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21 Apr

Posted at 00:00h in Membership
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Accepting Nominations until May 21, 2021   Dear friends and colleagues, I need your help. Please help me nominate some of our exceptional colleagues, coworkers, bosses, and allies in veterinary medicine for the amazing things they accomplished throughout the past year, or for their cumulative accomplishments during their careers in veterinary medicine. Why should you nominate a colleague or co-worker for one of the prestigious PVMA Hall of Fame Awards this year? This has been a tremendously difficult year for all of us in Veterinary Medicine due to the global pandemic. Your nomination can be...

08 Apr

Posted at 20:03h in Continuing Education
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Persons pretending to be from one of the health-related licensing boards are contacting licensees by phone and mail about the status of their licenses. The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) received reports that persons pretending to be from one of the health related boards are contacting licensees by phone and mail about the status of their licenses. The scammers are altering their information that shows on caller ID to appear to be from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the Board phone number ("spoofing") and have also forged Department of...

29 Mar

Posted at 19:38h in Practice Guidelines
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Various measures have been taken to boost the number of health care professionals available to administer COVID-19 vaccines. This includes a Declaration made by the former U.S. Acting Secretary of HHS on March 10, 2020, under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19 (PREP Act). That Declaration has since been amended several times. The current Acting HHS Secretary anticipates that significantly more vaccines will be available to the public in spring and summer 2021 and wants to ensure that states have the greatest flexibility in mobilizing...

02 Feb

Posted at 16:43h in Practice Guidelines, Telemedicine
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Photo credit: AVMA.org A new best-of-breed resource gives veterinary practices a step-by-step guide to implement and expand telehealth services. Introducing: AVMA Guidelines for the Use of Telehealth in Veterinary Practice. This practical handbook is a hands-on reference for veterinary teams, providing a one-source reference with critical information to make telehealth, in its variety of forms, more successful for patients, clients, and practices: Definitions of the key components of the telehealth landscape Context around federal and state regulations and legal considerations, including the veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) Sample practice workflow Technological and workspace considerations How to engage the practice team...

15 Jan

Posted at 21:32h in COVID-19 Resources, Practice Guidelines, Safety
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: The Pennsylvania Department of Health is working to ensure everyone who wants to get the COVID-19 vaccine can get it. While the vaccine supply remains limited, our goals are to prioritize vaccinating people to provide maximum community benefits and minimize harms caused by the virus and prioritize vaccinations accordingly. We want to ensure the vaccine is provided in a way that is ethical, equitable and efficient, which is why Pennsylvania is taking a phased approach to provide the vaccine as fast as it can be manufactured...

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