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17 Feb

Posted at 15:45h in Animal Health, Continuing Education
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Provides 5 Medical CE Credits & 2 LEAP CE CreditsGVMA Traveling CE:  Dentistry + LEAP CE covering Medical Records with Don Riddick, Esq.Saturday, April 30, 20228:00 a.m. - 3:10 p.m. The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge3499 Highway 76 West, Young Harris, GACall (706) 896-2262 and let them know you are with the GVMA to get our special rate of $129! RATE EXPIRES 3/30! MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR JASON SOUKUP, DVM, DAVDC Dr. Soukup is a Clinical Professor in Dentistry and Oromaxillofacial Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. He received his DVM...

15 Feb

Posted at 15:44h in Continuing Education, COVID-19, Legislation
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Per the Georgia State Board of Veterinary Medicine: "Board Rule 700‐7‐0.3‐.03. Emergency Rule on Continuing Veterinary Education, which was adopted due to the Public Health State of Emergency, is no longer in effect. It expired as of October 29, 2021. However, despite termination of Public Health State of Emergency, the Board will accept online CE submissions through December 31, 2022 provided that all other requirements of Board Rule 7-00-7-.03 have been met." For additional information on CE requirements, visit the State Website for Rules and Regulations. See all CE Rules and Regulations ...

10 Feb

Posted at 15:21h in Practice Management, Veterinary Careers
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By Duffy Jones, DVM, Owner, Peachtree Hills Animal Hospital, Founder, DVMSuccess COVID has taught us many things over the last few years – some good and some bad. However, one important thing is how to be adaptable as things change every day. Our industry has always been creative and we have the unique ability to figure things out. Need to make an external fixture for a hamster with a broken leg? No problem. Need to figure out how to pull a chop stick from a lab’s trachea? No problem. Our industry...

09 Feb

Posted at 13:01h in Continuing Education
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Provides 6 Medical CE CreditsVeterinary Technician Interactive CPR TrainingSunday, March 20, 20229:30 am - 4:00 pm MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR Ryan Cheek, RVTg, VTS(ECC) Ryan was part of the first graduating class of the Veterinary Technology department at GTC. Upon graduation he spent time working at Zoo Atlanta and in an exotic animal practice. However, it was emergency/critical care where Ryan found his passion and has worked for 24 years while also being in the educational side of veterinary technology. Ryan became a registered veterinary technician in 1999 and earned his Veterinary Technician Specialty in...

04 Feb

Posted at 15:27h in Wellness
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EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER SUPERVISOR NEWSLETTER ACCESS THE MEMBER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Monthly Online Seminar: Navigating Through Grief and Loss Available on demand starting: February 17th Discover ways to say goobye and healthy steps to manage the five stages of grief.  Click here for an editable version of the flyer.  Monthly seminars are updated the third Tuesday of each month. Registration is not required.  Click here & access your Work-Life Services. (Login is organization specific. Please check with your HR team if you do not know your login or give us a call at:  800-633-3353.) ...

03 Feb

Posted at 14:37h in GVMA News
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Where were you born and raised?Although born in upstate New York, I mostly grew up in an Atlanta suburb. My father worked with a large company that moved us around the country from the east coast to west coast and back. Having experienced life in other parts of the country, there is nowhere I would rather call home than Georgia. Why did you choose to become a veterinarian?As a 14-year-old living in Dunwoody, my neighbor, Garrett Thornton, D.V.M., would beep his horn in the mornings. I would run out, jump in...

01 Feb

Posted at 14:57h in Wellness
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Close to 841,000 lives have been lost to drug overdoses in the United States since 1999. A large majority of those deaths were caused by opioids despite the fact that medical advancements have made these deaths the most preventable. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that quickly eliminates the presence of opioids within the body. This medication is available as a nasal spray or it can be injected into the arm or the leg. Because Naloxone does not require a prescription and is available at most pharmacies, it is one of the...

31 Jan

Posted at 16:02h in GVMA News, Practice Management, Veterinary Careers
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By Justin Toth, DVM, GVMA Immediate Past President Dr. Justin Toth During the pandemic, caseloads have increased exponentially for veterinarians throughout the country. Many hospitals are so overwhelmed that they are not accepting new patients. To make things worse, the labor shortage is also affecting many hospitals. During this time of increased demand, emergency clinics are also feeling the strain. Many emergency hospitals are reporting a 5+ hour wait for emergencies that are deemed as not life-threatening. In the past few years, two of the emergency hospitals that service the northwest metropolitan area...

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