 Selected Theme 2013: Vaccination
“Vaccination to prevent and protect”
The Turkish Veterinary Medical Association comprises 55 National Chambers.
Their activities included a multimedia film (as DVD formatted), concerning “Vaccination - Vaccination to prevent and protect”; which was recently distributed to various associations (Local Veterinary Chambers, Turkish Veterinary Professional Associations, Food Protection Agencies, Provincial Agriculture Directorates …etc). Also a Poster presentation was prepared about vaccination; and these posters were distributed in Turkey.
500 copies of the DVD film were prepared and distributed to local Veterinary Chambers, Veterinary surgeons, Academicians, Legal Authorities, Pet owners, Stake holders for educative and informative purposes and the DVD will be uploated to social media information in internet. There was coverage in local veterinary journals.
Selected Theme 2013: Vaccination
“Vaccination to prevent and protect”
The Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons of Istanbul (IVHO) is non-profit association representing more than 3.820 veterinarians working in private and corporate practice, government, industry and academia.
Billboards were displayed on major crosssections and main streets, along with distribution of informative leaflets and posters to veterinary clinics and health care organizations and finally organization of a Panel on the topic on 24th of May 2013.
The billboards and posters were to inform the general public about the importance of vaccinating pets.
These were offered veterinary billboard posters and banners in partnership with 15 municipalities to be exhibited at major points on the selected streets and boulevards in their territories. Those selected points are dense in terms of pedestrian and vehicle traffic. The posters and billboards will be placed horizontally and vertically and stay on for 15 days.
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 On May 23rd 2013, WSPA joined the Mexican Government in Geneva for the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction conference to host an event to outline what is needed to help safeguard the hundreds of thousands of animals and the millions of people who are affected each year by disasters.
Mike Baker, Chief Executive of WSPA and one of the speakers at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction said: “When major disasters strike, the survival of people and the recovery of whole communities are inextricably linked to the survival of animals. We must reduce the risks of losing livestock for poor people by strengthening their capabilities to cope with recurring disasters.
“By helping animals, we are sustainably safeguarding livelihoods, food security and ultimate resilience to disasters.”
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 We’ve joined forces once again with the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Veterinary Defence Society (VDS) to offer a two-day course for overseas vets who are new to working in the UK or contemplating working here.
An ‘Introduction to the UK veterinary profession – an essential CPD course for overseas vets’ takes place on 18 and 19 June at the headquarters of the BVA in central London.
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 The web-based course, Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals (EEDA), still has openings available for the reduced price of $150. It will be offered June 14– July 28, 2013. To find out more and register, visit http://EEDACourse.org.
The course is approved for 18 hours of CE through RACE (Registry of Approved Continuing Education of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards). The Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases (CEEZAD), a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, provides support to enable veterinarians, veterinary technicians and others to take the $450 course at the reduced price of $150. Participants also receive a copy of the EEDA textbook (a $70 value). Registration at the $150 rate is limited to the first 100 individuals.
“Professionals who take this course have a better understanding of clinical presentation, diagnosis and response to significant foreign animal diseases and the role individuals can play in response to them,” said Dr. Jesse Hostetter, course instructor, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University. Dr. Hostetter emphasizes when and where exotic diseases should be included in a list of differential diagnoses.
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 Most of us are familiar with the "winter blues," the depression-like symptoms known as "seasonal affective disorder," or SAD, that occurs when the shorter days of winter limit our exposure to natural light and make us more lethargic, irritable and anxious. But for rats it's just the opposite.
Biologists at UC San Diego have found that rats experience more anxiety and depression when the days grow longer. More importantly, they discovered that the rat's brain cells adopt a new chemical code when subjected to large changes in the day and night cycle, flipping a switch to allow an entirely different neurotransmitter to stimulate the same part of the brain.
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Selected Theme 2013: Vaccination
“Vaccination to prevent and protect”
A scientific workshop regarding vaccination was carried out at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University from 2.00pm to 5.00pm and the theme of the workshop was “Vaccination for improved community health and food security (livelihoods)”. The session Chair of the workshop was Professor Owiny David; he welcomed all students and guests and thanked them for attending. He introduced colleagues from the different countries who had attended they are from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo.
 
COVAB Students participating in the vaccination exercise
Selected Theme 2013: Vaccination
“Vaccination to prevent and protect”
Dr. Zoran Katrinka, the National Delegate to the WVA of the Veterinary Chamber of Serbia has reported on the WVD activities:
1. To design the logo of the national program for eradication of Rabies designed (One World One Health)
2. To design, develop and update the website for the National programme of Eradication of Rabies
3. To produce the Media Production for National Programme for Eradication of Rabies
4. Distribution and media buying for National Programme for Eradication of Rabies
5. The presence in media through TV interviews radio interviews and PR articles
6. To design, produce and deliver a variety of information material about the National Programme for Eradication of Rabies to address each target audience (e.g. leaflets, brochures, posters)
7. To carry out creative activities on the National Programme for Eradication of Rabies
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  The British Veterinary Association is delighted to unveil the full programme for its most comprehensive annual event for many years, adding farm and equine clinical streams to the popular contentious issues programme of BVA Congress, at this year’s London Vet Show (LVS). And following its success at last year’s LVS, the BVA Careers Fair will return for a second year.
The full programme can now be downloaded at www.bva.co.uk/londonvetshow
New for 2013 the farm and equine streams, which have been devised by BVA’s CPD Group, are aimed at mixed practitioners and recent graduates and cover subjects as diverse as:
the 10-minute camelid consult
the beginner’s guide to the goat
an introduction to geriatric farm medicine
first time on the farm
performing a new foal check
critical decisions on equine colic and
equine referrals
Other topics include infectious diseases on the farm, farm animal parturition, responsible drug prescription, pet pigs, farm animal nutrition, sheep consults, battery hens, and downer cows.
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The RCVS Charitable Trust has declared its support for the ‘All Trials’ campaign’s aims. These are for all clinical trials, past and present, to be publicly registered, and for the full methods and the results to be openly reported.
“We believe it’s vital that the outcomes of clinical research are accessible to, and disseminated among, both veterinary and human healthcare professionals, since evidence-based medicine relies upon accessible information so that informed choices can be made about patient care,” says RCVS Charitable Trust Executive Director, Nick Royle.
“Evidence-based medicine constitutes our core activity, both as a funder of research and as an organisation committed to advancing veterinary knowledge, so we have declared our unreserved support for the ‘All Trials’ campaign’s aims.”
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