July/Aug 2020

Continuing Education Calendar

Upcoming CE Events

We are making lemonade out of lemons. Due to constantly changing social distancing mandates, we are transforming our in-person events to live, interactive CE which can be viewed from the comfort and safety of your home or wherever you have internet connection.

California Licensing Curriculum Course, September 13–15, 2020

The California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) course is one of the components needed for qualified veterinarians to convert a temporary California license into a permanent one, or to become licensed in California without taking the California state license exam. Registrants can earn a maximum of 26 CEUs. See page 14 for more information.

Fall Seminar To-Go! Live Interactive Online Learning, October 9–11, 2020

The Online CVMA Fall Seminar has something for everyone. Our DVM track offers up to 12 CEUs and includes sessions on radiology and dermatology and our technician track offers 8 CEUs and features pain management and anesthesia. See page 20 for more information.

ONLINE SEMINARS

Earn CE with the CVMA Online Seminars

Below are our upcoming online seminar topics. Please refer to page 33 for dates and details.

· The Enigma of One Health

· Bringing One Health to Life

· Sexual Harassment Education and Training

· Large Animal Antimicrobial Stewardship

· Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs (Small Animal)

Registration for all CVMA events can be made online by logging onto cvma.net or by calling 800.655.2862.

For the timeliest CE information, visit Learning at cvma.net.

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Veterinarian California

Volume 74 Number 04 • July–August 2020

The Publication of the California Veterinary Medical Association

Publisher Valerie Fenstermaker

Managing Editor Kristen Calderon

Editor Trisha Consunji

Publication Designer Howard Steffens

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Board of Governors

President

President Elect

Laura Phillips

Dr. Dirk Yelinek

Dr. Elisabeth Klapstein

Member-at-Large Dr. Keith Rode

Members Dr. Peter Bowie

Dr. Patrick Connolly

Dr. Larry Correia

Dr. Jennifer Hawkins

Dr. Michael Karle

Dr. Adam Lauppe

Dr. Julia Lewis

Dr. Bruce Lindsey

Dr. Teresa Morishita

Dr. Marshall Scott

Dr. Dianne Sequoia

Dr. Peter Vogel

Student Representatives

University of California, Davis

Megan Dietz

Western University Christopher Morrill

Treasurer Dr. George Bishop

Chair, House of Delegates Dr. Brent Wooden

CVMA Staff

Executive Director

Valerie Fenstermaker

Assistant Executive Director Della Yee

Director of Communications Kristen Calderon

Director of Finance Kathy Van Booven

Director of Regulatory Affairs Dr. Grant Miller

Design and Marketing Manager Howard Steffens

Membership and Student Services Laura Phillips

Manager

Publications Manager Trisha Consunji

Accountant Bernice Evans

Executive Assistant Georgia Ashley

Communications Coordinator Nicole Heath

Finance Coordinator

Sharmele Browne

Meetings and Events Coordinator Lily Briggs

Membership and CE Coordinator Jennifer Smith

Receptionist Mary Young

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Please contact Trisha Consunji at 916.649.0599 or tconsunji@cvma.net.

Tell us what you think!

Want to comment on what the CVMA is doing or writing about? Send an email to comments@cvma.net or call 800.655.2862. Your thoughts and opinions matter to us. The CVMA is YOUR association! The CVMA is 7,800 voices strong. Let us hear your voice!

As I See It

My new favorite word is “pivot”. It aptly describes the ever-changing status of our lives under COVID-19. The best definition and description of it as a verb is as a basketball term. Dictionary.com defines it as “to keep one foot in place while holding the ball and moving the other foot one step in any direction.”

COVID-19 has us standing in place, holding on tight to all that is familiar and facing an influx of information in a constantly changing environment that affects our ability to move in one direction. We take a step in a direction and must pivot and quickly take a step in a different direction due to the latest COVID-19 advisories in California. Sinking the ball into the basket is the ultimate goal. So what does that look like?

Veterinary practices are holding the ball—providing the best care possible under a new normal. While staying in place, you have been dealing with the parking lot client scenario for over four months. You addressed an immediate change by moving patients in and out of your practices from your parking lots, talking to clients by phone while treating their animals, and following new safety protocols to keep your staffs safe. Clients are working from multiple locations (including your parking lot) and on their cell phones while you are trying to reach them. The hot weather arrived forcing clients into air-conditioned cars while running errands or waiting at home. You are experiencing delays in patient care due to the back and forth of phone tag with your clients. And now, the school year will start online and veterinary staff must figure out how to balance work and ensure that their children are learning virtually. Schedules will need to accommodate the uncertainty of staff availability and it goes on and on.

At the CVMA, we continue to move in many directions while holding the ball, which for us is staying focused on our mission to serve our members and community through innovative leadership and to improve animal and human health in a socially responsible manner. We took a step and recreated the Pacific Veterinary Conference into PacVet Live, a virtual conference, over two weekends. It was very successful and well received by attendees. We continue to change directions as state distancing mandates continue to evolve and are conducting virtual continuing education seminars, virtual board and committee meetings, and even a virtual installation ceremony for the new CVMA leadership in place of in-person events. We moved our foot in a different direction to stay in step with an unusual and changing legislative session. We’ve adapted to not being present at the capitol and working on our legislative positions through virtual meetings and email. While a challenge, we are meeting our goals of effective lobbying to share the concerns and voices of our membership. Staff continues to work from home with some of us able to work at the office. The dynamics are different but we are confident in our ability to move forward while holding the ball.

While it may be challenging, our ability to pivot keeps us focused. We could say that COVID-19 is stopping us from accomplishing our goals and moving forward but I am optimistic in our ability to pivot and get our jobs done, take care of our families, our communities, and very importantly, ourselves.

I hope you are all remaining positive and that we can all continue to move in many different and new directions while holding the ball with our eyes on the basket—to achieve our goals.

Valerie Fenstermaker

Call to Action

Jacob Merryman, DVM By

The work throughout my first year out of school has been exciting. I have continued to learn new ways to manage cases, gain experience from my mentors and coworkers, and earn trust from new clients. I have enjoyed my life within and outside of work. As my clinical skills grow, so does my passion to help peoples’ pets. As I gain confidence as a clinician, I plan to use my time outside of work to contribute to projects beyond the hospital. Our contributions as veterinary scientists go beyond our respective hospitals and practices. Our education gives us the knowledge and critical reasoning that can be used to a ect change at di erent levels. We already help people at the individual level as veterinary professionals. At the community level, volunteering and participating in organized medicine can help the masses. Finally, One Health and organized medicine can a ect change at the institutional level.

More than likely, most of us know that volunteering for community programs is beneficial. Veterinarians are aware of spay/neuter, vaccine, and low-income clinics where we can volunteer. There are many more opportunities outside of direct animal-related programs, though. Beyond the obvious good that comes from helping others and cleaning up neighborhoods, volunteer programs can elevate a community. There are programs and coalitions out there that need more people or could use our scientific expertise. We can help empower citizens so that they can make changes in their own communities.

Within a greater community, such as regional and state, there are already organizations that contribute to not only veterinary medicine but communities as a whole. Most readers of this article are CVMA members who may already understand that being part of a collective organization can strengthen an industry. Regional VMAs are more intimate groups that can influence the lives of neighbors and colleagues. We need to be more than members and ask more of ourselves than getting CE and accepting perks. Advocacy on behalf of these organizations can help drive institutional change and make sure animal welfare is a priority. Not only are we advocates for animal health, we are advocates for science.

One of the best ways veterinarians can contribute to general public health and science is through One Health initiatives. We are taught that veterinarians understand zoonoses best, thus we are needed in addressing diseases

and situations that not only a ect animals but people, too. Physicians, veterinarians, and environmentalists can collaborate to educate citizens about diseases and situations that a ect animals, people, and the environment. We can be the motivators of change in our areas and help physicians see the benefits of working together for the good of public health. If one is truly inspired, there are also ways to become involved in nonprofit, governmental, and private sector programs to a ect change at the institutional level.

Veterinarians have been notoriously quiet when it comes to policy, community outreach, and educating the public that we can do more than the noble art of healing pets. We are excellent at educating our clients during our exams. With that being said, our education enables us to go beyond the exam room and be the scientific and medical experts that we are for the public. Empowering community members to make positive changes in their environment is within our expertise as leaders. Taking part in local associations can help our profession and animals on a larger scale. Lastly, we can help change laws and regulations to help animals and their humans to create a more progressive and healthy society.

An Interesting Start to My Career

Laura Weintraub, DVM By

Aglobal pandemic was certainly not how any of us expected our journey to becoming veterinarians to end. While I haven’t had a CBC run, I am fairly certain mine would show a nice stress leukogram. In spite of that, this pandemic gave us something we have all been lacking over the past four years—time. What did I do with that extra time? I slept a lot.

After some good R&R, I was able to reflect on my time in school, the friends I’ve made, and the mentors who have guided us. I watched my classmates handle the uncertainty and constant changes with incredible grace and apparent ease—a skillset that I imagine will come in very handy during our career.

While many of us complained about the long hours and hard work at the teaching hospital, after being home for a couple of weeks, we were all itching to get back. Until COVID, I never fully appreciated the immense joy of working in the clinic with great people and cases. On multiple occasions, the faculty and staff reached out to tell us how much they missed us. We held out hope that there would be a chance for us to return. Ultimately, that was not possible. The plan was for the rising fourth years to return to the hospital in mid-June. Normally there are two months of overlap for the outgoing fourth years to show the new fourth years the ropes. In lieu of that, the departing fourth years set up various Zoom calls and dispersed our contact information to try and ease the transition.

The faculty and residents rose to the challenge in new and creative ways. On a very limited basis, certain services were still seeing patients, some of which required hospitalization. And where there are in-patients, there were rounds to be made! Since we couldn’t be there in person, the faculty would FaceTime and virtually walk us from stall to stall. Despite the unconventional presentation, we learned so much and it really was quite fun. In addition to in-patient rounds, we also had daily topic rounds. These Zoom rounds happened in all sorts of places, from faculty bedrooms often with guest appearances from their children, to driving down the highway. These rounds were probably the best I had all year. We had long in-depth conversations and we had the advantage of some experience to ask better questions.

The morning of graduation, the school organized a drivethrough diploma pick-up outfitted with signs, music, and cheering faculty. Our graduation consisted of a Facebook Live slideshow and the traditional speeches presented on YouTube. While everyone attempted to make graduation as special as possible, I really missed having the in-person ceremony. I am very much looking forward to the day when we can all come together and celebrate this momentous achievement in our lives.

It’s really unsettling to think about entering into unchartered waters after graduation. While every new graduate describes uneasiness about transitioning from student to doctor, my sense is that this feeling has been exacerbated this year. In light of all the craziness, this pandemic has shown that now more than ever, the world needs us. With that, I am excited to see what paths my classmates pursue. In the meantime, here’s to hoping I can remember how to treat horses.

Incoming Veterinary Students Welcomed Virtually

UC Davis’ Induction Ceremony for its 2024 class will take place on August 14, 2020. The ceremony will be virtual and CVMA President Dr. Dirk Yelinek will speak. WesternU will also have a virtual ceremony to receive its new students. Welcome future veterinarians!

CLC and CVMA Fall Seminar O ered Online

For the first time, both the California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) and the CVMA Fall Seminar will be offered online. We understand the importance of licensing credentials and CEUs so we are making these valuable programs available as live, interactive online events. Visit cvma.net and click on the Learning tab for information regarding these and other programs.

The CVMA Continues to Provide Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic

From the start of the Governor’s stay-at-home order, the CVMA has been working to keep its members informed on relevant issues and the latest developments concerning the veterinary profession and the novel coronavirus. Information is updated regularly and can be accessed from the CVMA’s homepage.

Be Prepared for National Disaster Preparedness Month Coming in September

The CVMA created resources for the California Animal Response Emergency System (CARES) to help the state with animal disaster planning. CARES is an operational guide that assists with all aspects of animal care and control in the event of a disaster or emergency. Please visit the CARES website (cal-cares.com) for information regarding personal, family, shelter, and animal business planning.

I AM CVMA

Christopher Morrill

• WesternU student representative to the CVMA Board of Governors

• Area of interest – Research as well as small/lab animal medicine

• Western University of Health Sciences

What are your professional goals?

My professional goals entail making a di erence that I’m proud of whether it be by contributing to medicine through research or its clinical applications. I would take great pride in improving the welfare of both people and animals.

Do you do any volunteer work?

For the last two years, I’ve participated in AIDS/LifeCycle. It’s an annual seven-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles that raises money and awareness to end AIDS.

Why are you a CVMA member?

Because the CVMA keeps me current on legislative matters while providing me with many resources to improve my own medicine and lifestyle. I take comfort in knowing that the CVMA is a community that I can both learn from and express concerns.

Members are the heart of the CVMA

I try to make the world a better place by empathizing. If you look for the bad in somebody, you’re going to find it. Nobody is perfect and understanding where people are coming from helps me to spread kindness.

Who is your role model or mentor?

It may sound cliché, but my mother is my role model. I wouldn’t be where I am today without her support and I aspire to spread the values she instilled within me to the world.

The most interesting place I have visited or lived is Melbourne, Australia. I was able to take some really interesting wildlife classes and they solidified my intent to become a veterinarian.

What is the best advice you have received?

Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems is to help somebody else.

2020 LEGISLATION

Due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, the state capitol building and legislator offices are closed to the public. Therefore, all lobbying efforts must be conducted by phone or virtual meeting. Committee hearings at the capitol are a challenge due to the inability to attend in person. However, the CVMA team has been effective in voicing concerns about bills during the process and continues to work to represent the veterinary profession on several important bills during a modified legislative session. The team consists of CVMA lobbyists, select staff, the executive committee, and CVMA Legislative Committee Chair Dr. Dayna Wiedenkeller.

The legislative session was delayed after a scheduled summer recess due to a COVID-19 outbreak among legislators and staff. All bill hearings were suspended until July 27. While it is still unknown how the legislative session will move forward this year, the CVMA continues to work on the following bills.

CVMA POSITION:SUPPORT

SB 627 (Galgiani) Cannabis and cannabis products: medicinal use on an animal: veterinary medicine

SUMMARY: Current law permits veterinarians to discuss the use of medicinal cannabis for animal patients with clients, but prohibits cannabis recommendation. This two-year bill (carried over by the author from last year) would permit veterinarians to recommend medicinal cannabis and cannabis products for an animal patient “for any condition for which cannabis or cannabis products provide relief” and within the veterinarian-client-patient relationship. The CVMA worked extensively with the author last year to amend this bill to address the needs of the veterinary profession and animals.

STATUS: With the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

CVMA POSITION:OPPOSE

SB 1347 (Galgiani) Veterinary medicine: authorized care and registration

SUMMARY: This bill would exempt animal shelters that practice a limited scope of veterinary medicine from the Veterinary Medical Board premises permit requirement, and

subsequently from the requirement to have a veterinarian associated with the shelter for oversight purposes.

Specifically, SB 1347 will exempt from the practice of veterinary medicine the following activities in private and public animal shelters: administering vaccines, administering non-prescription medications including parasiticides, administering medications dispensed or prescribed by a veterinarian, performing first aid, and changing bandages. The CVMA is strongly opposed to this bill as written because it would result in harm to animals in shelters. Without a premises permit, there would be no authority or oversight of veterinary practices in animal shelters. The list of exempted practices cannot safely be performed by laypersons without advanced training and ongoing oversight. The CVMA proposed amendments to the bill, which would require a limited and discounted premises permit and limited veterinary oversight from a “veterinarian of record” rather than a licensee manager. Those proposed amendments were rejected by the bill author and sponsors. The author accepted amendments which state the intent of the legislature to continue reviewing animal shelter operations and the adequate oversight of veterinary activities performed by veterinarians, shelter staff, and volunteers. The amendments also specify that shelter staff and volunteers would be required to receive six hours of training in order to permit them to perform the exempted tasks above.

STATUS: Referred to the Assembly Business and Professions Committee.

CVMA POSITION:OPPOSE, UNLESS AMENDED

SB 1115 (Wilk): Commercial blood banks for animals: animal blood donors

SUMMARY: This bill would have phased out the two closed-colony blood banks in California that supply blood throughout the state and replace them with establishments that collect blood from community-sourced animals. The CVMA has voiced significant concerns over the safety and availability of blood and blood products under the new proposed community-based model and has worked extensively to ensure that, prior to closure of the two closed-colony blood banks, these two parameters meet or

exceed the current system. The CVMA engaged multiple stakeholders from industry, government, and animal rights groups to represent the needs of the veterinary profession in preserving a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products in order to save animals in California. This bill, along with AB 1953 (Bloom) is inactive for this year, but it is expected that both bills will be reintroduced during the next legislative session.

STATUS: Held in the Assembly Agriculture Committee.

CVMA POSITION:WATCH, WORK WITH AUTHOR

SB 800 (Dodd) Horse Racing

SUMMARY: In an effort to address horse racing fatalities, a number of bills were introduced this year to change various sections of the law. This bill will add a requirement to the veterinarian-client confidentiality law specific to racehorse records. In its original form, the CVMA had concerns with the open-ended requirements for veterinarians to provide racehorse records for the life of the horse, and to an unspecified number of individuals requesting the records. The CVMA worked with the author to obtain reasonable amendments to narrow the provision requirements to horses actively racing or recently retired from racing, and to provide records only to specified parties.

STATUS: Referred to the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization.

CVMA POSITION:WATCH

• AB 1850 (Gonzalez) Worker Classification: employees and independent contractors

• AB 1974 (Gray) Horse racing: welfare and safety of racehorses and jockeys

• AB 2043 (Gonzalez) Unlawful business practices: employer liability: contracted supervisor

• AB 2077 (Ting) Hypodermic needles and syringes

• AB 2152 (Gloria) Public health: prohibition on the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits

• AB 2185 (Patterson) Professions and vocations: applicants licensed in other states: reciprocity

• AB 2213 (Limon) O ce of Emergency Services: model guidelines

• AB 2614 (Smith) Emergency services: counties: large animals

• AB 2704 (Ting) Healing arts: licenses: data collection

• AB 3035 (Patterson) Animal welfare

• AB 3045 (Gray) DCA: boards: veterans: military spouses: licenses

• SB 573 (Chang) Dogs and cats: microchip implants

• SB 878 (Jones) DCA Licensing: processing timeframes

The following bills have either been dropped by their author or have been held in committee and will not continue in the legislative process this year.

• AB 1953 (Bloom) Veterinary medicine: blood banks for animals

• AB 2059 (Kamlager) Toxicology Testing Animals

• AB 2117 (O’Donnell) Pet Store Operators: crimes

• AB 2177 (Kalra) Horse racing: equine medication, welfare and safety

• AB 2411 (Nazarian) Healing Arts licensees: renumeration: Drug or device companies: disclosure

• AB 2568 (Maienschein) Disaster preparedness: local government: animal wildlife evacuation plan

• AB 2615 (Chau) Horse racing: equine postmortem examinations: fatal racehorse injuries

• AB 2645 (Nazarian) Abused animals: advocates

• AB 2691 (Bauer-Kahan) Dog training services and facilities: requirements

• AB 2827 (Aguiar-Curry) Food, beverage, and cosmetic adulterant: industrial hemp products

• AB 2855 (Low, et al) Veterinary Medical Board

• AB 2857 (Low, et al) California State Board of Pharmacy: appointment: removal

• AB 2888 (Friedman) Guide, signal, and service dogs: emotional support dogs

• AB 2938 (Arambula) Horse racing: satellite wagering: use of license fees: earthquake and animal welfare projects

• AB 3298 (Brough) Frauds of medical credentials: penalty

• SB 1097 (Durazo) Medical services: credit or loan

• SB 1239 (Glazer) Animals: California Animal Response Emergency System program: Animal Care Network in Disasters program

• SB 1405 (Galgiani) Marine mammals: protection of cetaceans: unlawful activities

• SB 1432 (Glazer) Clinical laboratories

District

District V, Central CA VMA, Delta VMA, Merced-Mariposa VMA, Northern San Joaquin VMA, Tulare-Kings County VMA

District VII, Humboldt-Del Norte VMA, Marin VMA, Mendo-Lake VMA, Northern California VMA, North Valley VMA, Redwood Empire VMA

Dr. Dirk Yelinek President District II, Southern CA VMA

Dr. Elisabeth Klapstein President Elect Governor-at-Large

Dr. Keith Rode Member-at-Large District VI, Sacramento Valley VMA, Mother Lode VMA

Dr. Bruce Lindsey District I, San Diego County VMA

Dr. Jennifer Hawkins District II, Southern CA VMA

Dr. Peter Vogel District II, Southern CA VMA

Dr. Marshall Scott District III, Kern County VMA, Orange Belt VMA

Dr. Patrick Connolly

IV, Mid-Coast VMA, Santa Barbara-Ventura VMA, Monterey Bay VMA

Dr. Adam Lauppe

Dr. Larry Correia

Dr. Dianne Sequoia District VIII, Alameda VMA, Contra Costa County VMA, Napa-Solano VMA

Dr. Julia Lewis

District IX, Peninsula VMA, San Francisco VMA, Santa Clara VMA

Dr. Peter Bowie Governor-at-Large

Dr. Michael Karle Governor-at-Large

Dr. Teresa Morishita Governor-at-Large

New 2020–2021 CVMA Of cers and Board Members Installed

The following individuals pledged to serve in their elected positions for 2020–2021. They were elected on July 18, 2020 during a virtual ceremony that was attended by colleagues, friends, and family. Outgoing members were acknowledged for their contributions to the CVMA and Dr. Dirk Yelinek was sworn in as the 2020–2021 CVMA president.

Dr. Elisabeth Klapstein – President-Elect

Dr. Klapstein is a small animal practitioner and an owner of Mokelumne River Veterinary Services, a mixed animal practice in Lockeford, California. She is a past president of the Northern San Joaquin Veterinary Medical Association and is on the executive board for the Delta Veterinary Medical Association. She served as a CVMA delegate and as chairman of the CVMA Political Action Committee and currently serves on the VISC Board. Dr. Klapstein earned her veterinary degree in 1997 from the University of Florida.

Dr. Keith Rode – Member-at-Large

Dr. Keith Rode is a 2006 graduate of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. He started working at Woodland Veterinary Hospital right after graduation, and is still there 14 years later, having become a co-owner of the practice in 2012. Dr. Rode is a past president of the Sacramento Valley VMA and the Woodland Sunrise Rotary Club. He has served in various roles for CVMA over the years. Currently, he sits on the Board of Governors representing District VI and is the chairman of CVMA’s Political Action Committee.

Dr. George Bishop – Treasurer

Dr. Bishop was installed as CVMA treasurer. He owns The Animal Hospital at the Crossroads in Carmel and is a member of the Monterey Bay VMA. Dr. Bishop, a former board member and president of the CVMA, serves on multiple CVMA committees and served as the CVMA’s delegate and alternate delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates. He received his DVM degree from The Ohio State University in 1965.

Dr. Peter Bowie – Governor-at-Large

Dr. Bowie graduated from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998 and continued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania with an internship in emergency and specialty medicine and surgery. In 2000, Dr. Bowie joined the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of Marin as a sta emergency clinician and in 2006, he became an owner. He has been a CVMA delegate for the Marin County VMA and has served as the Chair of the House of Delegates for the past two years.

Dr. Teresa Morishita – Governor-at-Large

Dr. Morishita, an avian/poultry veterinarian, was a mobile avian practice owner, animal industry veterinarian,

pharmaceutical consultant, and is currently a professor at WesternU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She serves on the USDA’s National Poultry Improvement Plan; the Assessment Development Committee of the International Council for Veterinary Assessment; the USDA’s Secretary of Agriculture’s Committee on Animal Health; and is a veterinary advisor for the Galliformes Taxon Advisory Group for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Dr. Brent Wooden – Chair, House of Delegates

Dr. Wooden received his DVM from the University of California, Davis in 2003 and completed a one-year small animal rotating internship in Glendale, CA. He progressed from small animal veterinary associate to hospital director, and ultimately to practice owner in 2015 in Fair Oaks, CA. He has been a CVMA delegate for the past four years and serves on the CVMA legislative and PAC committees. He also serves on the Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA) with the AVMA.

Student Representatives

UC Davis – Megan Dietz

Ms. Dietz earned her B.S. in public health and nutrition from the University of Texas, Austin and her MPH from Colorado State University. She has worked domestically and internationally in livestock system climate change mitigation, worker safety, and farm animal welfare. In the future, Ms. Dietz hopes to help advance legislative reforms benefiting both people and animals.

WesternU – Christopher Morrill

Mr. Morrill graduated from Colby College (Waterville, ME) in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He moved to California from Maine prior to attending WesternU and became his class’s House of Delegates representative. Mr. Morrill is particularly interested in both small and lab animal medicine.

The Show Must Go On! Join us Online for the California Licensing Curriculum

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The California Licensing Curriculum (CLC) course is one of the components needed for qualified veterinarians to convert a temporary California license into a permanent one, or to become licensed in California without taking the California state license exam.

The COVID pandemic may have foiled our plans to bring you the CLC in person, but we are not one to let that stop us. While state law requires the CLC to be conducted on a “face-to-face” basis, the Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) and the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) have issued a temporary waiver, due to the COVID-19 response, to allow the course to be held virtually this year. The CLC will now be a live, fully interactive course offering 26 CEUs from the comfort of your home or wherever you have high-speed internet connection.

Veterinarians who wish to attend this course for purposes of obtaining a state license must qualify with one of the following conditions:

1. Hold a current California temporary license

2. Be employed by the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine or the Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine

3. Have a valid license in good standing in another U.S. state, U.S. territory, or Canadian province*

*In order for a veterinarian in category 3 above to qualify for licensure through this course, the veterinarian must have practiced for at least two years and completed a minimum of 2,944 hours of clinical practice within the last three years.

This course is also open to California veterinarians who want to attend for purposes of general continuing education.

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

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Improve Your Workplace Safety Culture by Empowering Your Staff

To create the foundation of a strong safety culture, inspire your staff to take action. Start by building a workplace environment that encourages staff input and collaboration. Highlight staff contributions, applaud employee achievements, and encourage self-discipline.

Recognition and encouragement are core elements of humanity. If company leadership can tap into these roots, a powerful employee response will begin to surface.

An effective way to start building this environment is to promote the notion that everyone is a leader. This helps spark an entrepreneurial spirit and a sense of ownership for all team members. Involve your staff in practice-wide processes and operations, such as conducting safety training sessions, writing proper job procedures, performing injury investigations, and leading safety audits.

Remember, the goal is to give the staff a strong sense of belonging and accomplishment while exercising control over their work environment.

To strengthen your workplace safety culture, keep these suggestions in mind:

1. Actions speak louder than words. Leadership must demonstrate support for the well-being and safety of all employees. Participate in safety training sessions, conduct safety observation tours, and administer accident investigations.

2. Engage your staff in safety management. Include staff in the creation of company-wide safety rules, workplace safety training, job procedures, and safety audits.

3. Foster an atmosphere of continuous improvement.Try conducting a job safety analysis of frequently performed tasks. Focus on areas that have experienced injuries. Try conducting safety analysis of tasks and

equipment use on a frequent basis; develop and implement a comprehensive staff suggestion program; and publish updates and safety improvements for your staff to read. This builds momentum.

When the leadership fosters an inclusive, encouraging work environment, intrinsic motivation is triggered within the staff member. Idealism grows and self-empowerment is strengthened. Your staff has a higher chance of following practice rules and safety procedures because they helped create them.

By empowering staff and including them in the creation of company practices, management will see an increase in production, higher attendance, and a greater sense of community. Teams will work more effectively together and will be more inclined to help each other.

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Animal Health Care Tasks for RVTs

By

Grant Miller, DVM, CVMA Director of Regulatory Affairs

The California Veterinary Medicine Practice Act defines the roles of veterinarians, registered veterinary technicians (RVTs), and veterinary assistants in providing veterinary care to animal patients in an animal hospital setting and gives the California Veterinary Medical Board (VMB) the authority to adopt regulations which establish the tasks that each may perform.

RVT Tasks

The California Code of Regulations, Title 16, section 2036 defines what are commonly termed “RVT-only” tasks. These are tasks that, in addition to veterinarians, only RVTs may perform. The section states that RVTs may not perform surgery, diagnose, or prescribe. It then states that under direct veterinary supervision, RVTs may

perform the following tasks:

1. Induce anesthesia

2. Apply casts and splints

3. Perform dental extractions

4. Suture cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues, gingiva, and oral mucous membranes

5. Create a relief hole in the skin to facilitate placement of an intravascular catheter

“Direct supervision” is defined in Section 2034(e) and requires the supervising veterinarian to have examined the animal at such time as good veterinary medical practice requires for whichever task is being performed, to be physically present at the location where the RVT is carrying out the aforementioned task(s), and is quickly and easily available.

Section 2036 also allows RVTs to administer controlled substances to animals under the indirect supervision of the supervising veterinarian. Indirect supervision requires the same examination requirements as stated above, but does not require the supervising veterinarian to be physically present at the location where the RVT is carrying out the task(s). Rather, the supervising veterinarian has given either written or verbal instructions (“direct orders”) for the treatment of the animal patient. While an RVT may administer a controlled substance under indirect supervision, he or she may not anesthetize an animal patient without direct supervision.

An RVT may perform all other auxiliary health care tasks under the degree of supervision that the supervising veterinarian deems appropriate. The degree of supervision over an RVT must always be consistent with good standards of veterinary medical practice.

Veterinary Assistant Tasks

The California Code of Regulations, Title 16, section 2036.5 stipulates the tasks that non-RVT support staff, termed veterinary assistants, may perform. Just as in section 2036 pertaining to RVTs, this section specifically prohibits veterinary assistants from performing surgery, diagnosing, and prescribing. In addition, it prohibits veterinary assistants from performing any of the “RVT-only” tasks listed in points 1 through 5 above. Beyond these restricted tasks, veterinary assistants may perform “auxiliary animal health care tasks,” under the direct or indirect supervision of a supervising veterinarian. These tasks include the administration of controlled substances, provided that the veterinary assistant has a current and valid Veterinary Assistant Controlled Substance Permit (VACSP) issued by the VMB.

Section 2036.5 also states that the degree of supervision by a licensed veterinarian over a veterinary assistant must be greater than or equal to the degree of supervision required when an RVT performs the same task, and must also be consistent with standards of good veterinary medical practices.

Properly titling each staff member and knowing the legally permissible tasks for each will ensure patient and consumer safety and keep veterinary practices compliant with the California Veterinary Medicine Practice Act.

California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Section 2036

(a) Unless specifically so provided by regulation, an RVT shall not perform the following functions or any other activity which represents the practice of veterinary medicine or requires the knowledge, skill and training of a licensed veterinarian:

(1) Surgery

(2) Diagnosis and prognosis of animal diseases

(3) Prescription of drugs, medicines or appliances

(b) An RVT may perform the following procedures only under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian:

(1) Induce anesthesia

(2) Apply casts and splints

(3) Perform dental extractions

(4) Suture cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues, gingiva, and oral mucous membranes

(5) Create a relief hole in the skin to facilitate placement of an intravascular catheter

(c) An RVT may perform the following procedures under indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian:

(1) Administer controlled substances.

(d) Subject to the provisions of subsection(s) (a), (b) and (c) of this section, an RVT may perform animal health care tasks under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The degree of supervision by a licensed veterinarian over a RVT shall be consistent with standards of good veterinary medical practices.

Section 2036.5

(a) Permit holders and veterinary assistants shall be prohibited from performing any of the functions or activities specified in subsections (a) (b) and (c) of Section 2036 of these regulations, except that a permit holder under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian may administer a controlled substance.

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, permit holders and veterinary assistants in an animal hospital setting may perform auxiliary animal health care tasks under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian or the direct supervision of an RVT. The degree of supervision by a licensed veterinarian over a permit holder or veterinary assistant shall be higher than or equal to the degree of supervision required when an RVT performs the same task and shall be consistent with standards of good veterinary medical practices.

Cyberspace: The Modern “Wild West”

by Kathy Noe, CPCU, ARM; Veterinary Insurance Services Company (VISC) By

Former President Barack Obama once referred to cyberspace as the “Wild West” where everybody expects the government to act as the sheriff. In reality, while law enforcement certainly has a role to play, it falls upon each of us to recognize the risks and respond accordingly.

By now, it has become a common experience to receive notification from a business regarding a data breach. Generally these notifications come from large business entities such as airlines, hotels, retail and restaurant chains, and even credit bureaus. However, small businesses can also become targets. Veterinary practice owners, therefore, have a dual exposure, not only for themselves as individual consumers, but in their business capacity as well, with respect to third

party liability. We will quickly review a few of the most common risks.

Your practice likely stores various data from both clients and employees, including personally identifiable information such as a name, date of birth, social security number, address, email address, phone number, etc. Basically anything that either alone or in combination with other data points, serves to confirm an individual’s identity. Certain data is legally protected and any breach may impose liability upon the business, where you may incur considerable expense to notify each affected individual and possibly remedy the consequences. It is also interesting to note that while we tend to think of this in the context of modern “cyber” risk, in reality, oldfashioned paper documents can also be accessed and

used in a fraudulent manner, so simply not being online is no guarantee of safety.

Your practice website or social media presence may be a source of legal liability if you use images of your employees, clients, or their pets without written consent. You are also potentially liable if you post material from other sources which may be copyright protected.

Another possible security gap may occur if you have staff working remotely, typically in roles such as bookkeeping, marketing, etc. In such cases, the employee may use their own laptop, tablet, or email-enabled mobile phone to conduct work tasks. These devices may be more vulnerable to external intrusion if not subject to the same security standards as those used onsite at the practice and directly under the employer’s control. Even if the employee is using business-owned devices, those may be stolen or lost, rendering any unprotected data on, or accessible via, the device vulnerable to exploitation if it falls into the wrong hands.

On a side note, aside from cyber security issues, there is another potential liability if employees use personal email or text for client contact. Imagine that a malpractice allegation or Veterinary Medical Board complaint arises and your practice records are incomplete because your employed associate has been communicating with the client via their personal email rather than business email. This will complicate your legal defense immensely.

E-commerce extortion, popularly known as ransomware, is yet another common scenario. These intrusions not only potentially breach confidential information but also may render your entire system inaccessible to you, bringing the practice nearly to a standstill.

Remote “cloud” data storage is one way businesses attempt to manage risk. It certainly has its advantages; however, it does not relieve the business owner of liability for proper use, storage, and protection of third party data.

There are various risk control measures which can be implemented to at least partially address these and other related exposures. They include the following:

• Replace factory default settings on new devices for appropriate security.

• Maintain up-to-date versions of all software on all devices (for example, if you are still running Windows 7, be aware that effective January 14, 2020, Microsoft discontinued any further updates).

• Use robust anti-virus, intrusion detection, and similar programs, also regularly updated.

• Utilize data encryption if you allow remote access to your systems.

• Regularly backup important data, store elsewhere from the primary database, but be aware that external drives are yet another point of vulnerability, in that they are another piece of hardware which can be lost or stolen.

• Explicitly outline company policy regarding acceptable use of employer property and data.

In many cases, it may be advisable to retain the services of an IT professional to assist with these tasks, ideally with a service contract which would require the IT vendor to maintain professional liability insurance.

Most of the risks touched on here are beyond the scope of a standard business owner’s policy. However, specialty “cyber insurance” products are available, which typically offer a modular coverage approach where the policyholder can choose from a menu of options. Should you wish to learn more, do not hesitate to reach out to a VISC representative by calling 888.762.3143 or via email at info@visc-ins.com.

Ms. Noe entered the insurance field while still in high school. She obtained her insurance license in 1979 and joined the CVMA’s endorsed insurance brokerage firm in 1985. Kathy holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations.

Kathy Noe, CPCU, ARM

Fall Seminar To-Go Live Interactive Online Learning

October 9–11, 2020

Get your CE delivered right to your door— or should we say computer or mobile device? Due to social distancing mandates resulting from the COVID pandemic, we are moving our Fall Seminar from an in-person event to a live, interactive seminar experience. Get the same fantastic content presented by our engaging speakers delivered to the comfort and safety of your home or wherever you have an internet connection. Simply register, log on, and enjoy online which means there is no need to tip the delivery driver!

Register for a single day or save by registering for the full seminar.

Veterinarian Track (Friday-Sunday · 12 CEUs)

Trisha Oura, DVM, DACVR Radiology

• Case-Based Canine Thoracic Radiograph Interpretation

• Case-Based Feline Thoracic Radiograph Interpretation

• When Thoracic Radiographs Are Not Enough

• Case-Based Brachycephalic Radiograph Interpretation: Yes, They Are a Different Species!

• Radiographs Versus Ultrasound for Small Animal GI Disease

• Why Good Positioning Matters

Andrea Cannon, DVM, DACVD Dermatology

• Approach to the Pruritic Dog – A Practical Approach to Itchy Dogs

• The Reason for the Lesion – Or What is that Pustule Telling Us?

• Otitis Externa/Media

• Recent Advances in Veterinary Dermatology –What’s New in Therapeutics

• Bacterial Resistance

• Topical Therapies

Technician Track (Saturday–Sunday • 8 CEUs)

Stephen Cital, RVT, RLAT, SRA, VCC, CVPP, VTS-LAM (Res. Anesthesia)

Pain Management and Anesthesia

• Small Animal Anesthesia: Doing Things Right (Part I)

• Small Animal Anesthesia: Doing Things Right (Part II)

• Common Myths in Pain Management

• Exotic Animal Pain Management (Avian, Small Mammal, and Reptile/Amphibian)

• Medical Cannabinoids: A Review

• Block the Box: Getting Away From Mask and Box Induction Techniques

• Pain Medications and How They Work

• Who Said NSAIDs Are All the Same?

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Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

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by Andrea Mikolon, DVM, MPVM, Ph.D.

Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) is a caliciviral disease of lagomorphs, including rabbits and hares. It is possible that pikas (family Ochonotidae) are also susceptible. RHD does not affect other animal species or humans. In rabbits, RHD causes severe hepatitis which often results in massive internal hemorrhaging. Clinical signs include sudden death, fever, icterus, and bleeding from the nose or other body orifices. It can also cause inappetence, lethargy, spasms, and difficulty breathing. There is no treatment for RHD. The incubation period ranges from one to nine days. RHD can be caused by two related viruses, Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus serotype 1 (RHDV1) which affects only domestic and wild European rabbits of the genus Oryctolagus, and Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus serotype 2 (RHDV2) which appears to be able to affect all species of rabbits and hares. There have been cases of RHDV2 in the northern United States starting in 2018. Since detected in New Mexico in March 2020, a strain of RHDV2 has been spreading across the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, affecting both wild and domestic rabbits and hares. It has spread rapidly through wild populations. In the current outbreak, the fatality rate has been ranging from about 30 to 100 percent and it is affecting all ages of rabbits. Rabbits that survive often have liver impairment and may shed the virus for up to two months in their secretions.

In early May 2020, RHDV2 was detected in a wild blacktailed jackrabbit in Riverside County, near Palm Springs. Since then, it has been detected in wild jackrabbits and cottontail rabbits in San Bernardino County and wild cottontail rabbits in San Diego and Orange Counties. On July 10, 2020, RHDV2 was confirmed in a domestic rabbit from a small backyard rabbitry in San Bernardino County, in an area where wild rabbits had previously been detected positive for RHDV2.

Good biosecurity practices are critical for the prevention of RHD. Rabbits should be kept indoors if possible, and ensure that domestic rabbits have no direct or indirect contact with wild rabbits and hares. The movements of wild and domestic rabbits may be playing a role in the spread of this outbreak. In addition to spread by direct contact with infected rabbits and their secretions, the virus can be spread by fomites. Humans, dogs, coyotes, rodents, and

insects can move the virus around. The virus is very resistant and remains viable in the environment for up to 105 days. It also can be maintained in chilled or frozen rabbit meat, which has been implicated in some outbreaks. Carcasses should be disposed of by incineration or deep burial (three feet minimum), if permitted by the municipality. They should be double-bagged in plastic and the outer bag sprayed with disinfectant if sent to landfills. The USDA recommends 10 percent bleach, 1 percent Virkon™-S, or accelerated hydrogen peroxide (Rescue™) for the for the disinfection of surfaces.

There is no licensed vaccine for RHD available in the United States. Veterinarians licensed in the state of California can apply to the state veterinarian for approval to request a permit from the USDA’s Center for Veterinary Biologics to import the vaccine from Europe. Please email us at ahbfeedback@cdfa.ca.gov for information on importing the RHD vaccine.

Report suspicious deaths of domestic and feral domestic rabbits to the California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Animal Health Branch at 909.947.4462. Report suspicious deaths of wild rabbits and hares to the California Department of Fish & Wildlife at 916.358.2790.

For more information, go to our website: cdfa.ca.gov/ AHFSS/Animal_Health/Pets_Other_Un-Reg_Species. html#rhd.

Meeting Members’ Needs in the Wake of COVID-19

The CVMA staff is working from home and in the office when necessary during the Governor’s stay-at-home order. The CVMA building in Sacramento has been outfitted with COVID protections and a comprehensive policy has been implemented to protect staff members in the office. During the pandemic, the CVMA staff has adapted remarkably to the altered work environment and continues to work to meet the needs of the profession during this challenging time. Below is a summary of how COVID-19 has impacted the CVMA and how the CVMA has risen in response to the challenge.

COVID Information and Guidance for the Profession

Immediately after stay-at-home orders were issued, the CVMA worked to provide California veterinary professionals with up-to-date information to help them navigate practicing veterinary medicine while following local and state mandates. Because of our relations with local, state, and federal agencies, the CVMA has been able to access timely information.

The CVMA COVID webpage has information specific to veterinary practices. It includes a detailed and extensive set of practice recommendations based on information provided by government authorities such as the California Department of Public Health, Cal/ OSHA, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This and other information on the COVID page has been continually updated since the beginning of the stay-at-home order in March. The CVMA will continue to keep the profession informed of new

developments related to COVID and veterinary practice through our website, the CVMA Weekly electronic newsletter, the CVMA member app, email, and the California Veterinarian magazine.

PacVet Live!

The Pacific Veterinary Conference (PacVet) was scheduled to take place in late June in San Francisco but was cancelled in May due to the pandemic. CVMA staff rebranded the conference to PacVet Live and constructed an online event that offered 21 CE units to meet the needs of the profession. Attended by nearly 1,000 registrants, PacVet Live was a great success.

Additional CE Offerings

Planning for in-person CE events is difficult with the rapidly changing status of public gathering mandates. In an effort to bring you the CE you need, the CVMA has increased its number of interactive online seminars to include a wide variety of topics, and many are free to CVMA members. We are still tentatively planning some in-person events but with an eye, first and foremost, on the health and safety of our attendees and staff. We will continue to follow state and local mandates and guidance by the CDC to determine when we can proceed with in-person offerings. In cases where it is not possible to proceed with an in-person event, we will work to bring you the same quality content but in an online, interactive format.

Be sure to watch for updated information on all CVMA CE offerings on cvma.net under the Learning tab.

Meet the President Dirk Yelinek,DVM

My favorite food is Maine lobster. I grew up in Springfield, MA. My favorite weather is overcast in the morning and in the evening with a foggy mist on the ground and sunshine during the day. I long for an occasional thunderstorm. My favorite color is blue, like the oceans where I spend most of my free time with my wife, Patti, exploring the surface of the seas by sailing and the depths by scuba diving. These are my happy places.

My other happy place, aside from the home we have made together with our pets encompasses my life’s work—my practice, organized veterinary medicine, and giving to other causes.

My interest in animal life was influenced by my grandfather, Arthur James Beebe, and my uncle, Arthur James Beebe, Junior. My grandfather had a small farm in East Lyme, CT.

I remember learning to candle chicken eggs in the farmhouse basement and the necessity to stay clear of the Angus cattle “staked out” in the pasture and on the front and side yards. I also learned it was not a good idea to lock your grandfather in the chicken coop with my cousins.

My uncle Jimmy exposed me to the sciences as well as the government when I visited the places where he was based as director of the Food and Drug Administration for New England. He exposed me to the wonders of health and science at the Smithsonian Institution, a handshake with Sen. Ted Kennedy, and a solemn visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Before I turned 10, my dad took me and my brother to Springfield College, where he moonlighted as an auxiliary policeman on Saturdays. He had a huge set of keys that opened doors—and my eyes. From the age of six to 10 years old, I was mystified by the biology labs there. I soon became interested in biology. I also learned to swim and dive there in an Olympic-sized pool that influenced me to swim competitively.

My high school years were filled with band, soccer, swimming, and skipping out of homeroom to play pool. In student government, something I didn’t think I’d like, I found that being one of the decision makers gave me a sense of pride and satisfaction. The collaborative work for common goals was a valuable lesson.

During my freshman year, my dad gave me Logger (dog), my life-long family pet friend (in memory and inspiration). This led to me applying for an after school job at the Boston Road Animal Hospital. I am forever grateful to the owners, Drs. Richard Hersman and Michael Rihm, who became my mentors. I tried to emulate these veterinarians, who were trusted and loved because of the care they gave peoples’ pets. I saw that being a veterinarian exemplified honesty, integrity, trust, and respect.

After high school, I was accepted to the animal science program at the Ohio State University. During the student-parent orientation, my mom and I both got a clear message in separate counseling sessions: I should go home because getting accepted to any veterinary college is much too difficult and arduous.

It wasn’t easy. There were four rigorous years of study, working weekends and summers, and a work-study program. I had an apartment and paid utilities as a Columbus resident so I could apply later as a state resident to the Ohio State Veterinary College. I was accepted! As Dean Phil Nelson of Western University in Pomona tells his entering classes, “Veterinary medicine CHOSE ME.”

Upon graduation, I headed west and eventually landed on the beaches of the South Bay near Los Angeles. I was attracted to the quality of medicine being practiced there and the beauty of the place. Winters in Massachusetts were behind me.

I spent a few years as an associate, then made house calls, and did relief work for 15 years. In 2004, I started my practice, the Redondo Shores Veterinary Center, a conventional and integrative veterinary practice. I have never looked back.

I served the Southern California VMA first as the South Bay chapter president and in 2014, as the association president. Then I went to the CVMA House of Delegates, joining the Board of Governors in 2015. I currently serve as an AVMA delegate and president of both the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture and the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association.

My wife Patti and I have two dogs and four or so cats, depending on how much food we put outside.

For the past 14 years, I have worked intermittently as a member of the National Veterinary Response Team (NVRT) of the National Disaster Medical System under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NVRT has 85 members across the country.

My deployment destinations, starting as a member of the Veterinary Medical Assistance Team that later

morphed into the NVRT, have included Virginia during an Avian Influenza outbreak in 2002 and Hurricane Rita in Texas in 2006. My most recent position in the NVRT was as leader of FEMA Region IX, which includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Pacific territories.

It is an honor to serve as CVMA president. That is my priority. I will do my best to rely on common sense without pretense or bias. Facts will be my resources— what works and what doesn’t. I will not be the loudest voice in the room. Our collective experience and knowledge will bring successful outcomes. Communication is key. Compromise and consensus are in our vocabulary. I will advance cautiously to confront disaster, not run from it.

This is a wonderful profession and I’m grateful and proud to be a part of it. I will work to make it better. Now, more than ever, we must grasp the innovations the future brings. What can we do globally to make a difference? We must recruit and train young leaders who think flexibly and have the energy to lead an ever changing profession.

I believe that we should meet our challenges as opportunities for the future. The virus that has become a pandemic and the adaptation required to mitigate its effects were not predictable. Our involvement in One Health becomes ever more important as veterinarians and scientists in public health work to make this a better world for all beings.

We can create our future. We are meeting new challenges and making unanticipated changes that will define that future. I look forward to turning challenges into opportunities, working with our Board of Governors, the House of Delegates, CVMA staff, committee members, and lobbyists.

There is no term limit on vison. There is no vison that does not involve change. Focus on the future and more importantly on the journey.

My favorite poem, Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann (1872–1945), was given to me by my mom—the same mom who always had confidence in me and urged me to purse my dreams. I hope you can view the world as Ehrmann did and see its beauty and troubles through wise, hopeful, and compassionate eyes: “and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”

I look forward to our journey together.

Dirk B. Yelinek, DVM

CVMA Awarding Excellence

The CVMA Recognizes Our 2020 CVMA Award Recipients

Each year, the CVMA sends out a call for nominees for the CVMA Awards. Recipients of these awards are individuals and organizations that make notable and significant contributions to organized veterinary medicine through their participation in CVMA activities and the human-animal bond. They represent the very best of the veterinary profession in California.

Due to COVID-19 in-person restrictions, the awards were mailed to the recipients.

Outstanding RVT of the Year – Private Practice

Leslie Peek, RVT

Even after 27 years, Ms. Peek does not think of her work as an RVT as simply a job. In addition to her position as head RVT at Sierra Oaks Veterinary Service, she trains and mentors RVTs, assistants, and students, sharing her knowledge and wisdom. She has also strived to continue learning several different aspects of veterinary medicine herself including animal behavior, low stress handling, dentistry, radiography, and surgical procedures.

For the past five years, Ms. Peek has worked as an instructor with the Veterinary Allied Staff Education (aka VASE) organization. She is known for being able to relate her personal with her current practice experiences which her students find very beneficial. “Teaching these classes has enabled me to help more people reach their goal of becoming an RVT. I feel good knowing that in our little hospital alone I have helped three individuals reach their dream. They are now practicing RVTs. Soon we will have a fourth, she starts school this January,” said Ms. Peek.

Ms. Peek became involved with the CVMA CVA Committee in 2006 and was the first RVT to co-chair the committee. She also served on the CVMA’s RVT Committee. She is an advocate of the veterinary profession and “is knowledgeable about the CVMA and has inspired others to join,” says fellow RVT, Jodie May. It is no wonder why several of her colleagues believe that she is a perfect example and recipient of the Outstanding RVT of the Year – Private Practice Award.

Meritorious Service Award

Darlene Geekie, RVT | The Little Angels Project

As a result of her tireless work in the veterinary field, and her experience with sanctuaries and rescue groups, Darlene Geekie founded the Little Angels Project. Her goal was to rescue animals with medical needs that other shelters and rescue facilities were unable to provide care for. She also sought to address the emotional and financial issues veterinary professionals and others who care for animals in these facilities face when the cost for appropriate care is prohibitive. The mission of the Little Angels Project is “to assist animals living in sanctuaries and rescue facilities, and to reduce euthanasia rates of domestic and exotic animals with advanced medical needs throughout Los Angeles County and surrounding areas.” The organization rescues mostly dogs and cats but also provides care to a variety of animals including birds, rabbits, turtles, pigs, goats and even exotic animals needing specialized care at local zoos and wildlife parks.

In addition to helping countless rescued animals, Ms. Geekie and The Little Angels Project were integral saving hundreds of animals injured in the Woolsey fire that took place in Southern California in 2018. There, they set up a makeshift hospital and worked with animal control and the Red Cross to provide care and support for animals and their owners. At one point, it became necessary for the Little Angels’ triage center to evacuate and it was relocated as a triage tent at the evacuation center. Not only did Ms. Geekie’s organization provide medical care to numerous animals affected by the fire, but it also worked to re-unite pet owners with their pets.

Ms. Geekie’s extensive work with the community and organizations, as well as her commitment to help animals in need, makes her a very deserving recipient of the CVMA’s Meritorious Service Award.

CVMA Awarding Excellence

California Animal Hall of Fame Award

2020 Inductee: MacGyver

Owner: Rick Stein

Veterinary Sponsor: San Roque Pet Hospital

Just like the ingenious television character who shares his name, MacGyver is no ordinary dog. As part of the Santa Barbara County’s Search & Rescue team, Australian shepherd MacGyver and his owner, Rick Stein, have helped to locate the lost and the deceased following accidents and natural disasters in some of the most tragic conditions. MacGyver is very adept with search techniques and can generally do so without a scent article, and is able to search in high altitudes and difficult terrain.

In 2018, MacGyver and Mr. Stein were honored with a special Pup Harris Fellow (aka Paul Harris Fellow) from the Santa Barbara Sunrise Rotary Club for their critical efforts during the Montecito debris flow incident. Joanne Schoenfeld, a past club president said, “MacGyver and his partner, Rick Stein, are only one of the many Santa Barbara Search and Rescue teams in our county. While I chose to honor them for their difficult work during the debris flow, they are hard at work all year long locating the missing in our area.”

MacGyver and Mr. Stein have also shared their knowledge by training other handler/dog teams. They have spent countless hours teaching by example and their friendly and professional approach has proved invaluable to many teams.

MacGyver’s dedication to locate the missing especially under difficult circumstances as well as his training contributions under the guidance of his owner, are clear examples of how his actions exemplify the humananimal bond.

Outstanding Service Awards

Kathy Gervais, DVM

Over the past 29 years, Dr. Kathy Gervais has been involved with many aspects of the veterinary profession. She has a passion for animal conservation; is a frequent volunteer for various organizations; a public educator of animal care issues; mentor to veterinary technicians, students, and others; a fundraiser, and an advocate. She is a supporter of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and is also active in various other conservation organizations including the Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund, Snow Leopard Conservancy, and the Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation, to name a few. Dr. Gervais remains active and generous with her time and experience, and is clearly a wonderful example of an Outstanding Service Award recipient.

Pauline White | San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association (SDCVMA)

As a 36-year member of the SDCVMA, Pauline White has done and seen it all. She has worked tirelessly on issues affecting the veterinary profession, animals, and animal owners in the San Diego County area for years and has provided an invaluable historical perspective to the SDCVMA board. Ms. White has kept up on current legislation and has reached out to the CVMA for clarification in order to pass on the correct information to the local community. She also ensured the SDCVMA organized quality CE for its members and helped make sure everything ran smoothly. Upon her retirement, her VMA would like to share her efforts with other veterinary professionals and recognize her outstanding service.

PacVet Live was a Virtual Success!

You Can’t Keep a Great Conference Down! When the COVID-19 pandemic brought large in-person gatherings to a halt, the CVMA moved expeditiously to bring the popular Pacific Veterinary Conference (PacVet) to the world of online learning. With some imagination, hard work, and a little magic, PacVet 2020 was transformed into PacVet Live, a virtual conference. Over the course of four days, June 19–20 and June 27–28, over 870 participants logged on for CE, raffles, and fun activities.

Between sessions, attendees enjoyed fun activities including desk yoga, which provided a welcomed chance to move about, fun games, and daily raffles with exciting prizes.

The conference was made possible by generous sponsors including the Diamond sponsor Veterinary Insurance Services Company (VISC) and the Ruby sponsor Boehringer Ingelheim. In addition, exhibitors treated attendees to valuable show specials.

SoldOut!

Although meeting with friends and colleagues in a destination location has always lured attendees to PacVet from across the country, getting quality CE from topnotch speakers has been the main draw. Fortunately, several speakers who were slated to speak at PacVet 2020 in San Francisco, were game to change it up and take their presentations online. Topics included small animal gastroenterology, use of antibiotics in animals, small animal neurology, wellness, small mammals, backyard poultry, avian, ophthalmology, and emergency critical care.

Megan Brashear, who spoke on emergency critical care commented, “I still cannot get over how engaged everyone was. In an in-person event, as a speaker, I am lucky to get one or two questions after a lecture, but it was a struggle to keep the Q&A to only 10 minutes!”

“Online learning events like this allow for more flexibility and I think it is going to become more of a normal occurrence. It is a great way for more people to access CE,” said Dr. Sara Thomasy who spoke on ophthalmology.

Many attendees commented that they appreciated the opportunity to get the CE they needed from the comfort of their homes.

Although PacVet Live was a successful venture, the CVMA staff always looks forward to seeing attendees in person. The comradery and sharing of information in person in a fun location makes the Pacific Veterinary Conference special. We are all crossing our fingers for a COVID-free 2021 and that we can all meet again in person for PacVet 2021 in Long Beach, California, June 18–21.

Thank you to our 2020 PacVet Live Speakers

Megan Brashear, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)

Topic: Emergency Critical Care

Adam Smith, DVM

Topic: Use of Antibiotics in Animals

Scott Echols, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)

Topic: Avian

Carrie Jurney, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

CCP

Topic: Neurology/Wellness

Susan Orosz, DVM, Ph.D., DABVP (Avin Practice), DECZM

Topic: Small Mammals/Backyard Poultry

Sara Thomasy, DVM, Ph.D., DACVO

Topic: Ophthalmology

Jacqueline Whittemore, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (SAIM)

Topic: Gastroenterology

Your profession is unique. Your insurance should be, too.

• Assisi Animal Health

• BCP Veterinary Pharmacy

• Blue Natural Veterinary Diet

• Boehringer Ingelheim

• Capstone Financial

• CareCredit

• Christian Veterinary Mission

• DVM Management

• Elsevier

• Epicur Pharma

• Esaote North America

Thank You Sponsors and Exhibitors

DIAMOND SPONSOR

RUBY SPONSOR

SPEAKER SPONSORS

RAFFLE SPONSORS

EXHIBITORS

• Fortune Management

• GerVetUSA Inc.

• Golden Gate Veterinary Compounding Pharmacy

• Hot Dog Patient Warming

• Multi Radiance Medical

• Nutramax Laboratories

• Pawpals

• Pet Health Pharmacy

• Petmap

• Petnetwork

• Rauhaus Freedenfeld & Associates

• Samsung / AE Medical Systems

• Shor-line

• Summus Medical Laser

• Tuttnauer USA

• Universal Imaging

• Veterinary Insurance Services Company

• Western Veterinary Partners

With veterinarians, we share in a mission so relentless, it adds an entirely new dimension to the world of preventative care and therapeutics. More than passion. More than dedication. More than expertise. Because animal health isn’t just our profession. It’s our calling. And together, we are more than medicine.

©2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. Duluth, GA. All rights reserved. US-PET-0395-2019

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CVMA Online Seminars

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

CVMA Online Seminars are a convenient way to get your CE where you want it and when you want it. Most interactive webinars are off ered on two diff erent dates and times to fi t your busy schedule and can be viewed wherever you have a highspeed internet connection.

Register for these online seminars by visiting the Learning tab at cvma.net.

One Health | Deborah Thomson, DVM

The Enigma of One Health

September 9, 2020 12:30 PM–1:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

How do you explain One Health? Is it a concept? An approach? How is it different from planetary health, global health, and eco health? Join this webinar to truly understand One Health.

Bringing One Health to Life

September 16, 2020 5:30 PM–6:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

Now that you understand One Health, how can you share this knowledge? Are there easy ways to teach One Health?Find out by joining this webinar.

Sexual Harassment Education and Training | Samson Elsbernd, Esq. | Wilke Fleury LLP

Employers with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment education and training for all employees by January 1, 2021. This webinar will meet the requirement for one hour of training for non-supervisor employees and two hours of training for supervisors.

Livestock Antimicrobial Stewardship | Marissa Silva, MVB

November 4, 2020 3:00 PM–4:15 PM (1.5 CEUs)

The CDFA’s Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship team will cover concepts veterinarians should consider for the judicious use of antimicrobials in livestock. This presentation features stewardship best management practices, research-based resources for proper use of medically important antimicrobial drugs, and fulfills the continuing education antimicrobial stewardship requirement for California license renewal.

Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs | Krystle Reagan, DVM

November 18, 2020 12:30 PM–1:45 PM (1.5 CEUs)

This course will provide an overview of antimicrobial resistance and address mechanisms for both reducing and improving antimicrobial use in your practice. This course satisfies the one hour of California CE requirement for veterinarians on the judicious use of medically important antimicrobial drugs. This webinar is geared for small animal practitioners.

For more information and to register for these online seminars, visit the Learning tab at cvma.net or call 800.655.2862.

Thank You, CVMA-PAC Contributors!

The CVMA would like to thank its members who, through their generous contributions, have shown their support for the CVMA Political Action Committee (CVMA-PAC). Because of these funds, we are able to build strong relationships with members of the state government and political candidates. These relationships position us as their go-to resource for matters relevant to the veterinary profession and the well-being of animals in California. We would like to give special recognition to members who have given at the higher levels.

Here is the CVMA-PAC Honor Roll (payments received between January 1, 2020–June 30, 2020):

Presidential Level ($1,000 and above)

Dr. Ned Eib

Dr. Michael Karle

Dr. Andrew Mo att

Dr. Richard Sullivan

Dr. Dayna Wiedenkeller

Governor Level ($500–$999)

Dr. Kevin Lazarche

Dr. Dirk Yelinek

Senator Level ($150–$499)

Dr. Larry Correia

Dr. David Gordon

Dr. Catherine Hagan

Dr. Malcolm Jones III

Dr. John Pascoe

Dr. Cynthia Steele

Dr. Mary Somerville

Dr. Norman Zachery

Capitol Level ($75–$149)

Dr. Ava Ackerman

Dr. John Adam

Dr. Jennifer Aguirre

Dr. Susan Aitchison

Dr. Lee Akins

Dr. Aubrey Alfaro

Dr. Sean Alley

Dr. Edward Ancu

Dr. Amber Andersen

Dr. Karl Anderson

Dr. Mark Anderson

Dr. Stephen Anderson

Dr. Douglas Anez

Dr. Kelly Anez

Dr. Sarah Anger

Dr. Alex Ardans

Dr. Robert Arrick

Dr. Theresa Arteaga

Dr. Igor Arzumanian

Dr. Kevin Ashbran

Dr. Marcella Ashton

Dr. Ti any Azevedo

Dr. Patricia Bacchetti

Dr. Dean Bader

Dr. Richard Baer

Dr. Hilda Baisel

Dr. Vincent Baker

Dr. Jacobo Balairon

Dr. Vincent Baldanza

Dr. John Ballestin

Dr. William Barboni

Dr. Daniel Barbour

Dr. Eric Barchas

Dr. Emily Bardo

Dr. Sharon Bass

Dr. Barry Baum

Dr. Laura Becker

Dr. Thomas Beighlie

Dr. Teresa Beiter

Dr. Celeste Benavides

Dr. Kimberly Bercovitz

Dr. Christy Berg

Dr. Robert Berschauer

Dr. Heather Besso

Dr. Matthew Bettencourt

Dr. Julie Betts-Hislop

Dr. Aurora Bibb

Dr. Lori Bidwell

Dr. Roger Bierstedt

Dr. Chris Biggersta

Dr. Lauren Blair

Dr. Waka Blair

Dr. Je Blea

Dr. Linda Bloomfield

Dr. Karen Blount

Dr. Linda Bogart

Dr. Gregory Bogatsky

Dr. Heidi Booth

Dr. James Booth

Dr. James Bower

Dr. Thomas Boyer

Dr. Sarah Bradley

Dr. Colleen Brady

Dr. Grace Bransford

Dr. Glenn Brigden

Dr. Kenneth Briggs

Dr. Natalie Broomhall

Dr. Jessica Brown

Dr. Bradley Brunskill

Dr. Karen Buchinger

Dr. Alexa Budde

Dr. Laurie Bulkeley

Dr. Stephanie Burbach

Dr. Susan Burden

Dr. John Burkhartsmeyer

Dr. Cade Burns

Dr. Charlotte Burns

Dr. Sharon Burns

Dr. Stephen Burns

Dr. Katherine Burt

Dr. Rebecca Burwell

Dr. Steven Butchko

Dr. Kelly Byam

Dr. Victoria Cain

Dr. Todd Calsyn

Dr. Debra Daniels Campbell

Dr. Susan Cannon

Dr. Kathryn Carlson

Dr. Tamara Carney

Dr. David Carroll

Dr. Renee Case-Cabalona

Dr. Kamaryn Casey

Dr. Juan Casillas

Dr. Leia Castaneda

Dr. Janelle Castillo

Dr. Kevin Caylor

Dr. Craig Chandler

Dr. Lindsay Chandler

Dr. Charlotte Chen

Dr. Yun Cheng Chen

Dr. Corea Kie-Joon Choi

Dr. Kenneth Cholden

Dr. Bruce Christensen

Dr. Kasey Christenson

Dr. Valerie Christiansen

Dr. Jill Christo erson

Dr. Ngoc Chu

Dr. James Clark

Dr. Cassandra Clemens

Dr. Je rey Cohen

Dr. Amber Cohn

Dr. Linda Colburn

Dr. Christian Comeau

Dr. Caroline Conn

Dr. Joel Conn

Dr. Audra Cook

Dr. Jennoah Cooper

Dr. Edward Cornelia

Dr. Eduardo Cornelia, Jr.

Dr. Diana Cortez

Dr. Kenneth Coscarelli

Dr. Irene Cote

Dr. Elizabeth Cox

Dr. Steven Craft

Dr. Gary Cranney

Dr. Martin Crawford-Jakubiak

Dr. Therese Craychee

Dr. Carol Crittenden

Dr. Bernadine Cruz

Dr. George Cuellar

Dr. Dennis Culley

Dr. Lori Dabaco

Dr. Chelsea Davidson

Dr. David Davis

Dr. Kyshia Davis

Dr. Martha Davis

Dr. Susan Davis

Dr. Melinda Dayhu

Dr. Robert Dean

Dr. Julie Dechant

Dr. Cherie Paulette Decker

Dr. James DeLano

Dr. Richard Denney

Dr. Merle Der Vartanian

Dr. Raymond De Villa

Dr. Cellu Dhawan

Dr. Pedro Diniz

Dr. Rey Dominguez

Dr. Timothy Donnelly

Dr. Maureen Dorsey

Dr. Coleen Dossey

Dr. Petra Drake

Dr. Diana Drumm

Dr. LeeAnn DuMars

Dr. Ian Dunbar

Dr. Noel Dybdal

Dr. George Dyck

Dr. David Edsall

Dr. Steven Edwards

Dr. Chana Eisenstein

Dr. Michal Ekladios

Dr. Mehrzad Emad

Dr. Richard Ermel

Dr. Arturo Esquivel

Dr. Belinda Evans

Dr. Brian Evans

Dr. Heather Evans

Dr. Lisanne Evans

Dr. Fahmy Fahmy

Dr. Ryan Fairbairn

Dr. James Felts

Dr. Raymond Fenton

Dr. Kristen Finch

Dr. David Fisher

Dr. Randall Fitch

Dr. Stephanie Lynn Flowers

Dr. Carol Forhan

Dr. Leah Forquer

Dr. Annie Forslund

Dr. Debbie Fox

Dr. Elyse Frank

Dr. Mark Franusich

Dr. Stacy Fuchino

Dr. Gina Fuhrman

Dr. Kelly Jo Furmanek

Dr. Gwen Gadd

Dr. Constance Ganter

Dr. Michael Garcia

Dr. David Genovese

Dr. Sharon Hunt Gerardo

Dr. Kathy Gervais

Dr. James Giacopuzzi

Dr. Shahrzad Giahi

Dr. Victoria Giampaoli

Dr. John Giannone

Dr. Gurjeet Gill

Dr. Surat Gill

Dr. Vikraj Gill

Dr. Lawrence Gilman

Dr. Gillian Angliss Glaser

Dr. Max Gluck

Dr. Sarah Gonda

Dr. Sean Goodell

Dr. Sarah Gottschalk

Dr. Caroline Goulard

Dr. Leighanne Goyder

Dr. Marta Granstedt

Dr. Barrie Grant

Dr. Gayle Grasmehr

Dr. Megan Greer

Dr. Harbinder Grewal

Dr. Gary Gri enhagen

Dr. Gamal Guirges

Dr. Joseph Habeeb

Dr. Andrew Hagan

Dr. Frank Hagan

Dr. Spring Halland

Dr. Holly Hamilton

Dr. Eric Hammans

Dr. Mark Handel

Dr. Thomas Hansen

Dr. Sean Hardcastle

Dr. Jaspal Harika

Dr. Dennis Harrigan

Dr. Michael Harris

Dr. Laura Hart

Dr. Celina Hatt

Dr. Jennifer Hauss

Dr. Edward Haynes

Dr. Dusty Headley

Dr. Scott Heaton

Dr. Richard Heers

Dr. Amanda Hefner

Dr. Keith Hilinski

Dr. Maxwell Hibi

Dr. Debra Ho man

Dr. Jeremy Hoge

Dr. Walter Hoge

Dr. John Tolley

Dr. Nathan Tong

Dr. Avra Tracht

Dr. David Treser

Dr. Christopher Tripi

Dr. Ashley Troncatty

Dr. Erin Troy

Dr. Rachel Tuz

Dr. Tracie Uchima

Dr. Stanley Ueno

Dr. Sandy Ullman

Dr. Patricia Ungar

Dr. Treva Valentine

Dr. Carol Van Hoogmoed

Dr. Eric Van Nice

Dr. Christine Van Spronsen

Dr. Vanessa Vandersande

Dr. Anita Varga

Dr. Ronaldo Vasquez

Dr. Elena Vassilev

Dr. Joseph Velasco

Dr. Theodore Veling

Dr. Victoria Voith

Dr. Rand Wachsstock

Dr. Jerri Waddington

Dr. Catherine Wagner

Dr. Sudeep Wahla

Dr. Jessica Waldman

Dr. Christy Walker

Dr. Wendy Wallace

Dr. Shih-Chueh Wang

Dr. Dean Watanabe

Dr. Philip Watt

Dr. Laura Weatherford

Dr. Kristel Weaver

Dr. Mark Weimer

Dr. Steve Weinberg

Dr. Ronald Weiner

Dr. Daniel Weinstein

Dr. Sean Wells

Dr. Diana Welsh

Dr. Vanessa Wensing

Dr. Je rey Werber

Dr. Kristine Werner

Dr. Michael Wesselink

Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell

Dr. Amber Wheelbarger

Hagkull

Dr. Bruce Whitaker

Dr. Christopher White

Dr. Sarah Whitley

Dr. William Wiatt

Dr. Michael Wiekamp

Dr. Kenneth Wiggans

Dr. Erich Williams

Dr. Mark Williams

Dr. Christine Wilson

Dr. Jamie Wilson

Dr. John Wilson

Dr. Robert Wilson

Dr. Neal Winnacott

Dr. Mark Winning

Dr. Wes Wittman

Dr. Jason Wood

Dr. Jodi Woods

Dr. Marie-Anne Woolley

Dr. Carlos Yang

Dr. Hwoi Chan Yang

Dr. William Yohler

Dr. Kenichiro Yoshida

Dr. Lisa Youn

Dr. Lee Young

Dr. Jae Yu

Dr. Lynn Yut

Dr. Rahim Zabihi

Dr. Amalia Zacher

Other (Up to $75)

Brianna Abeyta, RVT

Areka Abrazian, RVT

Jamie Adams, RVT

Michelle Adomavich, RVT

Sattar Afshar, RVT

Kimberly Aguirre, CVMA CVA

Dr. Joe Alcorn

Lori Anderson, RVT

Dr. Rochelle Aran

Robyn Baillif, RVT

Kassey Baldwin, RVT

Klara Barbeau, RVT

Lisa Barber, RVT

Mary Barnes, RVT

Dr. Tyler Baum

Laura Beasley, RVT

Breanne Begay, CVA

Dr. Brandon Bell

Dr. Kaitlen Betchel

Wendy Bettencourt, RVT

Dr. Edith Blair

Michelle Blascow-Caudle, RVT

Olivia Blodgett, RVT

Karen Boshart, RVT

Amy Bradford, CVMA CVA

Dr. Evelyn Bobbitt

Dr. Laura Bradley

Jo Bradley, RVT

Malerie Brill, RVT

Christine Brister, RVT

Dawn Brittain, RVT

Allison Brown, RVT

Sopheavy Byerly, RVT

Shannon Cameron, RVT

Karla Cano, RVT

Vanessa Carmody, CVA

Arica Cayton, RVT

Dr. Timothy Cheney

Rebecca Clement, RVT

Kimberly Coe, RVT

Debra Cohen, RVT

Mia Conanan, RVT

Christina Croco, RVT

Carla Cronin, RVT

Katherine Cross, RVT

Emma Cusack, RVT

Ellen Deabi, RVT

Linda De La Torre, RVT

Heather Dillon, RVT

Nancy Dinh, RVT

Bonnie Duecker, RVT

Kathleen Eckman, RVT

Leon Figard, RVT

Albert Filice, RVT

Alison Fleckner, CVA

Anita Flett, RVT

Karen Flewelling, RVT

Dr. Michael Forney

Michelle Fotoples, RVT

Lesley Francis, RVT

Anna Galli, RVT

Shelby Garcia, RVT

Hilary Gaughen, RVT

Dr. Katherine Gerster

Dr. Cole Gevurtz

Cynthia Gonzales, RVT

Ruby Gonzalez, RVT

Brittney Goodwin, RVT

Amanda Gordon, RVT

Sheyenne Harlacher, RVT

Linda Hennessy, RVT

Dr. Hayley Ho man

Bobbi Hokit, RVT

Dr. Taryn Holliday

Lana Houck, RVT

Melanie Hroziencik, RVT

Liz Hughston, RVT

Christine Pollard Humphries, RVT

Matty Hurst, CVA

Allison Ipson-Haney, RVT

Adena Jochnowitz, RVT

David Johnson, RVT

Courtney Jones, RVT

Sheryl Jones, RVT

Samet Kaplan, CVA

Dr. Boram Lee

Stella MacDougall Kelly, RVT

Jennifer Kennedy, RVT

Dr. Stephanie Klein

Mayra LaMastus, RVT

Dr. Anita Lara

Roxanne Lawson, RVT

Cynthia Lehmann, RVT

Joanne Lenigan, RVT

Crystal Lewis, CVA

Mary Lewis, RVT

Maria Libonate, RVT

Sarah Liechty, RVT

Jonelle Lindsey, RVT

Beatrice Linn-Rose, RVT

Bonnie Lundin, RVT

Shawn Lynch, RVT

Bertha Machado, RVT

Dr. Clifton Machado

Channing Manacop, RVT

Amanda Manitta, RVT

Molly Mathiesen, RVT

Nasa Matsumoto, RVT

Andrea Mattern, RVT

Patti McEwen, RVT

Breanne McGuire, RVT

Dr. Paul Menard

Rosa Mendoza, RVT

Dr. Megan Miller

Elton Molina, RVT

Kellie Molina, RVT

Rebecca Montoya, RVT

Donna Morgan, RVT

Robin Morgan, RVT

Robin Murphy, RVT

Tracey Murphy, RVT

Julia Mutere, RVT

Dr. Laurel Nakata

Giuseppe Nardocci, RVT

Bari Nazario, RVT

Dr. Barry Neichin

Amy Nichols, RVT

Lisa Noriega, RVT

Lisa Marie Norkunas, RVT

Dolores Oprawski, RVT

Dr. Kaylee Otterson

Dr. Christine Owen

Florencio Pabellon, RVT

Christy Pacifico, RVT

Dr. Roman Pan

Dr. Vanessa Padilla

Marika Pappagianis, RVT

Irene Park, RVT

Graciela Patino, RVT

Lori Paul, RVT

Leslie Peek, RVT

Shannon Pelto, RVT

Dr. Danielle Pepping

Justin Perez, RVT

Jennifer Pfile, RVT

Caitlin Phillips-Caldeira, RVT

Julie Pick, RVT

Dr. Julia Popish

Ti any Potts, RVT

Karri Procopio, RVT

Carrie Pulse, RVT

Mariscela Quinn, RVT

Dr. Amber Raduziner

Gabriela Ramirez, RVT

Dr. Gurdial Randhawa

Joshua Rendel, RVT

Danielle Richard, RVT

Dr. Carla Robin

Stephanie Roesner, RVT

Desiree Rogers, RVT

Elizabeth Rose, RVT

Dr. Mathew Russum

Dr. Melissa Rothstein

Dr. Jessica Ruygt

Rosa Sandoval , RVT

Cynthia Savely, RVT

Sunny Schacher, RVT

Aimee Schildt, RVT

Dr. Michelle She eld

Tamralyn Shepphird, RVT

Leah Shufelt, RVT

Terri Silveira, RVT

Ann Sisneros, RVT

Colin Smith, RVT

Dr. Jeromy Smith

Krissyan Smith, RVT

Dr. Donald Smith

Candace Spenker, RVT

Barbara St. Amant, RVT

Megan Starbeck, RVT

Dr. Joy Steinberg

Hannah Stone, RVT

Mark Sugino, RVT

Karen Suter, RVT

Cynthia Swann, RVT

Stephanie Szucs, RVT

Vivian Tang, RVT

Lorena Tapia, RVT

Robert Tatterson, RVT

Cynthia Taylor, RVT

Ashley Teater, RVT

Gail Thornton, RVT

Roberta Tipton, RVT

Brittany Tisdom, RVT

Mark Tornquist, RVT

Catherine Twesten, RVT

Marie Ussery, RVT

Evangeline Van Antwerp, RVT

Wendy Van Horn, RVT

Jessica Varozza, RVT

Lucia Vasquez, RVT

Alisa Vinokur, RVT

Sara Virlouvet, RVT

Heather Walker-Hutton, RVT

Jean Walton, RVT

Annette Waner, RVT

Kelly Bergis Ward, RVT

Dawn Kay Waters, RVT

Triana Wedemeyer, RVT

Dr. Mel White

Lisa Wise, RVT

Sandra Wong, RVT

Keri Zabokrtsky, RVT

Nikita Zaharin, RVT

Daniel Zambrano, RVT

Deborah Zibes, RVT

Cynthia Ziegler, RVT

It’s not too late to contribute. The stronger the PAC fund, the stronger our voice will be. Visit cvma.net and click on CVMA-PAC under the Government tab to learn more about the PAC and to contribute online.

Checks should be made payable to: CVMA Political Action Committee, 1400 River Park Dr., Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95815

Summary of Proposed CVMA Constitution and Bylaw Changes – July

2020

Below are proposed changes to the bylaws which will take place if adopted. Copies of the entire text of the constitution and bylaws are available upon request from the CVMA office or can be viewed on our website at cvma.net.

CVMA Committee Term Limits (Bylaws, p. 41)

MSP To recommend term limits for CVMA committees that do not already have term requirements. Members shall be appointed to one three-year term with an option to be appointed to an additional threeyear term.

MSP To recommend a one-year break in service be required before a person may be appointed to the same committee, unless there are term requirements.

Section 2(B) Unless otherwise specifically provided:

1. All appointments to standing and special committees shall be at the direction of the President.

2. Each committee shall report directly to the Board of Governors.

3. Committees shall have term limits unless otherwise specified in the bylaws.

a. Members shall be appointed to one (1) three-year term, with an option to be appointed to an additional three-year term

b. After serving two (2) consecutive terms, a one-year break is required before a person may be appointed to the same committee.

MSP To allow a departing committee member to continue to serve until a new committee member has been appointed.

Section 2(B)3 c. The members of the committee shall continue in their positions until their successors are appointed.

MSP To remove Article XVI, Section 4(B) and require that DVMs and RVTs must be CVMA members in order to serve on a CVMA committee.

Section 4(B). Veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians shall be required to be members of the Association in order to be eligible for appointment. Non-veterinarians may also serve on Committees, and shall not be required to become members of the Association in order to be eligible for appointment.

CVMA Remembers

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

• Dr. G. Francis Burgess, a CVMA Life member, passed away on February 9, 2020. He graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1961. He owned Hanford Veterinary Hospital in Hanford, CA and practiced there until his retirement in 1995.

• Dr. Walter Hughes, a CVMA Life member, passed away on April 26, 2020. He was part of the first class to graduate from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1952. His career was spent making significant contributions to the understanding of poultry disease and poultry management.

Earn CE at the CVMA Online Fall Seminar

The CVMA Fall Seminar takes place this year online from October 10 to 11. RVT and CVMA CVA attendees will receive eight CE units, a conference syllabus, and a certificate of attendance. All you need is an internet connection and you’re ready to join!

This year’s speaker is Stephen Cital, RVT, RLAT, SRA, VCC, CVPP, VTS-LAM (Res. Anesthesia). Mr. Cital will be speaking on the topic of pain management and anesthesia.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2020

• Small Animal Anesthesia: Doing Things Right (Part I)

• Small Animal Anesthesia: Doing Things Right (Part II)

• Common Myths in Pain Management

• Exotic Animal Pain Management (Avian, Small Mammal, and Reptile/Amphibian)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2020

• Medical Cannabinoids: A Review

• Block the Box: Getting Away From Mask and Box Induction Techniques

• Pain Medications and How They Work

• Who Said NSAIDs Are All the Same?

To register and for more information, visit the Learning tab on cvma.net and click on CVMA CE Programs or call 888.655.2862.

Veterinary School Students Receive Award Recognition

Graduation ceremonies were different this year for students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Veterinary school seniors from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine made the most of it by having virtual ceremonies that could be viewed online. Several CVMA student award recipients were notified via email of their awards in three categories: practice excellence, lifelong learning, and the California Veterinary Medical Foundation (CVMF) award.

Congratulations award recipients!

UC Davis Award Recipients

Western University Award Recipients

Congratulations 2020 Scholarship Winners!

The CVMA would like to congratulate the follow recipients of the CVMF/VISC Student Scholarship Award and the Ron Faoro, DVM, Student Scholarship Award.

CVMF/VISC STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The California Veterinary Medical Foundation (CVMF), in partnership with the CVMA’s insurance brokerage company, the Veterinary Insurance Services Company (VISC), established this scholarship award through donations from VISC.

We are pleased to announce the seven veterinary students who were awarded scholarships of $2,500 each in June 2020. Congratulations to the following students: UC Davis

• Ava Abuchaei • Peter Ellis

• Alison Jeffrey • Lauren Pangburn

• Alyssa Sullivan • Laura Weintraub

WesternU

• Jessica Tondo

California Veterinary School Seniors Awarded VISC Scholarships

VISC Scholarship Awards are awarded to fourth-year students who have demonstrated outstanding business and communication skills throughout veterinary school.

RON FAORO, DVM, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

This award was established in memory of past CVMA President Dr. Ron Faoro and is administered by the CVMF. Recipients of this award are presented with $1,000 scholarships for their role in leadership.

Congratulations to the following recipients:

• Laura Weintraub – UC Davis

• Keli Vandenheuvel – Western University

Scholarships are awarded yearly. For more information, visit cvmf.net or contact Laura Phillips by calling 800.655.2862 or via email at staff@cvmf.net.

Joanna Proctor Award for Practice Excellence

Candace Tam

Award for Practice Excellence

Candace Tam WesternU

Jamie Lemus Lifelong Learning Award

Nicole Gautreau Lifelong Learning Award Ricky Walther UC Davis

Tiffany Liem CVMF Award Class of 2021

Farida Varias CVMF Award Class of 2021

Graduating WesternU Veterinarian Charts His Next Course on Social Media

Trusten Moore, DVM, began posting messages on social media during his busy first year at Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine as an efficient method of communicating with family members.

“I’d post about what we were doing—hey, we’re in anatomy lab or today we’re going to work with horses—and I slowly started seeing a following growing,” Dr. Moore recalled. “Why are random vet students and veterinarians following me?”

It might have been a mystery to Dr. Moore, but to his growing legion of fans, it was no secret. The funny, engaging student veterinarian amassed some 20,000 followers across his Instagram and Facebook pages. His fans come for the laughs and the music, but also might learn a little something about the veterinary profession and education in the process.

Dr. Moore graduated in May. Prior to WesternU’s virtual graduation, well-known veterinarian Dr. Andy Roark asked him to participate in a national virtual graduation for veterinary medicine, where Moore performed a song parody. Less than a week later, that graduation program had already garnered nearly 10,000 views.

Dr. Moore “is a real gift to our profession,” Dr. Roark said while introducing him. “We’ll be laughing with him for years and years to come.”

However, the loss of the traditional graduation had initially left Dr. Moore and many of his fellow fourth year students crestfallen. By the final semester of the fourth year, students are nearing the finish line and ready to toast to their success. “We only had to get through the last few weeks, then celebrate,” Dr. Moore said.

But Dr. Moore credits WesternU with keeping students engaged, providing both social and educational opportunities. “Now we’re all realizing that graduation is just a ceremony,” he said. “We didn’t work all these years for a ceremony. We worked for a degree.”

Dr. Moore’s performance on the National Virtual Graduation Program was something of a capstone for him. In his four years at WesternU, Dr. Moore evolved from an eager neophyte to a national cheerleader for veterinary education. He begins a small animal rotating internship in Los Angeles this summer and his website will transition from a chronicle of his student experience to that of a working veterinarian.

“I obviously have a big interest in social media and have developed this internet personality, if you will. I want to focus on that to an extent,” Dr. Moore said. “The past four years have all been focused on vet school and lifting up veterinary students and now I’m moving on.”

Coming along with Dr. Moore to his next chapter will be his music and his warm sense of humor. His website will continue under its same slogan, “Sharing Veterinary Medicine through Music, Comedy, and Honesty.”

“My platform is all about making people smile and letting them know they are not alone,” Dr. Moore said.

A recording of the National Virtual Graduation Ceremony can be found here: youtube.com/ watch?v=wdQHY0FAyh0

Dr. Moore’s website: drmoorestudentvet.com.

State of the School at UC Davis

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop Dean Michael Lairmore from delivering the annual State of the School address in May, but it did cause him to move it to a Zoom presentation. He began by congratulating the school for being named #1 again worldwide by QS World Rankings. That measure of excellence, he said, is a testament to the dedication of the entire veterinary medicine community of faculty, staff, and students.

The school’s mission to advance the health of animals, people, and the environment remains more vital than ever as the world faces the current coronavirus pandemic, he said. While the global health crisis has impacted the school’s budget and resulted in income loss, Lairmore highlighted that the crisis has also brought the role of veterinarians to the forefront of global health.

Thanks to the groundwork laid over the past decade by the school’s PREDICT program, scientists and researchers around the world were prepared to react quickly with early lab responses and tracking of animal sources of SARSCoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

PREDICT, a project of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Emerging Pandemic Threats program, directed through the school’s One Health Institute, has helped train approximately 7,000 One Health professionals in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The program has played a critical role in this current pandemic response.

In addition, multiple units and researchers across the veterinary school and UC Davis Health (human medicine) are collaborating on developing new reagents, diagnostic tests, and a possible vaccine. The teams were able to launch into gear quickly thanks to existing strong partnerships.

The pandemic also necessitated a curriculum revamp for first through fourth year students. The challenge was to provide them continued access to veterinary training while safeguarding their health and well-being. Thanks to faculty members who pivoted quickly to online teaching and remote clinics for fourth years, our class

of 2020 graduated on time. The combined quality of education and financial benefits of attending UC Davis make it the best value for veterinary education. Our students have the highest median starting salary of graduates of any of the 30 U.S. veterinary schools. Thanks to generous donors for scholarship support, the school ranks second for the most optimal debt-toincome ratio and the third-least in median debt.

UC Davis has always been a leader in research funding. This year, total research expenditures topped $81 million. Those funds supported studies such as discovering the first genetic link between Toxoplasma strains in felid hosts and parasites causing fatal disease in marine wildlife; linking melting Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus in marine mammals; and evaluating drugs that impair bone repair in racehorses.

While the current pandemic has presented many challenges, the Veterinary Medical Center remains on track as the most ambitious fundraising campaign by any veterinary school in the nation. Phase I structures completed include the Large Animal Sport Facility and the blood donor pasture and coral. With fundraising goals reached for the All Species Imaging Center, that part of Phase II will begin next year.

In conclusion, Dean Lairmore expressed his appreciation for faculty, staff, and students who continue to excel in advancing the well-being of animals, people, and the environment in California and around the globe.

The class of 2020 received their diplomas during a drive-through celebration in addition to an online commencement.

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Scotts Valley: Located about 6 miles north of the City of Santa Cruz & 26 miles southwest of San Jose. Healthy economic region w/ educated residents & great school system. Various amenities with a small town feel. Well established PX situated within a strip center. Leasehold facility is ~ 1,800 sq. ft w/ 2 exam rooms & 15+ cages. Full service, computerized 1- DVM px. Equipment includes CR X-Ray & IDEXX lab. 2019 Gross ~$783,000. Very motivated seller due to health issues. A Any offer will be seriously considered PRACTICE PRICE ONLY: $390, 000

INLAND EMPIRE- Rare Opportunity: Located in the heart of southwest Riverside County and ~1.5 hours from L.A. & San Diego. This upscale community offers a rural feel w/ incredible amenities available. Amazing location to reside and work. PX is located in a popular shopping center w/ ample parking. ~2,800 sq. ft. hospital includes 3 exam rooms, & multiple runs/runs. Well-equipped PX w/ digital X-Ray & IDEXX lab. Under-utilized PX w/ limited DVM hours& services. Room for expansion & growth. 2019 Gross ~$1.3 Million. PX PRICE: $1 1 Million RE PRICE ONLY: $400,000

GREATER SACRAMENTO- Motivated Seller: This historic town is located just 30 minutes north of Sacramento within Placer County, paradise for outdoor enthusiasts, wine connoisseurs, foodies and history buffs alike. The practice is located on a major thoroughfare with excellent visibility and ample parking. Efficient ~1,900 sq. ft. free-standing facility. Computerized practice includes digital X-Ray and IDEXX lab 2019 Gross ~$798,000. Currently operated as a 1 DVM practice with great staff. Major practice price reduction. NEWPX PRICE: $400, 000. REAL ESTATE PRICE: $420,000.

ORANGE COUNTY, COASTAL- Priced to sell quickly: This charming community offers ideal weather, a diversified economy & excellent educational system. The city is located near three airports: (SNA), (LGB), & (LAX). PX is located in a newly renovated urban shopping center. Efficient leased facility ~ 1,200 sq. ft. w/ 2 exam rooms, 3 runs & several cages. 2019 Gross ~$554K produced w/e xtremely limited, part time DVM hours. Significant growth potential with new energetic owner-operator. Currently, the PX values at greater than 1 year’s gross. P PX PRICE ONLY: $470,900.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY- New Listing: Easy access to San Francisco and Sacramento, this convenient, central location, along with a temperate climate, allows residents to enjoy a wide variety of unique and scenic attractions within the immediate Bay Area as well as throughout Northern California. Leased facility, ~2,000 sq. ft located in a shopping center with ample parking. Facility offers 2 exam rooms and 20 cages. Computerized practice includes DR X-RAY, Abaxis lab equipment. Many opportunities for growth with new energetic owner. P PRACTICE PRICE ONLY: $399,000

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- New Listing: Situated in the heart of the Monterey Bay area, 84 miles south of San Francisco, less than 10 miles from the ocean, this friendly community offers an ideal environment for working and living. Although agriculture forms the economic base, technology, electronic companies, electrical products, construction materials and heavy construction companies support the economic structure. Spacious, freestanding ~3,744 square foot leased facility situated near a major thoroughfare. Long established, full-service, small animal hospital includes 3 exam rooms, 30 cages, 8 runs with DR- XRAY & IDEXX lab equipment. 2019 Gross just over $1.1 Million. P PRACTICE PRICE: $820, 000

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, NORTH- New Listing: Near perfect climate. Leisurely drive to beach cities and downtown San Diego. Endless outdoor activities, easy access to retail & commercial areas offers a highly desirable area in which to live & work. Well-established & organized PX located in an active shopping center. ~1,895 sq. ft. leased facility. Full-service hospital w/ experienced staff. 2019 Gross ~$740,000 produced with limited DVM hours & services. Excellent opportunity for first time buyer or satellite practice. P PRICED FOR A QUICK SALE PRACTICE PRICE ONLY: $365,000

L O S A N G E LES, COASTAL: MOTIVATED SELLER! Rare opportunity to own a well- established practice located in an excellent area. The city includes a state university, along with a harbor port, airport. ~1,100 sq.ft free-standing facility. Equipment includes Abaxis VS2 lab, dental unit, Digital DR X-Ray. 2019 net sales ~$556,000. P PRACTICE PRICE: $400,000 REAL ESTATE PRICE: $575, 000

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color-flow doppler ultrasound, Snyder oxygen cage, and all of the other medical equipment you are likely to want to practice quality medicine. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes medical, dental, and life insurance, EAP, vision plan, 401K plan with match, CE allowance, licensure and dues, flexible scheduling, one month paid time off and more! Guaranteed base salary $156,000-$200,000 depending on schedule you choose, plus additional production compensation. Visit our web site at: npvethospital.com. Email sanders_steve@sbcglobal.net.

Located in the Sierra foothills, two hours from San Francisco, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, AAHA accredited Angels Camp Veterinary Hospital small/mixed animal practice is looking for compassionate, motivated and energetic veterinarians on a full or part-time basis. Join

our four-doctor team and enjoy the opportunity to exercise all your veterinary skills. Our facility includes surgery and dental suites with dental x-ray, ultrasound, endoscope, digital x-ray and a community based support staff. Generous doctor to support staff ratio, including RVTs. Collaborative doctor environment. Great salary and compensation package. Earn monthly productivity bonus. Excellent benefits package. Our focus on goals and professional development provides opportunities for personal growth and advancement. Contact Dr. Tom Heermance DVM at: heermata@yahoo.com. Visit our website at: www. angelscampvet.com.

Our team at Arcata Animal Hospital is seeking an associate DVM to join our practice. We are primarily a small animal hospital, but we also see a small number of birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Exotics experience is not required but would be a plus. We are an AAHA certified, client/patient centered practice committed to excellence in patient and client care. We provide soft tissue surgical services, complete dental services, ultrasound, laser therapy, acupuncture, herbal therapy, overnight patient care. We encourage our doctors to pursue special interests and expand our patient services. Experience is a plus, but not required. A positive attitude, love of learning, and love of veterinary medicine are required! Email Fox-beaudet@att.net.

Looking for compassionate, friendly, and enthusiastic small animal veterinarian to work at a busy 2-doctor practice in beautiful South Lake Tahoe. Live and work in paradise! Soft tissue/orthopedic surgery, medicine, ultrasound, digital radiology, dentistry, and more. No required after-hours emergency. Commitment to our clients and patients an absolute must. Flexible hours, base pay with production available. Valid CA veterinary license. At least 6 months practice experience preferred but not required. Email npowell@bluelakevet.com.

Davies Animal Medical Hospital - Located in Yuba City, CA is an easy commute from Sacramento or Chico. Yuba City was recently voted Top Ten Best Small Cities in the US and we are seeking a motivated, experienced full-time veterinarian to join a well-established (over 25 years),

progressive small animal practice with a loyal fan base. Davies Animal Medical Hospital is a privately owned, 4-doctor practice that is growing quickly. We have a highly skilled, fun and collaborative staff with a high Staff to Doctor ratio. Ideal candidate would be a team player, supportive mentor, thrive in a fast-paced environment, competent in basic surgery/dentistry, provide high quality medicine for our patients and focused on creating a warm, family experience with clients. The hospital is paperless and well equipped with state-of-the-art ultrasound (AUS and Echo), in-house IDEXX laboratory, both dental and conventional digital radiology and laser therapy. We aim to provide our team with a balanced work/home life. No on-call or after hour emergencies. Flexible work schedule of 4-5 days per week rotating schedule (if desired) with 2 weekend days a month. Salary of $125-145k plus production bonus and competitive benefits (Health/Dental/Vision/Simple IRA/CE allowance/Dues/Licenses). Signing/relocation bonus negotiable.- DVM degree from an AVMA accredited university and current veterinary license in California. Email Manager@daviesanimalhospital.com.

Northpointe Veterinary Hospital in Yuba City, CA is looking for an experienced clinician to join our 24/7 hospital. We have just moved into a new 10,000 sq ft state-of-the-art hospital facility voted 2018 Hospital-of-the-Year by DVM360. Because we are a 24-hour hospital we have the flexibility to adapt your work schedule to meet your lifestyle. Join our team of over 50 staff members dedicated to compassionate patient care. The hospital is located approximately 45 minutes north of Sacramento or UC Davis. Work in a modern, very well equipped AAHA accredited hospital with great support staff who are able to provide excellent technical support for your cases 24 hours a day. We offer a generous benefits package which includes medical, dental and life insurance, vision plan, 401K with match, CE allowance, licensure and dues, 4 weeks paid flexible time off and more. Compensation is guaranteed base salary of $115,000 to $200,00 (according to work schedule), with additional production bonus. Visit our web site at: npvethospital.com. Email resume and cover letter to: ssandersdvm@gmail.com or fax to: 925.938.1639.

Established in 2000, Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center & Urgent Care has continued to raise the bar in providing

premium and quality veterinary care. With independent specialists in Surgery, Radiology, and Cardiology, we have become the regional center for the highest quality veterinary care in the San Ramon Valley. We also offer alternative and complementary services such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Chiropractic care. 16 doctor practice with a support staff of over 100 employees; 24 Hour Nursing Staff; 14,000 square foot facility with multiple surgery suites, ICU and diagnostic laboratory; 14 exam rooms; Strong support for local animal rescue organizations; Large and diverse caseload. A promise frequently made but rarely fulfilled, Mentorship requires thoughtful planning and execution. Our Organized Onboarding program ensures Mentorship success. With mentors in medicine, surgery, and communications, we help you develop skills for the career you envision. We devote time to teach about the flow of the practice and systems and operations which allows you to maximize production with greater confidence. Our Staff to DVM ratio of 7:1 exceeds the national 4:1 average. Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center offers competitive salaries, complete benefits, opportunities for advancement and importantly, a collegial work environment. Our clients are well educated and expect communicative and professional veterinarians. CE, License & Dues: Health, Dental & 401 K; Competitive compensation packages( base salary + commission); Onsite CE training on dentistry and internal medicine; Time off flexibility. Last 3 post-internship DVMs hired had an average annual fist year income of $130K. Email our medical director for more information on this great opportunity - DrKpeterson@webvets.com Area Location: The City of San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County and has become the new telecommunications corridor of California. Approximately 25 miles east of the City of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Ramon Valley has long been considered one of the most desirable living areas in the Bay Area. San Ramon is ranked as the nations’ second safest among towns with a population of over 50,000. San R amon is scenically beautiful, has a good climate year-round, suburban charm and is in close proximity to the Bay Area’s major employment and entertainment centers. The city of San Ramon is the heart of the valley and is surrounded by the affluent communities of Alamo, Blackhawk, Danville, and Diablo. Residents of the San Ramon Valley can take a drive to enjoy the Pacific

Ocean, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Napa Valley, Berkeley, Monterey, San Francisco or Lake Tahoe. There is nothing better than living and working in the San Ramon Valley! Must hold a license in California and a DVM degree from an AVMA accredited university. Completion of accredited Internship program or 3 years of experience. Willing to accept a position that has evening and weekend shifts. Email DrKPeterson@webvets.com.

Registered Veterinary Technicians

We are a well-established 6 doctor practice. We are hiring for a full time EXPERIENCED Registered Veterinary Technician. The skills you will be utilizing include, but not limited to: Anesthesia monitoring, blood draw, IV CATH placement, Intubation, Radiographs, Dental, Client Education, Injections. Our patients include dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and other assorted pocket pets. We offer paid health insurance, sick, vacation, and holiday pay. Pay commensurate with experience. Full time with alternating Saturdays. Experienced RVT. Email chabotvet@hotmail.com.

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA Veterinarians

Experienced Veterinarian Wanted to join our fast-paced, well-established 8-doctor practice located in a rural community with a low cost of living. We are in the heart of the Central Valley; 2 hours west of Yosemite, 2 hours from San Francisco, and 2 hours from Napa. Our town offers a vibrant nightlife with our restaurant row, boutique shopping, and is also a great place to raise a family with excellent schools and lovely parks and recreational activities. We desire a smart, enthusiastic, energetic, client-oriented veterinarian with strong internal medicine and surgical skills. Our hospital offers state of the art equipment including digital radiography, new ultrasound machine, new endoscopy machine, hydrotherapy unit, digital dental radiology, laser therapy, and much more!

We are a paper-light practice with digital records. We offer Canine Rehabilitation, Acupuncture, Orthopedic Surgeries, Soft-Tissue Surgeries, Emergency Care, and everything in between. Our support staff is phenomenal, two technicians per doctor plus designated support staff such as Leads, Dental Technicians, Pack Washers, etc. No Emergency Shifts. 24-32 scheduled hours a week, with

a great work-life balance. Extremely Competitive Compensation Package, plus an additional $30,000 to $50,000 signing bonus DOE. Excellent Benefit Package includes: Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, 401K, CE, Licenses and Dues, Generous PTO, and Uniforms. Ownership Buy-in Potential available for the right Vet. Please email Sara Leimgruber, Hospital Administrator at sleimgruber@valleycrittercare.com to submit your CV.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Veterinarians

Growing, efficient practice in upscale Palm Desert, CA looking for 2nd vet. GREAT staff; wonderful clients! Wellequipped and maintained, strong focus on dentistry, with ultrasound, lift tables, full lab, dual dental stations, video otoscope, and many little “extras” that make practice smooth and fun. Gold Level Cat-Friendly Practice with Fear-Free staff certification. Seeking permanent associate; buy-in interest welcome, “sweat equity” included in longterm offer. Bring your passion to our practice - special interests encouraged! Internship or ER experience a plus, but would consider an extraordinary new grad. Palm Desert is a winter resort, with world-class theater, shopping, golf, music festivals, white party, hiking, biking, climbing and much more. Beaches, mountains, skiing, CO River and Mexico are a day-trip from here. Affordable housing, good schools, and all the benefits of city living without the traffic or the crowds. This is the playground of celebrities, Presidents, and ordinary people. We strive to provide an upbeat, patient-centered work environment. Competitive pro-sal package based on total practice revenues. Benefits to suit - tell us what’s important to you and let’s make it happen! Check out our website and please ask questions. We are eager for a great fit and willing to go to great lengths to make it happen. Enthusiasm and passion for veterinary medicine on every level! Cover letter should mention professional goals and interests. Email DrRoberts@CountryClubDVM.com.

Santa Monica Pet Medical Center is looking for an experienced associate to become part of our team. This is a replacement position. A first year combination signing and retention bonus of up to $30,000 is available to a highly experienced candidate. Our busy general practice has been serving the City of Santa Monica from the same

location for nearly 60 years. Our facility has been modernized and features all the best equipment and information systems. What sets us apart is excellent medicine, generous DVM pay and benefits, a compliant client base, a positive workplace culture, and phenomenal support staff. Our schedule is Monday through Saturday with a four-day workweek. We are closed Sundays. Our compensation and benefit structure is top shelf. We pay on production and provide high payout rates with guaranteed base. We pay 100% of the health insurance, dental, optical and life insurance premium. A profit sharing low-fee 401K plan is available after 1 year. PTO, CE, membership fees, licenses and dues are also paid. We are privately owned and operated. Visit our website at www. petmedical.com. Please send your resume in confidence to mark@petmedical.com. A minimum of 5 years experience is required. A special interest in dentistry, surgery & diagnostics is a plus.

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