Abstract
Converging issues in veterinary and public health.
Highlights
More than 20 key officials from the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges met with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) December 5–6, 2002, to discuss the increasing convergence of issues confronting human and animal health
The meeting goals were to increase the veterinary community’s understanding of CDC programs and the varied roles played by veterinarians throughout the agency; to provide CDC officials an opportunity to gain insight into current issues in veterinary medicine as well as the public health perspectives of veterinary leaders; and to provide a forum for discussions on ways to increase partnerships between the human and veterinary medical communities to meet critical public health needs
Many of these speakers are CDC veterinarians, who described their paths from veterinary training to public health
Summary
More than 20 key officials from the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges met with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) December 5–6, 2002, to discuss the increasing convergence of issues confronting human and animal health. The meeting goals were to increase the veterinary community’s understanding of CDC programs and the varied roles played by veterinarians throughout the agency; to provide CDC officials an opportunity to gain insight into current issues in veterinary medicine as well as the public health perspectives of veterinary leaders; and to provide a forum for discussions on ways to increase partnerships between the human and veterinary medical communities to meet critical public health needs.
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