AVMA Journals

Here's a first look at the December JAVMA cover art! “Fritten” (12 in x 12 in x 1.63 in; oil on cradled wood panel) was created by Dr. Shagufta Mulla in 2021. Born in Surat, India, Dr. Mulla is a graduate of CSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She practiced small animal veterinary medicine for 20 years and is now a freelance writer and editor for TIME Stamped. She is also the Art Editor for the literary journal, Peatsmoke. She is a self-taught artist and was an Artist in Residence at The Arts Center in Corvallis, Oregon. Her work has appeared in literary journals and galleries. This artwork was a commissioned piece. Dr. Mulla currently resides in Independence, Oregon.

Tune in to the Veterinary Vertex Podcast to learn about using accelerometers to identify a high risk of catastrophic musculoskeletal injury in three racing Thoroughbreds with Drs. Denise Mc Sweeney and Warwick Bayly: https://lnkd.in/gxVaJv72 ????

Identifying predictors of success as well as at-risk students is essential for providing targeted curricular interventions to increase retention and achieve timely completion of a DVM degree. Open access article: jav.ma/dvmstudent Article contributed by Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Elpida Artemiou, and Sarah Hooper, DVM, MS, PhD

It's "What Is Your Diagnosis?" Wednesday! What are your differential diagnoses for Progressive neurological signs in a 3-year-old Golden Retriever after being treated for gastrointestinal disease? Full case: jav.ma/neuroGI Article contributed by Drs. Victoria Rodriguez Gomez & Max Foreman

As 2024 ends, let us look back on all that the journals have accomplished in the past year with Managing Editor Nick DeLuca: https://lnkd.in/gVujv73C

Hot Off The Press - the latest publication from the RCVM@OVC team was just published in AVMA Journals involving Kat Sutherland, Jason B Coe, Kassandra Blais and collaborators Margaret Gober and Heather BerstPuchalski. The study explored client preferences for how value is communicated via written means and assessed the consistency of this preference with how veterinary clinic websites present information for preventive care services. Findings suggest opportunities exist to increase communication of the benefits of veterinary care on veterinary clinic websites, which may increase client engagement with preventive care services. Published open access, the full article is available here: https://lnkd.in/eHJFsAKW #veterinarymedicine #clientpreference #knowledgesharing Funded by an unrestricted grant from Zoetis Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

For a second week in a row, our top trending #AJVR article is "Feasibility of ultrasound-guided cervical intervertebral disc injection to aid in intraoperative site identification in dog cadavers": https://lnkd.in/gFcxrBGZ

Our top trending #JAVMA article from last week was "Postanesthetic rhabdomyolysis in 7 warmblood horses": https://lnkd.in/grsW_eDM

The combination of ventral midline celiotomy with episiotomy in dorsal recumbency is a feasible, well-tolerated technique that provides optimal surgical access and visualization. ?? Learn more: jav.ma/celiotomy

Through online communication, veterinary professionals may have an opportunity to increase client engagement with preventive care services by emphasizing the benefits of preventive care services in addition to the function. Open access article: jav.ma/vetclient Article contributed by Relationship-Centred Veterinary Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College