View the list of the 2022 ACLAM Diplomates in the members-only section.

2022 AVMA Convention - Topics Sponsored by the  ASLAP/ACLAM Joint program committee

7/29/2022

9-9:50, Jim Marx, DVM, PhD, DACLAM: Describe Management of and Common Clinical Presentations for Rats Hamsters and Other Rodents, 122B
10-10:50, Jennifer Frohlich, VMD, DACLAM: Common Clinical Presentations and Treatment for Laboratory Rabbits, Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas, 122B
11-11:50, Kristin Gardiner, VMD, MB, DACLAM: Describe Safe and Efficacious Options for Small Mammal Anesthesia/Analgesia/Euthanasia,122B

7/30/2022

8-8:50, Marc Valitutto, VMD: Coronaviruses: Wild Animal Origins, Risks of Spillover, and Prevention, 124
9-9:50, Tannia Clark, DVM: Companion Animals: Understanding Their Coronaviruses, 124
2-4:50, Lauren Howard, DVM, DACZM, Susan Bartlett, DVM, DACZM, Peter DiGeronimo, VMD, MSC, ACZM: SARS-CoV-2 in Zoos: Lessons Learned During a Pandemic, 124
4-4:50, Chelsea Wallace, DVM, DACLAM: Euthanasia in Lab Animal Medicine: Where do you draw the line?, 122

7/31/2022

8-8:50, Megan Nowland, DVM, DACLAM, Tiffany Whitcomb, DVM, DACLAM, Paul Haidet MD, MPH: What Veterinary Residents are Learning About Professional Identity Formation: Supporting the Journey After Graduation, 122
9-9:50, Krzysztof Kowalski, PhD, Terry Morris, DVM PhD: Salute to K9: Dogs Improving Veterans' Quality of Life, 122B
10-10:50: Joeseph T Bielitzki, DVM, MS, Chad Foster DVM DACLAM, Life in Space: Finding Answers Through Animal Research,122B

8/1/2022

3-4:50: Jori Leszczynski DVM, DACLAM, Jessica Ayers, DVM, DACLAM, Maggie Young-Lipschutz, DVM: Embracing One Health in Veterinary Medicine: Exploring Careers As a Laboratory Animal Veterinarian, 122B

8/2/2022

8-8:50: Leslie Pittsley BS, LVT, LATG; F. Claire Hankenson, DVM, MS, DACLAM: Reenvisioning Vivarium Space to Meet Pandemic Needs: The Path to Establishing a Regional Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination Center Amidst a Pandemic, 122A
9-9:50: Sarah A Moore, DVM DACVIM: From Bench to Bedside: How Veterinary Medicine Finds Its Way to Your Patient, 122A
10-10:50: Nicola P Mason, BVetMed, PhD, DACVIM: Evaluating Next Generation Genetically Engineered Immune Cells in Pet Dogs with Cancer to Accelerate Human Translation, 122A
11-11:50: Natalie Fogarty, VMD; Leah Makaron, DVM, DACLAM; Blythe Philips, VMD, DACLAM: What's Your Diagnosis in an Exotic or Laboratory Animal Species,122A

Data Included in this summary:
• LAV Full-time
     • Total of 612 data points that answered “Yes”:
          • LAV: Is your primary career best described as a laboratory animal veterinarian?
          • Full time LAV: For most (>6 months) of the 2020 calendar year, were you employed full-time (>35 hours ) as a laboratory animal veterinarian?
• Important data for summary
     • Region
     • Total number of years LAM experience post-DVM
     • DACLAM / non-DACLAM
     • Primary employer type
     • Total gross professional income from primary employment
• A more comprehensive analysis that includes all of the questions along
with a more detailed statistical analysis is pending.

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The May 1-4, 2022 ACLAM Forum was held in San Antonio, TX. The theme was "Research in a New Age: Pandemic, People, Potential". 

The 2023 ACLAM Forum will be held in St. Pete Beach, FL on May 7-10.

Congratulations to the newly elected ACLAM officers and BOD members. Click on this link to view: https://www.aclam.org/member-only/special-notices

Charles River is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 45th annual Charles River Prize. This award will be presented in Louisville, KY, at the 73nd American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) National Meeting, October 13-27, 2022.

The Charles River Prize, consisting of a suitably inscribed plaque and a $2,500 honorarium, is awarded to a veterinarian in recognition of his/her outstanding contributions to laboratory animal science and medicine.

The nominee should be a veterinarian who has had significant, consistent contributions to laboratory animal science and medicine. The nominee must be either a member of AALAS or an AALAS-recognized affiliate organization (a list of AALAS affiliates are listed at www.aalas.org). The nominee may be a resident of any country.

Please notify the CHARTER Program of your intention to nominate one of your colleagues for the Charles River Prize no later than April 1, 2022 at patricia.turner@crl.com. If more than one person wishes to nominate a single nominee, the parties will be notified and encouraged to work together to submit a single nomination packet.

The completed nomination packet must be received no later than April 1. Please send the nomination packet via email to patricia.turner@crl.com. Each nomination should be accompanied by the following supporting information:
1. Name, mailing address, college and year of graduation
2. Nature of professional activity (type of salaried work)
3. Organization membership (professional and scientific)
4. Honors or awards
5. Bibliography
6. Brief sketch on nominee’s professional background
7. Statement pertaining to his/her qualifications for the award
8. Up to three letters of support for the nomination

The Virtual CAMP ACLAM examination is currently accepting registration for the event. The event will be held virtually this year where participants will be provided exam materials and recorded presentations for independent review. The examination materials and presentations will be available to all participants from Sunday, October 17th, 2021, until Sunday, December 31st, 2021.

Registration: Please provide name, institution, role, and email to Zachary Freeman (freemanz@med.umich.edu) and Samantha Peneyra (speneyra@rockefeller.edu) by Friday, October 15th, 2021, at 5pm EST.