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SCVMA PROFILE JIM BELL
Public Health Veterinarians
'Deeply Honored' by Award
T
he staff at Los Angeles County Public
Veterinary Health was " deeply honored "
to receive the 2022 SCVMA President's
Award, said Dr. Karen Ehnert, director and chief
veterinarian of the program.
" Our staff was very excited, " she said, " that their work
for the last couple of years has been recognized and that
the veterinary community realizes what we are providing
- information that is essential for pet health and human
health in this area. "
Dr. Raymond de Villa, 2021 SCVMA president, chose
the L.A. County agency for the award, which, he said,
" can be given to a person or persons, who have gone
above and beyond for the benefit of the SCVMA or
any part of the SCVMA, such as a committee or any
program. "
He noted that last year was especially difficult because
of the COVID pandemic. " Nobody knew what was happening
and L.A. County Veterinary Public Health helped
the veterinary community with timely updates. They
kept our members and the public informed.
" And that was not just for COVID but also for outbreaks
of certain diseases, including leptospirosis late last
year. L.A. Veterinary Public Health was responsible for
educating the public and keeping us informed on the
importance of vaccinating dogs to stop the outbreak. A
lot of people were afraid for their animals. "
Dr. Ehnert said the last two years have been difficult
for everybody, including private practitioners. " We've
had to address so many things that came up. We have a
great team here but there's no way we could do this on
our own.
" It was through partnership with SCVMA and private
practitioners that we were able to address each problem
as it came up and find solutions or educational material.
SCVMA was great at disseminating information to the
veterinary community. And veterinarians were wonderful
in passing that information on to their clients. With this
help, we were able to get information out about covid,
about lepto, about canine flu in a rapid fashion.
" And veterinarians were great at reporting the cases of
lepto and canine flu - the two large outbreaks that we've
had over the last six months. By reporting those to us,
we were able to identify where the pets were getting the
diseases and we were able to reach out to the facilities
and give them educational material and emphasize the
importance of requiring immunization. Through these
efforts we were able to stop the outbreaks. Both are now
basically under control. Pets have been immunized and
proper steps were taken at all these different facilities. "
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Dr, Ehnert said that her agency has gathered the email
addresses of all the local veterinary practices and " we
have an animal health alert network where we send out
a 'blast' email to all the practices when there is an outbreak
or something important locally. We also use this
to distribute information about COVID and different
recommendations as the pandemic was going along.
SCVMA is sharing that with Orange County, even
though that is not part of our jurisdiction. "
She said that disease outbreaks can easily move from
L.A. and Orange counties. " Dogs move around. People
move around. SCVMA covers both of us. Some
people in Orange County work in Los Angeles and
visa versa. And on weekends, people take their dogs
everywhere.
" We so much appreciate SCVMA for all the years of
their support as well as local veterinarians. If it weren't
for the local practitioner recognizing that, 'Hey, there's
something going on' and reporting it, we wouldn't be
able to do our jobs. So, really, this award is not just for
our program but it is for the entire veterinary community
and the SCVMA. As a team together, we achieve
a lot. " P
MARCH 2022
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Pulse - March 2022

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pulse - March 2022

Pulse - March 2022
Chapter Meetings & Calendar
President’s Perspective
Pulsepoints
SCVMA Profile
Downtown Dog Rescue Free Clinics Thriving
Dimensions in Surgery & Critical Care
Practical Pathology
UC Davis Update
Tools for Success
Angel Fund
The RVT
Industry Insights
Quick Reference
Digital Photography for Veterinarians
Member Diplomates
Resources
Disease Table
From the SCVMA Office
Pulse - March 2022 - Pulse - March 2022
Pulse - March 2022 - Cover2
Pulse - March 2022 - 1
Pulse - March 2022 - 2
Pulse - March 2022 - Chapter Meetings & Calendar
Pulse - March 2022 - President’s Perspective
Pulse - March 2022 - Pulsepoints
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Pulse - March 2022 - 7
Pulse - March 2022 - SCVMA Profile
Pulse - March 2022 - Downtown Dog Rescue Free Clinics Thriving
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Pulse - March 2022 - Dimensions in Surgery & Critical Care
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Pulse - March 2022 - Practical Pathology
Pulse - March 2022 - UC Davis Update
Pulse - March 2022 - Tools for Success
Pulse - March 2022 - Angel Fund
Pulse - March 2022 - The RVT
Pulse - March 2022 - Industry Insights
Pulse - March 2022 - Quick Reference
Pulse - March 2022 - Digital Photography for Veterinarians
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