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Winter 2020

Keystone

Official Quarterly Publication of the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association

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PVMA Team Talk

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A Message from the President

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"Hurry Up and Wait" - A Legislative Review
of 2019

12 	

THRIVE Veterinary Team Conference

14 	

Offering Hope: Changing the Trend in Suicide

17 	

Animal Care PA's Bark in the Park

18 	
	

It's Money That SAVES LIVES! And It's Just
Waiting for YOU to Use It!

22 	
	

Pharmacy Headaches: Addressing Common
Concerns with Retail Pharmacies

25 	

Practice Pearls

26 	

Member News

30 	

District News

34 	

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President - Kate Harnish, DVM
President-Elect - Delinda Zehner, DVM
Vice President - Erica Wolbramsky, DVM
Secretary/Treasurer - Lloyd Reitz, Jr., DVM
Immediate Past-President - Bryan Langlois, DVM
AVMA Delegate - Tina Dougherty, VMD

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
District 1 - Kate Boatright, VMD
District 2 - Jody Kull, DVM
District 3 - Andrea Carr, DVM
District 4 - Sean Smarick, VMD, DACVECC
District 5 - Jennifer Koehl, VMD
District 6 - Darcie Stolz, VMD
District 7 - Travis Meredith, DVM , MBA, DACT
District 8 - Kristin Fisher, DVM
Veterinary Support Staff At-Large -
Nicholas Rivituso, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Academic Veterinarian At-Large -
Dana Clarke, VMD
Production Veterinarian At-Large -
Rhett Proctor, DVM
Equine Veterinarian At-Large -
Andrew Stas, VMD
MAGAZINE STAFF
Editor in Chief: Jennifer A. Keeler, CAE
Senior Editor: Jaime Markle
Editor: Kate Boatright, VMD
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Editorial correspondence should be sent to
Editor@PaVMA.org.

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