In this Issue
Volume 2 Issue 6
News and Notes:
A Chance to Win a $500 Visa™ Gift Card
In the News:
"Tears Will Flow From Watching Barbaro"
Equine Injury Reporting System Begins at 30 Tracks
More Horses Having Elective Surgery
Upcoming Events:
The Voice of the Horse Conference and Web cast
Did You Know:
Same Preparation, Half the Cost
From the Capitols:
Take Action to Preserve Your Access to Compounded Medications!
From the Field:
Petie The Pony
See the Sites:
Patches The Horse
May's Featured Preparation:
Selenium with Vitamin E
May's Featured Monograph:
Dexamethasone
News
and Notes:Curious? So Are We! Tell Us What You Think and Get A Chance to Win a $500 Visa Gift Card
Tell us what you think and get a chance to win a $500 Visa™ gift card. We recently interviewed veterinarians around the United States about the challenges they face. Now we'd like to know what you think about the issues they said are most important. If you'll take just a few minutes to complete a brief online survey, we'll enter you in a drawing for a $500 Visa™ gift card. Hurry: survey and drawing close by midnight, Saturday, June 30, 2007. Take the survey!
In
the News:"Tears will flow from watching 'Barbaro.'"
The June 6 HBO sports documentary, Barbaro, according to The New York Times, "tells the life story of a horse Hemingway would have loved, one who exhibited grace under great pressure. Like the other innocent animals we love, horses 'trust us, live alongside us, honoring our many commands,' the narrator, Liev Schreiber, says. 'And when we ask them to — they run.'" The documentary is still showing nationwide through HBO's on-demand service. Check the schedule here and see the preview here.
Equine Injury-Reporting System Begins at 30 Tracks
A uniform on-track equine injury system developed by Mary Scollay, DVM, associate veterinarian at Calder Race Course and Gulfstrem Park, was implemented as a pilot project at 30 racetracks on June 1. The centerpiece of the system is a standardized form that will be used by veterinarians to identify what happened to an injured horse. The horse will not be identified at any time and tracks will be able to compare their individual statistics to the aggregate data. The project was announced by the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit. Its complete recommendations, issued in 2006, are here. A list of the tracks in the pilot is here.
More Horses Having Elective Surgery
Veterinarians at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center reported that the center's five board-certified surgeons completed almost 500 elective surgeries in 2006 as compared with only 400 similar operations a decade ago, a 20 percent increase. They say it's because many non-emergency conditions can now be treated more effectively and owners are more educated about caring for their animals. Details here.
See the Sites:
Patches the Horse
Take a ride with Patches in his convertible as he picks up a cheeseburger at McDonalds and other funny stuff. See the video.
News
and Notes: Focus On Eden Venti MS, ASQ, CQA
Eden M. Venti, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs head for Wedgewood Pharmacy, earned the Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) distinction awarded by the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) and the Regulatory Affairs Certification Board (RACB). She also received her Master of Science degree in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs from the Temple University School of Pharmacy.
The Voice of the Horse Conference, June 30 - July 1, Iowa State University and via live, interactive Web cast. Features internationally known clinicians, trainers, equine artists, filmmakers, musicians and authors. See www.thevoice ofthehorse.com for details.
Featured Preparation:
Dexamethasone
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Featured Monograph:
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone is a synthetic corticosteroid with approximately 25 times the anti-inflammatory potency of naturally occurring cortisol. Corticosteroids such as dexamethasone are important in normal protein, carbohydrate, and fat metabolism and for their role in controlling inflammation. These drugs have both strong beneficial effects and a definite potential to cause negative side effects. Dexamethasone is commonly used in both small and large animal veterinary medicine. It may be given by injection, inhalation, orally or topically. Preparations for topical use may include other active ingredients such as antibiotics, antifungals, or miticides. Read the entire monograph >>
Did You Know?
A single 1 mg does of Pergolide Mesylate costs less when delivered in our naturally flavored Gourmeds dosage form. This compares with the price for the same dosage delivered as a suspension.
Take Action to Protect Your Access to Compounded Medications
Your right to prescribe compounded medications is under unprecedented attack by the FDA, despite many court rulings, including from the U.S. Supreme Court, affirming the critical need for compounded medications in veterinary practice. Please consider sending a letter to your Congressional delegation about the importance of compounded medications and their impact on your patients' health. Patients and Professionals for Customized Care (P2C2) has made it as simple as completing a form and one click. Click here to preserve your rights.
Do you have an interesting story about the use of compounded medications in your practice? If you do, let us know! If we publish your From The Field story in an upcoming edition of this newsletter, we'll donate $100 in your name to any equine-related non-profit you designate. If you'd like to submit or discuss a story, please E-mail Randy Burrows.
From
the Field:
Petie the Pony
"The outside of a horse is
good for the inside of a child." That's the motto of Victory
Gallop, co-founded in 1995 by Dr. David Miller. Victory Gallop is a therapeutic
equestrian program for children, ages 3-18, who have an emotional and/or
behavioral disability or a life-threatening illness. Victory Gallop uses
horses as a therapeutic tool for children who are often over-looked and
underserved to increase their self-esteem, strengthen physical fitness,
enhance task completion and improve socialization skills.
One of Dr. Miller’s and Victory Gallop’s greatest joys is perhaps
Petie, the miniature horse/pony cross who belonged to one of Dr. Miller’s
clients. They purchased Petie for their foster children because they understood
the role that animals can play in neglected or abused childrens' lives:
the ability to teach, trust and to love another living being again. Once
their children had outgrown him, and because of his exceptional love of
children, they decided to donate him to Victory Gallop. At the time, Dr.
Miller and his brother were dressing up in a two- person horse costume,
“Victor E. Gallop,” and making rounds on the oncology ward at the
local hospital. The joy and laughter from the children were contagious,
and Dr. Miller knew that a live horse would only double the pleasure and
benefits. Unfortunately, a horse was the one animal that had never been
allowed admittance into a hosptial. The first step in getting approval
was to get Petie certified by the Delta Society as a Pet Partner and then
the Akron Children’s Hospital had to be convinced that a horse in the
facility would not cause a threat to the health of their patients. Even
though the entire process took seven years, it was well worth it; -Petie
has brought immeasurable joy and love to the patients, staff and families
that he has met.
Recently,
Dr. Miller Treated Petie with a compounded medication supplied by Wedgewood
Pharmacy.
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