This year the House of Delegates (HOD) will be initiating the Veterinary Information Forum (VIF). During this two-hour forum, three pre-selected topics will be given 30 minutes each for discussion. The final 30 minutes will be an open forum that could be used for further discussion of the previous three topics or to introduce a new issue.
The House Advisory Committee (HAC) will be selecting the top three topics from all those submitted, during its teleconference on July 8th. The selected topics will then be submitted back to all members of the HOD to seek further information and comments from all state VMA, AVMA Allied group and AVMA members to be brought before the HOD during the VIF.
At the conclusion of the VIF, the three pre-selected topics and any possible new one from the open session, will be sent to the respective HOD Reference Committee for further discussion and debate. The HOD Reference Committee will have the opportunity to: 1) bring forth a Resolution about the topic; 2) refer the topic to an AVMA entity to gather more information; or 3) take no action on the topic.
The Veterinary Information Forum is a means for the HOD to take a more proactive role in forming AVMA policy. In the past, the HOD has been more reactive to an issue and may be several months to years behind in bringing forth a policy on a particular issue.
The Nebraska delegation is seeking your input on possible topics pertaining to veterinary medicine that can be brought to the HAC for consideration and hopefully inclusion in the VIF discussion. Please send your topic and a short summary concerning the issue to the Nebraska delegation no later than July 5th so that we can forward it to our HOD Reference Committees.
Dr. Keith Schumacher: kschuma@megavision.com
Dr. David Ylander: dmydvm@charter.net
Please email your suggestions to both delegation members.
Thank you for your time and thoughtful consideration in furthering our profession and associations.
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