News from the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association Fall 2009
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EDUCATION l REGULATORY UPDATES l BUSINESS GUIDES l MVMA NEWS Annapolis to Host 2010 Winter Conference January 14 6 CE Credits • Doubletree Annapolis Hotel
disease, drug toxicities and burn injury. Registration materials will be coming to your mailbox soon. You can also register online. DETAILS MVMA 2010 Ski Seminar Returns to Telluride The Camel’s Garden Hotel in Telluride, Colorado will once again host MVMA’s Ski Seminar in 2010. Set for March 24-27, the seminar combines top quality CE with spectacular Colorado skiing. DETAILS MVMA 2010 Winter Seminar Vacation to Barbados The five star All-Inclusive Almond Beach Village Resort located on the Caribbean coast of Barbados will be the site of the annual Winter Seminar Vacation. A total of 22 seminar hours will be offered. DETAILS FROM THE PRESIDENT MVMA Builds Alliances in the Veterinary Community The MVMA Executive Board has been active over the past three months promoting our mission of increasing interaction with veterinary groups that share our interests. Benefits gained by expanding these relationships will increase our abilities to address issues within our own state and provide opportunity for our membership to interact with other colleagues. DETAILS Veterinary College Signs Agreement with American University of Antigua The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech has signed a memorandum of agreement with the American University of Antigua (AUA) that will allow qualified students from the Antiguan university to transfer to the veterinary college for their last two years of study and clinical rotations. DETAILS Clarifying the VMRCVM Agreement with the American University of Antigua The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine is very excited about its agreement with the American University of Antigua, but there is some confusion in the veterinary community about exactly what this partnership means. Dean Gerhardt Schurig, DVM, Ph.D. clarifies these misunderstandings. DETAILS Ragan Joins Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine Dr. Valerie Ragan has joined the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine as director of the Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine on the college’s University of Maryland-College Park campus. In her new position, Ragan will be responsible for charting the future direction of the center, including a leadership role in public health, public policy, and international veterinary medicine. DETAILS New State Board Regulation Increasing CE Requirements The State Board increase the continuing education requirement for veterinarians to 18 credits per years. Here are the changes to the regulation. DETAILS FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Red Flags Rule At the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is delaying enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule until June 1, 2010, for financial institutions and creditors subject to enforcement by the FTC. DETAILS Completing Mail and Telephone Orders It is often convenient for both you and your clients to complete a credit card order by phone or mail rather than at your practice’s physical location. However, there are precautions you should take to guard against data compromise when handling these “card not present” transactions. DETAILS General Advice for Exporting Pets from the United States Here are some tips for customers who want to ship their pets outside of the United States. DETAILS The Cost of Recession on Your Practice Value For too many Maryland practices today, business is slower this year. Other practitioners have told me that they want to ease into retirement by slowing down, working only four days a week or shorter days. By default or intent, there are profound mathematical certainties that need to be considered before electing this course. DETAILS Hospital Bundles Increase Perception of Value What has more value in your client’s mind… a “Fecal” or an Intestinal Parasite Screening?” What picture does the single word “hospitalization” bring to mind. Paint a more favorable picture for all concerned by using the language that reflects the depth of your care. DETAILS Maryland Veterinary Foundation Scholarships Awarded
This year’s Maryland Veterinary
Foundation scholarship recipients were selected. The
scholarships were presented at the Virginia-Maryland College of
Veterinary Medicine Fall Scholarship and Awards Ceremony in
October. This year’s recipients are: Welcome New Members
MVMA welcomes the following members
who have joined since our last newsletter was published. MVMA Classifieds MVMA's most recent job listings and listings for practices and equipment for sale. DETAILS |
News from MVMA Here is the Fall 2009 issue of The Maryland Veterinarian. You can find an archive of MVMA's newsletters in the members-only section of our web site Coming Events January 14, 2010 Annapolis, Maryland
February 6-12, 2010 Barbados
March 24-27, 2010 Telluride, Colorado
April 28-30, 2010 Mid-Atlantic States Conference for Bovine Practitioners Hagerstown, Maryland
May 6, 2010 Mid-Atlantic States Veterinary Clinic West Friendship, Maryland
June 26-29, 2010 MVMA Summer Conference Ocean City, Maryland
November 10-11, 2010 MVMA Fall Conference Timonium, Maryland MVMA Leadership Executive Director Ronald H. Sohn
Association Coordinator Sue Roloson
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