[ACVM] ACVM Policy Statements?

[Woolums, Amelia]

Dave, sorry for my slow response. I haven¹t seen much discussion re this
post, so I¹m weighing in even tho I¹m late.  I think ACVM Diplomates
should be widely recognized as leading experts on issues related to
infectious disease in animals.  Therefore I think it makes sense for
members of our College to provide information to the public on issues of
current relevance. 

However, there are already some good sources of information like this: one
that springs to mind is the Center for Food Security and Public Health
(CFSPH) at Iowa State.  There is a tremendous amount of useful information
on that website.  So I don¹t think we need to duplicate information that
is already available from other trustworthy sources.  But it seems to me
that there could be value in providing short, informative statements
regarding ³hot issues² that are aimed at non-specialists.  These could be
posted on the College website.  These might make their way into public
(electronic) discourse, and so would, I hope, be a source of good quality
information, and a way to improve public recognition of ACVM.

That¹s just one idea.  I¹d like to hear what other diplomates think.

Peaceful holidays--

Amelia


-- 
Amelia R. Woolums, DVM MVSc PhD DACVIM DACVM

Professor
Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS  39762
cell: 706-206-8652




On 12/11/15, 9:25 AM, "Acvm_diplomates on behalf of White, David M -
APHIS" <acvm_diplomates-bounces+amelia.woolums=msstate.edu at lists.osu.edu
on behalf of David.M.White at aphis.usda.gov> wrote:

>Diplomates -
>            The Board of Governors recently discussed increasing the
>communications options for the College. One thought was that the ACVM
>should be making policy statements on current topics of concern. Will
>these be duplicative of other professional organizational efforts?  How
>do we add value to the conversation?
>
>For policy statements, can some contribute informed opinions on some
>current topics?  Amelia's Equine Coronavirus post got some good responses
>- are there other emerging issues that we might want to discuss further?
>When will we all be talking about Chikungunya - next year, within 5
>years, never? Climate change as a factor in the bluetongue virus outbreak
>in Europe? I'm clearly showing my specialization in virology here - we'll
>need some help from the breadth and depth of our membership to make these
>statements valuable...
>Thanks
>Dave
>
>
>===================================================
>David M. White, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVM
>Biosafety Manager
>National Centers for Animal Health
>USDA / APHIS / CVB / SSU
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