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- 1AVMA Business and Economic Forum Goes Online October 7-8▼AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum returns online October 7–8, featuring new pet demographic data and team-focused keynotes
The American Veterinary Medical Association is bringing back its Veterinary Business and Economic Forum as a fully online event on October 7-8. The programme highlights new data on pet ownership demographics and keynote sessions focused on veterinary team development, aimed at practice owners and managers tracking the business side of the profession.
- 2Vets central to wildlife pharmaceutical overuse, says leading clinician●Vets ‘at the heart’ of wildlife pharmaceutical overuse, says leading clinician
A leading veterinary clinician has said that veterinary professionals are 'at the heart' of the problem of pharmaceutical overuse affecting wildlife. The claim, reported by Vet Times, points to the role of medicines used in animals — such as antibiotics, antiparasitics and painkillers — in contaminating ecosystems and harming wild species. The remarks are prompting debate within the veterinary profession about its responsibility and the need for more careful prescribing practices.