{"id":1627,"date":"2014-03-02T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T22:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2014-03-07T08:53:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T22:53:02","slug":"australian-society-for-feline-medicine-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=1627","title":{"rendered":"Australian Society for Feline Medicine launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Veterinarians with an interest in feline medicine will be able to advance those interests locally following the formation of the Australian Society for Feline Medicine (ASFM).<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Secretary and Mentone Veterinary Hospital veterinarian Andy Woodward said that while Australia had led the way in feline medicine with a growing number of specialists, distance education courses and feline-specific qualifications, there has not been a single organisation for veterinarians with a strong professional interest in feline patients.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">He said the ASFM will partner with the International Society for Feline Medicine (ISFM \u2013 formerly the Feline Advisory Bureau) to promote cat well-being.<!--more--><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">ASFM President and Melbourne-based Cat Clinic owner Richard Gowan said the move to establish an Australian organisation was inspired by home-grown feline specialists whose contributions are recognised worldwide.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201c<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some of my personal mentors such as Vic Menrath and Richard Malik [are] just two [who] have made significant contributions to this field,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have focused the interest of many practitioners and have been a driving force in the establishment of the ASFM\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Members will receive reciprocal benefits from the ISFM, including subscription to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><i>Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. Current Australian ISFM members can renew memberships through the ASFM, avoiding the need to pay two membership fees.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The ASFM will provide educational literature to vets, nurses, students and cat owners, as well as support feline-themed continuing education organisations and promote the internationally recognised Cat-Friendly Clinic Accreditation Scheme.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Veterinarians and practices can join, with free membership offered to veterinary students.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">For more information visit <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">www.asfm.com.au<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Anne Fawcett<\/span><\/span><\/strong>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterinarians with an interest in feline medicine will be able to advance those interests locally following the formation of the Australian Society for Feline Medicine (ASFM). Secretary and Mentone Veterinary Hospital veterinarian Andy Woodward said that while Australia had led the way in feline medicine with a growing number of specialists, distance education courses and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1415,1418,1417,1134,1416],"class_list":["post-1627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-asfm","tag-australian-society-for-feline-medicine","tag-membership","tag-richard-malik","tag-vic-menrath"],"rise-blocks_total_comments":0,"rise-blocks_categories":[{"term_id":5,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":411,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":411,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"rise-blocks_excerpt":"Veterinarians with an interest in feline medicine will be able to advance those interests locally following the formation of the Australian Society for Feline Medicine (ASFM). 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