SVME Newsletter

Newsletter of the Society for Veterinary Medical EthicsVolume 11, Number 1 January 2005

In This Issue: President’s Message Dear SVME Members, President’s Message, The Board is entering 2005 with renewed vision and anticipation Page 1 for the Society of Veterinary Medical (SVME). One of our Treasurer’s Report, major objectives is to increase our membership. We realize that increasing the number of members at the national level will give Page 2 us the opportunity to have a significant impact on ethical Professionalism: dilemmas facing our society. In the next few weeks, one of our board members will circulate a correspondence seeking What is it? information that will allow us to identify individuals who teach by J. Wright or mentor ethics related subject matter in each veterinary page 3 program. From this information, we will be able to exchange ideas and solicit new members. Special emphasis will be placed News and Events, on student membership because this population will be representative of our future leaders. page 4 Animal Welfare and Our second objective is to promote and encourage student participation in the SVME. To facilitate this effort, the SVME will invite students to submit competitive essays to our Editorial by R Anthony Board in the spring of 2006. The winner of this competition will page 5 be awarded an all expenses-paid trip to present his/her manuscript at the annual AVMA meetings held in Hawaii. To Officers of the SVME further promote a dialog on veterinary ethical issues among page 9 students, several schools have already formed Student Chapters of the Society of Veterinary Medical Ethics. These Chapters Food for Thought: hold regular meeting and sponsor seminars that are designed to Veterinarian’s Oath address ethical issues of interest.

page 10 We continue to solicit original manuscripts and articles of interest for publication in our newsletter. This will allow us to expand our readership and keep us abreast of recent issues and concerns in the animal world.

Beginning this year at the AVMA meeting in Minneapolis, we will sponsor a Robert R. Shomer award in his honor as one of the founders and supporters of SVME. This award will be bestowed upon an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of veterinary medical ethics. continued pg.2…

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Please plan to attend the SVME sessions as John S. Wright, DVM, well as business meeting and award Veterinary Clinical Sciences Dept., ceremony during the AVMA convention. College of Veterinary Medicine, These sessions are scheduled for Sunday, University of Minnesota, July 17th, 2005 at a site to be announced in C339 Veterinary Medical Center, the AVMA program booklet. Due to large 1352 Boyd Avenue, interest and participation at the 2004 AVMA St. Paul, MN meetings in Philadelphia, the AVMA has 55108. allowed us to expand our program. Please see the 2005 program that was listed in our As always, the SVME membership October newsletter. I believe you will be committee, and Executive Board welcomes, pleased that you made the time to support and encourages constructive criticism, and our efforts. suggestions that members think will help the SVME serve your needs for the promotion Lastly, the general population and the of dialogue relative to ethics in veterinary veterinary community continue to avoid medical practice, and other areas of discussions involving ethical issues that veterinary medical endeavors. Let’s keep impact our society. We must make a the root word ethic alive in veterinary difference!! I invite your comments and medicine! recommendations. Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, John S. Wright, DVM Earl Dixon, PhD SVME Treasurer and SVME President Memb