Highlights of This Issue:
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President's Message
 A Time to Give Thanks!
As Thanksgiving is upon us, I would like to take the opportunity to give thanks to our members for being a part of our organization and providing us with feedback on what we can do to promote the field of rehabilitation. For those of you who would like to be more involved, please do not hesitate to reach out to us regarding board and committee positions or potential new committees that would further our success.
To show our gratitude to our members, we are offering gifts and fun activities for those who are able to attend our upcoming meetings. We will hold our annual meeting at NAVC on Monday, February 6, 2017, during the lunch break. During the meeting, members will be eligible to receive an Apple Watch or similar gift. During the STAAR conference we will be hosting an evening social on Saturday April 29, 2017 where we will be providing free drinks and appetizers and mingling with our members. In addition, I am very pleased to announce that the AARV will join the
International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy and the
American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation to be part of the World Rehabilitation Summit in Tennessee in 2018. We will be hosting a lecture track at the Summit and hope that you will join us in this fun and educational experience.
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy holiday season!
Carolina Medina, DVM, CVA, CCRT, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
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AARV Announces Lecture Track at NAVC 2017
 We are excited to announce the AARV Lecture Track on Monday, February 6, 2017, at the North American Veterinary Community Conference in Orlando, Florida. We have planned a full day of presentations on leading-edge topics. All NAVC attendees are welcome to attend the AARV Track. To register, please visit the
NAVC website.
Win an Apple Watch or Similar Gift!
As a special bonus, AARV will be holding a drawing at the AARV annual meeting at noon on February 6th. One lucky AARV member in attendance will be eligible to receive a new Apple Watch or similar gift!
The schedule for the day will be as follows:
Monday, February 6, 2017
Program Chairman: Carolina Medina, DVM, DACVSMR
Moderator: Cara Blake, DVM, DACVS
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8:00-9:15
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Michelle Powers, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR
Wendy Davies, CVT, CCRA
Got injury? Who's your team?
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9:55-10:45
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Leilani Alvarez, DVM, DACVSMR
Non weight-bearing to sound: Practical tips
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10:55-11:45
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Leilani Alvarez, DVM, DACVSMR
Muscle strengthening programs: What's the next step?
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11:45-1:45
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Lunch meeting with John Sherman Award Presentation to Leilani Alvarez. All members and interested parties are welcome.
AARV will be holding a drawing for an Apple Watch or similar gift for all members who are present.
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1:45-2:35
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Constanza Alvarez, DVM, PhD, MRCVS
Static and dynamic posture in dogs, can physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques change it?
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2:45-3:35
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Constanza Alvarez, DVM, PhD, MRCVS
Relation between conformation and gait in dogs: biomechanics analysis and musculoskeletal health implications
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3:55-4:10
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Leilani Alvarez, DVM, DACVSMR
Clinical Brief: Manual muscle strength testing in dogs
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4:15-4:30
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Constanza Gomez Alvarez, DVM, PhD, MRCVS
AARV-Sponsored Grant Winner
Clinical Brief: Postural sway parameters in dogs undergoing physical rehabilitation: A feasibility study
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4:35-4:50
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Kyle Martin, MS, DVM
Aratana-Sponsored Grant Winner
Clinical Brief: Inertial measurement units to objectively assess outcome in dogs undergoing cranial cruciate ligament repair
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Save the Date for STAAR 2017!
Be sure to save the date for AARV's lecture track on April 29, 2017, at the STAAR Conference in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Dr. Cara Blake will start the morning by discussing therapeutic modalities as well as novel therapeutics in pain management. Dr. Felix Duerr will explain when to choose surgery as a tool for managing pain in patients with musculoskeletal disease. Dr. Leilani Alvarez will present how to safely and effectively manage pain in old dogs. After lunch, Dr. Rick Wall will teach localizing pain, followed by a repeat of the morning lectures (excluding the modalities talk). This gives the attendees the opportunity to attend both the AARV lecture track one part of the day, as well as a STAAR workshop the other part of the day.
In addition to these educational lectures, AARV also will be hosting a social event the night of April 29th. We hope you attend this event in an effort to get to know you better over some cocktails and appetizers. We will have a fun theme and hope you participate in the festivities. Please also stop by our booth to say hello, ask us any questions you may have, and enter in the raffle drawing.
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Back row, left to right: Kristin Jankowski, VMD, CCRP; Laurie Washington, PT, DPT, CCRP; David Mazzoni, Hydrotherapist; Rachael Mant, Assistant.
Front row, left to right: Natalie Campbell, VMD, CCRP; Jen Brown, Assistant. |
Spotlight Practice:
Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware
The Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware is a state-of-the-art referral hospital offering advanced and urgent care to companion animals. The main hospital receives specialty and emergency patients and is located just off of US I-95 in New Castle, Delaware, with a satellite location in Dover, Delaware, which sees only specialty appointments. Both buildings sit just off major highways and are easily accessible to Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey clients and patients. VSCD specialists are trained in cardiology, 16-slice CT imaging, critical care, internal medicine, oncology, ophthalmology, anesthesia, acupuncture, rehabilitation, radiology/ultrasound and surgery. The practice's 24/7 emergency staff veterinarians are highly skilled to treat and manage all emergencies from trauma to chronic ailments.
Continue reading about the Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware on the AARV website ...
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 Interested in Being a Spotlight Practice?
Would you like your rehab practice to be featured in the "Spotlight Practice" section on the AARV website? Contact us at
info@rehabvets.org
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Veterinary Practice Acts - Nebraska and Nevada
by Kristyn Richardson, DVM, CCRT, CVSMT
Legislative Liaison
Happy November! I hope that there are lots of things that we all can be thankful for this year. This month, Nebraska and Nevada are our states.
Nebraska
View Nebraska's veterinary practice act:
Nebraska is one of the states that presents very specific statutes and rules with regard to licensed physical therapists as a part of a animal rehabilitation team. In the statutes this is defined as a "licensed animal therapist:"
38-3309.01 Licensed animal therapist, defined. Licensed animal therapist means an individual who (1) has and maintains an undisciplined license under the Uniform Credentialing Act for a health care profession other than veterinary medicine and surgery, (2) has met the standards for additional training regarding the performance of that health care profession on animals as required by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department upon the recommendation of the board, and (3) is licensed as an animal therapist by the department. Source: Laws 2009, LB463, ยง 5. Effective Date: August 30, 2009.
This specific definition highlights the education and the fact that there are specific standards that these professionals need to meet with licensing by the state. Further regulations and rules for licensure are present in Nebraska's Physical Therapy Practice Act.
This particular set-up within the state of Nebraska is used as an example of how the state can regulate interdisciplinary cooperation while allowing for the safety of the consumer and the best treatment and opportunities for the patient's health.
Nevada
View Nevada's veterinary practice act
Nevada has a full section that defines "animal physical therapy" within the veterinary practice act. It has definitions, training/education, and licensure required to practice animal rehabilitation within the state, and also outlines disciplinary actions and supervision required. This can be found starting at NAC 638.750. This is another example of how allowance for collaboration in an animal rehabilitation team can be outlined within the state practice acts.
For your reference the sections on animal rehabilitation are below:
Read more about Nevada.
Links to all of these practice acts and their Physical Therapy Practice Act counterparts can be found on the State Practice Acts page of the AARV website.
I wish all of you a happy holiday! Thank you for allowing me to be your Legislative Liaison.
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Add Your Rehabilitation Event to the AARV Calendar
 Do you have an event to add to the AARV calendar? All calendar posts are now free for AARV members.
Please send your calendar event to
info@rehabvets.org and be sure to include the name of the event, speaker, topic, date, time, location and URL. Rehabilitation related events/classes only, please.
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Send Us Your Photos for Social Media!
Are you following AARV on social media? Check out our
Facebook page (American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians) and follow us on
Instagram (@rehabvets) and
Twitter (#rehabvets) to stay current with AARV members and get the latest news on rehabilitation. Don't forget to follow #vetrehabtechs too!
We'd also like to showcase more photos from our members on social media! Please send your rehab therapy photos to
info@rehabvets.org. Please be sure to obtain permission from the photographer, pet owner, and any people pictured before sending us your photos.
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TECHNICIAN CORNER
APRVT Has Submitted Its Petition!
by Kristen L. Hagler, BS(An.Phys), RVT, CCRP, CVPP, COCM, CBW
Organizing Committee/President, Academy of Physical Rehabilitation Veterinary Technicians (proposed)
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Border Terrier Riley, a fitness patient, stands on balance equipment in the hydrotherapy exercise chamber.
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EXCITING NEWS! If you have been wanting to become a VTS in Physical Rehabilitation, we have submitted our petition for specialty recognition to the NAVTA CVTS committee on November 1, 2016. We anticipate about 8-12 weeks of being on pins and needles before we get an answer as to whether they approve the petition.
Keep checking in with us for where things stand. Once we are officially recognized by NAVTA, we can release the entire application process in detail. If you are not familiar with how to apply for a veterinary technician specialty, please look at the other existing academies on
www.navta.net because many of the application processes are very similar.
This is truly an exciting time for us all. Thank you to the organizing committee and our mentor Dr. Julia Tomlinson for all of the hard work!
Please check out this link for a fun movie trailer.
Learn More About APRVT
The technicians on the Organizing Committee of the APRVT would love to speak at your clinic or local conference! Contact us at
vetrehabtechs@gmail.com to find someone in your area!
Please
visit the APRVT website and social media sites to learn more about us and don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter!
Do you have an article in mind for the Technician Corner? Contact Dawn Hickey, LVMT, CCRP, AARV Technician Liaison, to submit an article (suggested length of 200-300 words) or suggest a topic.
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 Are You Speaking at an Upcoming Meeting?
If you will be lecturing at a meeting in the next three to four months, please let AARV know! We will be adding a list of our members' upcoming speaking engagements to this newsletter. Please send your name and the topic of your talk along with the meeting name, dates, and location to AARV at
info@rehabvets.org.
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 Join Our Speaker Registry!
We are continuing to look for members who are interested in speaking at their local VMA meetings and also national meetings as part of our goal of increasing awareness of the field of veterinary rehabilitation and the AARV.
If YOU are interested in being considered as a speaker, please send your name, your CV, and the state/s in which you would speak, as well as potential rehabilitation topics to AARV at
info@rehabvets.org.
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UPDATED BROCHURE!
AARV Members: Download Our Updated Free Brochure for Your Clients and Colleagues
AARV has updated its brochure "Why Should You Choose a Rehabilitation Veterinarian?" and made it available as a free download for members from the website.
The brochure is a high-resolution PDF that may be printed and distributed to clients and colleagues to help explain the benefits of working with a rehabilitation veterinarian. The brochure also may be customized with your practice's contact information on the back panel.
To download the PDF, go to the
Resources page in the Members Area (log-in required).
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Have You Read the Latest Articles of Interest?
The November Articles of Interest are posted in the Members Only area of the website. Our Articles of Interest documents containing journal abstracts and citations are posted online to help you stay up to date on the latest research and publications. We also keep links to past Articles of Interest so you can easily catch up if you miss a month.
Click here to read the November Articles of Interest and past Articles of Interest. Enter your username and password to log in, then go to the Articles of Interest page. You must have a current membership recorded in our database for access to the Members Only area.
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 Send Us Your News!
AARV members, we're looking for your news! Have you hired more staff, had a peer-reviewed article published, or accepted a leadership position with an organization? We'd like to get updates on your rehabilitation activities and share your news in our email newsletters.
To see your news in print, email a brief description - and a photo if possible - to AARV at
info@rehabvets.org.
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Did You Miss Our Last Newsletter?
Our October 2016 issue included:
- President's Message from Dr. Carolina Medina
- Spotlight Practice: Animal Surgical Clinic of Seattle
- Interested in Being a Spotlight Practice?
- Legislative Update: Veterinary Practice Acts - Missouri, Montana
- Save the Date for STAAR 2017!
- Send Us Your Photos for Social Media!
- Technician Corner: Greetings and Update from the Proposed Academy of Physical Rehabilitation Veterinary Technicians
If you missed this issue, you can
read the October newsletter online or from the
e-Newsletter page on the AARV website.
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Rehabilitation Technician / Physiotherapist (CCRP/CCRA), Hillside Veterinary Hospital, Victoria, BC, Canada
Job Title: Rehabilitation Technician / Physiotherapist (CCRP/CCRA)
FT/PT: Full-Time
Employer: Hillside Veterinary Hospital
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Description: Applicant required with experience, education or a strong interest in rehabilitation to join our dynamic Veterinary Team. We currently offer acupuncture, chiropractic, rehabilitation therapy, massage therapy, Laser, NMES and Underwater Treadmill therapy. Our rehabilitation department requires a Vet Tech or Physiotherapist for a 4 day work week. We will be willing to train in all aspects of rehabilitation. We have a busy practice, open 7 days a week that currently has 8 veterinarians who practice conventional as well as complementary medicine. Benefits package available.
How to Apply: Please send your resume to: Jennifer Harris, Practice Manager at
info@hillsidevethospital.com
Phone: 250-598-4477 Fax: 250-598-7740.
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Small Animal Private Practice Residency in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Twin Cities Animal Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Clinic, Burnsville, Minnesota
Three-year private practice residency in small animal sports medicine and rehabilitation beginning July 31st, 2017 at Twin Cities Animal Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Clinic in Burnsville, Minnesota. The program is designed to meet requirements of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation (ACVSMR). The residency provides in-depth training that permits individuals to pursue a career in either private practice or an academic setting. Please see the listing on the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program website at
http://www.virmp.org/Program/Detail/9037 for details.
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Please take a moment to visit our sponsors
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Tier 1: Education and Research Sponsors
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Tier 2: Sponsors Providing Member Discounts
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Healing Oasis: 5% discount for AARV members on continuing education seminars To redeem Healing Oasis discount: Contact Healing Oasis for details |
The Canine Rehabilitation Institute (CRI): 10% off any continuing education course
To redeem CRI discount: Register for any continuing education course, and your discount will be available at 'checkout'
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CRCG Consulting: $500 off endless pool package and 20% off consulting services
To redeem CRCG discount: Please contact CRCG to purchase equipment or consultation services and let them know you are an AARV member.
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Hudson Aquatic Systems: Receive a FREE UV Water Sanitization System, a $1,500 value, with any new AquaPaws unit purchase.
To redeem Hudson Aquatic Systems discount: Contact info@hudsonaquatic.com for more information and to redeem.
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OrthoPets: 5% discount
To redeem OrthoPets discount: Contact OrthoPets for details
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Tier 3: Additional Sponsors
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