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EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION / AE / MARCH 2015
Delegate Corner: Equine practice concerns raised at recent AVMA meeting By Stuart Brown II, DVM
The 2015 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference and House of Delegates (HoD) winter meeting, jointly held in early January in Chicago, Ill., provided opportunities to advocate on behalf of equine practitioners with leadership of the AVMA and its various divisions.
Dr. Cynthia MacKenzie and I represented the AAEP at the HoD meeting, with AAEP President Dr. Kent Carter and AAEP Executive Director David Foley also in attendance for the conference.
During the HoD meeting, several bylaws and resolu-
Dr. Stuart Brown II
tions were introduced for consideration. Notable actions included ratification of an amended mission statement that is aligned with the Strategic Management Process currently being administered by the AVMA Core Management Team; and passage of resolutions that:
Client-Patient Relationship in consulting relation- ships
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AAEP mourns the loss of Dr. Lauren Baldwin
AAEP member Dr. Lauren Baldwin, a sports medicine ambulatory practitioner with Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and veteran of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, passed away Jan. 31 at the Oconee Hospice of the Foothills Cottingham House in Seneca, S.C. She was 30.
Dr. Baldwin received her veterinary degree in 2010 from the University of Georgia and began working under former U.S. Equestrian Team veterinarian Dr. Brendan Furlong at B.W. Furlong & Associates in Oldwick, N.J. She was afforded the opportunity to work closely with Canadian Eventing Team veterinarian Dr. Christiana Ober at Furlong’s satellite facility Peak Performance Equine in Morriston, Fla. Dr. Baldwin joined Rood & Riddle in October 2014 following a two-year deployment to Afghanistan as a member of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps.
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With several AAEP members among the leadership of the AVMA and its various divisions, including Governmental Relations and Scientific Advisory, the Veterinary Leadership Conference presented an opportunity to address concerns related to equine practice. Through col- laboration with the AVMA Scientific Advisory Division, we engaged the FDA to highlight the critical shortage of intravenous fluid availability in large animal practice. These discussions culminated in formulation of a joint letter from the AAEP and AVMA that has been sent to the appropriate governmental agencies. Valuable conver- sations with our representatives in the USDA and AVMA’s Governmental Relations Division in Washington, D.C., also occurred relative to situations affecting equine welfare and private practice issues.
As always, Dr. MacKenzie and I remain grateful for the opportunity to serve the AAEP in such a substantive role as representing you, our colleagues, in the AVMA House of Delegates. If we can ever be of assistance, please feel free to contact either of us with issues or concerns you might have.
Dr. Brown is a partner in Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky. He serves on the AAEP board of directors, as a member of the Welfare and Public Policy Advisory Council and as alternate delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates.
Dr. Lauren Baldwin
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