Joomla! site syndication http://www.delvettech.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:12:42 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.delvettech.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.delvettech.com Joomla! site syndication http://www.delvettech.com/content/view/23/9/ The lecture material for the December 12, 2007 Winter DVMA Meeting is available to registered site users. If you are not currently registered with this site please take a moment to do so.Register a site account on delvettech.com (component/option,com_comprofiler/task,registers/)Once you are registered and approved you can log into the site and access the lecture material at the following link:Winter 2007 Lecture Material (component/option,com_remository/Itemid,29/func,select/id,3/) Newsflashes - Newsflash Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:26:14 +0100 http://www.delvettech.com/content/view/22/2/ Please print out and complete the following form for the 2008 general nominations to the DVTA executive board.DVTA Nomination Ballot Form (component/option,com_remository/Itemid,29/func,fileinfo/id,7/) News - Latest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:52:09 +0100 http://www.delvettech.com/content/view/20/2/ You are invited to participate in the Delaware State Animal Response Team (DE-SART) Summit. The Summit is a two-day structured planning workshop led by three members of the North Carolina SART, all of whom have strong emergency management/agriculture backgrounds. The Summit goals are to further develop and delineate our animal response capabilities and to bring additional stakeholders into the process in order to create the animal response infrastructure needed to effectively respond to emergencies/disasters in Delaware, with initial focus on companion animals to ensure Delaware’s compliance with the PETS Act. The DE-SART Summit details: Where: Dover Downs Conference Center, Ballroom C When: November 14-15, 2007, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Cost: None – This workshop is funded by PetSmart Charities and the Homeland Security Grant Program. Meals: Continental breakfast, lunch, and morning/afternoon breaks will be provided. Your full participation is critical to the success of the Summit. We have invited participants from State and local governments, non-profit agencies, for profit businesses, law enforcement, and the military, all of whom would have a role in planning for and ensuring an appropriate response to address the needs of animals and their owners in disaster. Invitees include representatives from Delaware Departments of Agriculture, Emergency Management, Health and Social Services, Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Education, Office of Management and Budget, Justice; county and local emergency managers; the DE Veterinary Medical Association; the SPCAs, Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, and other animal welfare organizations; the DE State Fair; the American Red Cross; the DE National Guard; the DE Fire Service; animal-related businesses; and others. RSVP: By October 25, 2007, to Lisa Wildermuth, DE-SART Summit Planner (DDA), 302.698.4504, or Lisa.Wildermuth@state.de.us (mailto:Lisa.Wildermuth@state.de.us). Questions? Contact Anne McCann, DE-SART Coordinator (DEMA), at 302.659.2218, or Anne.McCann@state.de.us (mailto:Anne.McCann@state.de.us). News - Latest Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:24:51 +0100 http://www.delvettech.com/content/view/18/2/ Thank you Tara, Amber, Laura, Dr Richter at Savannah Animal Hospital, and Lisa Hewlett from VCA Dover Animal Hospital for all your hardwork and generous donations- you guys helped make Fall Fest a success!Thanks to you we were able to make a donation to the Foster program at the SPCA. Anyone interested in helping foster a cat,dog or rabbit please call the shelter and ask for Mary Anne or email us here. News - Latest Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:23:43 +0100 http://www.delvettech.com/content/view/17/2/ Our Annual Winter Technician Meeting will be held again this year at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover, Delaware. It will be December 12th from 8 am to 5pm. All technicians, assistants, students, and support staff are welcome!Alison Gottlieb BS, RVT, VTC(ECC) will be presenting this year. Her topics will include:Feline FocusThis lecture discusses everything related to the kitties. Lecture covers the range from making them comfortable in the clinic; to caring for them during an emergency. Includes monitoring and specific feline nutrition needs.Pain Management A strong focus on recognizing pain as well as the tools to appropriately treat pain. The ethical aspects of pain, multimodal therapies and treating chronic vs. acute pain are covered. The lecture material is available here (component/option,com_remository/Itemid,29/func,select/id,3/). Please note that you must be registered on this site and logged into you account to access this material. If you have any questions about registering or accessing the materials please email us (component/option,com_contact/Itemid,3/) . News - Latest Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:34:09 +0100