Join us for AAFP ROUNDS on VIN

• Sunday, July 22, 8pm ET: Markers for Chronic Renal Disease in Hyperthyroidism, including NAG (Dr. Catherine Lapoint)
• Sunday, August, 8pm ET (TBA): Polyuric Acute Renal Failure in the Cat Predisposed by Recalled Diets Exposure (Jerry Thornhill, DVM, DACVIM) Case-based rounds!

All members are invited to attend our LIVE AAFP rounds discussions. If you still need a VIN username and password for complimentary access, please email Dr. Sherri Williams (wileydvm@aol.com), with the words "AAFP Rounds" in the subject heading.

NEW AAFP POSITION STATEMENT RELEASED

The AAFP General Principles of Feline Welfare (June 2007)
http://www.aafponline.org/resources/statements/feline_welfare.htm

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS for FELLOW Representative to the AAFP Board

Nominations for the position of Fellows Representative on the AAFP board are now being solicited from the Fellow members of the American Association of Feline Practitioners.

Nominations are open to Fellow members who have an interest in serving on the AAFP Executive Board and are active Fellow members for the past three years. Self-nominations and nominations of others are acceptable. The nomination should be submitted with the name and contact information of your nominee to email address: info@aafponline.org, (subject heading "Fellows Rep" ).
Once we have received your nomination, the individual will be sent a RESUME to be completed. Thank you for your nomination.

AAFP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS SALE

2005 Fall Conference Chicago, IL:
"Feline Gastroenterology"
**Proceedings Book- US$12.00; CD- US$8.00

2004 Fall Conference San Francisco, CA:
"Feline Zoonoses and Infectious Diseases"
**Proceedings Book- US$12.00

**Shipping cost is not included. This discounted rate is based on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last. Online proceeding orders are available here:
http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=89266

AAFP STUDENT NEWS

Student Chapter Committee Award Contest

Kudos to all the schools submitting their student chapter committee award contest entries! All entries can be found on the website.
CONGRATULATIONS to the University of Georgia Student Chapter of the AAFP for their winning entry!! We look forward to meeting the UGA AAFP student delegates at the 2007 Fall Conference in Austin! More details on the contest are available on the AAFP website here:
http://www.aafponline.org/student_contest/student_winner.htm

The AAFP Senior Award
Who won the 2007 AAFP Senior Awards?
The next issue of the AAFP newsletter will feature these outstanding students. We also wish to congratulate ALL our graduating seniors and welcome you to the ranks of full membership. Please contact the AAFP office with any membership questions, email address changes, or change of address.

AAFP Junior and Senior Students
Please contact your local chapter president to be added to the 2007-2008 member list and maintain your membership benefits over the summer and during your clinical rotations.

CE OPPORTUNITIES

19th ANNUAL FRED SCOTT FELINE SYMPOSIUM
July 27-29, 2007
Ithaca, NY
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/conferences/feline07/index.htm

2007 HEARTWORM SYMPOSIUM

The joint AAFP/American Heartworm Society "Know Heartworms" campaign on feline heartworm disease will be a part of the 12th Triennial Heartworm Symposium in Washington, D.C., July 13-15. Saturday, July 14 is scheduled to be the feline focus day.
Program and registration information is available at:
http://www.heartwormsociety.org/article.asp?id=38

JOURNAL ABSTRACTS OF INTEREST

Evaluation of the use of subcutaneous implantable vascular access ports in feline blood donors.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. March 2007;230(6):855-61.
Jo Ann Morrison, Susanne K Lauer, Claudia J Baldwin
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17362159&dopt=Abstract

A newly recognized blood group in domestic shorthair cats: the Mik red cell antigen.
J Vet Intern Med. 2007 Mar-Apr;21(2):287-92.
Nicole M Weinstein1, Marie-Claude Blais, Kimberly Harris, Donna A Oakley, Lillian R Aronson, Urs Giger.
http://www.jvetintmed.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1892%2F0891-6640(2007)21%5B287%3AANRBGI%5D2.0.CO%3B2

Prevalence of bacterial species in cats with clinical signs of lower urinary tract disease: recognition of Staphylococcus felis as a possible feline urinary tract pathogen.
Vet Microbiol. 2007 Mar 31;121(1-2):182-8. Epub 2006 Dec 1.
Litster A, Moss SM, Honnery M, Rees B, Trott DJ.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17169507&dopt=Abstract

PRACTICE RESOURCES

Hill's Dermatology Symposium Proceedings (PDF)
http://www.ivis.org/proceedings/hills/dermatology/shaw1.pdf

Waltham Urine Sediment Atlas
http://www.ivis.org/journals/vetfocus/17_1/en/11.pdf?la=1

VIN NEWS

A new FAQ has been posted on VIN for Rational Use of ECG's in Veterinary Practice. AAFP/VIN members, please review the information and post your comments to the message board link provided within this FAQ:
http://www.vin.com/Members/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=MEDFAQ&PID=PR17357&O=VIN

WINN NEWS

A Piece of the Feline Heart Disease Puzzle Identified
http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2020*51790

NCVEI NEWS

The NCVEI offers you the opportunity to take a communications style survey. This survey is designed to measure the relative strength of your use of the four major communication styles: Intuitor, Thinker, Feeler, and Sensor in both relaxed and stressful environments which occur in your everyday interpersonal communication. Once you know the primary style that you communicate with in different situations, you can then work on improving the effectiveness of your communication with people who communicate using a different combination of these styles. To take this communications survey, please log onto http://www.ncvei.org and check out the tool.

CATS IN THE NEWS (PIC /VIDEOS)

Cat eats with fork (video)
http://www.vetlocator.com/videos/cat_fork.php

Cat grows wings
Did that headline catch your attention? I didn't know what to expect when reading this headline, but I think you'll find the story and picture fun (and brief).
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2344838.html

Christian the lion (heartwarming video)
http://www.vetlocator.com/newsarticles/christian_the_lion.php

CLINICAL TRIAL

Retroviral infection in feline abscess/bite wound cases.
Join in a study with Dr. Julie Levy to help determine the prevalence of retroviral infection in feline abscess/bite wound cases. More information is available on the message board here: http://www.vin.com/Members/BoardsMain/Boards.plx?Read=2&B=CE&Id=169*2369*50421

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

Breath Sounds
http://education.vetmed.vt.edu/Curriculum/VM8754/respir/sdf/sounds/sounds.htm

UC Davis Cardio Case Studies
http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/cardio/cases/cases.htm

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
http://www.usp.org
is the official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, and other healthcare products manufactured and sold in the United States

Veterinary Drug Pharmacokinetic and Drug Monographs:
http://www.usp.org/audiences/veterinary/

The American Heartworm Society 2007 Feline Heartworm Guidelines:
http://www.heartwormsociety.org/AHS%20Guidelines-Feline2007.htm

AAFP WEBSITE ACCESS

"Member Login" information for the AAFP Online website (www.aafponline.org) requires a username (your Last name) and a password (your AAFP member ID #). If you have any questions about the Member log-in, please email info@aafponline.org or call (800) 874-0498.

Access to the AAFP Rounds website requires a VIN username and password (www.vin.com/AAFPRounds). Complimentary registration for a VIN username and password is available to our AAFP membership upon request.

Are you making the most of your complimentary AAFP Rounds membership benefit?
A new HOW TO VIN VIDEO is available to help you learn how to use and post to the message boards.

Have you reviewed the AAFP membership directory?
Click on the "Find an AAFP doctor" button to review what the public can see. Member's should also log-in to review email addresses and additional referral information available to your colleagues. Please notify the AAFP office of any changes to your contact information for referrals, journal and newsletter delivery.
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