZ. Real estate is available to purchase as well. Contact Jill at Jill.Andognini@gmail.com or 480.734.4077 for more information.

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CVMA Remembers

The CVMA extends our sincere sympathy to the friends and family of those remembered.

Dr. Ronald Laub, a CVMA Life Member, passed away on July 2, 2021. Dr. Laub completed his DVM degree at Washington State University, and graduated first in his class. Dr. Laub built Mokelumne River Veterinary Services in Lockeford in the late 1970s, where he specialized in large animals and practiced for over 50 years. Dr. Laub was a past president of the Northern San Joaquin Veterinary Medical Association.

Dr. Martin Haskell Plone, a CVMA Life Member, passed away on July 8, 2021. After receiving his DVM degree from Washington State University, Dr. Plone spent two years in the U.S. Air Force stationed at Itazuke, Japan working in public health and taking care of animals on the base. He built a small animal practice, the Del Valle Pet Hospital, in 1979, where he practiced until retirement.

In memory of deceased members, the CVMA makes a donation to the California Veterinary Medical Foundation. Its mission statement reads: “Nurturing kindness, education, and well-being for all animals, people, and the environment.”

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