AAVN Newsletter April 2021 |
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A Message from the President
Dear Colleagues,
It has been a busy month for the AAVN! A few highlights:
- Membership renewal is now open and we hope you will join us for the 2021-2022 year. More details about membership benefits and how to sign up are below.
- We are planning a Media Training webinar with speaker Crystal Mackay on Tuesday, April 27th. This program is FREE to members.
- You can register for the AAVN's 21st Clinical Nutrition and Research Symposium. Thanks to the generous support of Royal Canin, this virtual program is once again free to all of our members!
Thanks to all of you who sent abstracts for review and blog posts for our student contests. We were very excited to have so many submissions and appreciate your efforts.
Many thanks, as always, for your ongoing support.
Martha G. Cline, DVM, DACVN
AAVN Executive Board - President (2017-2021)
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Don't Miss our FREE
Media Training Webinar!
Tuesday, April 27th, 8 pm EST
Speaker: Crystal Mackay
Founder & CEO, Loft32
Based on the discussions on the AAVN list serve last month, the AAVN is very excited to be offering a FREE media training webinar to our members!
When the media calls, people get nervous. Some may even panic. ‘What if I say something wrong?’ ‘What if it goes sideways?’ ‘What if they misquote me?’ The Introduction to Media Training webinar is a great place to start or refresh your thinking on media relations. Crystal Mackay will share some basics about why working with media is important and how to be most effective. She will give practical tips and advice, beginning with what to do BEFORE the interview, like starting to think about questions you may be asked, key messages and examples for answers. This session will provide a great base to increase your comfort and confidence.
This course has been submitted but not yet approved for 1 RACE CE credit. Please note that this webinar is for members only.
Student members should use the Promo Code “AAVNSTUDENT”
when signing up.
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Benefits are Growing for AAVN Members
Renew Today!
Back in early 2016, after many months of preparation, the AAVN Executive Board held a day-long strategic planning meeting. The goal was to evaluate where we’ve been, where we were at currently, and where we wanted to go in the future. The prep work included survey results collected from AAVN members (and some students) and a SWOT analysis in order to explore AAVN’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats during the next 5-year period 2016-2020.
The current Board is pleased to report that several key goals of the Strategic Plan developed at that meeting have now been met, including:
- A growing membership, with numbers 300+ strong
- An updated website with new features, including a searchable Member Directory
- Improved communications with a monthly e-newsletter
- Increased engagement with students at all levels of training
- Support of student chapters at veterinary schools across North America
Another goal of the Plan is the increase of annual membership dues to $100 USD for active members. The plan was to institute this increase in 2020, but was put on hold due to the global pandemic.
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We hope you will join us for the 2021-2022 year. All AAVN members receive:
- Free registration (in 2020 and 2021) for the annual AAVN Clinical Nutrition and Research Symposium
- Free registration to AAVN webinars for both active members and students
- Access to the members-only section of the AAVN website (where the searchable Directory can be found) and other features, including back issues of the e-news, job postings and research opportunities
- Inclusion on the members-only AAVN Listserv
- Support for nutrition residents and graduate students interested in presenting research at the Annual Symposium
2021-2022 Membership Dues
$100 Active Members
$50 Retired Members
$50 2nd Year Graduates
To renew your membership, login to your profile at www.aavnutrition.org, scroll down (you will be on your profile page) and click on the blue "Renew to July 2022" button.
As always, 1st Year Graduates, Life Members and Student Members do not pay dues. Students do not need to renew their membership.
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AAVN 2021 Clinical Nutrition and Research Symposium
Wednesday, June 2nd and Thursday, June 3rd, 2021
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Symposium Speakers Dr. Dave A. Dzanis (top left), Dr. Michael L. Power (bottom left) and Dr. Liara Gonzalez |
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Symposium Speakers & Topics
Liara M. Gonzalez, DVM, PhD, DACVS
North Carolina State University
Leaky Gut: The Implications of Altered Intestinal Permeability on Health and Disease
Dave A. Dzanis, DVM, PhD, DACVN
Regulatory Discretion, Inc.
Regulatory Milestones over the Past 30 Years
Michael L. Power, PhD
Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute
The Evolutionary Biology of Milk: A Brief Review of the Past 300 Million Years
Greg Aldrich
Kansas State University
Alternative Protein Sources
Registration is now open!
This program is free for members and $75 for non-members.
Student members Promo Code: AAVNSTUDENT2021
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Thank You to Our
Symposium Sponsor
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Cocktail Hour & Trivia Sponsor |
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Back Again this Year ...
Fabulous Symposium Raffle Prizes!!
We are excited to announce the return of the raffles!!
Raffles held on both days of the 2020 Symposium were a hit and will be continued this year. Unique prizes are in the works (think flat screen TV, a $400 gift certificate for nutrition textbooks, Apple AirPods!). All registered attendees are entered in each raffle but you must be present to win, so you definitely want to plan to attend both days.
Thank you Raffle Sponsors
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AAVN Student Webinar Series
The AAVN's first student webinars took place on March 8th and April 6th.
More than 20 students attended the presentations by Dr. Sarah Abood (evaluating nutrition articles) and Dr. Jenna Manacki (reading pet food labels).
If you missed the live version, you can check out Sarah's slide deck here and watch a recorded version of Jenna's lecture here ( use the passcode %D3gz20!)
Save the Date for our Next Student Webinar!
SEPTEMBER 14th 8:00 PM ET
Feline Fat Camp: Exploring Weight Management in Cats
Through Diet and Exercise
Caitlin Getty, DVM, PhD
Clinical Nutrition Fellow, Residency Trained in Clinical Nutrition
North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
*While these events are designed for students, all are welcome to attend.
There is no CE credit offered for this program.*
The Student Webinar series is sponsored by
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AAVN 2021 Webinar Series
August 18, 2021, 8 pm EST
Utilizing Veterinary Technicians for Nutritional Management
Ashley Self, BS, LVMT, VTS (Nutrition)
November (date & speaker TBD)
Nutritional Management of Working Dogs
If you are a student member, please enter the code AAVNSTUDENT when you register.
Webinars are free for AAVN members but registration is required.
THANK YOU WEBINAR SERIES SPONSORS
Platinum Sponsor
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Are you planning on publishing an article or making a nutrition presentation some time in 2021? We'd love to announce it for you! Please send to the Executive Directors at aavnexecutive@gmail.com or the E-newsletter editor aboodsarah@gmail.com
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Place your ad here!
The AAVN offers both display and classified advertising in the monthly e-newsletter. To learn more about space limitations and fees, please contact aavnexecutive@gmail.com
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Job notices received from an AAVN member will then be posted in the following places as a service to our membership:
1) AAVN Listserv
3) The following AAVN monthly newsletter
Members are also welcome to send relevant events, surveys intended for scientific research, training programs or courses to aavnexecutive@gmail.com for notice through our listserv and/or newsletter.
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Guidelines for FOR-profit Industry Content in the AAVN E-Newsletter |
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- Content can be up to 150 words (approximately three paragraphs) and can include a weblink or link to PDF
- Content will be labeled clearly: PAID FOR AND CREATED BY (company name)
- Content must be approved by the AAVN Outreach Committee
- Once content is approved, the AAVN will contact you to coordinate payment.
- The cost is $300 per issue.
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