Disaster Day

Disaster Day

By: Tori Chambers, Texas A&M University 

Each year, Texas A&M University hosts the nation’s largest student-led interprofessional emergency response simulation, known as Disaster Day. This event allows students from the colleges of Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine to collaborate with the Corps of Cadets and the Texas State Guard to practice emergency response on a grand scale.

Each year, there is a unique catastrophe presented for students to manage. Last year’s simulation was an earthquake that resulted building collapses and a train derailment; the year before was a research plant explosion that devastated the entire neighborhood. With actors covered in makeup and bandages as well as first responders, hard-hats, and mock animal cases, this disaster teaches students the appropriate response skills needed for such situations and allows them to learn the interprofessional channels of communication required when an entire community is affected by crisis.

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Case: FDA Policy Effects on Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella Dublin Isolates

Submission Category: Cases and Abstracts

Assessing FDA policy effects on antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella Dublin isolates

Angelica Collins & Casey Cazer

Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

In 2012 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibited the extra-label use of cephalosporin class antimicrobials in food-producing animals to reduce the risk of cephalosporin-resistant zoonotic bacteria. The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) Salmonella enterica serotype Dublin before and after this policy change. We have analyzed Salmonella Dublin isolate antimicrobial susceptibility data collected by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System at the slaughter stage between 1998 and 2017. Internationally accepted breakpoint values were used to determine if the isolates were resistant or susceptible. Chi-square tests were performed to compare the proportion of resistance before (2006-2011) and after (2012-2017) implementation of the policy. Survival analysis was used to assess shifts in MIC distributions; growth inhibition is used as the event and concentration of the antimicrobial that inhibits growth is used as the time.

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Caption This!

'Caption This!' Volume 56, Issue 2, Photo #2

Photo by: Katelyn Reist, Western University

Caption by: Eliza Theis, University of Minnesota

'Hey lil mama lemme whisper in ya ear'

VIN Topic Rounds

Are you missing out on clinical rotations because of COVID-19? The VIN Student Team has you covered with Tuesday Topic Rounds.  During the month of May, join Amanda Guthrie, DVM, MRCVS, DACZM, DECZM for 30 minute, case-based sessions on Zoo Medicine every Tuesday at 12ET. Everyone and all levels of experience are welcome. There will be time for Q&A and discussion following. The next session is Zoo Medicine: Amphibian Cases on May 25, 2021 at 12 ET.

In this rounds:

Recognize and understand a few of the most common diseases of zoo amphibians.

• Learn how to work up zoo amphibian cases in a systematic manner.
• Discuss zoo amphibian diagnostics and treatment options.
• Consider zoo amphibian disease prevention and the wider significance to the collection, emphasizing the individual vs. the group.

TO JOIN THE SESSION, LOG INTO THE VIN STUDENT CENTER AND CLICK THE GREEN BUTTON IN THE TOP RIGHT

The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) is here to help you as a vet student – especially during this worldwide pandemic. Membership is always free as a student!

Sunday Funnies

Nothing like some funnies from the Sunday paper!  Take some time to relax and reflect today - it's going to be a great week!  Thank you to Katelyn Reist of Lincoln Memorial University for sharing these laughs with us!