Recent newsletters and email notices from the Board.

2023

• From Virginia Department of Health: The VDH vector-borne disease program seeks to collaborate with companion animal veterinary practices to determine the prevalence of tick species of veterinary and medical importance in Virginia. For information about participating in this collaboration, please click here.
• From the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Register here for The nation's overdose and poisoning epidemic: AMA's perspective on regulatory challenges and opportunities.

2022

• From the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Register here for One Pill Can Kill – Public Awareness about Fentanyl part of the Washington Division of the DEA’s Lunch and Learn Web series.
• From the Drug Enforcement Administration: To view the press release issued by DEA regarding the alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl across the US, please go here - 9/8/2022
• Veterinary Medicine Virtual Conference  - 8/16/2022
• From Virginia Department of Health:  CDC monkeypox guidance for Pets in the Home and Information for Veterinarians - 6/28/2022   
• From the Drug Enforcement Administration: On February 22, 2022, view DEA Museum Virtual Program “American Crisis: Fentanyl and Fake Pills”  or Drug Enforcement Administration - YouTube

2021

• From the Virginia Departments of Health and Wildlife Services: Information on SARS-CoV-2 and White-Tailed Deer - 12/21/2021
• From Virginia Department of Health: Seventh Amended Executive Order 72 and Mask Guidance: Update for Veterinarians - 5/21/2021
• Prescription Monitoring Program Reminder - 4/29/2021
• From Virginia Department of Health: Virginia Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Workforce which includes Veterinarians - 4/9/2021
• From Virginia Department of Health: Healthy Pets, Healthy People Materials Available for Veterinarians (while supplies last)  - 3/26/2021
• From Virginia Department of Health: Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Veterinary Hospitals – 3/11/2021
• Scam Alert - 3/5/2021
• Updates from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and VDH - 1/8/2021

2020

• Information on Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease 8/12/2020
• Update for Veterinarians - 8/7/2020
• VDH COVID-19 Updates for Veterinarians - 6/30/2020
• Webinar: Updates for COVID-19 and Veterinary Practice - 5/13/2020
• CDC & VDH COVID-19 Updates for Veterinarians - 4/24/2020
• Webinar: COVID-19 and Veterinary Practice - 4/1/2020 
• Prescription Monitoring Program Update - 2/25/2020

2019

• Fraudulent Communications  - 9/12/2019
• Additional Information For PMP Exemption - 6/27/2019
• Code Changes - 6/21/2019
• News You Need: New Standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals - 5/17/2019
• Renewal of Veterinary Establishment Registration - 1/8/2019

2018

• Re-categorization of Veterinary Establishments Follow up - 10/15/2018
• News You Need: Final Regulations for Prescribing Opioids: Effective August 8, 2018 - 8/2/2018
• Updated FAQ and Video on the Mandatory PMP Reporting Requirements - 7/12/2018
• Update to the PMP Reporting Requirements for Veterinarians - 6/18/2018
• Mandatory PMP Reporting Requirements for Veterinarians - 5/10/2018
• News You Need: Re-categorization of Veterinary Establishments - 2/22/2018
• News You Need: New Prohibition on Keeping Red Foxes as Pets - 2/20/2018

Older news

• News You Need: Veterinary Establishment Regulatory Changes - 10/13/2017
• News You Need: Secondary Pentobarbital Poisoning of Wildlife - 7/14/2016
• News You Need: New 2015 rabies regulations in place for Virginia Veterinarians - 10/08/2015

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