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From the keynote address to happy hour trivia and livestreamed storytelling events, AAHA Con 2023 was steeped in stories powered by science and data.

The Center for Veterinary Social Work at the University of Tennessee is “a space for all professionals with an interest in human and animal welfare to come together to collaborate.” As the field of veterinary social work gains popularity, how it’s taught and practiced is growing up too.

What’s going on with the canine respiratory illness in the news? Is it viral or bacterial—or possibly overblown media coverage? NEWStat talks to veterinarians facing the outbreak and looks into the research being done to solve the mystery.

Topics that most interested NEWStat readers in the past year included stories on innovative treatments, new drug approvals, Black vet med professionals making a difference, and better understanding neurodiversity.

Veterinary professionals are well-suited to be experts in a variety of One Health concepts. Here are some resources and ideas for how to increase awareness among your clients about the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.

Do you know what keeps your happy employees happy and what’s driving the unhappy ones away? AAHA’s white paper “Stay, Please,” includes interactive graphics that break down the reasons people stay in vet med (retention) and why they leave (attrition).

AAHA’s white paper “Stay, Please” has interactive ways to explore the nuances of who’s planning to leave veterinary practices and why. Associate DVMs and credentialed techs have the same top 6 retention and attrition factors. Can you guess what they are? 

How the BREATHE Clinic at the University of Missouri is helping pets—and their people—breathe easier, one case at a time.

With the help of her DVM dad, a newly graduated veterinarian opened her own small animal and equine practice on the outskirts of Kansas State University’s campus—now TimberCreek Veterinary Hospital is a finalist to be the 2023 AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year. Will they take home the prize? We’ll find out at AAHA Con in San Diego!

As a five-time AQHA World Champion, Deah Hessian, DVM, knows the value of hard work and perseverance; and as the owner of Palisades Veterinary Hospital in Fountain Hills, Arizona, she and her team have earned a coveted spot in the running to be the 2023 AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year.