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OSU IVSA will host the First Annual One-Health-One-World Service Symposium

March 14th, 2011

The Oregon State University chapter of the International Veterinary Students’ Association (IVSA) plans on hosting the first annual One-Health-One-World Service Symposium April 8 – 10, 2011.

The mission of the first annual IVSA Symposium is to provide education about and promote the value of international veterinary medicine and its parallels with global public health. IVSA would like to provide a venue for exchange of ideas between students and members of the professional global health community.

The weekend will consist of lectures, case studies and various opportunities for students and professionals to discuss and generate ideas for promotion of service work in the international setting. The symposium is directed towards students with an interest in global health sciences, with particular emphasis on, but not limited to, the role of the veterinarians.

In addition to presentations from speakers from all over the country, the symposium will also include a language dinner, an international food fest, a clinical case challenge and a quiz bowl. This event is open to the public. Some presentation topics are listed below:

Dr. Richard Bachman — The evolution of international service, grassroots efforts, and philosophies of service

Dr. Thomas W. Graham — CEO Vets Without Borders: Rebuilding veterinary infrastructure in post conflict nations

Dr. Luiz Bermudez — Education in the field setting and tales from an African Medical clinic

Dr. Christi Camphlor — “Compassion without Borders”: The inner workings of a non-profit, international medical program

Jen Busick — Integration of the Peace Corps and Veterinary work

Dr. Bruce Mueller — Work and field experiences in Africa

Dr. Dave Hodgson — The medicine, education, and ethics of working in Afghanistan

Dr. Trudy Salerno — Rebuilding veterinary infrastructure in Afghanistan and Iraq

For more information, please contact oregonivsa@gmail.com. To sign up for the symposium, visit One Health One World Service Symposium registration form.

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SCAVMA’s Ride the Heart of the Valley bike ride event fast approaching

March 14th, 2011

With warmer weather and more sunny days, spring is the time people emerge from their homes and start becoming more active. A great way to get back into shape is to hop on a bike. The Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (SCAVMA) third annual Heart of the Valley Bike Ride is the perfect opportunity to do this.

This year’s Heart of the Valley Bike Ride on Saturday, April 23, is raising money for OSU’s Olive K. Britt Endowment for Emergency Animal Care, which provides medical care for pets of low income families, and the Benton County Health Center, which helps provide health care for low income families.

The Heart of the Valley Bike Ride is also fulfilling this year’s “One Health” focus of obesity awareness for the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Medical Association. Healthy food will be served and additional information on obesity will be provided at the celebration.

The event, which is open to everyone in the community, includes two bike courses: an easy 12-mile route and a moderate 30-mile route. Following the ride, participants are invited to a celebration that will include various healthy foods, cold beverages, music and a raffle.

Participants this year are asked to raise a minimum of $30 to support the charities, although prizes will be given to the participants who raise the most money. In addition, others who are not interested in participating in the ride can attend the celebration afterward for a small donation of $15.

The goal this year is to increase awareness of the event and hopefully gain more participants in the ride. To register online, please visit http://rhv.yolasite.com. For more information on the event, please e-mail questions to SCAVMAevents@oregonstate.edu.

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Shelter Medicine Club provides free veterinary care

March 14th, 2011

Leslie Dunham, Laura Niman, Dr. Stacy Cooley, Dr. Kirk Miller, Jessica Spotts and Alie McKay take a break to record the event.

Members of Oregon State University’s Shelter Medicine Club traveled to Portland on Sunday, March 6, to team up with students from Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) in providing free health care to uninsured families in the greater Portland area. The Health Screening Fair, put on annually by OHSU, is an event that corresponds with “Cover the Uninsured” week.

“Cover the Uninsured” week is a nationally recognized, student-led event that is meant to increase awareness and bring people together to give health care services to uninsured people in the community. The Health Screening Fair, OHSU’s contribution to “Cover the Uninsured” week, included over 140 pharmacy, medical, and dental students, who provided vaccines, general health checks, eye exams, and dental work to uninsured members of the Portland area.

The owner keeps a watchful eye as second-year students Brandon Heikes and Alie McKay examine his dog.

This year, OSU’s Shelter Medicine Club participated in “Cover the Uninsured” week by providing free exams and toenail trims for pets of uninsured families. Due to generous corporate donations, the Shelter Medicine Club was also able to provide routine deworming, ear cleaning, and flea and tick prevention. Clients also received free flea and tick prevention, treats and leashes to take home for their pets. About 30 pets were seen.

This was the first year that the Health Screen Fair included veterinary care. The Shelter Medicine Club was very excited to have the opportunity to participate in the event and looks forward to participating next year. “One goal we have for next year is to be able to offer vaccines and give out spay or neuter vouchers,” says Laura Niman, an officer of the Shelter Medicine Club. Coming soon are other free health clinic events that the Shelter Medicine Club is planning to participate in. The next opportunity to volunteer will be in April. More information will be provided when the date nears.

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Amazing results for the February Food Drive

February 28th, 2011

Linn-Benton Food Drive chair for Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Jana Gordon, was determined to exceed last year’s totals so she made it a personal challenge. Her enthusiasm and energy never wavered as she encouraged her committee of Josie Corliss, Melanie Garrett, Pat Hutson, Robyn Panico, Debrah Rarick, JoDell Schweizer (class of 2011), Mandy Seals, David Sisson, Sherry Sisson, Alyssa Tucker, Juli West and Lindy Young. Food sales of soups, salads, hot dogs and baked goods raised $1,494.26. A yard sale in the horse arena took in $1,007.95 over the two-day weekend. Last week’s silent auction raised $703. Cash donations, including a gift from the AAHA suturing wet lab, totaled $384.54.

In the class competition, Class of 2013’s whimsical food sculptures, a giraffe and palm tree with dollar bills for fronds, won hands down and raised $102.

Year-long payroll deductions by generous faculty and staff so far total $1,784. Deductions that can be as little as $5 per month can really add up for the food drive.

In a flash, the Terry Robertson Challenge raised $630 thanks to some very generous donors.

With a late rally, the raffle for two $75 Fred Meyer gift cards scored for both the Food Drive and winners Janice Hutchinson and Steve Lehto with $212.

To date, at least $5,831.21 was raised this year by the College of Veterinary Medicine. That computes to 29,155 pounds of food for Linn-Benton Food Share. The boxes of actual food that students, staff and faculty brought in have not been weighed yet, so the total figure very well will exceed 30,000 pounds. In addition, some payroll deductions may come in just at the deadline at 5:00 today.

Thanks to everyone for their participation and donations.

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Veterinary conferences begin Thursday

February 28th, 2011

A reminder: The International Camelid Health Conference will run March 3-6 while the Oregon Veterinary Conference will take place March 4-6. Please check with the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association to see about registration availability.

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NAHLN

February 28th, 2011

Korea is currently dealing with an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral infection of agricultural animals. Depopulation of infected and exposed animals forms the basis of control of FMD. Add to this the refusal by FMD-free countries to accept import of animal products originating from an affected region, and the devastating economic impacts for countries facing an outbreak become readily apparent.

By our location on the Pacific Rim and our busy port traffic, Oregon is particularly vulnerable to the possible spread of FMD from the Korean outbreak. Dr. Don Hansen, Oregon’s State Veterinarian, is working hard to increase the public’s awareness of this situation. Of particular concern are returning visitors and military service personnel who might have been on affected premises in Korea and could unknowingly bring the virus to Oregon. Introduction of the FMD virus to Oregon would be disastrous to our economy.

Time is crucial to the effective control of an outbreak of FMD or any other foreign animal disease. Diagnosis, quarantine, depopulation, and surveillance cannot be delayed. As a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory plays a critical and time sensitive role in Oregon’s preparedness for an outbreak of FMD. The NAHLN, established by the USDA in cooperation with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, is a network of state/university laboratories distributed across the country that not only perform routine diagnostic testing for endemic diseases, but are also approved by USDA to conduct surveillance and response testing for foreign animal diseases, such as FMD, Classical Swine
Fever, Exotic Newcastle Disease, and Avian Influenza. As such, they are able to support the diagnostic services of the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, at the state level. The geographic accessibility of these laboratories shortens the time to confirmation of FMD infection, allowing our state and federal veterinarians to respond in the timeliest manner.

NAHLN laboratories use standardized testing methods developed by USDA for use at state, regional, and national levels. Personnel from the laboratories have been specifically trained in these techniques, and undergo stringent proficiency testing by the USDA. The laboratories are tied together by a common software platform that allows reporting of test results quickly and accurately under secure conditions. A robust quality control system is in place at all NAHLN laboratories.

With these resources, the NAHLN labs have the capacity to test large numbers of samples during a disease outbreak as well as to demonstrate freedom of disease after eradication. In addition, the labs can conduct nationwide surveillance testing for early detection of animal disease outbreaks.

Through our participation in the NAHLN, the VDL is helping to safeguard the health of our agricultural animals. The impact extends into the public health arena as well as we consider the zoonotic potential of avian influenza. Furthermore, this work serves to promote confidence among the public, as well as our global trading partners, in our nation’s animal products and food supply.

For more information on the NAHLN, please visit

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahln/

More information about FMD and the risk to Oregon agriculture can be found on the Oregon Department of Agriculture Animal Health and Identification Division web page at

http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/AHID/

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