On behalf of AVC, I wish everyone a very happy and healthy holiday season. 2011—our 25th year as the veterinary college serving Atlantic Canada—was productive and exciting, filled with discovery and learning. We were pleased to have the opportunity to welcome Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, UPEI’s new president, to our College and to say thank you to outgoing president H. Wade MacLauchlan for his support of AVC during his presidency at UPEI. As always, we are thankful for our hard-...
Dr. Jeff Wichtel, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at AVC, is pleased to announce the publication of a new AVC Research Report, Celebrating 25 years: 1986-2011. The report includes profiles on researchers from each of AVC’s four departments--Health Management, Companion Animals, Pathology and Microbiology, and Biomedical Sciences--as well as snapshots about various research projects and the growth in graduate studies and research at AVC over the past 25 years. Click...
Would you know what to do if a wound on your dog's leg was bleeding badly? Dr. Kathy Ling, AVC Community Practice veterinarian, will give a workshop called “Basic First Aid for Your Pet” on Tuesday, January 31, in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons, Room 287N, from 7-8:30 p.m. Dr. Ling will present basic information about recognizing and caring for emergencies and injuries in dogs and cats. Topics will include primary assessment, handling an injured pet, bleeding, shock,...
More than a decade after they graduated, the Atlantic Veterinary College is, once again, playing a central role in the lives of Drs Tracy and Andrea Matthews (AVC ’02). Dr. Tracy Matthews is now Director of AVC’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital. And Dr. Andrea Matthews has joined the College’s Department of Companion Animals as an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging.
A promising new medical compound, developed by Dr. Tarek Saleh, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Science, and Dr. Bobby Khan, a past visiting Fulbright scholar to UPEI, has been licensed to Carmel Bioscience in Georgia for pre-clinical testing. Derived from naturally occurring products with proven safety and effectiveness in humans, the compound shows great potential as an anti-...
Dr. Donald Reynolds, Dean of AVC, was recently named president of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD). The purpose of CRWAD is to discuss and disseminate the most current research advances in animal diseases. Each year research scientists from around the world meet to present their recent research in the areas of bacterial pathogenesis, biosafety and biosecurity, companion animal epidemiology, epidemiology and...
Congratulations to students Alexander Burrows, Emma Vaasjo, Michael Walker, Stephanie Simpson, and Nicole Mayne who placed third in the veterinary student division of the 11th annual Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest, held at Michigan State University in November. Each student was provided with contrasting scenarios for the management of race horses, caged birds, and farrowing pigs. They were required to assess...
Dr. Leigh Lamont and Dr. Etienne Côté, both of AVC’s Department of Companion Animals, recently presented Dr. Don Reynolds, Dean of AVC, with new veterinary medical reference books that they have contributed to. Dr. Lamont is a co-editor of Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition, and Dr. Côté is a co-...
Dr. Tim Ogilvie, past dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, was recently honoured by the Prince Edward Island Veterinary Medical Association (PEIVMA). During the association’s annual meeting in October, Dr. Ogilvie was presented with the Prince Edward Island Veterinary Leadership Award, the highest award given By the PEIVMA. The award recognizes a veterinarian...
Dr. Donald Reynolds, Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College, was part of a delegation from UPEI which participated recently in a trade mission to China led by PEI Premier Robert Ghiz. Highlights of the busy trip for Dr. Reynolds included a ceremony recognizing AVC’s relationship with China Agricultural University, a visit to the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, and tours of other post-secondary institutions including Ocean and Ludong universities. The UPEI delegation included Dr...
The AVC Lobster Science Centre’s annual lobster science workshop, “On the Road Again: Optimising Lobster Quality Throughout the Chain-of-Custody,” held in November, was a great success! Over 110 participants from all sectors of the industry attended the workshop, with representatives from academia, government, research organizations, harvesters, processors and live shippers, making this the LSC’s biggest...
AVC’s annual Fall Awards and Recognition Night, held earlier this fall, was very successful, with approximately $115,000 in awards, scholarships and bursaries given out to DVM and graduate students. Dr. Don Reynolds, Dean of AVC, praised the students for their academic achievements and expressed deep appreciation to the donors who support the scholarships and awards presented at the ceremony.
Dr. Wendy Duckett of AVC's Department of Health Management received the Pfizer Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award at AVC's Fall Awards and Recognition Night in October. This award is presented to an outstanding teacher, who, through his or her ability, character and leadership, contributes significantly to the advancement of the veterinary profession. Congratulations, Dr. Duckett!
The Class of 2011 has made a substantial donation to the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre for the Pegasus Helping Hand Fund. Established in 2004 by the Pegasus Family Foundation, the Fund provides financial assistance to people of limited means for non-routine care of their animals. The SJDAWC thanks the Class of 2011 for its generosity.
Regulatory limits for somatic cell count in milk are scheduled to decrease by 20 per cent, from 500,000 to 400,000, in August of 2012. Somatic cells are an indicator of overall udder health and influence milk product quality. In November, AVC's Maritime Quality Milk, together with Valacta, the regional milk recording agency, held eight successful sessions in the three Maritime provinces to transfer new knowledge about the production of top quality milk. The program, which was attended by 275...
On Sunday, January 15, Dr. Don Reynolds, Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College, will host an AVC alumni reception from 7 to 8 p.m. in Crystal Ballroom C of the Orlando World Centre Marriott in Orlando, Florida. The reception will take place during the annual North American Veterinary Conference. Please join us for an opportunity to greet former classmates and get caught up on AVC news. Everyone is welcome.
