IVMA
Communiqué
"Serving veterinarians for the benefit of animal and human health."
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IVMA Office Holiday Hours
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Happy Holidays from the IVMA!
IVMA Office Holiday Hours
Tuesday, December 24 Office closes at Noon
Wednesday, December 25 Office closed for Christmas
Wednesday, January 1 Office closed for New Year’s Day
No preconditioning supplies will be shipped on December 24 – 25 or January 1. All orders received over the Christmas holiday will be shipped December 26 and New Year's orders will be shipped on January 2.
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IVMA Healthcare Plan Update
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The IVMA recently received the disappointing news that the IVMA Healthcare plan will not be able to be offered this year. Below is a letter from Kaw Valley Insurance about the plan and other options that are available to IVMA members.
IVMA Members,
Thank you for your interest and support of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Health and Wellness Plan. Regretfully, we will not be able to implement the IVMA plan for the 2020 plan year. Upon completing further licensing requirements, an additional statute in the Iowa State Legislature was discovered that precludes the plan from being a viable option at this time. Kaw Valley Insurance will continue to monitor legislative actions that pertain to association health plans in Iowa and hope to offer a plan in the future. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience this is going to cause for some of you and want to assist you in securing coverage for the 2020 plan year.
Other Healthcare Plan Options
Kaw Valley Insurance is looking into the possibility of adding IVMA members to the Nebraska or Kansas Veterinary Medical Associations' healthcare plans. Both states have agreed to accept current members from the IVMA for the 2020 plan year and Kaw Valley is in the process of getting the final approvals. To be eligible you will need to additionally be a member of their state VMA. If you are interested in the Kansas or Nebraska plans, please contact Derek Dick at Kaw Valley at 785-670-6143 or
Derek@kawvalleyins.com
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Again, thank you for your patience and support,
Kaw Valley Insurance
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Nominations for Iowa Animal Hall of Fame Sought
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The deadline for the
2020 Iowa Animal Hall of Fame Awards
is January 15, 2020. The winning nominating members will be honored at the IVMA Winter Conference in February.
The Iowa Animal Hall of Fame is sponsored by the IVMA and Merck Animal Health.
Now is the time to start thinking about nominations!
If you have a special client with an outstanding pet, we would love to hear about them!
Iowa Animal Hall of Fame nomination forms can be found on the IVMA website at
www.iowavma.org
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click on “About Us” then “Awards” or you can call the IVMA office at 800-369-9564 to have one sent to you. Only IVMA members may nominate.
The deadline for nominations is January 15.
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AMVA HOD Wants Your Input
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Your AVMA House of Delegates (HOD), Dr. Jodie Pettit and Dr. Bill Williams will attend the Veterinary Information Forum (VIF) in Chicago in January to discuss several topics with other members of the HOD . Your opinions are important to them and they would like your input. The topics to be discussed include:
- Cannabis. This HOD discussion revisits a previous VIF topic with an update on research and regulation, including the latest on veterinarians' ability to discuss the therapeutic use of cannabis for their patients.
- Connected care/telehealth. This HOD discussion revisits a previous VIF topic with an update on technology and regulation, as well as a look at how veterinarians are using connected care to improve access to care and clinical outcomes in a variety of practice settings.
- Student externs/practice volunteers and potential liability. This HOD session is intended to generate discussion on risk-management practices to address the potential risk of liability when students or other non-employees work or volunteer in veterinary practices. Legal releases, indemnification agreements, understanding worker's compensation insurance, and considering enhanced levels for professional liability and commercial general insurance coverage have been mentioned as tools to help mitigate this risk.
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PQA Plus 4.0 Advisor Certification Session Offered
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The application deadline is January 10, 2020 or as space allows.,
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Public Comments Administrative Code Changes
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There is an opportunity for public comment on Administrative Rules Code,
ARC 4784C.
This notice of intended action of Administrative Rules (21) Ch. 64 changes is open for a public comment period until 4:30 pm, Dec. 24
th
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Purpose:
These amendments are to Iowa Administrative Code (21) Chapter 64, “Infectious and Contagious Diseases” which includes health requirements for livestock exhibitions.
Summary:
The amendments, related to livestock being shown at an exhibition, include decreasing the time interval for issuing a valid Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (‘health paper’) for swine to within 7 days prior to date of entry to the exhibition, instead of 30 days, and that all swine and cattle must have an official ID for exhibition.
Comments should be directed to:
Maison Bleam
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Building
502 East Ninth Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
New Code for Commercial Establishments (ARC 4789C)
IDALS has also adopted and filed a new Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) Chapter 67 with amendments related to Animal Welfare and Commercial Establishments (Iowa Code of Law Chapter 162).
V
iew the new ARC 4789C here
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Save the Date for IVMA Winter Conference
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Winter Conference 2020 - Focus on Success
February 11-13, 2020
The Meadows Events & Conference Center
Altoona, IA
New for 2020 - additional CE Available!
Pre-conference Wet-lab and CE on Tuesday, February 11!
Look for your registration book in the mail soon!
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Save The Date To Advocate
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Advocate for the veterinary profession at the
2020 IVMA Legislative Day
on
February 19
. Join with other IVMA members from around the state to represent the veterinary profession, deepen your understanding of the policy making process and help shape future legislation.
The day will begin with a breakfast and opening remarks at the Iowa Historical Building in Des Moines. After breakfast the contingent will head to the Iowa State Capitol to meet with legislative leaders from the Iowa House and Senate.
Make plans now to attend the 2020 IVMA Legislative Day!
There is no cost to attend and breakfast and lunch are provided for IVMA members and ISU CVM students.
Register online
at or call the IVMA office at 800-369-9564.
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Save the Date - International Conference on Pig Survivablity
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The Pig Survivability Project plans international conference in 2020.
This five-year project, led by faculty and staff from Iowa State University, Kansas State University and Purdue University, is planning an “International Conference on Pig Survivability” Oct. 28-29, 2020 in Omaha, Neb.
Learn more about the project
including personnel, activities and resources.
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Cornbelt Cow-Calf Conference Scheduled
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The conference will again offer free admission and will be preceded by the KIIC Farm Show on the Friday afternoon prior to the conference. The 2020 program targets a variety of topics designed to help producers of all ages and production goals. The keynote speakers will be Amanda Radke from BEEF Magazine and Tom Mastrobouni from Tyson Foods.
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The IVMA Communiqué is published bi-monthly by the
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association
1605 N. Ankeny Blvd Suite 110,
Ankeny, IA 50023
515-965-9237 or 800-369-9564
ivma@iowavma.org |www.iowavma.org
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