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MINUTES IEVMA Meeting July 13, 2017

Dr. Wehr reported that thank you notes had been received from Kara Fenity, recipient of the Linda Wood communication scholarship, Morgan Feist, winner of the Kent McVey memorial scholarship, and Dean Dr. Bryan Slinker for the association’s ongoing support of the college via scholarships. She announced t…[Read more]

MINUTES QUARTERLY MEETING April 20, 2017

Dr. Hunter congratulated Pet Emergency Clinic on its Specialty Clinic of the Year award and acknowledged Dr. Mike O’Dea’s hard work on the application. The award was richly deserved.
Dr. McEntire presented the budget and commented that the treasury remains stable, although the balance is $4K less thi…[Read more]

Dr. Hunter reported 63 participants and 9 vendors have registered for the winter meeting. Given the capacity of 75 participants and the fact that registrations are still arriving, the meeting should fill again this year.

Dr. Branford mentioned that Jessica Osbourne, certified veterinary practice manager at Lincoln Heights, has been facilitating a…[Read more]

Shannon Potts of Reliant LifeWorks discussed the services available at their accredited compounding pharmacy, one of two in Spokane. They offer a full spectrum of non-sterile and low/medium risk sterile compounding at this time, so ophthalmics and injectables are somewhat limited. The pharmacy is located at Division and Foothills.
Dr. Whipps…[Read more]

Leticia Fanucchi, DVM, PhD, Animal Behaviorist at WSU CVM, will give an overview of behavior medicine and resources available and will speak on reading dogs and cats to maximize safety in the exam room.
RSVP by July 5 to ievma@outlook.com or (509) 927-7600.

Dr. Hunter announced the passing of Dr. Kent McVey of South Grand Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Branford moved and Dr. Wood seconded that a $1000 scholarship be awarded to a student at the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine in Dr. McVey’s memory, criteria to be determined by Dr. McVey’s wife, Pamila. Motion passed.
Dr. Hunter cautioned that dru…[Read more]

Washington State University is now accepting enrollment for spring conference.

FMI: http://cvme.vetmed.wsu.edu/cvme-index/spring-conference

The spring business and CE meeting will be held at The Onion Bar and Grill, North Spokane, 7522 N Division, on April 19, 2016. Check-in begins at 6:00 pm, followed by dinner and the business meeting at 6:30-7:00 pm and CE from 7:00-9:00.
Dr. Minden Buswell of the Department of Agriculture will speak on the role of veterinarians in emergencies and…[Read more]

MINUTES QUARTERLY MEETING January 19, 2016

Dr. Denise Pilgeram sent an update on the Mission Free Clinic, which is doing well and benefiting from the help of Megan Allen, technician from Latah Creek Animal Hospital, once a month. She thanked everyone who donated, monetary or in-kind, over the past year. The support is greatly…[Read more]

The flyer can be downloaded here:

http://ievma.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Winter-Meeting-2016-1.doc