JANUARY 2023 | NEWS & UPDATES |
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In this issue ... take the member survey, IVAPM/AARV Pain Management Forum, Spotlight Practice, Technician Corner with member spotlight, and more!
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President's Message
Ready to Tackle 2023!
Hello from the Mecca of Sturtevant, Wisconsin! The AARV Board hopes you and your families had an excellent December and are ready to tackle 2023! It seems that Y2K was about two blinks ago.
I am humbled, excited, and nervous as I step into the big shoes worn by Drs. Theresa Pancotto, Jessica Bunch, Andrea Henderson, and Amber Ihrke, among many excellent past presidents, that have laid the foundation for this great association. I would be happy to achieve 1/100th of what my predecessors have accomplished.
My personal goals for this year are simple:
- Continue providing our members with the leadership and excellence that is expected.
- Maintain our website as a "go-to-place" for information and networking.
- Contact as many veterinary technology programs, and veterinary medical student clubs, to enumerate the benefits of the association. However, for this last goal, I ask our members to provide me with any contact(s) that may help us with this task.
- Expand on other educational options and research grants for our members.
The entire AARV is very grateful for the support of our sponsors, the hard work of our volunteer board, and the membership at large. Remember that an association is only as good as the commitment and leadership of its membership.
Now, it is the time to put my big shoes on, tighten my belt, and go forth into the abyss of 2023.
With the utmost respect,
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Pedro Luis Rivera, DVM, FACFN, DACVSMR, FCoAC |
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Past President's Message
Thank You for a Great Year!
It has been an honor to serve as president of the AARV for the last year. I am nonetheless very pleased to pass the torch on to Dr. Pedro Rivera. Dr. Jessica Bunch will be rotating off the executive board and I cannot thank her enough for her assistance over the past year. I once again have tremendous shoes to fill! I'm truly grateful for the support of the board, our members, and our sponsors.
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Theresa E. Pancotto, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), CCRP |
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Members: Complete Our Quick Survey by January 15!
All AARV members should have already received an email with a link to our quick member survey. If you have not taken the survey yet, please watch your inbox for another reminder email coming soon. The survey link will be sent in the reminder email. Please be sure to complete the member survey by January 15!
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Mark Your Calendars for the IVAPM/AARV Pain Management Forum in April in Atlanta! |
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Mark your calendars for the IVAPM/AARV Pain Management Forum April 2-4 in Atlanta, Georgia. AARV will have a full day lecture track on April 2nd, and topics will be announced soon. For more details, visit https://ivapm.org/pain-management-forum/.
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SPOTLIGHT PRACTICE
Resurgence Veterinary Mobility
Resurgence Veterinary Mobility is a brand-new standalone rehabilitation practice in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Cara McNamee, the managing veterinarian, had a solo mobile rehab and acupuncture practice in Atlanta since late 2019, and partnered with VROMP to build their first start-up practice. We have been open in our facility since December, after operating out of a temporary facility during construction. We have been working with a varied caseload including geriatrics, post-ops, and neurologic injuries, and offer a variety of modalities including photobiomodulation, acupuncture, shockwave, and underwater treadmill.
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TECHNICIAN CORNER
Welcome to 2023!
by Sarah Ostrin, CVT, VTS-Phys. Rehabilitation, CCRP, OCMC, CAPMC
AARV Technician Liaison
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Starting a new year means new beginnings and new goals for most. We have all put so many of our personal and professional goals on hold over the last few years and just started getting them back on track. We got to go back to in-person conferences, school, take exams, do hands-on trainings and see more cases again. This year will bring even more opportunities to advance your skills, knowledge and experience as a professional.
I got my VTS in 2019, which means I have to recertify in 2024. Did you know that your VTS qualification is a certification that you have to continue to prove your proficiency in every 5 years? DVM specialties are the same (they vary by length of certification). As a member of the APRVT, we have 2 paths for recertification.
- Retake the examination and pass just as required for our original certification.
- Qualify for recertification by accumulating points for things like: lecturing, publishing, sitting on boards for the APRVT, etc.
These are similar things to what we needed to do to accumulate points to qualify for the original examination.
That being said, I will take you along with me next year as I go through the recertification process. I know it's overwhelming going into the paperwork and requirements. So, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out and ask away!
For this year though, I will be working on updating my CV (curriculum vitae) and taking advantage of as many opportunities as I can to gather points to qualify for my recertification. My first big endeavor will be lecturing at the IVAPM/AARV International Pain Forum in Atlanta, Georgia on April 2-4. This conference offers a great opportunity for qualifying CE towards licensing and your VTS! I had a blast last year with the AARV crew and look forward to getting an opportunity this year to share some of my own knowledge and experience. If you want to know what it’s like to prepare to be a speaker at a conference, stay tuned and take this journey with me.
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For the start of 2023 I want to recognize one of my fellow 2019 APRVT members and one of our few Canadian members: Nancy Couillard. Please click on the image at right or this link to read our January Technician Spotlight.
“Remember to breathe, inhale courage but exhale compassion.”
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Learn More About APRVT
The technicians 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!
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Student Members:
Check Out the Student Section of Our Website!
by Molly Flaherty, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVPP, CVSMT
University Liaison
Please see the student section of our website to view the benefits for student members. Membership is free to students enrolled in accredited veterinary, veterinary technician/nurse, and physical therapy programs.
Do you have a student club at your university that is interested in learning more about rehabilitation and sports medicine? Register Your Club! We can help arrange a rehab lecture in your school for registered student clubs. Contact university@rehabvets.org for more information.
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Nominations Are Open for Secretary and Membership Chair on the AARV Board of Directors!
Do you know someone whom you feel would make an excellent contribution to leadership within the veterinary rehabilitation profession? AARV is now accepting nominations for Secretary and Membership Chair on its Board of Directors. Positions involve three-year terms beginning in 2023.
A brief description of each position follows.
To submit a nomination or learn more about the responsibilities of each position, please contact Dr. Pedro Rivera, AARV president, at president@rehabvets.org.
AARV Secretary
Purpose: To organize Board of Directors (BOD) meeting agendas, manage classified ad requests and maintain searchable articles of interest database.
General Roles:
- Assimilate talking points from other BOD members into an agenda in advance of the conference call.
- Send monthly conference call meeting agenda to BOD in advance of meeting.
- Record the proceedings of each meeting.
- Email the minutes of each meeting to the BOD for approval over email or at the following month's meeting.
- Receive classified ad requests and refine ads as needed. Cross-check those placing classified ads in the membership database and determine whether the ad is being placed by a member (gratis) or non-member for a fee.
- Perform all other duties that may be prescribed from time to time by the BOD.
- Maintain articles of interest searchable database with aid of the Communication Consultant. Update a spreadsheet for the articles of interest monthly for the Communication Consultant for incorporation into the database.
AARV Membership Chair
Purpose: To increase overall membership of the AARV.
General Roles:
- Organize vendor booths at veterinary conferences.
- Reach out to new members using the internet or any kind of networking tools to determine rehab-trained veterinarians who are not members.
- Identify existing or potential member benefits for the purpose of recruitment and retention.
- Attend and participate in monthly AARV Board of Director meetings as well as the annual meeting of the AARV.
- Manage the AARV membership database.
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Join Our Speaker Registry! |
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The AARV wants you to be a speaker! We are developing a speaker registry and are requesting that interested members apply. This is an opportunity to engage in rehab education in your area of expertise! Consideration will be given to AARV members with accredited veterinary sports medicine/rehabilitation certification or ACVSMR diplomate or resident status. Venues may include, but are not restricted to, state, national and sports medicine/rehab specialty CE conferences, meetings and/or student club events. Speakers will be eligible for reimbursement for some travel expenses, which can be discussed upon application.
If you are interested in being a part of our speaker registry, please email president@rehabvets.org with the following information:
- Full name and credentials
- AARV membership
- Area(s) of expertise
- Home state and radius willing to travel
- Venues of interest (to include those suggested above)
Thanks so much for your willingness to share your knowledge!
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Thank You to Our Mentors! |
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The AARV would like to thank all of the rehabilitation professionals who have volunteered to mentor and offer job shadowing/externships to veterinary and veterinary technician students who are interested in rehabilitation. To see a complete list of our current externship opportunities, visit our website, log into the Members Area, and go to the Student Job Shadowing/Externships page.
If you would like to join our mentor list, please email Molly Flaherty, our University Liaison, at university@rehabvets.org.
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AARV Now Has 1,169 Articles of Interest in Its Database! |
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AARV's searchable Articles of Interest Database has expanded to include 1,169 articles! The database now includes Articles of Interest for all of 2016 through October 2022 and is available to AARV members in the Members area of its website.
AARV will keep adding journal articles to the database each month to develop its usefulness as a research tool. We also will continue to include links to our past Articles of Interest from 2010 to the present in PDF format. All Articles of Interest have been selected by AARV founder Dr. Julia Tomlinson because of their relevance to the field of veterinary rehabilitation.
To search the database, log in to the Members Area of the website and go to the Articles of Interest Database page. Enter a keyword, author's name, or other search term to begin your search. A list of matching article abstracts will be displayed. A link to the full version of the journal article will be provided if available.
Our thanks to Dr. Julia Tomlinson for selecting relevant journal articles each month and Dr. Kelli Martin for preparing the articles for the database.
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Check the AARV Calendar for Upcoming Events
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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Connect with the AARV on LinkedIn! |
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Interested in submitting a classified ad or becoming a sponsor?
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INTERNSHIP/RESIDENCY POSITIONS |
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Internship – Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tampa, Florida
Florida Veterinary Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine is excited to offer a specialty internship to an enthusiastic individual interested in pursuing a career in this growing field. FVRSM will support the intern toward rehabilitation certification; or if already certified, in training toward a complimentary therapy. Clinical research and publication is encouraged, but not required. The goal of this internship is to provide specialty training to prepare the candidate for residency with the ACVSMR or a career in rehabilitation practice. Contact Dr. Jennifer Brown at dr.brown@floridavetrehab.com.
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Residency in Small Animal Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Burnsville, Minnesota
3-year private practice residency in small animal sports medicine and rehabilitation beginning July 2023, provides in-depth training suitable for private practice or academic setting.
Facility features sports arena, modalities such as shockwave, LASER, therapeutic ultrasound, electrical stimulation, Synovetin OA, PEMF, hydrotherapy, regenerative therapies, imaging/ultrasound, lab services.
"The residency program is more than I had ever hoped, and the mentorship and the caseload variety is invaluable." - Dr Melissa Weber, second-year resident
"This residency has reminded me of why I chose this pathway for myself." - Dr Charlotte Talbert, first-year resident
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Rehab DVM with Acupuncture Certification, Los Angeles, California
Two Hands Four Paws, the premier animal physical rehab center in Los Angeles, is seeking a FT licensed DVM, cert in acupuncture. Those new to the field are also encouraged to apply. Fully equipped facility with pool, underwater treadmills, land treadmills, laser, therapeutic ultrasound, e-stim and acupuncture. All of our rehab staff is either cert or going through school so the skill level of our staff is high. Competitive salaries, PTO, uniform, CE allowances, health insurance, a 401k and personal pet care discounts. Signing bonus or relo comp considered for the right candidates. Independently owned. Salary: $105K - $125K, DOE.
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Please take a moment to visit our sponsors!
We've learned that some email programs may cut off the end of our newsletter. If you don't see the AARV mailing address at the end of the newsletter, click on "View Entire Message" to see our complete newsletter including special offers from our sponsors.
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TIER 1: GRANT & AWARD SPONSORS |
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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
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TIER 2: SPONSORS PROVIDING MEMBER DISCOUNTS |
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DogLeggs: Free shipping for AARV members
To redeem DogLeggs discount: Contact DogLeggs for details
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Northeast Seminars/NC State Veterinary Medicine: 10% off any course or program.
To redeem the discount: Use the discount code "AARV" at checkout.
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HydroWorx: Special introductory pricing.
Contact us today, and reference the AARV ad, for our special introductory pricing.
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GingerLead: 50% discount off MSRP for any size order
To redeem GingerLead discount: Contact GingerLead for details
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My Pet's Brace: 10%-15% discount
To redeem My Pet's Brace discount: Contact My Pet's Brace for details
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Hudson Aquatic Systems: Receive a FREE Therapist Bench, a $332 value, with any new AquaPaws unit purchase.
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OrthoPets by Dassiet: 5% discount
To redeem OrthoPets discount: Contact OrthoPets for details
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Chi University: $500 off canine and equine rehabilitation courses.
To redeem the tuition discount, contact info@chiu.edu or mention the AARV discount during registration.
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Canine Rehabilitation Institute (CRI): 10% off most continuing education rehabilitation courses
To redeem CRI discount: Register online for a continuing education rehabilitation course, and click on the "AARV Member Discount" button during Step 2 of Checkout to receive the discounted rate.
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H2O For Fitness: Free custom paint job and one extra year of warranty for parts only.
To redeem H2O For Fitness offer, contact H2O at h2oforfitness.com and mention the AARV ad.
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TIER 3: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS |
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Partner with us! We offer three opportunities for you to choose from. Find out more by clicking here. |
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