CVMA is accepting nominations for the following awards until January 31, 2023:

• CVMA Humane Award
• CVMA Industry Award
• Merck Veterinary Award
• CVMA Small Animal Practitioner Award
• CVMA Practice of the Year Award
• CVMA Distinguished Member Award
• CVMA Honourary Membership

Award recipients receive complimentary registration to the 2023 CVMA Convention in Québec City along with the other prizes specified to each award.

AWARD ELIGIBILITY

Award nominees (excluding those nominated for Honourary Membership) must be current CVMA members; however, they can be nominated by non-members. CVMA invites you to consider nominating a deserving colleague for one of the following CVMA’s prestigious awards:

Click here for more information.

Please see below the presentation slides and handout from a webinar that Health Canada conducted in November 2022 called “Raising Awareness – Avoiding Unauthorized Health Products Online (Information Session for Health Care Professionals)”.

– Raising Awareness – Avoiding Unauthorized Health Products Online  (Handout)
– Raising Awareness – Avoiding Unauthorized Health Products Online (Presentation Slides)

The presentation slides can be reviewed by health care professionals at their convenience. Health care professionals are also encouraged to put the handout up at their office or disseminate physical or electronic copies to their clients/patients. The handout speaks to the risks of buying health products online and avoiding unauthorized health products. It also summarizes a list of resources on Health Canada’s webpages.

This is a two-day course for leaders of all levels, that focuses on enhancing coaching, communication, feedback, and change-leadership skills. This session will be delivered by Destination Leadership’s founder Shana Ring.

Course details:
December 13 & 14, 2022
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
People First HR, 1403 Kenaston Blvd
$1,350 +gst (lunch provided)

Register online: https://www.peoplefirsthr.com/upcoming-events/leadership-coaching-skills/

Below you will find links to the newly updated and landmark Cat Friendly guidelines published in this month’s edition of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS).  The ISFM and AAFP assigned task force members have been working diligently together over the last year and a half to develop the most up to date document with regards to understanding and respecting feline emotions and applying this understanding to veterinary care. AAFP Past President Kelly St. Denis states that they have started by moving away from the terms ‘restraint’ and ‘handling’ towards ‘interactions’ with the guidance of eminent feline behaviourists Dr. Sarah Heath and Dr. Sarah Ellis, and with an understanding that our time with cats in the veterinary clinic should very much be an interaction rather than a forceful, imposed handling experience. She mentions that they have completely rewritten the original 2011 document and expanded the guidelines to include 2 main sections: Cat Friendly Interactions and Cat Friendly Veterinary Environment.  The November issue of JFMS also includes an article on 10 years of CF practice/clinics and the ISFM Cat Friendly Principles. Kelly also mentions that these pivotal guidelines will mark the foundation for feline veterinary care moving forward into the next decade and beyond.

https://catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/cat-friendly-veterinary-interaction-guidelines

https://catvets.com/guidelines/practice-guidelines/cat-friendly-veterinary-environment-guidelines