DC ACADEMY SEMINAR NEWSLETTER
Thursday, May 1, 2025

The veterinarian seminar on Thursday, May 1, 2025, will be available at the Elks Lodge and simulcast online.

CE credit is available only to those who attend at the Elks Lodge and/or participate in the live simulcast.

You will receive two identical join meeting emails with instructions on how to access the webcast the week before the seminar. If you do not receive your join meeting email by tuesday, please contact Larry Koffer.

Anesthesia/Pharmacology

• Topics to be determined

Program Chair: Courtney Scarborough

Food for Thought
	Taco Bar: Chicken, Steak & Veggie Tacos Toppings: pickled onions, shredded cheese, sour cream, southwest slaw, avocodo cream, pico de gallo Corn/Dlour tortillas Black Beans Green Rice Chips & Salsa Tres Leches Cake

Classified Notices: Veterinarian/Technician/Practices for Sale
Many of our members remember the Academy had bulletin boards at the Elks Lodge with postings for veterinarian positions, technician positions, relief veterinarian listings, practices for sale, equipment for sale, etc.

As our in-person attendance is dramatically less, we did away with the bulletin boards. However, these notices are still available on the classified page of our website. All are open without a username/password except the relief veterinarian listings.

To access the relief veterinarian listing the username/password are the same for accessing the seminar notes. If interested, we suggest you browse this section as you will see new openings such as the opening for a part-time postion with the Animal Services Team in St. Mary’s County Maryland & full time veterinarian for Loudon Animal Hospital.

Seminar Notes on the Web!
Following the lead of many larger national meetings, and in attempt to receive standardized handout material from our speakers, we’re changing what we ask from our speakers. After polling some of our speakers, we’re going to ask for a detailed summary or outline of 3-5 pages of their presentation with a suggested bibliography.

Since many of our speakers work on their slide packs up and through the evening before their presentation, we’re asking them to provide these slide packs shortly after their presentation. Finally, we’re close to working out the glitches in posting and providing access to seminar recordings, when that has been tested and up and running, we will let the membership know.

We advise all members to utilize the digital notes from our seminar notes email or from our website.If you need the username or password, please contact us.

ANNUAL STATE OF THE DC ACADEMY
MAY 1, 2025
Due to the reduced number of in-person attendees, we’ve decided to do this function here to avoid interrupting the presentation and not being able to get immediate feedback from a majority of our online participants.

Treasurer’s Report
Dr. Suzanne Cavadel provided the following financial information. The numbers in parentheses are last year’s balances:

• Money Market Account/Checking Account = $873,275 ($913,412)
• Reserve Fund = $544,936 ($517,812)
• Memorial Scholarship Fund = $215,809 ($200,630)

1. Membership figures = 710 vs 755 last year; Technician Registrants: 122 vs 138 last year.
2. We will continue awarding 10 $1000 externship grants this year to veterinary students who are either externing in the DC area or are from the DC area.
3. The DC Academy will provide a grant to the Northern Virginia Community College Foundation of $2,000 to help graduating students with their licensing exam expenses which are a significant impediment to many students.
4. Along with the Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, the Academy partnered on several successful events this year: In September we participated in a Suicide Awareness Walk. In October we had a Networking Social at the Board Room Brewery and Game Bar in Arlington. In March, we had a very successful Open Mic event at Jammin Java in Vienna showcasing the musical talents of our memberships. The Suicide Awareness Walk and Jammin Java events are likely to be hosted again in future program years.
5. If anyone is interested in volunteering for the position of Assistant Treasurer, or Social Media Liaison board position (works with Phil Rossi on how best to use our social media platforms), please contact any board member or Larry Koffer or Phil Rossi.

Continuing Education Certificates
The DC Academy sends out CE certificates two times per year. The first email goes out after our December seminar and includes hours earned in that calendar year. The second certificate is emailed after our June seminar and contains hours earned since the previous September. If you need a certificate earlier than these scheduled emails, please let us know.

June 5 Soft Tissue Surgery Seminar
The June 5 soft tissue surgery seminar will be presented by Mandy Wallace, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, University of Georgia..

Webcast Reception Via Microsoft Teams
Please review the Teams Tutorial if you have not participated in our seminars using our Teams platform.

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