NEWS

ABVP Approves New Exotic Companion Mammal Practice (ECM) Specialty

On April 12, 2008, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) granted provisional recognition to the first completely new veterinary specialty since 1993, called Exotic Companion Mammal Practice (ECM). The new specialty will focus on small mammals commonly known as “pocket pets,” including rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, mice and other small mammals. Click here to read the complete ABVP press release regarding ABVP - ECM.

Dr. Michael Dutton, chair of the organizing committee of the ECM and co-founder of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians — which began petitioning for the specialty in 2004.

The American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates (HOD) still needs to approve this specialty this summer. ABVP-ECM comes with strong ABVS recommendation and is expected to pass the HOD. So if it passes HOD, ABVP will be accepting applications for ABVP-ECM by Jan 15, 2009. The first exam will be early November 2009.

Call for Papers for AEMV’s Annual Conference

The Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV) is pleased to announce the Call for papers for AEMV’s Annual Conference to be held in conjunction with the 2008 Association of Avian Veterinarian’s Annual Conference & Expo in Savannah, Georgia, USA. The conference is scheduled for August 9th-14th, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Each year’s conference has improved upon the last, and this year will be no exception. We sincerely hope our colleagues will share their talent and wide range of clinical experience to help continue the worthwhile tradition of AEMV continuing education. We encourage submissions for exotic companion mammal research topics, case reports, and general knowledge review.

Please complete the Call for Papers Application and return it to the Conference Office no later than October 19th, 2007. You may also submit your application electronically at the Conference Website: www.conferenceoffice.com/aav. Click on the AEMV Call for Papers button.

Click here to download the AEMV Call for Papers application (PDF format).

Click here to download the AAV Call for Papers application (PDF format).

IMPORTANT DATES

October 5, 2007 Deadline for receipt of applications by Conference Office
November, 2007 Selection of papers; design of program by Conference Committee
December, 2007 Authors notified of the status of their submissions
March 7, 2008 Tentative deadline for receipt of manuscripts
April 25, 2008 Tentative deadline for Summary Style manuscripts (research in
progress)

AEMV Forum Now Integrated into AEMV Website

The official AEMV Discussion Forum has been integrated into this website (formerly we used a Yahoo discussion group). The purpose of this AEMV forum is to communicate AEMV news and facilitate communication between groups and committees. By creating a robust forum within AEMV'S website, we hope to increase visibility and encourage more participation.

To access the AEMV forum, first log in to the AEMV Members Section of this website, and then select the AEMV Forum menu item. If you need help learning how to use the forum, there is a complete help system available as a menu option at the forum itself. Please let us know about any suggestions you might have.

Please note that this forum is not for general discussion of medical cases. For that purpose we refer you to the ExoticDVM forum, which serves this function extremely well.

Report of the 2006 Annual Business Meeting of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians

AEMV's annual business and member’s meeting was held May 31st, 2006 in conjunction with the International Conference on Exotics, in Bonita Springs, Florida. Highlights of the meeting are detailed in the Members Section of this website. If you are a member, please log in using the LOG IN button above to access the Members Section and then click the News menu button to read details.