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Register Now for MVMA's Communication Workshop!

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019

Did you ever wonder why you do what you do? What about your colleagues and staff? What motivates them to do the work, and how can you tap into that to enhance your business? Join us for an interactive workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 28, to unlock the power of motivation. You’ll be able to work more cohesively with your staff and understand what makes them tick.

It’s all part of a day-long communications event that will be sure to improve your office culture and change the way you serve your clients. We’ll also have sessions on how to deal with a crisis, how to market your business more effectively, and even some media training to help you become the local expert in animal health.

We want you to bring your staff, so the more people who come to the workshop, the more you save. Your registration also provides you a free personalized assessment on your communication style and what motivates you. This is crucial information that you won’t want to miss. 

REGISTER NOW TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT

This seminar is designed to improve communication skills for the whole team! MVMA members may register for $210, and each additional team member may register at the reduced rate of $185. All registrations include a full personal DiSC personality assessment you will be able to take home and use both in practice and in your personal life.

Do You Need Help with Workplace Wellness? 

MVMA and Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) Can Help!

We know that the #1 thing team members need is help with reducing stress and anxiety. We are committed to developing resources to assist members with their physical, emotional, mental and financial health.

With this in mind, we’d like to invite you to attend the next in a series of 3 webinars that we have developed with the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Social work. The second webinar will occur on July 31 from Noon to 1:00 pm EST.

Creating a Culture of Connection:
The Role of Relationships in Compassion Fatigue Prevention

Instructor: Megan Spedoske, LMSW - Program Coordinator of Veterinary Social Work Services, MSU

Across the country, the term “compassion fatigue” is becoming increasingly more familiar within veterinary practice. Not only is research-informed dialogue occurring more frequently at an individual level, but professionals within veterinary medicine are seeking ways to manage compassion fatigue, at both individual and organizational levels. This webinar will provide veterinary practitioners with specific interventions to address and minimize the impact of compassion fatigue at an organizational level.

As a result of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify barriers to seeking support.
• Describe the role of connection and resiliency.
• List 5 symptoms of organizational compassion fatigue.
• Identify 4 specific practices to manage compassion fatigue.

REGISTER NOW! 

Attendance is limited. Webinars will be recorded and available for 1 year. If individuals would like to sign up as a group, contact swkce@msu.edu. PowerPoint slides will be sent to registered participants after the webinar. For more information, policies and procedures, ADA requests, or grievances, contact swkce@msu.edu or call 517/353-3060.

There are 3 donation levels to show your support this holiday. As we gather with family and friends for fireworks and fun, we’re reminded of what really matters. It’s these gatherings and the time we spend with those closest to us that we truly cherish. As America celebrates her birthday, can you help the MVMA prepare for the future? The VET-PAC helps us advance the cause and focus on our legislative priorities. We can’t influence the Legislature or affect policy without your help. Can you afford not to donate to the PAC today? Our account is dwindling and we need to replenish the coffers to prepare for the 2020 election. We have three donations levels available in honor of today’s holiday. Our fireworks level is $243 - one for every candle on America’s birthday cake. The firecracker donation is $74.19 and celebrates today’s holiday. Or maybe you’ll consider being a sparkler and donate $20.19 to honor the current year? Next year’s election will be crucial to our future and we need to elect those who will support veterinary medicine at both the state and federal levels. Your contribution will go a long way toward helping us achieve those goals. Your MVMA needs YOU! Can we count on you? DONATE TODAY!

Team Building, Marketing and Media Training! Oh, my!

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

What if you could improve your communication in your organization?

What if staff better understood each other?

Would it help to streamline your business and make you a more effective veterinarian?

In this hands-on interactive workshop, we’ll give you the inside tips to building strong teams, separating your organization from the competition and establishing yourself as the local expert on animal health.

Join us Wednesday, August 28th in Lansing to help solve some of your communication and marketing pain points. We’re strongly encouraging attendees to bring their teams to improve communication and learn how to function as a unit through better understanding and respect. Each additional registrant will be given a discount on the registration fee and all attendees will receive a personalized DISC assessment to help put together an improvement plan.

We’ll also focus on winning strategies for digital and traditional marketing and media training. Don’t miss out on this chance to hone your skills and improve your business.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot now!

REGISTER NOW

This seminar is designed to improve communication skills for the whole team! MVMA members may register for $210, and each additional team member may register at the reduced rate of $185. All registrations include a full personal DiSC personality assessment you will be able to take home and use both in practice and in your personal life.  

Do You Need Help with Workplace Wellness? 

MVMA and Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) Can Help!

We know that the #1 thing team members need is help with reducing stress and anxiety. We are committed to developing resources to assist members with their physical, emotional, mental and financial health.

With this in mind, we’d like to invite you to attend a series of 3 webinars that we have developed with the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Social work. The first webinar will occur on June 26 from Noon to 1:00 pm EST.

Coping with the Complexities of Compassionate Animal Care

Instructor: Megan Spedoske, LMSW, Program Coordinator of Veterinary Social Work Services, MSU

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019, Noon - 1:00 pm EST

Register Now!

This initial webinar identifies competing needs within veterinary medicine. The webinar names some of the challenges professionals navigate on a daily basis and the potential impact on wellbeing. It lays the groundwork for having a more thorough understanding and discussion around compassion fatigue, emotional labor and moral distress.

As a result of this course, you will be able to:

• Summarize competing needs within veterinary practice.
• Identify emotional labor, moral distress and compassion fatigue.
• Describe neurological response to stress.

Attendance is limited. Webinars will be recorded and available for 1 year. If individuals would like to sign up as a group, contact swkce@msu.edu. PowerPoint slides will be sent to registered participants after the webinar. For more information, policies and procedures, ADA requests, or grievances, contact swkce@msu.edu or call 517/353-3060.

Join Us July 21-23, 2019 at Park Place Hotel & Conference Center in Traverse City, MI

MVMA knows your life is already stressful enough – getting quality continuing education shouldn’t be. We want to make your next veterinary conference a vacation you won't soon forget, and would like to invite you to join us in Traverse City! 

Register Online Now!
Print a Registration Form
View the Conference Brochure

Hotel reservations cannot be made online.
You must call Park Place directly to make your reservation at 231/946-5000 and request the Great Lakes Veterinary Conference room block. Discounted hotel reservations end June 20.

In addition to timely CE presented by Christian D. Weder, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology), Matt Beal, DVM, DACVECC, Sarah L. Babcock, DVM, JD, and Wendy S. Myers, CVJ, Traverse City has lots of opportunities to make this a family-friendly getaway the whole group will enjoy . . .

Family Friendly GLVC Social Events
Join us for the Welcome Reception (sponsored by Ralph C. Wilson Agency) on Sunday night to spend time with old friends and meet new ones during this beautiful outdoor reception. Light hors d’ oeuvres will be served as well as beverages.

Don't miss the Dinner & Family Fun Carnival (sponsored by Oakland Veterinary Referral Services) on Monday night! Join us under the big top for a family friendly night of dinner, drinks, and carnival games! Bring the whole family to celebrate the last night of the GLVC with a BBQ dinner, cash bar, and carnival games and prizes for all ages - and don’t forget to stop by the photo booth to get a snapshot memory of the evening! 

Experience Traverse City like a Local
Experience your stay the Traverse City way. They’ve been named the “Greatest Midwest Town” by Midwest Living and are among Conde Nast Traveler's “Most Beautiful Towns in America.” Stay at Park Place Hotel & Conference Center during your visit to Traverse City and see what all the hype is about.

Explore Northern Michigan
Here, you'll find the incredible diversity and beauty across the summer, fall, winter and spring seasons. Whether you are exploring the outdoors at our Sleeping Bear Dunes, sipping our local wine, or enjoying a day at the lakeshore, each day is another chance to find yourself in a pretty great place.

This Event is Generously Sponsored by

July 21-23, 2019 at Park Place Hotel & Conference Center in Traverse City, MI

Would you like to attend a fun CE event that’s worth driving across the state or flying in from far away? Then join us in Traverse City for great speakers and awesome social events! We’ve added more CE than ever before so you won’t want to miss it!

Register Online Now!
Print a Registration Form
View the Conference Brochure
Hotel reservations cannot be made online.You must call Park Place directly to make your reservation at 231/946-5000 and request the Great Lakes Veterinary Conference room block. Discounted hotel reservations end June 20.

Meet the 2019 Conference Speakers . . .

Christian D. Weder, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Dr. Weder was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan and earned his DVM degree from Michigan State University in 2012. He then completed his rotating internship at The Ohio State University and cardiology residency at Colorado State University. Dr. Weder spent close to three years in practice in Michigan with Veterinary Cardiology Consultants. He recently returned to Colorado as a member of Petcardia. Dr. Weder is fully sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.

Wendy Myers
Wendy S. Myers, CVJ, has been training veterinary teams for more than 20 years as owner of Communication Solutions for Veterinarians in Castle Pines, Colorado. She helps healthcare teams improve telephone and communication skills that result in getting more pets the medical care they need. Wendy shares her expertise through conferences, online courses, and monthly CE webinars. She is a certified veterinary journalist and author of five books. For five years, Wendy was a partner in an AAHA-accredited specialty and emergency hospital, which was sold to a corporate group. Wendy belongs to the American Animal Hospital Association. Ms. Myers is fully sponsored by IDEXX.

Matt Beal, DVM, DACVECC
Dr. Matthew W. Beal is the Director of the IR Service at MSU. Dr. Beal earned his DVM degree from MSU in 1996 and completed a rotating internship followed by a residency in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania from 1996-2000. Dr. Beal is a Diplomate (specialist) of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Beal returned to MSU in 2000 where he has worked to develop the Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Service into one of the premier programs in the country. Between 2006-2007, Dr. Beal was accepted into the Fellowship in Interventional Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. The IR Fellowship is the only training program of its kind in the world and Dr. Beal is one of only a few veterinarians in the world with advanced training in this sub-specialty. Dr. Beal’s professional interests are focused on developing new IR techniques to replace standard surgical and medical treatments for veterinary patients. He has focused interests on vascular and gastrointestinal interventions especially as they apply to the critically-ill patient. Dr. Beal is fully sponsored by MSU Veterinary Medical Center

Sarah L. Babcock, DVM, JD
Dr. Sarah Babcock is a Michigan-licensed veterinarian and attorney. She creates online training opportunities at animalandveterinarylaw.com/courses on law and ethics to help improve the health of veterinary practices and patients. After graduating from Michigan State University, she served as an American Veterinary Medical Association and American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where she remained as the Principal Senior Science Policy Advisor to the Chief Medical Officer for nearly ten years. Dr. Babcock also served on the American Veterinary Medical Law Association Board and American Veterinary Medical Association Judicial Council. Currently, she serves as a One Health adjunct faculty at the Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine, part-time small animal veterinarian, and peer reviewer for a state veterinary medical board. Dr. Babcock is fully sponsored by Animal & Veterinary Legal Services, PLLC

This 2019 event is generously sponsored by . . .

The MIOSHA - Radiation Safety Section (RSS) has launched a new online system.

Click here to learn how to register and link your account to the new online system.

The following activities will now be done exclusively using this system.

• Facility and Machine Registration (application, changes/amendments, and renewals)
• Print a Facility Certificate for posting at the facility
• Radiation Shielding Plan Review
• Mammography Authorization (application and renewals)
• Excessive Dose & Medical Event Reporting

Access the System Website Here

Instructional Videos and Guidance Documentation

Below are two videos created to help you register an account and link records.

• Register
• Link New Account to System

More instructional videos can be found here.

Frequent Asked Questions About Radiation Guidelines and Safety

Almost every facility that uses x-ray machines must provide personnel dosimeters (film badges or thermoluminescent dosimeters) to employees who use the x-ray equipment. Radiation dose to the dosimeter must be determined at least quarterly. Dental facilities that only have x-ray machines used for intraoral radiographs do not normally need to use film badges, although many voluntarily use them anyway to verify that employee radiation doses remain very low. Employers are required to keep radiation doses to their employees below the legal annual limit of 0.05 Sv (5 rem), and the dosimeters are the only way to clearly document radiation doses to employees. Therefore, even if no reading occurs on the report (and that is the goal after all!), dosimeter service still must be maintained.

Regulatory Agency Background & Contact Information 

The Radiation Safety Section is responsible for all nonfederal, nontribal radiation machine and facility regulation in Michigan. This includes the following activities to help ensure compliance with Michigan's Ionizing Radiation Rules Governing the Use of Radiation Machines and applicable portions of the Public Health Code:

• annual registration of, and registration fee collection from Michigan's approximately 10,000 x-ray facilities with over 29,000 x-ray machines;
• specific authorization of radiation machines to be used for mammography prior to such use;
• inspection of any new mammography machine within 60 days of initial use or authorization to be used for mammography;
• annual inspections of each mammography machine and facility to determine compliance with the Rules and statutory requirements for the approximately 300 mammography facilities in Michigan;
• annual MQSA mammography inspections performed in Michigan pursuant to an inspection contract with the Food & Drug Administration;
• periodic inspections of medical and nonmedical radiation machines and facilities, including medical and nonmedical high-energy accelerators;
• regulatory responsibility for the radiation machine aspects of PET cyclotrons, research cyclotrons, and other particle accelerators;
• approval of radiation shielding design for medical and nonmedical radiation machines and facilities;
• investigation of radiation incidents involving excessive radiation doses to workers and misadministrations of therapeutic x-ray, electron beam, or neutron beam radiation doses to patients.

LARA staff are available to provide assistance with the online platform. Please email at rssinfo@michigan.gov or contact them at 517/284-7820 if you have any questions or concerns.

Space is Limited - Don't Miss this CE Event!

MVMA members specifically requested more information on this topic and we designed a full day of continuing education especially for you!

Join us for 6 hours of CE to address the current state of cannabis use in veterinary practice in Michigan on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. 

As cannabis-derived products have become more available, veterinarians have seen increased interest among clients in using these products for their pets. These clients understandably are asking, "Are these products legal, safe, and effective for treating medical conditions in animals?"

Space is Limited - Register Now!

At the May 29 CE, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the areas of regulation, law and legislative issues, toxicology, product availability and effectiveness.

Attending this full day of CE will provide 6 hours of continuing education credit. It does not, however, fulfill the mandatory requirements that relate to state veterinary law and/or federal or state controlled substance laws. 

A Message from Bureau of Professional Licensing Director Cheryl Wykoff Pezon:

The Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL) in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) is in the process modernizing its licensing platform and processes to make it more efficient to obtain, renew, and modify licenses. The new licensing platform for your profession is expected to go live in May 2019.

Learn More About MiPlus Here

The new platform will modernize the licensing process for new applications and renewals by moving it online to reduce delays from mailing. MiPlus will also provide an improved interface for consumers to file and track complaints against licensees.

All professional licensees will be required to register with MiPlus and apply for a new license or renew their current license using this new online platform. The new platform will make the application and renewal process more efficient for both licensees and the department.

Specifically, the new system will allow licensees to:

• Apply online and track every step of their application in real-time.
• Upload documents and edit information electronically.
• Receive electronic notification on exam requirements and licensure completion.
• Receive an electronic copy of their license to print.

In preparation for this transition, LARA will provide detailed instructions on how to register, apply for a new your license, how to renew your license, and modifying an existing license; including instructional videos and resources and services offered by the new platform.

We appreciate your cooperation as we go through this change in our licensing process in order to better serve you. Our goal is to make the transition as simple and efficient as possible.