VI AAEP News January 2024
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Nominate a distinguished researcher for the 2025 AAEP Milne Lecture Deadline to nominate is January 31
The Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture is a traditional highlight of each year’s annual convention, and you can help determine the 2025 honoree by nominating an accomplished researcher.
The Milne Lecture was created in 1997 to recognize an individual with a distinguished career in research and discovery, and who has presented and published their findings in a specific area of equine health. The lecture is intended to honor the accomplishments of the presenter and provide a meaningful learning experience to the AAEP membership. The lecture is a perspective on the state-of- the-art in the presenter’s area of expertise.
The award recipient will be determined by a subcommittee of the AAEP Educational Programs Committee in February 2024 and will then be presented to the board of directors for approval. The selected individual will deliver their lecture and receive their award at the AAEP’s 2025 Annual Convention in Denver, Colo.
Nominees should be an expert in their field with a track record of accomplishment and the ability to relate the
Dr. Patrick McCue delivers the 2023 Milne Lecture on the topic of equine reproduction.
topic to the audience. A nomination form must be completed and include qualifications and accomplishments of the nominee.
A Milne Lecture nomination form may be requested from Carey Ross, scientific publications coordinator, at cross@
aaep.org. Completed forms must be returned to her by Jan. 31, 2024.
Help equine rescue and retirement facilities apply for free vaccines 2024 UHVRC application deadline is February 1
AAEP members affiliated with 501(c)(3) equine rescue and rehabilitation facilities in the United States should work with those facilities now to complete the application for complimentary vaccines from the Unwanted Horse Veterinary Relief Campaign (UHVRC) by the Feb. 1 deadline.
The UHVRC is a non-profit partnership between Merck Animal Health and the AAEP to safeguard the health and facilitate the adoption of rescue horses. Since its inception in 2008, the UHVRC has provided more than 53,000 doses of core vaccines valued at over $2 million to protect horses in need.
The UHVRC provides qualifying equine facilities with vaccines to protect against Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, equine rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1 and EHV-4), West Nile virus, equine influenza, tetanus and rabies. Eligible facilities must coordinate an application with an AAEP-member veteri- narian and adhere to the AAEP Care Guidelines for Equine Rescue and Retirement Facilities.
Visit
aaep.org/horse-owners/unwanted- horse-veterinary-relief-campaign to download the application and equine vaccine order form.
Bunny, an aged American Paint Horse, is among the equine residents at This Old Horse to benefit from Merck Animal Health vaccines through the UHVRC in 2023.
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