Honor a Fellow Veterinarian or Team Member

The IVMA would like to honor those IVMA members who are doing great things for the veterinary profession. We need YOUR help!

Nominations are currently being

accepted for:

Veterinarian of the Year Award

Rising Star Award

Healthcare Team Service Award

(Individual or team)

These awards, along with the President’s Award, will be presented at the IVMA Annual Meeting in September. 

For more information on any of the IVMA Awards and nomination forms, visit www.iowavma.org or call the IVMA office at 800-369-9564. 

Nomination deadline is August 1st.

Iowa Veterinarians Exempt from Federal Opioid Training

A new notification on DEA registration applications (new or renewals) indicates that beginning June 27, 2023, a new training requirement has been implemented for all Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.

Veterinarians are excluded from this training. The AVMA has been working with the DEA on this issue. The DEA will be adding a statement to the notification that says, “This excludes Doctors of Veterinary Medicine and the new applications or renewal applications will not require any action.”

If you have any questions, please contact the IVMA office at 515-965-9237.

Save the Date for a Tailgate

The IVMA will be hosting a tailgate for the October 7 Iowa State vs. TCU game. Plan on joining other IVMA Cyclone fans for pregame food and beverages. All IVMA members, their guests and ISU veterinary students are invited! More information to come!

A limited number of group tickets are available for the game for $55 each. Reserve your tickets here or call the IVMA office for more information.

Go Cyclones!

Fill the Fairways for the Foundation!

Join the IVMA for a fun-filled day of golf to support the IVMA Foundation! The 2023 Sports and Field Day will be held Wednesday, August 30 at a new location - Beaver Creek Golf Club in Grimes. 

The “Best Shot” golf tournament is open to IVMA members, their staff, families and friends. Bring your own foursome or come and be paired up with other golfers. Either way, you’ll have a great time playing golf and supporting the IVMA Foundation. 

Special Guest Speaker - Chris Williams from The Cyclone Fanatic will speak during the Dinner after golf. Come hear his insights on the upcoming ISU football season.

Registration includes 18 holes of golf with a cart, lunch, two drink tickets and dinner. Prizes will be awarded for top golfers as well as hole prizes.

IVMA Foundation Sports and Filed Day 

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Beaver Creek Golf Club, Grimes

Golf Registration begins at 10:30 am

Box Lunch beginning at 11:00 am

Shotgun start at 12:30 pm

Dinner and awards at 5:30 pm

Fees: $150 (before 8/16), $175 (after 8/16) 

Register today.

Come help the IVMA Foundation Fill the Fairways!

Apply for Food Animal Incentive Award

The Viticus Group (formerly WVC), has announced the application window for their 2024 Dr. W Bruce Wren Food Animal Incentive Awards (FAIA) is open.

The FAIA program is designed to promote education to new graduates to maintain their interest in food animal clinical practice or other related careers such as food animal clinical skills instruction or applied clinical research. Five award winners will be chosen and receive complimentary registration to the 96^th WVC Annual Conference, along with a $1,000 stipend, complimentary lodging, airfare, and meals. 

Read this flyer for more information and how to apply.

Applications are due August 15, 2023.

U of M Recruiting Small Animal Clinics for Antibiotic Studies

The University of Minnesota is recruiting dermatology and dental referral clinics for two upcoming antibiotic use studies in dogs and cats.

U.S. small animal Dermatology referral practices antibiotic use study

• Data about the first 25 patients on the appointment schedule, beginning on August 1, 2023, will be included in this study. You will have until October 29 to enter data. Information abstracted will include patient signalment, primary problem, diagnostic tests, and any antibiotics, antifungals, and antiseptics that a patient is prescribed. No sensitive information will be collected.
• Total commitment is expected to be 1 hour to view a training webinar about data entry, 2–4 hours for data entry, 30 minutes for pre- and post-study surveys, and follow-up communication with the research team for data validation.
• Sign-up: https://redcap.link/derminterest 

U.S. small animal Dental referral practices antibiotic use study

• Data about the first 10 patients undergoing a dental procedure, beginning on August 1, 2023, will be included in this study. You will have until October 29 to enter data. Information abstracted will include patient signalment, primary problem, diagnostic tests, procedures, and any antibiotics that a patient is prescribed. No sensitive information will be collected.
• Total commitment is expected to be 1 hour to view a training webinar about data entry, 1–3 hours for data entry, 30 minutes for pre- and post-study surveys, and follow-up communication with the research team for data validation.
• Sign-up: https://redcap.link/dentalinterest

Study participants will be provided with all information and materials needed for data collection. Aggregated summary results will be shared with the veterinary community, and participants will have access to an online toolkit of antimicrobial stewardship resources and a free continuing education webinar.